Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Unos 140 años después de su debut como uno de los trenes más lujosos del mundo, el emblemático Orient Express se adentra en el mundo de los cruceros. El grupo hotelero francés Accor acaba de presentar el Orient Express Silenseas, la primera nave del Orient Express. El primer crucero del Orient
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Chelsea has welcomed a decision from the English Football Association to make a homophobic chant aimed at its supporters a punishable offense. The FA announced that chants of “Rent Boy” are now considered a breach of its rules. It has written to all Premier League clubs and clubs throughout English soccer to
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British author, historian and journalist Paul Johnson, who shifted his allegiances from the left to support Margaret Thatcher and Conservative causes, has died after a long illness, his son has announced on social media. He was 94. A prolific writer, Johnson produced more than 50 books and
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace, CNN Delta Air Lines has a backup to the federal aviation safety system that failed this week, but the airline decided against using it, CEO Ed Bastian said Friday. Bastian described the Delta’s secondary system as “fairly old backup technology” involving the notices known as NOTAMs distributed by the Federal Aviation Administration
Continue ReadingCNN By Gregory Wallace, CNN Delta Air Lines has a backup to the federal aviation safety system that failed this week, but the airline decided against using it, CEO Ed Bastian said Friday. Bastian described the Delta’s secondary system as “fairly old backup technology” involving the notices known as NOTAMs distributed by the Federal Aviation
Continue ReadingBy Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Manchester City football player Benjamin Mendy was found not guilty of six counts of rape and one count of sexual assault at Chester Crown Court, an official from Chester Crown Court confirmed to CNN. The court official told CNN that jurors were unable to reach verdicts on one count of rape
Continue ReadingBy ARLEIGH RODGERS Associated Press/Report for America DELPHI, Ind. (AP) — A judge says jury members for the trial of an Indiana man accused of killing two teenage girls in 2017 will be selected from outside the county where the crime took place. Attorneys for 50-year-old Richard Matthew Allen of Delphi and the county prosecutor
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress on Friday that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default. In a letter to House and Senate leaders, Yellen said her actions will buy time until Congress
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough, Andy Rose and Zoe Sottile, CNN A clouded leopard whose disappearance prompted the closure of the Dallas Zoo was found Friday night, zoo officials said. “We are thrilled to report we located clouded leopard Nova on-grounds at the Zoo this afternoon at approximated 4:40 p.m.,” a zoo spokesperson said in a written
Continue ReadingBy Gladys Bautista Click here for updates on this story JEFFERSONVILLE, Indiana (WLKY) — A Clark County jury found a woman accused in a 2021 laundromat murder that left a Jeffersonville grandmother dead guilty. Alexandra Gales was found guilty of murder after a trial that lasted two days. Gales is the woman police arrested for
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The vast majority of U.N. Security Council members are urging Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately reverse all “oppressive” restrictions on girls and women including the latest ban on woman working for humanitarian organizations which is exacerbating the already critical humanitarian crisis in the country. The
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By Rachel Hirschheimer Click here for updates on this story FLORENCE, Kentucky (WLWT) — A student in Boone County returns to the classroom after allegedly making death threats against his classmates. At a meeting on Thursday, parents pleaded with the Boone County Board of Education to overturn the decision. Deanne Corbin has students and children
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A La Pine homeowner awakened by a smoke alarm early Friday morning discovered a fire on the second floor and attic and was able to escape and rescue his dog, but a cat perished in the blaze, a fire official said.
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Lawmakers in the Missouri House of Representatives this week adopted a stricter dress code for women as part of a new rules package, and now requires them to cover their shoulders by wearing a jacket like a blazer, cardigan or knit blazer. The addition, which was proposed by Republican state Rep.
Continue ReadingBy Adam Bartow Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) — A former ed tech at Biddeford Middle School will spend nearly four years in prison after pleading guilty to possessing child sexual abuse materials. Jesse Kiesel, 49, was sentenced in federal court in Portland Thursday to 44 months in prison. He
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Un alto funcionario del Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. para cuestiones de rehenes y detenidos viajó discretamente a Venezuela el mes pasado, en medio de los intentos para liberar y traer a casa a los estadounidenses que se encuentran injustamente detenidos en el país sudamericano. Roger Carstens, el enviado presidencial especial
Continue ReadingBy Arielle Mitropoulos Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — The ACLU of New Hampshire has sent a letter to the city of Manchester demanding it postpones the planned removal of a homeless encampment at Pine and Manchester streets. In the letter, advocates call the decision to evict people living
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By Louie Tran Click here for updates on this story FORSYTH COUNTY, North Carolina (WXII) — A petition was created to request the Forsyth County leadership to increase and align EMS pay with nearby counties to address the staffing shortage issue. PETITION: A viewer reached out to WXII 12 News and shared a screenshot of
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen notified Congress on Friday that the U.S. is projected to reach its debt limit on Thursday and will then resort to “extraordinary measures” to avoid default. In a letter to House and Senate leaders, Yellen said her actions will buy time until Congress
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN Richneck Elementary School in Virginia will install walk-through metal detectors after officials were alerted last week that a 6-year-old student who allegedly shot his teacher might have had a weapon but failed to find it after a search. Before last week’s shooting of a first-grade teacher, school officials were told that
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