GENEVA (AP) — The part of the international Red Cross that deals with conflict and prisoners of war announced it will trim its projected budget by about one-eighth next year and cut nearly 20% of staff at its headquarters. The International Committee of the Red Cross, which among other things has focused on detainees on
Continue ReadingBy WJZ Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Eleven children, including an infant, and an adult were injured in a crash involving a bus Monday morning in Bel Air, Maryland State Police said. Troopers responded around 8:30 a.m. to the area of Emmorton Road and Bel Air South for
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer TORONTO (AP) — Think of movies about the financial system and your mind is almost sure to go to Gordon Gekko and “Wall Street” or Leonardo DiCaprio’s gyrating Jordan Belfort in “The Wolf of Wall Street.” When Hollywood takes on Wall Street, it usually heads straight to the C-suite.
Continue ReadingCNN Jack Guy and Inke Kappeler, CNN (CNN) — A famed Russian conductor allowed climate protesters who disrupted a performance at a classical music festival in Switzerland to address the crowd, despite grumbling from some members of the audience. Vladimir Jurowski, director of the Bavarian State Opera, “made a deal” on Friday with two protesters
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Astronaut Frank Rubio has now been in low-Earth orbit for more than 355 days, breaking the record for the longest space mission by a US astronaut. Rubio — who has been on the International Space Station since September 2022 — bested the previous record, held by retired NASA astronaut
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — DraftKings issued an apology Monday after offering a 9/11-themed bet in its app. The wager, bearing the title “Never Forget,” was a parlay bet that the New York Mets, New York Yankees and New York Jets would win their respective games on Monday, September 11, according to a screenshot
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nearly 1 million California workers would win major salary increases under a pair of bills in the state Legislature. Most of the state’s 500,000 fast food workers would be paid at least $20 per hour next year. About 455,000 health care workers will see their salaries
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau and Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — MGM Resorts has shut down some of its systems as a result of a “cybersecurity issue,” according to a company social media post on Monday. Late Tuesday, the company posted an update, saying that its resorts’ dining, entertainment, and gaming “are currently operational.” The statement also
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press A man charged with assisting the leaders of a plan to kidnap Michigan’s governor is denying any role. But he told jurors that he should have contacted police when talk turned to obtaining explosives. William Null, brother Michael Null and Eric Molitor are on trial in Antrim County. They are
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against a onetime business partner of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn. Bijan Kian had been accused of acting as an unregistered agent of the Turkish government. But the decision ends a five-year legal saga for Kian. His case received
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Colombia registró en 2022 un incremento de 13% en las áreas cultivadas con coca, según el reporte del Sistema Integrado de Monitoreo de Cultivos Ilícitos (SIMCI) de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas contra la Droga y el Delito (UNODC, por sus siglas en inglés), publicado este lunes. El informe detalla
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer A judge granted a request by Oregon State and Washington State for a temporary restraining order on Monday to prevent departing Pac-12 members from meeting until it can be determined who has the right to chart the future of the disintegrating conference. At a hearing in Whitman
Continue ReadingBy R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Officials from the City of Atlanta have refused to verify tens of thousands of signatures submitted by activists who have been trying for two years to stop the construction of a police and firefighter training center. The city clerk’s office on Monday cited a recent court order
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — Retired Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton is teaming up with the organization RIP Medical Debt to help eliminate $10 million in medical bills for residents around the state. The program is set to start later this month, with recipients around Colorado receiving letters that notify them their medical bills have been
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Advocates are asking a Missouri judge to rewrite what they say are misleading descriptions of abortion-rights constitutional amendments. Lawyers on Monday argued over Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s summary of the amendment. Summaries are provided on ballots to give voters simplified descriptions of sometimes
Continue ReadingBy Chip Scarborough Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — This week will mark a somber milestone in Birmingham’s civil rights history. It’s been 60 years since the bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church that left four young girls dead. “We were afraid,” Bishop Calvin Woods recalled. “We were shaken up.”
Continue ReadingBy Steve King Click here for updates on this story PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (WPBF) — A man who used to live in Palm Beach Gardens says he’s done with Florida after a day at the pool led to him having a gun pointed at him and being handcuffed. The officer involved was later fired
Continue ReadingBy JOHN CARUCCI and JOCELYN NOVECK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — On a waterfront promenade lined with pink flowers and facing Manhattan’s majestic skyline, designer Michael Kors paid tribute to his late mother with a show honoring the travels the two enjoyed together. As usual, Kors was joined by a slew of celebrities at
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to let it keep Republican-drawn congressional lines in place as the state continues to fight a directive to create a second district where Black voters constitute a majority or close to it. Alabama on Monday asked the justices to
Continue ReadingBy Matt Smith Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WISN) — A new poll by Public Policy Polling shows 56% of Milwaukee County residents oppose using tax dollars to pay for improvements for the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field. The poll was commissioned by the nonprofit Milwaukee Works and exclusively released Sunday
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