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DC requests National Guard help with busloads of migrants

July 28, 2022 1:26 PM Associated Press

By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has requested National Guard assistance to help stem a “growing…

JetBlue announces a deal to buy Spirit Airlines for $3.8 billion

July 28, 2022 7:43 AM Noelia Gonzalez

QUEENS, New York — JetBlue Airways announced on Thursday that it would purchase Spirit Airlines, a combination that would create America’s…

In a major boost to Democrats, Manchin and Schumer announce deal for energy and health care bill

July 27, 2022 3:41 PM CNN Newsource

By Manu Raju, CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Joe Manchin on Wednesday announced a deal on an…

Highland Park shooting suspect has been indicted on 117 counts by a grand jury

July 27, 2022 2:17 PM CNN Newsource

By Jamiel Lynch and Carolyn Sung, CNN A grand jury in Lake County, Illinois, has returned 117 felony counts against Robert E. Crimo III, the man…

Biden administration offers convicted Russian arms dealer in exchange for Griner, Whelan

July 27, 2022 12:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Kylie Atwood, Evan Perez and Jennifer Hansler, CNN After months of internal debate, the Biden administration has offered to exchange Viktor Bout,…

102-Year-Old WWII Veteran From Segregated Mail Unit Honored

July 27, 2022 9:07 AM Noelia Gonzalez

A 102-year-old World War II veteran received the highest civilian honor presented by the United States Congress on Tuesday. Catherine Romay…

Indiana attorney general is investigating the doctor who provided abortion services for a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim, doctor’s lawyer says

July 27, 2022 2:08 AM CNN Newsource

By Sarah Boxer, Andi Babineau and Rob Frehse, CNN The Indiana doctor who provided abortion services for a 10-year-old girl who was raped is now being…

Russia says it will quit the International Space Station after 2024

July 26, 2022 7:54 AM CNN Newsource

By Uliana Pavlova and Kristin Fisher, CNN Russia says it is planning to pull out of the International Space Station and end its decades-long…

Takeaways from the January 6 hearings day 8

July 21, 2022 7:18 PM CNN

CNN By Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Zachary Cohen, CNN The January 6 committee, in its final public hearing until the fall, presented damning new…

Ex-Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights

July 21, 2022 8:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Paul Vercammen and Brad Parks, CNN Thomas Lane, one of the three former Minneapolis police officers convicted in February of violating George…

House votes to pass bill guaranteeing access to contraception

July 21, 2022 10:18 AM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — The House voted Thursday to pass a bill that would guarantee access to contraception by protecting the right to buy and use…

Ukrainian first lady Olena Zelenska addresses Congress

July 21, 2022 8:19 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, addressed the US Congress Wednesday morning. She is in Washington this week to highlight the human cost of…

House passes bill to protect same-sex marriage in effort to counter Supreme Court

July 19, 2022 4:36 PM CNN Newsource

(CNN) — The Democrat-led House of Representatives on Tuesday voted to pass a bill that would enshrine protections for…

Congresswoman Veronica Escobar arrested during abortion rights protest

July 19, 2022 1:06 PM David Gonzalez

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Multiple members of Congress, including El Paso’s Congresswoman Veronica Escobar, were arrested by Capitol Police for blocking…

Judge dismisses murder charge against bodega clerk who claimed self-defense in fatal stabbing

July 19, 2022 10:20 AM CNN Newsource

By Sonia Moghe, CNN A Manhattan judge dismissed a murder charge Tuesday against a bodega worker who fatally stabbed a man earlier this month in what…

Extreme heat sears parts of Europe, with UK seeing third-hottest day on record

July 18, 2022 8:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Joseph Ataman, Jimmy Hutcheon, Xiaofei Xu, Zahid Mahmood, Sana Noor Haq, and Jorge Engels, CNN Extreme heat has engulfed parts of western Europe,…

US Navy punishes more than 20 sailors over fire that destroyed warship

July 15, 2022 3:00 PM CNN Newsource

By Oren Liebermann, CNN The US Navy punished more than 20 sailors for the four-day fire that destroyed the USS Bonhomme Richard as the amphibious…

Mexico captures drug lord responsible for torture, killing of DEA agent

July 15, 2022 3:41 PM Associated Press

MEXICO CITY — Mexico captures infamous drug lord Rafael Caro Quintero, responsible for 1985 torture, killing of DEA agent. Caro-Quintero, the former…

Autopsy shows 46 entrance wounds or graze injuries to Jayland Walker, medical examiner says

July 15, 2022 9:58 AM CNN Newsource

By Kristina Sgueglia, Omar Jimenez and Liam Reilly, CNN An autopsy revealed Jayland Walker, the unarmed man who was shot and killed by Akron, Ohio,…

Mega Millions jackpot tops half a billion dollars after Friday night’s drawing

July 15, 2022 9:45 AM CNN Newsource

By Alisha Ebrahimji and Jamiel Lynch, CNN The Mega Millions jackpot has swelled to more than half a billion dollars after nobody drew the winning six…

House passes bills to protect abortion access after Roe v. Wade overturned

July 15, 2022 3:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Clare Foran and Kristin Wilson, CNN The Democratic-led House of Representatives on Friday passed a pair of bills aimed at protecting access to…

Texas sues after Biden administration issues guidance saying doctors can perform abortions in emergencies

July 14, 2022 3:25 PM Texas Tribune

Texas is suing the Biden administration over guidance released Monday telling the nation’s doctors they’re protected by federal law to terminate…

Secret Service erased text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021 — after oversight officials asked for them, watchdog says

July 14, 2022 2:47 PM CNN Newsource

By Jamie Gangel, Zachary Cohen and Ryan Nobles, CNN The US Secret Service erased text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021, shortly after they were…

Quest Diagnostics begins monkeypox testing

July 14, 2022 1:07 PM Kerry Mannix

SECAUSUS, New Jersey — Quest Diagnostics began testing for monkeypox nationwide, except in New York, Thursday after developing a PCR test to detect…

ABC News: Ivana Trump, ex-wife of former President Trump, dies at age 73

July 14, 2022 1:47 PM ABC News

ABC News is reporting Ivana Trump, the ex-wife of former President Donald Trump, has died at age 73. Statement from the Trump Family: It is with deep…

First on CNN: Trump tried to call a member of the White House support staff talking with January 6 committee, sources say

July 14, 2022 8:58 AM CNN

CNN By Ryan Nobles, Dana Bash, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Former President Donald Trump tried to call a member of the White House support…

Mysterious fast radio burst in space has a ‘heartbeat’ pattern

July 14, 2022 7:37 AM Noelia Gonzalez

Astronomers published a study in the journal “nature” that details a strange signal they discovered back in 2019. It’s called a fast radio burst.…

Brittney Griner court appearance ends without a verdict — another hearing is scheduled for Friday

July 14, 2022 12:06 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Chernova, Eliott C. McLaughlin and Amir Vera, CNN WNBA star Brittney Griner‘s hearing in a court outside Moscow ended Thursday without…

A man was charged in the rape of a 10-year-old who traveled to Indiana for an abortion

July 13, 2022 5:10 PM CNN Newsource

By Chuck Johnston, CNN A Columbus man has been charged with raping a 10-year-old Ohio girl who then had to travel to Indiana seeking an abortion…

Amber Heard’s post-trial motions in case against Johnny Depp denied by judge

July 13, 2022 4:34 PM CNN Newsource

By Lauren del Valle, CNN A Virginia judge denied seven post-trial motions Amber Heard filed in an attempt to fight the jury verdict handed down in…

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