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By Marlee Ginter Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KOVR) — From migrant farmworker to NASA astronaut, Stockton native José Hernández gets a school named after him along with an Amazon-produced biopic. José Hernández believes speaking to the youth will inspire them to chase their dreams. “It gives them hope. It gives
Continue ReadingBy Peter Salter Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — He was somewhere north of Raymond when the realization kicked in. Alex McKiernan was off course. He’d started his day at 6 a.m. with roughly 1,000 other cyclists competing in the 150-mile Gravel Worlds race on the dusty, rocky
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By The Associated Press Here’s a collection curated by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists of what’s arriving on TV, streaming services and music platforms this week. MOVIES — A race between two “Pinocchio” films begins with Robert Zemeckis’ adaptation ahead of Guillermo del Toro’s by a nose. On Thursday, Zemeckis’ animated fantasy of the classic
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LONDON (AP) — Irish regulators are slapping Instagram with a big fine after an investigation found the social media platform mishandled teenagers’ personal data. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said Monday that it made a final decision last week to fine the company 405 million euros, or about $402 million. The full details won’t be released
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macamilarincon (CNN) –– Una jueza federal concedió la solicitud del expresidente Donald Trump de nombrar a un perito independiente para revisar los materiales que el FBI incautó de Mar-a-Lago el mes pasado. ANÁLISIS | Las jugadas legales de Trump ofrecen nuevas revelaciones y profundizan su riesgo político La decisión de la jueza Aileen Cannon, a
Continue ReadingBy: CNN Judge Aileen Cannon released a ruling on Monday responding to former President Donald Trump’s bid for a special master to review evidence the FBI seized at his Mar-a-Lago resort last month. Read the judge’s ruling here: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it is sticking to its long-held plan of shutting down the country’s three remaining nuclear power plants this year. But it says it’s keeping the option of reactivating two of them in case of an energy shortage in the coming months. The announcement
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Marshall Cohen, Jeremy Herb and Holmes Lybrand, CNN A federal judge has granted former President Donald Trump’s request to appoint a “special master” to review materials that the FBI seized from Mar-a-Lago last month. The decision, from Trump-appointed District Judge Aileen Cannon, is a significant victory for the former President, who has
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is calling for a sharp 10% reduction in the country’s energy use in coming weeks and months to avoid the risk of rationing and cuts this winter. Macron’s remarks on Monday came amid tensions with supplier Russia over the war in Ukraine. Macron said a news conference that
Continue Reading By BERT WILKINSON Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s central bank says the South American country is likely to earn more than $1 billion this year from its production share of offshore oil exports. That’s more than it will garner from gold, bauxite, timber or any other sector. The small nation became an oil
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden has been celebrating Labor Day in Pittsburgh on-and-off for more than a decade, twice using the city’s parade as a testing ground while he contemplated a presidential run. When he returned to the city Monday, other races were front and center, including Pennsylvania’s increasingly nasty Senate contest. Yet
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Irish regulators are slapping Instagram with a big fine after an investigation found the social media platform mishandled teenagers’ personal data. Ireland’s Data Protection Commission said Monday that it made a final decision last week to fine the company 405 million euros, or about $402 million. The full details won’t be released
Continue ReadingBy KYW Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — One of the first all-girl private Muslim schools opens in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood. Thirty girls will be the first students of the Khadijah Bint Khuwalid Islamic STEM Academy for Girls. A couple, who worked in the Philadelphia School District, say they felt
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GALT, Calif. (AP) — A twin-engine plane crashed in an orchard in Sacramento County on Sunday, killing two men on board, authorities said. The Beechcraft Baron 58 went down shortly before 9 a.m. Sunday in a marshy area at an almond orchard near Galt, south of Sacramento, authorities said. Firefighters had to wade and swim
Continue ReadingBy Lee Peck Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — “When I was a little girl, people used to come here to this park and throw coins in it and make wishes,” said Erica Watson. If Erica and her 15-year-old son Devin Smith had one wish, it would be for Devin
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story VERNON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A former firefighter was sentenced to 25 years in prison for multiple sexual assaults that happened in Manchester and Vernon. Angelo Alleano, 49, of Vernon, was sentenced last week on four counts of first-degree sexual assault. The Tolland State’s Attorney announced
Continue Reading Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Chile rechazó el borrador de la nueva Constitución redactada por la Convención Constitucional y apoyada por el gobierno del presidente Boric: el 62% de los electores votaron en contra en el plebiscito “de salida” para el proceso iniciado en 2019, cuando en medio de un “estallido social”, los partidos políticos
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN A federal court in California has dismissed a lawsuit alleging that the cover artwork of rock band Nirvana’s 1991 album “Nevermind” constituted child pornography. Spencer Elden, 31, who appeared naked on the album cover as a baby, sued the band over alleged “commercial child sexual exploitation.” However, his lawsuit was dismissed
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukraine’s prime minister is urging the European Union to stand firm against Russian energy “blackmail” ahead of winter. Denys Shmyhal is also appealing for more weapons, including aircraft, even as EU armament stocks run low. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday that the EU will
Continue Reading By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s ousted premier broadened his fight with the government in an overnight speech accusing officials of delaying snap elections to control who serves as the next army chief. The claim drew condemnation from the government and the military on Monday. It was the first time Khan, who
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