By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Volkswagen’s orders for electric vehicles shot up in Europe in the first quarter of 2024 compared with a year ago, countering suggestions that drivers may be losing interest in EVs. New orders for electric cars more than doubled in Europe, Volkswagen said in an earnings statement Tuesday. The
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency said Tuesday it has finalized a ban on consumer uses of methylene chloride, a chemical that is widely used as a paint stripper but is known to cause liver cancer and other health problems. The EPA said its action will protect Americans from
Continue Reading
Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Un juez de Distrito del Centro de Justicia Penal Federal en el Estado de México dispuso este domingo la libertad de Abraham Oseguera Cervantes, “Don Rodo”, hermano del líder del Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación, Nemesio Oseguera, informó en un comunicado el Consejo de la Judicatura Federal. El juez decidió
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading the entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag out of a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war that have spread to
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dozens of protesters took over a building at Columbia University in New York early Tuesday, barricading entrances and unfurling a Palestinian flag from a window in the latest escalation of demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war on college campuses nationwide. The occupation
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hush money trial resumed Tuesday with Judge Juan M. Merchan first ruling on prosecutors’ prior request to hold the former president in contempt of court over alleged violations of a gag order that bars him from speaking publicly about witnesses and jurors in the case. Merchan ruled that Trump
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JAKE OFFENHARTZ and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money
Continue ReadingBy Zain Omair and WNEM Digital Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — The search for an 8-year-old girl who fell into the Flint River on Sunday, April 29 has turned into a recovery mission. This is the second time in just a few days that a child has gone missing
Continue Reading
By Cameron Bopp Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Just days after the City of St. Louis removed a homeless encampment from a street corner in the Tower Grove South neighborhood, the Sudanese refugee couple is back on the streets, this time, without their home to go back to.
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and allies are scrambling to pull together a complex system that will move tons of humanitarian aid into Gaza by sea. Nearly two months after President Joe Biden gave the order, U.S. Army and Navy troops are assembling the large floating platform several miles
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are slipping Tuesday after the latest hotter-than-forecast reading on the economy raised more worries about inflation and interest rates staying high. The S&P 500 was 0.3% lower in early trading and on track to close out its first losing month in the last
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Chinese coast guard ships have fired water cannons at two Philippine patrol vessels near a disputed shoal in the South China Sea, damaging both, in the latest flareup in an increasingly tense territorial conflict. There were no immediate reports of injuries in the incident Tuesday off Scarborough Shoal, one of two
Continue Reading
By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III, who is being treated for an unspecified cancer, returned to public duties on Tuesday with his first official engagement since his diagnosis after his doctors were said to have been “very encouraged” by his progress. The 75-year-old monarch revealed he was battling cancer in early
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — Nations finished a round of negotiations early Tuesday on a treaty to end plastic pollution and made more progress than they have in three prior meetings. Among the takeaways from the meeting, the talk shifted in Ottawa from sharing ideas to negotiating treaty language. Limiting how
Continue Reading
By FOX 12 Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — A local family is sharing their story of resilience and hope after their son was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. Little Lewis Larsen has been through quite the journey in his three years of life, and procedures for years
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Walmart, the largest retailer in the United States, will close all 51 of its health care centers in six states and end virtual health care services, the company said Tuesday. Walmart had made a big push into health care in recent years, opening clinics next to its
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer An English study into the causes of ACL injuries to women soccer players has been launched. ‘Project ACL’ will focus on players in the Women’s Super League in England as part of a three-year study. The injury is suffered by a disproportionate number of female players compared to their
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Despite her commitment to “The Handmaid’s Tale,” Elisabeth Moss has kept busy in movies and limited series, including “Shining Girls” and now “The Veil,” a disjointed spy thriller for Hulu. Adopting a British accent, Moss sinks her teeth into the role of an MI6 agent, but her cat-and-mouse
Continue Reading
By Michael Warrick Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Dangerous water conditions at Percy Priest Lake contributed to a 34-year-old man’s death over the weekend, according to the Tennessee Wildlife Resource Agency (TWRA). Harold Layne Tomlinson, who went by Layne, drowned Saturday night after jumping into the water to help
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Israel and Iran have been in open conflict. Ukrainian drones have repeatedly attacked Russian oil refineries. And OPEC continues to hold back oil supply. All of these alarming developments raised fears of $4 gas that would hurt the US economy and worsen inflation. Yet that has not
Continue Reading