Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — A Moroccan economist known for his work defending human rights has been detained after criticizing the government in remarks posted on social media during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to the North African kingdom. Morocco’s state news agency says prosecutors apprehended Fouad Abdelmoumni in Casablanca on Wednesday
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By Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — Public health officials have reported two more locally acquired cases of the mosquito borne illness dengue in Los Angeles County, bringing the total to 11 cases in recent weeks. One of the cases was reported in Baldwin Park, where health officials
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By Andy Scholes and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — It’s hard to believe, but after this week, the 2024 NFL regular season will have reached its halfway point. We’ve had lots of expected things happen thus far, like the Kansas City Chiefs going undefeated, and lots of unexpected things, like the Washington Commanders being 6-2
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Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Four Iowa voters and a Hispanic civil rights group are suing Iowa’s top election official after he directed election workers to challenge the ballots of people who may be naturalized citizens. The complaint alleges the state infringed upon their rights in its attempt to keep ineligible noncitizens from
Continue Reading By Julie Sharp Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL/KCBS) — As Dodgers fans took to the streets to celebrate the team’s World Series victory over the Yankees Wednesday night, some revelers took it too far, as businesses were looted and a bus was set on fire. The Los Angeles Police Department
Continue Reading By Sarah Michals and Chad Britton Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WXYZ) — Two days before Halloween, Jocelyn Ho gave us a tour of her store and lab, Rare Plant Fairy, in Detroit. “This one we won an award for, we named it the Philodendron Belle Isle,” said Ho, referring to one
Continue Reading By Meghan Daniels Click here for updates on this story DEARBORN, Michigan (WXYZ) — Twenty-eight years ago, two moms, Sherry Krambeck and Audra Sackey, walked into the NICU at what was once called Oakwood and then Beaumont Hospital in Dearborn, to see their newborn babies. Audra introduced herself to Sherry because, she said, she could
Continue Reading By Clay LePard Click here for updates on this story CLEVELAND (WEWS) — Imagine waking up to learn your house isn’t yours anymore. It’s a nightmare Ramon Gordon has been living for the past five years after he says he learned through an online search that three of his properties were sold without his knowledge.
Continue Reading By Isabelle Zavarise Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, B.C. (CTV Network) — With Americans set to elect a new president Tuesday, new data shows there’s a spike in interest in Canadian real estate. Data published Wednesday by Canadian real estate company Royal LePage found visits to its website from our neighbours to
Continue Reading By Clay LePard Click here for updates on this story AURORA, Ohio (WEWS) — It’s probably happening in your neighborhood: one homeowner with an election sign supporting former President Donald Trump and another neighbor right next door supporting Vice President Kamala Harris. Same goes outside the homes of Angelo Finelli and Mark G. Gardner along
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. on Thursday imposed sanctions on senior members of the armed wing of a Mexican drug cartel that operates on border territories in and around Chihuahua, Mexico. Five Mexican citizens and two companies linked to La Linea, a violent Mexico-based drug trafficking organization that smuggles fentanyl and other synthetic
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — With just days until Election Day, investigators in Oregon have shared new details about a man they say is responsible for three recent fires at ballot drop boxes which damaged hundreds of ballots – and are warning he may continue his attacks. Investigators have not identified the suspect,
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No. 17 Kansas State (7-1, 4-1 Big 12) at Houston (3-5, 2-3), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (Fox) BetMGM College Football Odds: Kansas State by 12 1/2. Series record: Kansas State leads 1-0 What’s at stake? Kansas State aims to remain in the hunt for a spot in the Big 12 championship game and a chance
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By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — For months, many Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, have been quick to assert — without proof — that subsequent downward revisions to initial employment estimates published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics were intentional in order to mask the true state of the economy at the
Continue Reading Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A court in Kenya has cleared the way for a new deputy president to take office despite a continuing court case challenging the impeachment of the previous deputy president. The three-judge High Court in Nairobi set aside another court’s order to suspend the swearing-in of nominee Kithure Kindiki, arguing
Continue Reading By Jessi Mitchell Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — The New York Public Library celebrated the grand reopening of the 125th Street Branch in Harlem Wednesday. Neighbors explored a space they haven’t been able to access since 2021. Restoring a staple of 125th Street, the 1904 gift from Andrew
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Australian golfer Jeffrey Guan’s dreams came true in September, as he made his PGA Tour debut. A week later, the 20-year-old was left blinded in one eye after being struck in the face by a golf ball. The freak accident occurred during a pro-am tournament at Catalina Golf Club
Continue Reading By Zinnia Maldonado Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (WCBS) — Your average New Yorker is no stranger to jaywalking, which has been illegal since 1958. That’s about to change. Starting in February, New Yorkers will no longer be breaking the law when crossing the street in between traffic, and will
Continue Reading AP Technology Writer PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Google Maps is heading down a new road steered by artificial intelligence. The shift announced Thursday will bring more of the revolutionary AI technology that Google already has been baking into its dominant search engine to the widely used digital maps service that the internet company launched
Continue Reading Texas Tech (5-3, 3-2 Big 12) at No. 11 Iowa State (7-0, 4-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN) BetMGM College Football Odds: Iowa State by 14 1/2. Series record: Texas Tech leads 13-8. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Iowa State will try to go 8-0 for the first time in program history. Texas Tech has won the
Continue Reading By Mick Krever, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — In subtle but increasingly vocal ways, Israel’s military leaders are signaling that the country has achieved all it can militarily in Lebanon and Gaza, and it’s time for the politicians to strike a deal. It comes as Lebanon’s prime minister says that a ceasefire between Hezbollah and Israel
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Julia Hernández (CNN) — Steve Bannon salió este martes de la prisión federal, según una fuente conocedora, emergiendo justo una semana antes del día de las elecciones para retomar el timón de su debilitada plataforma mediática de derechas. Bannon, presentador de podcasts de derecha y jefe ejecutivo de la campaña presidencial de Donald Trump en
Continue Reading KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban spokesman says explosions and gunfire in Iran targeted and killed at least two Afghans earlier this month. Iran has denied any shooting took place in the country’s restive southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan, which borders Taliban-ruled Afghanistan. The Taliban spokesman said on Thursday that explosions and gunfire targeted
Continue Reading Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany has ordered the closure of all three Iranian Consulates in the country in response to the execution of Iranian German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd, who lived in the United States and was kidnapped in Dubai in 2020 by Iranian security forces. Sharmahd was put to death in Iran on Monday
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Garner found a cute way to show Halloween spirit and celebrate the 20th anniversary of one of her most beloved films. She took to social media with a video showing her recreating a scene from “13 Going On 30.” Garner starred as Jenna Rink, a teen who
Continue Reading By Zinnia Maldonado Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK, NY (KYW) — Your average New Yorker is no stranger to jaywalking, which has been illegal since 1958. That’s about to change. Starting in February, New Yorkers will no longer be breaking the law when crossing the street in between traffic, and will
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — One person was rushed to the hospital following a water rescue. According to El Paso Police officials, the rescue took place at Loop 375 and Zaragoza in the Lower Valley. The call came in around 4:15 a.m. Thursday. Fire dispatch told ABC-7, a helicopter transferred a patient to the hospital.
Continue Reading Associated Press The city of Asheville has restored running water to most of its users nearly a month after Hurricane Helene damaged infrastructure and killed more than 200 people around the region. A boil water notice will remain in effect indefinitely as workers clear sediment from reservoirs and run water quality tests. Some residents find
Continue Reading By Andy Rose, John Fritze and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina carried out the execution of Richard Moore on Friday evening, according to the state, a day after the US Supreme Court declined the Black inmate’s request to halt his lethal injection over his claim prosecutors unjustly excluded Black people from the all-White
Continue Reading By Tom Ignudo, Alicia Roberts, Bill Seiders Click here for updates on this story EVESHAM TOWNSHIP, New Jersey (KYW) — A wildfire has burned 40 acres in Evesham Township, Burlington County, on Wednesday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service said. The wildfire is 50% contained. According to fire officials, the fire is burning in the
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