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By HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — They’re lounging, biting each other and generally making a ruckus in numbers not seen in more than a decade. And don’t even think about stealing their anchovies. San Francisco’s famed Fisherman’s Wharf district is seeing a surge in sea lions. First appearing at Pier 39 after
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The Italian company that helped rebuild a bridge that collapsed in Genoa in 2018 says it is ready to do the same in Baltimore. WeBuild Group said in a press release Friday that it had sent a preliminary design and plans to US officials for the reconstruction of
Continue ReadingCITY OF HAWLEY, FACEBOOK, CNN, CITY OF HAWLEY/FACEBOOK By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Powerful storms unloaded flooding rainfall that swept away vehicles and triggered evacuations, delivered hail the size of softballs and spun up at least one damaging tornado in Texas Thursday. The storms were just the latest in a series of brutal
Continue ReadingKPRC, KTRK, CNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — At least 224 people have been rescued from homes and vehicles in Harris County, Texas, an official said Saturday night, with more rain expected over the weekend in the wake of strong storms and downpours that damaged homes and triggered evacuations.
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Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Uruguay, José “Pepe” Mujica, padece cáncer de esófago, informó este jueves su médica tratante Raquel Pannone en conferencia de prensa. El exmandatario fue sometido a una endoscopía digestiva y el resultado “mostró que tiene un tumor al nivel del esófago”, dijo Pannone. “Teníamos la alta
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) –El expresidente de Uruguay José “Pepe” Mujica, de 88 años, anunció este lunes en una rueda de prensa que tiene un tumor en el esófago, y que “es algo obviamente muy comprometido” y “doblemente complejo” en su caso, porque padece “una enfermedad inmunológica” que dificulta “técnicas de quimioterapia o de cirugía”.
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — One of the two Black lawmakers briefly expelled from Tennessee’s GOP-controlled Statehouse last year after staging a gun control protest has overcome a challenge to remain on the 2024 ballot. Earlier this year, Rep. Justin Jones submitted 26 signatures to Nashville election officials in order to
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Rue21, a mall staple for teen apparel, is going out of business and closing all 540 of its stores within the coming weeks. The Pittsburgh-based company filed for bankruptcy Thursday for the third time in its existence, signaling the end of nearly 50 years in business for
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The United Nations humanitarian aid agency says hundreds of thousands of people would be “at imminent risk of death” if Israel carries out a military assault in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The border city is a critical entry point for humanitarian aid and is filled with over a million
Continue ReadingCHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Eta Aquarid meteor shower, remnants of Halley’s comet, peaks this weekend. And with just a waning crescent moon in the sky, it should be visible. The Eta Aquarids occur every year in early May. This year’s peak activity happens early Sunday with an expected 10 to
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — The murder trial of a New Jersey dad charged in the death of his 6-year-old son has begun with prosecutors and defense lawyers disputing what caused the boy’s death. Ocean County prosecutors argue that Corey Micciolo died from blunt force trauma he suffered when 31-year-old
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation’s employers pulled back on their hiring in April but still added a decent 175,000 jobs in a sign that persistently high interest rates may be starting to slow the robust U.S. job market. Friday’s government report showed that last month’s hiring
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump falsely claimed Thursday afternoon that he is not allowed to testify in his own defense at a criminal trial in Manhattan over his alleged falsification of business records. He acknowledged Friday morning that he is indeed allowed to testify. After leaving the courtroom for
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KDKA, CNN By Brammhi Balarajan, Jillian Sykes, Caroll Alvarado and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A former nurse who killed at least three patients and tried to kill more than a dozen more at nursing facilities across Pennsylvania has been sentenced to life in prison, the state’s attorney general said. But the family of one
Continue ReadingBy KAREN MATTHEWS, MICHAEL HILL, JULIE WATSON and CHRISTOPHER L. KELLER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Police ordered pro-Palestinian protesters to clear out of a tent encampment at New York University early Friday, a move that follows weeks of demonstrations and police confrontations at college campuses nationwide that have resulted in more than 2,300
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Google’s preeminence as an internet search engine is an illegal monopoly propped up by more than $20 billion spent each year by the tech giant to lock out competition, Justice Department lawyers argued at the closings of a high-stakes antitrust lawsuit. Google, on the other hand,
Continue ReadingBy BY Peter Katz, Westfair Business Journal Click here for updates on this story Purchase, NY (westfaironline.com) — Uniformed police officers during the night broke up a demonstration of students on the campus of Purchase College, SUNY, part of the State University of New York. Campus, Westchester County and New York State police had earlier
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — La candidata a la presidencia de México por la coalición Fuerza y Corazón por México (PRI, PAN y PRD), Xóchitl Gálvez, arrancó su campaña en marzo asegurando que si ella gana las elecciones del próximo 2 de junio será el fin de la premisa del actual presidente Andrés Manuel López
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Estados Unidos acusó formalmente a Rusia de utilizar armas químicas “como método de guerra” contra Ucrania y e impuso nuevas y amplias sanciones a empresas y organismos gubernamentales rusos. En un comunicado emitido este miércoles, el Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. afirmó que había “determinado […] que Rusia ha utilizado
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Whenever you type a search into Apple’s Safari browser — say, on an iPhone — chances are it’s Google that returns the results. You can tell Safari to pick another search engine, but in practice most people tend to stick with Google by default. You might know that Google
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