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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope has captured a unique perspective of the universe, including never-before-seen galaxies that glitter like diamonds in the cosmos. The new image, shared on Wednesday as part of a study published in the Astronomical Journal, was taken as part of the Prime Extragalactic Areas for Reionization and
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mose Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) Board of Directors approved the transfer of more than $1.5 million in additional funding for Flint residents through its Water Residential Assistance Program (WRAP). WRAP is a two-year program that aids eligible households through water
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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The chief executive of South Africa’s troubled power utility Eskom has resigned amid high levels of nationwide power blackouts of up to 10 hours daily. The resignation of Andre de Ruyter comes amid pressure from the public as Eskom has failed to keep the lights on, plunging
Continue ReadingBy CBSLA STAFF Click here for updates on this story HUNTINGTON BEACH, California (KCAL, KCBS) — The Huntington Beach Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the person or persons who have been shooting arrows in residential areas of the city over the last two weeks. Tuesday, officers said the arrows have
Continue ReadingBy Amy Cassidy More than 120 people have died in the Congolese capital of Kinshasa after torrential rains caused severe flooding in the city, according to a government statement issued Wednesday. The rainfall began on Monday and continued through Tuesday, it said. Severe damage could be seen in video obtained by news agency Reuters, with
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By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The man accused of attacking the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there was “evil in Washington” and he was looking to harm Pelosi because she is second in line for the presidency, a San Francisco police investigator testified Wednesday.
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN Humans’ ability to walk upright on two legs may have evolved in trees, rather than on the ground, according to scientists studying wild chimpanzees in Tanzania. This contradicts the widely accepted theory that prehistoric human relatives evolved to walk on two legs because they lived in an open savanna environment, according
Continue ReadingBy David Schuman Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — The holiday spirit came to a Minneapolis automotive mechanic school Tuesday, when a dozen moms in need got free cars. Destiny Hill from St. Paul was one of the 12 single, working mothers chosen through the Newgate School’s Wheels for Women Program.
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La Reserva Federal aprobó este miércoles un aumento de las tasas de interés de medio punto, un incremento menor al de los últimos meses y un reconocimiento de que la inflación por fin está cediendo. El aumento representa un cambio para la Fed tras un año sin precedentes que incluyó siete
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Along Florida’s East Coast, threatened manatees are fed and offered supplies through an unprecedented program that tackles the recurring, pollution-related starvation crisis, wildlife officials said Wednesday. With winter approaching and water temperatures dropping, a program that feeds lettuce to the marine mammals at a warm-water
Continue ReadingBy George Castle Click here for updates on this story LANSING, Michigan (WNEM) — A man who was the first person to be convicted in the ongoing Boy Scouts of America (BSA) investigation has been sentenced to at least 12 years in prison, according to Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel. Mark Chapman, 51, of New
Continue ReadingBy Eliza Mackintosh, CNN The son of an Ethiopian chemistry professor who was killed during unrest in the country last year has filed a lawsuit against Meta, Facebook’s parent company, alleging that the social media platform is fueling viral hate and violence, harming people across eastern and southern Africa. Abrham Meareg Amare claims in the
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn With the implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX dominating the headlines, celebrities who hawked cryptocurrency are now finding themselves under fresh legal scrutiny. Tom Brady, Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow and baseball Hall-of-Famer David Ortiz are just some of the big names facing lawsuits from investors as the crypto world crumbles in the wake of
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Jennifer Korn With the implosion of Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX dominating the headlines, celebrities who hawked cryptocurrency are now finding themselves under fresh legal scrutiny. Tom Brady, Madonna, Gwyneth Paltrow and baseball Hall-of-Famer David Ortiz are just some of the big names facing lawsuits from investors as the crypto world crumbles in
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Annie Grayer, CNN The House select committee investigating the Capitol riot is dropping several of its pursuits for January 6-related phone records, according to court filings this week, as the panel winds down before it expires at the end of this year. The committee sent out dozens of subpoenas seeking call
Continue Reading HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Residents of a Southern California neighborhood have been finding arrows embedded in roofs and elsewhere on their properties, police said. The Huntington Beach Police Department said in social media posts that the arrows have been found in recent weeks in the southeast section of the city. “HBPD is concerned about
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NEW YORK (AP) — A unit of American International Group that played an outsized role in the 2008 global financial crises is nearing its official end. AIG said Wednesday that its Financial Products unit has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Bad bets on mortgages by the Financial Products unit knocked parent AIG off its
Continue Reading By SOPHIE AUSTIN and JANIE HAR Associated Press/Report for America OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — California’s committee to study reparations for African Americans was meeting in Oakland Wednesday to discuss what could be done to mitigate the generational harm of slavery and discrimination, and who would receive possible payments. The first-in-the-nation task force previously voted to
Continue ReadingBy Emma Lockhart Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KTVK) — President Joe Biden signed historic legislation Tuesday that ensures all states recognize same-sex and interracial marriages performed by other states. The legislation is a safety net for couples in case the Supreme Court takes up a case challenging the legality of
Continue ReadingBy Elliott Polakoff Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX, Arizona (KTVK) — Unless a federal appeals court steps in, a Trump-era policy on asylum seekers will expire. Title 42 was implemented during the pandemic as a way to quickly reject people seeking asylum to limit the spread of COVID-19. But now, some worry
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