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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Donors have pledged an additional $5.6 million dollars that will enable the United Nations to start transferring more than 1 million barrels of crude oil from a rusting tanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen that poses a major environmental threat to another vessel. But
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Production on Season 2 of Amazon Studios’ “Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” series will be completed despite the writers’ strike that has halted much of Hollywood’s activity this week, a spokesperson for the streamer confirmed to CNN. The series only has 19 days of filming remaining and they
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s lawyers have asked a federal court to take control of his criminal case. They argued Thursday that the former president can’t be tried in the state court where his historic indictment was brought because the alleged conduct occurred while he was in office.
Continue Reading By JAKE OFFENHARTZ and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The choking death of a man at the hands of another New York subway rider was setting off powerful reactions Thursday, with some calling it a criminal, racist act even as authorities reserved judgment on the killing. New York has become one
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By TERRY CHEA OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — More than 3,000 teachers and other workers in the Oakland Unified School District went on strike Thursday, saying the district failed to bargain in good faith on a new contract that asks for more resources for students and higher pay for employees. The district’s 80 schools remained open
Continue Reading By TERRY CHEA OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — More than 3,000 teachers and other workers in the Oakland Unified School District went on strike Thursday, saying the district failed to bargain in good faith on a new contract that asks for more resources for students and higher pay for employees. The district’s 80 schools remained open
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Morgan Rimmer, CNN A bipartisan group of senators led by Republican Thom Tillis of North Carolina and independent Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona introduced immigration legislation Thursday intended to counter an influx of migrants expected at the border when a Covid-era border restriction ends next week. The legislation is not a true
Continue Reading By ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — The federal Health and Human Services Department often failed to perform required background checks on workers at emergency holding centers for migrant children who crossed the U.S.-Mexico border alone during a surge in 2021, the agency’s internal watchdog has found. The inspector general’s report released Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN Attorneys for E. Jean Carroll and Donald Trump rested their respective cases in the battery and defamation trial against the former president in Manhattan federal court on Thursday evening. Carroll, a former magazine columnist, alleges Trump raped her in the Bergdorf Goodman department store in the mid-1990s and then defamed
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Republican Kari Lake’s lawyers were sanctioned $2,000 Thursday by the Arizona Supreme Court in their unsuccessful challenge of her defeat in the governor’s race last year to Democrat Katie Hobbs. In an order, the state’s highest court said Lake’s attorney made “false factual statements” that more than
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Jennifer Lawrence has wanted to do a big comedy for years. She has always been funny and vibrant in her television appearances. And while she has brought humor and physical comedy to many of her roles for David O. Russell and others, she also hasn’t
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Kyung Lah, CNN The most unpredictable Senate race on the 2024 map is unfolding in Arizona, where a high-profile Democrat is targeting Democratic-turned-independent Sen. Kyrsten Sinema and Republicans are hoping to seize on those tensions in a state trending away from them. “It’s grab your popcorn and watch,” said GOP state
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A 37-year-old woman suspected of fatally shooting her husband in their Coachella home must stand trial on murder and other charges, a judge ruled today. Cindy Gicela Parra of Coachella was charged with one felony count each of murder, assault with a deadly weapon to cause great bodily harm and inflicting corporal injury on a
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Rain in Southern California! Some drops were felt in the Coachella Valley but nothing measurable. Yucca Valley recorded 0.02″ while cities in the San Gorgonio Pass collected more than a quarter of an inch! The Wind Advisory for the mountains and pass is scheduled to expire at 6:00 p.m. Still, a breezy setup will remain
Continue Reading DALLAS (AP) — Lance Blanks, who played in the NBA for three seasons and later worked as a scout and front office executive, has died, his family announced Thursday. He was 56. Blanks died Wednesday in Dallas, his family said in a statement distributed by the NBA. He was a former general manager of the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Bahou , Johnny Sartin Click here for updates on this story CLINTON TWP., Michigan (WXYZ) — Today is a special day with Star Wars fans everywhere greeting each other with “May the Fourth be with you.” Like you to come with me, I would, to the area of Cass and Heydenreich in Clinton
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Los abogados del expresidente Donald Trump afirmaron este jueves que intentarán trasladar el caso penal que enfrenta el exmandatario en Nueva York a una corte federal. Al final de una audiencia procesal este jueves, Todd Blanche, abogado de Trump, le dijo al juez Juan Merchán de Nueva York que
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) – Las autoridades ejecutaron un arresto en relación con tres apuñalamientos cerca de la Universidad de California en Davis, dijo el jueves el jefe de policía de Davis, Darren Pytel. Los apuñalamientos ocurrieron en el lapso de cinco días, dejando dos personas muertas y la comunidad nerviosa y temerosa. El
Continue Reading By DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer DoorDash posted stronger-than-expected results in the first quarter as it expanded into new markets overseas and new delivery categories at home. The San Francisco company said Thursday that its total orders rose 27% to 512 million in the January-March period. That was well above the 493 million orders Wall
Continue Reading By TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who is suspected of setting fires to mosques in Minneapolis has been indicted on federal charges of arson and damage to religious property. A grand jury indicted Jackie Rahm Little on Thursday for an April 24 fire at the Masjid Al-Rahma mosque. Authorities
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