[ad_1] CNN — Two people are dead after a rockfall occurred Tuesday at Yosemite National Park in Northern California, the Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office told CNN. The sheriff’s office has two coroner cases as a result of the incident, Mariposa County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kristie Mitchell said. No other information …
Read More »Kevin McCarthy offers his critics a key concession in effort to clinch House speakership
[ad_1] CNN — House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy has offered a key concession to critics of his bid for the House speakership during private conversations this week: reducing the threshold that is required to force a floor vote on ousting the sitting speaker, according to six Republican sources familiar with …
Read More »Buffalo pastors rescued more than 100 people and housed them in his church during historic blizzard
[ad_1] CNN — Al and Vivian Robinson added more than 100 people to their family in the last few days – all thanks to the couple’s kindness in the face of a deadly storm. The couple, both pastors at Spirit of Truth Urban Ministry in Buffalo, New York, rescued and …
Read More »Recount confirms Democrat Kris Mayes won Arizona attorney general race
[ad_1] CNN — Democrat Kris Mayes won the Arizona attorney general race, an automatic recount confirmed. The Arizona Superior Court in Maricopa County announced the results of the recount Thursday. Mayes beat Republican Abraham Hamadeh by a 280-vote margin. In Arizona, an automatic recount is triggered when the margin between …
Read More »Biden signs $1.7 trillion government spending bill into law
[ad_1] CNN — President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a $1.7 trillion federal spending bill that includes a number of administration priorities and officially avoids a government shutdown, ending what he called a “year of historic progress.” “It’ll invest in medical research, safety, veteran health care, disaster recovery, (Violence Against …
Read More »Tax credit confusion could create a rush for electric vehicles in early 2023
[ad_1] CNN — As the new year begins, a number of popular electric vehicles, specifically some Tesla and General Motors models, could be eligible for $7,500 worth of tax credits they weren’t eligible for in 2022. But that eligibility may last only last a few months. That’s because limitations on …
Read More »Santos’ claim about his mother and 9/11 faces scrutiny amid his other lies
[ad_1] CNN — As Rep.-elect George Santos continues to face scrutiny for false claims the New York Republican has made about his biography, another story is being questioned: that his mother was at the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and that the incident played a role in her …
Read More »Vivienne Westwood, fashion designer and style icon, dies at 81
[ad_1] British fashion designer and style icon Vivienne Westwood has died aged 81. She passed away peacefully at her home in London on Thursday, according to an official statement from her eponymous company. [ad_2] Source link
Read More »Aduhelm: House investigation says FDA approval process of Alzheimer’s drug was ‘rife with irregularities’
[ad_1] CNN — A congressional investigation found that the US Food and Drug Administration’s “atypical collaboration” to approve a high-priced Alzheimer’s drug was “rife with irregularities.” The report, released Thursday, was the result of an 18-month investigation by two House committees. It is sharply critical of Biogen, maker of the …
Read More »Pelé, the Brazilian soccer legend, dies at 82
[ad_1] CNN — Pelé, the Brazilian soccer legend who won three World Cups and became the sport’s first global icon, has died at the age of 82. “Everything that we are, is thanks to you,” his daughter Kely Nascimento wrote in a post on Instagram. “We love you infinitely. Rest …
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