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Month: June 2023

Charges filed against managers of Midvale assisted living home deemed ‘deplorable’

By Laura Polacheck Click here for updates on this story     MIDVALE, Utah (KSTU) — Two managers of the condemned Evergreen Place in Midvale face multiple felony charges filed Thursday from the Utah Attorney General’s Office, including neglect and abuse of its residents. A Salt Lake County investigation in January, 2022 by health officials found conditions

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Las primeras fases de la contraofensiva de Ucrania “no cumplen las expectativas en ningún frente”, dicen funcionarios occidentales a CNN

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — En sus primeras fases, la contraofensiva de Ucrania está siendo menos exitosa y las fuerzas rusas están mostrando más competencia de lo que esperaban las evaluaciones occidentales, dijeron a CNN dos funcionarios occidentales y un alto cargo militar estadounidense. La contraofensiva “no está cumpliendo las expectativas en ningún frente”, dijo uno

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A Titanic expert, an adventurer, a CEO, and a father and son were killed in Titan’s implosion

By MARK PRATT Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — A renowned Titanic expert, a world record-holding adventurer and two members of one of Pakistan’s wealthiest families and the CEO of the company leading an expedition to the world’s most famous shipwreck were killed when the Titan submersible imploded. It’s not known when exactly the catastrophic implosion

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Tennessee Republican lawmakers receive mail with ‘white powder substance’

By KIMBERLEE KRUESI and JONATHAN MATTISE NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A lockdown on a Tennessee’s legislative office building in Nashville has been lifted. The building was shuttered after several Republican leaders received what House Speaker Cameron Sexton says was “a white powder substance” in the mail. An email sent to building staff on Thursday afternoon

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NHL teams won’t wear theme-night jerseys after players’ Pride refusals caused distractions

By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer NHL teams won’t have players wear themed jerseys during pregame warmups next season. That decision was made after the league’s Board of Governors agreed with Commissioner Gary Bettman that a handful of players refusing to wear Pride jerseys distracted from teams’ efforts. Seven players citing various reasons declined to

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Congressional report says there’s an extremely high risk Temu’s supply chains have forced labor

By HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A Congressional report published Thursday offered a blistering critique of popular Chinese retailers Temu and Shein, with lawmakers accusing the latter of failing to maintain “even the façade of a meaningful compliance program” to deter forced labor from its supply chains. In the report, the

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Justices consider taking up case on whether Americans with Disabilities Act protections cover gender dysphoria

By Devan Cole and Ariane de Vogue, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Supreme Court met behind closed doors on Thursday to decide if it will take up a case concerning whether the Americans with Disabilities Act covers individuals with gender dysphoria. Gender dysphoria describes an uncomfortable conflict – “psychological distress” – between a person’s assigned

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German soccer players face racist abuse on social media at U21 European Championship

KUTAISI, Georgia (AP) — German soccer player Youssoufa Moukoko has condemned online racist abuse directed at him and teammate Jessic Ngankam as they played at the European Under-21 Championships. The 18-year-old Moukoko and 22-year-old Ngankam, who are both Black, each missed penalties in Germany’s opening 1-1 draw with Israel on Thursday at the tournament in

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