May 2024

Judge nixes bid to restrict Trump statements that could endanger officers in classified records case

May 28, 2024 8:47 AM Associated Press

By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing Donald Trump’s classified documents case in Florida has denied prosecutors’ request to bar the Republican former president from making public statements that could endanger law enforcement agents participating in the prosecution. U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon says prosecutors didn’t give defense lawyers enough

OpenAI’s Sam Altman vows to give away most of his wealth through the Giving Pledge

May 28, 2024 8:39 AM CNN Newsource

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and his husband have become the newest billionaires to sign the Giving Pledge, a charity that encourages the ultra-rich to donate their wealth to philanthropic causes. In their letter, released Tuesday, Altman and husband Oliver Mulherin credited “the hard work, brilliance, generosity, and

He saw the horrors of Dachau. Now, this veteran warns against Holocaust denial

May 28, 2024 8:39 AM Associated Press

DUNWOODY, Ga. (AP) — Hilbert Margol is a 100-year-old World War II veteran living in Dunwoody, Georgia. He and his twin brother, Howard Margol, were a part of the 42nd Infantry that arrived in Marseille, France, in January 1945. Margol says during his time in Europe, he did not go into active combat often, but

Who is getting part of Melinda French Gates’ $1 billion in donations to support women and girls?

May 28, 2024 8:36 AM Associated Press

Associated Press Melinda French Gates plans to donate $1 billion over the next two years to organizations supporting women and girls around the world. French Gates will leave the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which she co-founded with her ex-husband Bill Gates, next week and receive $12.5 billion from Gates as part of their divorce

It turns out that empathy is contagious, so try to pay it forward

May 28, 2024 8:30 AM CNN Newsource

Dr. Katie Hurley, CNN (CNN) — People love to categorize teens as self-centered, but in my office, they are anything but that. “How should I help my friend?” I hear that question at least three times a week from teens who recognize that their friends and classmates need support. They see a friend struggling, and

Americans are feeling better about the economy for the first time in four months

May 28, 2024 8:25 AM CNN Newsource

By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Americans’ attitudes toward the economy improved this month for the first time since January, thanks to better perceptions of the job market. The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for this month climbed to a reading of 102, up from 97.5 in April. Americans of all age groups felt

Recovery of Brazil’s Spix’s macaw, popularized in animated ‘Rio’ films, threatened by climate change

May 28, 2024 8:21 AM Associated Press

By FABIANO MAISONNAVE Associated Press CURACA, Brazil (AP) — All Spix’s macaws are majestically blue in the blazing sun of Brazil’s Northeast, but each bird is distinct to Candice and Cromwell Purchase. As the parrots soar squawking past their home, the couple can readily identify bird No. 17 by its smooth feathers and can tell

Former code enforcement officer faces 16 theft charges

May 28, 2024 8:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Carlton Fletcher Click here for updates on this story AMERICUS, Georgia (Albany Herald) — Heather Nicole Beamon, a former Sumter County Code Enforcement officer, turned herself in at the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office this week and was charged with 16 felony counts of theft by conversion, officials with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office said

College in Detroit suspends in-person classes because of pro-Palestinian camp

May 28, 2024 8:17 AM Associated Press

By ED WHITE and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Wayne State University in Detroit suspended in-person classes Tuesday and encouraged staff to work remotely to avoid any problems with a pro-Palestinian encampment that sprouted last week. “All on-campus events are canceled until further notice. Critical infrastructure workers are expected to report to campus,”

What a Canadian border workers strike could look like, according to an expert

May 28, 2024 8:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Brooklyn Connolly Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Slowed or interrupted travel, the passing of goods and significantly restricted borders should be expected if Canadian border workers take upcoming strike action. More than 9,000 Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) union members voted in favour of a strike mandate on

Georgian parliament overrides presidential veto of the divisive foreign influence bill

May 28, 2024 8:16 AM Associated Press

By SOPHIKO MEGRELIDZE Associated Press TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — The Georgian parliament has overridden a presidential veto of the “foreign agents” legislation that has fueled Western concerns and sparked massive protests for weeks. The legislature, controlled by the ruling Georgian Dream party, dismissed President Salome Zourabichvili’s veto of the legislation that she and other critics

Biden campaign sends allies De Niro and first responders to Trump’s NY trial to keep focus on Jan. 6

May 28, 2024 8:12 AM Associated Press

By COLLEEN LONG and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s campaign has showed up outside former President Donald Trump’s New York City criminal hush money trial in an effort to refocus the presidential race on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol insurrection. The Democratic president’s team on Tuesday was looking to capitalize

Spirit Airlines passenger says cabin prepared for a possible water landing after flight suffered an apparent mechanical issue

May 28, 2024 8:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Amanda Jackson, Dave Alsup and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The cabin of a Spirit Airlines flight from Jamaica to Florida became a scene of panic and confusion Sunday when passengers were told to prepare for a possible water landing after the aircraft was turned around due to an apparent mechanical problem, a passenger

A Spirit Airlines flight returned to Montego Bay

Spirit Airlines passenger says cabin prepared for a possible water landing after flight suffered an apparent mechanical issue

May 28, 2024 8:09 AM CNN

CNN By Amanda Jackson, Dave Alsup and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — The cabin of a Spirit Airlines flight from Jamaica to Florida became a scene of panic and confusion Sunday when passengers were told to prepare for a possible water landing after the aircraft was turned around due to an apparent mechanical problem, a

Melinda French Gates explains why she resigned from the Gates Foundation — and what she’ll do now

May 28, 2024 8:07 AM CNN Newsource

By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — Melinda French Gates says that after the US Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs decision that let individual states decide abortion rights, the philanthropist felt compelled to offer Americans financial support for their reproductive freedoms — support that she says she had been giving exclusively overseas. “While I have

Ohio lawmakers holding special session to ensure President Biden is on 2024 ballot

May 28, 2024 8:07 AM Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio lawmakers are gathering at Republican Gov. Mike DeWine’s request to ensure President Joe Biden appears on the state’s fall ballot. Legislators have done this before for Republicans as well as Democrats in the years since Ohio moved up its ballot deadline. This year, they would need to set the deadline

Porsche reveals a new hybrid 911 as more consumers embrace hybrids over electric vehicles

May 28, 2024 8:07 AM CNN Newsource

By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Porsche unveiled the first hybrid version of its most famous sports car, the 911, on Tuesday, a move that could help electric motors become more accepted even in performance cars. The move also marks a major step in the evolution of one of the most recognizable cars in the

Key witness lied on stand, Trump lawyer tells jurors during closing arguments in hush money trial

May 28, 2024 8:05 AM Associated Press

By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s landmark hush money trial turns on the testimony of a prosecution witness who told lies on the stand and cannot be trusted, a defense lawyer said Tuesday during closing arguments as he pressed jurors for an

2 inmates still at large after 4 escaped from Louisiana jail

May 28, 2024 8:02 AM CNN Newsource

By Devon M. Sayers, CNN (CNN) — A manhunt for two young men who broke out of a Louisiana jail is ongoing after two other escapees were found hiding in a dumpster behind a Dollar General store, authorities said. The four inmates, all held in connection with violent crimes, escaped from the Tangipahoa Parish Jail

Man airlifted after 2 airboats collide in Everglades; FWC investigating

May 28, 2024 8:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Jessica Vallejo, Rubén Rosario Click here for updates on this story HOLLYWOOD, Florida (WSVN) — A man is on the road to recovery after a wreck on the water un the Florida Everglades. According to Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue, two airboats collided in the middle of alligator-infested water in Southwest Broward County, Sunday morning.

Month: May 2024