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Month: December 2023

Tennessee residents clean up after severe weekend storms killed 6 people and damaged neighborhoods

By KRISTIN M. HALL, PATRICK WHITTLE and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Residents of central Tennessee communities slammed by deadly tornadoes this weekend described tragic and terrifying scenes in which one mobile home landed on top of another, roofs were ripped from houses and an entire church collapsed during a string

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Cleanup, power restoration continues in Tennessee after officials say six died in severe storms

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JOHN RABY Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Central Tennessee residents and emergency workers are continuing the cleanup from severe weekend storms that killed six people and sent more to the hospital.  Government officials confirmed that three people died after an apparent tornado struck Montgomery County north of Nashville near the

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Complaint says Muslim Arab American teacher was discriminated against after put on leave over pro-Palestinian phrase in email

By Alaa Elassar and Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has filed a discrimination complaint on behalf of a Black Muslim Arab American teacher in Maryland, who was placed on administrative leave for her email signature, which included a controversial phrase supporting Palestinian rights.  Hajur El-Haggan, a middle school math teacher employed by the Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) since 2015, was informed November 20 by

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Pledges from climate talks not enough to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees, IEA says

By Angela Dewan, CNN Dubai, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — The world is still off track to limit global warming to the crucial 1.5-degree threshold, despite pollution-slashing pledges made by dozens of countries at UN-backed climate talks in Dubai, an analysis by the International Energy Agency published Sunday shows. The assessment is the first comprehensive

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Start your week smart: Tennessee tornadoes, UPenn president, Michigan school shooter, Trump gag order, sickle cell disease

By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Kids say the darnedest things, like “What is the atomic mass of Tennessine?” That question was posed by 6-year-old Declan Lopez, a kindergartner from New Jersey who is a member of Mensa, an international society for people with high intelligence quotients. Learn more about this pint-size

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ChatGPT struggles to answer medical questions, new research finds

By Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — ChatGPT might not be a cure-all for answers to medical questions, a new study suggests. Researchers at Long Island University posed 39 medication-related queries to the free version of the artificial intelligence chatbot, all of which were real questions from the university’s College of Pharmacy drug information service. The software’s

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Biden’s focus on bashing Trump takes a page from the winning Obama and Bush reelection playbooks

By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Joe Biden, a centerpiece of his reelection campaign is trying to negatively define Donald Trump in the public’s eye. It’s a strategy that’s aimed at reminding voters about the confrontational nature of Trump’s first term and laying out what could happen if the front-runner for

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At UN climate talks, cameras are everywhere. Many belong to Emirati company with a murky history

By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — At the United Nations’ COP28 climate summit in Dubai, surveillance cameras seem to be everywhere you turn. And that has some worried. It’s unclear how the United Arab Emirates, an autocratic federation of seven sheikhdoms, uses the footage it gathers across its extensive network.

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A snowy night, a cracked taillight and a mystery: How a police officer’s death divided a Boston suburb

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — In the pre-dawn hours of January 29, 2022,  a man was found dead in a blizzard outside a house in suburban Boston. He was wearing two shirts, blue jeans, socks and one black Nike sneaker. On the blanket of snow near his body were shards of glass and splotches of blood. His name was John O’Keefe, and

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Major changes to US immigration policy are under discussion. What are they and what could they mean?

REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is discussing changes to the immigration system in exchange for providing money to Ukraine in its fight against Russia and Israel for the war with Hamas. President Joe Biden has said he is willing to make “significant compromises on the border” to meet Republican demands that the

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Major changes to US immigration policy are under discussion. What are they and what could they mean?

REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is discussing changes to the immigration system in exchange for providing money to Ukraine in its fight against Russia and Israel for the war with Hamas. President Joe Biden has said he is willing to make “significant compromises on the border” to meet Republican demands that the

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Aston Villa confirms status as unlikely Premier League title contender, defeating Arsenal and Manchester City in same week

By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Aston Villa’s rise under Spanish manager Unai Emery over the past year has been steady, if unspectacular: first jumping clear of the relegation fight, then reaching the Europa Conference League. However, suddenly, this season, the team has confirmed its credentials as a genuine Premier League title contender with a

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