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Month: December 2024

Search teams fear abandoned mine could collapse amid recovery efforts for missing woman who fell through sinkhole

By Mike Darnay and Lauren Linder Click here for updates on this story     UNITY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — As rescue efforts have turned to recovery amid the search for a missing woman who fell through a sinkhole in Unity Township, search teams fear the abandoned mine property could be at risk of collapsing. Pennsylvania State

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UnitedHealthcare CEO’s slaying adds tragic twist to parent company’s tumultuous year

By Beret Leone and Stephen Swanson Click here for updates on this story     MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota-based UnitedHealthcare Group Inc. has faced a firestorm of controversy this year. And as investigators search for a motive in the slaying of Brian Thompson, CEO of its insurance arm, they aren’t counting anything out. Between a software attack,

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Streaming site Twitch is embroiled in controversy over creators’ content about its handling of Israel and Palestine

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Creators on Twitch have waded into controversy over Israel’s war in Gaza in recent months, spooking advertisers and brands who have pulled away or otherwise admonished the Amazon-owned livestreaming platform. JPMorgan Chase pulled out of Twitch advertising in the last couple of months, a source said, though

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AP’s top songs of 2024: ‘Texas Hold ‘Em,’ ‘Not Like Us,’ ‘Igual Que Un Ángel’ and more

AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman has chosen 10 of the best songs of 2024. They’re not in any particular order but they include Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us,” Future, Metro Boomin and Lamar’s “Like That,” Chappell Roan’s “Good Luck, Babe!”, Sabrina Carpenter’s

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Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy bring Trump’s DOGE to Capitol Hill

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire Elon Musk and fellow entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy spent several hours Thursday swapping ideas with lawmakers about President-elect Donald Trump’sDOGE initiative to dismantle parts of the federal government. Meeting behind closed doors at the Capitol, Musk told the mostly Republican lawmakers they would be keeping a “naughty and nice” list

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Opositor asilado dice en un video que siguen sin agua ni electricidad en la Embajada de Argentina en Caracas

Gerardo Lemos Pedro Uruchurtu, coordinador internacional del Comando Nacional de Campaña de María Corina Machado y Edmundo González, señaló el miércoles a través de un video publicado en redes sociales que se mantiene la situación de falta de energía eléctrica en la Embajada de Argentina en Caracas, protegida por Brasil. Uruchurtu, quien se encuentra asilado

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AP’s top albums of 2024: Beyoncé, Charli XCX, Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, Mk.gee and more

AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Associated Press Music Writer Maria Sherman has chosen 10 of the best albums of 2024. They’re not in any particular order but they include Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter,” Charli XCX’s “BRAT,” Kendrick Lamar’s “GNX,” Billie Eilish’s “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” Doechii’s “Alligator Bites Never Heal,” MJ Lenderman’s “Manning

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