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By CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A Bangkok hospital says several of the more seriously injured people who were on the Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence will need spinal surgery. A public relations officer for Samitivej Srinakarin Hospital, which has treated more than 100 people hurt in the incident, says that
Continue ReadingBy KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Amazon Studios debuted “Red, White & Royal Blue” last summer, they did so without fanfare or spectacle, thanks to the timing of its release amid historic Hollywood strikes. But the lack of publicity surrounding the rom-com’s premiere didn’t deter it from becoming a hit with
Continue ReadingBy Marc Liverman Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A physically disabled man is fighting to save more than a dozen downtown trees being removed for a new sidewalk accessibility project. This comes as the city of Asheville says cutting them down is the only way to keep part
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers President Joe Biden’s administration is pushing the tech industry and financial institutions to shut down a growing market of abusive sexual images made with artificial intelligence technology. New generative AI tools have made it easy to transform someone’s likeness into a sexually explicit AI deepfake and
Continue ReadingBy MERRITT HUGHES Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Shreveport’s Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) group targeted Speaker of the House Mike Johnson with a sign with profane language early Wednesday morning. Shreveport DSA took credit for the act in an Instagram post Wednesday. The post said “Letting Mike know
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A long-delayed and complex project to bring a subway line under ancient Roman ruins and through Rome’s historic center has entered a crucial phase. Crews are digging a deep retaining wall around the flagship station at Piazza Venezia. The Metro C subway line has been in the
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — The class of 2024 has been busy at McKinley High School setting up for graduation this weekend. But as many kids are celebrating this huge milestone, for Phoebe Yara, it’s bittersweet. Yara always thought she’d be walking alongside her sister Sara getting
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Winds have increased and will peak tomorrow, with a Wind Advisory going into effect from Noon Friday until 2 a.m. Saturday when we could see winds to 45 m.p.h. in the San Gorgonio Pass area. Winds will peak Friday evening and overnight, then ease into the rest of the weekend. Drivers of high profile vehicles
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT and MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press GREENFIELD, Iowa (AP) — Authorities say a deadly tornado that wreaked havoc in the small city of Greenfield, Iowa, left four people dead and nearly three dozen injured, while a fifth person was killed elsewhere. The twister that tore through the city on Tuesday was rated
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Amy Klobuchar, US senator from Minnesota and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: May 25, 1960 Birth place: Plymouth, Minnesota Birth name: Amy Jean Klobuchar Father: Jim Klobuchar, Star Tribune columnist Mother: Rose (Heuberger) Klobuchar, teacher Marriage: John Bessler (1993-present) Children:
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The Palm Springs Air Museum will honor fallen comrades during Memorial Day weekend with a Memorial Day service and a flower drop. “This is the 27th year that we’ve done the flower drop,” said Fred Bell, the Director of the Palm Springs Air Museum. “The feedback is always overwhelmingly positive.” During their service, the Air
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week as layoffs remained historically low levels. Jobless claims for the week ending May 18 fell by 8,000 to 215,000, down from 223,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. Weekly unemployment claims are considered a proxy for
Continue ReadingBy Frances Lin Click here for updates on this story KEAAU, Hawaii (KITV) — Hawaii Island Police arrested three people on May 18 during a raid in the Hawaiian Paradise Park Subdivision. They targeted a residence on 18th Avenue in Keaau, where an estimated 100 people were attending an illegal cockfighting event. Authorities recovered 25
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Raúl Castro, former President of Cuba. Personal Birth date: June 3, 1931 Birth place: Birán, Cuba Birth name: Raúl Modesto Castro Ruz Father: Ángel Castro, Spanish landowner Mother: Lina Ruz, cook and maid to Angel Castro’s first wife Marriage: Vilma Espin (1959-2007, her
Continue ReadingBy Duaa Israr Click here for updates on this story GLENDALE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — Community members are searching low and lower for a missing pet in Glendale, Wisconsin. In the fields behind her yard, Kristen Lacefield-May is searching for her other half. “He wasn’t in there,” said Lacefield-May. “An empty pit in my stomach, I
Continue ReadingBy LOUISE DIXON Associated Press CANNES, France (AP) — It’s been a dog’s life at this year’s Cannes Film Festival — or should that be the Canine Film Festival? Since the 77th edition’s opening day featuring Messi from “Anatomy of a Fall,” human actors have shared the limelight with their canine co-stars on and off
Continue ReadingBy Andres Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — Wearing a tie is already part of the uniform for students at the Frederick Douglass Academy for Young Men, especially when it is cooler outside. But on Wednesday, they learned about the different kinds of tie knots — like four-in-hand, the
Continue ReadingBy CARSON GERBER of CNHI News and NICKY FORSTER and DEVI SHASTRI of The Associated Press Norma Upshaw, 82, was living alone south of Nashville, when her doctor said she needed to start in-home dialysis. Her closest family lived 40 miles away, and they’d already scrambled once when the independent senior living facility she had
Continue ReadingBy CARSON GERBER of CNHI News and NICKY FORSTER and DEVI SHASTRI of The Associated Press Norma Upshaw was living alone south of Nashville when her doctor said she needed to start in-home dialysis. Her closest family lived 40 miles away, and they’d already scrambled once when the independent senior living facility the 82-year-old had
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Michigan man now holds a state record after catching what he called a “monstrous” white perch on Lake St. Clair last month. Scott Smith, of Adrian, was fishing with a friend on April 25 when he caught a white perch
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