By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says he is committed to paying out compensation swiftly to thousands of people affected by the country’s infected blood scandal, which saw more than 2,000 patients die after contracting HIV or hepatitis from transfusions of tainted blood in the 1970s and 1980s.
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey charmed the jury in his sexual assault trial with humor, humility and emotion as he dropped names of fellow stars and stories from his once-celebrated career while his lawyer called his accusers liars and said the Oscar winner was the real victim. Spacey was acquitted
Continue ReadingBy Jake Tapper, Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent (CNN) — Former US Marine Trevor Reed is expected to make a full recovery after being wounded in battle approximately two weeks ago serving alongside Ukrainian forces fighting Russia, a source close to Reed told CNN. Reed is currently receiving medical care in Germany after being evacuated
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Three four-hour flights high above the jungles of Campeche on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula exposed a hidden gem on the ground below: a lost city that was likely abandoned more than 1,000 years ago. It was all in a day’s work for Juan Carlos Fernandez-Diaz, an assistant professor in civil
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press BRICK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey is pushing an ambitious agenda to move its 9 million residents away from natural gas and gasoline to heat their homes and power their cars, in favor of electricity to do the job of both. But like many other places in the country, the
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Typhoon Doksuri has lashed northern Philippine provinces with ferocious wind and rain, leaving at least six people dead and displacing thousands of others as it blew roofs off houses, flooded low-lying villages and triggered dozens of landslides. Schools and workplaces were shut as a precaution. Tens
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story WILSONVILLE, Oregon (KPTV) — A former Oregon Corrections nurse has been found guilty of sexually assaulting nine female prisoners, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office – District of Oregon. Tony Daniel Klein, 38, of Clackamas County, Oregon, was convicted Tuesday of 17 counts of depriving
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A military court in Moscow has sentenced a dual Russian-Ukrainian citizen to 22 years in a penal colony for blowing up a railroad track last summer allegedly at the behest of Ukraine. The court also handed Belavin a fine of 800,000 rubles ($8,875). The July attack in the Bryansk region which borders
Continue ReadingBy Jiani Navarro Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Some Kansas City bus drivers are complaining that their safety is at risk and that turnover will continue if their safety concerns aren’t addressed. Bus operators said they have been putting their lives on the line after experiencing one too
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Seven major automakers say they’re joining forces to build a North American electric vehicle charging network that would rival Tesla’s and nearly double the number of fast-charging plugs in the U.S. and Canada. General Motors, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes and Stellantis said Wednesday that they
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A brief power outage at NASA’s mission control center in Houston caused a voice communications blackout with the International Space Station and forced the space agency to rely on backup systems for the first time. The outage occurred Tuesday morning and lasted about 90 minutes, according to ISS Program
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Mountain rescuers came to the aid of a woman and her pet parrot in the United Kingdom this week after she became stranded trying to find one of her feathered friends, who was scared off by a peregrine falcon. The woman was part of a group of parrot owners
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are drifting Wednesday, as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will do with interest rates later in the afternoon. The S&P 500 was 0.2% lower in midday trading, coming off its best closing level in more than 15 months. The Dow
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un jurado de Londres declaró al ganador del Oscar Kevin Spacey inocente de los nueve cargos de agresión sexual, según un productor de CNN en Southwark Crown Court y medios de PA. La estrella de Hollywood, de 64 años, se había enfrentado a cargos por delitos sexuales históricos que supuestamente
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Some African leaders have arrived in Russia for a summit with President Vladimir Putin as the Kremlin seeks more allies amid the fighting in Ukraine. Putin has billed the two-day summit that opens Thursday in St. Petersburg as a major event that would help bolster ties with a continent of
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — It can be tough keeping track of soccer clubs when they are playing matches and friendlies in all corners of the world, but not if you’re Kim Kardashian, who with “soccer obsessed” son, Saint West, is on a globetrotting football tour to watch – and when the opportunity presents
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Samsung is doubling down on its foldable smartphones with a range of new features, but it’s not updating what’s arguably been the single biggest deterrent for customers: the high price tag. At its annual Unpacked event on Wednesday, held in Samsung’s home country of South Korea for the
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A controversy over locker room uses at the Waynesville Rec Center poured over into Tuesday’s Town Council meeting, where many expressed their thoughts on who should or should not be allowed into the women’s locker room. It all started with
Continue ReadingBy PETROS GIANNAKOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press RHODES, Greece (AP) — Major fires raging in Greece and other European countries have advanced. The flames have caused additional deaths, destroying homes and threatening nature reserves during a third successive wave of extreme temperatures. The summer wildfires have struck countries across the region. The European Union
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gap has tapped a top Mattel executive who re-energized Barbie and Hot Wheels to be its next president and CEO. The San Francisco-based chain, which operates stores under its namesake as well as Old Navy, Banana Republic and Athleta, said Wednesday that Richard Dickson will
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