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By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Every New York City mayor has battled rats. But for the current mayor, Eric Adams, the war on vermin has taken a peculiar turn. Adams went before a hearing officer Thursday to contest tickets he got from his own health department for allegedly allowing broods
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Bacharach, the singularly gifted and popular composer who delighted millions with the quirky arrangements and unforgettable melodies of “Walk on By,” “Do You Know the Way to San Jose” and dozens of other hits, has died at 94. The Grammy, Oscar and Tony-winning Bacharach
Continue Reading By AL-HADJI KUDRA MALIRO and MARIA CHENG Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A woman who says she was victimized by a World Health Organization doctor during a recent Ebola outbreak in Congo says she is shocked that no senior officials were punished for the sexual abuse and exploitation claims affecting dozens of women in
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By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Rihanna is putting in the work ahead of her Super Bowl halftime show, focusing so hard on what she promises will be “a jam-packed show” that her upcoming birthday and Valentine’s Day almost slipped her mind. “The setlist was the biggest challenge. That was the
Continue Reading By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — On a September day in 2020, New York City Police Officer Baimadajie Angwang kissed his toddler goodbye and was about to drive to work when he was surrounded by rifle-toting FBI agents. You’re under arrest, the bewildered cop was told. The charge: Being a
Continue Reading By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Rihanna is putting in the work ahead of her Super Bowl halftime show, focusing so hard on what she promises will be “a jam-packed show” that her upcoming birthday and Valentine’s Day almost slipped her mind. “The setlist was the biggest challenge. That was the
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By JOHN HANNA and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The operator of an oil pipeline says a faulty weld at a bend in an oil pipeline contributed to a spill that dumped nearly 13,000 bathtubs’ worth of crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek. Canadian-based TC Energy also estimated Thursday that the
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The California Academy of Science says, “Earthquakes happen without warning”. We don’t know when the next major earthquake will happen, but there are some ways you can take action now to prepare to survive it and minimize its impact. You can receive a warning of an earthquake before you feel shaking. Earthquake Warning California can
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El gobierno de Joe Biden ha determinado que el presunto globo de vigilancia chino que atravesó Estados Unidos la semana pasada operaba con tecnología de vigilancia electrónica capaz de monitorear comunicaciones estadounidenses, según un alto funcionario del Departamento de Estado. El globo “era capaz de realizar operaciones de recopilación
Continue ReadingBy Sammy Mngqosini and Zayn Nabbi, CNN The organizers of the European Super League (ESL) have unveiled a revamped competition with “60 to 80 teams,” they announced in a statement on Thursday. The ESL was set up in 2021 by 12 European clubs with the intention to break away from European football’s governing body UEFA
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una espectacular imagen de un leopardo de las nieves contemplando las montañas de la India ha sido elegida ganadora del Premio del Público al Fotógrafo de la Naturaleza del Año de este año. Un récord de 60.466 personas eligieron la imagen del fotógrafo alemán Sascha Fonseca titulada “El mundo del leopardo
Continue ReadingCNN By Chris Isidore, Aditi Sangal and Gregory Wallace, CNN Southwest’s December meltdown was front and center at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing Thursday, but there was little sign that members of Congress were in agreement on steps to take to make sure it wouldn’t happen again. Southwest’s CEO Bob Jordan did not attend, despite
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN A federal judge extended restrictions on Sam Bankman-Fried’s ability to contact former employees of FTX, citing concerns that he could delete text messages and obstruct the government’s investigation. Judge Lewis Kaplan said in a bail hearing Thursday that he was concerned about the delete functions in certain messaging apps, and that
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — The Western Conference-leading Denver Nuggets have agreed to acquire center Thomas Bryant from the Los Angeles Lakers for Davon Reed and three second-round draft picks, a person with knowledge of the details told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the
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By Dave Alsup, CNN More than three months after the body of an American killed fighting alongside the Ukrainian military was retrieved from opposing forces, his family says his remains are back in the US after an arduous wait. Joshua Jones, a 24-year-old from Memphis, Tennessee, traveled to fight alongside Ukraine after the Russian invasion
Continue ReadingBy Karl de Vries and Clare Foran, CNN Police have arrested and charged a man in connection with the assault of Rep. Angie Craig, who was attacked in the elevator of her apartment building in Washington, DC, Thursday morning, the DC Metropolitan Police Department said in a news release. Kendrick Hamlin, also known as Hamlin
Continue Reading By PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer ASPEN, Colo. (AP) — The tale of how a 14-year-old snowboarder from South Korea turned into one of the world’s rising halfpipe riders involves tears, tenacity and the encouragement of the best in the business, Chloe Kim. High-soaring Gaon Choi won a gold medal at X Games Aspen last
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Even as rents are cooling in some parts of the country, it has never cost more to rent a Manhattan apartment during the month of January as it did last month. January is normally a slow month for housing, but median rent last month was the highest of any January on
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst For decades, Supreme Court justices have dodged questions related to conflicts of interest by saying essentially “Trust us” or “We’re different.” They’ve refused to be bound by an official ethics code and grievance procedures that cover other federal judges. But mounting public pressure may finally spur changes.
Continue Reading CNN, NEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC By Mark Morales and Holly Yan, CNN For the second time in about a week, a New Jersey council member was found shot to death in a car. Milford Borough Councilman Russell Heller, 51, was in the parking lot of a PSE&G energy company facility in Somerset County when
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