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A CORUNA, Spain (AP) — Alone, Cole Brauer braved three oceans and the elements as she navigated her sailboat for months. When she and her 40-foot (12.2-meter) sailboat arrived Thursday in A Coruna, Spain, the 29-year-old became the first American woman to race nonstop around the world by herself, traveling across about 30,000 miles (48,280
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By Andy Rose and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — The utility company that provides power to most of the Texas Panhandle says its facilities appear to have played a role in the start of the state’s largest-ever wildfire, which incinerated over one million acres and left residents sifting through the destruction of their homes. “Based
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates ticked down slightly this week, a tiny boon to buyers eager to make a move with newly listed homes coming to market. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.88% in the week ending March 7, down from 6.94% the previous week, according to data from Freddie
Continue ReadingA CORUNA, Spain (AP) — Cole Brauer became the first American woman to race nonstop around the world by herself when she arrived Thursday in A Coruña, Spain. The 29-year-old is one of more than a dozen sailors competing in the Global Solo Challenge. Brauer was the youngest and only woman in the group that
Continue ReadingKELOWNA, British Columbia (AP) — In a story published March 1, 2024, about a Canada wildlife corridor, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the Regional District of Central Okanagan owns land where an orchard expansion is located. The land is within the regional district’s jurisdiction, but the district does not own it.
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Work on compromise budget legislation Virginia lawmakers will take up later this week is complete, and the bill does not include language enabling a proposed relocation by the NBA’s Washington Wizards and NHL’s Washington Capitals to Alexandria. Top lawmakers confirmed that Thursday, saying they had completed
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — When Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry filled the void left by the assassination of the country’s president in 2021, he did so over the protest of wide segments of the population but with the full-throated support of the Biden administration. Now, almost three years later, Henry’s grip
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Oprah Winfrey may have stepped away from Weight Watchers, but she’s not staying out of the conversation about weight. The mogul will host “a sit-down conversation around the radical impact of prescription weight loss medications” in “An Oprah Special: Shame, Blame and the Weight Loss Revolution,” scheduled to
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been ordered to pay legal fees to a company founded by a former British spy that he sued for making what he claimed were “shocking and scandalous” false claims that harmed his reputation. A London judge threw out the case against
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — In remarks Tuesday night, former President Donald Trump said, “It was announced that 325,000 people were flown in from parts unknown. Migrants were flown in — airplane — not going through borders, not going through that great Texas barrier.” Facts First: This is misleading. Trump appeared to be citing a
Continue ReadingBy Erica Finke Click here for updates on this story GREENDALE, Wisconsin (WISN) — Terrifying moments last Tuesday night at Southridge Mall as first responders raced to help a 6-year-old girl who had fallen off the railing of a second-floor escalator. Broadcastify radio traffic said there were “about 15 9-1-1 calls” coming from the mall
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry issued a disaster declaration Wednesday for the state’s critical crawfish industry, as extreme weather disrupted this year’s harvest and triggered a shortage of the tiny crustaceans. Louisiana is the country’s top producer of crawfish – a staple in Gulf Coast cuisine such as crawfish étouffée,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal investigators said Thursday they confirmed pilots’ account of a brief failure of rudder controls on a Boeing 737 Max after it landed at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey last month. United Airlines pilots said pedals that control rudder movement on the plane were stuck as they
Continue ReadingBy Brittney Verner Click here for updates on this story ST. TAMMANY PARISH, Louisiana (WDSU) — A scary situation unfolded in Saint Tammany parish Sunday afternoon after sheriff’s deputies said a woman was taken to the hospital after she stabbed a man to death who was attacking her. St. Tammany Sheriffs deputies said the man
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Camila Cabello loves Shawn Mendes, but that doesn’t mean they’ll be reuniting as a couple. The singer was a guest on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast this week, where she said her “impulsive” qualities had her contacting former boyfriends in the past, like when she got back together with
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Paul McCartney knows a thing or two about writing love songs. But the former Beatle has faced criticism from some who feel he’s perhaps written too many love songs, with some that skew “soppy.” “I think a lot of people who are cynical about it haven’t been lucky enough
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife will be arraigned on Monday on new charges that they tried to obstruct the federal investigation into bribery allegations. Judge Sidney Stein set the arraignment for the Menendezes and two other New Jersey businessmen for 11 a.m. ET. The Democratic senator from New
Continue ReadingBy Scott Heidler Click here for updates on this story BREVARD COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A Palm Bay woman was charged with child neglect without great bodily harm after leaving a 4-year-old at a Chuck E. Cheese for four hours in West Melbourne. “The employees noticed that the child was wondering around and they were
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A sweeping bank regulatory proposal will be significantly revised by year’s end, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday, a potential victory for the large banks that have aggressively opposed the likely changes. The proposed rule, issued last summer by the Fed and other regulatory agencies,
Continue ReadingBy Leanne Suter Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A man who police say was raped by a well-known Hollywood writer and producer is sharing his emotional story in an exclusive interview with Eyewitness News because he and investigators are afraid there may be more victims. “I believe that he
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