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Month: October 2022

Tropical Storm Lisa prompts hurricane watches for parts of Honduras and the Belize coast, National Hurricane Center says

By Haley Brink and Amir Vera, CNN Parts of Central America are bracing for approaching Tropical Storm Lisa this week as the storm is expected to bring with it hurricane-like conditions that include dangerous storm surge and heavy rainfall, according to the National Hurricane Center. Lisa received its name Monday to become the 12th named

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Trump Org. trial begins as prosecutors outline alleged fraud and defense blames CFO Allen Weisselberg

By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York prosecutors set the table for the criminal tax fraud trial against the Trump Organization Monday, telling jurors the case is about “greed and cheating.” Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger laid out an alleged 15-year scheme within the Trump Org. to pay high-level executives in perks like luxury

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Takeaways from SCOTUS affirmative action cases: Conservatives may overturn precedent allowing race as a factor in admissions

By Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN The Supreme Court is poised to say that colleges and universities can no longer take race into consideration in admissions programs, a decision that will likely overturn decades-old precedent and could diminish the number of African American and Hispanic students in higher education. During a marathon session

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‘Absolutely no evidence:’ Police, FBI affidavit debunk salacious conspiracy about Pelosi attack pushed by conservatives

CNN By Casey Tolan, Curt Devine, Scott Bronstein and Daniel A. Medina, CNN Prominent figures on social media, including some of the loudest voices on the political right, are pushing a salacious and false conspiracy theory about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, in an apparent attempt to shift the narrative about the

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