Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — Al menos 816 personas ―incluidos 108 menores de edad― han sido detenidas en Panamá por delitos de vandalismo y daños a la propiedad en los últimos nueve días, informó la Policía Nacional. Desde el 23 de octubre, se han realizado en el país varias protestas en rechazo al contrato con
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN (CNN) — Charles Schwab has laid off about 5% to 6% of its employees, amounting to roughly 2,000 people, as it looks to cut costs. A Schwab spokesperson said these “were hard but necessary steps to ensure Schwab remains highly competitive, with industry-leading levels of efficiency, well into the future.” The
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell and Jeremy Herb, CNN New York (CNN) — A banking expert testified Wednesday that Donald Trump and his company benefited more than $168 million by obtaining favorable loan terms on transactions where the former president personally guaranteed the loans. The New York Attorney General’s office called Michiel McCarty to testify about
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — A service member from a US partner nation suffered a minor injury after a one-way attack drone struck al-Tanf garrison in Syria, a US defense official said Wednesday. “A one-way attack drone launched against US and Coalition forces struck al-Tanf Garrison, Syria,” the official said. “There was one minor
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Lewiston, Maine, has taken another step in its recovery from the state’s deadliest mass shooting as a storied high school football rivalry resumed an emotional game. Last Friday’s matchup between Lewiston High School and Edward Little High School was postponed to Wednesday night. Lewiston won 34-18.
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — During an Apple product launch the night before Halloween, Apple CEO Tim Cook – wearing all black at its Cupertino, California-based headquarters – introduced the next phase of Mac computers which hint at a more AI- driven future. The focus of the event, which featured the tagline “scary fast,” was
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands has declared a state of emergency after officials revealed last week that tap water in St. Croix contains lead and copper and warned people not to consume it. The declaration announced Wednesday frees up urgently needed resources, streamlines emergency response and allows
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Attorneys representing Tennessee transgender children, teens and their families have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to block a ban on gender-affirming care for children and teenagers that a lower court allowed to go into effect. Should the nation’s highest court agree to take the case, it
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow and Sabrina Souza, CNN New York (CNN) — Attorneys gave their closing arguments Wednesday to the jurors who will decide Sam Bankman-Fried’s fate, offering two diametrically different versions of the collapse of his crypto empire. US Assistant Attorney Nicholas Roos presented the government’s view that Bankman-Fried is guilty of stealing money and
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press/Report for America CHICAGO (AP) — A jury in Illinois has ordered Chicago-based Conagra Brands to pay $7.1 million to a Pennsylvania woman who was badly injured in 2017 when a can of commercial brand cooking spray ignited in a kitchen at her workplace and set her aflame. The verdict, issued
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus offered more detail Wednesday on its initiative to create a sea corridor for the steady flow of humanitarian assistance from Cyprus to Gaza, saying that aid-laden ships would sail directly to the enclave, where United Nations personnel would receive it for eventual distribution. Cyprus government
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press A small nonprofit, Summer Science Program, has puzzled for much of the last year over what do to with a surprise bequest of an estimated $200 million. Its board learned in the late summer of 2022 that Franklin Antonio, a co-founder of the large chipmaker Qualcomm, had granted the organization
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Appropriations Chairwoman Kay Granger of Texas announced Wednesday she will not seek reelection. “As I announce my decision to not seek re-election, I am encouraged by the next generation of leaders in my district. It’s time for the next generation to step up and take the mantle
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN On Wednesdays they still wear pink. Lindsay Lohan, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, Daniel Franzese and Rajiv Surendra reprised their “Mean Girls” roles for a Walmart Black Friday commercial that dropped Wednesday. The gang is all grown up since the beloved 2004 film, and Cady Heron (Lohan) is now a guidance
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlyn Hart Click here for updates on this story DRIGGS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — Two Teton County Sheriff’s deputies have been arrested and charged in separate incidents. Troy Lester Dameron, 53, of Rexburg, has been charged with misdemeanor indecent exposure. Fred Robert Hale, 47, of Tetonia, has been charged with misdemeanor petty theft and alteration
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A large shop building near Highway 97 just north of Bend went up in flames late Tuesday night, and the fire spread to several vehicles, a trailer, RV and brush before crews could stop it, an official said. Losses were estimated at $750,000.
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — The United Auto Workers hopes the significant wage and benefit gains in tentative agreements with Ford, General Motors and Stellantis, the parent of Jeep and Chrysler, will spark unionization efforts throughout the US auto industry. But the UAW’s ambitious plans to organize Tesla and other non-union automakers
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and LOLITA BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators have angrily challenged Sen. Tommy Tuberville on his blockade of almost 400 military officers. They took over the Senate floor for hours on Wednesday evening to call for individual confirmation votes after a monthslong stalemate. Tuberville stood and objected over and
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — This week’s “Dancing with the Stars” elimination surprised everyone. Mauricio Umansky was sent home on Tuesday, after he and Emma Slater received a 31 out of 40 from the judges, along with two bonus points, which still landed them at the bottom with Harry Jowsey and Lindsay Arnold. “I’m
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican government says it will pay half of interest rates on bank loans to rebuild the 377 hotels destroyed or heavily damaged by Hurricane Otis. But President Andrés Manuel López Obrador will not provide government loans to the hotels, the backbone of the local economy. López Obrador announced Wednesday a
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