By Mostafa Salem, Abbas Al Lawati and Angela Dewan, CNN Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN) — Emirates was forced to cancel and delay several flights in and out of Dubai, the second-busiest international airport in the world, while people and students were instructed to work and study from home, as heavy rains returned to
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN BOULANDIER, VANESSA MEDINA, MICHAEL HUDAK Click here for updates on this story LAUDERHILL, Florida (WSVN) — A dog is now recovering, thanks to the help of an animal rescue, after being found abandoned and with brutal injuries in Lauderhill. The pit bull, named Karma, has undergone three surgeries after rescuers found out she
Continue ReadingBy CAROLINA BORGES Click here for updates on this story GROVELAND, Florida (WSVN) — A wild monkey was spotted wandering the streets near a Florida high school, catching the attention of local residents and wildlife experts. Maxel Miranda, a local resident, described the encounter as a surprise. “I was picking up my daughter at school,
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — ¿Listo para las celebraciones del 5 de mayo? Si aún no lo estás, prepárate porque los mexicanos Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez y Jaime Munguía sí. Este fin de semana festivo para los mexicanos —sobre todo para los que viven en Estados Unidos— traerá consigo la esperada pelea entre Canelo y Munguía, quienes se
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Boxer Ryan Garcia says he has never taken steroids after ESPN reported he twice tested positive for the performance enhancing drug ostarine – the day before and day of his victory over Devin Haney last month. “Big lies, I beat his ass,” Garcia said in an
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits was unchanged last week and remains historically low as the labor market continues to show resiliency in the face of high interest rates and elevated inflation. The Labor Department reported Thursday that unemployment claims for the week ending April 27 was
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French officials have inaugurated a huge storage basin meant to keep cleaner the River Seine, which is to be the venue for marathon swimming at the Paris Games and the swimming leg of the Olympic and Paralympic triathlons. Sports minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra praised Paris’ ability “to provide
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The number of people arrested in connection with protests on college campuses against the Israel-Hamas war has now topped 2,000. The Associated Press has tallied arrests at 35 schools since the protests began at Columbia University on April 17. Student protests have popped up at many college and university campuses over
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Witness testimony in Donald Trump’s hush money trial has adjourned following hours of testimony from lawyer Keith Davidson and later testimony from forensic analyst Douglas Daul. Thursday’s proceedings began with a contempt hearing over whether Trump again violated his gag order. The judge did not immediately rule. Prosecutors say Trump and
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Guitarist Duane Eddy, best known for twangy riffs on hits such as “Rebel Rouser” and “Cannonball,” has died at the age of 86, it has been reported. A representative for Eddy confirmed to Variety on Wednesday that he had died, surrounded by his family. “Duane inspired a generation of
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Peloton CEO Barry McCarthy is leaving his role, and the company is cutting about 15% of its workforce as numerous attempts to regain its pandemic-era glory have failed. McCarthy, who was named CEO just two years ago, will become a strategic advisor through the end of the
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — After the Philadelphia 76ers’ Wells Fargo Center was overrun with New York Knicks fans last week, the team’s ownership has taken action to guarantee it doesn’t happen again. Sixers managing partners Josh Harris and David Blitzer, along with limited partner David Adelman and Fanatics CEO Michael Rubin, have purchased
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland plans to rebuild the Francis Scott Key Bridge in just over four years at an estimated cost between $1.7 billion and $1.9 billion, a state transportation official said Thursday. The state plans to build a new span by fall of 2028, said David Broughton, a
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A 36-year-old man accused of wielding a sword to kill a teenage boy, severely injure two police officers and wound two men in a rampage in London has appeared in court on charges of murder and attempted murder. Marcus Arduini Monzo, who has dual Spanish and Brazilian
Continue ReadingQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say double land mine blasts have killed one person and wounded at least 18 in the southwest. The first mine exploded when a truck was passing through a valley in coal-rich Duki district, in Baluchistan province. The second detonated when counter-terrorism officials and civilians were examining the initial blast
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN Español) — “El respeto es mutuo y todos lo saben”, dijo el boxeador Jaime Munguía cuando estuvo frente a su compatriota Saúl “Canelo” Álvarez, uno de los pugilistas a los que creció admirando, durante un evento de prensa en marzo. Munguía, oriundo de Tijuana, se enfrentará a Álvarez este sábado en un combate en el
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese investigators have determined that a collision during a nighttime drill caused the deadly crash last month of two Japanese navy SH-60K Seahawk helicopters. The country’s defense minister said on Thursday that this is according to preliminary flight data analysis but that what exactly led to the
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The US job market has been on a roll for the past three years. Some economists even say “it’s as good as it’s ever been.” That storyline isn’t expected to change Friday when April’s jobs report lands at 8:30 am ET — but it’s possible there might be a
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — Drugmaker Novo Nordisk said it’s been increasing supply of its sought-after weight-loss drug Wegovy, with at least 25,000 people now starting to take the medicine each week in the United States. That’s more than a capacity crowd at Madison Square Garden, which holds 19,500 people. It’s about five times more than were able
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz and Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday called close US ally Japan “xenophobic” at a Washington, D.C., fundraiser, just weeks after lauding the US-Japan alliance at a state dinner. The president made the remark at the off-camera event while arguing that Japan, along with India, Russia and China,
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