Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A Swiss criminal court has convicted two top managers of a Saudi oil company facing charges including fraud and money laundering in a scam that swiped at least $1.8 billion from a Malaysian state-owned investment fund. PetroSaudi executive Tarek Obaid, a Saudi-Swiss dual national, received a seven-year sentence and British-Swiss
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Voters in Ecuador last year approved a referendum to keep some 700 million barrels of crude oil in the ground in Yasuni National Park. When they did it, they were intent on protecting a haven for biodiversity and a home for Indigenous peoples in the heart of Ecuador’s share
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Barb Boustead remembers learning about corn sweat when she moved to Nebraska about 20 years ago to work for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and found herself plunked down in an ocean of corn. The term for the late-summer spike in humidity from corn plants cooling themselves was “something that locals very
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El fundador de Telegram, Pavel Durov, fue liberado de la custodia policial en Francia este miércoles y transferido a la corte para ser interrogado antes de una posible acusación, dijeron los fiscales a CNN, días después de su dramático arresto en un aeropuerto de París. El multimillonario nacido en Rusia salió
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Ramos Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — An update on the disturbing K9 death case that rocked Lake County, Indiana, last summer, launching an investigation as two men were charged in the case where nine dogs lost their lives, and officials said it could’ve been prevented. It was initially
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — A Missouri judge held an evidentiary hearing Wednesday over the innocence claim of death row inmate Marcellus Williams, whose quest to prove he did not murder a woman in 1998 has been complicated by contaminated DNA evidence. Williams, 55, is scheduled to be put to death on September 24
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Paralympian turned astronaut John McFall could soon be the first disabled person to go to space – and he credits the Paralympics with helping to challenge preconceptions of what disabled people can achieve. Following a motorcycle accident that caused him to have his right leg amputated at the age
Continue ReadingBy Brandon Beyer, Tynisa Senior, Chantal Cook Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposed plan to develop golf courses, hotels, and other business ventures in Florida’s state parks is drawing controversy from environmental groups as they strongly oppose the development and advocate for the protection of wildlife
Continue ReadingBy Chris Liakos and Rob Picheta, CNN Paris (CNN) — Telegram founder Pavel Durov is under formal investigation and will not be allowed to leave France, a French prosecutor said in a statement released Wednesday night. The Russian-born billionaire is being investigated for several suspected offenses related to criminal activity on the platform, including complicity
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Puerto Rico podría enfrentar nuevas interrupciones del servicio de la red eléctrica debido a la gran demanda y a las altas temperaturas registradas recientemente en la isla, informó este martes Luma Energy, encargada de la transmisión y distribución de electricidad en la zona, en un comunicado de prensa. La empresa
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the 2025 state budget will include record-high spending on defense. Tusk on Wednesday presented the main points of next year’s budget, which he described as “generous” and supporting further economic growth. Tusk said some $48.5 billion will be spent next year on increasing the defense
Continue ReadingBy Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — There’s dadcore, and then there’s Adam Sandler core. And while there is a family resemblance, the two should not be confused. Dadcore is a fashion trend that prioritizes functional, casual and gently tongue-in-cheek clothing pieces over overtly high-fashion garments. It’s Cole Sprouse in a JW Anderson baseball cap and
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story BLACK MOUNTAIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office received 30 calls to 911 over the past four years requesting law enforcement or emergency responders at the rural Black Mountain home where discovered Lori Pallinger deceased last week, allegedly killed by her adult daughter,
Continue ReadingBy Katie Polglase, Pallabi Munsi, Barbara Arvanitidis, Alex Platt, Mark Baron and Oscar Featherstone, CNN Trier, Germany (CNN) — Luna, a self-described 32-year-old “MAGA Trump supporter” from the battleground state of Wisconsin, has gained a huge following since she joined X, formerly Twitter, in March. Her timeline has become a digital bullhorn for the “Make
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Percival Everett’s “James,” a reworking of Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the enslaved Jim’s perspective, is among the fiction finalists for the 11th annual Kirkus Prize. Kirkus Reviews is a leading book review publication and announced finalists Wednesday in fiction, nonfiction and young reader’s literature.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Plenty of people can hail Aubrey Plaza’s performance as Harper on the second season of “The White Lotus,” but Plaza isn’t one of them. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Plaza said she hasn’t yet seen her work on the HBO series.” “To be honest, I
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean singer Taeil has left K-pop band NCT after being accused of an unspecified sexual crime, his label announced Wednesday. His agency, SM Entertainment, released a statement on X, saying the NCT member will depart from the boy band after learning he has been “accused in a
Continue ReadingCNN By Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Parents in the United States are overwhelmed and burned out with the “dizzying pace” of the world, and it’s a public health concern, according to a surgeon general’s advisory released Wednesday that calls for shifts in policy and cultural norms. “The work of parenting is essential not only
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Parents in the United States are overwhelmed and burned out with the “dizzying pace” of the world, and it’s a public health concern, according to a surgeon general’s advisory released Wednesday that calls for shifts in policy and cultural norms. “The work of parenting is essential not only for
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s three-party centrist government says it will create three new ministries, including a government office in charge of emergency preparedness. The government wants a minister in charge of European Union affairs ahead of Denmark’s rotating EU presidency in the second half of 2025. The third new minister will be in charge
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