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By Arielle Argel Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Chantell Moniz is the president of Hina’s Legacy Rescue Foundation, a non-profit that works to fight against animal cruelty. She said lately she’s been getting an increase in calls and messages. “It’s a lot of work. It’s a lot of pounding the
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WILKS and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Muslims around the world celebrated the Eid al-Fitr holiday Wednesday, marking the end of the holy month of Ramadan. But events were overshadowed by the worsening crisis in Gaza and Israel’s expected military offensive in Rafah city after six months of war. “We should
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep tells The Associated Press she was nervous while flying to her first tennis tournament in 1 1/2 years. She had just successfully reduced a doping ban on appeal last month and was not sure what the reception would be like or how well
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press OXFORD, England (AP) — The United Nations climate chief says humanity has only two years left “to save the world” by making dramatic changes in the way it spews heat-trapping emissions. And he says it has even less time to act to get the finances behind such
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Fallout” surfaces in such arresting fashion – at a kid’s birthday party, of all places – that the Amazon series appears destined to join “The Last of Us” in mastering the journey from game to screen. As the first season progresses, though, this post-apocalyptic concept feels closer to
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The first weekend of the Coachella Festival begins Friday. Hundreds of thousands of visitors will come to the Coachella Valley to experience live music and art at the Empire Polo Club. With a spike in tourism comes a significant economic impact, particularly in Indio. “Over the next three weekends, we will have hundreds of thousands
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — France’s government has presented a bill to allow adults with terminal cancer or other end-of-life illness to take lethal medication. Polls show growing public demand in France for legal options for aid in dying. Many French people have traveled to neighboring countries to seek such medication. Under the new proposal, doctors would
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows & Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — An 18-year-old driver has been charged with misdemeanor death by vehicle and reckless driving after being involved in a deadly crash on Interstate 40, warrants show. Troopers with the N.C. State Highway Patrol responded to a fatal
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the stuff of movies: Two friends vow to marry each other if they’re not hitched by a specified future date or age. Well, the Marriage Pact, an annual matching ritual that has become popular on nearly 90 college campuses around the U.S., has turned
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s the stuff of movies: Two friends vow to marry each other if they’re not hitched by a specified future date or age. Well, the Marriage Pact, an annual matching ritual that has become popular on nearly 90 college campuses around the U.S., has turned
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Rescuers on the eastern Greek island of Chios have recovered the bodies of three girls who died after a boat carrying migrants from nearby Turkey hit rocks. Officials said Wednesaday that 14 people, including eight other children, were rescued by the coast guard off rugged coasts on the northeast of the
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By Zenebou Sylla and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old suspect has been charged in a shooting that left at least seven juveniles injured in downtown Indianapolis last month, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office said. King Dennis was charged with dangerous possession of a firearm and two counts of criminal recklessness, according to court filings. Dennis has been charged as an adult, the prosecutor’s office
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Marisha Pessl’s first novel in six years is a psychological thriller with the kinds of intricate clues and connections she has been known for since her acclaimed debut, “Special Topics in Calamity Physics.” Delacorte Press announced Wednesday that Pessl’s young adult novel “Darkly” will be published on Nov. 12. Pessl was
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer inflation remained persistently high last month, boosted by gas, rents, auto insurance and other items, the government said Wednesday in a report that will likely give pause to the Federal Reserve as it weighs when and by how much to cut interest rates this year.
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A report from a senior doctor in England says children who question their gender identity are being let down by lack of evidence and a toxic political debate. Dr. Hilary Cass said there is “no good evidence on the long-term outcomes of interventions to manage gender-related distress.” She
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street marched higher early Wednesday ahead of the government’s update on U.S. inflation which could play into the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each gained 0.2% before the bell. The latest consumer inflation
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) –– El exvicepresidente de Ecuador Jorge Glas regresó este martes a la prisión de máxima seguridad de La Roca en Guayaquil, luego de ser dado de alta del hospital tras una “posible descompensación por su negativa a consumir los alimentos provistos”, informó a CNN el Servicio Nacional de Atención Integral a
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky’s Democratic governor has vetoed a GOP-backed criminal justice bill that would impose harsher sentences for a range of crimes. Gov. Andy Beshear says the bill would saddle the state with sharply higher incarceration costs. He says the sweeping measure also would criminalize homelessness by creating
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Delta Air Lines reported vastly improved earnings in the first quarter, and the company said results should remain strong the rest of the year. The Atlanta-based airline said its adjusted earnings came in at $380 million, or 45 cents a share, up from $217 million, up 75%
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Marisha Pessl’s first adult novel in more than a decade is a psychological thriller with the kinds of intricate clues and connections she has been known for since her acclaimed debut, “Special Topics in Calamity Physics.” Delacorte Press announced Wednesday that Pessl’s “Darkly” will be published on Nov. 12. Pessl was
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