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CNN By Joe Sutton, Elizabeth Wolfe and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A small plane crashed into the shoulder of Nashville’s Interstate 40 and burst into flames Monday night, killing all five people on board, police said. Two adults and three children were on the plane, National Transportation Safety Board air safety investigator Aaron McCarter
Continue ReadingBy Martha Shade, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — Here’s a sobering statistic: By 2030, cases of colorectal cancer in people under 50 are expected to nearly double, and it will become the leading cause of death for people age 20 to 49. But there’s good news, too. Overall, colon cancer diagnoses have decreased. Experts attribute that
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press MONTREAL (AP) — The Montreal company that operates the “Just for Laughs” comedy festival has canceled this year’s event as it seeks to avoid bankruptcy. The Canadian Press reported the development Tuesday. Groupe Juste pour rire inc. says in a news release that it is seeking protection from its creditors as
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The Middle East franchisee of Starbucks said Tuesday it has begun firing around 2,000 workers at its coffee shops across the region after the brand found itself targeted by activists during the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. The Kuwait-based Alshaya Group, a
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s president has formally signed a bill approving Sweden’s NATO bid, removing the last obstacle after 18 months of delays that frustrated the alliance. The presidential signature on Tuesday was needed to put into force a bill that was passed in Hungary’s parliament last month after
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that a Florida law pushed by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis that limits diversity and race-based discussions in private workplaces is unconstitutional. A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday upheld a Florida federal judge’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Users of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage. Internet traffic observer Down Detector is reporting vast outages on several Meta platforms Tuesday. The problems are being reported across the world, suggesting that the outage could be global. London-based internet monitoring
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa and first lady Auxillia have come under a slate of new US sanctions imposed that also targeted senior government officials accused of corruption and human rights abuses. The Mnangagwas were part of 11 people, including Vice President Constantino Chiwenga, Defense Minister Oppah Muchinguri, senior security
Continue ReadingSKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — A Danish skier has been injured in a bear attack at a nature park in North Macedonia, in an area where authorities say mild winters have led to a surge in the brown bear population. The skier, who was not identified, was taken to a hospital Tuesday in the western
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling further from their records on Tuesday as drops for Big Tech weigh on Wall Street. The S&P 500 was 1.1% lower in afternoon trading and on track for a second straight drop after closing last week at an all-time high. The
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — America’s muscle car culture will live on as the country transitions to electric vehicles, but the gas-powered performance car will last for at least a few more years. Dodge on Tuesday unveiled two battery-powered versions of the Charger muscle car that will still roar like a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Users of Meta’s Facebook, Instagram, Threads and Messenger platforms are experiencing login issues in what appears to be a widespread outage. Internet traffic observer Down Detector is reporting vast outages on several Meta platforms Tuesday. The problems are being reported across the world, suggesting that the outage could be global. London-based internet monitoring
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Guy Ritchie tries TV with the new Netflix series “The Gentlemen.” A sort of British take on “Breaking Bad,” the show follows an English aristocrat who inherits his family’s asset-rich but cash-poor estate and farm only to discover that it is also a massive secret
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — Netherlands’ National Holocaust Museum opens on Sunday. It tells the story of Dutch victims of the Holocaust. About 102,000 Jews were deported from the Netherlands and murdered in Nazi death camps. Three-quarters of the prewar Dutch Jews were among the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis. That’s the largest proportion of
Continue ReadingBy KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech and French presidents say their countries are united in their support for Ukraine and are ready to look for new ways of helping the Ukrainians succeed in their fight against Russia. French President Emmanuel Macron says “Russia must not win the war.” Czech President Petr
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia state police say a school bus driver was arrested for driving under the influence after a crash that sent multiple injured students to the hospital. State Police Capt. Robert Maddy says 54-year-old Jeffrey Brannon has been charged with multiple counts of driving while intoxicated
Continue ReadingBy GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press Alabama lawmakers have passed legislation that was quickly signed by Gov. Kay Ivey to protect clinics that provide in vitro fertilization from lawsuits in response to a ruling last month from the State’s Supreme Court that frozen embryos have the rights of children under the state’s wrongful death law. The Republican-sponsored
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are falling further from their records on Tuesday, as a lull for Wall Street this week continues. The S&P 500 was 0.8% lower in morning trading and on track for a second straight dip after closing last week at an all-time high. The
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN MCGRATH and ANDREEA ALEXANDRU Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Moldova’s national intelligence agency warns against “unprecedented” Russian interference as the country gears up for a referendum on joining the European Union and a presidential election. The Intelligence and Security Services released a report Tuesday saying it has gathered data indicating Russia plans
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The pilot of a single-engine plane that crashed near downtown Nashville told air traffic controllers he could see the runway they were clearing for an emergency landing. But he said he couldn’t reach it. The plane crashed Monday night alongside Interstate 40, killing
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