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By KELVIN CHAN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Business Writers Goodbye, Twitter. Hello, X. Elon Musk has unveiled a new “X” logo to replace Twitter’s famous blue bird as he follows through with a major rebranding of the social media platform he bought for $44 billion last year. The X started appearing at the top of
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Delta Air Lines says a jetliner bound for New York was damaged by a storm shortly after taking off from Milan but diverted safely to Rome. Italian media say the aircraft sustained damage from hail to its nose and on the fuselage near the wings Monday. A Delta statement says the flight
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Eight police officers assigned to a security team for South Africa’s deputy president have appeared in court and are set to face assault and other charges after they were caught on video kicking and stomping two off-duty trainee soldiers whose car they pulled over on a Johannesburg
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urielblanco (CNN) — Más de 90 agentes de seguridad penitenciaria se encuentran “retenidos” en diferentes prisiones de Ecuador, informó este lunes en un comunicado el Servicio Nacional de Atención Integral a Personas Adultas Privadas de Libertad y a Adolescentes Infractores (SNAI). El organismo señaló que está ejecutando acciones junto a la Policía Nacional para la liberación
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Corea del Norte lanzó dos misiles balísticos desde el interior del país hacia el este, según el Ministerio de Defensa japonés. Los detalles están siendo analizados, pero se presume que ambos misiles cayeron en el mar de Japón, al este de la península coreana, fuera de la Zona Económica Exclusiva
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — En un cambio de marca radical, el propietario de Twitter, Elon Musk, reemplazó el icónico logotipo de pájaro de Twitter con una X. Musk hizo el impactante anuncio de sus planes la madrugada de este domingo. Este lunes a primera hora, tiempo de EE.UU., tuiteó que X.com ahora apunta a
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — American businesses are expected to fare better in the coming months, according to a survey of economists and analysts released Monday. Inflation’s steady slowdown this year has boosted Americans’ confidence in the economy. It has also improved the odds of the Federal Reserve pulling off a so-called
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Internal Revenue Service said Monday it is ending its decades-old policy of making unannounced home and business visits, in an effort to help keep its workers safe and to combat scammers who pose as IRS agents. Effective immediately, revenue agents will no longer make unplanned visits
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled a starry lineup to its 48th edition on Monday, even if remains unclear if stars will be there to walk red carpets due to ongoing writers and actors strikes. Among the films making their world premieres at TIFF this
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Un incendio causado por lo que las autoridades llamaron “una especie de bomba del tipo molotov” dejó este sábado un saldo de 11 fallecidos en un bar ubicado en la localidad de San Luis Río Colorado, en el estado mexicano de Sonora, según reportó la Fiscalía General de Justicia estatal.
Continue ReadingOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate has overridden Gov. Kevin Stitt’s vetoes of two bills that would extend existing agreements with Native American tribes for another year. The overrides Monday were the latest development in an ongoing dispute between Stitt and several Oklahoma-based tribes. The Republican governor wants to renegotiate tribal compacts on
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed new legislation that marked the final step in outlawing gender-affirming procedures, a crippling blow to Russia’s already embattled LGBTQ+ community. The bill finalized Monday bans any “medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person,” as well as changing one’s gender in official documents and
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A trial to determine if a new Florida law targeting drag shows is constitutional won’t start until next spring. A filing posted in federal court in Tallahassee late last week shows that the trial won’t start until the beginning of June 2024. It is scheduled to last two days and will
Continue ReadingWEST YELLOWSTONE, Montana (AP) — Authorities searched Monday for a grizzly bear that attacked and killed a woman on a trail west of Yellowstone National Park near the Montana-Idaho border. The victim’s body was found Saturday morning a few hundred yards (meters) from a trailhead and private campground. There was no sign that the bear,
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli parliament’s vote stripping the Supreme Court of certain powers is “unfortunate,” the White House says, calling for “consensus” amid major protests. “As a lifelong friend of Israel, President Biden has publicly and privately expressed his views that major democratic changes to be enduring must
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago has experienced another bloody and violent weekend as six people were fatally shot and 27 others were wounded by gunfire. A report released Monday by the Chicago Police Department shows officers responded to two dozen separate shooting incidents from 6 p.m. Friday to 11:59 p.m. Sunday. The incidents
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea has fired two short-range ballistic missile into its eastern sea, adding to a recent streak in weapons testing. It’s apparently in protest of the United States sending major naval assets to South Korea in a show of force. South
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s state media have said wildfires raged across Algeria killing 15 people and injuring 26 others. APS news agency quoted the Interior Ministry as saying that at least 1,500 people were evacuated but did not provide details. Wildfires, some spread by strong winds, moved across forests and agricultural areas in 16
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s current medical crisis reveals that he has suffered from an irregular heartbeat for years. It’s news to Israelis that their longest-serving prime minister has been dealing with a chronic health problem. The revelations come as mass protests roil Israel over the Netanyahu
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Jurors in the sexual assault trial of Kevin Spacey adjourned Monday after deliberating for 2.5 hours without reaching a verdict on allegations by four men that date back two decades. Spacey, 63, has pleaded not guilty to nine charges, including multiple counts of sexual assault and one count of causing a person
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