By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Authorities say tribal leaders in southern Libya have shut down the county’s largest oil field — the latest closure of an oil facility amid a bitter standoff between two rival governments. Oil production at the Sharara field was stopped Monday and the state-run National Oil Corp. declared
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cities on the Louisiana coast and Mississippi River are hoping the infrastructure law will bring badly needed funding to fortify levees, locks and other flood protection as climate change makes hurricanes stronger and wetter. But some community groups and advocates are worried smaller cities will struggle
Continue ReadingBy Ashley RK Smith Click here for updates on this story NORWICH, Connecticut (WFSB) — A car crashed in to Norwich building after the driver had a medical emergency. On April 16, a Norwich fire crew was dispatched to 2 Franklin Street, for a crash. When they arrived, they found that the driver appeared to
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Una adolescente de 14 años en Massachusetts enfrentó a un intruso que irrumpió en su casa, y la policía dice que incluso los ayudó a atrapar a un sospechoso. La joven estaba durmiendo en su casa en Middleborough, cuando se despertó con el sonido de un intruso, según un comunicado de prensa
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Josh Brolin says he would have been an older and “more raspy” Batman than Ben Affleck. During a recent conversation on the podcast “Happy Sad Confused,” Brolin said he lost out on playing the Dark Knight to Affleck. Director Zack Snyder went with Affleck as Batman in 2016’s “Batman v
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Lebanon’s Prime Minister Najib Mikati is due to visit Saudi Arabia in the next two weeks, a first trip by a Lebanese premier to the Arab powerhouse in almost four years following an unprecedented rupture in relations. The last visit was in 2018 by then-Prime Minister Saad Hariri, who in 2021
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN The City of Philadelphia was sued Saturday by a group of business owners and residents alleging its upcoming mask mandate is illegal, court documents show. Philadelphia is the first major US city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate, which went into effect last week, with enforcement beginning today. The new mandate
Continue ReadingCNN By Liam Reilly, CNN The City of Philadelphia was sued Saturday by a group of business owners and residents alleging its upcoming mask mandate is illegal, court documents show. Philadelphia is the first major US city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate, which went into effect last week, with enforcement beginning today. The new
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, have kicked off the first White House Easter Egg Roll since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Rain dampened Monday’s activities but spirits were high among the thousands of children and adults who streamed through the gates. Many were prepared with umbrellas
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British police say a 29-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after he confronted military police in central London with a knife. The Metropolitan Police force says no one was injured in the Monday morning incident, which is not being treated as terrorism. Police say a man armed with
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is declining to wade into a lawsuit filed by four New York City public school employees over a policy that they be vaccinated against COVID-19. Lower courts had previously allowed the policy to go into effect while litigation continued, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor had also rejected an emergency request
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN This week brings a second season of “Russian Doll,” but in a sense, the true TV version of a Russian nesting doll is “Better Call Saul,” deftly adding one more layer each year as it has approached the outer shell that was “Breaking Bad.” The beginning of the final season
Continue ReadingBy ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A cybersecurity rights group says the phones of dozens of pro-independence supporters in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia, including the elected regional chief, were hacked with controversial spyware available only to governments. Citizen Lab says its large-scale investigation found that at least 65 individuals were targeted or infected with
Continue ReadingBy ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A cybersecurity rights group says the phones of dozens of pro-independence supporters in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia, including the elected regional chief, were hacked with controversial spyware available only to governments. Citizen Lab says its large-scale investigation found that at least 65 individuals were targeted or infected with
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer For many U.S. medical students and residents seeking abortion training, options are scant and under threat. Within the past year, bills or laws seeking to stifle abortion education have been proposed or enacted in at least eight states. More are anticipated as abortion opponents try new tactics. They’re emboldened
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — The Vancouver Fire Department rescued one person who was trapped after a crash down an embankment and into a large tree Friday evening. VFD said at about 7:45 p.m. on Friday, firefighters responded to the 5100 block of Laframbois Road. When
Continue ReadingBy Bridget Chavez Click here for updates on this story CLARK COUNTY, Washington (KPTV) — When Sandra Morden first disappeared in the 1970s from her father’s home in Clark County, Washington, her family never expected that her remains would be found near a creek in Amboy, Washington a few years later. And, that she wouldn’t
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Jennifer Aniston says she has long suffered from sleep problems. The 53-year-old star told People magazine that it’s been an issue for her for decades. “I think it started somewhere in my 30s or even earlier, but you just don’t start to notice the effects of a lack of
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Jennifer Aniston says she has long suffered from sleep problems. The 53-year-old star told People magazine that it’s been an issue for her for decades. “I think it started somewhere in my 30s or even earlier, but you just don’t start to notice the effects of a lack of sleep
Continue ReadingEVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Two of the eight men convicted in connection with the 2002 killing of an 18-year-old girl will get out of prison early. Matthew Durham and Maurice Rivas were originally sentenced to about 26 years for their part in the 2002 murder of Rachel Burkheimer. Snohomish County Superior Court Judge George Appel
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