Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A court in Romania’s capital Thursday placed the divisive internet influencer Andrew Tate under house arrest for 30 days, as prosecutors investigate a sprawling new case that involves allegations of human trafficking of minors and sex with a minor. The Bucharest Tribunal’s decision comes a day after prosecutors detained
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — The husband of Mamta Kafle Bhatt, a 28-year-old Virginia mother who has been missing for over three weeks, has been charged with concealing a body in connection with her disappearance, which has received an outpour of community attention and prompted authorities to conduct hundreds of interviews and execute 10
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Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire attorney general’s office says a state trooper who fatally shot a man at a psychiatric hospital in November shortly after the man killed a security guard was justified in using deadly force. The trooper, Nathan Sleight, fired at John Madore on Nov. 17 after Madore fatally
Continue Reading LAS VEGAS (AP) — Daniela Larreal Chirinos, a five-time Olympic cyclist who represented Venezuela over the course of a decade, has died. She was 51. Authorities in Las Vegas say she was found dead in her home Aug. 15 after a worried friend called for a welfare check. The coroner’s office says it is investigating
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By Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Roughly seven months after setting sail for the US military’s troubled temporary pier mission off the Gaza coast, three US Army boats are expected to have to be hauled back to the US by contracted civilian vessels behind schedule, raising more concern about the state of the Army watercraft at the center
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A woman is suing the North Carolina State Board of Elections after she says she received a letter from a board investigator asking her to remove a “ballot selfie” from a post on X. The lawsuit was filed in federal court on Thursday. The lawsuit says Susan Hogarth voted
Continue Reading AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — To figure out what really works when nations try to fight climate change, researchers looked at 1,500 ways countries have tried to curb heat-trapping gases. They found that only a few had a real impact — and those that did usually required someone to pay a price. The study
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison and Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — As the need for effective global climate action becomes ever more urgent, a “first-of-its-kind” analysis has identified policies around the world that have done the most to rein in planet-heating pollution — with some surprising results. Researchers from several European climate institutions analyzed the effectiveness of 1,500
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — After any traumatic event, mental health professionals recommend parents check-in on their children to find out how they are doing. In many cases parents don’t know how to start the conversation. ABC-7 speaks with Rio Vista Behavioral Health Hospital to learn more about how parents can best handle the conversation.
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Update (September 5, 2024): The balloon arrived at the U.S. Border Patrol Santa Teresa Station. U.S. CBP and Border Patrol El Paso Sector confirmed the aerostat will be deployed this month. SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Customs Border Protection El Paso Sector is planning to deploy an aerostatic balloon just west of the
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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — University of Texas regents on Thursday approved a seven-year contract for new baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle that pays him $1 million in each of the first two seasons, then $2.68 million annually over the next five. Texas hired Schlossnagle away from Southeastern Conference rival Texas A&M in June, after the Aggies
Continue Reading Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in Haiti have arrested a suspect in the fatal shooting earlier this year of a U.S. missionary couple and a Haitian man who headed a nonprofit. The killings stunned many in the troubled Caribbean country. Police released a video on social media late on Wednesday, showing
Continue Reading LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia man dropped his lawsuit accusing former NBA star Dwight Howard of sexual assault after attorneys for Howard alleged the man deleted text messages showing their encounter was consensual. Stephen Harper dismissed the case in a filing in Gwinnett County court on Tuesday. The dismissal was with prejudice, meaning he
Continue Reading AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators approved updated COVID-19 vaccines on Thursday, shots designed to more closely target recent virus strains — and hopefully whatever variants cause trouble this winter, too. With the Food and Drug Administration’s clearance, Pfizer and Moderna are set to begin shipping millions of doses. A third U.S. manufacturer,
Continue Reading Associated Press SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. (AP) — On a dirt road below the shrub-dotted hills of Arizona, Donald Trump used a stretch of wall and a pile of steel beams to draw a visual contrast between his approach to securing the border and that of his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris. Trump brought along
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The UT System Board of Regents just approved a new 10-year master plan for UTEP. University President Heather Wilson presented the plan to the board Wednesday in Austin. Members passed the measure unanimously. The board oversees 14 institutions, including UTEP, and 256,000 students. That makes the UT System the largest
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is showing some love for Taylor Swift supporters in Austria. On Wednesday, the band kicked off the first of four concerts at Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium where Martin, along with singer Maggie Rogers, sang an acoustic cover of Swift’s 2008 hit “Love Story.” According to
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By Jamie Gumbrecht and Meg Tirrell, CNN (CNN) — As a summer wave of Covid-19 continues to hit the United States, the US Food and Drug Administration on Thursday signed off on updated Covid-19 vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech. Moderna and Pfizer said updated mRNA shots will be available in pharmacies and clinics in the days
Continue Reading Associated Press Powdr Corp., which owns multiple ski resorts in the U.S. and Canada, is selling Vermont’s Killington Resort and Pico Mountain, the largest mountain resort in New England, to a group of local passholders, the company said Thursday. Powdr also said it plans to list three other resorts for sale in the coming weeks:
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) convalidó el anuncio hecho por el Consejo Nacional Electoral que le dio la victoria al presidente Nicolás Maduro en las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio sin detallar los resultados de su investigación. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel La sentencia favorable al mandatario venezolano
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By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — For two years, three women say they endured what seemed like a never-ending legal process. But on Wednesday, Kristy, Misti and a third woman got their day in court and addressed the man who sexually assaulted them after meeting them
Continue Reading Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A second former Memphis police officer charged with federal civil rights violations in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols last year is changing his not-guilty plea, in a case that sparked outrage and calls for police reform. Emmitt Martin is scheduled to appear before U.S. District Judge Mark Norris
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OTAY MESA, California (KVIA) — CBP officers stationed at the Otay Mesa Commercial Facility seized $5 million worth of meth concealed within shipments of watermelons Friday. The officers reported finding 4,587 pounds of meth when they stopped a 29-year-old man driving a semi into the U.S. from Mexico. The truck’s manifest recorded a shipment of
Continue Reading By Tammy Kikuchi Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSL) — Alzheimer’s disease and dementia cases are increasing in Utah, a new report finds. However, cases are rising slower in Utah than in other areas of the country. Jeremy Cunningham, from the Alzheimer’s Association of Utah, said in the past three
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Ben Herskowitz estaba de pie sobre una colina con vistas al antiguo paisaje arqueológico de Bamiyán, situado entre las altas montañas del Hindu Kush. A lo lejos, podía ver las blancas montañas nevadas, el verdor y los árboles en flor que se extienden por el valle afgano de Bamiyán. Era “uno
Continue Reading Gonzalo Zegarra (CNN Español) — El Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) de Venezuela, que continúa sin publicar los resultados desagregados de la votación presidencial del 28 de julio, ha incumplido varias etapas del cronograma electoral que incluyen mecanismos de auditoría establecidos para disipar dudas sobre el sistema, de acuerdo con exfuncionarios del organismo, analistas y el
Continue Reading Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Four former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man by pinning him down have pleaded not guilty to murder charges. The former Hyatt Hotel employees entered the pleas Thursday morning. Each of them faces one count of being party to felony murder in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — A crash and large fire along a California freeway involving an electric Tesla Semi has drawn the attention of federal safety investigators. The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday it’s sending a team of investigators from the Office of Highway Safety mainly to look into fire risks posed by lithium-ion batteries.
Continue Reading By Chaz Miller Click here for updates on this story KLEIN, Texas (KTRK) — Kayden Walker started the seventh grade at Kleb Intermediate in the Klein Independent School District this fall. His mom, Elizabeth Walker, said her son has autism and Down syndrome but still wants to have a role with the football team this
Continue Reading By Adam Harrington, Chris Tye, Rebecca McCann Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Insects were placed in the breakfast buffet of the Indiana delegation for the Democratic National Convention Wednesday morning. A person who attended the breakfast said bugs were found in the buffet, and they appeared to be crickets—contrary
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