BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese state media say that clashes have intensified in the country’s largest Palestinian refugee camp, leaving at least five people dead and more than a dozen wounded. Scores of civilians have been forced to flee to safer areas. The deaths on Wednesday bring to 11 the number of people killed since the
Continue ReadingBy KPIX Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PLEASANT HILL, California (KPIX) — A professor and former track coach at Diablo Valley College in Contra Costa County is facing multiple felony charges, including human trafficking and sexual assault, prosecutors said. According to the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office, 39-year-old Kyle Lee
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business New York (CNN Business) — As Detroit automakers and labor leaders scramble to hammer out a contract that will shape the future of the US auto industry, former Ford CEO Mark Fields has words of caution for both sides. Fields, who led Ford between 2014 and 2017, is warning the
Continue ReadingOpinion by Dana Peterson and Erik Lundh (CNN) — While US economic growth has defied expectations this year, clouds are gathering on the horizon. The all-important US consumers have stood their ground and continued to spend, and most data underlines spending strength. But some emerging information suggests that consumers may eventually stumble, which could drive the US into a brief recession. To
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CNN, WXYZ By Betsy Klein and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is trying to walk a fine line as the clock ticks toward a looming deadline for a possible UAW strike of the Big Three automakers, keeping in direct touch with the key players engaged in the negotiations. The situation has proved
Continue Reading By Kayla Tausche, Betsy Klein and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is trying to walk a fine line as the clock ticks toward a looming deadline for a possible UAW strike of the Big Three automakers, finding it more complicated than other labor negotiations that have threatened his economic story. Negotiators remain
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer A new study of Earth’s health says the planet is outside its “safe operating space for humanity” on six out of nine key measurements. And the team of international scientists says that two of the remaining three areas are heading in the wrong direction. Wednesday’s study says Earth’s climate,
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By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOKA’A, Hawaii (KITV) — Danielle McKim said she was having flu-like symptoms when she went into the hospital this summer. Little did she know she was on the verge of death. “She just told me — did the CT scan — she told me I
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By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Human actions have pushed the world into the danger zone on several key indicators of planetary health, threatening to trigger dramatic changes in conditions on Earth, according to a new analysis from 29 scientists in eight countries. The scientists analyzed nine interlinked “planetary boundaries,” which they define as thresholds
Continue Reading CNN By Martin Goillandeau, Chris Liakos and Jennifer Korn, CNN (CNN) — Apple is fighting France’s claims that the iPhone 12 surpasses European radiation exposure limits after French regulators on Tuesday ordered a pause on sales and a fix to phones already sold to customers. France’s National Frequency Agency said it “has demanded that Apple
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Sudan who was declared unwelcome by the country’s military government in June has resigned. He is warning that the conflict between Sudan’s two military leaders “could be morphing into a full-scale civil war.” Volker Perthes had continued to work outside
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Wednesday that he will not run for reelection, opting to exit the political stage after a two-decade career in public service that included the 2012 Republican GOP nomination for president and a term as Massachusetts governor. The 76-year-old made the announcement in a
Continue ReadingUNIONVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania authorities say they were able to capture escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante thanks to thermal imaging equipment in the air, search teams working through a stormy night, a search dog and the element of surprise. The 34-year-old Brazilian fugitive was apprehended Wednesday morning after a 14-day hunt across rolling Pennsylvania farmlands
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio’s latest attempt to draw fair political maps has crumbled amid Republican infighting. Gov. Mike DeWine gaveled the reconstituted Ohio Redistricting Commission to order despite the Ohio Senate president and Ohio House speaker, both fellow Republicans, being at an impasse over who the GOP’s co-chair
Continue Reading By Clare Foran and Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Utah Republican Sen. Mitt Romney announced Wednesday that he will not run for reelection to the Senate and called for a “new generation of leaders” as he criticized both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. In a video message, Romney outlined a range of
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Vladimir Putin afirmó que Rusia está considerando y debatiendo algún tipo de cooperación militar con Corea del Norte, tras una cumbre en la que el líder de ese país, Kim Jong Un, pareció respaldar la guerra de Moscú contra Ucrania. Los líderes se reunieron en el cosmódromo de Vostochny, en el
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked part of a public health order that suspended the right to carry guns in public across New Mexico’s largest metro area, with criticism mounting and political divides widening over the Democratic governor’s action. The ruling Wednesday by U.S. District Judge
Continue ReadingBy Reg Chapman Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A mother is sharing her horror and heartbreak after she lost her son in a Minneapolis shooting, and then was nearly shot herself. It took every ounce of strength Cynthia Johnson had to walk across the street to the spot where her
Continue ReadingBy Dave Savini, Michelle Youngerman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — Rental car companies are increasingly adding electric vehicles to their fleets. Hertz alone has, so far, bought 56,000. But these cars can have unique challenges for drivers. One mother and daughter found out the hard way while on a trip
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s new government has approved a measure granting temporary visa-free entry to Chinese tourists, signaling that the recovery of the country’s tourism industry is a top economic priority. Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said Wednesday the visa exemption — which will also apply to visitors from the Central
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