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Month: September 2024

Takeaways from the racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking indictment against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

CNN By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The first paragraph of the three-count federal indictment against the music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs lays out in an overarching summary the serious and sprawling allegations against him. “For decades, Sean Combs, aka ‘Puff Daddy,’ aka ‘P. Diddy,’ aka ‘Diddy,’ aka ‘PD,’ aka ‘Love,’ the defendant, abused, threatened,

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A migrant has died off a Greek island after smugglers ditched 31 people in the sea to avoid patrols

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say one migrant has died after smugglers piloting a speedboat from Turkey to an Aegean Sea island forced their passengers into the sea to avoid detection by marine patrols. The remaining 30 migrants on the vessel were unhurt. A coast guard statement says the incident occurred Tuesday off the

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13-year-old girl arrested for school threats targeting specific students, police say

By Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story     MANTECA, California (KCRA) — A 13-year-old girl was arrested Monday and is accused of targeting specific students at two Manteca schools while sharing threats on Instagram, the police department said. The Manteca Police Department said the teenager listed the names of actual students at Sequoia

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OceanGate’s former operations director says tragic deaths could have been prevented if US safety officials had investigated

By Ray Sanchez and Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — David Lochridge, a former director of marine operations for OceanGate who expressed safety concerns about the ill-fated Titan submersible, said Tuesday that the tragedy could have been prevented if US safety authorities had investigated his complaints. Lochridge also blasted OceanGate’s company culture as being centered on

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Russia goes all-out with covert disinformation aimed at Harris, Microsoft report says

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A new Microsoft threat intelligence report details how Russia-linked actors are now going full throttle in their covert influence efforts against Vice President Kamala Harris. The report released Tuesday shows how after a slow start, groups linked to the Kremlin have redoubled their commitment to swaying U.S. political opinion

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Microsoft says Russian operatives are ramping up attacks on Harris campaign with fake videos

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Microsoft said Tuesday that Russian operatives have in recent weeks intensified their online attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign by producing and disseminating videos promoting “outlandish conspiracy theories” aimed at stoking US racial and political divisions. One of the inauthentic videos, which Microsoft said had been viewed millions

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Evacuación de toda una ciudad tras las inundaciones, 7 muertos en incendios forestales mientras el clima extremo azota Europa

Alexandra Ferguson Lisboa, Portugal (CNN) — Vastas zonas de Europa han sufrido el azote de unas condiciones meteorológicas extremas y mortales, mientras los ríos amenazan con desbordarse en Europa central tras las lluvias torrenciales y los incendios forestales arrasan Portugal. Siete personas han muerto en incendios en Portugal desde el domingo, entre ellas tres bomberos, cuyo

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A man accused of stalking UConn star Paige Bueckers is found with an engagement ring near airport

Associated Press A man accused of stalking and harassing UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers said on social media that he intended to marry her and had an engagement ring and lingerie in his possession when he was arrested near a Connecticut airport, according to police reports. Robert Cole Parmalee, 40, posted statements on TikTok and

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A man accused of stalking UConn star Paige Bueckers is found with an engagement ring near airport

Associated Press A man accused of stalking and harassing UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers said on social media that he intended to marry her and had an engagement ring and lingerie in his possession when he was arrested near a Connecticut airport, according to police reports. Robert Cole Parmalee, 40, posted statements on TikTok and

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