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Month: December 2023

Group pushes for change in how police use body camera footage in officer shooting probes

By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An influential policing think tank is pushing law enforcement agencies to change how they handle body camera footage after police shootings. The Police Executive Research Forum says officers should not be able to review video before making their first statements to investigators. The group changed its position

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France grounds flight carrying Indian passengers on suspicion of human trafficking

PARIS (AP) — French authorities have grounded a flight carrying 303 Indian passengers on suspicions it could be carrying victims of human trafficking. Special investigators are questioning all those aboard and two people are in custody pending further investigation, the Paris prosecutor’s said in a statement Friday. The flight was en route from the United

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Pro-DeSantis super PAC cancels TV ad buys in Iowa and New Hampshire as it shifts focus to ground game

By Jeff Zeleny, David Wright and Alison Main, CNN (CNN) — The leading super PAC supporting Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ presidential bid is canceling its television advertisement reservations in Iowa and New Hampshire and shifting its focus to the ground game in the early nominating states. According to AdImpact data, Never Back Down on Friday cut roughly

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UN approves watered-down resolution on aid to Gaza without call for suspension of hostilities

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council adopted a watered-down resolution Friday calling for immediately speeding aid deliveries to hungry and desperate civilians in Gaza but without the original plea for an “urgent suspension of hostilities” between Israel and Hamas. The long-delayed vote in the 15-member council was

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DOT puts airline loyalty programs under the microscope after lawmakers raise concerns

Associated Press The Department of Transportation is investigating possible deceptive practices in airline loyalty programs after federal lawmakers raised concerns about how airlines are calculating points and rewards. A DOT spokesperson said Friday in a statement that the agency is planning “to carefully review complaints regarding loyalty programs” and investigate airlines “for unfair and deceptive

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Pacific storm that unleashed coastal flooding pushes across Southern California into Arizona

By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lightning crackled offshore as a blustery Pacific storm crossed the San Diego coast and pushed eastward through desert areas into Arizona early Friday after flooding communities northwest of Los Angeles. As millions scrambled to finish holiday shopping or headed out onto highways, a swath of Southern

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Pacific storm that unleashed coastal flooding pushes across Southern California into Arizona

By JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lightning crackled offshore as a blustery Pacific storm crossed the San Diego coast and pushed eastward through desert areas into Arizona early Friday after flooding communities northwest of Los Angeles. As millions scrambled to finish holiday shopping or headed out onto highways, a swath of Southern

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La Fuerza Aérea de EE.UU. recuperará el aeródromo del Pacífico desde el que lanzó bombardeos atómicos para contrarrestar a China

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Fuerza Aérea de EE.UU. planea volver a poner en servicio el aeródromo de la isla del Pacífico que lanzó los bombardeos atómicos sobre Japón durante la II Guerra Mundial, en su intento de ampliar sus opciones de bases en caso de hostilidades con China, dijo el más alto oficial

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Auditoría encargada por la Iglesia española cifra en 1.383 las denuncias por abusos sexuales a menores

macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La Auditoría que la Conferencia Episcopal Española (CEE) encargó al bufete de abogados Cremades & Calvo Sotelo en febrero de 2022 refleja que en España se habrían presentado 1.383 denuncias por casos de abusos sexuales a menores en el seno de la Iglesia, de las que se deducen 2.056 víctimas. Así

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Former NFL player Mike Williams died of dental-related sepsis, medical examiner says

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A medical examiner’s report concludes that former NFL player Mike Williams died from a rare form of sepsis related to dental health problems. The 36-year-old Williams died Sept. 12 after being hospitalized following a construction accident while working as an electrician. Williams was a wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers,

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