By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The head of a U.N. nuclear agency task force assessing the safety of Japan’s plan to release treated water from the wreaked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea says Japanese regulators have shown their commitment to comply with international safety standards. International opposition to the plan has
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Judicial officials say a European legal team has wrapped up the first round of questioning of Lebanese bankers and current and former Central Bank officials in Beirut. The questioning is part of a probe on money laundering linked to Lebanon’s Central Bank governor. Lebanon is grappling with
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Judicial officials say a European legal team has wrapped up the first round of questioning of Lebanese bankers and current and former Central Bank officials in Beirut. The questioning is part of a probe on money laundering linked to Lebanon’s Central Bank governor. Lebanon is grappling with
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — The Metropolitan Opera will mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with a concert on Feb. 24 to remember victims of the war. Met music director Yannick Nézet-Séguin will conduct Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. The concert will be broadcast on radio. All tickets cost $50 and go
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Regina King has paid tribute to her late son, Ian Alexander Jr., nearly one year after his death. King on Instagram Thursday shared video of a lantern glowing in the sky on what would have been Alexander’s 27th birthday. “January 19th is Ian’s Worthday,” she captioned the video. “As we still
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An ex-convict who obtained millions of dollars by subjecting his daughter’s ex-college roommates to forced labor and prostitution has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. Lawrence Ray, 63, was sentenced Friday in Manhattan federal court by Judge Lewis J. Liman, who called his crimes heinous.
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas and Pete Muntean, CNN The Transportation Security Administration said it was investigating a “potential cybersecurity incident” after a hacker claimed to access an older version of the agency’s no-fly list of known or suspected terrorists. “TSA is aware of a potential cybersecurity incident, and we are investigating in coordination with our federal
Continue ReadingBy John Bonifield and Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Food and Drug Administration declined to grant accelerated approval to an experimental Alzheimer’s drug, donanemab, and requested additional data from Eli Lilly and Company, the drug maker. The company, which announced the development on Thursday, plans to file Phase 3 clinical trial data later this year
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By Kristin Thorne Click here for updates on this story YAPHANK, Long Island (WABC) — A family from Long Island is suing Meta for “harming” their teenage daughter through her use of Instagram. Alexis Spence, now 20, of Yaphank, started using Instagram on her phone when she was 11 years old. Spence said she created
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Steve Contorno, CNN A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit brought by a former state attorney in Florida who sued Gov. Ron DeSantis for suspending him last year. US District Judge Robert Hinkle said in his opinion Friday that DeSantis’ suspension of Andrew Warren, the ousted state attorney for Hillsborough County,
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By CeFaan Kim Click here for updates on this story LOWER EAST SIDE, Manhattan (WABC) — A high school cheer team in Manhattan has qualified for Nationals in Florida, but they’re looking for help in their fundraising efforts to get there. When high school freshman Arianna Alois lost her older sister in October, she felt
Continue ReadingBy Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Rugby Australia and NSW Waratahs have suspended Kurtley Beale after he was arrested and charged over sexual assault allegations on Friday in Kingsford, Australia, the union announced in a statement. CNN has not been able to reach Beale or his representative for comment. Beale was arrested in connection with an incident
Continue ReadingANADARKO, Okla. (AP) — The man charged in the beating death of a 4-year-old Oklahoma girl on Christmas Day has been returned to the state. The Caddo County Sheriff’s Office says 36-year-old Ivon Adams III was booked into the county jail Thursday night. Adams was arrested last week in Arizona on murder and child neglect
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN Spike, a 23-year-old chihuahua mix from Ohio, has been named the world’s oldest living dog by Guinness World Records (GWR). Born in November 1999, Spike achieved canine bragging rights on December 7, 2022, with a certificate proving he was “at least 23 years and 7 days old” at the date of
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN What do you get when you take a movie about a group of octogenarians who are hardcore Tom Brady fans and a song written by Diane Warren sung by Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry? You get the single “Gonna Be You,” which debuted Friday
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell, CNN Former President Donald Trump on Friday withdrew his lawsuit seeking to block the New York attorney general’s office from accessing materials from his private trust. In a one-page notice filed with Judge Donald Middlebrooks, Trump’s attorney, Timothy Weber, said he was voluntarily dismissing the lawsuit. No further reason was given. Last
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN When TikTok was the title sponsor last summer for Vidcon, an annual convention for the creators and brands that make up a key part of the short-form video app’s audience and business, it was Chief Operating Officer Vanessa Pappas who got on stage for the industry keynote event. Months later, when
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN When TikTok was the title sponsor last summer for Vidcon, an annual convention for the creators and brands that make up a key part of the short-form video app’s audience and business, it was Chief Operating Officer Vanessa Pappas who got on stage for the industry keynote event.
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Lebanon vowed to restore its payments to the UN’s operating budget on Friday after losing its right to vote in the 193-member UN General Assembly, according to the country’s state-owned National News Agency (NNA). Lebanon is one of six countries to lose its right to vote for not meeting minimum contributions,
Continue ReadingBy Derick Waller Click here for updates on this story WHITE PLAINS, New York (WABC) — The wreckage of that small plane that crashed after going missing in Westchester County remains tangled in a heavily wooded area Friday. The bodies of the two men inside the plane were located nearby. Officials say the pilot and
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