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Month: August 2024

US hopeful that likelihood of wider conflict breaking out between Israel and Hezbollah has reduced, officials say

By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — Days after Hezbollah and Israel exchanged some of the heaviest cross-border fire in years, US officials are tentatively hopeful that the threat of a larger conflict between the two sides has, at least for now, been forestalled, though they are still closely watching Iran to see whether it strikes Israeli

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Barni, K-9 officer at San Francisco International Airport, voted TSA’s Cutest Canine of 2024

By Carlos Castañeda Click here for updates on this story     SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Barni, an explosives detection K-9 at San Francisco International Airport, was voted the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) Cutest Canine of 2024. The 5-year-old German Shorthaired Pointer was the top draw in the TSA’s annual nationwide social media contest among four finalists,

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Maduro anuncia cambios en su gabinete: Delcy Rodríguez será ministra de Petróleo y Diosdado Cabello ministro de Interior

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, anunció este martes una serie de cambios en su gabinete con el propósito de lograr lo que calificó como una “renovación profunda” de su gobierno. Maduro dio a conocer más de una docena de movimientos durante un acto público, a unas horas

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Ukraine’s Zelensky says Russia incursion is part of victory plan he intends to show Biden

By Tara John, Kostyantyn Hak and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said the incursion into Russia’s Kursk region was the first part of Kyiv’s victory plan, which he intends to present to US President Joe Biden in September. At a press conference in Ukraine’s capital on Tuesday, Zelensky said he plans on attending

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A decade of pain: Meg Menzies’ mother hopes drivers change attitudes: ‘It ruins families’

By Tracy Sears Click here for updates on this story     RICHMOND, Virginia (WTVR) — Virginia launched an enhanced 2024 DUI enforcement and public education campaign, Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over. Governor Glenn Youngkin (R- Virginia) kicked off the campaign Monday alongside law enforcement, medical professionals, and EMS responders. The campaign is in its 23rd

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Lowe’s changes some DEI policies amid legal attacks on diversity programs and activist pressure

Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Home improvement chain Lowe’s is scaling back its diversity, equity and inclusion policies, joining the ranks of several other companies that altered their programs since the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed affirmative action in college admissions or after facing a conservative backlash online. In an internal memo shared by Lowe’s

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Montana doctor overprescribed meds and overbilled health care to pad his income, prosecutors say

Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a Montana cancer doctor for years saw up to 70 patients per day, double-billed federal health care programs and overprescribed pain medications to boost his income. Prosecutors said Tuesday they filed a civil lawsuit against Dr. Thomas Weiner of Helena and reached a $10.8

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Con el recuerdo fresco de la pandemia, el toque de queda voluntario de un pueblo para evitar la propagación de un virus letal despierta protestas

Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La idea de poner fin a las actividades al aire libre cerca del atardecer para proteger a la gente de un virus mortal transmitido por mosquitos no es nueva. La protesta del público de este año sobre la medida sí lo es. En 2005, 2012 y 2019, ciudades de Massachusetts y

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Appeals court spikes Tennessee’s bid to get family planning dollars despite abortion rule

Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal appeals court has rejected Tennessee’s attempt to collect millions of dollars in family planning funds without complying with federal rules requiring clinics to provide abortion referrals due to its current ban on the procedure. Last year, Tennessee’s attorney general filed a federal complaint seeking to overturn the

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‘ER’ creator Michael Crichton’s estate sues Warner Bros. over upcoming hospital drama ‘The Pitt’

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The estate of Michael Crichton, who wrote the screenplay for what became the pilot episode of “ER,” has sued Warner Bros. Television over a dispute about an upcoming medical drama it says is a rebranded version of an unauthorized reboot. After Crichton’s estate, led by his widow, Sherri, could

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