Santa Cruz motorcyclist killed in crash on Highway 1 at Dimeo Lane
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY, Calif. (KION-TV) Update: June 8, 2023, at 10:00 a.m.- The California Highway Patrol has released a preliminary investigation of a…
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Ex-members from the religious group featured in new Duggar docuseries speak out
By AJ Willingham, CNN A new documentary series about the Duggar family has thrust the ultra-conservative Christian “19 Kids and Counting” brood…
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Ruff day in court: Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel’s in dispute with makers of dog toy
By JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday gave whiskey maker Jack Daniel’s reason to raise a glass,…
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Supreme Court sides with Jack Daniel’s in trademark dispute involving a poop-themed dog toy
Originally Published: 08 JUN 23 10:11 ETUpdated: 08 JUN 23 12:02 ETBy Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday sided…
Continue Reading Swarbrick to step down as Notre Dame’s AD next year; NBC Sports’ Peter Bevacqua will take over
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Jack Swarbrick will step down as Notre Dame’s athletic director next year after a 16-year run in which he helped the…
Continue Reading Shooting connected to Palestinian criminal groups in northern Israel kills 5
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say five people were killed in a shooting in an Arab town in northern Israel. It’s the latest in a wave of…
Continue Reading Voices from the violent civil rights era see attacks on voting rights as part of ongoing struggle
By GARY FIELDS Associated Press They are part of a small, vanishing group who lived at the epicenter of the struggle for voting rights six decades…
Continue Reading Republicans set to push mail ballots, voting methods they previously blasted as recipes for fraud
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — After years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud,…
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Republicans set to push mail ballots, voting methods they previously blasted as recipes for fraud
By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — After years of criticizing mail voting and so-called ballot harvesting as ripe for fraud,…
Continue Reading Biden, Sunak vow to stick together on Ukraine, deepen cooperation on clean energy transition, AI
By AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday…
Continue Reading Belmont cancels racing, Nationals postpone game due to poor air quality from Canada wildfires
By The Associated Press Racing at Belmont Park was canceled and the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was…
Continue Reading US company signs agreement to enter retail fuel market in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A U.S. petroleum company signed an agreement with Sri Lanka on Thursday…
Continue Reading US company signs agreement to enter retail fuel market in crisis-hit Sri Lanka
By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A U.S. petroleum company signed an agreement with Sri Lanka on Thursday…
Continue Reading Lloyd a Fox studio analyst for Women’s World Cup, Dellacamera lead broadcaster
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two-time FIFA Player of the Year Carli Lloyd will work as a studio analyst for Fox’s Women’s World Cup coverage and…
Continue Reading Lin-Manuel Miranda launches R.I.S.E. Network to improve diversity on Broadway
By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda hopes to increase diversity on Broadway and in…
Continue Reading Suicide bomb hits memorial service for Taliban official in northeast Afghanistan, killing 13 people
By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Taliban official says a bombing in Afghanistan’s northeastern Badakhshan province killed at…
Continue Reading Romania informs Russia it must cut 51 embassy positions in Bucharest
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s foreign ministry has informed Russia that it must reduce the number of its embassy positions in Bucharest by…
Continue Reading UN commission accuses Israel of taking aim at Palestinian human rights groups
By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Investigators commissioned by the U.N.’s top human rights body have accused Israel of…
Continue Reading Supreme Court rules in favor of Black Alabama voters in unexpected defense of Voting Rights Act
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Thursday issued a surprising 5-4 ruling in favor of Black voters in a…
Continue Reading Smoke from Canadian wildfires forecast to reach Norway
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian officials say the smoke from Canadian wildfires that has enveloped parts of the U.S. and Canada in a thick…
Continue Reading Three sopranos discuss their roles in Strauss’s most complex opera
By MIKE SILVERMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Part fairy tale, part psychodrama, Richard Strauss’s “Die Frau Ohne Schatten” (The…
Continue Reading10-year-old girl survives more than 24 hours alone in the rugged Cascade mountains after getting lost while out with her family
By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers in Washington state are praising the resourcefulness of a 10-year-old girl who survived on her own for…
Continue Reading Baltimore police commissioner departing after 4 years; led department through court-ordered reforms
By LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore’s police commissioner is stepping down after four years in the role. Commissioner…
Continue Reading Alcaraz and Djokovic demand attention at French Open; Ruud and Zverev are in the semis, too
By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic is intriguing but there are also storylines worth following in…
Continue Reading Pakistani Taliban target police in northwestern province, kill 2 officers and guard at a local bank
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say that militant targeted Pakistani security forces in a northwestern province, killing two officers and a…
Continue Reading AP Exclusive: Drone footage of collapsed dam shows devastation, no evidence to back Russian claims
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Exclusive drone footage of the collapsed Ukrainian dam and surrounding villages under Russian occupation showed the ruined…
Continue Reading Hendrick hopes rough racing settles down after Chase Elliott suspension
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LE MANS, France (AP) — Rick Hendrick fully supports Chase Elliott as he returns from a one-race suspension for…
Continue Reading Here comes El Nino: It’s early, likely to be big, sloppy and add even more heat to a warming world
By SETH BORENSTEIN and ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press An early bird El Nino has officially formed, likely to be strong, warp weather…
Continue ReadingPat Robertson Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the life of televangelist Pat Robertson. Personal Birth date: March 22, 1930 Death date: June 8, 2023 Birth…
Continue ReadingWildfires – and their toxic smoke – are affecting us more often. What can we do about it?
By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The thick blanket of smoke over the Northeast and Midwest – funneling south from Canadian wildfires – is chock…
Continue Reading US applications for jobless benefits highest since October 2021
By MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits last week rose to its highest level since October 2021, but…
Continue Reading Norway domestic security agency had intelligence about imminent attack before LGBTQ+ Pride shooting
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A report into a deadly shooting during Oslo’s annual LGBTQ+ Pride festival last year says Norway’s domestic…
Continue ReadingPat Robertson, Christian televangelist and one-time presidential candidate, dies at age 93
By Eric Levenson, Michelle Watson and David Williams, CNN (CNN) — Pat Robertson, the prominent televangelist who founded the Christian…
Continue Reading The Republican presidential field is largely set. Here are takeaways on where the contest stands
By STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a trio of new announcements this week, the Republican Party’s 2024…
Continue Reading Pat Robertson, broadcaster who helped make religion central to GOP politics, dies at 93
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Pat Robertson, a religious broadcaster who turned a tiny Virginia station into the global…
Continue ReadingBond set at $154,000 for Florida woman arrested in the shooting death of a Black mother who knocked on her door
By Jennifer Henderson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Bond for the Florida woman charged with manslaughter in the shooting death of her…
Continue Reading Italian court throws out case alleging early pandemic mismanagement by ex-premier, ex-minister
MILAN (AP) — A special Italian court has shut down a probe into whether the country’s former premier and former health minister caused…
Continue Reading Biden condemns wave of state legislation restricting LGBTQ+ rights, says ‘these are our kids’
By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is condemning a wave of state legislation curbing the rights,…
Continue Reading Europe’s economy shrank. For households that are hurting, it’s just numbers
By DAVID McHUGH and COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writers LONDON (AP) — The European economy has contracted slightly at the end of last year and…
Continue Reading Senegal’s president calls for an investigation into deadly clashes, says he’s open to dialogue
By BABACAR DIONE and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s president has ordered an investigation to determine who was…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 8: Air quality, Classified docs, Volcano, Pope, Student Loans
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A salmonella outbreak linked to Gold Medal flour is over, the CDC announced Wednesday. However, consumers are…
Continue ReadingWoman trapped in Iowa building collapse describes her fight for survival before rescuers were forced to amputate her leg
By Omar Jimenez and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — Quanishia “Peach” White Berry and her wife, Lexus, say May 28 was as normal as any…
Continue Reading Knife attack at park in French Alps critically wounds 4 young children as people cry for help
By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — As bystanders screamed for help, a man with a knife stabbed four young children at a lakeside park…
Continue Reading Head of UK’s biggest police force says sorry for past treatment of LGBTQ+ community
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The head of Britain’s biggest police force has apologized for the department’s past…
Continue Reading Authorities recover train from Austrian tunnel after fire forces evacuation
BERLIN (AP) — A train is being recovered from an Austrian tunnel where it got stuck when a fire broke out, forcing rescuers to evacuate the 151…
Continue Reading EU Commission proposes common ethics body for all EU officials in wake of corruption scandal
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive is proposing to create an ethics body that would set up…
Continue Reading India not planning to invite Ukraine to G20 summit in September
By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India says it is not planning to invite Ukraine to the G20 summit of industrialized and…
Continue Reading No homecoming for Messi as Barcelona again fails to do enough to lure him back
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Once again, Barcelona couldn’t do enough to entice Lionel Messi. Nearly two years after the…
Continue ReadingMinnesota police confirm human remains belong to missing mother day after children’s father’s arrest
By Paradise Afshar, Michelle Watson, Elizabeth Wolfe and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The human remains found in southeastern Minnesota this…
Continue Reading Zelenskyy visits area flooded by destroyed dam as five reported dead in Russian-occupied town
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the flood-hit region of Kherson on Thursday to evaluate response to…
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