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Month: November 2023

Kansas officials blame 5-week disruption of court system on ‘sophisticated foreign cyberattack’

By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Officials say cybercriminals hacked into the Kansas court system, stole sensitive data and threatened to post it on the dark web in a ransomware attack that has hobbled access to records for more than five weeks. The disclosure Tuesday that a “sophisticated foreign cyberattack” is to

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Meet the Thai celebrities — and ‘boys love’ stars — becoming fashion’s newest power players

By Tiffany Ap (CNN) — Back in February, Nattawin Wattanagitiphat’s fans spared no expense in marking the Thai actor’s 29th birthday. Videos that made their way onto social media showed ‘Apo,’ as he is affectionately known, wading through a sea of flower bouquet stands, multiple cakes towering over six feet tall, gold bars, cash and

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Democratic division blocks effort to end Michigan’s 24-hour wait for an abortion

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has signed a package of bills known as the Reproductive Health Act. The package, which was signed on Tuesday, will repeal regulations aimed at abortion providers, known as TRAP laws, that critics had said were designed to close abortion providers. The package’s

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New Jersey woman unaccounted for after running into burning home for pets left behind, fire officials say

By CHRISTINE SLOAN Click here for updates on this story     HILLSIDE, New Jersey (WCBS) — Just two days before Thanksgiving, a family in New Jersey is dealing with unimaginable pain. One person is still unaccounted for, following a fire that tore through a home in Hillside. A neighbor captured on video the devastating moment flames

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8 years ago a grandma accidentally texted young man she didn’t know about Thanksgiving. They’ve gone from strangers to family to business partners

By CAITLIN O’KANE Click here for updates on this story     PRESCOTT VALLEY, California (KPIX) — In 2016, Jamal Hinton got a text from an unknown number: “Thanksgiving dinner is at my house on Nov. 24 at 3:00.” Confused, he asked who the texter was. “Your grandma,” the mystery messenger replied. Hinton, then a teen, asked

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Pennsylvania governor appeals decision blocking plan to make power plants pay for greenhouse gases

By MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Josh Shapiro says he’ll appeal a court ruling that blocked a state regulation to make Pennsylvania’s power plant owners pay for their planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions. Still, the Democrat on Tuesday urged lawmakers to get to work on a better alternative. In a statement, Shapiro

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