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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has completed a book about her years in public life, from legislation she helped enact to such traumatizing moments as the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol and the assault at her San Francisco home that left her husband
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Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — La reputación de Boeing recibió un golpe más en dos audiencias de la comisión del Senado celebradas este miércoles en el Capitolio, con testigos que cuestionaron la forma en que la empresa fabrica sus aviones y la seguridad de los mismos. Uno de los testigos clave fue el ingeniero de
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Calls for action against Israel in international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas will be stepped up by Palestinian officials at the annual FIFA congress next month. The Palestine Football Association proposal to 211 member federations meeting in Thailand calls for “appropriate sanctions, with immediate
Continue ReadingBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A judge in Tunisia has sentenced a journalist and political commentator to six months in prison in the country’s latest assault on members of the media who criticize the government. Mohamed Boughalleb, who had been charged with insulting a public official, was sentenced Wednesday. He
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Bill Barr, once an attorney general for Donald Trump who has since emerged as one of his most prominent critics, said on Wednesday that despite his differences with his former boss, he will support “the Republican ticket” in November. “I heard you call this hush money case ‘outrageous.’ And
Continue ReadingBy Eric Naktin Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — There were two shark sightings Tuesday off Waikiki, one was near the Moana Surfrider Hotel, while the other was close to the Hilton Hawaiian Village. “Sharks are always there, you might not see them, but they see you.” said Dr. Andrew Rossiter,
Continue ReadingGoogle has fired 28 employees who were involved in protests over the tech company’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government. The workers held sit-ins at the company’s offices in California and New York over Google’s $1.2 billion contract to provide custom tools for Israeli’s military. They were fired on Wednesday evening after police earlier
Continue ReadingBy Madison Edwards Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — A non-profit in Shreveport has closed its doors due to alleged online harassment. Broadmoor UP was a 501(c)(3) which cared for homebound senior citizens and helped rescue animals for over two years. Amy McDonald created the organization after she had too
Continue ReadingBy DARKO BANDIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s ruling conservatives says that talks are already underway on the formation of a new governing majority following a highly contested parliamentary election that saw a far-right party emerge as a potential kingmaker. Prime Minister Andrej Plenković is the leader of the Croatian Democratic Union party.
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Breeding Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — City officials are preparing to welcome Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson Thursday and hear his plans for G-Unit Studios. The news conference, which will include a ceremonial signing of the Millennium Studios lease agreement between the city and 50 Cent, starts at
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Law enforcement agencies in Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota and Texas reported temporary outages to 911 services before saying hours later that services had been restored. It was not immediately clear what caused the outages or whether they were related. Also unclear was whether any emergency situations were impacted. The National Highway
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Democrat who served one term representing southeast Wisconsin in Congress in the 1990s before going on to become a leader in the Assembly and state revenue secretary announced Thursday that he’s running for Congress again. Peter Barca announced his bid against Republican U.S. Rep. Bryan
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift, the self-professed “Chairman of the Tortured Poets Department,” will soon call into session a meeting where she’ll release her latest album. For the most part, Swift has kept a lot of details about the album close to the chest, but as cryptic as she’s been while rolling
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Israel has vowed to respond to Iran’s unprecedented weekend attack. It has left the region bracing for further escalation after months of fighting in Gaza. Israel’s allies have been urging Israel to hold back on any response to the attack that could spiral. Officials at a Group of Seven meeting in
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority has been detained just hours after he was released from prison by the military government. The Rev. Hkalam Samson, the former head of the Kachin Baptist Convention, was among 3,300 prisoners released Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits didn’t change last week as the labor market continues to defy efforts by the Federal Reserve to cool it off. The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims for the week ending April 13 were unchanged from the previous week’s 212,000.
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By Christian Edwards and Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — Georgia’s government is attempting to force through a controversial “foreign agent” law, despite international condemnation and huge protests from its citizens. The bill is seen as a test of whether the nation, a former Soviet state, will forge closer ties with Europe and the United States,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature has approved sweeping gun safety legislation nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and the Democratic-led Maine Legislature pressed for a number of gun and mental health proposals after the Oct. 25 shooting that claimed 18
Continue ReadingBy Mark Thompson, CNN London (CNN) — Law enforcement officials in 19 countries have shut down an online platform that earned at least $1 million by selling phishing kits to cybercriminals, helping them launch attacks on tens of thousands of people worldwide. The operation, led by the Metropolitan Police in the United Kingdom, targeted LabHost,
Continue ReadingBy TAYLOR THOMPSON Click here for updates on this story BUNCOMBE COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A disturbing scene was caught on camera Tuesday afternoon: a group of people pulling bear cubs out of a tree near a Buncombe County apartment complex, all for a few selfies. In a video shared with News 13, the
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