By Dion Lim Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A Bernedoodle puppy stolen along with a pet walking van in San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood has been found safe, police said Tuesday evening. This is video of the puppy being reunited with its family just a short time ago —
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By Osmary Hernández, Fernando Almánzar and Mia Alberti, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela’s president ordered the creation of a new state called “Guayana Esequiba” on Tuesday, following a controversial Sunday referendum which saw Venezuelan voters approving the annexation of land from neighboring Guyana. The area in question, the densely forested and oil-rich Essequibo region, amounts to about two-thirds of
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — No debería ser difícil condenar categóricamente el vil uso que los terroristas de Hamas hacen de la violación como arma de guerra contra las mujeres y niñas israelíes. Y la idea de que Israel pueda pensar que una proporción de dos civiles muertos por cada combatiente de Hamas en Gaza sería
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer U.S. health officials have launched an inspection of a plant in Ecuador that made the cinnamon applesauce pouches linked to dozens of cases of acute lead poisoning in U.S. children. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has said that contaminated cinnamon is the likely source of the problem. The
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Milan prosecutors say there is no evidence of Russian secret services involvement in the escape from Italian custody of a Russian businessman wanted by the U.S. on sanctions-busting charges. Prosecutors on Wednesday said two suspects have been arrested, one in northern Italy and another in Croatia. Another
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By Brian Fung and Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — Google on Wednesday launched its most ambitious effort yet to compete in the rapidly growing field of generative artificial intelligence, launching an AI model known as Gemini that’s designed to compete with the likes of OpenAI’s GPT models and supercharge everything from Google’s consumer apps to
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El expresidente de la Cámara de Representantes, Kevin McCarthy, renunciará al Congreso y lo hará a finales de este año, anunció este miércoles en un artículo de opinión en el diario Wall Street Journal, una decisión muy esperada que se produce dos meses después de su destitución sin precedentes de la
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Electricity utility PacifiCorp will pay $299 million to settle a lawsuit brought by 463 plaintiffs who said they were harmed by devastating wildfires in southern Oregon in 2020. The Oregonian reports that the settlement announced Tuesday comes after the utility lost a similar lawsuit in June for wildfires in other parts
Continue ReadingBy Spencer Van Dyk Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Statistics Canada is reporting a “significant increase” in rates of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) last year. According to the report released Tuesday — “Sexual misconduct in the Canadian Armed Forces, 2022” — approximately 1,960 regular force
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Reggaeton superstar Daddy Yankee has announced the end of his music career in order to dedicate his life to his Christian faith. In a speech at the end of his final concert on Sunday, the singer, whose real name is Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez, told the crowd that he
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Ten Republicans who posed as fake electors for former President Donald Trump in Wisconsin and filed paperwork falsely saying he had won the battleground state have settled a civil lawsuit and admitted their actions were part of an effort to overturn President Joe Biden’s victory, attorneys
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Alberga Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Ontario’s self-described ‘crypto king’ just landed in Australia, the latest destination in a months-long travel spree he’s prolifically posted about on social media, despite ongoing bankruptcy proceedings tied to the more than $40 million scheme he allegedly operated. Social media posts
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Boone County plans to break ground early next year on a new regional law enforcement training center that will include a daycare to provide cheaper, around-the-clock childcare to first responders’ families.
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By Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — The UK government has signed the Hillsborough Charter, acknowledging “multiple injustices” and vowing that no families will suffer the same fates as the relatives of the victims from the infamous soccer ground tragedy. Ninety-seven Liverpool supporters died as a result of the April 1989 disaster at Hillsborough stadium in
Continue Reading By Luke McGee, CNN London (CNN) — Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has attempted to apologize for the thousands of lives lost to Covid-19 while he was in power, but was interrupted by protesters as he tried to do so. Johnson was giving evidence on Wednesday morning at the United Kingdom’s public Covid inquiry,
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months after his historic ouster as House speaker, Republican Rep. Kevin McCarthy announced Wednesday that he is resigning from his congressional seat in California.
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By Ariel Edwards-Levy, CNN (CNN) — Americans’ views of President Joe Biden’s job performance have ebbed since the start of the year, a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS finds. The public’s views of the national economy remain lackluster, with more than 4 in 10 saying they’re seriously concerned rising costs could push them out
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press New productions of Mieczysław’ Weinberg’s “Der Idiot” and Sergei Prokofiev’s “The Gambler” will highlight next summer’s Salzburg Festival. The festival will include 172 performances from July 19 to Aug. 31 plus 33 youth programs. The lineup was announced Wednesday by Markus Hinterhäuser, the artistic director since 2016. There will be new
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. BLOOD and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two months ago, Kevin McCarthy was booted as House speaker. Now, the Republican congressman from California says he’s resigning and will leave Congress by year’s end. His announcement caps a stunning end of his House career for the onetime deli counter owner
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer At the multiplex, “Barbenheimer” ruled. Beyoncé launched a huge tour and scored with her concert film. The Rolling Stones, hovering around age 80, roared back with a new album, and Rihanna soared above the Super Bowl. But in our annual pop culture roundup, we must acknowledge what screaming fans
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