ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a merchant ship has rescued dozens of migrants from a yacht in distress off the southwestern coast of Greece. The coast guard says about 70 migrants were on the vessel, and there are no reports of anyone being in ill health. The migrants are being taken to the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A group of Baltimore longshoremen have filed a class action lawsuit against the owner and manager of the ship that caused the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. The suit argues the workers should be compensated for wages lost while the port was closed in the aftermath of the deadly disaster.
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — A federal judge has tossed a lawsuit against Tennessee U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett over social media posts falsely accusing a man of being one of the shooters at the Kansas City Chiefs’ 2024 Super Bowl victory rally. U.S. District Judge John Broomes this week said the case shouldn’t be handled
Continue ReadingVAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — The federal government has resumed sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio while communities in suburban Detroit continue their legal fight against waste from New York. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has been sending material from Luckey, Ohio, where a toxic metal was produced deacdes ago.
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) –– Un megaoperativo contra agresores sexuales de menores de edad permitió rescatar a 20 víctimas y detener a 144 personas, informó la Interpol en su sitio web. En la operación, denominada Orion Internacional, participaron fuerzas de seguridad e investigadores de Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Perú, Surinam, Uruguay
Continue ReadingAndrea Saint Martin (CNN) — Si no te has preparado ya, el momento ha llegado. Se espera que el huracán Helene toque tierra la noche de este jueves a lo largo de la costa del golfo de Florida cerca de Tallahassee y luego gire hacia el norte, manteniendo vientos con fuerza de huracán y tormenta
Continue ReadingBy Hadas Gold, CNN New York (CNN) — The fate of Rupert Murdoch’s vast media empire, including Fox News, is now in the hands of a Reno probate commissioner, who will decide whether the 93-year-old media mogul can change his succession plan to preserve the right-wing editorial bent of his influential outlets. Murdoch and his eldest children descended on a Reno courthouse to appear for evidentiary hearings in a
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the US War in Afghanistan, which began on October 7, 2001 with allied air strikes on Taliban and al Qaeda targets. The United States linked the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to al Qaeda, a group that operated under the Taliban regime’s protection in Afghanistan. Timeline
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of American fashion designer and philanthropist Ralph Lauren. Personal Birth date: October 14, 1939 Birth place: Bronx, New York Birth name: Ralph Rueben Lifshitz Father: Frank Lifshitz, housepainter and artist Mother: Frieda (Cutler) Lifshitz Marriage: Ricky (Low-Beer) Lauren (December 1964-present) Children: Dylan, 1974; David,
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Carlos the Jackal, formerly one of the world’s most wanted terrorists. Personal Birth date: October 12, 1949 Birth place: Caracas, Venezuela Birth name: Ilich Ramirez Sanchez Father: José Altagracia Ramírez Navas, a Marxist, millionaire lawyer Mother: Elba Maria Sánchez Marriages: Isabelle Coutant-Peyre (2001-2024,
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Icard, CNN (CNN) — As a parenting author, I travel the country speaking at schools about the complicated social changes that happen during adolescence and how parents and teachers can support kids through this tricky life stage. One question that comes up every time is “How can I help my child make more
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El alcalde de la ciudad de Nueva York, Eric Adams, fue acusado de cinco cargos federales relacionados con soborno, fraude electrónico, conspiración y solicitud de contribuciones de campaña a ciudadanos extranjeros, según una acusación formal de 57 páginas revelada el jueves por la mañana. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel El alcalde
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A trial date was confirmed today for a felon suspected of fatally shooting a woman outside a garage in Indio in 2016. Marcos Cruz Gaeta, 43, pleaded not guilty to the murder charge and one felony count of being a convicted felon and narcotic addict in possession of a firearm and a sentence-enhancing allegation
Continue Reading CNN By Eric Levenson, Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — The indictment against New York City Mayor Eric Adams unsealed Thursday morning alleges he secretly solicited and accepted freebies and illegal campaign donations from wealthy foreigners, including Turkish officials, as far back as 2014. In exchange, he pressured the Fire Department of New York to approve
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — British supermodel Naomi Campbell has been barred from being a charity trustee in England and Wales for five years after the poverty charity she founded nearly two decades ago was deemed to have been “poorly governed” with “inadequate financial management.” Following a three-year investigation into the financial activities of “Fashion
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — A settlement was reached Thursday in a defamation lawsuit brought by electronic voting machine manufacturer Smartmatic against conservative news outlet Newsmax for airing accusations about vote manipulation in the 2020 election made by allies of former President Donald Trump. The settlement was announced just a few hours after jury
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — The top staffer to Mark Robinson, North Carolina’s embattled lieutenant governor, is set to resign following a CNN KFile report that Robinson made inflammatory and racist remarks on a pornography website’s message board. Brian LiVecchi, Robinson’s chief of staff and general counsel, will resign in the coming week, according
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — In 2006, after a bruising monthlong war between Israel and Lebanon’s powerful Hezbollah militant group, the United Nations Security Council unanimously voted for a resolution to end the conflict and pave the way for lasting security along the border. But while there was relative calm for nearly two decades, Resolution
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii’s Supreme Court will consider questions about issues that threaten to thwart a $4 billion settlement in last year’s devastating Maui wildfires. A Maui judge last month agreed to ask the state high court questions about how insurance companies can go about recouping money paid to policyholders. The Supreme Court
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A strange moment in American politics surfaced at the U.N. General Assembly, brought up by a top Haitian official. Edgar Leblanc Fils, the president of Haiti’s transitional council, spoke to world leaders about gang violence in his country and bemoaned the large number of citizens fleeing the violence. Then
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