Sonia Moghe, CNN Amber Heard has taken the stand in her defense against a $50 defamation claim brought by her ex-husband, Johnny Depp. “I struggle to find the words to describe how painful this is. This is horrible for me to sit here for weeks and relieve everything,” Heard said during the start of her
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, Lisa Respers France, Caroll Alvarado and Stella Chan, CNN A representative for Dave Chappelle has released a statement regarding an audience member who attacked him Tuesday night while the comedian was performing at the Hollywood Bowl. “As unfortunate and unsettling as the incident was, Chappelle went on with the show,” Carla Sims,
Continue Reading By Jack Guy and Anna Chernova, CNN Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, and since then President Vladimir Putin has insisted that his troops are carrying out a “special military operation” instead of a war. But speculation is growing that this could change in the coming days. Western officials believe Putin could formally declare war
Continue Reading CNN By Nikki Carvajal and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to pass legislation codifying Roe v. Wade and said a woman’s right to have an abortion is “fundamental, but added that he wasn’t ready to call for an end to the filibuster to push for abortion rights legislation. “Roe has
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(CNN) — Chief Justice John Roberts says the Supreme Court will investigate the release of a draft opinion that would strike down Roe v. Wade and called the episode “a singular and egregious breach” of trust. “This was a singular and egregious breach of that trust that is an affront to the Court and the community of
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WASHINGTON — Politico is reporting the Supreme Court has voted to strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, citing an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito. The article reports that the court’s holding will not be final until published, likely in the next two months. In the draft, Justice Alito says,
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By Holmes Lybrand A former New York City police officer was convicted Monday of assaulting a Washington, DC, police officer during the January 6 riot at the US Capitol. Thomas Webster, who claimed he was defending himself when he swung a metal flagpole at police and tackled one to the ground, choking him by his
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By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve is poised this week to accelerate its most drastic steps in three decades to attack inflation by making it costlier to borrow — for a car, a home, a business deal, a credit card purchase — all of which will compound Americans’ financial
Continue Reading ELOY, Ariz. (AP) — The pilot in charge during a forbidden Red Bull plane-swapping stunt is taking full responsibility for the ensuing crash over the Arizona desert. Luke Aikins admitted in a post on his Instagram Friday he disregarded a denial from the Federal Aviation Administration two days before Sunday’s mid-air crash. Aikins and another
Continue Reading CNN By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb, Elizabeth Stuart and Brian Stelter, CNN Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows and Fox’s Sean Hannity exchanged more than 80 text messages between Election Day 2020 and Joe Biden’s January 2021 inauguration, communications that show Hannity’s evolution from staunch supporter of former President Donald Trump’s election lies
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By Ellie Kaufman and Clarissa Ward, CNN An American citizen, Willy Joseph Cancel, was killed fighting alongside Ukrainian forces in Ukraine, members of Cancel’s family confirmed to CNN. The 22-year-old was working with a private military contracting company when he was killed on Monday. The company had sent him to Ukraine, and he was being
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN Medicare Advantage plans, which are swiftly growing in popularity among senior citizens, have at times delayed or denied beneficiaries’ access to medical care — even though the requests met Medicare coverage rules, a federal watchdog said Thursday. The report from the inspector general’s office of the Department of Health and Human
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By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government has released its long-awaited plan to ban menthol cigarettes and flavored cigars. The Food and Drug Administration said phasing out the mint-flavored cigarettes would save hundreds of thousands of lives by helping adult smokers quit. Menthol is the only cigarette flavor that was
Continue Reading By Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Business Chipotle, purveyor of burritos, tacos, guac, chips and a variety of other dishes, wants to add an elusive item to its menu: dessert. The company has been trying to come up with a dessert option for years. In 2017, it tested out buñuelos, a crispy, cinnamony dessert with a chocolate
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN An “unknown yet highly contagious and sometimes fatal disease” has plagued a federal wild horse holding facility in Colorado, killing 67 horses. The Cañon City facility, located 115 miles south of Denver, is under voluntary quarantine due to the outbreak, the Bureau of Land Management said in a news release. The
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner remains detained in Russia and it’s unclear how an unexpected prisoner exchange between the United States and Russia that freed marine veteran Trevor Reed will affect the status of the WNBA star. Griner has been detained in Russia since mid-February. The deal announced by both countries involving
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The river was moving swiftly the morning Spc. Bishop Evans jumped into the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass to save two migrants who appeared to be drowning. The risk was great. In the past month, at least 23 migrants had drowned in those waters. And rescues by Guard members patrolling the river were a regular
Continue Reading CNN By Radina Gigova, Anna Chernova, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN American Trevor Reed, a US citizen and former Marine who had been detained in Russia since 2019, has been released in a prisoner swap. The release ends a nearly three-year ordeal for Reed, who was sentenced to nine years in prison in July
Continue Reading CNN, CNNBUSINESS By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Inflation is at a 40-year high, and Americans are feeling it. A gallon of gas costs about double what it cost in January 2021. Home prices were up a whopping 19.8% year-over-year in February. And, in March, groceries cost 10% more than they did a year earlier. Thankfully
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I hope that even my worst critics remain on Twitter, because that is what free speech means— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) April 25, 2022 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk reaches deal to acquire Twitter for approximately $44B. This is a developing news story. Download the KVIA news app to get alerts the
Continue Reading CNN By Marshall Cohen, CNN Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia is testifying Friday during a hearing where challengers are seeking her disqualification as a candidate for reelection — frequently saying she doesn’t remember many key events or even her own actions in the weeks before January 6, 2021. The potentially precedent-setting hearing in
Continue Reading By Nathan Hodge, Julia Presniakova, Katie Polglase, Jennifer Hauser, Hira Humayun and Julia Hollingsworth, CNN Ukrainian officials say they have identified mass graves outside the city of Mariupol, which they say adds to mounting proof of Russian war crimes against Ukrainian civilians. The claim is supported by photos collected and analyzed by US satellite imagery
Continue Reading By Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter, CNN Business CNN+, the streaming service that was hyped as one of the most significant developments in the history of CNN, will shut down on April 30, just one month after it launched. CNN+ customers “will receive prorated refunds of subscription fees,” the company said. The decision was made
Continue Reading CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The head of the federal agency charged with the care of unaccompanied migrant children is stepping down, according to a Health and Human Services Department spokesperson. Cindy Huang, who helmed the Office of Refugee Resettlement, is transitioning out of her role through the end of the month as the Biden
Continue Reading By Pete Muntean, CNN Three major US airlines are in something of a forgiving mood regarding passengers who violated face mask rules during the pandemic while a key US government agency vows to stay tough on bad behavior in the skies. Delta Air Lines, United Airlines and American Airlines said they would now allow some
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden said Thursday the US will send an additional $800 million in military assistance to Ukraine as Russia’s war enters what he called a “critical window.” Biden announced the new shipments of aid — which includes heavy artillery and ammunition — in an speech from the
Continue Reading Police officers in Santa Ana, California were playing copyrighted music at night to prevent a bystander who was filming their investigation from posting it online. Watch as a city councilman who lived down the street stepped outside to intervene.
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The Capitol was evacuated out of an abundance of caution this evening. There is no threat at the Capitol.More details to come. pic.twitter.com/7qqxqQyzlD— U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) April 20, 2022 UPDATE: In a tweet, the US Capitol Police said, “The Capitol was evacuated out of an abundance of caution this evening.There is no threat at
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(CNN) — The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Wednesday that it has asked the Department of Justice to appeal Monday’s ruling by a federal judge that struck down the mask mandate for mass transportation. The Justice Department filed the appeal early Wednesday evening.”It is CDC’s continuing assessment that at this time an
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By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent Federal prosecutors on Wednesday announced charges against 21 people for allegedly seeking to defraud government health care programs of $149 million in a variety of pandemic-related scams, including selling fake Covid-19 vaccination cards and submitting claims for unnecessary medical tests. The charges brought in nine separate federal court cases
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