By Haley Britzky, CNN Six US service members have been diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries as a result of attacks from Iran-backed groups in Syria last week. Four US troops at the coalition base near al Hasakah that was attacked on March 23 by a suspected Iranian drone, and two service members at Mission Support
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CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Central Bank says it has raised interest rates as the embattled Middle Eastern country continues to battle surging inflation and a depreciating currency. The bank says the most basic lending rate increased from 16.25% to 18.25%. Thursday’s hike aims to ease spiraling inflation, with the annual figure reaching 32.9% in February.
Continue ReadingBy WTAE Staff Click here for updates on this story GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — A Greensburg man has been arrested and is facing felony charges after allegedly luring a child into his car. The Westmoreland County District Attorney’s Office on Monday announced the arrest of Keith Lilliock, 43, who is accused of luring a child
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By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. authorities on Thursday said they arrested a Washington state man who made more than 20 “swatting” calls around the country and in Canada, prompting real emergency responses to his fake reports of bombs, shootings or other threats. Ashton Connor Garcia, 20, of Bremerton, used voice-over-internet technology
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With festival season quickly approaching in the valley, ride-sharing companies are gearing up for high demand. Hundreds of thousands of people will be heading to the festival grounds, which can cause frustration when it comes to calling a ride. When the music is done for the day, Coachella and Stagecoach attendees will flock for a
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By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The owners of a Dairy Queen in Phoenix remain perplexed — and slightly amused — as to why someone would steal the giant red spoon that adorned their restaurant. “We were kind of upset but then more puzzled,” Puja Kalra said Wednesday. “What are they going to
Continue Reading NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus’ Interior Ministry says 76 Afghans and Syrians seeking international protection have been relocated to France. That’s under a European Union program to ease the burden on Mediterranean countries receiving large numbers of migrants. The ministry said in a statement late Thursday the relocation is one of several planned in the
Continue ReadingBy Alvieann Chandler Click here for updates on this story ANDERSON, South Carolina (WHNS) — The Anderson County Sheriff’s Office said three people are now facing murder charges following a drive-by shooting that killed a 14-year-old in February. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the charges against 19-year-old Anthony Cole Howard, 37-year-old Grace Lynn Smith and
Continue Reading By RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — The high-stakes gambler who opened fire on a concert crowd on the Las Vegas Strip, killing 60 and injuring hundreds more, was angry over how the casinos were treating him despite his high-roller status, according to FBI documents made public this week. The cache of new
Continue Reading By ROXANNE STONE Religion News Service (RNS) — Carl Lentz, the ousted pastor of Hillsong New York City, has landed on staff at Transformation Church, a predominantly Black, nondenominational megachurch in Tulsa, Oklahoma, that is led by pastor, author and popular YouTuber Michael Todd. Transformation, a juggernaut in a town replete with megachurches, has confirmed
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN Starbucks’ investors have voted in favor of an independent review of the company’s aggressive anti-union efforts. During the company’s annual shareholder meeting last week, investors approved a proposal to have the board of directors “commission and oversee an independent, third-party assessment of Starbucks’ adherence to its stated commitment to workers’ freedom
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Weeks after the failure of two banks, President Joe Biden is calling for independent regulatory agencies to impose tighter rules on the financial system. In a fact sheet, Biden says regulators can act under current law without additional steps taken by Congress. The recommended
Continue Reading By FATIMA HUSSEIN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Weeks after the failure of two banks, President Joe Biden is calling for independent regulatory agencies to impose tighter rules on the financial system. In a fact sheet, Biden says regulators can act under current law without additional steps taken by Congress. The recommended
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. authorities on Thursday said they arrested a Washington state man who made more than 20 “swatting” calls around the country and in Canada, prompting real emergency responses to his fake reports of bombs, shootings or other threats. Ashton Connor Garcia, 20, of Bremerton, used voice-over-internet technology
Continue Reading By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — U.S. authorities on Thursday said they arrested a Washington state man who made more than 20 “swatting” calls around the country and in Canada, prompting real emergency responses to his fake reports of bombs, shootings or other threats. Ashton Connor Garcia, 20, of Bremerton, used voice-over-internet technology
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El papa Francisco mostró una “clara mejoría” este jueves después de recibir antibióticos por vía intravenosa para una infección de bronquitis y podría ser dado de alta del hospital en los próximos días, según el Vaticano. “En el contexto de los controles clínicos programados para el obispo de Roma, se constató una
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The United Nations’ top court has rejected Tehran’s legal bid to free up some $2 billion in Iranian central bank assets frozen by U.S. authorities to be paid in compensation to victims of a 1983 bombing in Lebanon and other attacks linked to Iran. In
Continue ReadingBy Heather Leah Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A TikTok video of an Amazon driver walking casually through a police standoff in Raleigh is going viral. The video shows a cul-de-sac full of multiple Raleigh police cruisers – and a man wearing an Amazon vest and carrying a
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis showed a “marked improvement” Thursday after being given intravenous antibiotics for a bronchitis infection and could be released from the hospital in the coming days, the Vatican and his doctors reported. The 86-year-old pontiff, who had part of one lung removed as a young man,
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Fernandez Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — You’ve probably heard about a birth doula who provides emotional and physical support during pregnancy and after childbirth. But what about end-of-life doulas? The death doula movement is relatively new with private certification programs growing across the country. The goal of
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