Month: August 2023

urielblanco (CNN) — El huracán Idalia seguía siendo una amenaza activa para el sureste de Estados Unidos este miércoles por la tarde, pero ya dejó su huella en la historia, demostrando ser un evento único en la vida para algunas partes de Florida. Idalia tocó tierra como un huracán de categoría 3 con vientos sostenidos

By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon will have plenty to spend on public services as corporate tax collections are increasing in a strong post-pandemic economy, state economists said Wednesday. Total General Fund resources in 2023-25 increased by $437 million, state economists said. Democratic Gov. Tina Kotek welcomed the news contained in

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La Jurisdicción Especial para la Paz (JEP) imputó este miércoles por primera vez a un excomandante del Ejército colombiano como posible “autor de crímenes de guerra y de lesa humanidad”. La Sala de Reconocimiento de Verdad y de Responsabilidad acusó al general retirado Mario Montoya de haber cometido 130 ejecuciones

By Morgan Rimmer and Manu Raju, CNN (CNN) — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze for about 30 seconds on Wednesday while speaking with reporters after a speech in Covington, Kentucky. The incident is similar to an episode McConnell experienced at the US Capitol late last month and is likely to raise additional

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — In a matchup that could be an insight into the future of women’s tennis, Coco Gauff overcame Mirra Andreeva in straight sets to advance into the third round of the US Open. In the battle of the teenagers, 19-year-old Gauff beat 16-year-old Andreeva 6-3 6-2 and never looked out

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — China has lashed out at the United States, saying a U.S. military transfer to Taiwan is a violation of U.S. commitments under its “one-China” policy. The statement comes after the Biden administration approved the first-ever U.S. military transfer to Taiwan under a program generally reserved for

Opinion by Holly Thomas (CNN) — It’s been more than a week since Spain’s historic victory over England in the Women’s World Cup final, and the woman now on everyone’s lips was nowhere near the pitch that day. The spotlight is on Ángeles Béjar, the mother of Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales.

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri Republican wants exceptions to the state’s near-total abortion ban. Jamie Corley of suburban St. Louis filed constitutional amendments Wednesday to allow abortions in cases of rape, incest and fatal abnormalities until fetal viability. Viability is typically around 24 weeks. Corley also proposed allowing abortions

By Sam Fossum and Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Russia and North Korea are “actively advancing” their negotiations over a potential arms deal that would provide significant ammunition for different types of weapons systems, including artillery, in the latest indication that the Kremlin is desperate to obtain further materiel for its faltering invasion of Ukraine,

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 Venice Film Festival kicked off Wednesday amid the ongoing writers’ and actors’ strikes in the entertainment industry. Though thousands of miles away from Hollywood, the months-long strikes are top of mind at the decidedly less star-studded Venice event as guild members are prevented from participating in accordance

By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Sentencing hearings for two leaders of the far-right Proud Boys group have been rescheduled after the judge canceled Wednesday’s proceedings because of a medical issue, multiple sources tell CNN. Enrique Tarrio and Ethan Nordean, both of whom were convicted of seditious conspiracy over efforts to

Opinion by Jane Horton (CNN) — Ever since September 9, 2011, my heart has slowly tortured me by replaying the summer from hell, when the Oklahoma National Guard lost soldier after soldier in combat. It’s been nearly 12 years since I received the excruciating knock at the door notifying me that my husband Chris had died

By Gregory Wallace (CNN) — The latest aviation employees to vote in favor of a strike are American Airlines flight attendants. The union representing them, the Association of Professional Flight Attendants, reported a 99.47% vote in favor of a strike authorization vote with 93% of union membership voting. “We’re pushing back and we’re fighting corporate

Gilles Salomone (CNN Español) — El segundo partido del Lionel Messi por la MLS comenzó este miércoles ante Nashville SC, rival al que ya enfrentó en la final de la Leagues Cup y con el que empató 1 a 1, aunque luego en los penales festejó el equipo del Inter Miami. Messi viene con una

By STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The once-powerful Roman Catholic Cardinal Theodore McCarrick will not stand trial on charges he sexually assaulted a teenage boy decades ago, as a Massachusetts judge dismissed the case against the 93-year-old on Wednesday because both prosecutors and defense attorneys agree he is experiencing dementia. McCarrick, the

By Tierney Sneed and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Former Trump White House adviser Peter Navarro will not be able to argue before a jury at his contempt of Congress trial next week that the former president asserted privilege to shield him from a House January 6 committee subpoena, a federal judge ruled Wednesday. Navarro

By ELIJAH WESTBROOK Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — Police say a woman was shoved onto the subway tracks in an unprovoked attack Tuesday night in Manhattan. It happened shortly after 11 p.m. at the Chambers Street station on the 1, 2 and 3 lines. Police said the 34-year-old

urielblanco (CNN) — Rusia y Corea del Norte “avanzan activamente” en sus negociaciones sobre un posible acuerdo sobre armas que proporcionaría una importante cantidad de munición para diferentes tipos de sistemas de armas, incluida la artillería, en el más reciente indicio de que el Kremlin está desesperado por obtener más material para su fallida invasión

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Blanket Jackson (now Bigi) and his brother Prince Jackson both made an appearance in Las Vegas in honor of their late father’s birthday on Tuesday. Michael Jackson would have turned 65. Bigi and Prince were at the at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino where Cirque du Soleil has its

urielblanco (CNN) — Warner Bros. cambió las varitas mágicas por los tacones rosas. “Barbie”, el éxito del verano, es el estreno mundial más taquillero en los 100 años de historia del estudio, superando a “Harry Potter y las Reliquias de la Muerte: Parte 2”. La película de Greta Gerwig superó el final de la saga

By Mary Gilbert and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Idalia has left its mark on history, proving to be a once-in-a-lifetime storm for parts of Florida. Idalia made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with sustained wind speeds of 125 mph Wednesday morning in Florida’s Big Bend region – where the panhandle meets the

By KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Authorities say a 15-year-old boy has been arrested in the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old at an Oklahoma high school football game. Oklahoma County Sheriff Tommie Johnson III announced the arrest Wednesday but referred other questions to Choctaw police, who are investigating the fatal shooting. The

By Diane Ako Click here for updates on this story     HILO, Hawaii (KITV) — A Hilo retiree is almost 80 years old but he’s Aging Well by setting powerlifting records. Richard Ha started training last fall because he was feeling slow, and realized he needed to move it or lose it. At 78 years old,

By Alayna Treene (CNN) — House Oversight Chairman James Comer and Rep. Byron Donalds, a GOP member on the committee, sent a letter to the National Archives and Records Administration on Wednesday requesting documents regarding Hunter Biden’s use of Air Force Two and Marine Two while Joe Biden was vice president. The request follows a

By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — In many ways, San Francisco’s downtown is in dire straits. The city’s once bustling Union Square neighborhood — teeming with shoppers, diners, and tourists — has suffered declining foot traffic and closing stores. Stores in the area, once crowded with shoppers, are now replaced by papered-over windows and “Retail

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     EVESHAM TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (KYW) — A child was found living inside a home in Evesham Township, New Jersey, with dozens of dead dogs during an animal cruelty investigation, police said Tuesday. Rebecca Halbach, 35, and Brandon Leconey, 32, are facing endangering the welfare of

By NIKKI DEMENTRI Click here for updates on this story     OCEAN COUNTY, New Jersey (KYW) — The Coast Guard rescued four people and a dog from a boat taking on water Sunday near the Forked River in Barnegat Bay. A 29-foot response boat — carrying a small crew from Coast Guard Station Barnegat Light in

By JOHN FLESHER and MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press A month after the U.S. Supreme Court severely restricted the federal government’s power to oversee wetlands, the Republican-dominated North Carolina legislature handed state agencies an order: Don’t give the ecologically crucial waters any more protection than newly weakened federal rules provide. It might seem ironic that Republicans

By TERESA MEDRANO and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — When Patricia Otero watched the president of Spain’s soccer federation tarnish the greatest victory in the history of women’s sports in Spain by forcibly kissing a player on the lips during the Women’s World Cup medal ceremony, she was saddened — but not surprised.

By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday held Rudy Giuliani liable in a defamation lawsuit brought by two Georgia election workers who say they were falsely accused of fraud, ruling that the former New York city mayor gave “only lip service” to complying with his legal obligations while trying

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — Chicago police say an 8-year-old fought off a man in an attempted kidnapping in Lincoln Square Monday afternoon. The child was walking ahead of his guardian at the corner of Ainslie and Seeley when a car pulled up next to the boy.

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — An attorney for a woman who was shot during a White Sox game at Guaranteed Rate Field last week denied a report that the woman brought the gun into the stadium and accidentally discharged it. Multiple sources have reported that one of

Sol Amaya (CNN) — Meg Ryan regresa a la pantalla grande en una nueva comedia romántica. El primer avance de su próxima película, “What Happens Later”, muestra a Ryan atrapada en un aeropuerto junto a su exnovio, interpretado por David Duchovny. Ryan también dirigió la película, basada en la obra de Steven Dietz “Shooting Star”.

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — Being without electricity is more than an inconvenience: not having access to power can impact your ability to keep food and medications cold, see potential danger around you, maintain a comfortable temperature and stay connected to safety services. Here’s what you can do to stay safe if you’re without

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Prince Harry says he didn’t have the support he needed when he returned home from combat in Afghanistan as he reached out to other veterans in a new Netflix series about the Invictus Games for injured soldiers. The new series launched on Wednesday on the streaming

urielblanco (CNN) — El huracán Idalia tocó tierra este miércoles como huracán categoría 3 cerca de Keaton Beach, en el Big Bend de Florida, con vientos máximos sostenidos de 201 km/h. Tras pasar el lunes por el extremo oeste de Cuba, la tormenta se dirigió hacia el golfo de México. El Big Bend de Florida,

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — In his 2013 hit “Beer With Jesus,” country singer Thomas Rhett imagines a barstool meeting with his Christian lord and savior. “If I could have a beer with Jesus … I’d be sure to let him do the talkin’ Careful when I got the chance to ask How’d you

By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Wednesday said that it has new intelligence that shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have swapped letters as Russia looks to North Korea for munitions for the war in Ukraine. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby detailed

By HYUNG-JIN KIM and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea launched two short-range ballistic missiles toward the sea on Wednesday night, its neighbors said, hours after the U.S. flew long-range bombers for drills with its allies in a show of force against the North. The launches, the latest in the

By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice (CNN) — A federal judge has determined that Rudy Giuliani has lost a defamation lawsuit from two Georgia election workers against him after he failed to provide information sought in subpoenas. The decision could lead to significant penalties for the former Donald Trump attorney. In court in

By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska laid claim to the world record for largest attendance at a women’s sporting event with 92,003 filling Memorial Stadium for the Cornhuskers’ volleyball match against Omaha. The university took aim at the record last spring when it announced it would hold

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Meg Ryan is returning to the big screen in a new romantic comedy. The first trailer for her upcoming movie, “What Happens Later,” shows Ryan stuck at an airport alongside her ex-boyfriend, played by David Duchovny. Ryan also directed the film. based on Steven Dietz’s play “Shooting Star.” According

By KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The only person who spent time behind bars as a result of the sweeping indictment related to efforts to overturn then-President Donald Trump ‘s 2020 election loss in Georgia was released from jail Wednesday after his bond was set a day earlier. A lawyer for Harrison William

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Saudi court has sentenced a man to death over his posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, and his activity on YouTube, the latest in a widening crackdown on dissent in the kingdom that has drawn international criticism. The judgement against Mohammed bin

By Heidi Schmidt Click here for updates on this story     MERRIAM, Kansas (KCTV) — QuikTrip employees stepped up to help a woman over the weekend. Merriam Police confirm officers responded to the busy convenience store location near Ikea Saturday morning. A customer was in the restroom when she noticed something under the door of the

By Gabe Swartz Click here for updates on this story     KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — An elderly man was scammed out of thousands of dollars Monday afternoon, but police say it could have been worse. A concerned gas station clerk called 911 and told the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department that an elderly man was

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A lawsuit filed on behalf of a former student and former employee at the University of Minnesota accuses the university of not doing enough to protect personal information from a recent data breach. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reports that attorneys for the two plaintiffs say in the lawsuit filed in federal court

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A high school student and her biology teacher recently discovered a 30-million-year-old fossil whale skeleton on a farm owned by the student’s family in Monroe County. The whale, which could be 20 feet long, will take at least three to four

By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, knew well the threat of military coups in his part of the world. But he swore one wouldn’t happen to him. “While our continent has been shaken in recent weeks by violent crises, rest assured that I will never

By ZANE IRWIN Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Nearly 170 migrants have returned to Senegal after spending almost a week in limbo on a Spanish rescue boat. The ministry for Senegalese abroad confirms that a Spanish vessel which rescued migrants off the coast of Mauritania brought them to the Senegalese port city of Saint

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers have eaten Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch meeting in an apparent effort to show that fish is safe following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The release of the treated

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — There is a small strata of Hollywood deal-making where who’s behind a project – and with whom the programmer gets to align itself – carries more weight than the specifics. That would seem to define Meghan, Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry’s producing arrangement with Netflix, which bears

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     BURLINGTON, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A Burlington band teacher found guilty of having a sexual relationship with a child learned his fate on Tuesday, Aug. 29. A judge sentenced Zachary Wendt to two years in prison. Investigators say in February of 2021, Zachary Wendt asked a

By Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — After a somewhat sluggish start, “Ahsoka” felt much more on target as its third episode continued to draw upon “Star Wars Rebels” lore while mixing in abundant action and paying its respects to the original trilogy. The interactions between Ahsoka (Rosario Dawson) and Sabine (Natasha Liu Bordizzo), in particular,

By LUKE LASTER Click here for updates on this story     SHELBY TOWNSHIP, Michigan (WWJ) — “Started off as a doodle just in class,” says author Jack Barrette. Barrette is now beginning the 10th grade, but it was nearly a decade ago when the doodles from a first-grade project began what is today a published children’s

By Alex Suckow Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Ethan the dog is already a huge star in Louisville, and now he’s going to be larger than life. Soon, the rescue dog’s image will go on a big 60-by-20-foot banner, which will then be hung up on the side of

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane victims returning to damaged houses face a torrent of challenges – if they’re lucky enough to have a home standing at all. Flooding. Mold damage. Insurance headaches. Deadly hidden hazards. The onslaught of mental anguish and post-hurricane dangers can seem overwhelming. Here’s how victims can stay safe, get

By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A former chief executive of the BBC and The New York Times who says he sees opportunity in times of disruption was chosen Wednesday to lead CNN, which has burned through two leaders and bled viewers over the past two years. Mark Thompson was appointed