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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Taco Bell is opening a $5 million taco tab and offering free Doritos Locos Tacos in honor of the “liberation” of the “Taco Tuesday” trademark to customers across the country. Well, almost everywhere. The giveaway is valid in 49 states but not in New Jersey, the only
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italian investigators are considering whether a tunnel intrusion and a bomb threat that stopped high-speed trains between Florence and Bologna was the work of anarchists. Train traffic was suspended for more than four hours Tuesday evening on the heavily traveled line between the two cities after a conductor noticed people walking inside
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Pisa, Italy (CNN) — The Tower of Pisa was once feared on the brink of collapse as the lean that made it such a popular landmark threatened its very existence. But this week, as the monument celebrated its 850th birthday, the tilting monument’s future appearances in jokey tourist photos was assured
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan woman is facing federal charges for lying when she purchased firearms later found in her son’s possession. They were discovered as authorities investigated deaths threats the son allegedly made against Democratic politicians. Federal prosecutors say that Michelle Berka knowingly lied when purchasing four firearms
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — The mayor of Tampa and her family reeled in more than they bargained for during a fishing trip in the Keys. Mayor Jane Castor said they hauled in 70 pounds of cocaine. “My younger brother saw some debris in the water,
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Georgia is now the only state in the US to implement work requirements in its Medicaid program – a feat many Republican lawmakers nationwide will be closely monitoring. But unlike GOP-led states’ prior attempts to impose work mandates in Medicaid, Georgia’s effort is expected to increase the number of
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — Philadelphia police have charged a man who they say inappropriately touched multiple women while riding his bike around Center City and parts of South Philadelphia this week. Police believe the man is responsible for three incident assaults that occurred on Sunday and
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Más de 20 bomberos trabajaron arduamente para sofocar un incendio que estalló ayer a las 4 de la mañana en una casa ubicada cerca de la calle Palm Canyon en Palm Springs. Por fortuna el residente de la vivienda logró salir a tiempo, pero el fuego destruyó la cochera y dañó gran parte de la
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La policía dio a conocer más información de la tragedia del pasado domingo a las 11:30 de la noche en el restaurante Applebee’s ubicado sobre la calle Date Palm en Cathedral City donde hubo una pelea entre varios sujetos, uno de los cuales sacó una pistola y le disparó a Ernesto Lazcano Arroyo de 31
Continue ReadingBy Sissi De Flaviis/CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Ottawa, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canada’s tourism sector seems to be slowing down again, following a brisk recovery when COVID-19 lockdowns lifted, a new report found. Over the past three years, the tourism industry had been clawing its way back to pre-pandemic numbers,
Continue ReadingBy Noushin Ziafati/CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new COVID-19 variant has emerged, serving as a reminder that the coronavirus continues to mutate and spread around the world, disproportionately affecting vulnerable populations. The variant is called EG.5 and is a descendant of Omicron. The World Health
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Jack Smith obtained search warrant for Twitter to turn over info on Trump’s account, court documents say.
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Ya inició el juicio contra un sujeto de 34 años acusado de matar a Vicente Aispuro. El sospechoso de cometer el crimen es Rubén Esquivel en febrero del 2020 en una casa ubicada cerca de la calle Van Buren y la Avenida 48 en un área no incorporada entre Indio y Coachella donde vivía la
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — New Jersey is now the only state in America where it’s illegal for drivers to pump their own gas. Oregon last week lifted its 72-year-old ban on self-service gas stations, allowing stations to operate half of their pumps as self-serve. Oregon’s law, which was signed Friday by
Continue ReadingTwo-time Olympic gold medalist and three-division boxing world champion Claressa Shields is returning for another round of MMA fights. Shields and the Professional Fighters League announced a multi-year agreement on Wednesday and she expects to enter the cage again in 2024 at 158 pounds. The undisputed middleweight boxing champion went 1-1 in the PFL in
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Donald Trump and officials in Atlanta are bracing for a new indictment that could come as soon as next week in a Georgia prosecutor’s investigation into the Republican ex-president’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss in the state. While Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis hasn’t
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A formerly well-connected GOP donor convicted of giving teenage girls gifts, alcohol and money in exchange for sex was sentenced Wednesday to 21 years in prison on sex trafficking charges. Anton “Tony” Lazzaro was found guilty in March by a federal jury of seven counts
Continue ReadingBy MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The annual Perseid meteor shower reaches its peak this weekend. The best viewing will be from Saturday night into early Sunday morning, when viewers might be able to spot a meteor per minute. And the moon will be just a sliver in the sky, making
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s foreign ministry has summoned Britain’s envoy to Tehran to protest his post on social media calling for the government to release all people ″arbitrarily detained” in Iran, including journalists. The state-run news agency reported on Wednesday that Ambassador Simon Shercliff was summoned on Tuesday over what the ministry
Continue ReadingBy JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Bobbie Boyd is in a losing battle against near triple-digit temperatures in northwest Arkansas. Her window air conditioner runs nonstop and the ballooning electric bill carves about $240 out of her $882-a-month fixed income. So the 57-year-old cuts other necessities. Boyd eats one meal a
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