[ad_1] CNN — President Joe Biden is turning 80 this weekend, but the big bash at the White House is for an entirely different and more youthful occasion. Naomi Biden, Biden’s oldest granddaughter, is marrying Peter Neal on the White House South Lawn on Saturday. One day following the nuptials, …
Read More »She left the dangers of Ukraine only to be killed riding a bike close to home. Hundreds will ride in her honor to demand change
[ad_1] CNN — On Thursday, Dan Langenkamp marked 12 weeks since his wife, Sarah, was killed. To honor her, Dan and his two young sons do what they do every day at around 4:05 p.m., the time Sarah died: They drop whatever they are working on, gather together, hold hands …
Read More »White House on Taylor Swift Ticketmaster debacle: Capitalism needs competition
[ad_1] White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre answers questions during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, August 9, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre indicated that U.S. President Joe Biden has little sympathy for Ticketmaster’s parent company Live Nation, which is …
Read More »Flu variant that hits kids and seniors harder than other strains is dominant in U.S. right now
[ad_1] A sign advertising flu shots is displayed at a Walgreens pharmacy on January 22, 2018 in San Francisco, California. A strong strain of H3N2 influenza has claimed the lives of 74 Californians under the age of 65 since the flu season began in October of last year. Justin Sullivan …
Read More »Taylor Swift slams ‘outside entity’ over Ticketmaster tour sale fiasco
[ad_1] Taylor Swift performs onstage during iHeartRadio’s Z100 Jingle Ball 2019 Presented By Capital One on December 13, 2019 in New York City. Kevin Mazur | Getty Images Taylor Swift responded to her fans Friday after Live Nation‘s Ticketmaster said a general public sale of tickets to the superstar’s “Eras” …
Read More »Hakeem Jeffries launches bid to be Nancy Pelosi’s successor
[ad_1] CNN — House Democrats appear likely to choose New York Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to succeed Speaker Nancy Pelosi, a potentially historic move to elect the first Black person to lead a party in Congress. Jeffries launched his bid for House Democratic leader on Friday, promising his colleagues in a …
Read More »The Oath Keepers trial is a major test of the Justice Department’s ability to hold Jan. 6 rioters accountable. Here’s how it has gone
[ad_1] CNN — The historic seditious conspiracy trial of five alleged Oath Keepers – a closely watched test of how the Justice Department is prosecuting US Capitol rioters – is nearing an end with closing arguments scheduled to begin Friday. The trial began more than seven weeks ago and has …
Read More »Biden asked to declare emergency over RSV, flu kids hospitalizations
[ad_1] Kazuma Seki | Istock | Getty Images Doctors are calling on the Biden administration to declare an emergency in response to an “alarming surge” of children hospitalized with respiratory syncytial virus and flu this season. The Children’s Hospital Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics warned President Joe Biden …
Read More »Supreme Court oral arguments are taking forever. The justices dissent — and then keep talking.
[ad_1] CNN — After more than three hours of oral arguments in a single case last week, Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts uttered the traditional closer, “The case is submitted.” But the hearing wasn’t over. Roberts, a details man who usually hews to script, had forgotten that a lawyer …
Read More »Kenneth Smith: Execution of Alabama death row prisoner is called off, state official says
[ad_1] CNN — Alabama death row prisoner Kenneth Smith’s execution was called off Thursday night, a state corrections official announced, citing time constraints caused by a late-night court battle. The execution was called off at approximately 11:20 p.m. local time “due to the time constraints resulting from the lateness of …
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