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Month: October 2024

Ticketmaster customers reporting fraudulent transfer of concert tickets to unknown accounts

By Rob McMillan Click here for updates on this story     LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A San Diego woman is claiming that tickets she purchased through Ticketmaster for an upcoming concert have been fraudulently transferred to someone she doesn’t even know. It’s a problem that multiple concertgoers who’ve reached out to Eyewitness News say has happened

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Milei vetó la ley de financiamiento universitario aprobada luego de la movilización masiva al Congreso en Argentina

Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei, vetó la ley de financiamiento universitario por considerar que no “contempla el impacto fiscal de la medida ni tampoco determina la fuente de su financiamiento”, según el decreto publicado este miércoles por la Presidencia de Argentina. La decisión del Ejecutivo fue tomada luego de

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Child dies from bus crash incident

By Richard Bourne Click here for updates on this story     MADISON, Mississippi (WAPT) — A child riding a bicycle in Madison has died after being struck by a bus. It happened after 4 p.m. on Wednesday at Cobblestone Drive and Rockwood Drive, police said. According to Madison police, the injured 8-year-old girl was taken to

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Fire engulfs school bus, no kids on board

By Kalea Gunderson Click here for updates on this story     PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A school bus caught fire in Pittsburgh’s East Hills neighborhood Wednesday afternoon. The fire happened near Sunrise Avenue and Fairlawn Street just after 3 p.m. A Pittsburgh Public Schools spokesperson said that the bus had been dropping off students from Westinghouse

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Cambodian maid is arrested and deported by Malaysia for criticizing Cambodia leaders on social media

Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian woman who worked as a maid in Malaysia has been arrested and deported to her homeland for comments she posted on social media criticizing Cambodian government leaders. Cambodia’s prison department confirmed reports that Nuon Toeun was arrested last week by Malaysian authorities following a request from

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A gang in Haiti has killed more than 20 and injured dozens after raiding a small town, official says

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gang members have attacked a small town in central Haiti and killed killing more than 20 people, including children, according to a human rights group. At least 50 others were injured. Government prosecutor Venson François called it a “massacre” in an interview Thursday with Radio Caraïbes. Dozens of people crowded around

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Brian Walshe’s defense seeks files from Karen Read, Sandra Birchmore cases

By David Bienick and Veronica Haynes Click here for updates on this story     COHASSET, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Brian Walshe’s defense team is questioning the impartiality of the investigation that led to him being accused of killing and dismembering his wife, Ana Walshe, and is asking for documents from two other high-profile Massachusetts murder cases. Brian

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A new initiative will allow UK deaf audiences to see captioned films before general release

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Deaf audiences are being prioritized at U.K. cinemas. Paramount Pictures UK will be showing their movies with captions the day before general release, meaning deaf and hard of hearing cinemagoers across the country will be able to watch them first. The distributor is starting with the robot animation “Transformers One”

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Fat Bear Week Kicks Off

KATMAI NATIONAL PARK, AK – The 2024 Fat Bear Week Contest started this week. Every fall, people can vote for their favorite bear online. Fans can also watch bears catch salmon at Katmai’s Brooks Falls on live webcams. Voting on the 10th annual fat bear contest started Wednesday in a single-elimination format in head to

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Dallas senior living center employees experience life as a dementia patient through groundbreaking simulator

By Dawn White Click here for updates on this story     DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — About 55 million people worldwide live with dementia, and six million people in the United States have Alzheimer’s disease, according to the World Health Organization. Hundreds of employees at a North Texas senior living center are getting to experience what it’s

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EU is taking Hungary to court. It says a law targeting foreign influence really targets basic rights

BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission is taking Hungary’s right-wing government to court over laws that could allow the authorities to investigate and prosecute people accused of undermining the country’s sovereignty. The “sovereignty protection act″ took effect in December. It created a government authority with the power to gather information on any groups or individuals

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Melania Trump confirms support for abortion rights in new video, putting her at odds with husband’s position

By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former first lady Melania Trump said in a new video posted Thursday that she believes there is “no room for compromise” when it comes to a woman’s “individual freedom,” after The Guardian reported excerpts from her forthcoming book in which she says she supports abortion rights “free from any

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Influential prophesizing pastors believe reelecting Trump is a win in the war of angels and demons

Associated Press COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Thousands sang, cheered and prayed as multiple preachers declared Donald Trump to be God’s favored candidate to defeat what one called the “forces of darkness.” Headliners denounced Democrat Kamala Harris — Trump’s campaign rival — as influenced by demons and the spirit of the wicked biblical queen Jezebel.

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2 Swedish teens are held in custody over blasts near Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen

Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Two Swedish teenagers have been jailed in pre-trial detention in connection with two predawn explosions in the vicinity of the Israeli Embassy in Copenhagen a day earlier. Prosecutors said investigators were establishing “whether the motive could be a terror attack.” No one was injured in the blasts on early

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Construction of world’s tallest skyscraper resumes after years-long hiatus

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Construction of Saudi Arabia’s kilometer-high Jeddah Tower, which will become the world’s tallest skyscraper upon completion, has resumed almost seven years after work ground to a halt amid a kingdom-wide anti-corruption purge. At a ceremony held on the site Wednesday, the development consortium behind the project, Jeddah Economic Company

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Pence and Trump’s frayed relationship leading up to Jan. 6 insurrection on full display in latest special counsel filing

CNN By Jack Forrest, Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence’s role in certifying Joe Biden’s 2020 election win over Donald Trump and his repeated refusals to help the former president overturn the results, was under a microscope in special counsel Jack Smith’s detailed court filing Wednesday.

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Dutch government blames a ‘state actor’ for hacking a police network

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government believes that a cyberattack that accessed work-related contact details of all Dutch police officers was almost certainly carried out by hackers working for a foreign government. Justice and Security Minister David van Weel says in a letter to lawmakers published Wednesday night that Dutch intelligence agencies “consider

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Vietnam condemns China for assault on its fishermen in the disputed South China Sea

Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Vietnam has condemned China, saying that Chinese law enforcement personnel assaulted 10 Vietnamese fishermen, damaged their fishing gear and seized about 4 tons of fish catch near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea. The fishermen first reported the assault near the Chinese-controlled islands by radio on

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Albanian opposition MPs try to disrupt Parliament to protest a colleague’s imprisonment

Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers have protested in Parliament, burning effigies and clashing with bodyguards, after one of their colleagues was convicted of slander and imprisoned. The conservative Democrat lawmakers, who had called for a boycott of Thursday’s session, tried to block their colleagues from the governing Socialist Party from entering

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Una semana después de que Helene azotara el sureste, los cortes de electricidad, la escasez de agua y las carreteras intransitables dificultan la recuperación

Julia Hernández (CNN) — Hace una semana, Helene se abalanzaba sobre Florida, azotando ciudades y pueblos de la costa del Golfo, mientras millones de personas situadas en la trayectoria prevista del huracán se enfrentaban a lluvias que precedían a más lluvias aún. Los meteorólogos advirtieron de impactos que se sentirían tierra adentro. En el sureste,

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Un desertor norcoreano que luchaba en Corea del Sur robó un autobús e intentó cruzar la frontera en auto, dice la Policía

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Un desertor norcoreano que escapó al Sur hace más de una década fue detenido después de intentar regresar a Corea del Norte en un autobús robado, dijo la Policía. El hombre condujo unos 800 metros por el puente Tongil, el último puesto de control fronterizo donde los civiles pueden pasar sin

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Dutch airline KLM plans ‘painful’ cost-cutting to combat high costs and staff shortages

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch airline KLM has announced a “painful” round of cost-cutting and other measures. They aim to boost the carrier’s finances as it continues to recover from the COVID pandemic that grounded planes worldwide. CEO Marjan Rintel said Thursday that KLM, along with many other airlines, “is suffering from high costs

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Israel extends evacuation warnings in Lebanon, signaling a wider offensive

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military on Thursday warned people to evacuate communities in southern Lebanon that are outside a U.N.-declared buffer zone, signaling that it may widen a ground operation launched earlier this week against the Hezbollah militant group. Meanwhile, Israeli forces said they had struck around 200 Hezbollah targets across Lebanon,

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Harris campaigns with Liz Cheney at the GOP’s birthplace while Trump rallies in Michigan

Associated Press RIPON, Wis. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris rallied with Republican Liz Cheney in the birthplace of the modern Republican Party on Thursday as the pair delivered a double-barreled denunciation of GOP nominee Donald Trump as a dire threat to democracy. With some people hoisting signs “Country over Party,” Harris told the crowd

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ANÁLISIS | Las sorpresas de octubre se acumulan, pero una carrera a cara o cruz parece inmune a los sobresaltos

Julia Hernández (CNN) — Las sorpresas de octubre se suceden a un ritmo vertiginoso. Pero la cuestión es si las graves crisis nacionales e internacionales pueden romper el empate entre Donald Trump y Kamala Harris en unas elecciones que ya han estado marcadas por una gran agitación. La Casa Blanca está lidiando con tres desafíos

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Georgian parliament speaker signs anti-LGBTQ law after president refuses to sign it

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The speaker of the Georgian parliament has signed into a law a bill that severely curtails LGBTQ+ rights in the country and mirrors legislation adopted in neighboring Russia. Shalva Papuashvili, the parliament speaker, wrote on social media that the legislation does “not reflect current, temporary, changing ideas and ideologies, but is

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World ski body and UN weather agency team up to help winter sports plan for climate change

GENEVA (AP) — Winter sports are facing a long-time crisis because of climate change and the International Ski and Snowboard Federation has teamed up with the United Nations weather agency. It’s an initial five-year partnership between FIS and the World Meteorological Organization. It aims to help national ski federations, venues and race organizers better understand

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Aclaman como “héroe” a un superviviente del festival de música del 7 de octubre, tras enfrentarse a los autores del atentado de Tel Aviv

Julia Hernández (CNN) — Un reservista israelí que sobrevivió a la masacre del festival Nova fue recibido como “héroe” por el ministro de Seguridad de Israel, por enfrentarse a dos pistoleros responsables del tiroteo y apuñalamiento del martes en Tel Aviv. Siete personas murieron y 16 resultaron heridas en el ataque perpetrado en el bulevar

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Concern grows for detained journalist awarded by US for exposing online scam centers

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — International concern is growing over the arrest of a prominent Cambodian journalist who helped expose human trafficking fueling online scam centers, with several governments and rights groups calling for his immediate release. Mech Dara was arrested Monday by Cambodian police and charged with incitement “to provoke serious social chaos”

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Trump dice que revocaría el Estatus de Protección Temporal para inmigrantes haitianos en Springfield si es elegido

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump dijo este miércoles que revocaría el Estatus de Protección Temporal para los inmigrantes haitianos en Springfield, Ohio, y los deportaría si es reelegido en noviembre. “Hay que sacar a la gente y traerla de vuelta a su propio país. En mi opinión, eso no es legal”, dijo

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Palestinian, Filipino and Mozambican activists and a London research agency given human rights award

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The Right Livelihood Award has been given to activists from the Palestinian territories, the Philippines and Mozambique as well as to a U.K. research agency for making “a profound impact on their communities.” The foundation behind the award credited the recipients’ commitment to speaking against oppression and exploitation while strictly adhering to

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