By MATT BROWN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Robert Garcia was elected the top Democrat on the powerful House Oversight Committee on Tuesday, charting a new direction for the party’s opposition to congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump’s administration. Garcia, of California, won the job overwhelmingly in a closed-door vote of the House Democratic
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shane Gills will host ESPN’s annual awards show, the ESPYS, the network announced Tuesday. The ceremony, which honors the top athletes and sports moments of the past year, will be held in Los Angeles on July 16 and broadcast live on ESPN. The 37-year-old Gillis is one of the nation’s most
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WHDH By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A long-lasting extreme heat wave is reaching its dangerous crescendo Tuesday, likely bringing the hottest day in a decade to some major East Coast cities and putting millions of already fatigued Americans at risk. The brutal conditions, spurred by a potent heat dome, are peaking Tuesday after
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By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–CHIEFS-UK GAME PLAN DESCRIPTION: Kansas City Chiefs’ strategy to expand UK fandom: cultural connections and mascot diplomacy…
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–CHIEFS-UK GAME PLAN DESCRIPTION: Kansas City Chiefs’ strategy to expand UK fandom: cultural connections and mascot diplomacy…
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–CHIEFS-UK GAME PLAN DESCRIPTION: Kansas City Chiefs’ strategy to expand UK fandom: cultural connections and mascot diplomacy…
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The following stories are planned for the next 12 hours. For text, photos, video, live and audio plans beyond the next 12 hours, please visit Coverage Plan. —————————— KANSAS – UPCOMING – SPORTS —————————— FBN–CHIEFS-UK GAME PLAN DESCRIPTION: Kansas City Chiefs’ strategy to expand UK fandom: cultural connections and mascot diplomacy…
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By Ivana Kottasová, Daria Tarasova-Markina and James Frater, CNN (CNN) — Russia killed dozens of Ukrainian civilians in less than 48 hours on Monday and Tuesday, according to Ukrainian officials, two of the deadliest days in many months. A five-year-old boy and an 11-year-old girl were among the victims of the Russian attacks, launched just
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph is ready to make the plunge on construction of two new aquatic facilities in the north and south end, a highly-anticipated boost for the city’s long-term pool landscape.
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By Luke Jones Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A businessman settled a deed forgery lawsuit last month, but now the plaintiffs are questioning if he ever plans to pay. The case stems from control of the Acres Homes house where Vanessa Voldbakken grew up. “I learned to walk in
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By Miya Shay Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The parents of four-month-old Brooklyn Fancher have been charged with her death, a year after she was found in a motel room in Houston’s west side. In May 2024, little Brooklyn was found unresponsive inside a dresser drawer and pronounced dead
Continue Reading KTRK, FAMILY PHOTOS, HARRIS COUNTY COURT, CNN By Miya Shay Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The parents of four-month-old Brooklyn Fancher have been charged with her death, a year after she was found in a motel room in Houston’s west side. In May 2024, little Brooklyn was found unresponsive
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By Adam Bartow Click here for updates on this story SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — A large lion’s mane jellyfish washed ashore in South Portland over the weekend. City officials say the nearly 5-foot-wide jellyfish was spotted at Willard Beach, which is an exceptionally large specimen for this area. Maine’s Total Coverage has also received
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By Marcie Cipriani Click here for updates on this story OAKMONT, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — Eddie Hollinger says his dispute with Oakmont Verona Cemetery began after his mother died in 2022. Hollinger said that’s when he learned that when his mother purchased the plot for her and his father in 1979, she also purchased plots for
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By Angela Rozier Click here for updates on this story MARTIN COUNTY, Florida (WPBF) — The wife of a Martin County man killed in a hit-and-run nearly a year ago is now sharing how his loss has impacted her and their family. That tragic incident happened on June 28, and the victim’s family is still
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By Dacia Johnson Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — The woman who died after an alligator attack in May was bitten in the torso after being knocked into the water from a canoe, according to a newly released report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Division of
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump wanted the brief and explosive American intervention in the Middle East to end with the satisfying tidiness of a prime-time season finale. After days of stoking suspense over whether he would help Israel’s attacks on Iran, followed by a spectacular bombing mission against nuclear
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW)–Northwest Missouri has been waterlogged by heavy rainfall over the past 24 hours. Since Monday night, parts of the region have received between 4 to 7 inches of rain.
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer Damson Idris was trying to tune out the noise, but that’s a little difficult at a Formula One race. The British-Nigerian actor was in the zone, in character, filming the high-octane summer movie “F1” with Brad Pitt at some of the world’s most famous racetracks. While Idris’ profile has
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — It’s still too soon for the Federal Reserve to consider lowering interest rates, Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday. “Policy changes continue to evolve, and their effects on the economy remain uncertain,” Powell said in his prepared testimony for his semiannual monetary policy report to Congress. “For the time
Continue Reading By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A long-lasting extreme heat wave reached its dangerous crescendo Tuesday, bringing the hottest day in a decade to some major East Coast cities and putting millions of already fatigued Americans at risk. The brutal conditions, spurred by a potent heat dome, peaked Tuesday after building over the weekend
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By Sarah Owermohle, Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday launched a fresh interrogation into federal health officials’ decision to dismiss more than a dozen appointed vaccine experts, amid building concern over a meeting this week that could see Covid-19 and influenza vaccines thrown into question. The Massachusetts Democrat dispatched a letter
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 13 franchises of the WNBA increased in value by an average of 180% over the last year, according to research by Sportico, which is more than “double the previous biggest year-over-year gain for a major sports league.” According to Sportico, the teams are collectively worth $3.5 billion and
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Rome (CNN) — Protesters in Venice rallying against the impending nuptials of billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez have claimed victory after their threats of disruption reportedly prompted a change of wedding venues. The group, No Space for Bezos, had called for a blockade
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Consumer confidence dropped last month to a reading of 93, a 5.4 point decline from May, according to data the Conference Board released on Tuesday. Consumers had been feeling better after an agreement was secured between the United States and China to lower massive tariffs on each other —
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By Annie Grayer and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Top Justice Department leaders – including President Donald Trump’s former personal defense lawyer nominated for a prestigious judgeship – intended to ignore court orders and tried to mislead federal judges in its aggressive deportation effort this spring, a Justice Department lawyer who was fired recently said
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By Luke Snyder and Andrew Freedman, CNN (CNN) — An area of stormy weather in the open Atlantic Ocean became Tropical Storm Andrea on Tuesday morning, the first of the Atlantic hurricane season, according to the National Hurricane Center. Andrea is roughly 1,200 miles away from The Azores, or about 1,400 miles east of the
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By Chris Isidore and Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington, D.C. (CNN) — The blame for a horrifying mid-flight blowout of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines flight last year is shared by plane manufacturer Boeing, its supplier SpiritAerosystems and the Federal Aviation Administration, the chairwoman of the National Transportation Safety Board said at a hearing
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By Lisa Drayer, CNN (CNN) — When you’re thirsty and in need of a drink, which beverages are best at keeping you hydrated? Sure, you can always reach for a glass of water — but plain H20 isn’t the most hydrating beverage around, according to a study from Scotland’s St. Andrews University that compared the
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By The Associated Press (All times Eastern) Schedule subject to change and/or blackouts Wednesday, June 25 MLB BASEBALL 2 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: Pittsburgh at Milwaukee (2:10 p.m.) OR Arizona at Chicago White Sox (2:10 p.m.) 7 p.m. MLBN — Regional Coverage: N.Y. Yankees at Cincinnati (7:10 p.m.) OR Tampa Bay at Kansas City
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