By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Lawyers for women who claim they’ve been sexually harassed while working for global mining giants BHP and Rio Tinto say they’ve been inundated with emails since filing two class action cases in an Australian court. The separate lawsuits, which were filed in the Federal Court in Sydney
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Por Laura Paddison, CNN Los casi 3 millones de ríos que recorren el mundo están experimentando cambios rápidos y sorprendentes, con implicaciones potencialmente drásticas para todo, desde el suministro de agua potable hasta riesgos de inundaciones, según un nuevo estudio. Los científicos cartografiaron el flujo de agua a través de cada uno de los ríos
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By Kate Springer, CNN (CNN) — Wilfried Gebhardt still remembers his first dive at Apo Reef over 30 years ago. The now-retired German geographer had just moved to Sablayan, a municipality on Mindoro island, southwest of Manila, to assist victims of the 1991 Mount Pinatubo eruption. While stationed there, he heard about a magical underwater
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — It may be an archaeologist’s job to unearth astounding discoveries, but every year some people just have an extraordinarily lucky — or strange — day. That was no different in 2024, with a construction worker turning up a nude marble deity hidden some 1,600 years ago, an art historian
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HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities in New York say one person died when a small plane crashed onto an interstate highway in suburban Westchester County. The other of the two people on board was injured in Thursday evening’s crash. It shut down traffic on Interstate 684 in Harrison around 7 p.m. Video shows the damaged
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Today, the El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank held its Annual Open House at their location in the Lower Valley. The Food Bank says this year’s event showcases its commitment to the community under its slogan: “Today. Tomorrow. Together.” ABC-7’s Rishi Oza was at the open house event today. For
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Fall 2024 graduations start in less than 24 hours. Here’s everything you need to know about the ceremonies from three different institutions in the Borderland. El Paso Community College’s commencement ceremonies are on Friday, December 13th at the Don Haskins Center at UTEP. Ceremonies happen at 9 a.m., 1 p.m.,
Continue Reading Associated Press The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has placed an employee on administrative leave after The Associated Press reported that one of its coaches was accused of sexually abusing a young biathlete, causing her so much distress that she attempted suicide. USOPC officials sent an email to the U.S. Biathlon national team saying it
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been charged with several counts of torture. Samir Ousman al-Sheikh was arrested in July for visa fraud charges. He oversaw Syria’s infamous Adra Prison from 2005 to 2008 under recently ousted President
Continue Reading Por Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español Un grupo de 18 países de América Latina y el Caribe y el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) acordaron este jueves lanzar la Alianza para la Seguridad, Justicia y Desarrollo, una iniciativa regional contra la delincuencia organizada. El BID —un organismo financiero que trabaja con gobiernos de la región
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By Caroline Vandergriff Click here for updates on this story NORTH TEXAS (KTVT) — A North Texas nonprofit dedicated to supporting breast cancer patients is running out of time to make the holiday season brighter for those in need. The Barbara Cares Foundation, a Fort Worth-based nonprofit, has $10,000 of funding to give out by
Continue Reading By Gino Vicci Click here for updates on this story DETROIT (WWJ) — An on-field verbal altercation between a Detroit Lions fan and Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur last week resulted in the fan losing his season tickets. As a season ticket holder, Fahad Yousif was allowed to hold the American Flag during
Continue Reading By Mackenzie Lofgren, Adam Duxter Click here for updates on this story PINE CITY, Minnesota (WCCO) — The Minnesota Department of Human Rights announced Thursday that it has secured a $65,000 settlement with the Pine City Public Schools for alleged repeated racial harassment of a seventh-grade girl. The department says the young girl was repeatedly
Continue Reading By Andrea Lucia Click here for updates on this story LEWISVILLE, Texas (KTVT) — When the 911 call came in from a woman saying she’d just been sexually assaulted by a police officer, the Lewisville Police Department wasn’t sure who she was talking about. She said he’d introduced himself only as “Officer Charles.” Investigators determined
Continue Reading KTVT By Andrea Lucia Click here for updates on this story LEWISVILLE, Texas (KTVT) — When the 911 call came in from a woman saying she’d just been sexually assaulted by a police officer, the Lewisville Police Department wasn’t sure who she was talking about. She said he’d introduced himself only as “Officer Charles.” Investigators
Continue Reading By Adam Harrington, John Odenthal Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Newly-unsealed court documents link Chicago rapper Lil Durk to a second murder-for-hire plot. The plot has to do with the murder of Stephon Mack outside the Youth Peace Center of Roseland, 420 W. 111th St., on Jan. 7, 2022. Anthony
Continue Reading By Dorothy Tucker Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A prestigious cheerleading team from Kankakee ended up sleeping on the floor of a school—after a charter bus company out of Chicago’s south suburbs took their money and sent no bus. The cheerleaders turned to CBS News Chicago for help—and some disturbing
Continue Reading By Meghan Schiller Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — A Pittsburgh woman says she’s dealing with raccoons, a mice infestation and countless holes chewed in the walls because of a neighboring house that’s condemned. She called KDKA Investigates after she said her complaints to the City of Pittsburgh and the Allegheny
Continue Reading By Raymond Strickland Click here for updates on this story SOUTH JERSEY (KYW) — The family of a South Jersey native and longtime Philadelphia Eagles fan tragically died in November but his loved ones came up with an idea to honor him in a very special way. Kenny Karcher Jr. was a passionate fan of
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AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi and the Texas Rangers finalized a $75 million, three-year contract Thursday that keeps him in their starting rotation. The right-hander was the winning pitcher for Texas in its 2023 World Series clincher, and the Rangers said one of their primary goals this offseason was to re-sign Eovaldi.
Continue Reading By Elle McLogan Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS, WLNY) — They finally have a new stove, but it won’t turn on. Retired couple Patricia Bowley and Anthony Chinnici say the range arrived as a replacement weeks ago, soon after CBS New York reported on their long out-of-order stove and oven.
Continue Reading Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A slate of six Nevada Republicans have again been charged with submitting a bogus certificate to Congress that declared Donald Trump the winner of the presidential battleground’s 2020 election. Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford announced Thursday that the state’s fake electors case had been revived in Carson City, the
Continue Reading By Jennifer McLogan Click here for updates on this story HUNTINGTON, New York (WCBS, WLNY) — A Long Island retiree who no longer drives has been receiving thousands of dollars in parking tickets from all over the country because she says her license plates matched the Star Trek Starship Enterprise numbers. However, it appears CBS
Continue Reading By Joe Gorchow Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WFOR) — The recent murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson brought with it a flood of complaints concerning the health insurance industry in this country. In some cases, health care executives have promised to do better for the people who are forced to choose
Continue Reading Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — After months of speculation, Chanel has named its new artistic director. On Thursday, Matthieu Blazy — most recently, the creative director of luxury Italian label Bottega Veneta — was appointed to one of the most high-profile jobs in fashion. Blazy is only the fourth head designer of the French fashion
Continue Reading Por Zachary B. Wolf, CNN El asesinato a sangre fría de un CEO del sector sanitario desató un torrente de ira pública contra el sector de los seguros médicos. ¿Debería ese hecho tan repugnante hacer que los estadounidenses vuelvan a embotellar su ira? El presunto autor del delito, Luigi Mangione, se prepara para un juicio
Continue Reading Por Uriel Blanco, CNN en Español Las autoridades de Salud de México dijeron el martes que al menos 17 niños han muerto como consecuencia de un brote de infecciones bacterianas por Klebsiella oxytoca y Enterobacter cloacae que se sospecha están vinculadas a equipos médicos contaminados en ocho hospitales de tres estados del país (cuatro en
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Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would make major new investments in early childhood education, industrial water recycling, and drug addiction and mental health programs linked to concerns about crime under an annual spending proposal from Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Released Thursday, the budget blueprint would increase general fund spending by
Continue Reading Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would make major new investments in early childhood education, industrial water recycling, and drug addiction and mental health programs linked to concerns about crime under an annual spending proposal from Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Released Thursday, the budget blueprint would increase general fund spending by
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and Gov.-elect Josh Stein have challenged a portion of a law just enacted by the Republican-dominated General Assembly that erodes Stein’s powers and those of other top Democrats elected last month. The lawsuit filed Thursday in state court focuses on a provision that would
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