SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian authorities say customs have seized 106 kilograms (233 pounds) of heroin valued at 4.8 million euros ($4.9 million) found in a car entering from neighboring Turkey. Prosecutors said Wednesday that the 38-year-old driver, who has dual French and Turkish citizenship, has been detained and could face up to 20 years
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are moving broadly lower on Wall Street in afternoon trading Wednesday, led by drops in big technology companies and erasing the S&P 500′s gains for the week. The S&P 500 slipped 1.1% as of 12:03 p.m. Eastern. Trading has been choppy throughout the
Continue Reading FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A restaurant customer in Fort Lauderdale has died of a bacterial infection after eating raw oysters. A Pensacola man died the same way this month. Both cases involved oysters from Louisiana. Gary Oreal manages the Rustic Inn in Fort Lauderdale and knew the customer well. He says they’ve served billions
Continue ReadingBy Brad Parks, CNN Former Minneapolis police officer Thomas Lane, who was sentenced last month to two and a half years in prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, has been ordered to report to the Federal Correctional Institution Englewood in Colorado on August 30, according to a judgment order filed Tuesday. US District Judge
Continue Reading By Shawn Deng, Wayne Chang, Simone McCarthy and Reuters, CNN Chinese planes are firing rods into the sky to bring more rainfall to its crucial Yangtze River, which has dried up in parts, as swaths of the nation fall into drought and grapple with the worst heat wave on record. Several regions on the Yangtze
Continue Reading By Shawn Deng, Wayne Chang, Simone McCarthy and Reuters, CNN Chinese planes are firing rods into the sky to bring more rainfall to its crucial Yangtze River, which has dried up in parts, as swaths of the nation fall into drought and grapple with the worst heat wave on record. Several regions on the Yangtze
Continue Reading By BRENDAN FARRINGTON and ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An elected Florida prosecutor who was removed from office by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis because of his positions on abortion and transgender rights is suing to get his job back. The lawsuit filed Wednesday says DeSantis violated Hillsborough County State Attorney Andrew Warren’s
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An Ethiopian rebel group has proposed a humanitarian truce to facilitate assistance to hungry people in the country’s Oromia region as it warns of famine. The Oromo Liberation Army has been engaged in a deadly conflict with the Ethiopian government, which has labeled it a terror
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AIGLE, Switzerland (AP) — Two-time Tour de France runner-up Nairo Quintana has been disqualified from the 2022 edition for misuse of an opioid banned during races. The International Cycling Union said Quintana will lose the sixth-place finish he achieved last month but he is not banned from other races. The UCI said it was not
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El ciclista colombiano Nairo Quintana, del equipo Arkea – Samsic, fue sancionado por la Unión Ciclista Internacional por usar tramadol, una sustancia prohibida en las competencias oficiales, informó la UCI en un comunicado este miércoles. La sustancia la habrÃa usado durante el Tour de Francia 2022, según la UCI.
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By Amanda Watts and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Florida state attorney Andrew Warren, who was suspended earlier this month by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his position on abortion, is appealing his suspension by claiming the Republican governor abused his authority. “The Florida Constitution sets very limited parameters under which a governor can suspend an elected
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed outside linebacker Carl Nassib, He returns after playing for the Buccaneers in 2018 and 2019. Nassib joined the Buccaneers in Nashville where they are practicing ahead of Saturday night’s exhibition against the Tennessee Titans. Bucs outside linebacker Cam Gill is dealing with a Lisfranc injury
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business The Girl Scouts are adding a new, raspberry-flavored cookie to the lineup. The Raspberry Rally, described in a release as a “sister” cookie to the iconic Thin Mints, replaces the mint filling with a raspberry-flavored one. It’s dipped in the “same delicious chocolaty coating” as its sibling. For the first
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW RODRIGUEZ Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL/KCBS) — Los Angeles firefighters discovered apparent human remains while they were battling a nearby blaze in Chatsworth. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, crews were battling a fire on 11160 North De Soto Avenue when they discovered a set of
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN After Will Smith famously slapped Chris Rock during this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, Zoë Kravitz posted red carpet photos of herself at the event on social media. “Here’s a picture of my dress at the show where we are apparently assaulting people on stage now,” she wrote with in caption.
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By Vasco Cotovio and Tara John, CNN Ukraine was behind three explosions rocked Russian military facilities in the annexed province of Crimea this past week, including an explosion at a Russian air base on the peninsula’s west coast that wrecked several airplanes, according to a Ukrainian government report circulated internally and shared with CNN by
Continue ReadingBy ADRIENNE MOORE Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A yacht owner is trying to figure out how much it will cost to repair his stolen and damaged 51-foot yacht. It happened on Aug. 14, right before the sun came up. That is when a neighbor spotted Tom Hopkins’ yacht
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business With football season approaching, Buffalo Wild Wings is adding a new menu item that’s all but synonymous with the sport: pizza. For the first time, the sports bar chain is adding pizza to its menu -— with a unique spin. Buffalo Wild Wings pizzas, available beginning Wednesday for $9.99, feature
Continue ReadingBy SHAWN CHITNIS Click here for updates on this story SAN JOSE, California (KPIX) — A homeowner who has lived at the same intersection in East San Jose for decades says cars have crashed onto his property at least 23 times. After all this time, he’s still waiting for help from local officials to try
Continue Reading By BARBARA ORTUTAY and AMANDA SEITZ The Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Social media companies are offering few specifics as they share their plans for safeguarding the U.S. midterm elections. Platforms like Facebook and Twitter are generally staying the course from the 2020 voting season, which was marred by conspiracies and culminated in the
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