5 things to watch for in Tuesday’s Georgia Senate race

CNN — The final drama of the 2022 midterm elections comes to a head in Georgia on Tuesday, as voters in Peach State – for the second time in as many years – voted in a US Senate runoff high stakes. Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock was the leading voter in the November general election, ahead … Read more

Hawaii Volcano: State Activates National Guard As Mauna Loa Lava Slowly Closes In On Critical Highway

CNN — Officials in Hawaii have activated the state National Guard to help respond to the eruption of Mauna Loa, whose lava has been oozing steadily toward a critical highway for days. The lava fountains that erupted from the volcano over the past week pose no threat to communities or property, officials said. Still, the … Read more

Chinese President Xi to visit Saudi Arabia, sources say, amid frayed US ties

CNN — Chinese President Xi Jinping is due to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Thursday for a two-day state visit amid high tensions between the United States and the two countries, according to a source familiar with the trip, an Arab diplomatic source and two senior Arab officials. officials. Xi’s trip to Riyadh will include … Read more

Atatiana Jefferson: Ex-Fort Worth police officer didn’t see gun in hand before shooting, prosecutor says

CNN — The former Fort Worth police officer who fatally shot Atatiana Jefferson, 28, in her own home in 2019 didn’t see her holding a gun in the split second before shooting her through a window rear, prosecutors said in their opening statements. murder trial on Monday. “It’s not a circumstance where they’re looking down … Read more