By Alex Rogers and Pete Muntean, CNN Three Democratic senators urged the Department of Transportation on Wednesday to increase airline passengers’ compensation for canceled and delayed flights when the airline is at fault. The pressure campaign comes on the eve of Thanksgiving, as airlines prepare for near pre-pandemic levels of travel. In a letter to
Continue ReadingCNN Julia Buckley, CNN People take strange things on planes — that’s nothing new. And the suitcase checked for a journey from New York JFK to Orlando, Florida, on November 16 certainly contained some oddities. As it rolled through the X-ray machine, TSA officials could see what appeared to be bottles, wine glasses, a pair
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States has imposed sanctions against three more Iranian security officials in response to the Tehran government’s continued crackdown on protests after the death of Mahsa Amini. She’s the 22-year-old woman who died in September while being held by the morality police for violating the country’s
Continue ReadingCNN, WTKR By Aya Elamroussi and Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN The gunman in this week’s deadly Walmart shooting in Chesapeake, Virginia, purchased the handgun he used the morning of the attack and left a “death note,” outlining grievances against people in his life, city officials said Friday. The note — found on his phone —
Continue ReadingCNN By George Ramsay and Amy Woodyatt, CNN FIFA President Gianni Infantino pleaded with countries to let football take center stage ahead of the World Cup in Qatar, but it hasn’t quite worked out like that. Soccer’s global governing body has found itself at loggerheads with seven European nations over the threat of sanctions for
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Maryland is already bowl eligible and Rutgers is assured a losing record. But when they meet this weekend it will still the regular-season finale and all that entails for players wrapping up their college careers. The Terrapins are trying to win seven games in the regular season for the first time
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El 1 de octubre, un guardia de una prisión en Venezuela despertó temprano a cinco de los llamados “6 de Citgo”; él les dijo que se “vistieran apropiadamente”. Los hombres se pusieron sus trajes amarillos de prisión —“Lo llamamos nuestro traje de ‘Minion’”, dijo José Pereira— antes de que el
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, Olga Voitovych, Andrew Carey, Victoria Butenko, Chris Liakos and Eve Brennan, CNN A two-day-old baby died in a Russian strike on a maternity hospital in Vilnyansk in southeastern Ukraine on Wednesday, as Moscow ramped up attacks on civilian infrastructure nationwide. The newborn child’s mother and a doctor were pulled from the
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — There are some familiar storylines in a new musical opening on Broadway — a singer and her relationship with the mentor who guided her; a newcomer trying to find his place, young women chasing their dreams. But they’ve never sounded quite like this. The global sensation
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Americans are getting ready for food, family and football on Thursday, but investors were still holding off until Wednesday afternoon before starting to give thanks. That’s because the Federal Reserve released the minutes from its latest meeting at 2pm ET Wednesday, which provided more clues about the central
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Don’t accuse the TSA of catnapping on the job. When an alert agent at New York’s John F. Kennedy airport noticed tufts of orange fur poking out of a slightly unzipped suitcase, it gave him pause. As the bag went through the X-ray unit Nov. 16, the Transportation Security Administration agent
Continue ReadingLianne Kolirin, CNN Luxury fashion house Balenciaga has apologized for featuring children cuddling teddy bears dressed in bondage gear in its latest advertising campaign. Shot by photographer Gabriele Galimberti, images linked to the Balenciaga Gift Shop campaign featured young children dressed in the Balenciaga Kids line. According to the original press release issued last week,
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT and JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Voters deciding to split their tickets or buck their party altogether may have helped Democrats mount a stronger-than-expected performance in the recent midterm elections. AP VoteCast is an extensive survey of this year’s electorate. The survey underscores how voters were selective in their choices
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN The US military says American troops were put at risk from a Turkish drone strike Tuesday on a base in Syria. “We have received additional information that there was a risk to US Troops and personnel,” US Central Command said in a short statement on Wednesday. No US service members were
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La superestrella del fútbol Cristiano Ronaldo fue suspendida dos partidos, multada con el pago de 50.000 libras esterlinas (unos US$ 60.090,25) y advertida sobre su conducta en el futuro por parte de la Asociación Inglesa de Fútbol (FA, en inglés) este miércoles. Ronaldo fue suspendido por una Comisión Reguladora independiente por
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Nuttle Click here for updates on this story WAIALUA, Hawaii (KITV) — Honolulu police are investigating another disturbing incident of animal cruelty, this time on Oahu’s North Shore. Investigators are asking for the public’s help in finding the person responsible for shooting a dog in the Waialua area. The dog was found around
Continue ReadingGOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After seeing some icy roads and some patchy fog this morning, we will actually enjoy a pretty fair day across the High Desert. We will get plenty of sunshine and see highs right around our average of 48 degrees. Breezes will be light out of the SE and remain so through
Continue ReadingBy KMOV Staff Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — For the last six weeks, De Smet Jesuit High School has been competing with other Jesuit high schools around the country for the Great Ignatian Food Drive challenge. The goal was to raise nine tons of non-perishable food to be
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story TORRINGTON, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man was issued an infraction for driving the wrong way on Route 8 in the Torrington/Winsted area. State police said the man was headed south in the northbound lanes near exit 36. Troopers said they received multiple 911 calls on
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Pope Francis has named a coadjutor bishop to assist conservative Rhode Island Bishop Thomas Tobin and succeed him when he retires. The Most Reverend Richard G. Henning is the new coadjutor bishop of Providence with a right of succession. By naming a coadjutor bishop, Francis has
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