By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The European Union is adding Chinese online retailer Temu to its list of platforms facing the bloc’s highest level of digital scrutiny. Because it has more than 45 million users, Temu is being classed as a “very large online platform” under the the EU’s Digital Services
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Michigan woman is facing charges for allegedly having sex with an inmate and providing contraband while she worked as a corrections officer at a prison. Cara Wozniak, 33, of Milan, has been charged with committing a sex act with a
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation targeting Iranian officials involved in the prosecution and death sentence of a rapper who came to fame over his lyrics about the 2022 death of an Iranian woman and criticism of the Islamic Republic. The proposal released Friday would
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Imprisoned former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder has pleaded not guilty to 10 felony counts brought against him by the state. The 64-year-old entered his plea in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court during a Friday arraignment streamed from Elkton Federal Correctional Institution. He
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A second case of H5 influenza, also known as bird flu or avian influenza, was detected in another Michigan farmworker, marking the second human case in Michigan and the third in the country overall. The Michigan Department of Health and Human
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Tesla is recalling more than 125,000 vehicles to fix a seat belt warning system that may increase the risk of an injury in a collision. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that the recall includes certain 2012-2024 Model S, 2015-2024 Model X, 2017-2023 Model 3, and 2020-2023 Model
Continue ReadingBy Frances Lin Click here for updates on this story HAWAII KAI, Hawaii (KITV) — On Thursday, May 30, the Honolulu Fire Department (HFD) responded to a distress call from Spitting Caves in Hawaii Kai where a teenage girl sustained injuries after a jump. The 911 call was received at 3:28 p.m., prompting a response
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Breeding Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — KTBS 3 News investigates has new information about the owner of apartments at the center of a housing crisis in Shreveport. Yacov Smouha owns Villa Norte, The Pines, Linwood Homes and Forest Oaks. They’re four of nine apartment complexes targeted by
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Una de las aerolíneas más grandes de la India acaba de lanzar una nueva opción que permite a las viajeras ver dónde están sentadas otras mujeres al seleccionar los asientos para sus vuelos. Según un comunicado enviado a CNN, la aerolínea de bajo costo IndiGo Airlines está ofreciendo a las pasajeras
Continue ReadingBy MUIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A new study by the United Nations children’s agency says developing resilient energy systems to power health facilities in Pakistan could avert over 175,000 deaths by 2030. UNICEF says that improving energy resilience would also contribute $296 million to the country’s economy over the next 20 years
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. Republican Gov. Phil Scott allowed the bill to become law without his
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A price gauge closely tracked by the Federal Reserve cooled slightly last month, a sign that inflation may be easing after running high in the first three months of this year. Friday’s report from the Commerce Department showed that an index that excludes volatile food and
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Nayib Bukele inicia este sábado su segundo mandato de cinco años con demandas de impulsar medidas que alivien el alto costo de vida y el fomento del empleo, tras la reducción en los niveles de violencia alcanzada en su primer periodo al frente de El Salvador. “En estos días se ha
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats in the nation’s capital will get their chance to weigh in on the race for the White House as the presidential primary calendar enters its final days. Voters in Washington, D.C., will cast ballots in the Democratic presidential primary as well as for Congress and city
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Inflation in April remained at the same stubbornly high level as in March. That means costs continued to rise too fast for consumers, and the Federal Reserve has more work to do in its fight against rising prices. The Personal Consumption Expenditures price index — a closely watched inflation gauge that the
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Whitehead Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — In the ongoing saga of Hendersonville’s own Charlotte the stingray’s pregnancy as the world has waited and watched for several months now for her to give birth, the team that cares for her provided a sad update Thursday evening, May
Continue ReadingBy Tamar Michaelis and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military is in central Rafah, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed in a statement Friday, despite international concern and anger over its military operation in Gaza’s southernmost city. The IDF statement confirms what eyewitnesses told CNN earlier this week, when tanks were spotted in
Continue ReadingVOVCHANSK, Ukraine (AP) — The Associated Press has obtained rare drone footage of the destroyed ruins of the embattled town of Vovchansk in northeastern Ukraine. The drone footage captures the scene in Vovchansk from sunrise on May 28 through to the following morning. The images in Vovchansk are a haunting repetition of other towns and
Continue ReadingBy MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Mexico voters will be among the last to cast ballots for presidential nominees when the state holds its presidential and state primaries. Tuesday includes the final four contests on the Republican side and is the penultimate presidential primary day on the Democratic side. Both parties have
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, Steve Almasy and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A day after delivering a guilty verdict in Chad Daybell’s murder trial, an Idaho jury on Friday deliberated for six hours whether he will face the death penalty for killing his first wife and two of his second wife’s children. Daybell was convicted Thursday of first-degree
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