By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — The US intelligence community is ramping up its focus on the dizzying and complex array of amorphous challenges that respect no global borders: Supply chain disruptions, pandemics, extreme weather events fueled by climate change and narcotics trafficking, among others. In a national intelligence strategy document released on Thursday,
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By Beccah Hendrickson Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON TWP., New Jersey (WPVI) — A group of friends who met playing pickleball in South Jersey is going above and beyond for one of their own. Debbie Manfre is one of the founding members of the group that plays the growing sport every day
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press Many people are looking for ways to help the response to the deadly wildfires that swept through the Hawaiian island of Maui even as emergency operations continue on Thursday. Philanthropy experts recommend giving to experienced organizations that are well-situated to respond to a specific disaster. Major disaster response organizations like
Continue ReadingSANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — San Francisco 49ers chief executive Jed York is being sued over accusations of insider trading related to his role on the board of an online educational company. The San Francisco Chronicle reported that two shareholder lawsuits have been filed against York and other directors of Santa Clara-based Chegg Inc. The
Continue ReadingTWITTER, @ANDREBERNAL26, AFPTV, ECUAVISA, FACEBOOK, FERNANDO VILLAVICENCIO VIA AFP, VIS A VIS CON JANET HINOSTROZA, INSTAGRAM, FERNANDOVILLAVICENCIOEC, ECUADOR TV, CNN, Twitter/@andrebernal26, Facebook/Fernando Villavicencio via AFP, Instagram/ fernandovillavicencioec By Jonny Hallam, Ana Maria Canizares, Karol Suarez, Helen Regan, Ivana Kottasová and David Shortell, CNN Quito, Ecuador (CNN) — A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK CHALVIRE, NICOLE LINSALATA Click here for updates on this story POMPANO BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — Quick-thinking staff at a Pompano Beach music store prevented a thief from making off with a violin priced at nearly $7,000 in a daring morning incident. The thwarted theft occurred Wednesday at Fiddlershop, located at 2703 Gateway Drive.
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA MEDINA Click here for updates on this story FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida (WSVN) — A touching reunion unfolded between Fort Lauderdale firefighters and the woman who they had gone above and beyond to assist. Haleigh Rosa, who is paralyzed from the waist down, captured the moment members of the Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue carried
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole and Ariane de Vogue, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Purdue Pharma from going forward with bankruptcy proceedings, which the Biden administration has called an “unprecedented” arrangement that would ultimately offer the Sackler family broad protection from opioid-related civil claims. In agreeing to pause the settlement, the court also
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The justices on Thursday agreed to a Biden administration request to put the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A civil suit can continue against a former Mississippi deputy who pleaded guilty on Aug. 3 to torturing and shooting a Black man in the mouth. The suit alleges the deputy is also responsible for the death of another Black man in 2021. Rankin
Continue ReadingCNN By Christiane Amanpour, Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — Five Americans who had been imprisoned in Iran are now under house arrest – the first step in a deal between the United States and Iran that would include making $6 billion in Iranian funds more accessible to Tehran in exchange for their
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York (CNN) — Portable mobile hotspots have arrived in Maui to help bring internet service to the thousands of people who may have been unable to call for help since the wildfires started to rage out of control on the island. Verizon told CNN on Thursday its teams are
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has ruled that drug users shouldn’t automatically be banned from having guns, marking the latest sign of upheaval in the nation’s firearm legal landscape and raising questions about a law cited in the case against Hunter Biden. The opinion handed down Wednesday overturned
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story KISKI TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — The alligator caught on the Kiski River will be putting its celebrity status to use as an animal ambassador for a local reptile rescue. After multiple sightings over eight days, the alligator, named “Chomper” by rescuers, was caught by two
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is asking Congress for more than $24 billion for Ukraine and other international needs as he works to sustain support for the war amid signs of softening support among Americans. The request – which includes more than $13 billion in security assistance and
Continue ReadingBy Nikki Carvajal (CNN) — President Joe Biden will lean into protecting abortion rights on the 2024 campaign trail, his campaign manager, Julie Chavez Rodriguez, told CNN Thursday in her first live television interview. The strategy encapsulates the sharp evolution Biden has made on abortion rights, which has been a charged issue for a president
Continue ReadingNORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — A suburban Philadelphia woman accused of fatally shooting her parents and dismembering their bodies with a chainsaw will not face a death sentence. Montgomery County prosecutors made the announcement Thursday during an arraignment hearing for 44-year-old Verity Beck, of Abington. She pleaded not guilty to murder and corpse abuse. Her trial
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors who’ve brought the 2020 election interference criminal case against Donald Trump are seeking to start to the trial on January 2, 2024, days before the anniversary of the attack on the US Capitol and the Iowa caucuses. The special counsel’s office said in a
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The poverty rate in Mexico has declined from 49.9% to 43.5% of the population, according to the country’s poverty analysis agency. The agency published a study Thursday showing the decline in poverty over a four-year period from 2018 to 2022. The reduction means there were 5.7 million fewer people who reported
Continue ReadingOSCEOLA, Ark. (AP) — A northeast Arkansas man was fatally shot by police who say he pointed a gun at them. But his family members say the shooting happened as he was running away from officers. Arkansas State Police said in a news release that Keivion Jones was shot Wednesday morning by officers from the
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