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By Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong’s High Court ruled on Wednesday that a decision by police to ban a Tiananmen square vigil last year was “unlawful,” thereby overturning an earlier conviction against jailed pro-democracy activist Chow Hang-tung, who helped organize the event. For three decades, Hong Kong has been the only place on Chinese-controlled soil
Continue ReadingBy Susan El Khoury Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A teenager taken into custody in connection to the murder of a St. Louis dad, was not supposed to be out on the streets, according to a police source. On Monday, 43-year-old Carlos Morton was shot and killed at
Continue ReadingCNN By Holly Yan, Monica Garrett and Robert Shackelford, CNN The deadly storm system that destroyed homes in the South was producing more tornadoes, freezing rain, treacherous travel and power outages Wednesday. At least two people were killed Tuesday in Louisiana as the system’s vicious winds tore through communities from Oklahoma to Texas to Mississippi.
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Monica Garrett and Robert Shackelford, CNN The deadly storm system that destroyed homes in the South was producing more tornadoes, freezing rain, treacherous travel and power outages Wednesday. At least two people were killed Tuesday in Louisiana as the system’s vicious winds tore through communities from Oklahoma to Texas to Mississippi. Another
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By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Whitebark pine trees can live more than 1,000 years, but in just two decades more than a quarter of the trees that are a key food source for some grizzly bears have been killed by disease, climate change, wildfires and voracious beetles, government officials said as
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By Matt Phillips, CNN Two police officers were shot and killed early Wednesday morning in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, officials said. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves identified the slain officers as Officer Branden Estorffe and Sgt. Steven Robin, according to a tweet from his verified account. “I am heartbroken by this terrible loss of two brave
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN Nearly half of US states do not collect data on the number of incarcerated women with children making it difficult for some nonprofits to provide services to those youth, according to a new report released Wednesday. The study, conducted between July and October of this year by the nonprofit Girls
Continue ReadingBy Dan Greenwald and Shoshana Stahl Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A customer shot an employee at a KFC in the Central West End after he was told the restaurant was out of corn, police say. The shooting happened at the location in the 5000 block of Delmar
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Scarlett Johansson is opening up about some of her early roles. During a conversation on the “Table for Two” podcast on Tuesday, Johansson described how she felt while filming her 2003 movies “Lost in Translation” and “Girl with a Pearl Earring” while she was still a teenager. “It sort of was
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By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel’s military chief of staff has suggested that Israel was behind a strike on a truck convoy in Syria last month. The remarks provided a rare glimpse of Israel’s shadow war against Iran and its proxies across the region. Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN This annual list of 25 influential films to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress has been revealed. The eclectic Hollywood releases selected this year include Marvel’s “Iron Man,” Disney’s beloved animated film “The Little Mermaid,” John Waters’ quirky “Hairspray,” the romantic comedy “When Harry
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Samson Juan’s making about $27 an hour, training to be an emergency medical technician. He knows it’s a job that won’t be easy. “Because of the shortage, we work a little bit longer hours, we work a little bit more so that
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Two men and a pet dog were rescued from a sailboat without power or fuel more than 200 miles off Delaware, 10 days after friends and relatives had last heard from them, the U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday. Kevin Hyde, 65, and Joe Ditomasso, 76, were sailing from Cape May, New
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La esposa del destacado periodista estadounidense Grant Wahl, que sufrió un colapso y falleció mientras cubría el mundial de fútbol de Qatar, afirma que su marido murió a causa de un aneurisma aórtico que se rompió. En declaraciones a CBS este miércoles, la doctora Celine Gounder, colaboradora de la cadena,
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Lee Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The number of cases against the US Navy over Red Hill water contamination continues to increase. In an amended Federal Court claim, 22 more families joined the lawsuit. “We filed the federal action and we are moving as fast as possible, because
Continue Reading RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s national carrier says seven flights that were meant to take soccer fans to Qatar for Morocco’s World Cup semifinal against France have been canceled because of restrictions by Qatari authorities. Royal Air Maroc, or RAM, earlier this week announced it would organize 30 flights between Casablanca and Doha on Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN The San Francisco Giants and two-time All-Star shortstop Carlos Correa have reportedly agreed to a franchise record, 13-year deal worth $350 million, according to ESPN’s Jeff Passan and MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand, citing unnamed sources. The deal is the largest for a shortstop in MLB history, according to Passan. CNN has reached
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Early trading on Wall Street is muted ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final decision of the year on interest rates. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 were flat Wednesday, shifting between tiny gains and losses. A 7.1% U.S. consumer price index
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Early trading on Wall Street is muted ahead of the Federal Reserve’s final decision of the year on interest rates. Futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 were flat Wednesday, shifting between tiny gains and losses. A 7.1% U.S. consumer price index
Continue ReadingBy TRACY GLADNEY Click here for updates on this story TEXARKANA, Texas (KTBS) — Prior to the upcoming legislative session, Texas Governor Greg Abbott calls for a minimum five-year mandatory prison sentence for human smuggling. According to a recent news report in the Rio Grande Valley, the Starr County District Attorney fired the crime victims
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