By FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation targeting Iranian officials involved in the prosecution and death sentence of a rapper who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of an Iranian woman and criticism of the Islamic Republic. The proposal released Friday would
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. Republican Gov. Phil Scott allowed the bill to become law without his
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has pleaded not guilty to 10 felony counts brought against him by the state. The 64-year-old entered his plea in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court during a Friday arraignment streamed from Elkton Federal Correctional Institution. He
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A second case of H5 influenza, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, was detected in another Michigan farmworker, marking the second human case in Michigan and the third in the country overall. The Michigan Department of Health and Human
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Joaquin Doria (CNN Español) — Javier Milei se encuentra en su cuarto viaje a Estados Unidos en seis meses. El tercero como presidente de Argentina. La nueva gira del mandatario ha estado marcada por reuniones con empresarios en busca de inversiones para el paÃs. Este miércoles, segundo dÃa de su visita, comenzó pasado el mediodÃa
Continue ReadingBy Frances Lin Click here for updates on this story HAWAII KAI, Hawaii (KITV) — On Thursday, May 30, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) responded to a distress call from Spitting Caves in Hawaii Kai where a teenage girl sustained injuries after a jump. The 911 call was received at 3:28 p.m., prompting a response
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A price gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve cooled slightly last month, a sign that inflation may be easing after running high in the first three months of this year. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that an index that excludes volatile food and
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Breeding Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — KTBS 3 News investigates has new information about the owner of apartments at the center of a housing crisis in Shreveport. Yacov Smouha owns Villa Norte, The Pines, Linwood Homes and Forest Oaks. They’re four of nine apartment complexes targeted by
Continue ReadingBy MUIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A new study by the United Nations children’s agency says developing resilient energy systems to power health facilities in Pakistan could avert over 175,000 deaths by 2030. UNICEF says that improving energy resilience would also contribute $296 million to the country’s economy over the next 20 years
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. Republican Gov. Phil Scott allowed the bill to become law without his
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A price gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve cooled slightly last month, a sign that inflation may be easing after running high in the first three months of this year. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that prices, excluding the volatile food and energy
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in the nation’s capital will get their chance to weigh in on the race for the White House as the presidential primary calendar enters its final days. Voters in Washington, D.C., will cast ballots in the Democratic presidential primary as well as for Congress and city
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — In the ongoing saga of Hendersonville’s own Charlotte the stingray’s pregnancy as the world has waited and watched for several months now for her to give birth, the team that cares for her provided a sad update Thursday evening, May
Continue ReadingVOVCHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — The Associated Press has obtained rare drone footage of the destroyed ruins of the embattled town of Vovchansk in northeastern Ukraine. The drone footage captures the scene in Vovchansk from sunrise on May 28 through to the following morning. The images in Vovchansk are a haunting repetition of other towns and
Continue ReadingBy MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Mexico voters will be among the last to cast ballots for presidential nominees when the state holds its presidential and state primaries. Tuesday includes the final four contests on the Republican side and is the penultimate presidential primary day on the Democratic side. Both parties have
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The 10th annual Contact in the Desert event is taking place in Indian Wells this weekend! It’s the largest UFO convention in the world, and thousands of people come to join the conversation. The event is held at the Renaissance Esmerelda in Indian Wells, and it hosts over 70 of the world’s leading and most
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Temperatures today will be fairly similar to what we experienced yesterday, with a high near 105°F. We are also still monitoring elevated eveningtime winds, especially around sunset. There may be some widespread breezy conditions at times, with gustier conditions isolated to the I-10 corridor. Temperatures over the next week will stay on the elevated side.
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group, the owner of social networking site Truth Social, rebounded before the opening bell Friday after former President Donald Trump was convicted in his hush money trial. A New York jury found Trump guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally
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By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt is on for a suspect who took a woman hostage and fled after opening fire on officers trying to serve an arrest warrant Thursday night in Omaha, Nebraska, authorities said. Davenport is believed to be armed and may be injured, and anyone who sees him should call
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A third person in the US has tested positive for H5 bird flu in connection to an ongoing outbreak in dairy cattle, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said Thursday. This is the second human case reported in the state and the fourth ever in the US. This time, in addition to
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