July 2024

A bank created fake accounts, forced clients into unnecessary car insurance and repossessed vehicles when they didn’t pay. Now it has agreed to $20 million in penalties

July 9, 2024 1:26 pm CNN Newsource

By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Fifth Third Bank on Tuesday said it agreed to pay $20 million in penalties imposed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to settle a CFPB investigation into its auto insurance practices, and a 2020 lawsuit the agency filed pertaining to the bank’s creation of fake customer accounts.

Under pressure from cities, DoorDash steps up efforts to ensure its drivers don’t break traffic laws

July 9, 2024 1:24 pm The Associated Press

AP Business Writer DoorDash said Tuesday that it’s stepping up efforts to identify dangerous delivery drivers and remove them from its platform after a flood of complaints from cities. In a letter sent last month to DoorDash and other food delivery companies, Boston officials said they were seeing an increase in the unlawful and dangerous

Las familias inmigrantes ahora tienen prohibido dormir en el aeropuerto de Boston

July 9, 2024 1:24 pm CNN Newsource

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Las familias de inmigrantes que han pasado la noche en el aeropuerto de Boston podrían encontrarse pronto en un lugar inesperado: una antigua prisión estatal. Hoy entra en vigor una nueva política de Massachusetts que prohíbe pasar la noche en el Aeropuerto Internacional Logan. Algunas familias elegibles en lista

Al menos 70 países tienen elecciones en 2024. Una guía en mapas y gráficos

July 9, 2024 1:18 pm CNN Newsource

Jhasua Razo (CNN) — Mientras la carrera presidencial en Estados Unidos se intensifica, muchos otros países alrededor del mundo también están llevando a cabo elecciones cruciales en 2024. Más de 70 naciones, hogar de casi la mitad de la población mundial, ya han seleccionado o pronto seleccionarán a sus propios líderes en las urnas, según

Spain’s 16-year-old Lamine Yamal becomes youngest-ever scorer at European Championship

July 9, 2024 1:18 pm The Associated Press

AP Sports Writer MUNICH (AP) — Lamine Yamal became the youngest player ever to score at the European Championship when the 16-year-old netted a stunning goal for Spain in its European Championship semifinal 2-1 victory over France on Tuesday. Yamal will turn 17 on Saturday, a day before the final in Berlin against either England

Golan Regional Council head urges Israel to respond ‘with force’ after Hezbollah rocket fire kills two

July 9, 2024 1:11 pm CNN Newsource

By Tamar Michaelis and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — The head of the Golan Regional Council called for the Israeli government to attack Hezbollah “with force” and to move its offensive into the Lebanese side of the border Tuesday after a Hezbollah rocket attack killed two people. A woman and man were “killed on

Heat wave continues through the weekend, fire danger soars

July 9, 2024 12:50 pm John Carroll

Today is going to be the hottest day of this heat wave, but we will not get much cooler for several days. I don’t see afternoon high temperatures in the 80s for well over a week. We will be in the upper 90s to low 100 through the weekend. A byproduct of the dry and

Zelenskyy says the world cannot wait until the US election in November to take action to repel Putin

July 9, 2024 12:49 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that decisive action must be taken before the U.S. presidential election in November to repel Russia’s offensive against his country, using an address on the sidelines of the NATO summit to press for greater support during a pivotal but tumultuous stretch in America’s political

Case against Army veteran charged with killing a homeless man in Memphis, Tennessee, moves forward

July 9, 2024 12:45 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A security guard and a police investigator say a U.S. Army veteran who served in the war in Afghanistan pepper-sprayed a homeless man and entered into a confrontation with him before fatally shooting him with an automatic rifle in Memphis, Tennessee. The guard and the police sergeant testified during

US intel chief says Iran is attempting to stoke Gaza protests

July 9, 2024 12:43 pm CNN Newsource

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Iran is attempting to covertly stoke protests in the United States related to the conflict in Gaza, US Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines said in a statement on Tuesday, posing as activists online and, in some cases, providing financial support to protesters. “I want to be clear that I know

La inteligencia sobre la amenaza rusa de sabotaje causó un aumento de la seguridad en las bases militares estadounidenses en Europa

July 9, 2024 12:37 pm CNN Newsource

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Las bases militares estadounidenses en toda Europa fueron puestas en estado de alerta la semana pasada por primera vez en una década después de que Estados Unidos recibiera información de inteligencia de que actores respaldados por Rusia consideraban ejecutar sabotajes contra personal e instalaciones militares estadounidenses, dijeron a CNN

New Hampshire Air National Guard commander killed in hit-and-run crash

July 9, 2024 12:32 pm The Associated Press

ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — The commander of the New Hampshire Air National Guard has died in a hit-and-run crash. Police say Brig. Gen. John Pogorek was securing a load on his trailer on the side of the road in the city of Rochester on Monday night when he was struck by an SUV that kept

Drunken driver who snapped photo going 141 mph before deadly collision imprisoned for 17 years

July 9, 2024 12:30 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A drunken driver who snapped a photo showing he was speeding at 141 mph before a deadly crash in England has been sentenced to 17 years in prison. Darryl Anderson was sentenced Tuesday for the May 31 crash that killed little Zackary Blades and his aunt, Karlene Warner. Anderson pleaded

Two French rugby players arrested in Argentina over alleged sexual assault

July 9, 2024 12:29 pm CNN Newsource

By Federico Jofre, CNN (CNN) — Two players from the French national rugby team were arrested Monday in Buenos Aires as part of an investigation of the alleged sexual assault of a woman, Martín Ahumada, spokesman for the Judiciary of Mendoza, a province in western Argentina, said to CNN. A judicial source told CNN that Oscar Jegou and Hugo Auradou

Wisconsin elections officials to discuss absentee ballot drop box rules after ruling

July 9, 2024 12:25 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s elections administrator says the state elections commission will meet this week to discuss how to implement a Wisconsin Supreme Court ruling that once again allowed for unstaffed absentee ballot drop boxes to be used in the battleground state. The Wisconsin Elections Commission will meet on Thursday to discuss

John Force moved to California rehab center. Celebrates daughter’s birthday with ice cream

July 9, 2024 12:23 pm The Associated Press

AP Auto Racing Writer John Force is moving to a rehabilitation center closer to his home in California and the NHRA great was able to celebrate by leaving his Virginia hospital room to take his daughter for ice cream on her birthday. Force suffered a traumatic brain injury in a fiery, 300-mph crash at the

How many people are receiving mental health treatment in Oregon

July 9, 2024 12:21 pm Stacker

Wysa analyzed data compiled by the SAMHSA to find which U.S. states had the highest rates of adults receiving mental health treatment and how Oregon compares.

Long-awaited European rocket experiences ‘anomaly’ before reentry to Earth

July 9, 2024 12:14 pm CNN Newsource

By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — The European Space Agency’s member countries have endured a months-long space access predicament while waiting to add a functioning launch vehicle to their toolbox. But a new rocket, dubbed Ariane 6, just launched on its maiden mission after years of delays and hang-ups in the development process. The flight

Haitian prime minister tours Port au Prince hospital after police take back from gang control

July 9, 2024 12:14 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s newly selected Prime Minister Garry Conille and Haiti’s police chief visited the capital’s largest hospital, after authorities said they took control of the medical institution over the weekend from armed gangs. Police Chief Normil Rameau told a news conference that police took control of the Hospital of the

In a diplomatic quirk, Russia chairs a UN meeting decrying its strike on a Ukraine kids’ hospital

July 9, 2024 12:12 pm The Associated Press

Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. Security Council members are confronting Russia over a missile strike that destroyed part of Ukraine’s largest children’s hospital. Russia denies responsibility for the strike. Several council members poured out condemnations on Tuesday at an emergency meeting chaired by Moscow’s own ambassador. France and Ecuador asked for the session,

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