By STEFANIE DAZIO, FRANK BAJAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A ransomware attack targeting the huge Los Angeles Unified School District over the Labor Day weekend prompted an unprecedented shutdown of the district’s information technology systems as authorities scrambled to trace the perpetrators and restrict potential damage. Schools in the nation’s
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN When Marilyn Loden first used the phrase “glass ceiling” at a women’s business conference in 1978, she didn’t imagine it would become a familiar metaphor for the challenges to career advancement faced by women in the workforce. “To be honest with you, I didn’t think it was a big deal,” Loden
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — A new effort to recall three Salem-Keizer School Board directors is currently underway. The recall petitions were filed by the political action committee, Salem-Keizer Education First. The committee believes the three board directors -Ashley Carson-Cottingham, Osvaldo Avila and Karina Guzman-Ortiz –
Continue ReadingBy Meg McLeod and Elisse Ramey Click here for updates on this story CLARE COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — Nearly three weeks after being stranded on an island, Zaria appears to be on the verge of being rescued. The two-year-old Great Dane ran off from her new owners and ended up in the middle of Clare
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, DAVID KOENIG and MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writers Bed Bath & Beyond has named Chief Accounting Officer Laura Crossen as interim chief financial officer to replace Gustavo Arnal, whose death late last week adds to a cloud of financial uncertainty for the company and further complicates its plans for a turnaround. According
Continue ReadingBy Kathryn Doorey Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — A male swimmer is in critical condition after suffering a cardiac arrest during a swim race at Waikiki Beach. Honolulu Ocean Safety, along with a private canoe club and private water safety company, responded to the swimmer who suffered a cardiac arrest,
Continue ReadingST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Kiké Hernández and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a $10 million contract for 2023. It prevents the infielder and outfielder from becoming a free agent. Hernández is hitting .219 with six homers and 37 RBIs over 274 at-bats in his second season with the Red Sox. He has
Continue ReadingBy Jasmina Alston and Jamarlo Phillips Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Over-the-counter hearing aids will be available as soon as mid-October for those with hearing loss. The change is good news for millions because the average cost of one hearing aid is approximately $2,000, and most people need one for
Continue ReadingBy Chandler Watkins Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — Two abandoned ships that sunk off Hayden Island are finally being removed; the Coast Guard announced last Wednesday it and other agencies plan to remove the Alert and Skarissa from the Columbia River starting this month. In a press release, the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe is struggling to contain an energy crisis as Russia throttles back supplies of natural gas. European officials say it’s a pressure game over their support for Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. The job now is to conserve energy, line up new supplies, and cushion the
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — Just six weeks ago, a thief assaulted and maced a longtime employee of KC Market, leaving the elderly woman’s eyes burning and injuring her back. But the incident was just the beginning of a series of thefts, including a burglary this
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India and China have cleared a new approach in COVID-19 vaccination — two needle-free options, one a squirt in the nose and the other inhaled through the mouth. Regulators in India authorized Bharat Biotech’s nasal version on Tuesday as an option for people who haven’t yet
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Scotland’s leader says she will bring in emergency legislation to introduce an immediate rent freeze to protect tenants as part of measures to tackle the U.K.‘s cost-of-living crisis. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said the emergency law will “give people security about the roof over their head this winter through a moratorium on
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN More than 50 million people across the American West are under heat alerts Tuesday, as a prolonged heat wave continues to grip the region, prompting record high temperatures and upending daily life. Californians have been warned to prepare for rolling blackouts and asked to conserve energy. Wildfires have ripped across the
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Major League Baseball Players Association is asking MLB management to voluntarily accept the union as the bargaining agent for minor leaguers. The union’s deputy executive director sent a letter to MLB claiming a majority of minor leaguers signed authorization cards. The MLBPA launched the
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Lopez-Martinez Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Saskatchewan police say one suspect has been found dead while another remains at large after multiple stabbings on Sunday that left 10 people dead and 18 others injured. Damien Sanderson, 31, and Myles Sanderson, 30, were wanted by Saskatchewan RCMP in
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N. atomic watchdog agency urged Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday to establish a “nuclear safety and security protection zone” around the Zaporizhzhia power plant amid mounting fears the fighting could trigger a catastrophe in a country still scarred by the Chernobyl disaster. “We are playing
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Business) — La crisis energética de Europa se está profundizando a medida que Rusia limita aún más las exportaciones de gas natural, lo que obliga a los Gobiernos a gastar miles de millones de euros para proteger a las empresas y los consumidores de las facturas vertiginosas a medida que la
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Tierney Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Many people are celebrating Labor Day by drinking a nice cold beer, but the latest nationwide shortage has been threatening a critical part of the brewing and pouring process. A supply chain issue is limiting access to CO2, which is used
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Jason Momoa has embarked on “new beginnings” to help the environment. The “Dune” actor posted a video Monday on his verified Instagram account in which he is shown getting his long head of hair shaved. “Aww man, I’ve never even felt the wind right there,” he says, while touching the
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