Things to know today: President Biden enhancing U.S. military presence in Europe; results from Tuesday's primaries; R. Kelly sentencing today.
Today is Wednesday, June 29, 2022. Let's get caught up.Here are today's top stories, celebrity birthdays and a look back at this date in history: TODAY'S WEATHERHeavy rain hits parts of the South as we continue to monitor three separate disturbances in the Atlantic. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.***
Govt-and-politics AP Hard-line conservative Reps. Boebert, Miller win primaries Two of Congress’ staunchest conservatives repelled more centrist challengers to lock up Republican nominations on Tuesday. That happened even as the party’s voters chose to turn out a six-term incumbent in Mississippi. Illinois Republican Rep. Mary Miller, who called the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v.
Govt-and-politics AP Aide: Trump dismissed Jan. 6 threats, wanted to join crowd The latest testimony about the events surrounding the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has Donald Trump rebuffing his own security’s warnings about armed protesters in the crowd gathering for a rally near the White House. A former White House aide also tells the House committee investigating the attack that Trump desperately attempted to join his supporters as they marched to the Capitol.
National News AP San Antonio migrant deaths lead to slow effort to ID victims Bodies without identification documents, remote villages without phone service, the need to share fingerprint data across borders and even stolen IDs are complicating efforts to identify the 51 migrants who died after being abandoned in a stifling trailer in San Antonio. The efforts come as families from Mexico to Honduras worry their loved ones could be among them.
National News AP R&B hitmaker R. Kelly due in court for sex abuse sentencing R. Kelly is being sentenced in a sex trafficking case that could put him behind bars for years. A judge is set to impose the sentence Wednesday in a federal court in New York City. Prosecutors are seeking a minimum 25-year term. The defense says a sentence of 10 years or less is all he deserves.
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