Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is placing new sanctions on a spyware firm and its executives after its tools were used to spy on journalists, dissidents and public officials around the world. The new penalties announced Monday by the Treasury Department target the Intellexa Consortium, a network of companies created by a
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The Texas Tribune The Texas agency overseeing a $5 billion low-interest loan program to help build new power plants, and the firm it’s paying millions to manage it, missed red flags on an application and chose the project as a finalist for a loan. When the issues came to light, the Public Utility Commission of
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Following a recent on-stage altercation between Jane’s Addiction band members Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro, the rock band has announced the cancellation of their remaining tour dates. On Monday, the band announced in a statement posted to their Instagram page that they’ve “made the difficult decision to take some
Continue Reading HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a Kentucky lawmaker was critically injured when the lawn mower he was riding plunged into an empty swimming pool at his home. State Sen. Johnnie Turner, a Republican from Harlan, is in critical but stable condition at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville after the Sunday evening
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CNN By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is deploying the Ohio State Highway Patrol to monitor schools in the city of Springfield after they received 33 bomb threats since late last week, he said at a news conference Monday. Two colleges were moved to virtual learning and two elementary schools were
Continue Reading By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is deploying the Ohio State Highway Patrol to monitor schools in the city of Springfield after they received 33 bomb threats since late last week, he said at a news conference Monday. Two colleges were moved to virtual learning and two elementary schools were evacuated
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — In yet another reversal, votes in Georgia for presidential candidates Cornel West and Claudia De la Cruz will count for now. The Georgia Supreme Court on Sunday paused orders that had disqualified both. The move comes as Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office says military and overseas ballots will be
Continue Reading Associated Press DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A towering flame gradually subsided Tuesday morning in the aftermath of a massive pipeline explosion after a vehicle drove through a fence and struck an above-ground valve, officials said. Deer Park officials said police and local FBI agents initiated investigations and found no preliminary reports that would suggest
Continue Reading Associated Press DEER PARK, Texas (AP) — A towering flame gradually subsided Tuesday morning in the aftermath of a massive pipeline explosion after a vehicle drove through a fence and struck an above-ground valve, officials said. Deer Park officials said police and local FBI agents initiated investigations and found no preliminary reports that would suggest
Continue Reading CLEVELAND (AP) — A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed a 3-year-old boy as he sat in a grocery cart outside an Ohio supermarket and wounded his mother has been found incompetent to stand trial. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge John Russo issued the ruling Friday. He says 33-year-old Bionca Ellis will remain hospitalized indefinitely
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By Bobby Poitevint Click here for updates on this story WACO, Texas (KXXV) — Tiffany Keller says she took her pup Millie to the Animal Hospital of Waco recently for treatment, but she never expected she’d have to say goodbye. “They told me that it would be about $2,400 to make her better — I
Continue Reading By Jenna Bree Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSTU) — Roody Salvator is the owner of Makaya Caters, a food truck serving a “Taste of Haiti.” Immigrating to the U.S. in 2004, he’s one of the only chefs in Utah serving food from his home country. “Typically, Haitians, unfortunately, [are]
Continue Reading LA PORTE, Texas (AP) — A pipeline has exploded and is on fire in a Houston suburb, forcing evacuations.
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urielblanco (CNN) — Springfield, Ohio, canceló su festival anual de artes y cultura tras amenazas recientes y preocupaciones de seguridad, anunció la ciudad este lunes. La ciudad “tomó la difícil decisión de cancelar la celebración de CultureFest de este año”, dijo en Facebook. “La decisión se tomó con la máxima consideración por la seguridad y
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Zimbabwe has authorized a mass slaughter of elephants to feed citizens left hungry by its worst drought in decades. With nearly half of the country’s population facing the risk of acute hunger, “we are targeting to cull 200 elephants,” Tinashe Farawo, a spokesperson for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Authority,
Continue Reading By Faraz Javed , Jon Austin Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WXYZ) — Picture this: You are having a great out on a lake or a river, and then suddenly, you drop something valuable in the water and are left wondering how you will get it back? That’s where recovery diver Lisa
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By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Daniel Ricciardo is known as one of Formula One’s most likeable characters and fearsome racers. The Australian has put together a resumé that many drivers would be jealous of – an eight-time race winner who has finished on the podium 32 times, good enough for 35th on the all-time
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An Apalachee High School teacher praised for helping save lives after being shot when a student opened fire on the Georgia campus in the year’s deadliest US school shooting, is giving thanks of his own, posting a heartfelt message of gratitude to those that helped him as he lie bleeding on
Continue Reading By Erika Craven Click here for updates on this story VIRGINIA BEACH (WTKR) — Nateara Hasbrouck said July 20 was a regular Saturday. Because she’s partially deaf she couldn’t hear when that changed. “So unless he hit the wall I wouldn’t have known that something was happening in my mother’s room. Once I heard her
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — The alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction has scuttled its latest tour following an onstage scuffle between lead singer Perry Farrell and guitarist Dave Navarro. Farrell later apologized for “inexcusable behavior.” “The band have made the difficult decision to take some time away as a group. As such, they will be cancelling the
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000, the third time he has expanded its ranks since launching his invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The increase would take the overall number of Russian military personnel to
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Shares of Donald Trump’s social media company are experiencing another bout of turbulence following the latest assassination attempt against the former president and face of Truth Social. Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) initially climbed 5% in premarket trading early Monday in the wake of
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, estrella de “Reservation Dogs”, hizo una poderosa declaración en la alfombra roja de la ceremonia de los premios Emmy del domingo, combinando un esmoquin negro con lo que parecía una huella de mano roja ensangrentada estampada en su boca. El canadiense de 22 años, descendiente de las Primeras Naciones
Continue Reading Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The federal government is warning that allowing people to bet on the outcome of U.S. elections poses too much of a risk to be allowed in the United States. A court filing warns that bad actors will try to manipulate the markets for these bets and threaten the
Continue Reading Ivonne Valdés (CNN Español) — La diócesis de Culiacán en Sinaloa encabezó una misa por la paz este domingo tras un fin de semana azotado por la violencia que dejó un saldo de más de 10 homicidios. Jesús Herrera Quiñonez, obispo de Culiacán, dijo este domingo que no hay que dejar “que un grupo o dos
Continue Reading Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins is introducing a bill prompted by the state’s deadliest shooting that requires the Army to use state crisis intervention laws to remove a service member’s access to weapons if deemed to pose a serious treat. The Armed Forces Crisis Intervention Notification Act, which is being
Continue Reading Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s new reformist president is insisting that Tehran didn’t want to enrich uranium at near-weapons grade levels but had been forced by the U.S. withdrawal from its nuclear deal with world powers. The comments Monday by President Masoud Pezeshkian in response to a question by The Associated Press at
Continue Reading AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — New York rapper Lil Tecca will release his fourth studio album, “Plan A,” on Friday. He tells the Associated Press that “‘Plan A’ summarizes my plan for life.” There is no Plan B. The album, his most vulnerable to date, demonstrates growth for the young MC who first
Continue Reading AP Science Writer A new study offers the first detailed map of the human brain throughout and after pregnancy. It was published in the journal Nature Neuroscience on Monday. The study looks at one woman’s brain but kicks off a large international research project that aims to scan the brains of hundreds and could one
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Tiny plastic shards and fibers were found in the nose tissue of human cadavers, according to a small new study. The threads and microplastic pieces were discovered in the olfactory bulb, the part of the nose responsible for detecting odors that sits at the base of the brain. “Once
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