Kelli Ward on Friday rejected calls for an audit into her recent reelection as the chair of the Arizona Republican Party and other party races, arguing that the state GOP does not have the structure to review them.
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A recommendation from the acting chief of the US Capitol Police for permanent fencing and other enhanced security measures around the US Capitol in the aftermath of the January 6 insurrection has been met with resistance from lawmakers on both sides of the aisle and from the mayor of Washington.
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Grammy-nominated experimental pop artist and producer Sophie Xeon — publicly known as SOPHIE — died in a “terrible accident” on Saturday morning aged 34, according to a statement from the musician’s record label Transgressive.
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President Joe Biden will soon reveal the membership and agenda of a commission that would take the first modern-day look at reforming the Supreme Court, according to officials familiar with the commission.
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Chelsea has called on social media platforms to do more to tackle racism online after defender Reece James was subject to abuse on Friday. The 21-year-old said “something needs to change” after he posted a screenshot of abusive messages he received via Instagram. His club said it was “disgusted” by the abuse and condemned all
Continue ReadingOne of the greatest duos of all time — macaroni and cheese — is getting a Valentine’s Day makeover.
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Let’s say you ordered…an air fryer. Online. You open up the box. For whatever reason, you don’t like it. So, you send it back…for free. No questions asked. The retailer pays for the shipping costs and already is losing money. Immediately the hourglass of profit turns. Each grain of sand, a few cents dropping from
Continue Reading A Covid-19 vaccination site in a Latino neighborhood in New York City hard hit by the pandemic saw an overwhelming number of White people from outside the community show up to get the shot this month, city leaders say, laying bare a national disparity that shows people of color are being vaccinated at dramatically lower
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It was one year ago today the World Health Organization declared that the novel coronavirus was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. “At the time there were fewer than 100 cases of the disease we now call Covid-19 and no deaths outside China,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday. “This week we reached
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When Karla Semien went to a cemetery to pick out a plot where her late husband would be buried, it was as if she’d stepped back into the 1950’s. Her husband Darrell Semien, a sheriff’s deputy for Allen Parish, Louisiana, died on January 24 after being diagnosed with cancer in December, CNN affiliate KPLC reported.
Continue ReadingWe’re now more than a week out of the Trump era and a week into the Biden era. CNN’s What Matters newsletter talked to CNN reporter Kevin Liptak, who has covered the White House since the Obama administration, about what’s changed so far — and what effect we’ve seen the presidency take on the man
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If you felt like a new fried chicken sandwich debuted every day in January, you’re not far off. Some chains tried their best to slim down, while others did the exact opposite. The flurry of chicken sandwich additions are notable because several chains have eliminated a number of items over the past year to shed
Continue ReadingRepublicans tasked with taking back the Senate in 2022 are preparing for a contentious primary season, fearful that former President Donald Trump could use his popularity inside the party to back candidates who could struggle in statewide races. Trump has long been drawn to backing candidates who have shown unending allegiance to him and Republican
Continue Reading As Covid-19 variants are increasingly found in the United States, experts say Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine candidate would help in the pandemic fight, despite trial reports showing apparently lower efficacy rates than two vaccines already authorized in the US. Johnson & Johnson’s single-shot coronavirus vaccine was shown to be 66% effective in preventing moderate and
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(CNN Español) — El presidente de México anunció en su cuenta de Twitter que tiene covid-19. Para ese momento dijo que sus síntomas eran leves y que recibía tratamiento médico. Tras una ausencia de cinco días, Andrés Manuel López Obrador apareció en una transmisión de video en sus redes sociales, cuando su estado de salud
Continue Reading For more than four years, countries that rely on American foreign aid have been reeling from the profound impact that Donald Trump’s reinstatement of the Mexico City policy has had on women. The policy, known as the “global gag rule” among opponents, prevents non-government organizations that provide abortions, give counseling about abortions, or advocate for
Continue Reading JoJo Siwa’s coming out kicked off in a very 2021 way — on TikTok. In a rainbow-bedazzled hoodie and matching hair bow, she lip synced to Lady Gaga’s inclusive anthem, “Born This Way.” She didn’t have to say she was out. Her fans — all 54 million of them across TikTok, YouTube and Instagram —
Continue Reading (CNN) — Una niña de 8 años fue expulsada de una escuela primaria cristiana, después de decirle a otra estudiante que estaba enamorada de ella, relató su madre. El incidente ocurrió la semana pasada. Chloe Shelton, una estudiante de segundo grado en Rejoice Christian School en Owasso, Oklahoma, le dijo a otra alumna que estaba enamorada
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Omar couldn’t believe what was happening. He should have been concentrating on the student he was tutoring in physics — a job he did during his free time while enrolled in a post-baccalaureate pre-med program — but Omar’s eyes kept darting back to the Robinhood app open on his phone. Omar had invested $6,000 in
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden has signed more than 35 executive orders, actions and memorandums in his first week-and-a-half in the Oval Office. And some of Biden’s critics are saying or suggesting that his frequent early use of the presidential pen contradicts a dramatic statement he made on the campaign trail in October. “Biden signed off on
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