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By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Record-high ocean temperatures are setting the stage for an active Atlantic hurricane season with explosive tropical development, but just one thing is missing: storms. There have been no tropical storms in the Atlantic basin in nearly a month, and none so far this year have come close to
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK CHALVIRE, NICOLE LINSALATA Click here for updates on this story POMPANO BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — Quick-thinking staff at a Pompano Beach music store prevented a thief from making off with a violin priced at nearly $7,000 in a daring morning incident. The thwarted theft occurred Wednesday at Fiddlershop, located at 2703 Gateway Drive.
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA MEDINA Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — A touching reunion unfolded between Fort Lauderdale firefighters and the woman who they had gone above and beyond to assist. Haleigh Rosa, who is paralyzed from the waist down, captured the moment members of the Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue carried
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Thursday asked Congress to provide more than $13 billion in emergency defense aid to Ukraine and an additional $8 billion for humanitarian support through the end of the year, another massive infusion of cash as the Russian invasion wears on
Continue ReadingSACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — In a story published August 9, 2023, about three gas plants in Southern California, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a Flex Alert during a heat wave last September. The California Independent System Operator issued the alert.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal investigators said Thursday that miscommunication between pilots led to a United Airlines jet diving within 748 feet (228 meters) of the ocean’s surface shortly after takeoff from Hawaii in December. The National Transportation Safety Board said in a final report that the crew failed to manage the plane’s
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has blocked a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The justices on Thursday agreed to a Biden administration request to put the brakes
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A civil suit can continue against a former Mississippi deputy who pleaded guilty on Aug. 3 to torturing and shooting a Black man in the mouth. The suit alleges the deputy is also responsible for the death of another Black man in 2021. Rankin
Continue ReadingCNN By Christiane Amanpour, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran are now under house arrest – the first step in a deal between the United States and Iran that would include making $6 billion in Iranian funds more accessible to Tehran in exchange for their
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York (CNN) — Portable mobile hotspots have arrived in Maui to help bring internet service to the thousands of people who may have been unable to call for help since the wildfires started to rage out of control on the island. Verizon told CNN on Thursday its teams are
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The poverty rate in Mexico has declined from 49.9% to 43.5% of the population, according to the country’s poverty analysis agency. The agency published a study Thursday showing the decline in poverty over a four-year period from 2018 to 2022. The reduction means there were 5.7 million fewer people who reported
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that drug users shouldn’t automatically be banned from having guns, marking the latest sign of upheaval in the nation’s firearm legal landscape and raising questions about a law cited in the case against Hunter Biden. The opinion handed down Wednesday overturned
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — President Joe Biden evoked the memory of his late son and praised leaders from both parties for unifying behind veterans Thursday as he and Utah’s Republican governor paid tribute to a year-old law that is delivering the largest expansion of veterans benefits in decades. The
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story KISKI TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The alligator caught on the Kiski River will be putting its celebrity status to use as an animal ambassador for a local reptile rescue. After multiple sightings over eight days, the alligator, named “Chomper” by rescuers, was caught by two
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MARCIA DUNN Associated Press TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. (AP) — Virgin Galactic rocketed to the edge of space with its first tourists Thursday, a former British Olympian who bought his ticket 18 years ago and a mother-daughter duo from the Caribbean. The space plane glided back to a runway landing
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is asking Congress for more than $24 billion for Ukraine and other international needs as he works to sustain support for the war amid signs of softening support among Americans. The request – which includes more than $13 billion in security assistance and
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British media say a seasoned mountain guide and two clients in their 60s were roped together when they died traversing a treacherous Scottish Highlands ridge. Dave Fowler was head of the West Coast Mountain Guides and he was leading a man and woman across one of the
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Una persona murió atropellada ayer a las 10:15 de la noche mientras caminaba sobre la calle Country Club cerca de la calle Washington en Palm Desert; cuando varios testigos le dijeron a la policía que vieron a un carro blanco huir a toda velocidad. El área fue cerrada por varias horas mientras los investigadores recopilaban
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are ticking higher as Thursday’s shaky day of trading comes toward a close following the latest update on inflation across the U.S. The S&P 500 was 0.3% higher with about an hour remaining in trading. It’s on pace for just its second winning day
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of people in Maui are without cell service as the wildfires continue to rage out of control on the island, preventing people from calling emergency services or updating loved ones about their status. It could take days or even weeks to get the networks back up and
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