COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff is pushing back on a historically Black university president’s statement accusing law enforcement officers of racial profiling in a recent bus stop. Shaw University President Paulette Dillard wrote she was “outraged” after law enforcement officers in Spartanburg County on Oct. 5 stopped a contract bus transporting students
Continue ReadingCheri Mossburg and Gregory Wallace, CNN A terminal at Los Angeles International Airport has been cleared and deemed safe after an apparent gas leak that sickened four people in Terminal 8, according to a tweet from the airport. The four people hurt in the incident Monday were all airport employees, according to an update provided
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter — and faces major hurdles as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. Twitter’s new owner fired the company’s board of directors and made himself the board’s sole member, according to a
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writers Billionaire Elon Musk is already floating major changes for Twitter — and faces major hurdles as he begins his first week as owner of the social-media platform. Twitter’s new owner fired the company’s board of directors and made himself the board’s sole member, according to a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Emerson is selling a majority stake in its climate technologies business to Blackstone in a deal valued at $14 billion. The climate technologies unit includes the Copeland compressor business and the entire portfolio of products and services across all HVAC and refrigeration end-markets. The transaction is expected to close
Continue ReadingMarnie Hunter, Cheri Mossburg and Gregory Wallace, CNN Four people suddenly fell ill at Los Angeles International Airport on Monday from “apparent fume exposure,” according to an incident report from the Los Angeles Fire Department. The terminal was cleared of passengers due to a hazardous materials investigation, the airport tweeted on Monday. Carbon dioxide from
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Being the NFL’s biggest star puts you under the microscope. Every turn, every move, every utterance — be it on or off the field — is scrutinized. As years go, it’s fair to say that 2022 has become something of an Annus Horribilis for Tom Brady. His Tampa Bay Buccaneers have
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN British entrepreneur Richard Branson has declined an invitation from the Singaporean government to take part in a live television debate on the death penalty. Branson — a long-time campaigner against capital punishment — had criticized Singapore’s decision in April this year to execute 33-year-old Nagaenthran Dharmalingam for drug trafficking. In a
Continue ReadingBy Allegra Goodwin and Chris Liakos, CNN British charities and officials are warning of increasingly dire conditions at a migrant processing center in England and urging Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to act. The situation at the Manston asylum processing center constituted a “breach of humane conditions,” British Conservative lawmaker Roger Gale said Monday, as dozens
Continue ReadingBy HOPE YEN and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Heading into next week’s midterm elections, many Republican candidates are seeking to capitalize on voters’ concerns about inflation by vilifying a key component of President Joe Biden’s climate agenda: electric vehicles. On social media, in political ads and at campaign rallies, Republicans say Democrats’
Continue ReadingCARDIFF, Wales (AP) — Wales’ soccer team is considering a name change after the World Cup. The Welsh soccer federation wants to call its teams “Cymru” at international level as that is the Welsh name for Wales and it would reflect what the nation is called domestically. Talks will ramp up after the upcoming tournament
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is raising the possibility of imposing a windfall tax on oil companies if they don’t boost domestic production. This comes as his administration aims to combat high gas prices just days before the midterm elections. Biden in brief remarks on
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British authorities say all poultry and other captive birds in England must be kept indoors from next week after bird flu was detected in dozens of farms across the country and in wild birds. The U.K. is facing its worst ever outbreak of avian influenza, with over 200 cases confirmed since October
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey Diddy brought his A-game for Halloween 2022. The music mogul pulled off a perfect version of The Joker from “The Dark Knight,” complete with a creepy laugh. “It’s not about the money,” Diddy captioned photos of himself running around Hollywood. “It’s about sending the message!! EVERYTHING BURNS!!!” In video shared on Instagram,
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is urging climate activists to show “creativity” and avoid endangering others after attacking art works and setting up blockades that allegedly delayed the arrival of a specialist rescue crew at an accident scene. Germany, like several other countries, has seen a string of high-profile protests in recent months
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke Thousands of Instagram users reported issues with accessing the platform on Monday morning. Approximately 7,000 users reported the app was down around 10:15 a.m. ET, according to outage-tracking site Down Detector. After about 45 minutes, however, the number of reports had dipped noticeably. Instagram said in a tweet Monday that it had
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Duffy, CNN Business In 2009, after Twitter was sued by then-St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa for being impersonated on the platform, the young company introduced a new feature: a blue and white check mark. The check indicated that Twitter had verified the accounts of artists, athletes, government officials and agencies
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan and Jennifer Korn, CNN Twitter is considering offering verified accounts to users who are willing to pay $19.99 a month for a subscription service, and it may take away the coveted blue check marks of existing users if they don’t start paying for the product within 90 days, according to internal Twitter
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cameron Crowe has turned his very autobiographical coming-of-age film “Almost Famous” into a Broadway stage musical for a new audience in a new age. The show, now in previews, opens Nov. 3. Crowe, the writer-director who won an Oscar for the film’s screenplay, was inspired
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Musician Cormac Roth has died at age 25 after a battle with cancer. He was the son of actor Tim Roth. His family said in a statement Monday that Roth “died peacefully in the arms of his family who loved and adored him” on Oct. 16. A
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