By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finally spoke Friday after a glaring, nearly four-week gap in direct communication during which fundamental differences have come into focus over a possible pathway to Palestinian statehood once the fighting in Gaza ends. Biden and
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By Clare Foran and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania said on Friday that he’s “daring” indicted Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey, a fellow Democrat, to run for reelection and said he thinks it’s “outrageous” that Menendez still has the right to attend classified briefings on Capitol Hill. “I’m daring Menendez to
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Applebee’s will offer a subscription date night pass for $200, beginning on Monday. The pass will cover roughly a year of weekly date nights, according to the company. Starting February 1 — about two weeks before Valentine’s Day — and ending on January 31, 2025, the pass
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Louisiana lawmakers on Friday approved a new congressional map that gives the state a second Black-majority US House district and likely puts at risk a Republican-controlled seat. The legislative action, taken during a special session called to comply with a federal court order, represents a win for Democrats and
Continue Reading By Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — A Russian hacking group gained access to some email accounts of Microsoft senior leaders, the software giant disclosed in a regulatory filing Friday afternoon. “The Microsoft security team detected a nation-state attack on our corporate systems on January 12, 2024, and immediately activated our response process to investigate, disrupt
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden said he is hopeful a bipartisan immigration package will emerge next week in the Senate that could eventually unlock an impasse over his broader funding request for Ukraine aide. Speaking to a group of mayors from across the country in the White
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TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to just under zero degrees as wind chills bottom out at into the negative teens. Winds remain out of the northwest at 8-12 mph with gusts up to 25 mph possible. TOMORROW: Saturday sees mostly sunny skies with highs only reaching into the early teens. The current ABC 17 Stormtrack Weather
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Dewberry and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A county prosecutor has filed a request to amend the charges against Richard Allen, the suspect in the 2017 murders of two teenage girls in Delphi, Indiana, court documents show. Allen is suspected of killing Liberty “Libby” German, 14, and Abigail “Abby” Williams, 13, whose
Continue ReadingLeonardo Tarifeno Nota del editor: Leonardo Tarifeño (Argentina, 1967) es periodista, editor y crítico literario. Vivió y trabajó como reportero y editor en Barcelona, Budapest, Río de Janeiro y Buenos Aires. En México fue coeditor de la Revista Cultural El Angel, del periódico Reforma, y en Argentina fue columnista del diario La Nación y editor
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A group of people and businesses who say they are owed money by Rudy Giuliani gathered virtually for the first hearing since he declared bankruptcy last month. The Chapter 11 declaration has allowed Giuliani to avoid paying $148 million to two election workers whom he was
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police say a man who died in prison decades ago has been identified through DNA as the attacker who abducted and physically attacked three Indiana girls in 1975 and left them in a cornfield. The 11-, 13- and 14-year-old girls survived the attack, but the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said “a clear
Continue ReadingCHILLICOTHE, Mo. (AP) — Attorneys for a Missouri woman who has spent more than four decades in prison for a murder her supporters believe she did not commit are arguing that the evidence points to a police officer who was investigated for burglaries and later went to prison. They said at a hearing this week
Continue ReadingCHILLICOTHE, Mo. (AP) — Attorneys for a Missouri woman who has spent more than four decades in prison for a murder her supporters believe she did not commit are arguing that the evidence points to a police officer who was investigated for burglaries and later went to prison. They said at a hearing this week
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Un jurado investigador se eligió este viernes para evaluar a la respuesta a la masacre en la escuela primaria Robb de Uvalde, Texas, ocurrida en 2022, según el periódico local The Uvalde Leader-News. El periódico reportó que se espera que los jurados dediquen al menos seis meses a investigar el caso. Un
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG and EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Law enforcement agencies are investigating whether social media rumors about a potential water outage prompted people to quickly fill bathtubs with tap water in Mississippi’s capital during a cold snap and cause a drop in pressure that temporarily made faucets run dry
Continue ReadingMatthew Hilk, CNN (CNN) — A special grand jury was chosen in Uvalde, Texas, Friday to investigate the response to the 2022 massacre at Robb Elementary School, according to area newspapers. A grand jury investigation would represent the first publicly known development within the criminal justice system amid all the investigations into the botched police
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Biddix Click here for updates on this story MONTPELIER, Vermont (WPTZ) — In Montpelier, a bill was introduced that would create the Vermont Baby Bond Trust. The goal is to help give kids born into impoverished families the ability to be successful. If passed, any baby born after July of this year in
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By Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — The wristwatch that landed Arnold Schwarzenegger in detainment at Munich Airport on Wednesday raised €270,000 ($294,000) after being sold at a dinner in Austria for his charity, the Schwarzenegger Climate Initiative. The event, which raised €1.31m in total, was attended by US Climate Envoy John Kerry along with many other
Continue ReadingBy Kathryn Williams Click here for updates on this story MANCHESTER, New Hampshire (WMUR) — After two decades of caring for Boston Light, the U.S. Coast Guard’s last lighthouse keeper is retiring. Dr. Sally Snowman made history as the first woman named keeper of the oldest lighthouse in America. She makes history once again as
Continue ReadingBy Phil Tenser Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WCVB) — A 77-year-old Massachusetts grandfather is being celebrated for his 550th blood platelet donation. Ralph “Rocco” Russo, 77, was inspired to begin donating when his best friend’s then-14-year-old daughter was diagnosed with cancer in 1996. He kept on donating for 27 years. The
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