Month: September 2023

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     ROCKLAND COUNTY, New York (WABC) — The love and friendship of three friends has lasted a lifetime, and at 100 years old, that’s a lot of love to share. Three centenarians don’t get to meet up often, but when they do, they have plenty stories

macamilarincon (CNN) –– La película de Taylor Swift sobre “Eras Tour” está batiendo récords en los cines cuando aún falta más de un mes para su estreno el 13 de octubre. AMC Theatres dijo este viernes que la producción “rompió récords de ingresos por venta anticipada de boletos en un solo día”, con 26 millones

Sofía Benavides (CNN) —  El Consejo Superior de Deportes de España (CSD) solicitará al Tribunal Administrativo del Deporte que suspenda temporalmente a Luis Rubiales de sus funciones hasta que se resuelva la investigación que lo involucra, dijo el ministro de Cultura y Deporte, Miquel Iceta. Las faltas de Rubiales fueron calificadas de “muy graves” porque

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities have declared newspaper editor Dmitry Muratov to be a foreign agent, continuing the country’s moves to suppress critics and independent reporting. Muratov is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Russian law allows for individuals and organizations receiving funding from abroad to be declared foreign agents, a pejorative term that potentially undermines

ATLANTA (AP) — Five people were stabbed, one fatally, during a dispute among men being held at an overcrowded jail in Atlanta that is already the subject of a federal civil rights investigation, authorities said Friday. Dayvion Blake, 23, was pronounced dead around 3:30 p.m. Thursday after the stabbings at the Fulton County Jail, the

By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — The head of the Organization of American States’ election observation mission to Guatemala has told the regional body that actions taken by Guatemala’s justice system against the Seed Movement party of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo appear to be aimed at preventing him from taking power. Eladio

By Matthew Keck Click here for updates on this story     LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (WLKY) — Two inmates at Louisville Metro Department of Corrections are facing new charges after police say they were caught on camera assaulting another inmate. Malik Jenkins and Zahva Parr are being charged with assaulting Edward Sark, the man who is charged with

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — A Central Florida hunting guide said he and his team caught what could be the second heaviest alligator ever harvested in the state. On Friday, Kevin Brotz and his group captured a gator that weighed 920 pounds and measured 13 feet

By Maddie Talancich Click here for updates on this story     NEW ORLEANS (WDSU) — Tulane is preparing for its season opener against South Alabama and there’s already a fierce debate happening on social media between fans. The Jaguars debuted their game day uniforms and the helmets sparked controversy. The back of the helmet for the

By Lisa Robinson Click here for updates on this story     BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — One Baltimore group is working with schools to lift barriers keeping students from maintaining their education. The idea is to find out what is going on in a student’s life that’s preventing them from thriving and going to school. Aaris Johnson

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Julián Castro, former Housing and Urban Development secretary and 2020 presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: September 16, 1974 Birth place: San Antonio, Texas Birth name: Julián Castro Father: Jesse Guzman, political activist and educator Mother: Maria “Rosie” del Rosario Castro, political activist

By Jonathan Ayestas Click here for updates on this story     MODESTO, California (KCRA) — Days after Stanislaus County officials warned parents of three attempted kidnappings near an elementary school, they warned of another encounter involving an adult trying to talk to kids, this time much closer to campus. Last week, there were three attempted lurings

By Jonathan Greco Click here for updates on this story     OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — A 19-year-old man charged after animals were killed at an Oklahoma City pet store entered a guilty plea and will be sentenced at the beginning of next year. Online records show that Christopher Jameson must complete an in-custody regimented inmate discipline

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A one-time leader in the Proud Boys far-right extremist group was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, tying the record for the longest sentence in the attack. Ethan Nordean was one of five members

Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are trying to read the tea leaves after the first GOP primary debate. Former President Donald Trump, the current Republican frontrunner who is contending with four indictments, skipped the debate entirely. And with a dozen other candidates still vying for the GOP nomination, political pundits are trying

CNN Opinion by Julian Zelizer, CNN (CNN) — Republicans are trying to read the tea leaves after the first GOP primary debate. Former President Donald Trump, the current Republican frontrunner who is contending with four indictments, skipped the debate entirely. And with a dozen other candidates still vying for the GOP nomination, political pundits are

By Radina Gigova, Patrick Sung and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Spain’s under-fire soccer chief Luis Rubiales remained defiant Friday, saying he made “some obvious mistakes” but had been treated unfairly over his unwanted kiss with a star player. Rubiales has been under mounting pressure to resign after kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips following

By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A new crater has appeared on the moon, and it was likely created when Russia’s uncrewed Luna 25 mission crashed into the lunar surface. Images taken by NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter and released by the agency on Thursday reveal the fresh crater. The Luna 25 spacecraft, Russia’s first lunar

CNN By Kristina Sgueglia and Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Newly released police body camera footage shows an officer firing through the windshield of a pregnant woman’s car after she was accused of shoplifting at a grocery store in a Columbus, Ohio, suburb last week. The woman, 21-year-old Ta’kiya Young – whose death her family

PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron says public school students won’t get past the door if they show up dressed in long robes mainly worn by Muslims. He says authorities will be “intractable” in enforcing a new ban on the garments when classes resume next week. French Education Minister Gabriel Attal announced four days

By Shea Smith Click here for updates on this story     BROKEN ARROW, Oklahoma (KJRH) — The start of the new school year is in full swing and students at teachers are getting back into the groove of the new semester. One local teacher has a new sidekick in her classroom. Ms. Jadyn Means is a

SAO PAULO (AP) — Officials in Brazil say an explosion at a metal factory in country’s most populous state has killed four people and seriously injured at least 30 others. Sao Paulo Gov. Tarcisio de Freitas says dozens of firefighters and rescue teams have been sent to the site of the explosion in the countryside

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man who was a teenager when he was sent to prison for life in a high-profile murder case — then released 18 years later when his sentence was commuted — has been charged with gun and drug felonies after police said they found a handgun

Opinion by Tess Taylor (CNN) — As we come to Labor Day, many of us have a small break — possibly to get one last trip to the beach, to rush to organize the next school year — and perhaps, to think about what work is, what rest is, how they interact, what we wish them to be

Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El miembro del grupo Proud Boy que atravesó una ventana del Capitolio de Estados Unidos con un escudo antidisturbios de la Policía el 6 de enero de 2021, permitiendo que la primera oleada de alborotadores irrumpiera en el edificio mientras los miembros del Congreso eran evacuados, fue sentenciado este viernes a

By CIARÁN GILES and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A Spanish government legal panel is opening a case against suspended soccer chief Luis Rubiales. Miquel Iceta, acting minister of culture and sport, announced the move. Rubiales has come in for a storm of criticism and calls for his resignation for kissing a player

By Kristina Sgueglia and Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Newly released police body camera footage shows an officer firing through the windshield of a pregnant woman’s car after she was accused of shoplifting at a grocery store in a Columbus, Ohio, suburb last week. The woman, 21-year-old Ta’kiya Young – whose death her family called

By Greg Wallace, CNN (CNN) — As an increasing number of passengers are acting out on crowded aircraft this summer, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg has an admonition for passengers. “If you’re onboard an airplane, do not get in the way of the flight crew,” he said Friday before boarding a flight at O’Hare International Airport

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Silicon Valley investors behind a secretive $800 million land-buying spree got off to a rocky start with the voters they need to build a green new city in Northern California. A former Goldman Sachs trader announced Thursday he is the founder of a group that wants

By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — With the deaths of the five blonde Lisbon sisters, the 1998 adaptation of Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel “The Virgin Suicides” from filmmaker Sofia Coppola told a tragic tale through gauzy, sunlit suburban scenes. Her characters in the movie, and her subsequent works including “Lost in Translation,” “Somewhere,” and the soon-to-be-released

By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Robinhood Markets has repurchased $605 million worth of shares that previously belonged to Sam Bankman-Fried, the disgraced crypto mogul, capping a contentious ownership dispute. Robinhood, which runs the popular commission-free stock trading app, said in regulatory filing Friday that it bought more than 55 million of its

SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Authorities say a passenger train in Chile has collided with a minibus, killing seven people and injuring several others. The accident took place at a railway crossing near the town of San Pedro de La Paz, some 500 kilometers (310 miles) south of the Chilean capital. Police Maj. Juan Francisco Carrasco

By AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Wildlife traffickers pleaded guilty this week in federal court in California to illegally importing endangered sea cucumbers — which are prized in China for food and medicine and as a reputed aphrodisiac — from Mexico. Zunyu Zhao and Xionwei Xiao were charged with conspiracy and illegal

By C.C. McCandless Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — The Clark County School District reported that a parent/guardian was arrested with a gun on one of its campuses today. According to a CCSD media release, the individual was in possession of a firearm at Desert Pines High School in

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Heavy rain and storms moved through Southern Nevada this morning, causing flooded streets and stuck cars during the morning commute. A Flood Watch is in effect from Friday morning until Saturday evening. Off and on heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms

By Holmes Lybrand and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Proud Boy who smashed through a window to the US Capitol with a police riot shield on January 6, 2021, allowing the first wave of rioters to storm the building as members of Congress were being evacuated was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison.

By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Clad in white shirts and carrying bouquets, children across Russia flocked back to school Friday, where the Kremlin’s narratives about the war in Ukraine and its confrontation with the West were taking an even more prominent spot than before. Students are expected each week to listen

By Nadine Schmidt Berlin (CNN) — A 98-year-old former Nazi concentration guard has been indicted on charges of aiding and abetting the murder of more than 3,300 people during the Holocaust, German authorities said on Friday. The man’s name was not made public by prosecutors, in accordance with German privacy laws. The public prosecutor in

By DOUG WILLIAMS Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — The woman injured when she was pushed onto the tracks at the Chambers Street subway station says she cannot afford surgery she now needs and that she’s afraid to take public transportation again. Xu Yanan, 34, moved from overseas and

By Web staff Click here for updates on this story     WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania (KYW) — More than 80 homeless pets that were rescued from Idalia will be available for adoption Friday. Wings of Rescue flew cats and dogs from the Tampa area to West Chester’s Brandywine Valley SPCA. They were already available for adoption in

By Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Shares in Europe’s largest carmaker Volkswagen and its French rival Renault dropped sharply Friday after UBS analysts recommended investors dump the stocks, citing the growing threat to their business from Chinese competitors. Volkswagen was down 4.4% in late afternoon trade in Europe and Renault 5.6% lower, while the

By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Labor Day weekend may mark the unofficial end to summer for many, but Mother Nature didn’t get the memo this year. Nearly 100 temperature records may fall this holiday weekend as parts of the central and eastern United States sizzle under heat that feels more like July than

By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and Nelly Furtado are keeping it going with new music. The three released a new single on Friday, titled “Keep Going Up,” It’s been 16 years since the trio collaborated on 2007’s “Give It to Me.” “It’s here ‘Keep Going Up’! Now available everywhere @timbaland @justintimberlake,”

By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — The Federal Trade Commission will allow pharmaceutical giant Amgen to move ahead with its acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics, averting a trial set for September. In a news release Friday, the US antitrust regulator said it accepted a proposal from Amgen that would allow the $27.8 billion deal

By Edward-Isaac Dovere and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The relationship between President Joe Biden’s White House and Eric Adams began breaking down in private months earlier than previously known – and long before the New York mayor started publicly blasting the president over the migrant crisis in his city. “There’s no leadership here,” Adams

By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An energy infrastructure project bigger than the Hoover Dam is how Hunter Armistead describes the $10 billion venture his company will be overseeing during the next three years. As the chief executive of one of the world’s largest wind and solar development companies, Armistead said

By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing knew its latest driver would be controversial, so much so that the team social media manager turned off the ability to comment on posts announcing the hiring. Juri Vips will make his return to racing following his use of a

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 85,000 highchairs sold at major retailers across North America are being recalled due to a fall hazard that has resulted in a handful of injuries, according to federal regulators. Toy and nursey product company TOMY International Inc. is recalling about 83,000 of its Boon Flair and Flair Elite Highchairs

By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) is expanding to 18 schools with the addition of Stanford, Southern Methodist University (SMU) and the University of California-Berkeley, after a vote by the conference’s board of directors on Friday. In a statement, the conference announced the schools would be members with full voting

By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press After the latest wave of legal rulings on restrictions for transgender people, a Texas ban on gender-affirming care for minors is in effect. But a law that could affect drag performers there is on hold. Court arguments were held for Friday in challenges to gender-affirming care bans in Florida, Kentucky

By GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Sixteen men and two women suspected of being part of a gang that robbed armored vans have been killed in a shootout with South African police in a rural northern region. The shooting happened Friday as officers approached a building where the gang was

By Mostafa Salem and Chris Liakos, CNN (CNN) — A French Moroccan national has died and another was detained by Algerian authorities after an incident off the coast of Algeria, according to a French diplomatic source. A family member who says he witnessed the incident told local Moroccan media that two men had been shot

By SUZIE SUH Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — Blind since birth, 9-year-old Grayson Roberts vowed to never let his diagnosis stop him from seeing the world. After enduring yet another surgery for his vision, one of dozens over the years, Roberts and his mother came up with the idea

By MIKE SULLIVAN Click here for updates on this story     BRAINTREE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — After spending nearly 80 years as a cobbler, a Braintree craftsman is hanging up his apron. He believes he’s one of the few remaining tradesmen in a dying profession. Vincenzo DiRado is 91 years old. He came to the United States

TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — More than 2,000 troops from a Russia-led security alliance have opened military exercises in parts of Belarus near the borders of NATO countries. The exercises of the Collective Security Treaty Organization include troops from Russia, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Armenia is also a member of the CSTO but did not

By Amy Woodyatt, CNN London (CNN) — The Great Fire of London in 1666, which razed 436 acres of the mostly-timber city and lasted for four days, was so devastating it secured its place in the history books. But a key part of this historic blaze, which destroyed 13,200 houses and 87 of the city’s

By Mark Thompson, CNN London (CNN) — Indian billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate has slammed what it described as “Soros-funded interests” after media outlets claimed the Adani Group had used complex and secretive offshore operations to boost its market value, citing documents obtained by a network of investigative journalists. The documents were unearthed by the non-profit

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to a Vietnam War-era Army pilot who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy. Biden will recognize Larry Taylor of Signal Mountain, Tennessee, at

By KEN MILLER Associated Press A federal judge has struck down a Texas law requiring age verification and health warnings to view pornographic websites and blocked the state attorney general’s office from enforcing it. In a ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge David Ezra agreed with claims that House Bill 1181, which was signed into law

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Hundreds of law enforcement agents are searching for a man convicted of murder in Pennsylvania for the fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend, a day after he escaped from a county jail. The search continued Friday for Danelo Cavalcante, who prosecutors say is an extremely dangerous person and is also wanted

By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — In a small courtyard at a school in Bucha, scene of some of the worst atrocities committed by Russian soldiers during the war, Ukrainian children gathered Friday to celebrate the first day of the new school year. First graders dressed in Ukrainian embroidered costume shirts known

By Eva Rothenberg (CNN) — Taylor Swift’s concert film has already broken theater records more than a month ahead of its October 13 release. AMC Theaters said Friday that the singer’s Eras Tour concert movie “shattered records for single-day advance ticket sales revenue,” with $26 million of tickets sold on Thursday. It beat the previous

By Olga Voitovych and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Kateryna Pylypenko prepared two backpacks for her youngest son’s first day of school on Friday. One with school supplies, and one for the bomb shelter. “The bag (for the shelter) will be kept in the classroom. We were told it should contain water, a

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — The full scope of Hurricane Idalia’s destruction is still coming into focus, but experts say one thing is clear: It could have been more like the damage wrought by Hurricane Ian had it hit anywhere else on the Florida coast. Idalia and Ian shared key characteristics: Both were major