By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs has sold a majority stake in Revolt, the media company and television network he founded in 2013, according to the company. Revolt, a Black-owned multi-platform media company, has announced its largest shareholder group is now its own employees. In a press release, a spokesperson for Revolt
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WABC) — A group of young women in New York City are banding together for social change, using a play to make they points. The show, called “RISE: The Pursuit of Utopia,” is performed and written by nine talented, young ladies. “It’s
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Estados Unidos sigue teniendo una tasa más alta de mujeres que mueren durante el embarazo, el parto o el posparto en comparación con todas las demás naciones de altos ingresos, incluso a pesar de los recientes descensos en la tasa de mortalidad materna estadounidense, según muestra un nuevo informe. En 2022,
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un grupo de expertos de OpenAI exige que las empresas de inteligencia artificial sean mucho más transparentes sobre los “graves riesgos” de la IA y que protejan a los empleados que expresen preocupaciones sobre la tecnología que están desarrollando. “Las empresas de inteligencia artificial tienen fuertes incentivos financieros para
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By Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Toyota is recalling nearly 100,000 Tundra pickups and about 3,500 Lexus LX 600 luxury SUVs to fix a problem that could cause their engines to lose power while driving. In some of these vehicles, debris from the manufacturing process may have been left inside the engine where it can
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Borrasso Click here for updates on this story WAYNESBURG, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Criminal charges have been dropped against a former Greene County dispatcher accused of refusing to send help to a dying woman. A week before trial, Greene County District Attorney Brianna Vanata dropped the criminal charges against then-911 dispatcher Leon Price in
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI employee who accused the bureau of politicizing its work has seen his security clearance restored. Marcus Allen was one of three men who alleged overreach and retaliation by the FBI in testimony last year to a special House committee investigating what Republicans called the “weaponization” of the government against
Continue ReadingBy Alice Gainer Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WCBS) — A 12-year-old faces multiple charges for allegedly shooting his 14-year-old cousin dead in Brooklyn. It happened around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. Police sources told CBS New York the shooting was accidental and happened when the 12-year-old was playing with a rifle.
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling is touting the nation’s second-largest police department as fully prepared for protests ahead of the Democratic National Convention, including on a new mass arrest policy. City and federal law enforcement agencies have been planning for more than a year for the convention
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Kliger Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, New York (WCBS) — A Brooklyn teacher got the ultimate surprise: a $25,000 award for going above and beyond. History class was in session in Kelly Preston’s classroom Monday afternoon. Then students, staff members, and the superintendent suddenly filled into the room. Preston looked
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The city of Prineville announced Tuesday the names of three veteran law enforcement officers from Washington and California who have been chosen as finalists to be Prineville’s next police chief.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Costner has revealed that in some ways, he took the role of playing Whitney Houston’s bodyguard into real life. During a recent conversation on “Dax Shepard’s “Armchair Expert” podcast, Costner talked about the friendship that he and Houston developed while co-starring in the 1992 film, “The Bodyguard.”
Continue ReadingBy Naveen Dhaliwal Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK CITY, New York (WCBS) — A Queens woman has a harrowing story of survival after her leg was severed in an accident while trying to board a train. Lisa Fitzgerald’s life changed forever as she headed back to New York City after visiting
Continue ReadingWLS By WLS Digital Team Click here for updates on this story WAUKEGAN, Illinois (WLS) — Waukegan’s city council voted to censure a fellow alderperson on Monday night after a social media photo controversy. Alderman Keith Turner posted a photo on Facebook, showing a severed arm recently found at a Waukegan beach. Investigators believe that
Continue ReadingBy WLS Digital Team Click here for updates on this story WAUKEGAN, Illinois (WLS) — Waukegan’s city council voted to censure a fellow alderperson on Monday night after a social media photo controversy. Alderman Keith Turner posted a photo on Facebook, showing a severed arm recently found at a Waukegan beach. Investigators believe that arm
Continue ReadingBy Mike Sullivan Click here for updates on this story BENTON, New Hampshire (WBZ) — An 84-year-old Vermont man crashed a glider plane into the White Mountain Forest on Sunday, and he lives to tell the tale. He was suspended 20-feet off the ground for several hours. “I was supporting my weight with my hand
Continue ReadingBy WLS Digital Team, Leah Hope, and Eric Horng Click here for updates on this story LOWELL, Indiana (WLS) — A hot air balloon crash in northwest Indiana left three people on board injured on Sunday evening. Two of those injured were airlifted to Chicago hospitals, and crews later moved the deflated hot air balloon
Continue ReadingBy Juli McDonald Click here for updates on this story TAUNTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A crossing guard is accused of attacking a mother and child with a stop sign near Taunton High School on Monday morning. Prosecutors say a woman was driving through the intersection where 68-year-old Louis Chaves was working at about 7:30 a.m.
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — A Pennsylvania man who had been serving life for second-degree murder is dead, about two weeks after being granted a medical transfer from prison to a facility that could better treat his condition, including quadriplegia. The state Corrections Department confirmed on Tuesday that 68-year-old Ezra Bozeman died on Saturday at the UPMC
Continue ReadingBy Christian Olaniran, Alex Glaze, Adam Thompson Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Two fetuses were found on a Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) bus in East Baltimore over the weekend, according to Baltimore Police. Officers responded around 12:40 p.m. on Saturday in the area of the 2500 block of Kirk
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