SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A lawsuit claims Disneyland employees snickered at a disabled woman struggling to get off a Jungle Cruise boat before she fell and broke a leg, leading to her death from an infection five months later. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in November by the family of Joanne Aguilar,
Continue ReadingANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan has fired co-offensive coordinator Matt Weiss. The move comes amid an investigation by campus police into possible computer-access crimes at the football building. Athletic Director Warde Manuel says Weiss was dismissed “after a review of university policies.” His two-sentence statement didn’t elaborate. Weiss says in a statement that he
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — For isolated communities at the top of the world, keeping the planet’s largest land predators — polar bears — out of town is key to coexistence. That can mean patrolling for the animals by snowmobile or four-wheeler, shooing them away with spotlights or
Continue ReadingBy WCVB Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — A 39-year-old Boston medical worker is charged with rape and assault and battery after being accused by a patient of conducting an additional medical examination. Damien Knighton pleaded not guilty during arraignment in Roxbury District Court on Thursday. The victim, a male,
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Authorities in southern Germany say efforts to put out a fire on a train turned into a spectacular chase after the driverless diesel engine began taking off toward Austria of its own accord. Firefighters had been called to put out a train blaze near the village of Strass at about 3 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN In the fervor-filled days leading up to the November 16 launch of the long-awaited Artemis I mission, an uncrewed trip around the moon, some industry insiders admitted to having conflicting emotions about the event. On one hand, there was the thrill of watching NASA take its first steps toward eventually getting
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By Gabe Swartz Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Kansas (KCTV) — Wyandotte High School Principal Mary Stewart received a phone call out of nowhere just before Christmas. A year after Matthew Asner had visited the school his father Ed grew up in and 10 years after the Golden Globe and Emmy-winning
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand and Katie Bo Lillis, CNN The US Treasury Department will designate the Russian mercenary organization Wagner Group as a “transnational criminal organization” and will impose additional sanctions next week against the group and its support network across the world, the White House said on Friday. “These actions recognize the transcontinental threat that
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined by police for taking off his seat belt to film a social media video in a moving car. Sunak has apologized for making an “error of judgment” while filming a message for Instagram from the back of an official
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined by police for taking off his seat belt to film a social media video in a moving car. Sunak has apologized for making an “error of judgment” while filming a message for Instagram from the back of an official
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Tres infantes de marina en servicio activo que trabajan en inteligencia —uno de los cuales supuestamente apoyó una segunda guerra civil— fueron arrestados esta semana por irrumpir en el edificio del Capitolio de Estados Unidos con una turba de partidarios de Trump el 6 de enero de 2021. El cabo Micah
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Treasury Department will impose additional sanctions on the Russian private military company, the Wagner Group, that has been aiding Russia’s military in its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced Friday that Treasury will designate Wagner as a significant
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Nueva York (CNN) — Regal Cinemas cerrará 39 salas de cine más en todo Estados Unidos. La decisión se produce cuatro meses después de que su empresa matriz Cineworld solicitara la protección de bancarrota del llamado Capítulo 11 luego de que la pandemia devastara la industria y las proyecciones públicas. En una presentación de
Continue ReadingBy Peter Wilkinson, CNN UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been fined by police for failing to wear a seatbelt while riding in a car. Sunak, who was filming a social media clip at the time of the offense, received a “conditional offer of fixed penalty” by Lancashire Constabulary. A Downing Street spokesperson on Friday
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Legendary rocker Neil Young has paid tribute to former Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young bandmate David Crosby. “David is gone, but his music lives on. The soul of CSNY, David’s voice and energy were at the heart of our band,” the statement, posted to Young’s website, read. Crosby’s family announced Thursday
Continue ReadingTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Defense lawyers are asking for a University of Alabama basketball player charged with capital murder to be released on bond, arguing there is scant evidence against him and he is not a threat to the community. Darius Miles’ attorney on Thursday asked a judge to set a bond hearing. Miles is
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By Sara Smart, Hannah Sarisohn and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN A 72-year-old woman died Thursday afternoon after a Denny’s sign fell and crushed a car in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, according to police. A spokesperson for the restaurant chain said the company is working with authorities to assess the situation. “Denny’s is aware of the incident that took
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — A 28-year-old St. Louis man who spent six years in jail on a murder conviction has been freed after prosecutors dismissed the case against him. Lamont Cambell was convicted in 2016 of killing Lenny J. Gregory III, the son of a retired St. Louis police officer, in 2011. Cambell has always
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, CNN Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Friday warned of the widespread global effects that could be felt if the federal government exhausts extraordinary measures and fails to raise the debt ceiling, telling CNN’s Christiane Amanpour about the ways everyday Americans could face stark consequences. Yellen’s warning comes after the United States on
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America As more than a dozen states consider passing anti-transgender legislation this year, North Dakota lawmakers are considering a bill that would penalize people with $1,500 fines for referring to themselves or others with gender pronouns different from the ones they were assigned at birth. That would apply to
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