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TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A cluster of earthquakes has struck Taiwan, the strongest measuring 6.1 magnitude. That’s according to the U.S. Geological Survey. There are no reports of casualties in the quakes that hit early Tuesday, although two multi-story buildings that had been evacuated following a magnitude 7.4 quake that hit the island earlier this
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY, MICHELLE L. PRICE and DAVE COLLINS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia canceled in-person classes, dozens of protesters were arrested at New York University and Yale, and the gates to Harvard Yard were closed to the public Monday as some of the most prestigious U.S. universities sought to defuse campus tensions
Continue ReadingBy Audrey Goodson Click here for updates on this story MOORE, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Crews from multiple agencies responded to a house fire early Monday morning in a Moore neighborhood. Both Oklahoma City and Moore fire departments were at the scene of the house fire near Northeast Fourth Street and Eastern Avenue. The flames caused
Continue ReadingBy Christian Balderas Click here for updates on this story HOLLISTER, California (KSBW) — For months people in a Hollister neighborhood along South Street have been complaining about an ‘unbearable’ odor coming from sludge ponds located steps away from their homes. The smell is from tomato waste that sits in concrete basins behind locked gates,
Continue ReadingBy FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Thousands of Indigenous people began gathering in Brazil’s capital on Monday for what was expected to become a protest against President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s unfulfilled promises to create reserves and expel illegal miners and land-grabbers from their territories. Holding Lula’s government to account appeared
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration finalized on Monday the first-ever minimum staffing rule at nursing homes, Vice President Kamala Harris announced. The controversial mandate requires that all nursing homes that receive Medicare and Medicaid funding provide a total of at least 3.48 hours of nursing care per resident per day, including
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Ray Click here for updates on this story CEDAR HILL, Texas (KTVT) — In the middle of Dallas County sits the Cedar Ridge Preserve, a green space larger than 450 football fields dedicated to protecting the land and its native plants and wildlife. Inside, a sanctuary for more than 60 species of birds.
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Nelly Korda is putting her bid for a historic sixth straight victory on hold. The LGPA golfer officially withdrew Monday from the JM Eagle LA Championship, which begins Thursday at Wilshire Country Club in Los Angeles. Korda tied Nancy Lopez and Annika Sorenstam with her fifth straight win last weekend at
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks climbed Monday and clawed back a chunk of their losses from last week, which was the worst for the S&P 500 in more than a year. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% to recover more than a quarter of last week’s rout. The Dow
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia hospital has confirmed the first known case of measles in the state since 2009. The Monongalia County Health Department says WVU Medicine alerted officials Sunday that an adult patient tested positive for the viral infection. The patient had developed symptoms and sought medical
Continue ReadingBY SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer. The National Weather Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday — Earth Day — presented a
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Gabriela Bryan ganó su primer campeonato mundial en el Margaret River Pro de Australia Occidental el domingo y, en un momento “mágico” de la final, la surfista hawaiana compartió ola con una manada de delfines. Bryan, de 22 años, quien fue nombrada. antes novata del año, venció a Sawyer Lindbald, de
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while carrying a Confederate battle flag has been sentenced to more than two years in prison for pepper spraying two police officers in the face, temporarily blinding both of them. Isreal Easterday was 19 years old when he joined
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Hackers targeted a wastewater treatment plant in Indiana on Friday evening, prompting plant managers to send maintenance personnel to investigate the suspicious activity, a local official told CNN. A Russia-linked hacking group claimed responsibility. The same group claimed credit for a string of hacking incidents against water facilities in
Continue ReadingTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A beloved ostrich at the Topeka Zoo & Conservation Center in Kansas has died after swallowing a staff member’s keys. The zoo announced in a social media post on Friday that the 5-year-old ostrich named Karen had reached beyond her exhibit’s fence and grabbed and swallowed the employee’s keys. Staff consulted
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Alex Popken was a trust and safety executive at Twitter, leaving in 2023 after a decade at the social media company focusing on content moderation. Now, she serves as the vice president of trust and safety at WebPurify, a content moderation service provider that works with a broad range
Continue ReadingBy David Wright, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden holds a big edge on the airwaves over Donald Trump in the opening weeks of their general election matchup. The president and his allies nearly tripled his rival’s network in ad spending over the past month and a half while Trump has had to devote millions of
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Egan, Chris Boyette, Shimon Prokupecz and Nic F. Anderson, CNN (CNN) — Columbia University, the epicenter of pro-Palestinian protests at US college campuses in recent days, says all classes at its main campus will be hybrid — technology permitting — until the spring semester ends. “Safety is our highest priority as we strive to support
Continue Reading Paulina Nares (CNN) — La fiesta de cumpleaños de Victoria Beckham del sábado se puso un poco picante. La diseñadora de moda, también conocida como Posh Spice, celebró su cumpleaños 50 este fin de semana en Londres con un elegante evento, en el que estuvo acompañada por sus excompañeras de las Spice Girls Emma Bunton,
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Police in Los Angeles arrested a suspect following a break-in at the home of Mayor Karen Bass early Sunday, officials said. The suspect was arrested shortly after smashing a window to get inside of Getty House while it was occupied, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement on social
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