By BECKY BOHRER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Federal transportation investigators say the probable cause of a heli-skiing crash in Alaska in 2021 that killed a Czech billionaire and four others was a failure by the pilot to adequately respond to whiteout conditions. The report from the National Transportation Safety Board
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health advisers voted overwhelmingly against an experimental treatment for Lou Gehrig’s disease at a Wednesday meeting prompted by years of patient efforts seeking access to the unproven therapy. The panel of Food and Drug Administration experts voted 17-1 that drugmaker Brainstorm’s stem cell-based treatment has
Continue ReadingBy Katharina Krebs, Anna Chernova and Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — The Russian admiral whom Ukraine forces said died in a strike on occupied Crimea last week has appeared in a video posted by a Russian military channel Wednesday – the second video released in as many days which has cast further doubt on Kyiv’s
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A 67-year-old Terrebonne man recently received a nearly 37-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to numerous sex offenses involving children, Jefferson County District Attorney Steven Leriche said Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — JetBlue Airways has joined three other US-based airlines in offering a no-fee guarantee that children 13 years and younger may sit next to an adult traveling with them on the same reservation. “We know traveling with young children can add challenges, and we want to do everything we can
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, llamó este miércoles a una movilización nacional en el país para convocar a la oposición —que denominó la oligarquía, los poderosos económicos o la élite colombiana— a llegar a un “Acuerdo Nacional” que, a su juicio, permita construir justicia social y la paz en
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge overseeing Donald Trump’s federal 2020 election subversion criminal case will not disqualify herself from the matter, rejecting a longshot bid from the former president’s team to remove her from the case. In her 20-page ruling on Wednesday, Judge Tanya Chutkan spells out her approach to previous
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Two migrants from Honduras and El Salvador have died after trying to board a moving train in Mexico near the Texas border. Authorities found their bodies near the town of Escobedo, in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila, on Wednesday morning. They are among a growing number of migrants traveling through
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Activists in Mississippi’s majority-Black capital city are trying to join a federal lawsuit against the city for violating standards for clean drinking water. They also say the Black judge presiding over the case is stirring racial division. The activists represent the Mississippi
Continue ReadingBy Paula Newton, CNN Ottawa (CNN) — Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau formally apologized on behalf of Canada’s parliament Wednesday, referring to the “deeply embarrassing” incident last week that saw the chamber applaud a Ukrainian veteran who fought for a Nazi military unit during World War II. “This was a mistake that has deeply embarrassed
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said Wednesday she won’t recuse herself from Donald Trump’s 2020 election interference case in Washington, rejecting the former president’s claims that her past comments raise doubts about whether she can be fair. Chutkan, who was nominated to the
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El presidente de Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, aceptó la solicitud que Bernardo Arévalo, mandatario electo y quien lo sucederá en el cargo, le hizo el pasado jueves para reanudar el proceso de transición de gobierno. Arévalo había suspendido todos los procedimientos luego de que el Ministerio Público allanara las instalaciones del
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS PEIPERT Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Authorities say investigators have found the remains of a Colorado mom who went for a bike ride on Mother’s Day 2020 and never returned. Agents with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation found the remains of 49-year-old Suzanne Morphew on Friday near a small town in southern Colorado.
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Many of the most pressing issues facing Oregon today relate to some form of shelter, be it housing, citizenship, personal safety, or even shade. Questions about who deserves shelter, and what kind, and where, and how it should be paid for, show up daily in media, public meetings, and private conversations.
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a 148-day strike, Hollywood screenwriters secured significant guardrails against the use of artificial intelligence in one of the first major labor battles over generative AI in the workplace. During the nearly five-month walkout, no issue resonated more than the use of AI in script
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Holmes, Sara Murray and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has added two new attorneys, including a former federal prosecutor from New York, to his legal team, a source familiar with the decision told CNN. Emil Bove, was the co-chief of the national security unit at the US attorney’s office for the
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez and Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Water barges and salt-filtering reverse osmosis units will not be enough to prevent saltwater from contaminating New Orleans’ largest water facility, officials said at city council meeting on Wednesday. Instead, a pipeline will be needed to deliver freshwater from upstream — not just for New Orleans,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Todas las licorerías de Filadelfia cerraron este miércoles por el saqueo de varios locales poco después del final de una serie de protestas pacíficas contra la decisión de un juez de desestimar todos los cargos contra un exagente de policía de Filadelfia en un tiroteo fatal durante una parada de tráfico.
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University researchers will lead a team of scientists and engineers on a three-year, $1.5 million project to develop and test a team of robots that could travel under ice shelves and collect critical measurements about the extent of ice cavities and surrounding ocean properties. The effort, funded by the
Continue ReadingBy Megan DeLaire, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — Thanks to immigrants, Canada was likely one of the fastest growing countries in the world between July 2022 and July 2023, according to a new Statistics Canada report. Canada’s population surpassed 40 million on June 16 and grew
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