By MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA and RONALD BLUM SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities say the Detroit Tigers complex in the Dominican Republic has been targeted in the latest robbery of a Major League Baseball facility in the country. Dominican Police spokesman Diego Pesqueira told The Associated Press on Wednesday that one man was apprehended
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — La selección española convocó a Jennifer Hermoso por primera vez tras el escándalo por el beso no consentido que recibió de Luis Rubiales, expresidente de la Real Federación Española de Fútbol (RFEF). El incidente tuvo lugar el 20 de agosto tras la victoria de España 1-0 contra Inglaterra en la final
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Forecasters say Tropical Storm Tammy is moving briskly westward across the Atlantic, after triggering tropical storm watches in several island territories. Tammy formed Wednesday afternoon in the Atlantic Ocean. It has top sustained winds of 40 mph. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said the storm is headed west at 23 mph.
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, Kayla Tausche and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — A deadly blast at a hospital in Gaza hours before President Joe Biden was set to leave the White House for the Middle East set off a furious scramble inside his administration as the president’s advisers tried to ascertain who was responsible as street
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Officials say surveys have detected that the population of young lobsters has declined nearly 40% in some of the most critical fishing waters off New England. The regulatory Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission said on Wednesday that surveys have detected a 39% decline in young lobsters
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois governor is taking his abortion-rights advocacy nationwide. Democrat J.B. Pritzker announced on Wednesday the formation of Think Big America. The nonprofit will raise money for efforts to ease access to abortion nationwide. The committee has already provided funding to support constitutional amendments in
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Former UFC champion Conor McGregor will not face sexual assault charges following an investigation of allegations that surfaced during the NBA Finals last June in Miami, his lawyer and police said. The probe examined claims by a woman that McGregor assaulted her in an arena bathroom after Game 4 of the NBA
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The courtyard of al-Ahli hospital, where thousands of Palestinians had sought shelter or medical treatment, is now a blackened expanse of charred cars, stretchers coated in ash and shredded dolls. That’s all that remains after an explosion on Tuesday turned it into an inferno,
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — California Sen. Laphonza Butler will fill the Senate Judiciary Committee seat left empty by the passing of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a history-making move that also gives Democrats back their razor-thin control of the powerful committee tasked with vetting federal judicial nominees. Butler, the first known Black lesbian in
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Longtime Costco chief executive Craig Jelinek will step down at the end of the year, the company said Wednesday. Ron Vachris, Costco’s president and chief operating officer who started at the company 40 years ago driving forklifts, will replace him. Costco’s stock was little changed during after
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Como toda campaña, la de Patricia Bullrich para alcanzar la presidencia de Argentina no está exenta de polémicas. Superó a Horacio Rodríguez Larreta en la primaria de Juntos por el Cambio el 13 de agosto y ahora encara la última parte de la campaña rumbo a las generales del 22
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — A Hilton hotel in Houston, Texas has canceled a conference scheduled for next week hosted by the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights amid mounting violence between Israel and Hamas. The hotel cited “escalating security concerns” as the reason for the cancellation. The event was set to take place from
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — When Hamas militants toting grenades appeared in her living room, Rachel Edri served them tea and Moroccan cookies until police stormed in and killed the attackers. Edri’s tale of quick-witted survival during the Israel-Hamas war has turned the 65-year old woman into an unlikely folk hero in
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s new police chief says the city’s use of police stations as temporary housing for thousands of migrants seeking asylum has been a “burden” on the nation’s second-largest police department. Police Superintendent Larry Snelling told The Associated Press that one of his main concerns with the housing
Continue ReadingBy MARK N. MENGONFIA Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberia’s presidential election appears headed for a run-off, with the top candidates neck and neck and the votes nearly fully counted. President George Weah, who is seeking a second term, had 43.8% of the vote Wednesday with his main challenger Joseph Boakai at 43.4%, according
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Netflix has raised its prices again. The streaming giant said in its third-quarter earnings report that its premium ad-free plan in the United States will increase by $3 per month, to $22.99, starting Wednesday. Its one-stream basic plan will rise to $11.99 in the United States. All
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Tesla reported a drop in third-quarter earnings as the electric vehicle maker fell short of Wall Street expectations. Tesla reported adjusted earnings of $2.3 billion in the quarter, or 66 cents a share, down 37% from a year earlier and the smallest profits it reported in two
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $3.5 billion for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electric grid resilience as extreme weather events such as the deadly Maui and California wildfires continue to strain the nation’s aging transmission systems. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said it was the
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By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $3.5 billion for 58 projects across the country to strengthen electric grid resilience as extreme weather events such as the deadly Maui and California wildfires continue to strain the nation’s aging transmission systems. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said it was the
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Beth Holloway has waited nearly two decades for an end to her family’s “never-ending nightmare” – and while that doesn’t mean getting her daughter back, it does include getting justice for the Alabama teen who disappeared in 2005 on a graduation trip to Aruba. On Wednesday, Joran Van der
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