By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s attorney, Abbe Lowell, announced on Tuesday he is filing a lawsuit to challenge President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire her on Monday evening. “President Trump has no authority to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook. His attempt to fire her, based solely on a
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WBBM By Sara Tenenbaum, Jermont Terry Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A brazen crew was caught running out of the Nordstrom right off the Magnificent Mile with designer goods. The crew is accused of stealing more than $100,000 in high-end purses from the Nordstrom store. Police said they were called
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By Mostafa Salem and Charbel Mallo, CNN (CNN) — United States Special Envoy Tom Barrack sparked outrage after telling Lebanese journalists to act “civilized,” not “animalistic,” during a news conference in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Tuesday. Barrack, joined by deputy envoy Morgan Ortagus, was in the Lebanese capital as part of US efforts to
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By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department is asking a federal court to dismiss a lawsuit brought against it by members of the Proud Boys who claim their convictions related to the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack were the result of “political prosecution.” In a court filing Monday, the Justice Department argued
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By Carli Petrus Click here for updates on this story BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WXYZ) — A 56-year-old woman is recovering in the hospital after being struck by a vehicle while riding her electric bike and then left in a ditch for hours in what police are calling a hit-and-run crash. Monique Rathbone was found on
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By Joe Yogerst, CNN (CNN) – “Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” is a phrase enshrined in the US Declaration of Independence. But a couple of the Founding Fathers might have considered skinny dipping another inalienable right. Benjamin Franklin was known to have stripped down to his birthday suit to demonstrate what were apparently
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By Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — It might not feel like fall. Beaches are still full this week ahead of Labor Day, and school hasn’t started in much of the country. Temperatures are still in the 80s in some places. But at Starbucks, fall arrives Tuesday, with the return of the Pumpkin Spice Latte –
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s decision late Monday to dismiss Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook escalated his yearlong effort to consolidate executive power and could open a new high-stakes legal battle at the Supreme Court. The 6-3 conservative court has repeatedly allowed Trump to fire the leadership at independent agencies, but
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WXYZ, FAMILY PHOTOS, PAULETTE CARSON, FACEBOOK, CNN, PAULETTE CARSON/FACEBOOK By Jolie Sherman Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN PARK, Michigan (WXYZ) — A Vietnam veteran from Lincoln Park has received an overwhelming response after his family asked the community to send him birthday cards for his 80th birthday. Robert Carson, who turned 80
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By Alayna Treene, Jeff Zeleny, Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — A group of Republican legislators from Indiana are scheduled to visit the White House Tuesday, multiple sources familiar with the meeting told CNN, where the group is likely to discuss redistricting. The White House sent the invitation to the state’s lawmakers in July, one of
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By Braden Bates Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Imagine driving down the street and hearing a loud bang then seeing your windshield spider out. One Tulsa County man had that experience when driving by a golf course recently. “Straight off that tee block, it’s like a gunshot,” said Brian
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By Isabel Flores Click here for updates on this story MUSKOGEE, Oklahoma (KJRH) — The Muskogee County District Attorney’s Office said an 11-year-old girl gave birth over the weekend, and the girl’s stepfather is the baby’s father. Assistant District Attorney Janet Hutson told 2 News DNA testing revealed a 99% certainty Dustin Walker is the
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CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A combination of a lower-calorie Mediterranean diet, exercise and nutritional support kept overweight to severely obese people between the ages of 55 and 75 from progressing to type 2 diabetes, a new study found. “Our study shows that modest, sustained changes in diet and lifestyle could prevent millions
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By Matias Grez (CNN) — It certainly wasn’t the grand slam return Venus Williams will have dreamed of, but the 45-year-old said she is leaving the US Open feeling “very proud” of the level of tennis she found at times during her 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 first-round defeat to Karolína Muchová. A lively crowd on Arthur
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By Svitlana Vlasova and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning director Woody Allen has defended his appearance at a Moscow film festival following strong criticism from the Ukrainian government. “When it comes to the conflict in Ukraine, I believe strongly that Vladimir Putin is totally in the wrong. The war he has caused is appalling,”
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By Ali Halit Diker, CNN (CNN) — Calling Turkish coffee “just a drink” undersells it. It’s a ritual, a conversation and, as arguably the ancestor of all modern coffees, it’s a nearly 500-year-old piece of history, inscribed by UNESCO on its intangible cultural heritage of humanity list. Coffee’s roots go back even further. Lani Kingston,
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CNN, POOL, GETTY, FOX BIZ By Elisabeth Buchwald, Bryan Mena, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday said he has fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, according to a letter addressed to her posted on his social media — the first instance of a president firing a central bank governor in the central bank’s
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CNN, WBBM, POOL, WUSA, WJLA By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is hoping to replicate his law enforcement efforts in Los Angeles and Washington, DC, in cities across the country, with the administration making moves to once again use the US military for its anti-crime agenda. Trump is afforded certain presidential powers
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The latest results from a trial of a pill form popular GLP-1 medications offer enough information for the Eli Lilly to request global regulatory approval this year, the company said Tuesday. Lilly, which makes the injectable drugs Zepbound to treat obesity and Mounjaro and Trulicity to treat diabetes, is
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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — He’s only played one match at this year’s US Open, but Carlos Alcaraz has already created a buzz. The Spanish second seed arrived on court for his first-round match against American Reilly Opelka sporting a new – and pretty severe – haircut. Clearly, the freshly-shorn Alcaraz hadn’t been drawing
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A terrifying text message sent students running for cover, barricading themselves in bathrooms and knocking over chairs in the frantic rush to hide from the active shooter reported on their university campuses. Then, a few hours later and 700 miles away, it happened again. Reports of active shooters wielding
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By Julia Andersen, CNN (CNN) — Well, that’s one way to silence a heckler. Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani hit a home run in the top of the ninth to cap off Sunday’s 8-2 win against the San Diego Padres, but it wasn’t the home run off Yuki Matsui that had everyone talking;
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By Gawon Bae, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — The island of Jeju, often referred to as the “Hawaii of South Korea,” has issued a multi-language guide warning international visitors to behave following a string of viral tourist incidents and cases of disorderly conduct. Last year, more than 13 million people were lured to the
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By Samantha Delouya, Bryan Mena, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said late on Monday that he has fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, citing allegations of mortgage fraud that haven’t been taken to court. There’s still a lot we don’t know about the situation. The firing, in a letter that was also posted to
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — “Hey batter, batter, batter, batter, swing, batter!” Such was the timeless chant uttered by Matthew Broderick and Alan Ruck in the classic ’80s slacker film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” and this weekend, the pair was on hand to make things extra nostalgic for those in attendance at a recent
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By Mercy Sackor Click here for updates on this story Ohio (WEWS) — A Tuscarawas Valley High School freshman football player was injured Friday after a tackle during a game, according to the Tuscarawas Valley Local School District. Mayson White was playing football at Waynedale in Wayne County and fractured his C4, putting pressure on
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By Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee has deepened its probe into the federal government’s investigation of the late, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, issuing a subpoena to his estate for an array of documents. The GOP-led committee issued the subpoena to Epstein’s estate Monday, demanding a slew of documents that include the
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By Jordan Bontke Click here for updates on this story TEMPE, Arizona (KNXV) — When crimes happen away from security cameras, recreating images from a victim’s memory sometimes falls into the hands of an artist. For the Tempe Police Department, that artist is Aaron Williams, who has turned his childhood passion for drawing into a
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By Jordan Bontke Click here for updates on this story MARYVALE, Arizona (KNXV) — Phoenix Union High School District is implementing additional safety measures after a student was stabbed and killed in a classroom at Maryvale High School, prompting community concerns about campus safety. The district announced there will be increased police presence on campus
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By Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — A “network security incident” that forced Nevada state government offices to close this week and shut down some state websites and phone lines is the result of a cyberattack, Gov. Joe Lombardo said Tuesday. “The incident is under active state and federal investigation,” a statement from Lombardo’s office said.
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