Month: August 2023

By Randi Rousseau Click here for updates on this story     GARYVILLE, Louisiana (WDSU) — Emergency crews are responding to a fire and leak at Marathon Petroleum in Garyville Friday morning. The company tells WDSU that local emergency responders are currently responding to a naphtha release and fire at a storage tank at the St. John

By Tori Yorgey Click here for updates on this story     MILL RUN, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — Residents were waking up to storm damage in Mill Run, Fayette County, on Friday morning. Trees were down throughout the area, particularly on Mill Run Road, near and in the Yogi Bear Jellystone Park Campground. “After 2 a.m., when the

By Marlei Martinez Click here for updates on this story     ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Rowby Severe, 37, is in the Orange County jail accused of shooting and killing one of his sisters and hurting another. The shooting happened at their house on Charles Street in Pine Hills around 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, according to

By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia activists are furious that Democratic senators haven’t condemned Atlanta officials’ plan to verify every signature on a petition to force a vote on a proposed police and firefighting training center. “Stop Cop City” activists say they’ve gathered more than 100,000 signatures. Officials in the Democratic-led city

By Oren Liebermann and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The pilot of a US Marine Corps F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet that crashed Thursday night near San Diego has been confirmed dead, according to a statement from the unit. The pilot was the only person aboard the aircraft. Search and rescue teams sent out after the

By Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — The Oregon man arrested for allegedly holding a woman captive in a makeshift cinder block dungeon was caught trying to escape jail, officials said. Negasi Zuberi, 29, has been in federal custody since his arrest this month and is now charged with second-degree attempted escape and first-degree disorderly conduct,

By James Stratton Click here for updates on this story     KENOSHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — Jacob Blake, the man shot seven times in the back by a Kenosha police officer in 2020, filed a new lawsuit against the city of Kenosha, the police officers involved that day and the city’s former police chief. The federal lawsuit,

BEIRUT (AP) — The office of Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati says a three-year probe against him and his family over corruption allegations has been closed by Monaco’s judicial authorities for lack of evidence. Mikati’s office said in a statement on Friday that Morgan Raymond, the deputy public prosecutor in Monaco, told the prime

CNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: tattoos and graffiti cause trouble in Europe, a baby giraffe is born without spots at a Tennessee zoo – plus we want to hear from you if you’re currently chasing your lost luggage with a tracking device. Think before you ink You’ve probably

By Randall Kamm Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Louisville Metro Police Department is looking for a serial armed robber, or robbers, targeting women in Louisville’s Pleasure Ridge Park and Valley Station neighborhoods. In the last two months, six different women have been victimized, according to LMPD. In each incident,

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans on Friday chose Houston to host their 2028 national convention, hoping to cement support in Texas even as Democrats are betting that a booming Hispanic population and other key demographic shifts could eventually turn the country’s largest reliably red state blue. “I am excited to announce

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of former Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. He is currently the deputy chairman of the Russian Security Council. Personal Birth date: September 14, 1965 Birth place: Leningrad, USSR (now St. Petersburg, Russia) Birth name: Dmitry Anatolyvich Medvedev Father: Anatoly Medvedev, professor Mother: Yulia Medvedeva,

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Flight 93 National Memorial. It is a memorial to the 40 passengers and crew who died on United Flight 93 on September 11, 2001 near Shanksville, Pennsylvania. Facts The memorial site is managed by the National Park Service. The memorial encompasses 2,200 acres and the

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the rebuilding of Ground Zero in lower Manhattan and the memorial to the victims of the September 11 attacks. September 11 Memorial The memorial honors those killed on September 11, 2001, in all locations of the attack, as well as those killed on February 26, 1993,

By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks rose Friday to send Wall Street to its first winning week since July after the head of the Federal Reserve said it will “proceed carefully” as it decides what to do with interest rates. The S&P 500 climbed 29.40, or 0.7%, to 4,405.71 after

By Mark Morales and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A New York Police Department sergeant has been suspended without pay after he threw a picnic cooler at a man, fatally knocking him from his motorbike. Eric Duprey was pronounced dead at the scene in Queens, according to a news release from the New York Attorney

By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Ballot Board has approved language for a fall abortion measure that Democrats and the issue’s backers are criticizing as inaccurate. Ohioans United for Reproductive Rights is considering litigation. Republican Secretary of State Frank LaRose, an abortion opponent, developed the language. It changes the

By Emma Owen Click here for updates on this story     HAMILTON, Alabama (WVTM) — As many counties in Central Alabama are under an Excessive Heat Warning, Marion County Emergency Management officials warn Hamilton could run out of water. The City of Hamilton Water Department asked residents to save water after it was forced to shut

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — “Star Wars” fans have much to look forward to in terms of new content. The problem? All the stories take place at different points of time in the galaxy far, far away. “The Mandalorian” is set between the original film trilogy and the latest sequels. “Andor” is a prequel

By Christina Loscar Click here for updates on this story     HIGH POINT, North Carolina (WXII) — High Point Police are investigating a case of animal cruelty after a video was posted on social media showing a man beating a dog. Police said Donald L. Roddy, 50, of High Point was charged with cruelty to animals.

By Janice Limon Click here for updates on this story     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WYFF) — A Haywood County, North Carolina, woman and man will serve time in federal prison for crimes committed through an anti-government website that urged its readers to make citizen arrests of officials based on bogus court documents that they created, officials

By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Courts nationwide are delivering a mixed verdict on the future of laws restricting gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. Legal battles have ramped up over the restrictions, following a historic wave of laws targeting transgender people’s rights. Judges have ruled against bans in Georgia and

SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A senior State Department official is voicing hope that North Macedonia will be able to make politically difficult changes to the constitution that would help the country’s bid to join the European Union. Gabriel Escobar, a Deputy Assistant Secretary for Balkan policy, said Friday in the capital Skopje that the

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The history-making Chandrayaan-3 mission, which landed on the lunar surface two days ago, has deployed its small, six-wheeled rover on an exploratory expedition to better understand the composition of the moon’s soil. The Indian Space Research Organization, or ISRO, said in a social media post that the rover, which

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Joe Biden, strong backing for Ukraine’s effort to repel Russia’s invasion has been a rare issue where he’s mustered bipartisan support. But this week’s first GOP presidential debate — and recent comments on Ukraine by the 2024 GOP polling leader and former president, Donald Trump

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Después de que el presidente de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF), Luis Rubiales, diera un encendido discurso este viernes en el que anunció que no dimitiría a su cargo y que lucharía “hasta el final”, Jennifer Hermoso desmintió que el beso de la polémica fue consentido. “Quiero aclarar

By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — The descendants of a 19th-century Scottish sugar and coffee planter who owned thousands of slaves in Guyana apologized Friday for the sins of their ancestor, calling slavery a crime against humanity with lasting negative impacts. Charles Gladstone, a descendant of former plantation owner John Gladstone, traveled

By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — An appeals panel has revived a couple’s lawsuit that alleges a Tennessee law unconstitutionally protects a decision by a state-sponsored Christian adoption agency not to help them because they are Jewish. On Thursday, a three-judge panel of the state Court of Appeals ruled that Elizabeth and

By Kareem Khadder, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The United States and European Union Friday slammed comments by far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir that his right to life outweighs Palestinians’ right to freedom of movement in the occupied West Bank. “We strongly condemn Minister Ben Gvir’s racist, destructive comments on the freedom of

By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — US military fighter jets responded to a civilian aircraft that “violated a Temporary Flight Restriction” area near Lake Tahoe, Nevada, where President Joe Biden is vacationing, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said in a statement. Two NORAD F-16s, and a US Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin, responded to the

By Priscilla Alvarez, Polo Sandoval and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — The White House defended its response to the asylum seeker influx facing New York Friday, arguing that without congressional action, the administration is limited in what it can do, following a letter from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul urging more action. The growing number

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s far-right national security minister lashed out at supermodel Bella Hadid on Friday for criticizing his recent fiery televised remarks about Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. In an interview earlier this week with Israel’s Channel 12 following two deadly Palestinian attacks on Israelis in

By Daniel Strauss (CNN) — Republican Party officials have selected Houston to host their party’s 2028 presidential convention, approving the location during a closed meeting on Friday. The announcement is well ahead of the usual schedule for either party in picking a convention city, and the 2024 convention won’t happen until July of next year.

By Eliza Mackintosh, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Benjamin Brown, Katie Polglase and Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — There is a puff of white and then a plane can be seen falling, a trail of smoke or vapor stretching behind it, descending rapidly against a bright blue sky. The person filming the video zooms in as the aircraft

By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Less than a week after winning the Women’s World Cup, Spain’s national team players announced Friday that they will not play any more games unless the president of the country’s soccer federation steps down for kissing player Jenni Hermoso on the lips after their victory. Luis

Juan Pablo Elverdin Esta cobertura terminó por el día de hoy. Mira más noticias sobre la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania, aquí. Militares rusos inspeccionan parte de un avión privado estrellado en la región rusa de Tver el 24 de agosto. (Foto: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP) The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.

Opinion by Neil J. Young (CNN) — Universal’s new live-action movie “Strays” tells the story of Reggie, a scruffy Border Terrier who has been abandoned by his lowlife, pothead owner Doug (Will Forte). Being a very good dog (is there any other kind?), Reggie, voiced by Will Ferrell, thinks at first that Doug is just

By The Associated Press The Kremlin on Friday rejected allegations it was behind a plane crash that is presumed to have killed mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who conducted a brief but shocking mutiny in Russia two months ago. Prigozhin, whose brutal fighters were feared in Ukraine, Africa and Syria, was eulogized Thursday by President Vladimir

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El presidente de Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, ordenó a las Fuerzas Armadas que velen por la seguridad de los candidatos presidenciales de cara a la segunda vuelta electoral del 15 de octubre y en medio de una violencia sin precedentes en el país. “Queridos ecuatorianos: he ordenado a las Fuerzas Armadas del

By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The director of the British Museum says he’s stepping down amid investigations into the theft or disappearance of hundreds of items from its massive collection, including gold jewelry, semi-precious gems and antiquities dating to the 15th century B.C. Hartwig Fischer says he’s resigning now, rather than waiting

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming (AP) — The continued strength of the U.S. economy could require further interest rate increases, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Friday in a closely watched speech that also highlighted the uncertain nature of the economic outlook. Powell noted that the economy has been growing faster

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Rangers have hired Hockey Hall of Famer Angela Ruggiero as a hockey operations adviser. The team announced the addition of Ruggiero along with several front office changes. Ruggiero won four Olympic medals as a defenseman for the U.S. including helping the country win gold in 1998 in Nagano

By DAVE CARLIN Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — Franz Vila, a 75-year-old man from Queens charged with kidnapping and sexually abusing a 5-year-old girl, pleaded not guilty on Thursday night and his bail was set at $275,000 cash. The little girl’s mother told CBS New York she made

By Raja Razek and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — Fire crews have contained a large fire at a refinery storage tank in Garyville, Louisiana, about 40 miles west of New Orleans, authorities said. A mandatory evacuation order put in place Friday morning within a two-mile radius around the facility was lifted in the afternoon by

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — En un ensayo clínico, la semaglutida, un fármaco para la diabetes y la pérdida de peso, redujo significativamente los síntomas y mejoró la calidad de vida de las personas con obesidad y la forma más común de insuficiencia cardíaca, lo que podría ampliar el uso de este medicamento, ya muy

By COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — At least seven tornadoes touched down in Michigan as part of severe storms powered by strong winds that killed five people, while downing trees, tearing roofs off buildings and leaving hundreds of thousands of customers without power, officials said. The National Weather

By KEN MILLER and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press An official says a fire at a Texas state prison did not affect the chamber where condemned inmates are executed. A spokesperson for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice says Friday morning’s fire at the prison in Huntsville is also not expected to affect the execution

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     SMITHFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A Good Samaritan jumped into action early Friday morning to help out after strong storms brought down trees along Rt. 381. The storm left all kinds of debris along the roadway near the Mill Run area of Fayette County just