PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Two telecommunication companies in Haiti say their fiber optic cables were severed this week, temporarily leaving customers without service. The interruptions are suspected to be acts of sabotage by criminal gangs. Digicel Haiti said one of its cables was cut on Thursday in the community of Martissant near the capital of
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Republican lawmakers have hit an impasse just a few days into a special session sparked by a deadly school shooting in March. The Senate’s decision Thursday to adjourn until Monday leaves little certainty about what lawmakers might ultimately pass. However, they have
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story PASADENA, Texas (KTRK) — A new mugshot shows an 18-year-old charged with the murder of an 11-year-old girl whose body was found by her father, under a bed at a Pasadena apartment complex. The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office in Louisiana shared the photo of Juan
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Faced with an extreme, fast-spreading drought and blistering heat, Houston public officials announced Wednesday that outdoor water restrictions are now mandatory across the city as water pressure drops. The city will enter the second stage of its drought contingency plan on Sunday, August 27, Houston officials
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A man is dead after he and another person stopped to offer help to strangers in a stalled car in southwest Houston overnight. It’s a situation that police admit is confusing. Houston police said there were two people in a vehicle
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN Business) — Washington plans to keep piling pressure on Russia through additional sanctions in a bid to force hard choices in Moscow, a senior US official tells CNN. The preparations of further economic punishments come as cracks emerge in Russia’s economy and society because of the war in
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man fleeing New York City police officers on a motorcycle died Wednesday after a sergeant hurled a plastic picnic cooler at his head from close range, causing a violent crash, authorities said. Eric Duprey, 30, who had three young children and
Continue ReadingBy KRYSTA FAURIA and ANDREW DALTON Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Fran Drescher believes that the walkouts that have shut down Hollywood are about something much bigger than the actors union she leads, or the writers striking alongside them, or the entertainment industry. Drescher told The Associated Press the moment is about the entire
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria’s statistics agency says the unemployment rate now stands at 4.1%. It’s a multi-decade low but analysts say it’s an undercount. The National Bureau of Statistics, which classifies the employed as those working for at least one hour a week, reported the unemployment data in a
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s prime minister and China’s leader agreed Thursday to intensify efforts to de-escalate tensions at the disputed border between them and bring home thousands of their troops deployed there, according to an official from India’s foreign ministry. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping met
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This Afternoon: A Weather Alert Day is in effect for high temperatures nearing 100 degrees with the heat index once again soaring above 110. Tonight: Lows fall to the upper 70s as skies remain partly cloudy with winds out of the southwest at 8-12 mph. Extended: A Weather Alert Day has been extended through 8
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By Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Thursday vetoed an election overhaul bill passed by the Republican-controlled legislature last week. The Democratic governor called the legislation dangerous. “Right now, legislative Republicans in North Carolina are pushing an all-out assault on the right to vote, using the advice of Trump’s hand-picked
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Dominican Republic was starting to get back on its feet Thursday after Tropical Storm Franklin raked the island nation, with heavy flooding that killed at least two people. The storm knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of people and left more than 1.6 million without water. Heavy rains elsewhere
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By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Ford has gotten about 100 complaints from F-150 truck owners who say the speakers in their vehicles are emitting a loud, annoying noise that sounds like static, or glass shattering, and which cannot be shut off. The automaker confirmed the complaints and said it has come up
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A study points to a “substantial” increase in philanthropic funding for journalism over the past five years, particularly to outlets that serve poor and minority communities. The struggling news industry is increasingly relying on donors and subscriptions to make up for the collapse of the
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police say two men have been arrested on suspicion of burning down an historic English pub that was famous for its lopsided walls and sagging foundation. Staffordshire Police said Thursday that the suspects were being questioned about the Aug. 5 blaze that gutted the 18th century
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has vetoed a sweeping Republican elections bill that would end a grace period for voting by mail and make new allowances for partisan poll observers. The Democratic governor accused legislative Republicans of using their slim veto-proof majorities to execute
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — La NASA y SpaceX decidieron posponer el lanzamiento de la misión conjunta Crew-7 a la Estación Espacial Internacional previsto para la madrugada de este viernes, informó la agencia espacial en una publicación de blog. Estaba previsto que la nave despegara del Centro Espacial Kennedy a las 3:50 a.m. ET del viernes,
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Julian Edelman is joining “Fox NFL Kickoff” for the upcoming season. The former Patriots receiver who won three Super Bowls with New England is replacing Sean Payton on the show, which airs Sunday mornings during the season. Payton did television for one year before returning
Continue ReadingBy KATHY McCORMACK Associated Press An artist has lost his appeal to remove fabric panels covering his murals at a Vermont law school that were intended to honor African Americans and abolitionists involved in the Underground Railroad. Artist Sam Kerson created the murals entitled “Vermont, The Underground Railroad” and “Vermont and the Fugitive Slave” in
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