By Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah (KSL) — A school bus driver for the Granite School District has been arrested and accused of lighting multiple buses on fire over the past few years, including at least one while dozens of children were on board. Michael Austin Ford,
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Las lluvias producidas por la tormenta tropical Pilar siguen afectando a El Salvador, de acuerdo con el pronóstico del Ministerio de Medio Ambiente de ese país, y ya han causado la muerte de tres personas, según datos oficiales, y la evacuación, de manera preventiva, de cerca de 500 personas. Desde
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Elizabeth Warren and nearly two dozen other Democrats are demanding federal regulators probe the mega takeovers inked last month by ExxonMobil and Chevron. In a letter on Wednesday to the Federal Trade Commission, the lawmakers warned the blockbuster Big Oil deals
Continue ReadingBy Pat Reavy Click here for updates on this story ST. GEORGE, Utah (KSL) — Criminal charges were filed Monday against an Ivins, Washington County, man who police say was impaired and driving recklessly when he crashed into a pole, resulting in the deaths of the two children in the car with him. Eric Bowen
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish prosecution dismissed two separate cases against former defense minister, Claus Hjort Frederiksen, and ex-head of the country’s foreign intelligence service, Lars Findsen, due to the inability to divulge classified information in court. Both were charged with leaking state secrets. In a statement, Denmark’s prosecution
Continue ReadingOpinion by Jill Filipovic (CNN) — A year and a half after Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices overturned Roe v. Wade and stripped the constitutional right to abortion from American women, the Republican Party has been floundering. It turns out that the American public is broadly pro-choice, according to a CNN poll from August, and many voters are horrified
Continue ReadingBy Kathryn Merck Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wis. (WISC) — When you type in a password, you often see a series of asterisks on your screen. However, that series of symbols means so much more to your software and for your digital security. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison found that
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In a closing argument, a prosecutor told a New York jury to follow overwhelming evidence and the “pyramid of deceit” that FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried constructed to conclude he’s guilty of fraud charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicolas Roos launched a day of closings in Manhattan federal
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By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — King Charles III will attend the UN’s COP28 climate summit in Dubai this year and deliver an address at the opening ceremony, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. Last year, the UK government, led by then-Prime Minister Liz Truss, advised the British monarch against attending the 2022 annual talks, which
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — A partir del 1 de febrero de 2024 podrían estar pasando solo 18 buques diarios por el Canal de Panamá, debido al retraso de la temporada de lluvias de este año y la falta de precipitaciones en la cuenca del canal, según un documento de la Autoridad del Canal de Panamá
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Jones and Logan Rude Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wis. (WISC) — MADISON, Wis. — UW-Madison officials said Tuesday that claims recently made on social media and shared by conservative commentator and former NRA spokesperson Dana Loesch about antisemitic protests outside UW Hillel were “significantly exaggerated.” On Tuesday, Loesch shared
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Libyan authorities say an international conference seeking to reconstruct one of Libya’s coastal city’s, decimated in a fatal flood in early September, has begun. The two-day conference marks a tentative step toward the rebuilding of the city of Derna, with at total of 400 participants convening there
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria has expelled a Russian journalist for allegedly engaging in activities that pose a threat to the country’s national security. The State Agency for National Security said the correspondent for Russian state-run newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta was barred from entering Bulgaria and other European Union member nation. The agency says Alexander Gatsak
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Former ABC News anchors T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach are on-air partners again, this time with a new podcast. The pair are joining iHeartMedia to host a new “highly anticipated” weekly podcast, called “Amy & T.J.” beginning December 5, the company announced Wednesday. It’s the “first time
Continue ReadingBy Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — An armed pilot on a commercial airliner threatened to shoot the flight’s captain if they diverted the flight for a passenger medical event, according to a statement from the US Department of Transportation Office of Inspector General and court documents. Jonathan J. Dunn was indicted by a Utah grand
Continue ReadingBy MEAD GRUVER Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday alleges The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints investment arm misused hundreds of thousands of dollars donated by three men by investing the money instead of using it for charitable purposes as they claim was promised. The legal action brings
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By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — An antisemitic phrase scrawled on a Holocaust survivor’s home in California. A display supporting Israeli hostages kicked over in Minnesota. Palestinian nationalist messaging spray-painted on a non-profit’s building in Rhode Island. All, according to local reports, are among the latest acts of vandalism to shake Jewish communities in the
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The extension of the U.S. program allowing sub-Saharan African countries duty-free access to U.S. markets is expected to be high on the agenda of the U.S. Africa Growth and Opportunity Act trade forum that will begin in South Africa on Thursday. Officials including U.S. trade representative Ambassador
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A Ugandan military spokesperson says troops have captured a commander of an extremist group whose fighters are accused of killing two tourists last month. The spokesperson said that a senior commander with the Allied Democratic Forces was in military custody after being captured during an exchange
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Employers posted 9.6 million job openings in September, up from 9.5 million in August and a sign that the U.S. job market remains strong in the face of higher interest rates. Layoffs fell, and the number of Americans quitting their jobs — a sign of confidence
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