Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge has denied a preliminary request to block a commission created to discipline and remove prosecutors. Prosecutors argue that it violates the U.S. and Georgia constitutions. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Paige Reese Whitaker on Tuesday denied an injunction seeking to halt the work of the Prosecuting Attorneys
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By Terell Bailey Click here for updates on this story ANN ARBOR, Michigan (WWJ) — Ann Arbor police are looking into an alleged hate crime against a city council member. “I’ve never really heard anyone knock at my door with such ferocity,” Councilwoman Cynthia Harrison told CBS News Detroit. Harrison said last Tuesday, she and
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By Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — The death toll from devastating landslides in southern Ethiopia has climbed to more than 250 and could rise as high as 500, the UN warned, citing local authorities. The landslides hit thousands of people in Gofa Zone on Sunday and Monday and are the deadliest ever reported in Ethiopia,
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Meta’s policies on non-consensual deepfake images need updating, including wording that’s “not sufficiently clear,” the company’s oversight panel said Thursday in a decision on cases involving AI-generated explicit depictions of two famous women. The quasi-independent Oversight Board said in one of the cases, the social media giant failed to
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Meta’s policies on non-consensual deepfake images need updating, including wording that’s “not sufficiently clear,” the company’s oversight panel said Thursday in a decision on cases involving AI-generated explicit depictions of two famous women. The quasi-independent Oversight Board said in one of the cases, the social media giant failed to
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Estados Unidos impuso este jueves sanciones a una violenta organización extremista israelí, a tres individuos de ese país y a cuatro “puestos de avanzada” relacionados con la violencia en la Ribera Occidental. Las sanciones del jueves son el más reciente tramo de una orden ejecutiva emitida por el presidente de EE.UU., Joe
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El máximo tribunal de las Naciones Unidas dijo este viernes en una opinión consultiva que la ocupación israelí de la Ribera Occidental y de Jerusalén Este es ilegal, en una opinión sin precedentes que pide a Israel que ponga fin a su ocupación de décadas en los territorios reclamados por los
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Tras semanas de desorden, el Partido Demócrata se enfrentó por fin a un problema bienvenido: demasiadas celebridades estaban llamando. Tras una inusual sequía de apoyo de celebridades al presidente Joe Biden que había persistido durante meses mientras buscaba un segundo mandato, Hollywood se reavivó con toda su fuerza y está listo
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — College football players are finally getting to be themselves — or play against themselves — in one of the hottest video games on the planet. EA Sports College Football 25 released on Friday as schools across the country threw parties, tournaments and fan events with their teams to
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — An international summit meant to bolster support for sport initiatives that accelerate sustainable development is to be held in Paris a day before the Olympic Games officially open. About 500 participants, including 50 heads of state and government, are expected to attend the summit Thursday championed by French President Emmanuel Macron and
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By CAROLINA BORGES, OLIVIA DIVENTI Click here for updates on this story PEMBROKE PINES, Florida (WSVN) — In preparation for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year, approximately 80 armed guardians are set to participate in a back-to-school training program at Keiser University Pembroke Pines Thursday. The training, conducted by the Broward Sheriff’s Office, will include instruction
Continue ReadingBy Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes making a fresh start isn’t all about big plans for the future. It can mean small changes such as walking instead of depending on a car. That was one of the key factors for Michael Steven Grant when he started considering a retirement move. Grant, a 63-year-old former
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By Helen Regan, Kathleen Magramo and Andee Capellan, CNN (CNN) — Much of the Philippine capital remained underwater Thursday after deadly Typhoon Gaemi worsened torrential monsoon rains that lashed the country, trapping thousands of people in rising flood waters and causing widespread damage. Continuous heavy rains, massive flooding and landslides across the Philippines killed at least
Continue ReadingChronicle of Philanthropy The Trust for Civic Life — a collaborative of 15 grantmakers, mostly high-profile national funders — sees small, local groups as instruments of change — modern versions of the organizations that scholars from Alexis de Tocqueville to Robert Putnam have singled out as a distinguishing feature of American democracy. The trust announced
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After getting trounced by their larger rivals for years, some of the smallest stocks on Wall Street have shown much more life recently. Hopes for coming cuts to interest rates have pushed investors to look at smaller stocks through a different lens, and they soared recently during a
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley says he was portrayed fairly in the HBO show “Hard Knocks.” Barkley did say he had no idea his side of the conversation with New York Giants management in the midst of free agency would be recorded and aired on the documentary television
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Beneath the blazing summer sun on a former slave plantation, Lamont Gross and fellow prisoners stooped in long rows, picking vegetables by hand under the watchful eyes of armed guards on horseback. He said breaks were short and infrequent, with nothing to protect workers from the heat. “I saw guys collapse,” Gross said
Continue ReadingBy CHANTAL COOK, MICHAEL HUDAK, RUBÉN ROSARIO, DANNIELLE GARCIA Click here for updates on this story KEY BISCAYNE, Florida (WSVN) — Crews with the U.S. Coast Guard and other agencies came to the rescue of over a dozen people who were reportedly on board a sinking boat near Key Biscayne. Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, City of
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By Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — An already incarcerated man and two of his family members are accused of selling drugs inside the Harris County jail and laundering money. During a news conference on Tuesday, District Attorney Kim Ogg and Kimberly Smith, a prosecutor with the
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Historically, summer brings a shortage in blood donations. Desert Care Network is hosting summer blood drives at all three of its locations to help combat these shortages. The network has partnered with LifeStream Blood Bank to meet patient needs. It aims to collect 500 donations daily to support its facilities. At Desert Regional Medical Center,
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