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By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Senate Democrats have launched an inquiry into recent reports that Donald Trump offered oil executives the reversal of some of President Joe Biden’s climate policies upon the former president’s reelection in exchange for campaign contributions. The chairs of the Senate Finance and Budget committees announced in a joint statement
Continue ReadingBy Jason Marks Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The world of sex trafficking is both equally dangerous and abusive. Sometimes, traffickers will tattoo sex workers as a way of taking ownership. Those tattoos are painful scars for survivors, even years after they’ve escaped. Janette Diaz knows that pain far
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — American comedian Dave Chappelle has called the Israeli war on Hamas in Gaza a “genocide” to cheers while performing in the capital of the United Arab Emirates. Chappelle also urged Americans on Thursday to fight antisemitism so Jews don’t feel like they need
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, California (KCRA) — A sinking ship in the Delta is leaking diesel fuel and oil into the waterway, the San Joaquin County Sheriff’s Office said. The ship named the Aurora is along Empire Tract and Eight Mile roads in what’s called the
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Romero Click here for updates on this story FORT MYERS BEACH, Florida (WBBH) — A video of an ATV speeding down the shoreline on Fort Myers Beach is going viral on social media. Ron Fleming said he and his wife were at the beach when he spotted the ATV Sunday afternoon. “I said,
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By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice have reached a $310 million settlement agreement with Norfolk Southern after last year’s train derailment that spilled more than a million pounds of hazardous chemicals into the soil, water and air in Ohio. “If the settlement is approved by the
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El programa Medicaid de Tennessee proporcionará dentro de unos meses pañales gratuitos a los niños menores de 2 años cubiertos, el primer programa estatal de Medicaid que lo hace, según informó el programa este martes. El pasado viernes, los Centros Federales de Servicios de Medicare y Medicaid aprobaron una enmienda
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It’s the latest tool in the fight against truancy and absenteeism in our local schools and a new four-legged partner is helping some local kids receive the emotional support they might need to stay on track. Dinah is a 2 1/2-year-old standard poodle who is now assigned to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Crime Prevention Unit. Lauren Valles is Dinah’s handler.
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oakland Athletics are on a tight schedule to get agreements in place and demonstrate that financing is set for construction to begin on time for the team’s new stadium in Las Vegas. The A’s hope to open the approximately $1.5 million, 33,000-seat ballpark for
Continue ReadingFLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — A northern Arizona man was convicted Thursday of first-degree murder and other crimes in the 2020 starvation death of his 6-year-old son. Authorities say the boy, Deshaun Martinez, was locked in a tiny bedroom closet for 16 hours a day over a month with his older brother as punishment for stealing
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Scientists with a Boston aquarium are encouraging beachgoers to report sightings of white sharks this holiday weekend after signs of shark bites were observed on multiple marine mammals. Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer in New England, and the region has been experiencing
Continue ReadingBy Ryan Arbogast Click here for updates on this story MARCO ISLAND, Florida (WBBH) — A brown pelican discovered on Marco Island last week is presumed to have red tide poisoning, according to the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. “Typically, we first get the notion that red tide is around when birds are sick,” said Dr.
Continue ReadingBy TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Searchers have discovered what they believe is the wreckage of World War II ace Richard Bong’s plane in the South Pacific. The Richard I. Bong Veterans Historical Center in Superior, Wisconsin, and the nonprofit World War II historical preservation group Pacific Wrecks announced the discovery Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa and Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — After American Airlines in a legal response blamed a 9-year-old girl for using an airplane bathroom that had a recording device allegedly placed there by a former employee, the airline has changed its response. The company was responding to a civil lawsuit filed against American Airlines
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una pijamada de cinco meses. Una residencia universitaria. El infierno de todo introvertido. Éstas son algunas de las palabras con las que los habitantes de la Antártida describen la vida en el continente más frío y misterioso del mundo. En 1959, 12 países, entre ellos Chile, Japón, Australia y Estados Unidos, firmaron
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Algunos de los recuerdos de Sebastián Corral se han desvanecido. Pero este anciano de 91 años recuerda su llegada a Estados Unidos en 1953 como si fuera ayer. Cómo trabajadores como él eran obligados a desnudarse y eran rociados con insecticida. Cómo inspeccionaban sus manos para asegurarse de que estaban cualificados
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — One of the big mysteries with popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss is why some people will lose 20% or more of their starting body weight on the drugs while for others, the scale will barely budge. One study found that about 1 in 7 people who used semaglutide
Continue ReadingBy Evan Onstot Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA (KOCO) — An Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper was fired Wednesday and faces felony charges after he allegedly sexually assaulted a female truck driver during a March traffic stop. The crime was only uncovered because a supervisor reviewed the dash camera video and saw some
Continue Reading By Sophie Jeong, Zahid Mahmood, Al Goodman, Niamh Kennedy and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Ireland, Spain and Norway have announced plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state next week, in a move that is likely to bolster the global Palestinian cause but further strain relations between Europe and Israel. The three European nations
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Alice McDermott settled into her seat at New York City Ballet on a recent Friday night, excited to see her first-ever ballet performance. The 31-year-old Manhattanite, who works in recruiting, was on a fun girls’ night out with three friends she’d met through work, starting
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