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By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The president of the Dominican Republic has barred Haiti’s former interim prime minister from entering the country, a move that further heightens tensions between two nations that share the island of Hispaniola. The order against Claude Joseph that was signed Wednesday by Dominican
Continue ReadingBy JOAN MURRAY Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — To the sound of cheers from some in attendance, the Miami-Dade School Board voted Wednesday night to reject making October LGBTQ history month. Dozens of attendees were allowed to participate to voice their opinions on the matter, but the meeting grew
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By MICHAEL REZENDES and JASON DEAREN Associated Press A Utah lawmaker and prominent attorney for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints advised a church bishop not to report a confession of child sex abuse to authorities, a decision that allowed the abuse to continue for years, according to records filed in a lawsuit.
Continue Reading By MICHAEL REZENDES and JASON DEAREN Associated Press A Utah lawmaker and prominent attorney for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints advised a church bishop not to report a confession of child sex abuse to authorities, a decision that allowed the abuse to continue for years, according to records filed in a lawsuit.
Continue ReadingBy RYAN HUGHES, WAKISHA BAILEY Click here for updates on this story VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — Villanova students are being asked to take a good look at the picture of a man. Police say he may be on the prowl targeting unsuspecting women on campus. Villanova University says a man has committed crimes on campus
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By ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Homebuyers are regaining leverage at the negotiating table as the housing market slows, new data from Redfin shows. On average, U.S. homes purchased during a four-week period in August sold for less than the asking price. That hasn’t happened since at least March 2021, according
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Union Pacific Railroad confirmed the deaths of two employees Thursday following a freight train collision with equipment on a siding east of Mecca. The deaths and derailment of 7 train cars happened at approximately 3:00 a.m. north of Bombay Beach on the north shore of the Salton Sea, according to a Union Pacific spokesman Mike Jaixen.
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in afternoon trading after big swings between gains and losses earlier, but major indexes remained in the green for the week. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% as of 12:27 p.m. Eastern. The benchmark index is holding on to a 0.8% gain for
Continue ReadingBy Rafy Rivera and Melissa Alonso, CNN Attorneys for Ricky Martin on Wednesday filed a civil lawsuit in a San Juan, Puerto Rico court against his nephew Dennis Yadiel Sánchez, alleging extortion, malicious persecution, abuse of rights, and damages. Martin’s lawsuit follows a July legal battle in which a judge in San Juan issued a
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — El US Open 2022 llegó a sus últimos días de actividad y los partidos previos a la final serán dignos de Grand Slam. En la semifinal del cuadro femenino, este jueves tendremos a la francesa Caroline Garcia contra la tunecina Ons Jabeur, y a la polaca Iga Swiatek contra la bielorrusa
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN Business Rivian and Mercedes have signed a “memorandum of understanding” to work together on production of electric vans and to begin making them in Europe. Together, the companies will create a factory in Europe dedicated to producing electric vehicles. The companies will jointly invest in changing an existing Mercedes production site
Continue ReadingBy ALICE GAINER, DICK BRENNAN Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul said Wednesday masks are now optional for people on mass transit and in other settings. The MTA says only about 60% of riders were still wearing masks in the system anyway, and the MTA said the
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN Even taking it as a given that Disney’s animated classics will all receive live-action makeovers eventually, “Pinocchio” feels like an unnecessary exercise — a movie so flat that it never sparks to life, and barely feels as if it’s making the leap into a different medium. Tom Hanks and director
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Students at Dr. Carreon Jr. Academy resumed classes Thursday morning after a lockdown due to nearby police activity at the start of the school day. Three people in a Toyota Camry struck a wall and then jumped out of the vehicle at Avenue 48 and Arabia Street at 7:48 a.m., according to police spokesman Ben
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Movie theater chain AMC is a top pick for meme investors, but the stock hasn’t exactly turned out to be the feel good hit of this summer. Shares of AMC were trading around $18 just before the company decided to issue a new class of preferred shares to
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster and Evan Perez, CNN Former US Attorney Geoffrey Berman, a Donald Trump appointee who was later fired by the former President, says top Trump-era officials in the Justice Department pressured his office to “aid them politically,” The New York Times reported Thursday. “Throughout my tenure as U.S. attorney,” Berman writes in his
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN At a time when there is much discussion around politics and women’s rights, one of the most famous figures in both of those arenas is celebrating the courage of women. Hillary Clinton and her daughter Chelsea Clinton have teamed up with Apple TV+ for the eight-episode docuseries “Gutsy,” based on
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By Jamiel Lynch, Jason Hanna and Amir Vera, CNN The deadly Fairview Fire burning in Southern California has upended the lives of many Riverside County residents who said they felt blindsided by the flames that have been spreading rapidly since Monday. Norman Nielsen, 65, told CNN Thursday he and his wife were going to bed
Continue Reading By CNN Staff Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II has died at Balmoral Castle in Scotland, Buckingham Palace said on Thursday. She was 96. The Queen became the sixth female to ascend to the British throne in February 1952, after the death of her father, King George VI. She was the longest-reigning monarch in British history, serving
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time the Federal Reserve faced inflation as high as it is now, in the early 1980s, it jacked up interest rates to double-digit levels — and in the process caused a deep recession and sharply higher unemployment. On Thursday, Chair Jerome Powell suggested that
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