By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The United Auto Workers union strike has cost General Motors $200 million since the work stoppage began two weeks ago, the company said Wednesday. The loss runs through the end of the third quarter, which closed on September 30. GM was relatively flush with cash heading into
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German police say a leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was given medical treatment and then taken to a hospital shortly before he was due to speak at an election rally in Bavaria. There were few details about what exactly happened at Wednesday’s event in Ingolstadt before a state election
Continue ReadingBy SHARDAA GRAY, JERMONT TERRY Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — An uproar has erupted in the West Side’s Galewood neighborhood, as residents prepare for migrants to move in. A total of 10 more buses full of migrants were set to arrive in Chicago on Tuesday. The city reports there are
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Actress Julia Ormond is suing disgraced former film producer Harvey Weinstein for battery and sexual assault she says occurred in 1995, according to a copy of the complaint obtained by CNN. Ormond is also suing the once Weinstein-owned Miramax as well the Walt Disney Company, which purchased Miramax in
Continue ReadingCNN By Annie Grayer, Jamie Gangel and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — Kevin McCarthy was behind interim Speaker Patrick McHenry’s move to kick former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and former Majority Leader Steny Hoyer out of their office spaces, two Republican sources told CNN. GOP Rep. Garret Graves told reporters on Wednesday that McCarthy is
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign is moving about a third of its staff to Iowa. It’s the latest sign that the Florida governor sees the leadoff caucuses as do or die. Wednesday’s news comes a little more than three months before Iowa Republicans launch the 2024
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya’s foreign affairs minister has been moved to the tourism post as part of a Cabinet reshuffle just days after he said the country’s police in the Kenya-led Haiti peacekeeping mission would be deployed “within a short time.” Alfred Mutua’s statement came shortly after the U.N
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ Click here for updates on this story Glendale, California (KCAL) — Police arrested a Glendale Unified School District employee for inappropriately touching two students at a local elementary school. Two pairs of parents reported the alleged sexual assaults at John Muir Elementary School on Oct. 2. The two children, both under the
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NORTHFIELD, New Hampshire (WBZ) — Seventeen-year-old Eric Sweeney has been indicted and charged with murdering his sister-in-law and two young nephews last year in their Northfield, New Hampshire home. Kassandra Sweeney, 25, her 4-year-old son Benjamin and her 23-month-old son Mason were killed August 3,
Continue ReadingCNN, WUSA By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — At a time when registered nurses are going on strike to protest staffing shortages, thousands of applicants who want to enter or advance in the profession are being turned away from nursing schools. Nearly 78,200 qualified applications were not offered spots at nursing schools last year, according
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — On Wednesday, thousands of unionized health care employees walked off the job after failed contract negotiations with their employer, Kaiser Permanente, a company whose business model is distinctive, compared to most health care providers in the United States. Here’s what you should know about the medical system.
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HOLYOKE, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Multiple victims were reported after a shooting on Wednesday afternoon in Holyoke. It happened at the intersection of Maple and Sargeant streets shortly before 1 p.m. The exact number of people shot is unknown but police confirmed there are multiple victims.
Continue ReadingHOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say the baby of a pregnant woman who was shot in the western Massachusetts city of Holyoke following a fight on a downtown street was delivered at a hospital and died. The Hampden District Attorney’s Office says the woman, who was not involved in the fight, was shot Wednesday while
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard says it has rescued 12 people who abandoned a large cargo ship that ran aground near the U.S. Virgin Islands. The agency is investigating whether the incident that occurred early Wednesday caused any contamination. Officials say the vessel was carrying some 13,000 gallons of fuel
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de La Habana, en Cuba, informó a través de un comunicado que se registró el derrumbe de un edificio multifamiliar ubicado en el municipio La Habana Vieja. En el siniestro murió una persona y otras tres debieron ser hospitalizadas. Las autoridades también informaron este miércoles en un comunicado
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Republican Daniel Cameron has expressed sympathy for a woman who discussed the trauma of being raped by her stepfather in a campaign ad. But Cameron said he supports Kentucky’s abortion ban that requires similar victims of rape and incest to carry their pregnancies to term. Cameron’s
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Este miércoles fue el día en que el Gobierno de EE.UU. llevó a cabo un gran simulacro de alerta de emergencia, el cual envió un mensaje de prueba a todos los televisores, radios y teléfonos móviles del país. Alrededor de las 2:20 p.m., hora de Miami, este miércoles, el gobierno
Continue ReadingBy Leticia Juarez Click here for updates on this story POMONA, California (KABC) — A grief-stricken mother is trying to navigate a world without her beloved son. Abel Vazquez was taken from her over the weekend, killed when his father crashed the car they were riding in. Now, instead of a birthday party Martha Barron
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Un nuevo eclipse solar anular será visible el 14 de octubre. El fascinante fenómeno astronómico podrá ser apreciado por millones de personas en las distintas regiones de América. Recibe el apodo de “anillo de fuego” por la figura que forma la luz solar al rodear la sombra de la Luna,
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A ridge of high pressure is off the coast and will be the main weather feature that will impact our region this week and into the weekend. The high will continue usher in the warmer than normal air for the next several days as highs are forecast to reach the low 80s this weekend. Abundant
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