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Mariah Carey, Nick Cannon are parents of twins

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

April 30, 2011 - 3:49 pm

Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon celebrated their third anniversary with another milestone -- becoming parents to a baby girl and boy.

Carey's representative, Cindi Berger, confirmed the births to The Associated Press. The singing superstar gave birth Saturday at 12:07 p.m. EDT at an undisclosed hospital in Los Angeles. Berger says the baby girl was born first, weighing 5 pounds, 3 ounces, and was 18 inches long; her brother was next, at 5 pounds 6 ounces, and was 19 inches.

Berger says the couple has not named the children yet.

TEACH Las Vegas Charter School as seen on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023 in Las Vegas. (Daniel Pearson/La ...

Hundreds of Clark County charter school students could be displaced by state action

By Ella Thompson / RJ

June 24, 2024 - 5:02 pm

State officials overseeing charter schools have approved the surrender of one school’s license and recommended the termination of another. Hundreds of students could be impacted.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks on the balcony of the Ecuadorean Embassy in London, Feb ...

Julian Assange reaches plea deal with US Justice Department

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press

June 24, 2024 - 4:47 pm

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will plead guilty to a felony charge in a deal with the U.S. Justice Department that will free him from prison and resolve a long-running legal saga that spanned multiple continents and centered on the publication of a trove of classified documents, according to court papers filed late Monday.

Findlay Toyota is seen on Saturday, June 22, 2024, in Henderson. (Madeline Carter/Las Vegas Rev ...

Cyberattack sparks 2nd lawsuit against car dealership operator

By Sean Hemmersmeier / RJ

June 24, 2024 - 5:33 pm

The latest class-action lawsuit claims the company, which operates over a dozen auto dealerships in Southern Nevada, didn’t properly protect customer data.

Rachel Goldberg, center, mother of American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin, along with other fami ...

Video of Israelis being taken captive on Oct. 7 is released by hostages’ families

The Associated Press

June 24, 2024 - 1:49 pm

A new video has been released showing Hamas terrorists taking three men hostage, including a well-known Israeli-American, near the Gaza border on Oct. 7.

The USS aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower, also known as 'IKE', sails in the Red Sea on Wed ...

Officials: Suspected Houthi attack targets vessel further away than most attacks

By Jon Gambrell The Associated Press

June 24, 2024 - 1:18 pm

The possible attack by Yemen’s Houthi terrorists near the outer reaches of the Gulf of Aden came as a U.S. aircraft carrier is heading for home.

Monica Ledesma and James Hall, both 35, were found dead in Angel Falls in Yosemite. (GoFundMe/TNS)

Couple found dead in water outside Yosemite: ‘James died a hero’

Noah Goldberg Los Angeles Times

June 24, 2024 - 1:17 pm

A Madera County couple was found dead in Angel Falls last week, prompting authorities to remind summer hikers about the dangers of swift waters during the summer snowmelt.

Hanan Balkhy, the head of the World Health Organization's Eastern Mediterranean region, speaks ...

WHO official: US-built pier in Gaza not sufficient in delivering aid to Palestinians

By Ahmed Hatem and Kareem Chehayeb The Associated Press

June 24, 2024 - 1:16 pm

The U.S.-built pier on the Gaza Strip can’t supply Palestinians with the level of aid they need, according to the World Health Organization’s Eastern Mediterranean region.

Clark County School District administration building located at 5100 West Sahara Ave. in Las Ve ...

Judge OKs $10M settlement for autistic student abused by CCSD teacher

By Ricardo Torres-Cortez / RJ

June 24, 2024 - 1:10 pm

A federal judge approved a $10 million settlement with the family of an autistic boy who had been abused by his teacher.

FILE - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a news conference in the Kirya m ...

Netanyahu won’t agree to deal that ends war in Gaza

By Tia Goldenberg and Samy Magdy The Associated Press

June 24, 2024 - 1:02 pm

Netanyahu’s comments stood in sharp contrast to the outlines of the deal detailed late last month by President Joe Biden, who framed the plan as an Israeli one.

Los Angeles’ Eastside shaken by 3rd earthquake in a month

Rong-Gong Lin II Los Angeles Times

June 24, 2024 - 11:47 am

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck underneath the Los Angeles neighborhood of El Sereno on Monday morning, causing weak shaking throughout the Eastside and San Gabriel Valley.