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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening – possibly to a Category 2 storm – ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday. Francine was about 245 miles from Morgan City, Louisiana,
Continue ReadingCNN By Elizabeth Wolfe, Mary Gilbert, Robert Shackelford and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Francine has strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 90 mph and is forecast to keep strengthening – possibly to a Category 2 storm – ahead of landfall along the Louisiana coast Wednesday. Francine was about 245 miles from Morgan City,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States and Britain pledged nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine on Wednesday during a visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats as Ukrainian officials renewed their pleas to use Western-provided missiles against targets deeper inside Russia. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced more than
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By Lex Harvey and Hilary Whiteman, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of people have been arrested after clashes between police and protesters outside a major defense expo in Australia on Wednesday, during which police fired rubber bullets at demonstrators and both sides accused the other of violence. Video from the scene showed protesters setting fire to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — Officials are investigating why part of a bridge in eastern Germany has collapsed. No one has been injured but the partial collapse of the Carola Bridge on Wednesday disrupted a major traffic artery in Dresden. The bridge spans the Elbe River. Motorists, pedestrians and cyclists who use the bridge to
Continue ReadingBy Isaac Yee and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Police have arrested and charged a man for allegedly stealing four Olympic medals belonging to Australian rower Drew Ginn. But the medals – three gold and a silver – are still missing. The 47-year-old man, who was wanted on a warrant over the alleged theft, was
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Wildfires in California and Nevada are driving thousands from their homes as firefighters in the air and on the ground work to contain them, amid daytime temperatures nearing 100 degrees. Here is the latest: More than 70 active large wildfires across the western United States
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Caroline Ellison, a former top executive in FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried’s collapsed cryptocurrency empire, is seeking no prison time at her sentencing later this month. Lawyers for Ellison made the request shortly before midnight Tuesday in a filing in Manhattan federal court. The lawyers cited her immediate and extensive
Continue ReadingBy Francis Page, Jr. Click here for updates on this story September 10, 2024 (Houston Style Magazine) — In the whirlwind of modern politics, one group is emerging as a dominant force: Gen Z. With just 56 days left until election day, new polling shows a fascinating trend—Vice President Kamala Harris is resonating strongly with
Continue ReadingAP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The post-pandemic spike in U.S. inflation eased further last month as year-over-year price increases reached a three-year low, clearing the way for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates and likely shaping the economic debate in the final weeks of the presidential race. Wednesday’s report from the Labor Department
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes stormed back from big early drops on Wednesday to finish higher, led by a handful of influential Big Tech companies. The S&P 500 rallied 1.1% after erasing a morning wipeout of 1.6%, one where almost every stock within the index had been falling. A majority
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Anthony Banda was placed on the injured list Tuesday night, the result of a hairline fracture in his left hand sustained when he hit a “solid object.” Manager Dave Roberts said Banda hit the hand in frustration after his outing Monday night in a loss to the
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer A Florida judge has declared Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner divorced and single, signing off on a confidential agreement reached between the two. The Miami-Dade County judge approved the agreement on Friday, one year after the 35-year-old Jonas Brothers singer filed to divorce the 28-year-old “Game of Thrones” and “X Men” actor
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Registered voters who watched Tuesday’s presidential debate broadly agree that Kamala Harris outperformed Donald Trump, according to a CNN poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS. The vice president also outpaced both debate watchers’ expectations for her and Joe Biden’s onstage performance against the former president earlier this year,
Continue ReadingCNN By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Registered voters who watched Tuesday’s presidential debate broadly agree that Kamala Harris outperformed Donald Trump, according to a CNN poll of debate watchers conducted by SSRS. The vice president also outpaced both debate watchers’ expectations for her and Joe Biden’s onstage performance against the former president earlier this
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Three major wildfires in Southern California’s mountains east of Los Angeles torched dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said Wednesday. At least a dozen people, mainly firefighters, were treated for injuries that were mostly heat-related, authorities said. One person from Orange County was burned.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Three major wildfires in Southern California’s mountains east of Los Angeles torched dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to evacuate, officials said Wednesday. At least a dozen people, mainly firefighters, were treated for injuries that were mostly heat-related, authorities said. One person from Orange County was burned.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s airport workers’ union has called off a strike that grounded flights in the country’s main airport on Wednesday over awarding the contract for its modernization and operations to an Indian firm. The decision came after a day-long talks between the union leaders and the government. The workers were
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A Norco man was arrested on suspicion of starting the Line Fire, which has burned more than 34,000 acres as of Tuesday night in San Bernardino County. The suspect, Justin Wayne a 34-year-old, was arrested Tuesday evening in Norco, county jail records show. He initially being held on $80,000 bail at the Central Detention Center,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — First-year veterinary students in Hungary are being joined by two full-grown horses in their lecture hall for the first anatomy lesson of their academic careers. The originator of the unique method is the rector of the University of Veterinary Medicine in Budapest. Dr. Péter Sótonyi uses a stick of
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