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By The Associated Press President Joe Biden said Thursday that “dissent is essential for democracy,” but “chaos” has no part in a peaceful protest. He spoke as arrests continue on campuses around the U.S. as police dismantle camps of students protesting Israel’s war in Gaza. At UCLA, officers arrested at least 132 people in sometimes
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mary J. Blige is bringing her mission to empower women beyond her music to her hometown — with the help of the singer’s superstar friends. Taraji P. Henson, Tiffany Haddish and Jill Scott and other stars and experts will join Blige for her Strength
Continue ReadingSAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas man who made an online threat of a mass attack on a convention of young conservative activists in Florida in 2022 was sentenced to five years in federal prison. Federal prosecutors said 20-year-old Alejandro Richard Velasquez Gomez of San Antonio posted a threat on social media to attack the
Continue ReadingBy Julian Grace Click here for updates on this story YOUNGSVILLE, North Carolina (WRAL) — Youngsville police are looking for three people caught on video breaking into a gun range by using a forklift to pull the front entrance door away from the building. Police said it happened around 1:17 a.m. Wednesday at the Youngsville
Continue ReadingWRAL, YOUNGSVILLE GUN CLUB, CNN By Julian Grace Click here for updates on this story YOUNGSVILLE, North Carolina (WRAL) — Youngsville police are looking for three people caught on video breaking into a gun range by using a forklift to pull the front entrance door away from the building. Police said it happened around 1:17
Continue ReadingBy AMANDA SEITZ Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Halle Berry is joining a group of bipartisan senators to push for legislation that would put $275 million toward research and education around menopause, the significant hormone shift women go through in middle age. The legislation calls for the federal government to spend more on clinical trials
Continue ReadingBy WRAL staff Click here for updates on this story North Carolina (WRAL) — A GoFundMe page has raised more than $391,000 to throw a “frat party” to commend those who “protected Old Glory” during Tuesday’s protests at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Members of Pi Kappa Phi claimed they defended the
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA LARSON AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An orangutan appeared to treat a wound with medicine from a tropical plant— the latest example of how some animals attempt to soothe their own ills with remedies found in the wild, scientists reported Thursday. Scientists observed Rakus pluck and chew up leaves of a medicinal
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK, PHILIP MARCELO, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A lawyer who negotiated a pair of hush money deals at the center of Donald Trump’s criminal trial recalled Thursday his “gallows humor” reaction to Trump’s 2016 election victory and the realization that his hidden-hand efforts might have
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Las nuevas erupciones de un remoto volcán en Indonesia han generado nuevas órdenes de evacuación y cancelaciones de vuelos y cierres de aeropuertos esta semana, con humo, lava y gases volcánicos saliendo de la montaña en llamas. El monte Ruang, un volcán de 725 metros (2400 pies) en la isla de
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By Radina Gigova and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — Human rights groups are calling for the release of a Saudi woman, who they say has been sentenced to 11 years in prison for supporting women’s rights and for the way she dressed. Manahel al-Otaibi, a 29-year-old fitness instructor and women’s rights activist, was sentenced during a
Continue ReadingBy Darren Cunningham Click here for updates on this story SOUTH LYON, Michigan (WXYZ) — No Mow May is here and that means some lawns won’t be cut for another month. But no matter how you slice it, it’s a polarizing issue. Cities like Ferndale, Ann Arbor and Royal Oak support No Mow May, allowing
Continue ReadingBy Ross Jones Click here for updates on this story SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (WXYZ) — A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Wayne County Circuit Court claims that staff at the Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital encouraged one young patient to attack another. The lawsuit is the second to be filed against the facility after the same attorney filed
Continue ReadingWXYZ, HOSPITAL SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, CNN By Ross Jones Click here for updates on this story SOUTHFIELD, Michigan (WXYZ) — A lawsuit filed Wednesday in Wayne County Circuit Court claims that staff at the Walter Reuther Psychiatric Hospital encouraged one young patient to attack another. The lawsuit is the second to be filed against the facility
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — What do you need to pack for a cruise? When it comes to this upcoming cruise from tour and travel company Bare Necessities, the answer appears to be very little. The nudist cruise specialist is teaming up with Norwegian Cruise Line to launch an 11-day voyage from Miami to
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Los restos óseos encontrados en el lugar, señalado por activistas buscadoras de familiares desaparecidos en México como presunto crematorio clandestino, son de origen animal y no de seres humanos, informó este miércoles la Fiscalía General de Justicia de la Ciudad de México. Tras el reporte, la Fiscalía capitalina abrió una carpeta de investigación y envió a
Continue Reading By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Scientists working in Indonesia have observed an orangutan intentionally treating a wound on their face with a medicinal plant, the first time this behavior has been documented. Rakus, a male Sumatran orangutan, treated a wound on his face by chewing leaves from a climbing plant named Akar Kuning and
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US military has finally acknowledged that it mistakenly killed a civilian man in an airstrike in Syria nearly a year ago after misidentifying him as a senior al Qaeda leader, according to the findings of an investigation ordered by US Central Command last summer. The
Continue Reading By Shimon Prokupecz, Evelio Contreras and Rachel Clarke, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — The chants, banners and tents announce the presence of the student protest camp at the University of Pennsylvania from several blocks away. Unlike other colleges witnessing demonstrations around the Israel-Hamas war, UPenn’s campus is open and accessible to all. Visitors may approach the
Continue Reading CNN By Shimon Prokupecz, Evelio Contreras and Rachel Clarke, CNN Philadelphia (CNN) — The chants, banners and tents announce the presence of the student protest camp at the University of Pennsylvania from several blocks away. Unlike other colleges witnessing demonstrations around the Israel-Hamas war, UPenn’s campus is open and accessible to all. Visitors may approach
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