Elon Musk names Linda Yaccarino as new Twitter CEO, says she’ll focus on ‘business operations’
NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk names Linda Yaccarino as new Twitter CEO, says she’ll focus on ‘business operations.’
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A massive new US embassy complex in a tiny Middle East nation is raising eyebrows
By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN A massive new US embassy complex in Lebanon is causing controversy for its sheer size and opulence in a country where nearly 80% of the population is under the poverty line. Located some 13 kilometers (about 8 miles) from the center of Beirut and built on the site of the current
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More red ink: Congressional budget agency projects bigger deficits as debt talks continue
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Congressional Budget Office says this year’s projected federal budget deficit has jumped by $130 billion. That’s due in part to a proposed change to student loan repayment plans and a series of bank rescues. Overall, the agency expects deficits to increase by $20 trillion in the
Continue ReadingWoman charged with aiding 2 prisoners’ escape from Philadelphia prison
By Alicia Roberts, Matt Petrillo, CBS News staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — A 21-year-old woman has been arrested and charged with helping two men escape from a Philadelphia prison. Court documents show Xianni Stalling, of North Philly, was arrested on Wednesday morning on the 2800 block of North 22nd
Continue ReadingTeen rushes into burning house to help save children in Cincinnati
By Emily Sanderson Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI (WLWT) — A teen is recounting the moments she helped save a child from a house fire in Winton Hills Thursday. Three children were taken to the hospital, two of them with life-threatening injuries, following a fire early Thursday morning at an apartment complex
Continue Reading Ex-correctional officer charged with sexually abusing 3 inmates in California federal prison cells
By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former correctional officer at a federal women’s prison in California where inmates say they were subjected to rampant sexual abuse has been arrested and accused of abusing three inmates in his care, the Justice Department said Friday. Darrell Wayne Smith, who worked
Continue ReadingFamily escapes house fire, partially because of what kids learned at school
By Lauren Adams Click here for updates on this story HARDIN COUNTY, Kentucky (WLKY) — A family is left picking up the pieces after a fire ripped through that home in Elizabethtown. Central Hardin’s Assistant Fire Chief Billy Keith remembers Wednesday night’s call: a home fully engulfed. But as the trucks got closer, he knew
Continue Reading Race teams ask NASCAR for ‘meaningful’ talks as their business model dispute skids toward summer
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The fight between NASCAR and its teams over a new revenue model led the owners of 16 organizations to send a letter to NASCAR’s board of directors asking for “meaningful dialog” regarding the franchise model system. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the
Continue ReadingFDA advisers narrowly vote in favor of experimental gene therapy for rare muscle disease
CNN By Meg Tirrell, CNN Most parents wouldn’t be thrilled with the idea of their kids getting hooked up to an IV bag filled with trillions of viruses. But for Melanie Hennick, whose son, Connor, has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, it was an opportunity she hoped would change his life. “We knew this wasn’t a cure,”
Continue ReadingMassachusetts firefighter, dog trainer facing animal cruelty charges
By Kristina Rex Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A former dog trainer is facing charges of animal cruelty for allegedly starving dogs at his training facility. Falco K9 in South Boston has been closed since early March after customers complained of the alleged abuse. The Animal Rescue League’s
Continue ReadingCanadians perceive food as cheaper when price is expressed as per pound rather than per kilogram: study
By Alexandra Mae Jones/CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Do you know how to perform a conversion between pounds and kilograms in your head on the fly? Grocery stores may be using conversion confusion to skew our perception of how pricey food is, according to a new
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‘Chonkosaurus,’ plump Chicago snapping turtle captured on video, goes viral
CHICAGO (AP) — Footage of a plump snapping turtle relaxing along a Chicago waterway has gone viral after the man who filmed the well-fed reptile marveled at its size and nicknamed it “Chonkosaurus.” Joey Santore was kayaking with a friend along the Chicago River last weekend when they spotted the large snapping turtle sitting atop
Continue ReadingScammers hack Facebook accounts, offer fake Taylor Swift tickets
By Juli McDonald Click here for updates on this story TEWKSBURY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Ann LaGambina is seeing “Red,” and trying to protect “Innocent” Taylor Swift fans from a “Cruel Summer.” “You don’t even know how many people called. ‘Your mother has tickets?! You have tickets?!’ No!” LaGambina said. It would feel like “Death By
Continue Reading‘It’s never too late’: 54-year-old former musician graduates from UW School of Medicine and Public Health
By Braden Ross, WISC-TV Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wis. (WISC) — MADISON, Wis. — It’s an experience many can relate to. “My mom told me I had to play an instrument which I was great with, but I didn’t want to play the flute which was what she wanted me to
Continue Reading United pilots to picket as airline unions press for higher pay
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer DALLAS (AP) — Just ahead of what could be a record-breaking summer travel season, pilots from one of the nation’s biggest airlines are preparing to march in picket lines at major airports on Friday as they push for higher pay. The United Airlines pilots have been working without a
Continue ReadingBaltimore sues Hyundai, Kia over rampant car thefts
By Rohan Mattu and Jessica Albert Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Baltimore has joined cities across the country in suing car manufacturers Hyundai and Kia, blaming hundreds of car thefts in the city this year on the companies’ alleged cost-cutting measures. Certain models of Hyundai and Kia vehicles have
Continue Reading‘Significant risk’ for debt default in early June, CBO reinforces
By Tami Luhby, CNN There is a “significant risk” that the federal government will no longer be able to pay all its obligations in the first two weeks of June if the debt limit remains unchanged, the Congressional Budget Office said Friday. The forecast reinforces both Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s estimate and the agency’s earlier
Continue ReadingSorry, Swifties. That mystery book you’ve been preordering is actually by BTS
By Hafsa Khalil, CNN An unpublished, as-yet-untitled book by an unnamed author shot up the US bestseller lists this week, thanks to preorders from Taylor Swift fans who believed it to be her memoir. But sadly for Swifties, the book previously listed as “4C Untitled Flatiron Nonfiction Summer 2023” has now been named: “Beyond the
Continue ReadingOver 20 million people are under heat alerts in the northwestern US and western Canada, as summer-like heat increases the risk of wildfires
By Jennifer Gray, CNN meteorologist More than 50 high temperature records could be broken through Monday as heat builds across the western US and Canada. Temperatures will run as much as 25 degrees above normal, with temperatures possibly hitting 90 degrees this weekend or early next week in Seattle. If this happens, this would be
Continue Reading Reports: New Twitter CEO is NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino, an executive with deep advertising roots
By BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Elon Musk said he has found a new CEO for Twitter, or X Corp. as it’s now called, and multiple media reports identify her as NBCUniversal’s Linda Yaccarino, an executive with deep ties to the advertising industry. Musk did not name Yaccarino when he made the
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