By TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Liquid petroleum gas cylinders exploded in an illegal depot in a residential area of the Kenyan capital, officials said Friday, setting off a late-night inferno that killed at least three people and injured 280 others. The death toll was expected to rise. The depot in Nairobi
Continue ReadingBy ALBA ALEMÁN Associated Press TLACOTALPAN, Mexico (AP) — For nearly a quarter century, the residents of this riverside town in southeastern Mexico have taunted, slapped, chased and run from bulls as part of a religious festival. It is reminiscent, though at a much smaller scale, of the running of the bulls in northern Spain
Continue ReadingPERTH, Australia (AP) — A ship carrying thousands of livestock that has been stranded at sea for almost a month has finally docked in Australia, where welfare concerns mean some of the animals are expected to be offloaded. About 16,500 sheep and cattle have been stowed on the MV Bahijah since Jan. 5, when it
Continue ReadingBy AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — For decades, India has focused its defense policy on its land borders with rivals Pakistan and China. Now, as its global ambitions expand, it is beginning to flex its naval power in international waters, including anti-piracy patrols and a widely publicized deployment close to the Red
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan prosecutors are weighing a potential perjury charge against Donald Trump’s former corporate finance chief in connection with testimony he gave at the ex-president’s New York civil fraud trial last October. That’s according to two people familiar with the matter who spoke to the Associated
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CNN, POOL, WABC, WBFF, NYPD, NY GOV’S OFFICE, By Alisha Ebrahimji, Brynn Gingras, Gloria Pazmino and John Miller, CNN (CNN) — At least seven people were arrested and accused of attacking two New York City Police Department officers outside a migrant shelter Saturday evening, a police spokesperson told CNN. But four of the suspects were
Continue ReadingBy Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 50 years after a woman’s body was found dumped in a Colorado field, her killer has finally been identified, police announced Wednesday. Teree Becker was last seen on December 4, 1975, Westminster, Colorado, police said in statement. The 20-year-old was reportedly hitchhiking to see her boyfriend at the
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CNN By Jill Martin and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes and join Ferrari for the 2025 season, the teams announced on Thursday. In a statement on X, formerly Twitter, Mercedes said that Hamilton, who was contracted with the team until the end of 2025, “has activated a release
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A man died Thursday night after getting shot at a gas station near the intersection of West Boulevard and Interstate 70 Drive Southwest, police confirmed on their social media and at the scene.
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Providence health care system is refunding nearly $21 million in medical bills paid by low-income residents of Washington — and it’s erasing $137 million more in outstanding debt for tens of thousands of others — to settle the state’s allegations that it overcharged those patients and then
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Every year, Americans in snowy states wait with bated breath to see whether Punxsutawney Phil will spot his shadow. And every year, we take Phil’s weather forecast – six more weeks of winter, or an early spring? – as gospel, meteorology be damned. It’s about as strange (and cute)
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CNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Every year, Americans in snowy states wait with bated breath to see whether Punxsutawney Phil will spot his shadow. And every year, we take Phil’s weather forecast – six more weeks of winter, or an early spring? – as gospel, meteorology be damned. It’s about as strange (and
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Allen Weisselberg, exdirector financiero de la Organización Trump, está en conversaciones para negociar la posibilidad de declararse culpable de un cargo de perjurio relacionado con una investigación civil sobre las finanzas de la compañía de bienes raíces, dijeron personas familiarizadas con el asunto. Weisselberg se encuentra negociando con la oficina
Continue ReadingBy Diane Ako Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — We have a follow up on yesterday’s hotel-railing collapse from a fifth-floor hotel room at the Moana Surfrider. Amazingly, it did not fall on anyone, but debris hit a couple people nearby causing minor injuries, according to Emergency Medical Services and the
Continue ReadingKITV By Diane Ako Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — We have a follow up on yesterday’s hotel-railing collapse from a fifth-floor hotel room at the Moana Surfrider. Amazingly, it did not fall on anyone, but debris hit a couple people nearby causing minor injuries, according to Emergency Medical Services and
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La marmota Phil vio su sombra este jueves por la mañana, anunciando seis semanas más de invierno. Según cuenta la leyenda, si Phil ve su sombra, lo considera un “presagio” de seis semanas más de mal tiempo y regresa a su madriguera. Si está nublado y no regresa a su
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Baltimore Ravens last Sunday to advance to the Super Bowl, the question on fans’ minds quickly became: Will Taylor Swift be able to attend to support her partner, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, if she has a concert
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Hootie & the Blowfish frontman and country music singer Darius Rucker was arrested in Tennessee on Thursday, according to the Williamson County Sheriff’s Office. Rucker was arrested by police in Franklin and charged with simple possession/casual exchange and violation of registration law, according to Lt. Becky
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell sent a memo to the league’s 32 teams reinforcing the league’s gambling policies while also noting exceptions with the Super Bowl in Las Vegas. The Kansas City Chiefs meet the San Francisco 49ers on Feb. 11. Goodell’s memo said any kind
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By MJ Lee, CNN Detroit (CNN) — When Air Force One touched down at Selfridge Air National Guard Base Thursday afternoon, Darren Riley found himself standing on the tarmac in the bitter Michigan cold, waiting for President Joe Biden. Earlier in the day, the 32-year-old Detroit native had gotten an unexpected question from the Biden campaign:
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