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By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Despite their rocky start, Argentine President Javier Milei and Pope Francis appear to have hit it off. They met Monday amid speculation that the Argentine pontiff might finally go home for a visit later this year. The Vatican said the two men met for an hour and
Continue ReadingBy Christl Dabu Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — People who live in Canadian cities that have high rates of hate crimes were less likely to report positive physical and mental health compared with those in other parts of the country, according to Statistics Canada. In a recent study released
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — The renewed questions surrounding President Joe Biden’s age and memory sparked by a special counsel report last week were decidedly unwelcome for the 81-year-old Democrat’s advisers. Yet in one area, the president’s team has found a way of making political hay from one of the
Continue ReadingALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Businesses in New York will now be required to clearly post how much extra their products will cost if customers pay with a credit card. That’s thanks to a new state law that took effect Sunday. The law means stores can no longer post a sign on a door and at
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A baby girl is doing well and will be put up for adoption after being surrendered at a “Safe Haven Baby Box” at a Missouri fire house. The infant was dropped off Thursday at a Mehlville Fire District station in St. Louis County. The district installed
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Aiello Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Canada’s auditor general has found that those involved in the contracting, development and implementation of the controversial Arrivecan application showed a “glaring disregard” for basic management practices. Ultimately, Canadians “paid too much for this application,” according to Auditor General Karen Hogan.
Continue ReadingCARMAN, Manitoba (AP) — A Canadian man has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his wife, three young children and a 17-year-old female relative. Royal Canadian Mounted Police Insp. Tim Arseneault say the dead are the suspect’s 30-year-old wife, the couple’s six-year-old daughter, four-year-old son and two-month-old daughter, as
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Former professional wrestler William Albert “Billy Jack” Haynes Jr. has been taken into police custody in connection with the death of his wife in Portland, authorities said. Portland police said in a statement over the weekend that Haynes, 70, was in police custody at a local hospital, undergoing treatment “for a
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Usher and longtime partner Jenn Goicoechea obtained a marriage license last week in Las Vegas, just days ahead of the 45-year-old R&B superstar’s headline appearance at the Super Bowl halftime show. It wasn’t immediately clear Monday if the couple used the document to get married, said
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Bumpy and slow is how a top Federal Reserve official sees inflation’s trajectory this year. Translation: Don’t get your hopes up for rate cuts in the next few months. Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic, who is voting on the Federal Open Market Committee’s policy decisions this year,
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Cruise, the troubled General Motors autonomous vehicle unit, has hired a veteran automotive and technology company safety official for the critical position of chief safety officer. Steve Kenner, who has held top safety positions at multiple companies over nearly four decades, started the job on Monday, Cruise said in a statement. Most
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Monday disowned an election candidate who claimed that Israel allowed Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack to happen as a pretext to invade Gaza. Azhar Ali was selected last month to run for Labour in a Feb. 29 special election for the House of
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las autoridades están investigando un tiroteo ocurrido este domingo por la tarde contra el pastor Joel Osteen de la iglesia Lakewood, aproximadamente a 10 kilómetros del centro de Houston, en el que, según dijeron, una mujer entró acompañada por un niño pequeño y comenzó a disparar antes de que la
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Search warrant documents show that a suspect in a trenchcoat who opened fire in celebrity pastor Joel Osteen’s megachurch in Texas was carrying an AR-15 style rifle. The shooter was identified as 36-year-old Genesse Ivonne Moreno, according to an affidavit seeking a search warrant released by
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — The judge presiding over the Georgia election subversion case against Donald Trump and several co-defendants said Monday that the district attorney who brought the case could be disqualified if she financially benefitted from a personal relationship with her lead prosecutor on the
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin canceled a trip to Brussels for NATO and Ukraine meetings later this week as he remains hospitalized at Walter Reed medical center, according to a defense official familiar with the plans. Austin was taken to the hospital Sunday afternoon with symptoms “suggesting an emergent bladder
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Night to Shine, an unforgettable prom night experience for local teens and adults with special needs, happened Friday at West Asheville Baptist Church. The honored guests were treated to limousine rides, a red carpet with paparazzi cheering them on, dinner,
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — When my mother was in her 80s, her daily call to her older brother always started with the same question: “Did your bowels move today?” I used to roll my eyes and pray to the old-age gods that I would never do the same. Some days the conversation would
Continue ReadingCNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — When my mother was in her 80s, her daily call to her older brother always started with the same question: “Did your bowels move today?” I used to roll my eyes and pray to the old-age gods that I would never do the same. Some days the conversation
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says it’s looking forward to hosting the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs again — and it isn’t ruling out having the team’s most-famous fan, Taylor Swift, tag along this time. Asked at Monday’s press briefing if the pop star could come along as
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