ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Authorities on the Greek islands Rhodes and Lemnos have declared a state of emergency after powerful storms caused extensive flooding and infrastructure damage. The flooding was blamed for the weekend deaths of two people on Lemnos. Rescue teams, assisted by the military and local authorities, rescued many older residents in flood-hit
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — A new report says major companies in the arms industry saw a 4.2% increase in overall revenue in 2023 with sharp rises for producers based in Russia and the Middle East. The report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute says revenues from the top 100 arms companies totaled $632 billion
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger has retired, the struggling chipmaker said Monday in a surprise announcement. Two company executives, David Zinsner and Michelle Johnston Holthaus, will act as interim co-CEOs while the company searches for a replacement for Gelsinger, who also stepped down from the company’s board. The departure of Gelsinger, whose career
Continue ReadingSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger announces immediate retirement, company names 2 interim co-CEOs to lead the chipmaker.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — A lawyer for one of two men who was indicted along with rapper Young Thug and is awaiting a jury verdict said his client was stabbed in jail. Attorney Doug Weinstein confirmed that his client, Deamonte Kendrick, who raps as Yak Gotti, was stabbed Sunday. Kendrick appeared in
Continue ReadingWINDHOEK, Namibia (AP) — Namibia’s ruling party presidential candidate leads in early results of an election characterized by technical problems which caused voting to be extended for three days. Opposition parties have rejected the results and claim the extension was illegal. The controversy undermines the vote in a southern African country that has a largely
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The Palm Springs Art Museum is hosting a symposium and an art gallery to mark World Aids Day. The event is taking place at the Palm Springs Art Museum in partnership with HIV+ Aging Research Project on December 1, 2024. The Museum is offering two programs: 11:00 a.m. 3rd Annual Timothy Ray Brown Community Cure Symposium 1:15 p.m. Visual
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Marie Dageville and her husband Benoit Dageville became billionaires overnight when his data cloud company, Snowflake, went public in September 2020. After that life changing moment, Marie, a former hospice nurse, then set out to learn how to urgently give away that new fortune. “We need to redistribute what we have that is
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Marie Dageville and her husband Benoit Dageville became billionaires overnight when his data cloud company, Snowflake, went public in September 2020. After that life changing moment, Marie, a former hospice nurse, then set out to learn how to urgently give away that new fortune. “We need to redistribute what we have that is
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The Thanksgiving travel rush is nearing its end as millions of Americans return home on one of the busiest travel days of the year. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) projects Sunday as one of the busiest travel days. The agency expects to screen more than 3 million people on Sunday, Dec. 1. Some travelers
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — The reopening of Notre Dame this coming weekend will be a high-security affair, with a repeat of some measures used during the Paris Olympics. After more than five years of reconstruction following the devastating fire in 2019, invitation-only ceremonies Saturday and Sunday will usher in Notre Dame’s rebirth. Police chief
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Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California lawmaker introduced a bill Monday to allow admission priority to the descendants of slaves at the University of California and California State University, two of the largest public university systems in the nation. Assemblymember Isaac Bryan, a Democrat who represents parts of Los Angeles and authored the
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Dana Karni, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said Monday that Omer Maxim Neutra, an American-Israeli citizen who was previously believed to be alive and held hostage in Gaza, was killed during the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023. Neutra, 21, served as a tank platoon commander in the Israel Defense
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government’s culture secretary has held talks with the BBC as the broadcaster comes under growing scrutiny after one of its TV hosts drew an angry backlash for dismissing sexual misconduct allegations made against him. Gregg Wallace, a long-time co-presenter on the popular cooking contest show “MasterChef,” has been
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Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers returned to the state Capitol on Monday to begin a special session to protect the state’s progressive policies ahead of another Trump presidency. The Democratic governor, a fierce critic of President-elect Donald Trump, is positioning California to once again be the center
Continue ReadingCNN By Ashley R. Williams, Sarah Dewberry, Zenebou Sylla, Dakin Andone and Amanda Jackson, CNN (CNN) — As biting cold temperatures sweep across a large swath of the US, parts of the Great Lakes face more than a foot of additional lake-effect snow through Tuesday – the latest complication for cities already blanketed by snowfall
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A Florida woman was sentenced to life in prison Monday after she was found guilty of second-degree murder for zipping her boyfriend in a suitcase, leaving him inside for hours until he died. Sarah Boone, 47, was found guilty of second-degree murder in October. Prosecutors said
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Many of us have felt it, and now it’s official: “Brain rot” is the Oxford dictionaries’ word of the year. Oxford University Press said Monday that the evocative phrase “gained new prominence in 2024,” with its frequency of use increasing 230% from the year before. Oxford defines brain rot as “the supposed
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Pro-Western parties have won the most votes in Romania’s parliamentary election and will look to form a coalition government as the European Union country faces a surge of support for far-right nationalists who made huge gains in the country’s legislature. Data on Monday showed that the leftist Social Democratic
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — Kash Patel, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the FBI and an ardent supporter of the president-elect, has vowed to help dismantle the same organization he’s poised to lead. The former public defender is widely viewed as a controversial figure and one whose value to the president-elect largely derives from
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