CNN By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Two ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen toward a US warship in the Gulf of Aden, after the US Navy responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker that had been seized by armed individuals, the US military said Sunday. The tanker, identified as the
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico is celebrating national conservation day. Meanwhile, conservationists say the country’s list of endangered species is too short and too slow to update. The queen conch, for example, has declined so dramatically that the department of agriculture imposes regular fishing bans. Still, it is not listed
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — It’s not often that the words “TSA” and “adorable” come together in the same sentence. Long lines, discarded items, a sometimes-grumpy atmosphere – not much to love there. But those two words are a natural pairing when it comes the Transportation Security Administration’s annual canine calendar. The agency announced
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A remote brush fire was burning in the hills near Indio on Monday, according to CAL FIRE. Firefighters got a call around 11:20 a.m. of a fire burning in the desert hills north of the intersection of Washington Street and Coyote Song Way near Indio. Cal Fire said the fire was burning in an area
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has opened the first meeting of his supply chain resilience council by warning companies against price gouging and saying that his administration is working to lower costs for U.S. families. Biden says “prices are still too high for too many things,” but says there
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, Ella Nilsen and Arit John, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden is not expected to attend the opening of the global climate summit in Dubai this week, according to a White House schedule of the president’s events. Instead, top US officials, including special envoy John Kerry and White House National Climate
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press First this fall, another round with COVID-19 shuttered Stephen Colbert’s “The Late Show.” Now the show is again sidelined as the host recovers from a burst appendix. The comedian revealed on social media Monday that he’s recovering after surgery, wiping out planned shows for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. “Going forward, all
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A proposed amended contract between Puerto Rico’s government and the operator of a coal-fired power plant accused of contaminating low-income communities has drawn scrutiny during a heated public hearing. Environmentalists and lawyers demand to see the redacted details of amendments sought by AES Puerto
Continue ReadingPORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Court records say a Maine man charged with using social media to threaten to commit a shooting at a New Hampshire high school has changed his plea to guilty. Police charged Kyle Hendrickson with criminal threatening with a firearm in April. They said he posted a video with a gun outside
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Enticed by deep discounts, Americans are expected to celebrate Cyber Monday by spending a record-setting $12 billion online shopping. Black Friday sales were strong –- especially online –- providing the latest evidence of resilient consumer spending in the face of a host of challenges. Despite elevated borrowing
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has picked Justice Minister Flávio Dino to fill an empty seat on the country’s top court. Many allies of the leftist leader hoped he would pick another woman to replace Minister Rosa Maria Weber, who stepped down as chief
Continue ReadingST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A midwestern woman who filled her front yard with stones, statues and art is facing the possibility of being forced to remove the decorations after 30 years of collecting them. Iris Logan’s home in St. Paul, Minnesota, has become something of a local landmark. But the St. Paul Pioneer Press
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Benjamin Netanyahu llevó el lunes al empresario multimillonario Elon Musk a Kfar Azza, uno de los kibutz atacados por Hamas el 7 de octubre. Los dos dieron un paseo por el kibutz destruido y Musk recibió una descripción de funcionarios y de un portavoz de las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Have a Google account you haven’t used in a while? If you want to keep it from disappearing, you should sign in before the end of the week. Under Google’s updated inactive-account policy, which the tech giant announced back in May, accounts that haven’t been
Continue ReadingBy Kemberly Richardson Click here for updates on this story The Bronx, New York (WABC) — Three people were found dead, including a child, Sunday morning in the Bronx. The startling discoveries were made inside an apartment building on 674 East 136th Street in Mott Haven at 8 a.m. The body of Jonathan Rivera, 38,
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA REYNOLDS and JOSH FUNK Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — CSX says a failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment that sparked a chemical fire in a small Kentucky town. The accident happened Wednesday and forced people nearby out of their homes until Thanksgiving afternoon. The railroad said Monday that
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By Jonathan Park and Janna Van Vranken, CNN (CNN) — The National Park Service wants to replant sequoia groves in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, where wildfires in 2020 and 2021 inflicted lasting damage on the iconic sequoia forests. Environmentalists in California say it’s a huge mistake. Four groups filed suit against the NPS
Continue ReadingA mysterious illness impacting dogs in numerous states has been confirmed in California. Last week, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released a statement about 10 reported cases of what’s being called “Atypical Canine Infectious Respiratory Disease” (aCIRD). Vets have reported several symptoms in sick dogs, including chronic cough, lethargy, malaise and not eating. While
Continue ReadingBy Connor Hills and Nick Sloan Click here for updates on this story JOHNSON COUNTY, Kansas (KMBC) — The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office has confirmed that Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Justyn Ross is no longer facing criminal charges after an application for diversion in his case was granted. The 23-year-old was facing two
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Una familia está de luto por la muerte de su ser querido quien a bordo de su auto circulaba por entre el freeway 10 en Whitewater el pasado viernes a la 7 de la mañana y se estrelló con el puente del Hwy 62, dos personas resultaron heridas una de las cuales murió en la
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