Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge has overturned a conviction carrying a life sentence for an Islamic scholar from Virginia who was found guilty of soliciting treason after the Sept. 11 attacks for encouraging followers to fight against the U.S. in Afghanistan. The ruling Thursday from a federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, overturns
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Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Sundance Institute on Friday announced six finalists in its search for a new host location for the influential film festival. After 40 years in Park City, Utah, the festival is eyeing locations across the country for festivals starting in 2027 when its existing contract will be up for
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Sundance Institute on Friday announced six finalists in its search for a new host location for the influential film festival. After 40 years in Park City, Utah, the festival is eyeing locations across the country for festivals starting in 2027 when its existing contract will be up for renewal. The
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Casi todo el mundo conoce la secuencia inicial, cinéfilo o no: la playa azotada por el viento, la espuma de las olas, la música estruendosa y triunfante y el sonido de los pies de los corredores sobre la arena mojada. Así comienza la oscarizada película de 1981 “Chariots of Fire”, que
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Here are key developments in Russia’s case against Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was convicted on Friday of espionage charges in an unusually rapid trial in the country’s highly politicized legal system. He was sentenced to 16 years in a maximum-security prison. Gershkovich, his employer and the U.S. government have vehemently denied the
Continue Reading Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Venice city officials say the day-tripper tax netted 2.4 million euros during a test phase this summer, and that decisions on how to proceed would be made in the fall after a full analysis of the data. According to the city, the 5-euro tax was paid 485,062 times over the
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The brownish, once-polluted River Seine in Paris isn’t the glitziest or most glamorous, especially in a city filled with iconic landmarks. But for Chase, it’s hoping the waterway will be a showstopper. At the 2024 Summer Olympics, which officially starts next Friday in the French capital, the
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AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The cosmos is providing a full moon for the 55th anniversary of the first lunar landing this weekend, and plenty of other events honor Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin’s giant leap. Aldrin, 94, the last surviving member of the Apollo 11 crew, headlines a gala at the
Continue Reading TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A United Nations panel of human rights experts has called on Belarus to release the Nobel Peace Prize-winning founder of the country’s most respected rights group, who has been behind bars for three years. Ales Bialiatski’s imprisonment came amid a widespread crackdown on opponents of authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko after mass
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The Texas Department of Public Safety, Texas.gov and Texas Department of Motor vehicles have all reported outages or disruptions in services linked to the CrowdStrike technical issues. Texas DPS posted on x.com (formerly Twitter) that the department has closed all driver license offices due to technical issues until further notice.
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Many El Pasoans say they enjoy drinking coffee on a daily basis. Kristine M. Glass, MD Psychiatrist, physician and assistant professor at Texas Tech Health El Paso says it’s okay to drink coffee, as long as you do so moderately. She also says it’s important to understand your threshold and how you react to caffeine.This means keeping an eye
Continue Reading Associated Press Months beforehand, some Pennsylvania lawmakers had proposed to outlaw the type of rifle that was used in the assassination attempt against Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The legislation stalled, but that was no surprise. For years, the state’s political divisions between Democrats and Republicans have made it difficult to either strengthen or relax
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — The US Treasury Department on Friday sanctioned two alleged members of a Russian cybercriminal gang that has claimed responsibility for a slew of hacks against US critical infrastructure providers, including a cyberattack in January that caused a tank at a Texas water facility to overflow. Treasury posted photos of
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Originally Published: 19 JUL 24 02:57 ET Updated: 19 JUL 24 12:19 ET By Holly Yan, Paradise Afshar, Justin Lear and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Thousandsof US flights were grounded Friday morning asa technical disaster impacted businesses worldwide – leading to cancellations, delays and confusion at airports across the country. A cybersecurity company said
Continue Reading AP Golf Writer TROON, Scotland (AP) — Tiger Woods tied a personal record in the British Open on Friday, one he could have done without but perhaps should come to expect. Woods matched his highest 36-hole score as a professional — 156 — to miss the cut for the third straight time in a major.
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By Ayesha Ali July 18, 2024, 11:34 AM Hyundai is recalling up to 54,647 vehicles due to loss of drive power from fuel pump failure, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The recall impacts certain 2019-2023 models of Genesis G70, Veloster N, Elantra N, and Kona N, the federal agency said. According to
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El máximo tribunal de las Naciones Unidas dijo este viernes en una opinión consultiva que la ocupación israelí de la Ribera Occidental y de Jerusalén Este es ilegal, en una opinión sin precedentes que pide a Israel que ponga fin a su ocupación de décadas en los territorios reclamados por los
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores, Emma Tucker and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Arielle Mitton’s world turned upside down when she learned the $50,000 she borrowed to pay for surrogacy had disappeared from her escrow account. “That was the hardest day for me,” she told CNN in a video chat. “I couldn’t eat. I couldn’t sleep.” Her
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Update: A spokesperson for the Biden-Harris campaign reached out to ABC-7 today, reiterating the president’s commitment to running and winning another term. Campaign Chair Jen O’Malley Dillion spoke this morning in support of Biden’s run. “You have heard from the President directly time and again: He is in this race to win, and he is
Continue Reading The Texas Tribune EDINBURG, Texas (AP) — The Rio Grande is no longer a reliable source of water for South Texas. That’s the sobering conclusion Rio Grande Valley officials are facing as water levels at the international reservoirs that feed into the river remain dangerously low — and a hurricane that could have quenched the
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By Paul Hollingsworth Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — The ongoing heat wave in Europe, with temperatures soaring well past 40 C (104 F) in some areas, has caused the closure of tourist attractions and landmarks, including the Acropolis in Athens. “Temperatures keep rising as we saw this June when
Continue Reading By Natasha Chen, CNN Anaheim, CA (CNN) — Cyn Carranza buffs, cleans, waxes and scrubs Disneyland floors starting at midnight, so that guests coming the next morning feel as if no one had been there before them. But after her shifts working near a sparkling Sleeping Beauty Castle, she went “home” to a car, for
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Adidas has apologized for “any upset or distress caused,” after releasing an ad campaign for some retro sneakers based on a model first released during the 1972 Munich Olympics. The Munich Olympics are infamous as the event in which 11 Israeli athletes were taken hostage and murdered by the
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La falla cibernética global de Crowdstrike que causó interrupciones en aerolíneas, empresas y servicios de emergencia este viernes podría ser la “mayor interrupción de tecnologías de la información de la historia”, según el experto en ciberseguridad Troy Hunt. “No creo que sea demasiado pronto para decirlo: esta será la mayor interrupción
Continue Reading PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — An anti-abortion group in South Dakota is appealing a judge’s dismissal of its lawsuit to remove an abortion rights initiative from the November ballot. Life Defense Fund filed an appeal Wednesday, asking for an expedited order from the court as the November election nears. In May, Dakotans for Health submitted tens
Continue Reading Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian court has sentenced a presidential candidate Lotfi Mraihi to eight months in prison and banned him from contesting elections for life, in the latest move to stifle opponents of President Kais Saied in the upcoming October election which critics call a sham. The court found Mraihi guilty
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Adidas said Friday that it is “revising” its campaign for running shoes inspired by a design dating back to the time of the 1972 Munich Olympics, which has drawn criticism from Israel over the involvement of supermodel Bella Hadid. The German-based sportswear company has been advertising the SL72 sneakers, which it describes
Continue Reading By Beth Germano Click here for updates on this story NORWOOD, Massachusetts (WBZ) — An 8-year-old Massachusetts girl is recovering after a massive tree branch fell while she was sitting beneath it with some friends at day camp in Norwood. “It sounded sort of like fireworks, but that’s what we all thought it was. We
Continue Reading By Ibrahim Dahman, Caitlin Danaher and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The highly infectious polio virus has been found in sewage samples in Gaza, putting thousands of Palestinians at risk of contracting a disease that can cause paralysis. Gaza’s Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) both said they had carried out tests
Continue Reading Associated Press BARNET, Vt. (AP) — Exactly one year to the date of last year’s severe flooding in Vermont, Joe’s Brook Farm in Barnet was flooded again by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl. This time it was worse. Workers were able to harvest some of the produce before last week’s flooding but the family-owned vegetable
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