By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — The East Tennessee company that saw at least five of its factory workers swept away in flooding from Hurricane Helene now faces a lawsuit from the family of one victim asking for at least $25 million. The wrongful death suit was filed Monday against Impact Plastics and CEO Gerald
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A sheriff says witnesses reported seeing a group of armed people harassing hurricane relief workers in a remote Tennessee community last weekend. Carter County Sheriff Mike Farley said the harassment of Federal Emergency Management Agency workers happened Saturday in the remote community of Elk Mills. No arrests were made,
Continue ReadingBy Reuters Rome (Reuters) — Italy’s parliament made it illegal on Wednesday for couples to go abroad to have a baby via surrogacy — a pet project of Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s party which activists say is meant to target same-sex partners. Since taking office in 2022, Meloni has pursued a highly conservative social agenda,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington’s newest power couple, Bao Li and Qing Bao, are settling into their new home at the National Zoo. The giant pandas will remain off-limits through early next year, when the zoo will unveil its newly renovated panda house to the public. When can we see them? Not for a
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Border Patrol agents discovered approximately 122 pounds of blue fentanyl pills hidden throughout a vehicle at the Calexico West Port of Entry last week. The discovery took place last Wednesday. At around 10:05 p.m., CBP officers encountered a 47-year-old man driving a gray sedan who was applying for admission into the United States from Mexico.
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A Coachella Valley bus driver is now speaking out after he claims to have been assaulted following the Donald Trump rally in Coachella. He wanted to remain anonymous, over fears of retaliation, but the driver says what started out as a normal shift, quickly took a turn for the worse. “At the beginning, everybody was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Absentee ballot drop boxes in the presidential battleground state of Wisconsin are available in a small fraction of the places they were four years ago, with many conservative communities opting not to offer them for the upcoming election. In 2020, more than 500 drop boxes were available for voters
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The new Unrivaled women’s basketball 3-on-3 league will have its games broadcast on TNT and its sports platforms. The league announced a multiyear partnership with the network to show more than 45 games from the inaugural season that begins in January. Matchups will be shown three nights a week
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man accused of driving into three nurses who were treating a gunshot victim outside a Philadelphia hospital has turned himself in. Authorities identified 20-year-old Jaadir Goodwyn as a suspect on Tuesday. He’s facing several charges, including aggravated assault by vehicle and reckless endangerment. Police say Goodwyn and two other men dropped
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Elon Musk, a tech mogul who is the world’s richest person, plunged more than $70 million into helping Donald Trump and other Republicans win in November’s election, making him one of the biggest donors to GOP causes this campaign season, according to campaign finance disclosures released this week. Musk made
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Nestor Cortes is on track to possibly be added to the New York Yankees roster if they advance to the World Series. Cortes threw batting practice Wednesday at Yankee Stadium before New York headed to Cleveland with a 2-0 lead in the American League Championship Series. The 29-year-old left-hander hasn’t pitched
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AP Business Writer The Walt Disney Co. is set to pilot a new pass for guests to get on rides faster at its domestic theme parks, but the cost might be a bit out of reach for some people. Disney said Wednesday that its Lightning Lane Premier Pass, which will be available in limited quantities,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO is showing no sign it would be willing to invite Ukraine to join its ranks anytime soon. The 32 member countries of the world’s biggest military alliance are seeking more information about President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “victory plan” for ending the war with Russia. It’s centered on a request for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says the federal government has approved nearly $2 billion in assistance across six states to help people hit hard by hurricanes Helene and Milton. The federal government has been under intense pressure to show that it is getting help to areas devastated by the back-to-back hurricanes in
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CNN By Gregory Krieg and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump on Tuesday declared himself the “father of IVF,” a fertility treatment that has come under threat following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. It’s unclear what precisely the former president meant when he made the comment at a Fox News
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — RTX Corporation, the defense contractor formerly known as Raytheon, has agreed to pay more than $950 million to resolve allegations that it defrauded the government and paid bribes to secure business with Qatar. The company entered into deferred prosecution agreements in separate cases in federal court in Brooklyn and
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump, who trails with women in recent national polls, participated in a Fox News town hall event on Tuesday in front of a female audience. He told a bunch of lies. The Republican presidential nominee made at least 19 false claims in the one-hour event
Continue ReadingSANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) — A 54-year-old woman died Wednesday from injuries sustained earlier in the week when her co-worker shot her at California’s Santa Monica College, authorities said. Felicia Hudson was pronounced dead Wednesday evening following the shooting late Monday at the school’s Center for Media and Design, officials said. Hudson was a custodial
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A nationwide recall of meat and poultry products potentially contaminated with listeria has expanded to nearly 12 million pounds and now includes ready-to-eat meals sent to U.S. schools, restaurants and major retailers, federal officials said. The updated recall includes prepared salads, burritos and other foods sold at stores including Costco, Trader Joe’s,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A northeastern Pennsylvania county is settling a lawsuit filed by two people who couldn’t vote in 2022 because ballot paper shortages caused problems. Luzerne County is agreeing to pay $30,000 in legal fees, train its workers and ensure sufficient paper is available for future elections. The lawsuit filed in
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