By Darla Miles Click here for updates on this story BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (WABC) — The owners of a new cannabis dispensary in Brooklyn were caught in a dilemma after painting over a beloved mural of rap legend The Notorious B.I.G., sparking outrage from the community. In New York City, getting a cannabis license is hard
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(Update: Adding video, interview with professor) NEWPORT, Ore. (KTVZ) — Fish exposed to some pesticides at extremely low concentrations for a brief period of time can demonstrate lasting behavioral changes, with the impact extending to offspring that were never exposed firsthand, a recent study found. The findings raise concerns not just for fish, but for
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN) – Elon Musk afirmó que el primer participante en un ensayo humano de Neuralink puede controlar un mouse de computadora con su cerebro, casi un mes después de que le implantaran el chip de la compañía. Pero los detalles siguen siendo escasos, y otras empresas que trabajan en interfaces cerebro-computadora parecen haber
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the highly anticipated national election will be held on May 29. Ramaphosa’s ruling African National Congress, the party once led by Nelson Mandela, is expected to face a stern test to retain its majority in South
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer Marissa Mayer has long been an inspiration for innovative women battling to break through the gender barriers in the male-dominated technology industry. After graduating from Stanford University, Mayer joined Google in 1999 when the internet search giant was still a startup and then went on to design breakthrough products
Continue ReadingCNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — An alligator at a zoo in Omaha, Nebraska, needed an emergency procedure late last week to remove dozens of coins from its stomach, zoo officials said. A total of 70 metal coins were found inside Thibodaux, a 36-year-old alligator, according to the Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium. “A plastic pipe
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Con su cuarto de baño de cuatro piezas, su cama tamaño queen y su mininevera, la desordenada celda del conocido líder de la banda de Los Choneros, José Adolfo Macías, lucía más como un hotel en lugar de uno de los mayores complejos penitenciarios de Ecuador. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Esto
Continue ReadingFAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — Authorities say a man who was injured in a car crash walked out of the northern Virginia hospital where he was being treated and made off in an ambulance, which was later found abandoned. Police on Tuesday were searching for the man, who was one of five people who were injured
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Maisie Williams so quickly rose to fame playing Arya Stark on “Game of Thrones” that it left her feeling “lost” when the show came to an end. In a new interview with The Sunday Times, Williams reflected on her time starring on the Emmy-winning drama, the same series in
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin declared Tuesday that Moscow has no intention of deploying nuclear weapons in space, claiming that the country has only developed space capabilities similar to those of the U.S. Putin’s statement follows the White House confirmation last week that Russia has obtained a “troubling” anti-satellite weapon capability, although such
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Chris Caray has been hired as a play-by-play announcer for Oakland Athletics games on NBC Sports California, becoming the fourth generation of his family to work as an MLB broadcaster. Caray’s father, Chip, is the TV play-by-play voice for the St. Louis Cardinals. Chris Caray’s grandfather, Skip, called games for the
Continue ReadingBy Ebony Davis and Kylie Atwood, CNN Greenville, South Carolina (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley on Tuesday reiterated her plans to continue her White House bid against former President Donald Trump, just five days ahead of the South Carolina Primary. “Some of you—perhaps a few of you in the media—came here today to
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Family Access Network has received a $5,000 grant from Safeway Foundation to support FAN services to low-income children and their family members in Central Oregon. At a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the remodeling of Safeway’s S. Highway 97 store in the Pinebrook Plaza, Safeway Foundation presented FAN with a $5,000 check to
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores, Sara Weisfeldt and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — The body of Audrii Cunningham, an 11-year-old girl who disappeared while on her way to school in Texas, was found Tuesday in the Trinity River, according to Polk County Sheriff Byron Lyons. “Audrii’s body was located at the Trinity River under US Highway 59,”
Continue ReadingBy TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A magistrate has ordered the main suspect in a doomsday starvation cult and 94 of his followers to receive emergency care after some of the suspects were carried into the court room to answer manslaughter charges frail and weak to “even open their eyes” from an
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities in Indianapolis have released the name of a 35-year-old woman who was slain during a shooting that apparently started with an argument between two groups of people at a Waffle House restaurant. Crystal Kennebrew was pronounced dead at a hospital following the shooting early Monday that also left five other people
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Initial indications are that a US MQ-9 Reaper drone that crashed near Hodeidah in Yemen early Monday morning was shot down by a Houthi surface-to-air missile, a US official said Tuesday. Previously, officials said it was unclear if the drone had been shot down or simply crashed. A spokesperson for the
Continue ReadingCNN By Joshua Berlinger and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Alexey Navalny’s family has made a direct plea to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the release of the Russian dissident’s body, five days after he died behind bars in a penal colony. Standing in the snow outside the facility where her son was imprisoned, Lyudmila
Continue ReadingBy Joshua Berlinger and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Alexey Navalny’s family has made a direct plea to Russian President Vladimir Putin for the release of the Russian dissident’s body, five days after he died behind bars in a penal colony. Standing in the snow outside the facility where her son was imprisoned, Lyudmila Navalnaya
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court must decide if Pennsylvania voters who put the wrong date on the envelope containing their mail-in ballots should have their votes thrown out. The case argued Tuesday in Philadelphia could be significant in this year’s presidential contest. The NAACP and
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