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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union says President Shawn Fain will update members on progress in contract talks with Detroit’s three automakers as General Motors increased its wage offer. In a statement, GM said it made an offer on Friday with substantial movement in all key areas.
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America Three men who each spent 36 years in prison for a high-profile killing they did not commit are going to get $48 million from Baltimore. It’s the largest settlement in Maryland history. The Baltimore Board of Estimates’ approval of the payout brings an end to a federal lawsuit
Continue ReadingBy Rick Karle Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — James and Shirley Bailey drove slowly into the drive-thru – they come here six days a week for the past three years. James and Shirley Bailey are 90 years old, and they have discovered a place where they can talk and
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — An employee with the Illinois comptroller’s office has been fired after she posted vulgar antisemitic comments on social media during an exchange about the latest Israel-Hamas war. A spokesperson for Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza said in a statement Thursday that the employee was “immediately fired” after she admitted to some of
Continue ReadingBy Audrey Biesk Click here for updates on this story WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina (WXII) — A young girl opened up her heart about living in foster care and how badly she needs an adoptive forever family. The first word 11-year-old Sarah used to describe herself was “happy.” She said she is happiest when other people
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Many Nigerians are remembering the victims of the historic protests in 2020 against police brutality, with Amnesty International reporting that at least 15 of the protesters are still being detained and tortured. A group held a rally in Lagos to commemorate the third anniversary of the
Continue ReadingRIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police in Brazil conducted searches and made two arrests in an investigation targeting members of the country’s intelligence agency who were suspected of using spy technology to track cellphones without judicial authorization. Brazilian media reported that officials at the Brazilian Intelligence Agency, which is known by its Portuguese acronym ABIN,
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Christine Sinclair, one of the most decorated soccer players of all time, has announced her retirement from the international game, effective at the end of the year. In a heartfelt letter addressed to her 16-year-old self, which was published in Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail, Sinclair wrote: “I’m writing to
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press ONJUKU, Japan (AP) — Scientists from the U.N. nuclear agency have watched Japanese lab workers prepare samples of fish collected at a seafood market near the Fukushima nuclear plant to test the safety of treated radioactive wastewater released from the damaged plant into the sea. The discharge of wastewater began
Continue ReadingBy Leslie Duarte Click here for updates on this story CARMEL-BY-THE-SEA, California (KSBW) — On Wednesday, at noon, Monterey City Fire responded to a swimmer in distress call at Carmel Beach near Ocean Avenue and Scenic Road. According to witnesses, the man got stuck in a rip current about 300 yards out on the water.
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — La temporada de ciclones tropicales 2023 no da tregua y esta vez el océano Atlántico es el protagonista de otro fenómeno meteorológico. La tarde del miércoles, se formó en el Atlántico la tormenta tropical Tammy al este de las islas de Barlovento, según informó el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Friday released a sweeping set of proposals to bolster Israel and Ukraine in the midst of two wars as well as invest more in domestic defense manufacturing, humanitarian assistance and managing the influx of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, FARNOUSH AMIRI, STEPHEN GROVES and KEVING FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Jim Jordan failed badly Friday on a third ballot for the House speaker’s gavel, rejected by even more Republicans from the conservative mainstream who warned the hard-edged ally of Donald Trump that no threats or promises could win their
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — A top Chinese envoy says that China and Russia share the same position on the Palestinian issue and plan to try to work together to cool the situation and help establish a two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians. China’s special envoy to the Middle East spoke after a meeting Thursday in
Continue ReadingKINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — Officials say two hospitals in New York have been hit with a cyberattack and are diverting patients to other facilities. The cyberattack affected computer systems at HealthAlliance Hospital in Kingston along with Margaretville Hospital and Mountainside Residential Care Center, all part of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. The health care
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran, Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are once again scrambling with no clear path to elect a new speaker after voting to push Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan out of the race, the latest sign of the chaos and divisions that have engulfed the majority party
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN and PAN PYLAS Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Gale-force winds and floods have struck several countries in northern Europe as the region endures more heavy rain that forecasters say will continue into the weekend. At least three people have been reported dead, two in Scotland and one in England. A
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The subject of Vivica Fox’s new project is grateful for her. Tonesa Welch’s story is told in the new BET+ original movie, “First Lady of BMF.” She hailed Fox, who makes her feature-length directorial debut with the project. “I think that by her being a woman director, it
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A jury is deliberating the case of a man charged with fatally shooting a retired New Hampshire couple on a hiking trail. Jurors began reviewing the charges against 27-year-old Logan Clegg on Friday after a nearly two-week trial. Clegg is charged with second-degree murder in the
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The former Florida lawmaker who sponsored the controversial law critics call “Don’t Say Gay” will serve six-months in federal prison for defrauding a federal coronavirus loan program for small businesses. Former state Rep. Joe Harding, a 36-year-old Republican, was sentenced Thursday after pleading guilty to wire fraud, money laundering and making
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