By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — When Maria Fowler was pregnant with her first child, one of her first purchases for her daughter was a classic: A stuffed animal. She settled on a Sweet Heart Hugs Build-A-Bear, a soft, pink, blue and purple tie-dyed plushie with globe-like eyes and hearts on its feet. Once her
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By Stephanie Elam, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Along some 70 miles of Southern California coastline, usually curious and playful sea lions are attacking humans in the water. The animals are being poisoned by the ocean they live in, experts say, citing reports of sick sea lions at unprecedented levels. And many are dying. Pheobe
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By Alayna Treene, Lou Robinson, Mark Oliver, Renée Rigdon and Rebecca Wright, CNN (CNN) — The offices in the West Wing have always been prime real estate for the most influential people in the White House. That proximity to power is perhaps even more significant in President Donald Trump’s second term, as chief of staff
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan, Daniel Wine and Meghan Pryce, CNN (CNN) — Consider this fair warning that you have just 10 days left to file your income taxes. April 15 is right around the corner, but if you are still scrounging for financial statements and donation receipts, you are not alone: Fewer Americans have filed their
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By Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — CNN will host a town hall with independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Wednesday, the network announced Sunday. The town hall will be moderated by CNN’s Anderson Cooper, which will air at 9 p.m. ET on April 9 in Washington, DC. During the town hall, Sanders will answer questions
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By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Parts of the South and Midwest, still reeling from violent storms, tornadoes and flooding that have killed more than a dozen people, face new flooding and tornado warnings that forecasters said could last for days. Severe thunderstorms have swept through a swath of the country
Continue Reading By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Parts of the South and Midwest, still reeling from violent storms, tornadoes and flooding that have killed more than a dozen people, face new flooding and tornado warnings that forecasters said could last for days. Severe thunderstorms have swept through a swath of the country
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By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The race for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court drew $100 million in campaign spending, attack ads and the attention of President Donald Trump and close ally Elon Musk. While its spending set a record for a U.S. judicial contest, the race that
Continue Reading By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The race for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court drew $100 million in campaign spending, attack ads and the attention of President Donald Trump and close ally Elon Musk. While its spending set a record for a U.S. judicial contest, the race that
Continue Reading By CHRISTINE FERNANDO and JOHN HANNA Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The race for control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court drew $100 million in campaign spending, attack ads and the attention of President Donald Trump and close ally Elon Musk. While its spending set a record for a U.S. judicial contest, the race that
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Don’t worry, Victoria “I don’t want to take a test” Ratliff. “White Lotus” bingo is a game – a simple bit of fun to close out what has been a wildly enjoyable stay at the world’s most murder-prone resort. Three seasons deep, HBO’s scenic and salacious drama can proudly
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By Edward Wu, CNN (CNN) — Democrats continued a trend of strong overperformance in off-cycle elections on Tuesday, making double-digit gains on the margin over their 2024 showing in both Florida congressional districts and statewide in Wisconsin. That trend has emerged at least in part because Democrats’ base is increasingly more likely to vote in
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By Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Anyone in the US who’s depended on a respirator to provide protection against dust, smoke, mold or airborne viruses has likely relied on a small but mighty agency within the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to assure that they’re shielded from things that could damage their health.
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Max Verstappen held off the McLaren duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to win the Japanese Grand Prix in brilliant style on Sunday. The Dutchman’s coolness under pressure to fend off two faster cars coupled with a scintillating drive to qualify in pole position on Saturday made for
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By JON CHERRY, KIMBERLEE KRUESI and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press FRANKFORT, Kentucky (AP) — Rivers rose and flooding worsened Sunday across the sodden U.S. South and Midwest, threatening communities already badly damaged by days of heavy rain and wind that killed at least 18 people. Even as the rain moved out of some of the
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER and OBED LAMY Associated Press DYERSBURG, Tenn. (AP) — A storm system sweeping over large areas of the U.S. South and Midwest resulted in at least 16 weather-related deaths by early Sunday, with overnight tornado and flash flood warnings setting up more severe weather that forecasters say could cause rising waterways for
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Trinity Rodman enjoyed the perfect return to the US Women’s National Team (USWNT) on Saturday, scoring after just five minutes in a 2-0 victory over Brazil, her first international game since last year’s Olympic gold medal match. The 22-year-old had not featured for the USWNT in almost eight months,
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By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Economy Candy’s shelves brim with sweets from around the world – gummies from Germany, lollipops from Spain, chocolates from Japan and a panoply of candies from across the U.S. Standing amid it all, columns of bright jellybeans to his left and exotic Kit Kats to
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By Manu Raju and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are growing anxious about an emerging Texas primary engulfing one of their longest-serving senators, fearful that a hugely expensive intraparty feud will have major ramifications across the map in next year’s midterms. And they want President Donald Trump to stop it. Behind the scenes, Senate
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb, Antonia Mortensen, Barbie Latza Nadeau and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Rome (CNN) — Pope Francis made a surprise public appearance on Sunday, the first time the leader of the Catholic Church has been seen in public since leaving hospital two weeks ago. Francis greeted crowds at the Vatican and seemed to be in
Continue ReadingChristopher Lamb, Antonia Mortensen, Barbie Latza Nadeau y Ivana Kottasová El papa Francisco hizo una aparición pública sorpresa este domingo, la primera vez que el líder de la Iglesia Católica ha sido visto en público desde que salió del hospital hace dos semanas. Francisco saludó a la multitud en el Vaticano y parecía estar de
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — One person was killed Sunday as Russian air strikes hit the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, while the death toll from Friday’s deadly attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih continued to rise. The Kyiv victim was found close to the strike’s epicenter of the attack in the city’s Darnytskyi district,
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — At Columbia University, which has long borne witness to protests and dissent, the atmosphere has shifted under a new regime of policy changes ostensibly aimed at heightening security, according to CNN interviews with more than a dozen students and faculty. Students who spoke with CNN – most of whom
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Military families who are deployed far from their homes will see their process for voting become more complex, risking their possible disenfranchisement, with President Donald Trump’s efforts to make certain election policies more stringent. Trump’s new executive order — which aims to boost proof-of-citizenship requirements and to pressure states
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By SILVIA STELLACCI and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis made a surprise entrance to St. Peter’s Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and health workers on Sunday, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican since leaving t he hospital two weeks ago after a life-threatening bout
Continue ReadingRhea Mogul, Kosta Gak y Sophie Tanno Un ataque de Rusia con misiles balísticos contra Kyiv mató a una persona e hirió a otras tres este domingo, según el Servicio Estatal de Emergencias de Ucrania. El jefe de la administración militar de la ciudad de Kyiv, Tymur Tkachenko, confirmó la muerte y afirmó que dos
Continue ReadingPor Karina Tsui Partes del sur y del medio oeste de EE.UU. fueron azotadas este sábado por lluvias incesantes y tormentas intensas mientras un período prolongado de riesgo de inundaciones potencialmente mortales alcanzaba su punto máximo. La serie de violentas tormentas que azotó Texas y Ohio ha dejado al menos 16 muertos desde el miércoles,
Continue Reading TODAY’S SPORTS SCHEDULE ___ INTERLEAGUE Final N.Y. Mets 2 Toronto 1 Final Pittsburgh 5 N.Y. Yankees 4 Final Boston 5 St. Louis 4 Final Colorado 12 Athletics 5 Final San Francisco 5 Seattle 4 Final Boston 18 St. Louis 7 ___ AMERICAN LEAGUE Final Detroit 4 Chicago White Sox 3 Final Kansas City 4 Baltimore
Continue Reading Associated Press Nebraska Daybook for Sunday, Apr. 06. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Omaha bureau is reachable at 402-391-0031. Send daybook items to Nebraska@applanner.com. To see
Continue Reading Associated Press Iowa Daybook for Sunday, Apr. 06. The daybook is for planning purposes only and is not intended for publication or broadcast. You should verify any event you plan to cover. Please keep the AP in mind when news develops. The Des Moines bureau is reachable at 515-243-3281. Send daybook items to iowa@applanner.com. To
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