By MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ Click here for updates on this story LONG BEACH, California (KCAL) — A violent crash in Long Beach killed one person and split a car in half Monday night. The collision happened at about 5:50 p.m. in the 1000 block of Pacific Coast Highway when two cars drove into each other. The
Continue ReadingBY JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Local authorities and civil society leaders say extremist-linked rebels killed at least 44 villagers in Congo’s volatile eastern region during separate attacks that started on Sunday night. Eastern Congo has been ravaged by conflict for decades as more than 120 armed groups fight for control of
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government says it is granting a 7.5 billion-euro ($8 billion) loan guarantee to energy technology company Siemens Energy as part of a package to help the firm. Siemens Energy is an important player in the transition to renewable energy sources. It sought help from the government as it struggles with
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Henry Blodget is stepping down as chief executive of Insider, a business news-focused website he co-founded in 2007 that has undergone many reinventions. The sudden change comes amid a broader shakeup at the publication, which includes returning to its former name of “Business Insider” as it shifts
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press YouTube is rolling out new rules for AI content, including requiring creators to reveal whether they’ve used generative artificial intelligence to make realistic looking videos. In a company blog post Tuesday outlining a number of AI-related policy updates, YouTube said creators that don’t disclose whether they’ve used AI tools to make “altered
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA HAGER Click here for updates on this story ANDOVER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — The teachers union in Andover is facing hefty fines for every day teachers stay off the job. In Massachusetts, it’s against the law for educators to strike. Salem Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Karp slapped the Andover Education Association with a $50,000
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israeli tanks and armored vehicles pushed further into the Gaza Strip late last week as part of an offensive squeezing Gaza City as fighting raged between its forces and Hamas militants in the coastal enclave, satellite photos analyzed Tuesday by The Associated Press show.
Continue ReadingStory by Reuters (Reuters) — Liberians voted on Tuesday in a run-off election between President George Weah and former vice president Joseph Boakai, in what is expected to be a closely fought vote between the two old rivals. Former soccer star Weah, 57, who came to power in 2018, won just 7,000 more votes than
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Cuando Michael J. Fox piensa en Matthew Perry, recuerda a un “tipo divertido” que también era generoso. Fox habló recientemente de Perry, quien murió el mes pasado a los 54 años, durante la gala “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to Cure Parkinson”. La estrella de “Regreso al futuro” dijo
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Victor Garber has turned his personal experience with type 1 diabetes into a personal mission. The actor, who was diagnosed with diabetes when he was 11, marked World Diabetes Day this week by raising awareness for the #SeeDiabetes campaign and advocating for greater access to diabetes care. Garber told
Continue ReadingBy Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ trust in science and scientists has dropped since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a new report by Pew Research Center. The percent of American adults who say science has a “mostly positive” effect on society fell to 57%, down 8 percentage points since November 2021
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s top court has ruled that the speaker and a rival lawmaker should be ousted from the country’s Parliament, following a high-profile feud between the two men. The Federal Supreme Court says in a statement it has decided to terminate Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi’s
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Gabe Cohen and Katherine Grise, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Alana Zeitchik stood alone before a massive crowd that filled the National Mall. But she represented countless families in the US and around the world ripped apart by Hamas’ mass kidnappings and slaughter in Israel. “I wake up each morning to remember
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A driver is hurt after crashing their $300,000 sports car into a building in southeast Portland early Sunday, according to Portland Fire & Rescue. Just before 3 a.m., the driver crashed their McLaren 720S into a building at Southeast Grand Avenue
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — The government in Finland is considering whether to close some crossing points on the country’s long border with Russia to prevent people from trying to enter without proper documentation. Interior Minister Mari Rantanen said on Tuesday that the number of migrants at Finland’s southeastern border crossings has
Continue ReadingBy Soyoung Kim Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A series of unfortunate events led to a random act of kindness for a Portland business owner. Now, he’s paying it forward. The owner of Outrageous Audio is not letting a string of recent break-ins break his holiday spirit. “We do
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL SHAILER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has been creating more protected natural areas, but environmentalists accuse it of trying to “greenwash” an image of favoring petroleum in a time of climate change. They note the administration is entering its final year after focusing
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — When Michael J. Fox thinks of Matthew Perry, he remembers a “funny guy” who was also generous. Fox recently spoke of Perry, who died last month at age 54, during A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to Cure Parkinson’s Gala. The “Back to the Future” star said
Continue ReadingBy Miquel Ros, CNN (CNN) — Spotting the tiny Elektra Trainer aircraft from far off was never going to be an easy task. Despite its bright orange fuselage, the small two-seater airplane was barely visible – a tiny dark speck against a cloudy sky that was getting darker by the minute. On top of that,
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story CODEN, Alabama (WALA) — Bayou La Batre Police are investigating a shooting they say left one neighbor shot, and a young child almost shot. On Friday, Bayou La Batre officers responded to the 8800 block of Midway Road in Coden just after 7 p.m. after
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