By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York (CNN) — Schools in Israel, the UK and the US are advising parents to delete their children’s social media apps over concerns that Hamas militants will broadcast or disseminate disturbing videos of hostages who have been seized in recent days. A Tel Aviv school’s parent’s association said it
Continue ReadingCNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York (CNN) — Schools in Israel, the UK and the US are advising parents to delete their children’s social media apps over concerns that Hamas militants will broadcast or disseminate disturbing videos of hostages who have been seized in recent days. A Tel Aviv school’s parent’s association said
Continue ReadingBy Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — A British Airways flight from London to Tel Aviv made an abrupt U-turn shortly before it was due land in the Israeli city on Wednesday as the airline canceled all flights to the destination amid safety concerns. Flight BA165 from London’s Heathrow Airport was on the approach to Tel
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — The company that owns the salvage rights to the Titanic shipwreck has cancelled plans to retrieve more artifacts from the site because the leader of the upcoming expedition died in the Titan submersible implosion, according to documents filed in a U.S. District Court on Wednesday. The
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A preliminary investigation suggests there was confusion among pilots just before a fatal mid-air collision at the National Championship Air Races last month but sheds little light on why. The National Transportation Safety Board released a four-page report Wednesday with some of the few details investigators
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s marriage has been a topic of interest for many in recent years, even to Chris Rock, according to Pinkett Smith. “Every summer all the reports would come out that me and Will were getting a divorce,” Pinkett Smith told People magazine.
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez, Paula Reid and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — Special counsel Robert Hur’s interview of President Joe Biden is a sign that the classified documents investigation is nearing conclusion after casting a wide net that included dozens of witnesses during the ten-month long probe, multiple sources told CNN. The White House announced
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Anti-Defamation League CEO Jonathan Greenblatt slammed Corporate America’s response to the terror attacks on Israel as “disappointing at best, disastrous at worst.” “We have arguably the most vibrant commercial sector on the planet. That’s why it’s so troubling that in a moment where the issues are clear,
Continue ReadingTITUSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Bruce Weaver, a Florida-based photographer who captured a definitive image of space shuttle Challenger breaking apart into plumes of smoke and fire after liftoff, has died. He was 77. A statement released by the North Brevard Funeral Home says Weaver died in his sleep Friday. He was living in Titusville, Florida.
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The region has measured about a half an inch of rain along the Highway 97 corridor south of Bend and about a tenth of an inch north of Bend. This is good soaking and beneficial rainfall that is much needed. There may be some spotty rain into the evening but by tonight most of the
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A felony larceny charge has been dropped against a Connecticut man who found a bag containing nearly $5,000 in cash outside a bank and claimed “finders-keepers.” A state prosecutor in Bridgeport decided to drop the charge Wednesday after Robert Withington gave the money back. Withington found the bank bag containing
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — As the world-wide (and world-dominating) release of Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” concert film approaches, preparations are being made on Wednesday in Los Angeles for what appears to be a large-scale premiere – with, perhaps, a certain “Anti-Hero” in attendance. The Grove, an upscale LA shopping complex that includes a
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say a New York City police officer lost his left ring finger up to the first knuckle when a reckless driving suspect bit him. Prosecutors say Lenni Rodriguez Cruz could be sentenced to 25 years in prison for multiple charges that include leading police on a wild car chase. He
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Spending more than three and a half days aloft and traveling more than 1,653 miles, a French ballooning team has traveled the farthest in the world’s oldest and most prestigious air race. Pilots Eric Decellières and Benoît Havret landed Wednesday just shy of the North Carolina coast. They and 15 other
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Los recintos electorales en Ecuador serán resguardados desde este miércoles en la noche por la Policía Nacional y las Fuerzas Armadas, en el marco del balotaje presidencial del domingo, anunció en un boletín de prensa el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE). La protección incluye el despliegue de más de 53.000 efectivos
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — The number of drug overdose deaths in the United States is still increasing every month, according to new data, but the pace appears to be slowing. New estimates from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics projects that more than 112,000 people died
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El exjugador de la NFL Sergio Brown, quien había desaparecido desde la muerte de su madre el mes pasado, fue detenido este martes después de que se emitiera una orden de arresto en su contra por el asesinato de la mujer, dijo la Policía en un comunicado. A Brown, de 35
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A woman awaiting trial in the killing of professional cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson tried to run from officers Wednesday after a visit to a doctor. A Travis County sheriff’s spokeswoman says Kaitlin Armstrong was being escorted by two officers when she ran. Armstrong made it
Continue ReadingBy SARA POWERS Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WWJ) — A Windsor, Ontario man has been arrested in connection to a child luring case targeting a teen from Michigan, Windsor police said. Stephen Duffy, 32, was arrested and charged with luring a child under 18 years via telecommunications. In December 2022, the
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Former NFL player Sergio Brown was arrested in Southern California in connection with the death of his mother, authorities said, as he tried to reenter the United States from Mexico just weeks after the 73-year-old woman was found slain behind her suburban Chicago home. Brown, 35, was detained Tuesday afternoon
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