By HELEN WIEFFERING and GRACE EKPU Associated Press OKITIPUPA, NIGERIA (AP) — Until early last year, a rusting oil ship named the Trinity Spirit floated off the coast of Nigeria, pulling crude oil from the ocean floor. Then, last February, it exploded, collapsing into the ocean along with 40,000 barrels of oil. Five workers were
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press NATCHEZ, Miss. (AP) — Democrat Brandon Presley is trying to block Republican Gov. Tate Reeves from winning a second term in Mississippi. But Presley faces a narrow path in the deeply conservative state in the Nov. 7 election. Mississippi’s last Democratic governor lost a race for a second term
Continue ReadingBy HELEN WIEFFERING and GRACE EKPU Associated Press OKITIPUPA, Nigeria (AP) — It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the flames made it seem as bright as day. The explosion that night woke him and knocked him to the floor. He tucked his phone and his ID
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include a studio album from Jason Aldean and a posthumous release from Jimmy Buffett, a new Hulu series inspired from Charmaine Wilkerson’s novel “Black Cake” and Annette Bening portrays a real-life hero who swam the treacherous passage from Cuba to Key West in 2013. Naturalist Sir
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court dismissed a gun charge Monday against a Washington state senator who had been arrested after he carried a gun into the Chinese territory in what he called an “honest mistake.” Republican Jeff Wilson self-declared that he was carrying the gun at the
Continue ReadingHONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has adjourned a winding up hearing for property developer China Evergrande Group’s until Dec. 4. Evergrande has been in crisis since it defaulted on its debt obligations two years ago. It has over $300 billion in liabilities. For over a year, Evergrande has been working on a
Continue ReadingIt’s been just a few months since it became legal for Oregonians to pump their own gas, but that’s apparently long enough for Oregon’s largest union to conclude that it’s time to undo the change. OPB reported last week that the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 555 branch will field a ballot measure asking Oregon voters to roll back the self-serve law.
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It didn’t take long for Victor Wembanyama to find out the road can be a tough place in the NBA. Kawhi Leonard scored 21 points, Paul George added 19 and the Los Angeles Clippers’ stars schooled the Spurs rookie in his first game away from
Continue ReadingBy Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — The seven-point metallic star floats on the glassy surface of the lake, reminiscent of a far-flung future civilization, or a spaceship touching down on an alien planet. It looks like something straight out of science fiction. Which it is, in a way: it’s the brand new Chengdu Science Fiction
Continue ReadingBy Josh Pennington, Pierre Meilhan, Maija Ehlinger and Hadas Gold, CNN (CNN) — An angry crowd in Russia’s mostly Muslim region of Dagestan stormed an airport where a flight from Israel arrived on Sunday, forcing authorities to close the facility and divert flights. Multiple videos posted on social media showed a crowd of people inside the
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Apple celebrará su segundo evento de productos de la temporada, un mes después de presentar su nueva línea de iPhone 15. El evento, que es solo en línea, comenzará este lunes a las 8:00 p.m. ET/5:00 p.m. PT, una hora inusualmente tardía para las presentaciones de Apple. Algunos analistas afirman que la
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Cornell University police are investigating a series of antisemitic threats made against the school’s Jewish community in online posts over the weekend, its president announced. “Earlier today, a series of horrendous, antisemitic messages threatening violence to our Jewish community and specifically naming 104 West — the
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A deal has been reached to end a week-long strike that had shut down a major shipping artery in the Great Lakes, halting the flow of grain and other goods from the U.S. and Canada. The agreement was announced Sunday. Around 360 workers in Ontario and Quebec with Unifor, Canada’s largest private-sector
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson vowed on Sunday to move forward with a $14.5 billion aid package for Israel when the House returns later this week, according to sources on his first GOP conference call since ascending to the top job. Johnson’s decision to move a standalone
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By DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid closed his final stat line in the third quarter. The numbers in the NBA MVP’s home debut: 35 points, 15 rebounds, seven assists, six blocked shots. Oh, and four WWE-style crotch chops that sent the crowd into a frenzy at the home opener. “Now
Continue ReadingBy Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — A 13-year-old lost both of her parents over the weekend after all three family members were shot during an argument at a San Antonio house party, authorities said. Officers responded to a call about a shooting at a house party at about 9:40 p.m. Saturday night and discovered five people had been shot, the San Antonio Police Department
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Volunteers rolled up their sleeves and put on gloves for a community event at the BrightSide Animal Center Thrift Store in Redmond Sunday. Hundreds of bottles and cans were sorted and counted in a four-hour time frame. This is one of the organization’s major fundraisers to help bring in money for the animal shelter. The goal is to raise $4,000 to
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN Wilmington, Delaware (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris said in an interview that the US has “absolutely no intention” of sending American combat troops into Israel or Gaza amid fears over a wider regional conflict. “We have absolutely no intention, nor do we have any plans, to send combat troops into
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal judge who reimposed a narrow gag order on Donald Trump in his 2020 election interference case in Washington says one of his social media posts about ex-chief of staff Mark Meadows constituted an “attack.” Judge Tanya Chutkan on Sunday reimposed an
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– En una escuela en la Ciudad de México, estudiantes y docentes instalaron el viernes una mesa de Shabat con 200 sillas vacías para pedir la liberación de los rehenes en manos de Hamas, dijo este domingo en un comunicado la embajada de Israel en México. El boletín añade que, desde el
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