By DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Writer Walt Disney CEO Bob Iger vowed to make its streaming services profitable via a planned October price hike on its ad-free Disney+ and Hulu plans and a crackdown on password sharing expected to extend through next year. The increases will raise the monthly cost of ad-free Disney+ by $3,
Continue ReadingBy Talgat Almanov Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WANF) — A man, who once got away with stealing a TV from Target, went back to the same store on Wednesday, leading to his arrest, the Atlanta Police Department says. The incident happened at a Target store on Caroline Street NE after a
Continue ReadingBy Evan Sobol Click here for updates on this story Connecticut (WFSB) — A correctional officer is facing charges after he allegedly sent a suspicious email to a prison warden and the attorney general’s office, according to state police. Troopers were dispatched to investigate the email on August 6, authorities said. The email was sent
Continue ReadingBy Bryant Reed Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — The mom of a two-year-old boy who fell out of a third floor apartment window last month in Hartford is speaking out. 34-year-old Tabitha Frank is facing manslaughter charges after leaving her five kids home alone when she went to the
Continue ReadingBy WALA Staff Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — The Mobile Police Department is investigating an incident during which a chemical spray was used at a store. The incident happened around 11:31 a.m. Wednesday at Ross Dress for Less retail store at 1510 Tingle Circle in McGowin Park, authorities said.
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press/Report for America A dangerous mix of conditions appear to have combined to make the wildfires blazing a path of destruction in Hawaii particularly damaging, including high winds, low humidity and dry vegetation. Experts say climate change is increasing the likelihood of more extreme weather events like what’s playing out on
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE SCHULTZ Associated Press/Report for America The Archdiocese of Philadelphia will pay $3.5 million to settle a case that alleged one of its priests sexually assaulted a teenage boy nearly two decades ago. The lawsuit said the church knew of similar reports about the priest dating back to the 1970s. Attorneys for the victim
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Se necesita ayuda urgente en Hawái a medida que los devastadores incendios forestales arden sin control en la Isla Grande y Maui. Los fuertes vientos asociados con el huracán Dora han avivado las llamas, que a su vez generaron interrupciones en las comunicaciones locales y destruyeron casas y edificios históricos, incluido el
Continue ReadingBy Ashlyn Mitchell Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A MCPSS teacher is facing serious charges. Police say 25-year-old Kenishia Gilmore is accused of shooting into a vehicle with four people inside. According to a MCPSS spokesperson, Gilmore is a seventh-grade science teacher at Scarborough Middle School. She has been
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations says the agreement it reached with Syria to reopen the main border crossing from Turkey to the country’s rebel-held northwest for six months safeguards the independence of U.N. operations and allows it to provide aid to all parties. The agreement, which was
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The world’s oldest moss, called Takakia, has persisted in some of Earth’s most extreme environments for millions of years. And despite the fact that this ancient plant is one of the fastest-evolving species of moss known to science, it may not survive the climate crisis. A team of researchers
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIE AUSTIN Associated Press/Report for America SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California energy officials have voted Wednesday to extend the life of three natural gas power plants along the state’s southern coast. The plants were previously set to shut down by the end of this year. The state’s Department of Water Resources introduced the plan
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The discovery of an illegal medical lab in central California by a code enforcement officer has unleashed an uproar in a rural community and fed anti-Chinese rumors online. In December, the officer in Reedley stumbled upon what she described as a shoddy private lab that
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gun safety groups are joining together to endorse President Joe Biden in 2024, as the president continues to push for stricter gun laws as a major part of his political platform that was all but unthinkable for Democrats even a few years ago.
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is raising money for his reelection campaign by offering donors the chance to meet himself and Barack Obama, meaning the former president will be entering the 2024 political fray earlier than he did during last year’s midterms or the last presidential election. An email
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Police in Alabama arrested two boaters on misdemeanor assault charges in connection with a riverside brawl that drew national attention. Major Saba Coleman of the Montgomery Police Department said the two men turned themselves in on Wednesday. The three men are charged in connection with an attack on a riverboat captain
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court in August struck down a decades-old law barring users of illegal drugs from possessing firearms – another blow to US gun regulations after the Supreme Court cleared the way for courts to reexamine the nation’s gun laws under a new legal standard – and a
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El crimen de la colombiana Luz Mery Tristán, excampeona mundial de patinaje ―que las autoridades investigan como feminicidio―, causó conmoción e indignación en el paÃs. La FiscalÃa General de la Nación informó este lunes que un juez de garantÃas de la ciudad de Cali dictó medida de aseguramiento privativa de la
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By Marnie Hunter and Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Devastating wildfires in the Hawaiian Islands – coupled with vast communication gaps created by the interruption of services – have many travelers in limbo as they struggle to leave the especially hard-hit island of Maui or reschedule imminent travel plans. Here’s what we know right now
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) — Pese a ser hijo y nieto de actores reconocidos, el español Daniel Sancho era desconocido por el público tanto en España como en el exterior. Actualmente, su nombre está en todas las portadas de medios de comunicación, luego de que este fin de semana se diera a conocer su detención en Tailandia
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