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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida utility has been fined $500,000 and placed on three years’ probation for a 2017 deadly explosion at a coal-fired power plant that killed five workers. The U.S. Justice Department said in a news release Friday that Tampa Electric Co. also must adhere to a new safety compliance plan. The
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida utility has been fined $500,000 and placed on three years’ probation for a 2017 deadly explosion at a coal-fired power plant that killed five workers. The U.S. Justice Department said in a news release Friday that Tampa Electric Co. also must adhere to a new safety compliance plan. The
Continue Reading By MICHAEL TARM AP Legal Affairs Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A woman who says she was sexually abused hundreds of times by R. Kelly as a minor testified Friday that she agonized several years ago about whether to cooperate with federal investigators who were looking into child abuse allegations involving the singer, but she ultimately
Continue Reading By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. says it will give Ukraine 15 Scan Eagle surveillance drones, 40 mine-resistant vehicles, 2,000 anti-armor rounds and howitzer weapons to help Ukrainian forces regain territory and mount a counter-offensive against Russian invaders. A senior defense official says the new $775 million
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A disbarred South Carolina attorney charged with killing his wife and son has been indicted on another round of financial crimes. This time, prosecutors say 54-year-old Alex Murdaugh stole nearly $295,000 from the PMPED Law Firm founded by his prominent legal family a century ago. Prosecutors
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CNN Essay by Dana Bash, CNN In the weeks leading up to Chanukah last year, my then-10-year-old son told me that he thought he wanted a Jewish star necklace. It was a rather soft ask, so I quietly let it go. To be honest, I wasn’t sure how I felt about the idea of him
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Crews continued the cleanup in Joshua Tree National Park Friday after severe thunderstorms and flash flooding damaged roads and other infrastructure. “During the flash flood flood events, the water moves a lot of soil and gravel and bigger rocks, covers the road and makes the roads impassable,” said Acting Park Superintendent Frank Klein. “Flash flooding
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WATSONVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Three people and a dog were killed after two small planes collided in Northern California while trying to land at a rural airport, authorities said Friday. The names of those killed after their planes crashed Thursday at the Watsonville Municipal Airport will be released once their families have been notified, the
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Alejandra Ramos Londres (CNN) — La primera ministra de Finlandia, Sanna Marin, dijo este viernes que se sometió a una prueba de detección de drogas, después de que un video filtrado que la muestra de fiesta con amigos provocara críticas, según la emisora pública finlandesa YLE. “En los últimos días, han surgido acusaciones bastante graves
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– Enfermarse de covid-19 ya es lo suficientemente malo. Pero ¿qué pasa si eres una de las personas desafortunadas que además experimentan lo que se ha denominado covid-19 prolongado? Es una mezcla de síntomas que pueden presentarse meses, e incluso años, después de recuperarse del covid-19, según un nuevo estudio que incluyó a
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler and Holmes Lybrand, CNN El Shafee Elsheikh, a British ISIS fighter and member of the execution cell dubbed “the ISIS Beatles” because of their British accents, was sentenced to life in prison Friday for his role in the hostage-taking and deaths of four Americans and several others. Elsheikh was handed down eight
Continue ReadingBy Liz Kreutz Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Looking out across the San Francisco Bay, you might notice it’s looking a little murky. Experts say the reason is a potentially harmful algae bloom that’s spreading in waters throughout the Bay Area. It’s called Heterosigma akashiwo and it’s what’s currently
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s state-owned energy company Gazprom says a key pipeline conveying natural gas to Europe will shut down for three days at the end of this month to undergo “routine maintenance.” In a statement Friday, Gazprom said the only operational turbine at a key compressor station along the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, which
Continue ReadingBy Regina Ahn Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — On Wednesday City of Las Vegas council members voted five to one in favor to go forward with demolishing Siegfried and Roy’s estate – located on the east side of Rainbow Boulevard near Rancho Drive 12 acres will be used
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Donovan, Joe Fisher, WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story WAKE COUNTY, North Carolina (WRAL) — One man is charged with murder and authorities said they expect more arrests linked to the shooting death of Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd. Arturo Marin-Sotelo, 29, of Oak Tree Drive in Apex, is charged
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — “Todos los uruguayos nacemos gritando gol y por eso hay tanto ruido en las maternidades, hay un estrépito tremendo”. Estas conocidas palabras de Eduardo Galeano resumen la cultura futbolística que ha hecho de un país de unos pocos millones de habitantes una verdadera cantera de estrellas. Pero no cuentan
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN Former supermodel Linda Evangelista has opened up about the mental health toll of her disfiguring cosmetic procedure, telling British Vogue that she struggled with depression and at one point even stopped eating. The 57-year-old also revealed she had been influenced by repeated TV commercials, saying she would have refused the fat-freezing treatment
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona voter initiative that would expand voting access and roll back tightened election laws passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature and signed by GOP Gov. Doug Ducey was teetering on the edge of failure Friday after a judge disqualified tens of thousands of signatures backers turned in
Continue ReadingBy Chuck Morris Click here for updates on this story MOUNT JULIET, Tennessee (WSMV) — Police said a suspect accused of burglary at Tractor Supply on Saturday was caught with the help of K9 Majlo. The suspect, a 16-year-old male from Antioch, was seen running away from Tractor Supply after the burglary alarm was set
Continue Reading DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — Death Valley National Park’s most popular sites will reopen to the public on Saturday, two weeks after massive flash-flooding, but the National Park Service cautioned visitors to expect delays and continuing road closures. Locations that will reopen include the Furnace Creek Visitor Center, Badwater Basin, Zabriskie Point, and
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