By Diane Ako Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A Hawai’i woman got a thank you card from the British royal family. This is a fun follow up to a story we told you about last fall. Leigh Uemura wrote to the Royal Palace after the Queen Mother died, to express
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The coming out experience is different for many people part of the LGBTQ+ community. While some are met with love and compassion from loved ones, others describe loss and resentment. Meet Alan Krug, a 77-year-old Palm Springs resident. Before Krug came to Palm Springs he lived an entire life, the complete opposite of the one
Continue ReadingBy Noushin Ziafati Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Omer Malikyar set two goals for himself when he set foot in Canada — to give back to the community he’s from and to get a proper education. And the Afghan refugee is achieving those goals one after the other. Back
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Ferreira, CTVNews.ca Producer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Advancements around artificial intelligence technology are pushing the world into “a period of huge uncertainty,” according to AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton. As the technology becomes smarter, the “godfather of AI” is highlighting six harms it may pose to humans.
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Highs will climb to near-record levels over the weekend, prompting Excessive Heat Warnings around the entire region and Heat Advisories in the Inland Empire. Take precautions to keep yourself safe from heat related illnesses like heat stroke and heat exhaustion. The temperatures will be the hottest of the year thus far. Already today we are
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Undeterred by a growing number of lawsuits, the Biden administration on Friday released revised guidance for Medicare’s new drug price negotiation program. The latest guidance outlines how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will negotiate with drugmakers to reach agreement on a maximum fair price for a selected
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — One local Hendersonville man was one of the first people to ever go down on a submarine and see the remains of the Titanic. Many may know him as the host of “The People’s Court” — Doug Llewelyn. In light
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CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Dylan Mulvaney on Thursday broke her silence about the fallout that occurred after the trans influencer made two Instagram posts sponsored by Bud Light earlier this year. Bud Light’s sponsorship of an April 1 Instagram post by Mulvaney set off a firestorm of anti-trans backlash and
Continue Reading CNN By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Dylan Mulvaney on Thursday broke her silence about the fallout that occurred after the trans influencer made two Instagram posts sponsored by Bud Light earlier this year. Bud Light’s sponsorship of an April 1 Instagram post by Mulvaney set off a firestorm of anti-trans backlash and
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CNN By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Some very famous faces could soon be on picket lines as the union representing about 160,000 actors prepares to possibly go on strike against major studios and streaming services. The current contract for the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) expires at
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By Amy Woodyatt and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey is “a sexual bully” and “a man who sexually assaults other men,” a British prosecutor alleged Friday at the start of a sexual assault trial in which he is charged with 12 offenses against four men. Prosecutor Christine Agnew told jurors at
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By Blake Ellis, Melanie Hicken and Audrey Ash, CNN (CNN) — A secret investigation into alleged sexual abuse at the US Coast Guard Academy, the training ground for the Coast Guard’s top officers, uncovered a dark history of rapes, assaults and other serious misconduct being ignored and, at times, covered up by high-ranking officials. The
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By STEFANIE DAZIO and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — For four years, Gabriel Trujillo trekked the breadth of the United States and south into Mexico in search of a flowering shrub called the common buttonbush. The plant is native to the varied climates of Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Trujillo, a 31-year-old
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By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s Trip.com, one of the world’s largest online travel agencies, is introducing new childcare subsidies worth 1 billion yuan ($138 million) to encourage its 32,000 employees to have kids. Workers who have been with the company for at least three years will receive an annual bonus of
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By Michael Callahan, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration has approved two potential arms sales totaling $440 million to Taiwan amid ongoing tensions between the self-governing island and Beijing, the State Department announced Thursday. One sale, totaling about $332 million, includes 30mm ammunition and related equipment, and the other $108 million is for spare
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By Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Leading Republican presidential candidates are making their cases at the Moms for Liberty summit in Philadelphia on Friday and Saturday, a sign of the right-wing group’s growing influence in GOP national politics. Former President Donald Trump, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, former Arkansas Gov.
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CNN By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — On a rocky outcrop almost 2 miles beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica, researchers have documented an active octopus nursery. It may be the third known example of a brooding site where huge numbers of the creatures cluster together. During a three-week expedition this
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — On a rocky outcrop almost 2 miles beneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica, researchers have documented an active octopus nursery. It may be the third known example of a brooding site where huge numbers of the creatures cluster together. During a three-week expedition this month,
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The roads will be crowded this Fourth of July weekend, but travelers have at least one thing going for them: much cheaper gas prices than last year. A record-setting 43.2 million Americans are expected to travel by car this holiday weekend, according to AAA. That’s 2.4% higher
Continue Reading By COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sent shockwaves through higher education with a landmark decision that struck down affirmative action and left colleges across the nation searching for new ways to promote student diversity. Leaders of scores of universities said Thursday that they were disappointed by what they
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