By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — With no date in sight of when it will be safe to drink tap water again on the island of St. Croix, officials in the U.S. Virgin Islands have announced they would distribute water filters and provide free lead and copper testing as they
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The owner that operates a diving experience in the Bahamas where a 10-year-old boy from Maryland was attacked by a shark this week says an internal investigation is underway. Stuart Cove, of Blue Adventures, said in a statement late Wednesday that his company is cooperating with police and that
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN Hunter Biden’s art gallery dealer told House investigators that the president’s son initially requested to know who bought his art, raising questions about White House statements about an ethics agreement surrounding the earnings, according to a transcript of the interview reviewed by CNN. Georges Bergés testified that his initial 2020 contract with the president’s son included a
Continue ReadingBy Abel Alvarado and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — An Ecuadorean prosecutor, who was reportedly leading an investigation into an attack on a local TV network, was assassinated on Wednesday in Guayaquil, according to Ecuador’s Attorney General Diana Salazar. Cesar Suarez was killed in the northern part of the city, known for being one of
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Estados Unidos lanzó una nueva ronda de ataques contra objetivos hutíes en Yemen este miércoles, según dos funcionarios estadounidenses. Esto marca la cuarta vez que EE.UU. ataca al grupo rebelde respaldado por Irán en menos de una semana. Con misiles Tomahawk, Estados Unidos atacó aproximadamente 14 lanzadores de misiles hutíes utilizados para
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The US carried out another round of strikes against the Houthis in Yemen, according to three US officials and US Central Command, marking the fourth time the US has struck the Iran-backed rebel group in less than a week. The US targeted 14 Houthi missile launchers used to attack international shipping lanes, CENTCOM
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Days before the New Hampshire primary, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has retreated from waging an aggressive campaign in the Granite State, leaving the airwaves to his rivals and abruptly shifting his presidential campaign to South Carolina in an urgent move to salvage his White House bid. The move comes as a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los ataques de los grupos apoyados por Irán en el Medio Oriente no cesarán hasta que termine la guerra de Israel contra Hamas en Gaza, advirtió este miércoles el principal diplomático de Teherán, en un momento en que las tensiones en el Medio Oriente amenazan con desembocar en un conflicto más
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Madonna is marking a significant stop on her “Celebration” world tour, which had a beloved family member in attendance. The “Vogue” superstar shared a photo to her verified Instagram Stories on Wednesday, showing her alongside her father, Silvio Ciccone, at her recent show in Detroit, Michigan. Madonna, a Bay
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. military fired another wave of ship- and submarine-launch missile strikes against Houthi-controlled sites Wednesday, U.S. Central Command said, marking the fourth time in days it has directly targeted the group in Yemen as violence that ignited in the wake of the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer What’s next for Spirit Airlines, now that it won’t be merging with JetBlue? Some Wall Street analysts are starting to raise the possibility of bankruptcy. Spirit Airlines stock fell again on Wednesday, a day after a federal judge blocked JetBlue’s proposed $3.8 billion purchase of Spirit. Spirit hasn’t made
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump clashed in court Wednesday with yet another judge overseeing one of his trials, after the judge in his civil defamation case threatened to remove the former president for making comments that could be overheard by the jury while his accuser was
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump clashed in court Wednesday with yet another judge overseeing one of his trials, after the judge in his civil defamation case threatened to remove the former president for making comments that could be overheard by the jury while his accuser
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump clashed in court Wednesday with yet another judge overseeing one of his trials, after the judge in his civil defamation case threatened to remove the former president for making comments that could be overheard by the jury while his accuser
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — The Biden administration has finalized approval of $1.1 billion to help keep California’s last operating nuclear power plant running. The funding is a financial backbone of the plan to keep the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant producing electricity until at least 2030. An earlier agreement to close the reactors by 2025
Continue ReadingBAINBRIDGE, Ga. (AP) — Some local residents and an animal-rights group are protesting plans for a monkey-breeding facility in southwest Georgia. Opponents are urging the Bainbridge City Council to block plans by a company called Safer Human Medicine. It wants to build a $396 million complex that would eventually hold up to 30,000 long-tailed macaques.
Continue ReadingBy Shimon Prokupecz, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, Carolyn Sung and Holly Yan, CNN Uvalde, Texas (CNN) — US Attorney General Merrick Garland met with families of victims killed and injured in the 2022 Uvalde school massacre Wednesday evening, ahead of Thursday’s planned release of a Department of Justice report on law enforcement’s response to the mass shooting
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Another phase of hiring for seasonal positions for the 2024 field and fire season on the Deschutes National Forest opens for application on Thursday, Jan. 25, on USAJobs.gov. The application window will remain open through February 7. Positions have tentative start dates for the end of June 2024. The positions include
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN Español) — El rey Carlos III ya se encuentra en el hospital para recibir tratamiento por agrandamiento de la próstata, informó este miércoles el Palacio de Buckingham. Desde el palacio explicaron que el rey buscó tratamiento “así como miles de hombres cada año” y que su condición es “benigna”. Además, indicaron que la
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Newly unredacted documents from New Mexico’s lawsuit against Meta underscore the company’s historical reluctance to keep children safe on its platforms. That’s according to a complaint filed New Mexico’s attorney general. who sued Facebook and Instagram owner Meta in December. The lawsuit says the company
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