Here’s who’s flying on Thursday’s Blue Origin space launch

(CNN) — Pete Davidson was initially slated to be the next headline-grabbing name to take flight aboard the suborbital space tourism rocket developed by JeffRead More

Residents return home after fleeing latest Colorado wildfire

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Nearly 20,000 people who were forced to flee a wildfire in northern Colorado were back home Monday after firefighters were ableRead More

California man charged with smuggling hundreds of reptiles from Mexico, Hong Kong

(CNN) — A California man has been charged with smuggling more than a thousand reptiles, some endangered, into the United States. Jose Manuel Perez, 30,Read More

Walmart will stop selling cigarettes in some stores

(CNN) — Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, will stop selling cigarettes in select US stores following years of pressure on big chains to end tobacco sales. CigarettesRead More

Ukrainians claim to retake ground ahead of latest talks

LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces claimed to have retaken a Kyiv suburb and an eastern town from the Russians in what is becoming aRead More

Germany: G7 rejects Russia’s demand to pay for gas in rubles

BERLIN (AP) — The Group of Seven major economies have agreed to reject Moscow’s demand to pay for Russian natural gas exports in rubles, theRead More

4 are dead after a driver crashed into a Salem, Oregon, encampment of unhoused people

(CNN) — Alcohol may have been a contributing factor when a motorist drove into an encampment of unhoused people early Sunday in Salem, Oregon, killingRead More

3 lots of Milk of Magnesia recalled due to possible bacterial contamination

Three lots of Milk of Magnesia have been recalled due to possible bacterial contamination. The Food and Drug Administration said the popular over-the-counter product forRead More

Pause on student loans may be extended

The pause on student loan payments could be extended. Reports say the Biden administration is considering extending the moratorium, which is set to expire onRead More

White House to unveil new push for minimum income tax on super rich

(CNN) — The White House is set to unveil a new minimum income tax for billionaires Monday as part of President Joe Biden’s budget proposal for FY2023,Read More