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TITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A windsurfer who went missing off Florida’s Space Coast on the day Hurricane Idalia made landfall last week has been declared the state’s second death from the Category 3 storm. Officials said Wednesday that the 60-year-old man went missing while windsurfing in the Banana River on Aug. 30, the day Idalia
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kremlin spokesman says the U.S. decision to supply depleted uranium ammunition to Ukraine is “very bad news.” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov claims the ammunition’s use by the U.S. in the former Yugoslavia caused cancers and other illnesses. The United States said Wednesday it’s sending depleted uranium
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Norwegian man using a metal detector has found nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls on a southern island in what was described as the gold find of the century in Norway. The gold pendants date to around A.D. 500. The pendants and gold pearls were part of a
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A young mother was shot and killed early Thursday morning in front of her 3-year-old son in Acres Homes, Houston police said. The woman, who police said was between 20 to 30 years of age, was found dead inside her crashed
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter and Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo or Lionel Messi? It’s the debate that has kept soccer fans entertained for over a decade. While some are content to appreciate both players, others sit very firmly on one side or the other of the debate. But according to Ronaldo himself, the “rivalry”
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Lawyers have agreed to a May trial date for a Maryland man facing hate crime charges after authorities said he fatally shot three Latino men and wounded three other people during a parking dispute earlier this year in Annapolis. Charles Robert Smith, who remains in custody,
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Snapchat says it’s working to make its app even safer for teen users. Parent company Snap said Thursday that it is rolling out a suite of new features and policies aimed at better protecting 13- to 17-year-old users, including restrictions on friend suggestions and a new system
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By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — During this summer of dangerous, record-shattering heat almost no one on Earth escaped climate change-fueled temperatures, a new analysis has found. Researchers from climate research group Climate Central mapped the influence of climate change on temperatures in more than 200 countries and territories. They found that between June and
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Jeremy Diamond, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — President Joe Biden arrives in New Delhi on Friday for the annual gathering of the Group of 20 with plans to counter mounting military and economic aggression from Russia and China, while also demonstrating the US’s commitment to developing countries. That the autocratic leaders
Continue ReadingBy Tessa DiTirro Click here for updates on this story EASTLAKE, Ohio (WEWS) — A Westlake senior knows exactly what he wants to do after high school. His goal is to be a sports broadcaster, specifically a color commentator. The way he’s honed his craft is quite surprising. It’s not by seeing but by listening.
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — A Florida man who was attempting to cross the Atlantic Ocean in a man-made hamster wheel is facing federal charges after it took the U.S. Coast Guard five days to bring him ashore. According to a criminal complaint filed in Miami the Coast Guard spotted 51-year-old Reza Ray Baluchi Aug. 26 off
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Freddie Mercury’s prized piano he used to compose “Bohemian Rhapsody” and other hits by Queen sold for more than $2 million as some of the late singer’s massive collection of flamboyant stage costumes, fine art and original lyrics were auctioned in a sale that broke records. Items
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Suspected Chinese operatives have used images made by artificial intelligence to mimic American voters online in an attempt to spread disinformation and provoke discussion on divisive political issues as the 2024 US election approaches, Microsoft analysts warned Thursday. In the last nine months, the operatives have posted striking AI-made
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury has begun weighing contempt of Congress charges against Trump White House official Peter Navarro over his failure to cooperate with a subpoena from the committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Prosecutors argue Navarro chose allegiance to former President Donald Trump over obeying a subpoena
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The MacArthur Foundation is leading a group of donors who have pledged $500 million to help the struggling local news industry. They hope to provide seed money for news outlets that can make up for those that have closed or been hollowed out over the
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — Former Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon is again running for office after her previous mayoral tenure ended in a criminal conviction. She announced her candidacy Thursday in an op-ed published in The Baltimore Sun. Dixon resigned from office in 2010 after a jury convicted her of embezzling donated gift cards that were intended
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is headed back to Washington after her trip to Southeast Asia. Harris traveled for more than a day to reach this year’s summit of Southeast Asian nations, where she was tasked with strengthening ties in a region crucial to U.S. interests. Harris
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry is attending a charity event Thursday night in London, though he isn’t expected to meet with King Charles III or Prince William as Britain prepares to mark the first anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s death. Harry’s relationship with his family has been strained since he
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden intends to nominate Michael Whitaker as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, the White House announced Thursday. Whitaker has previously served as deputy administrator of the agency and is “currently the chief operating officer of Supernal, a Hyundai Motor Group company designing an electric advanced air
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El covid-19 llegó para quedarse. Para demostrarlo, los contagios del virus están aumentando en muchos lugares del mundo, justo cuando la inmunidad a las vacunas está disminuyendo y la mayoría de las personas se han acostumbrado a la vida sin usar mascarillas y sin distanciamiento físico. Si bien sabemos que
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