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Month: October 2023

UN agency in Gaza says urgent cease-fire is a matter of life and death for millions of Palestinians

By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees told a U.N. emergency meeting Monday “an immediate humanitarian cease-fire has become a matter of life and death for millions,” accusing Israel of “collective punishment” of Palestinians and the forced displacement of civilians. Philippe Lazzarini

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Tennessee officials to pay $125K to settle claim they arrested a man for meme about fallen officer

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys say they are settling a lawsuit brought by a man who accused Tennessee authorities of arresting him for posting a social media meme about a fallen sheriff’s officer. Joshua Andrew Garton’s lawyers say the case is being settled for $125,000. Garton was arrested in 2021 after posting an edited photograph

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Judge shuts down Fox bid to subpoena George Soros in Smartmatic case

By Liam Reilly, CNN (CNN) — A New York judge on Monday shut down an attempt by Fox News to subpoena George Soros, the Jewish billionaire and frequent target of far-right conspiracy theories, and search for additional links between him and Smartmatic, a voting technology company at the center of false election claims during the 2020 election. Manhattan Supreme Court Justice David B. Cohen

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El gobierno de Biden les pide a las escuelas que tengan provisiones de naloxona, el fármaco que revierte la sobredosis de opioides

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las muertes por sobredosis entre adolescentes han aumentado durante años en Estados Unidos y, por eso, ahora el gobierno de Joe Biden les ha pedido a las escuelas que adquieran y tengan provisiones de naloxona, el antídoto contra la sobredosis de opioides. En una carta conjunta dirigida este lunes a los

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US regulators sue SolarWinds and its security chief for alleged cyber neglect ahead of Russian hack

By FRANK BAJAK AP Technology Writer U.S. regulators have sued SolarWinds and its top security executive for fraud for allegedly concealing poor cybersecurity practices ahead of the Texas-based technology company’s stunning hack by Russian spies. The Securities and Exchange Commission is seeking penalties and the executive’s removal. Detected in December 2020, the SolarWinds hack penetrated

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Rangers’ extra-inning victory over Diamondbacks was least viewed World Series opener recorded

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Texas’ extra-inning comeback victory over Arizona According to Nielsen, Fox averaged 9.17 million for the game telecast. It is only the sixth World Series game that didn’t attract at least 10 million viewers.was the least-watched Game 1 recorded in World Series TV history. The Rangers’ 6-5 win over the Diamondbacks in

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Family sues Colorado funeral home where 189 decaying bodies were found over alleged fake ashes

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Families have filed a lawsuit against the Colorado funeral home that was allegedly sending families fake ashes and leaving at least 189 loved ones’ bodies to decay in Colorado facility. The gruesome discovery at Return to Nature Funeral Home earlier this month after reports of

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Estrellas de “Friends” rompen su silencio tras la muerte de Matthew Perry: “Estamos todos absolutamente devastados”

macamilarincon (CNN)  –– Los protagonistas de la icónica serie “Friends” rompieron su silencio tras la muerte de su compañero Matthew Perry, quien interpretó al personaje de Chandler Bing. Quién era Matthew Perry, el adorable y sarcástico Chandler de “Friends” En una declaración conjunta enviada a CNN este lunes, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, David

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