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Month: October 2024

Harlem neighborhood remembers 4-year-old boy who prosecutors say was starved to death by parents

NEW YORK (AP) — Residents in New York’s Harlem neighborhood are remembering a four-year-old boy who prosecutors say was starved to death by his parents. Community members lit candles and released balloons during a Friday night vigil in front of the apartment building where prosecutors say Jahmeik Modlin was found so severely malnourished that he

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Lawmakers face jam-packed agenda after elections with government funding and debt limit on the horizon

By Clare Foran and Tami Luhby, CNN Washington (CNN) — Lawmakers on Capitol Hill face major deadlines and key issues on their to-do list after the November elections, including averting a federal government shutdown before the end of 2024 and taking action to address the debt limit in the new year. The November elections – where control of

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Haitians leave their homes in several neighborhoods to escape more gang violence in the capital

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs have attacked in several neighborhoods of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, forcing many people to leave their homes after gunfire raged through the night. Authorities did not immediately release casualty information Saturday. Haiti’s police union said on its social media channels that the ongoing attacks in the neighborhood of Solino

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Boeing is making a new offer to the union in hopes of ending a strike now in its second month

AP Business Writer Boeing and the union representing striking machinists have negotiated a new contract proposal that would provide bigger pay raises and bonuses in a bid to end a costly walkout that has crippled production of airplanes for more than a month. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers said early Saturday that

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Video published by Ukraine allegedly shows North Korean soldiers in Russia

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A video purporting to show dozens of North Korean recruits lining up to collect Russian military fatigues has been released by Ukrainian officials, who say it shows the introduction of troops sent by Pyongyang into the conflict. The video, published by Ukraine’s Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security,

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