August 2023

Shipping company ordered to pay $2.25M after discharging oily bilge off Rhode Island

August 9, 2023 6:24 AM Associated Press

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The owner of a Greek oil tanker that discharged nearly 10,000 gallons of oily bilge water into the ocean has been ordered…

Pope Francis warns about AI’s dangers

August 9, 2023 6:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Pope Francis warned that artificial intelligence could pose a risk to society, highlighting its…

Donald Trump wants his election subversion trial moved out of Washington. That won’t be easy

August 9, 2023 6:13 AM Associated Press

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump and his legal team face long odds in their bid to…

European bank stocks bounce as Italy softens windfall tax blow

August 9, 2023 6:13 AM CNN Newsource

By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Banking stocks in Italy and elsewhere in Europe rebounded Wednesday after the country watered down a plan to…

Fox Business to host second GOP primary debate

August 9, 2023 6:10 AM CNN Newsource

By Jeff Zeleny, Ethan Cohen and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — The second Republican presidential debate, which will be held at the Ronald Reagan…

¿Dónde voto en las PASO 2023?: cómo consultar el padrón electoral definitivo para las elecciones

August 9, 2023 6:09 AM CNN Newsource

Betiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) — La Cámara Nacional Electoral (CNE) publicó el padrón definitivo para las elecciones primarias…

Wildfire on Maui kills at least 6, damages over 270 structures as it sweeps through historic town

August 9, 2023 6:08 AM Associated Press

By AUDREY MCAVOY, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) — A wildfire tore through the heart of the…

Biden administration announces new bans on investments in China meant to protect national security

August 9, 2023 6:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak and Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s administration detailed new rules Wednesday limiting US investments in…

They plan destination weddings for the rich and famous. Here are their secrets

August 9, 2023 6:01 AM CNN Newsource

For couples with an ultra high net worth, a wedding on the banks of Italy’s Lake Como, in the surrounds of a turreted French château or on a…

Top US and EU lawmakers say West is too soft on Serbia when it comes to easing Kosovo tensions

August 9, 2023 5:54 AM Associated Press

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Senior lawmakers from the United States and Europe are calling for a change in the Western…

Warm up begins

August 9, 2023 5:50 AM Jeff Roper

A few backspin showers leave us as they skid out from the eastern highlands and cnetrla mountains today as we usher more heat and brighter skies in…

A Finnish man places 26.5 pounds of dynamite in a friend’s vehicles and claims it was a joke

August 9, 2023 5:49 AM Associated Press

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Finnish man reportedly stored 12 kilograms (26.5 pounds) of dynamite in two cars belonging to a friend, saying it…

Megan Fox anuncia su primer libro de poesía y dice que le “duele el cuerpo” por el peso de los “pecados” de los hombres

August 9, 2023 5:46 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Prepárate para Megan Fox, la poeta. La primera colección de poesía de la actriz de “Jennifer’s…

Pakistan’s parliament is dissolved to pave way for elections as Imran Khan seeks release from prison

August 9, 2023 5:28 AM Associated Press

By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s president has dissolved the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament, a first…

What does Moody’s downgrade mean for markets?

August 9, 2023 5:25 AM CNN Newsource

Moody’s on Monday evening downgraded 10 US banks and put the credit ratings of six others on review, an indication that the agency could also…

Hip-hop and justice: Culture carries the spirit of protest, 50 years and counting

August 9, 2023 5:19 AM Associated Press

By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop has been an integral part of social and racial justice movements. It’s also been…

Women battle misogyny to send hip-hop spinning in a new direction

August 9, 2023 5:17 AM Associated Press

By SHAR0N JOHNSON and NARDOS HAILE Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Female rappers have been a part of hip-hop since its debut. Women have fought to…

The NBA has been playing to a hip-hop beat for nearly 50 years

August 9, 2023 5:13 AM Associated Press

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AND ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writers Just as a movie soundtrack helps viewers follow the action of the narrative through each plot…

How hip-hop went from being shunned by big business to multimillion-dollar collabs

August 9, 2023 5:12 AM Associated Press

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The signs of hip-hop’s influence are now everywhere from Pharrell Williams becoming Louis…

Hip-hop was born in the Bronx amid poverty, despair. 50 years later, there’s pride, still hard times

August 9, 2023 5:11 AM Associated Press

By NOREEN NASIR Associated Press BRONX, NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop was born in the Bronx, rising from the ashes of a borough ablaze with poverty,…

Edmunds compares: 2023 Mazda CX-50 vs. Honda CR-V

August 9, 2023 5:03 AM Associated Press

By CHASE BIERENKOVEN Edmunds The Honda CR-V has consistently been one of the most popular small crossover SUVs on sale in America. It’s also highly…

‘Monumental’ data breach exposes names of entire Northern Ireland police force

August 9, 2023 5:03 AM CNN Newsource

By Christian Edwards and Jennifer Hauser, CNN (CNN) — A “monumental” data breach has exposed the names and rank of all 10,000 serving…

41 dead in new Mediterranean migrant shipwreck tragedy

August 9, 2023 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Forty-one people reportedly died in a migrant shipwreck near the Italian island of Lampedusa,…

4 LGBTQ+ retirement hurdles (and what to do about them)

August 9, 2023 5:00 AM Associated Press

By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet In many ways, retirement planning for someone in the LGBTQ+ community follows the basic tenets of anyone’s retirement…

5 things to know for August 9: Storms, Ohio, Economy, Biden, Ukraine

August 9, 2023 4:57 AM CNN

CNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A lottery ticket sold in Florida won Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing for the $1.58 billion jackpot. This…

5 things to know for August 9: Storms, Ohio, Economy, Biden, Ukraine

August 9, 2023 4:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A lottery ticket sold in Florida won Tuesday’s Mega Millions drawing for the $1.58 billion jackpot. This will…

EU leader promises aid and support to flood-ravaged Slovenia during visit

August 9, 2023 4:50 AM Associated Press

LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has visited Slovenia and promised EU help to the small member state…

‘Like something out of a horror movie’: At least 6 dead and communities decimated in Maui wildfires

August 9, 2023 4:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Holly Yan, Christina Maxouris, Amanda Jackson and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — At least six people have died in the wildfires that are ravaging…

Gunmen attack police guarding polio team in northwest Pakistan and kill 1 officer

August 9, 2023 4:50 AM Associated Press

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say gunmen have attacked police officers providing security for polio vaccination workers during a door-to-door…

Explosion at plant near Moscow injures at least 60

August 9, 2023 4:44 AM CNN Newsource

By Uliana Pavlova and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — At least 60 people were injured and eight remain unaccounted for following an explosion at an…

The world’s biggest law firm is splitting off its business in China

August 9, 2023 4:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Dentons, the world’s biggest law firm by number of employees, is distancing itself from its business…

Vacharaesorn, uno de los distanciados hijos del rey de Tailandia, regresó sorpresivamente al país después de 27 años

August 9, 2023 4:38 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El segundo hijo mayor del rey Maha de Tailandia, que ha vivido distanciado de la familia real durante años,…

New variant EG.5 is on the rise as Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations go up

August 9, 2023 4:33 AM CNN Newsource

By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — There’s a new coronavirus variant topping the leaderboard in the United States: EG.5. Nationally, EG.5 is…

Hip-hop and justice: Culture carries the spirit of protest, 50 years and counting

August 9, 2023 4:31 AM Associated Press

By AARON MORRISON AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hip-hop has been an integral part of social and racial justice movements. It’s also been…

A 3-month-old died after he was left unattended in a vehicle in Houston

August 9, 2023 4:29 AM CNN Newsource

By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Houston police are investigating the death of a 3-month-old after he was left inside a vehicle on a sweltering…

A 3-month-old died after he was left unattended in a vehicle in Houston

August 9, 2023 4:29 AM CNN

KTRK By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Houston police are investigating the death of a 3-month-old after he was left inside a vehicle on a…

Women battle misogyny to send hip-hop spinning in a new direction

August 9, 2023 4:27 AM Associated Press

By SHAR0N JOHNSON and NARDOS HAILE Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Rasheeda Frost’s decades-long relationship with hip-hop started in 1981. She…

Cuatro familiares fueron a almorzar. Tres murieron con síntomas de intoxicación por hongos de la muerte en Australia

August 9, 2023 4:25 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una comida con supuestos hongos de la muerte servidos en un almuerzo familiar a fines de julio está en el…

The NBA has been playing to a hip-hop beat for nearly 50 years

August 9, 2023 4:19 AM Associated Press

By KYLE HIGHTOWER AND ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writers From his booth at the corner of the court, Miami Heat disc jockey M Dot has a front-row look at…

How hip-hop went from being shunned by big business to multimillion-dollar collabs

August 9, 2023 4:13 AM Associated Press

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The signs of hip-hop’s influence are everywhere — from Pharrell Williams becoming Louis…

Los hijos del sospechoso de los asesinatos de Gilgo Beach son “testigos inocentes… atrapados en un infierno”, dice su abogado

August 9, 2023 4:10 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Los hijos adultos del hombre acusado de homicidio en los asesinatos de Gilgo Beach en Nueva York son…

Hip-hop was born in the Bronx amid poverty, despair. 50 years later, there’s pride, still hard times

August 9, 2023 4:09 AM Associated Press

By NOREEN NASIR Associated Press BRONX, NEW YORK (AP) — Before it was a global movement, it was simply an expression of life and struggle: a…

Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way

August 9, 2023 4:01 AM Associated Press

By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It was born in the break, all those decades ago — that moment when a song’s vocals…

Biden tries to bolster his climate credentials as activists push for more urgency

August 9, 2023 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak, Arlette Saenz and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is traveling west this week on a mission to ramp up excitement…

Georgia is now the only state with work requirements in Medicaid

August 9, 2023 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Georgia is now the only state in the US to implement work requirements in its Medicaid program – a feat many…

Las 5 cosas que debes saber este 9 de agosto: ¿puede ser condenado a muerte Daniel Sancho?

August 9, 2023 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

CNNEspañol sjv Muere Bryan Randall, pareja de Sandra Bullock, a los 57 años. AMLO dice que hay una campaña difamatoria contra los libros de texto.…

Resumen de noticias de la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania del 9 de agosto de 2023

August 9, 2023 3:54 AM CNN Newsource

Un vecino le disparó a una niña de 9 años frente a su padre después de comprar helado y andar en su scooter, dice documento legal

August 9, 2023 3:53 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una niña de 9 años recibió un disparo mortal frente a su casa en Chicago por parte de su vecino, quien…

China’s property crisis deepens as another huge developer risks default

August 9, 2023 3:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Investor confidence in China’s troubled property sector has been rocked again this week by reports that…

41 dead in migrant shipwreck according to 4 survivors who set off from Tunisia

August 9, 2023 3:27 AM Associated Press

By NICOLE WINFIELD, RENATA BRITO and FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Forty-one people are believed dead after a migrant boat…

On eve of Hall of Fame induction, Dirk Nowitzki says daughter is ‘mostly embarrassed’ about ‘hoopla’ around him

August 9, 2023 3:27 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — On the eve of his Hall of Fame induction, NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki has said that his daughter is “mostly…

ANÁLISIS | Por qué una ofensiva ucraniana estancada podría representar un gran problema político para Zelensky en EE.UU.

August 9, 2023 3:21 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una de las mayores tragedias de Ucrania en su ofensiva crítica que, hasta ahora, no ha logrado cumplir con…

Profit at Japan’s Honda doubles on healthy global auto and motorcycle sales

August 9, 2023 3:21 AM Associated Press

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda says its April-June profit more than doubled on healthy sales of its motorcycles and cars,…

India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi condemns the Modi government over violence in Manipur

August 9, 2023 3:17 AM Associated Press

By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has strongly condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s…

‘Enjoy the little things’: Aaron Rodgers imparts wisdom during New York Jets training camp

August 9, 2023 3:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers has been one of the most talked about NFL stars in recent years and fans have now gotten a glimpse…

Nearly 100 Croatian soccer fans face murder, gang-related charges in Greece after deadly violence

August 9, 2023 3:06 AM Associated Press

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and LEFTERIS PITARAKIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Nearly 100 Croatian soccer fans have appeared in an Athens court…

Sri Lankan president vows to strengthen provincial governments to share power with Tamil minority

August 9, 2023 3:00 AM Associated Press

By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president says he will strengthen provincial governments to meet…

Dam in Norway partially bursts after days of heavy rain, flooding and evacuations

August 9, 2023 2:58 AM Associated Press

By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A dam in southern Norway partially burst after days of heavy rain that triggered…

Why airplane passengers enter cell phone ‘dead zones’

August 9, 2023 2:53 AM CNN Newsource

Cell phones are not allowed to be used while on a plane because they can interfere with the airplane’s navigation instruments and cause various…

Miss Universe Indonesia contestants claim they were subjected to topless ‘body checks’

August 9, 2023 2:40 AM CNN Newsource

By Heather Chen, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Six finalists in this year’s Miss Universe Indonesia beauty pageant have lodged police complaints…

Amazon nations fail to agree on a common goal to end deforestation

August 9, 2023 2:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Tatiana Arias and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Eight South American countries failed to agree on a common goal to save the critically vulnerable…

Caroline Wozniacki makes winning return to tennis after three-year absence

August 9, 2023 2:31 AM CNN Newsource

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki won her first competitive tennis match in three-and-a-half years on…

3 dead in a Russian attack on a Ukrainian city while a blast near Moscow kills 1 and wounds dozens

August 9, 2023 2:26 AM Associated Press

By DASHA LITVINOVA and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Russian rocket attack on Wednesday killed three people and wounded…

11 killed in fire at French vacation home hosting people with disabilities

August 9, 2023 2:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Pierre Bairin and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Paris (CNN) — Eleven people were killed when a fire tore through a pair of attached vacation homes…

Fire at French vacation home for adults with disabilities leaves 11 dead

August 9, 2023 2:20 AM Associated Press

By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Eleven people have died after a fire ripped through a vacation home for adults with disabilities in…

Es probable que la fiscal de distrito del condado de Fulton presente su caso contra Trump ante el jurado investigador la próxima semana

August 9, 2023 2:20 AM CNN Newsource

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La fiscal de distrito del área de Atlanta que investiga al expresidente Donald Trump y sus aliados ha reunido testigos…

Nagasaki marks 78th anniversary of atomic bombing with mayor urging world to abolish nuclear weapons

August 9, 2023 2:03 AM Associated Press

By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Nagasaki marked the 78th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city Wednesday with the…

¿Quién es alias Otoniel? Lo que sabemos del “narcotraficante más buscado” de Colombia que empezó a delinquir a los 16 años

August 9, 2023 1:41 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Dairo Antonio Úsuga era uno de los hombres más buscados en Colombia hasta su captura en octubre…

Bahrain prison inmates are on hunger strike, the latest sign of simmering unrest in island kingdom

August 9, 2023 1:40 AM Associated Press

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Inmates at a Bahrain prison are on a hunger strike over conditions there.…

Sony’s profits drop as it warns of the impact from US movie strikes

August 9, 2023 1:27 AM Associated Press

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Sony’s profits between April and June slipped 17%, as worries grew about revenue damage from a…

Niger’s ousted president is said to be running low on food under house arrest, 2 weeks after coup

August 9, 2023 1:22 AM Associated Press

By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s deposed president is running out of food and under increasingly dire conditions…

Austin-area wildfire has destroyed an apartment building and damaged at least 3 others

August 9, 2023 1:12 AM CNN Newsource

By Joe Sutton and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — A brush fire burning in an Austin, Texas, suburb has destroyed one apartment building, damaged…

British Museum agrees to pay translator whose work it used without permission

August 9, 2023 1:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — A translator whose work was used by the British Museum without her permission won a victory this week after…

World Bank says no new funding to Uganda over anti-gay law

August 9, 2023 1:02 AM Associated Press

By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The World Bank says it will not consider new loans to Uganda after the East African…

China slips into deflation as consumer prices fall for the first time in more than two years

August 9, 2023 12:57 AM CNN Newsource

By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The Chinese economy has slipped into deflation, with consumer prices falling for the first time in more than…

Fourth person charged in connection with brawl at Montgomery riverfront dock

August 9, 2023 12:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Alta Spells, Nouran Salahieh, Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A fourth person has been charged in connection with…

Las autoridades investigan 30 vehículos hallados sumergidos en un lago del sur de Florida

August 9, 2023 12:01 AM CNN Newsource

Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un equipo de búsqueda submarina que se especializa en casos sin resolver de personas desaparecidas descubrió…