By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Roughly seven months after setting sail for the US military’s troubled temporary pier mission off the Gaza coast, three US Army boats are expected to have to be hauled back to the US by contracted civilian vessels behind schedule, raising more concern about the state of the Army watercraft at the center
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — On a dirt road below the shrub-dotted hills of Arizona, Donald Trump used a stretch of wall and a pile of steel beams to draw a visual contrast between his approach to securing the border and that of his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump brought along
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Have you ever wanted to work at a zoo? Now could be your chance as the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens in Palm Desert is hosting a job fair this weekend. The Living Desert job fair will be held on Saturday, Aug. 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the zoo, located at 47900
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Powdr Corp., which owns multiple ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada, is selling Vermont’s Killington Resort and Pico Mountain, the largest mountain resort in New England, to a group of local passholders, the company said Thursday. Powdr also said it plans to list three other resorts for sale in the coming weeks:
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Powdr Corp., which owns multiple ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada, is selling Vermont’s Killington Resort and Pico Mountain, the largest mountain resort in New England, to a group of local passholders, the company said Thursday. Powdr also said it plans to list three other resorts for sale in the coming weeks:
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Renova Energy exclusively spoke to News Channel 3 Wednesday, telling us they are resuming all services and bringing back some of its workforce. We were the only crew at Renova’s Corporate Center on July 19, when Renova Energy’s Founder and CEO, Vincent Battaglia shared that he had to make the difficult decision to furlough the majority of Renova’s staff after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A second former Memphis police officer charged with federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols last year is changing his not-guilty plea, in a case that sparked outrage and calls for police reform. Emmitt Martin is scheduled to appear before U.S. District Judge Mark Norris
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Four former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him down have pleaded not guilty to murder charges. The former Hyatt Hotel employees entered the pleas Thursday morning. Each of them faces one count of being party to felony murder in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say it’s mandatory for Afghan women to conceal their voices and bare faces in public. That’s according to newly published laws covering aspects of everyday life from the Ministry of Vice and Virtue. The Taliban’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has approved the laws, a ministry spokesman said Wednesday. The laws
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased this week to its lowest level in 15 months. That’s welcome relief for home shoppers navigating a housing market that remains out of reach for many Americans. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate fell to 6.46% from 6.49% last week. A
Continue ReadingCARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolás Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s presidential election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged. The ruling is the latest attempt by Maduro to blunt protests and international criticism that erupted after the contested July 28
Continue ReadingSTERLING, Mass. (AP) — A worker was killed after a portion of a rock ledge collapsed onto an excavator with the worker inside, burying it under rocks and boulders at a quarry site in Massachusetts. Firefighters and other rescue agencies responded to the collapse Thursday morning. Fire officials in the town of Sterling say crews
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DALLAS (AP) — Labor Day is a holiday celebrating the American worker. But from barbecues to getaways to shopping the sales, many people across the U.S. mark it by finding ways to relax. This year is the 130th anniversary of the holiday. It’s celebrated on the first Monday of September. While actions by
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — A crash and large fire along a California freeway involving an electric Tesla Semi has drawn the attention of federal safety investigators. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it’s sending a team of investigators from the Office of Highway Safety mainly to look into fire risks posed by lithium-ion batteries.
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — A crash and large fire along a California freeway involving an electric Tesla Semi has drawn the attention of federal safety investigators. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it’s sending a team of investigators from the Office of Highway Safety mainly to look into fire risks posed by lithium-ion batteries.
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A Greek-flagged oil tanker carrying 150,000 tons of crude oil poses an “environmental hazard” after it came under attack from projectiles and arms fire in the Red Sea. The 25-person crew of the Sounion oil tanker was rescued after the attack by a vessel from Eunavfor Aspides, a European
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice says it has reached an agreement with a credit collection company to avert the foreclosure of their historic hotel as he runs for U.S. Senate. The Greenbrier resort hotel came under threat of auction after JPMorgan Chase sold a longstanding loan
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A small passenger plane on a domestic flight in Thailand has crashed shortly after taking off from the main airport in the Thai capital Bangkok. Thai media said rescuers found no survivors at the crash site in a mangrove swamp about 40 kilometers southeast of the airport. Nine people were
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — Naming two baby giraffes turned out to be a tall order this summer for a Berlin zoo. After the half-siblings were born on June 24 and Aug. 11 in the Tierpark, one of the city’s two zoos, officials turned to a school class and the 18-year-old daughter of the zoo
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have closed one of two investigations into the performance of General Motors’ Cruise autonomous vehicles after the company agreed to do a recall. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says in the probe began in December of 2022 after the agency received reports of inappropriate hard braking and
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