By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A former county treasurer pleaded guilty on Thursday to charges of embezzlement by a public official, money laundering and tax evasion after stealing more than $38 million in county funds between 2012 and 2024 to renovate her ranches, buy at least 20 cars and pay for personal expenses for
Continue ReadingLA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — A landslide caused by heavy rains after a prolonged drought in La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, flooded dozens of homes early Sunday, local authorities said. It swept away a young girl, spurred evacuations and left parts of the city without electricity. Torrential rain on Saturday caused a river to
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) has released an update on its investigation into the September 29 BioLab fire in Conyers, Georgia, that shrouded neighborhoods in chemical smoke for days and forced thousands of residents to shelter in place or evacuate. BioLab officials told the investigators
Continue ReadingBy A’ali’i Dukelow Click here for updates on this story MAUI, Hawai’i (KITV) — It is as if Christmas came early this year for the Ah Hee family as they move into their home on Komo Mai Street in Lahaina, the first one to be rebuilt after it burnt down in last year’s wildfire. “Unreal,
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Linsalata and Rubén Rosario Click here for updates on this story BREVARD COUNTY, Florida (WSVN) — A Florida man set off an angry swarm of bees while trimming trees, a frightening encounter that went from from bad to worse when the entire hive went on the attack while the victim was stuck 30
Continue ReadingBy Jack Royer and Rubén Rosario Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WSVN) — Bad weather sweeping across parts of the country is threatening to snarl travel plans for those taking to the roads and the skies ahead of Thanksgiving, and South Florida was no exception. 7News cameras on Saturday captured long lines
Continue ReadingBy Mike Schwartz and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Israel says it is investigating after Hamas released photos purportedly showing the body of a female hostage in Gaza. Speaking during his weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at this point Israel could not verify the images. “We are in contact with
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Los precios del huevo no han dejado de subir en los dos últimos años en Estados Unidos. Un repunte de la gripe aviar y la proximidad de la temporada de vacaciones se combinan para agravar aún más el problema. “(La cena) de Acción de Gracias tiene el mismo precio este año que
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A Madras man who was serving time in a California prison on drug crimes has been returned to Central Oregon to face murder, kidnap and other charges, the second person accused in the September 2022 fatal shooting of a Madras man who authorities had listed as missing and endangered.
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — A major software supply-chain company, which counts US and UK grocery stores and Fortune 500 firms as clients, said it was hit by a ransomware attack this weekend. The hackers hit Blue Yonder — an Arizona-based software firm acquired by Panasonic in 2021 — affecting a private cloud computing
Continue ReadingJOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach, a staunch opponent of the former white-minority government’s apartheid policy of racial segregation, has died in Paris. He was 85. Breytenbach was a celebrated wordsmith, a leading voice in Afrikaans literature and a critic of the ruling party’s apartheid policy. He served seven years in
Continue ReadingCNN By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are determined to force federal employees to return to the office in hopes that some will opt to quit instead. That effort is going to affect some agencies — and workers — much more than others. How much time federal staffers spend telecommuting
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The criminal cases of actors Jussie Smollett and Bill Cosby, both Black, high-profile entertainers found guilty before their convictions were overturned, differ widely in details but share some parallels. The Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday referenced a key similarity between the cases – violation of both of the
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Brittany Lovely is expecting her first child in early December. Her final exams at Georgetown University Law Center in Washington, DC, are scheduled around the same time. So she was surprised when she asked the school if she could take the exams at another time and
Continue ReadingCARACAS (AP) — Six Venezuelan government opponents who have sheltered for months at the Argentine embassy in Caracas are decrying that local police and intelligence agents were stationed outside of it for hours. The move prompted the U.S. to call it a serious violation of international law on Sunday and Argentina’s Foreign Ministry to describe
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Isaiah Johnson scored 21 points as Portland State beat Wofford 79-74 at the Cream City Challenge in Milwaukee on Sunday. Johnson had nine rebounds for the Vikings (3-3). Jaylin Henderson scored 18 points, shooting 6 for 12, including 4 for 10 from beyond the arc. Qiant Myers finished 5 of 8 from
Continue ReadingAP College Football Writer Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC and across college football in general. Oregon is No. 1 for the sixth straight week and Ohio State, Texas and Penn
Continue ReadingAP College Football Writer Alabama and Mississippi tumbled out of the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 poll Sunday and Miami and SMU moved in following a chaotic weekend in the SEC and across college football in general. Oregon is No. 1 for the sixth straight week and Ohio State, Texas and Penn
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Federal authorities have released an update on the investigation into fires at the BioLab chemical plant near Atlanta. The September blazes produced a toxic chemical cloud that forced nearby residents to shelter in place. Fires at the BioLab plant in Conyers, Georgia, sent a huge plume of orange and black smoke into
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Republican senators pushed back on Sunday against criticism from Democrats that Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump’s pick to lead U.S. intelligence services, is “compromised” by her comments supportive of Russia and secret meetings, as a congresswoman, with Syria’s president, a close ally of the Kremlin and Iran. Sen. Tammy
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