By CARLOS CASTANEDA Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — Cruise announced layoffs Thursday among its contract employees who worked on the ride-hailing service’s fleet of autonomous vehicles. The workers to be laid off include support staff who clean, charge and service the robotaxis, as well as customer service workers. Based
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Street fights erupted between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside Los Angeles’ Museum of Tolerance after a private screening of video showing the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants. The Los Angeles Times reported that 150 people attended the private screening of “Bearing Witness to the October 7th Massacre,” that
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTIAN OLANIRAN Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — Two students and a teacher were injured in a fight involving a knife at the Academy for College and Career Exploration (ACEE) Thursday morning. School officials say a 15-year-old student brought a knife into school and got into an altercation with
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A panorama of colliding galaxy clusters glimmers in a new image, captured by the combined forces of the two most powerful space observatories ever created. The cosmic phenomenon, called MACS0416, is 4.3 billion light-years from Earth. Eventually, the merging pair of giant clusters will combine to form an even
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — La Corte Suprema de Justicia hizo públicas las fechas y la cronología de los trámites de las ocho demandas de inconstitucionalidad contra la Ley 406 que tiene en proceso. En un comunicado, el Órgano Judicial especificó las fechas de cada uno de los recursos en contra de la ley aprobada
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By TOM DOUGHERTY, WAKISHA BAILEY Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (KYW) — The 1990s Philadelphia Eagles letterman jacket made famous by Princess Diana is making a comeback. Mitchel & Ness posted Wednesday on X that “royalty returns tomorrow” with photos of the jacket. The replica jacket will be sold for $400 and
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — The Dominican Republic is accusing Haiti of multiple border violations in the latest dispute involving their shared frontier on the island of Hispaniola. Foreign Minister Roberto Álvarez held a news conference on the issue Thursday just days after an armed confrontation between Dominican
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By Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Donald Trump Jr. will be the first defense witness to be called Monday, attorneys for the Trump family confirmed. The lawyers representing former President Donald Trump, his adult sons, and their company will begin their defense on Monday. The New York attorney general’s office rested its case
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of John Boehner, former speaker of the US House of Representatives. Personal Birth date: November 17, 1949 Birth place: Cincinnati, Ohio Birth name: John Andrew Boehner Father: Earl Henry Boehner, bar owner Mother: Mary Ann (Hall) Boehner Marriage: Debbie (Gunlack) Boehner (1973-present) Children: Lindsay and
Continue ReadingLEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Some victims and family members of those killed in a mass shooting in Maine are signaling their intent to sue with attorneys’ request for 20 state and federal agencies to preserve evidence. Attorney Travis Brennan from Berman & Simmons said the notifications are critical to safeguard information and “protect the rights
Continue ReadingBy MADELINE BARTOS Click here for updates on this story PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Karns City quarterback Mason Martin, who has been hospitalized since suffering a significant brain bleed during a game in September, is “so close to breaking through,” despite some setbacks like testing positive for meningitis, his dad said in an update on Wednesday.
Continue ReadingLISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has announced he’s dissolving the nation’s parliament and calling an early election two days after Prime Minister António Costa resigned with his government tainted by a corruption scandal. Rebelo de Sousa said the new election would be on March 10. Costa has led Portugal since
Continue ReadingBy WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story MIDTOWN, Manhattan (WABC) — A 43-year-old man has been charged after he allegedly opened fire when a homeless panhandler threatened to mug a woman at a Midtown subway station on Tuesday night. The incident was reported at the 49th Street subway station, on Seventh Avenue,
Continue ReadingBy Janice Yu Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK CITY (WABC) — Students across New York City are planning to rally in the streets as pro-Palestinian groups have organized a demonstration that will end in Bryant Park. In an email to staff, New York City Schools Chancellor David Banks reminded them about
Continue ReadingBy C.C. McCandless Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A suspect is in custody after reportedly shooting and killing someone following an argument about his girlfriend at a weekend party in Las Vegas. Mauricio Quinteros, 18, was arrested on November 5 and is facing one charge of open murder
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Two recent police shootings involving the Baltimore Police Department’s specialized units focused on getting illegal guns off the street have raised questions about how the squads are operating. Officials haven’t yet released body camera footage of the shooting Tuesday afternoon that left a man dead after he
Continue Reading By Aaron Pellish and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Two-time Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein announced Thursday she plans to seek the party’s nomination for the White House in 2024. “The political system is broken. The two Wall Street parties are bought and paid for,” Stein said in a video posted on social media announcing her
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Jezebel, the sharp-edged feminist website founded at the height of blogosphere era, is shutting down after 16 years. Its parent company, G/O Media, said Thursday that 23 staffers would be laid off, including Jezebel’s team, as part of a restructuring to cope with economic headwinds
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Xi Jinping has a plan for how the world should work, and one year into his norm-shattering third term as Chinese leader, he’s escalating his push to challenge America’s global leadership — and put his vision front and center. That bid was in the spotlight like never
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he won’t seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to gain a seat in the heavily GOP state. His decision to step down, while not totally unexpected, severely hampers Democratic hopes of keeping
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