PITTSBURGH (AP) — A man accused of having assaulted two Jewish students with a glass bottle on the campus of the University of Pittsburgh is now accused of having thrown a bottle at two people associated with another university the day before. Fifty-two-year-old Jarrett Buba was charged earlier with felony aggravated assault in the Aug.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — In a story published Sep. 7, 2024, about a mural in the lobby of the former Pfizer headquarters in New York City, The Associated Press erroneously reported the size of the mural. It is 36 feet (11 meters) wide and 14 feet (4.3 meters) tall, not 40 feet (12 meters) wide
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The deep landslides beneath the multimillion-dollar homes in Rancho Palos Verdes moved at an almost glacial pace, until they didn’t. This affluent coastal city in Southern California, around 30 miles south of Los Angeles, has long enticed people with its Pacific Ocean views and lush greenery. But it sits
Continue ReadingKABC, KCAL, KCBS, KCRA, CNN By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The deep landslides beneath the multimillion-dollar homes in Rancho Palos Verdes moved at an almost glacial pace, until they didn’t. This affluent coastal city in Southern California, around 30 miles south of Los Angeles, has long enticed people with its Pacific Ocean views and
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Musical” has been a dirty word in marketing some recent song-and-dance studio films, but there’s no avoiding it in bringing “Wicked” to the big screen. “Wicked” is one of the fall’s biggest gambles not just because it’s been split in two, but because it’s going all-out for a
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — Cuando un grupo de científicos colocaron una marca a una hembra de tiburón marrajo sardinero en octubre de 2020 para conocer mejor el hábitat de esta criatura, no esperaban que el rastreador captara pruebas de cómo los tiburones grandes se cazan unos a otros. Pero cuando el rastreador registró una actividad
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ridley Scott is calling his upcoming Roman epic “Gladiator II” his best film. Why? The British fillmmaker jokes: “It’s to frighten the others.” Though Scott thinks sequels are “always kind of suspect,” he’s long been interested in returning to ancient Rome for a follow-up to his best picture-winning
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The 19th reports on the rising temperatures in classrooms that translate to dehydrated, exhausted kids and teachers who have to focus on heat safety instead of instruction.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — En la mañana de este sábado fueron hallados restos de un dron derribado en el exterior del edificio del parlamento de Ucrania, después de que los sistemas de defensa del país lograran en gran medida defenderse de un ataque con drones a gran escala lanzado durante la noche por Rusia. Ucrania
Continue ReadingBy Annette Choi, CNN (CNN) — Guns continue to be the leading cause of death for US children and teens since surpassing car accidents in 2020. Firearms accounted for 18% of childhood deaths (ages 1 to 18) in 2023, the most recent year for which data is available from the US Centers for Disease Control and
Continue ReadingCHEROKEE, N.C. (AP) — The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians began selling marijuana and cannabis products to any adult 21 or over starting Saturday at its tribe-owned dispensary in North Carolina. A post on the Facebook page of Great Smoky Cannabis Co. called the day “history in the making.” It’s located on the Eastern Band
Continue ReadingFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Germany’s national rail company is reporting “massive” disruptions” in parts of the country on Saturday, blaming a “technical disturbance.” An announcement on the rail operator Deutsche Bahn’s website said that “we are working on a fix at high speed.” Long-distance and local trains were completely halted in the area around Frankfurt
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN (CNN) — Sixty-five people in nine states have been sickened by a salmonella outbreak linked to recalled eggs, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Saturday. Of 63 cases with information available, 24 have been hospitalized. No deaths have been reported. The CDC says the outbreak may be difficult
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Federal education advocates say colleges and universities that serve higher than average Hispanic student populations are vital to the goals of educational equality and economic opportunities. That is the impetus behind President Joe Biden’s executive order, signed on July 17, establishing a White House initiative meant to increase funding to HSIs and creating
Continue ReadingAP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The race for control of Congress is as close as ever, with barely two dozen House seats and a handful in the Senate likely to determine the majority this November and whether a single party sweeps to power with the White House. Lawmakers are returning to Washington for a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBLIN (AP) — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer met with his Irish counterpart, Saturday in what was billed as an attempt to reset relations between the two countries after years of tensions following the U.K.’s departure from the European Union. Starmer’s visit to meet Irish premier Simon Harris is the first by a
Continue ReadingBy Robert Ilich, CNN (CNN) — Car manufacturer Stellantis is recalling more than 1.2 million Ram 1500 vehicles due to a software malfunction in the anti-lock brake system (ABS), according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The vehicles being recalled include certain 2019, 2021-2024 Ram 1500 trucks, the NHTSA said Saturday in a statement. “A
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — The Mega Millions jackpot has risen to an estimated $800 million with a cash option of $401.8 million for Tuesday’s drawing after no one matched all the winning numbers for Friday night’s drawing. The jackpot was last won in Illinois on June 4 with a ticket valued at $552 million. Only two
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Debris from a downed drone was found outside Ukraine’s parliament building on Saturday morning after the country’s defense systems largely succeeded in fending off a widescale drone attack launched overnight by Russia. Ukraine managed to shoot down 58 of the 67 Shahed drones launched by Russia, the Ukrainian Air
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Mining raw materials, like nickel, for batteries harms the environment, and new mines are very difficult to get approved, so the search is on to recycle metals that have already come out of the earth. On Monday, metals recycler Nth Cycle will open a new plant in Fairfield, Ohio, that recycles nickel and
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