CNN staff (CNN) — Nearly a dozen recent incidents involving United Airlines planes. A fiery runway collision in Tokyo. And the alarming mid-air blow out of a door plug on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9. It’s been an inauspicious start for aviation in 2024. Are you worried? We’d like to hear from you.
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — A West Hills woman has been sentenced to 20 years behind bars for her role in a nearly $3.9 million scheme that included forged power-of-attorney documents and the dismemberment and disposal of the body of one of her victims, prosecutors said
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The College Football Playoff and ESPN announced a $7.8 billion deal Tuesday that will give the network exclusive rights to the expanded postseason through the 2031 season, with the national championship game moving to ABC starting in 2026. Financial terms were not announced, but as previously reported
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of actor, director, producer and writer Warren Beatty. Personal Birth date: March 30, 1937 Birth place: Richmond, Virginia Birth name: Henry Warren Beaty Father: Ira O. Beaty, school administrator Mother: Kathlyn (MacLean) Beaty, drama teacher Marriage: Annette Bening (March 1992-present) Children: Stephen, Benjamin,
Continue ReadingBy Tim Fang Click here for updates on this story ALAMO, California (KPIX) — An East Bay internal medicine doctor has been sentenced to federal prison and ordered to give up her medical license after admitting to illegally distributing powerful opioids, prosecutors said Monday. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Northern District of
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By Tara John and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Brazil’s former leader Jair Bolsonaro has been indicted by the country’s federal police on suspicion of fraud over allegations that he falsified Covid-19 vaccination data while he was still president, affiliate CNN Brasil reported Tuesday. Police say the far-right leader allegedly ordered one of his closest
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By Oren Liebermann and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — The two senior generals in charge of the US military during the withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 both blamed the State Department for not sooner ordering a “noncombatant evacuation operation” for remaining US citizens in Afghanistan in a congressional hearing on Tuesday. “It is my assessment that that
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Grammy Award-winning singer and actress, Mariah Carey. Personal Birth date: March 27, 1970 Birth place: Long Island, New York Birth name: Mariah Carey Father: Alfred Roy Carey, aeronautics engineer Mother: Patricia (Hickey) Carey, opera singer and voice coach Marriages: Nick Cannon (2008-2016, divorced);
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press A federal appeals court has issued an order that again prevents Texas from arresting migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally, hours after the Supreme Court allowed the strict new immigration law to take effect. The decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals comes weeks after a panel
Continue ReadingBy Kenny Choi Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — A woman with a difficult past has made it her mission at a Treasure Island charter school to keep troubled teens from going down the same path. Without hesitation, Nathan Pittman flows freely among classmates in a theater class he once
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TODAY: Afternoon highs increase into the mid-60s with winds racing out of the southwest at 12-18 mph with gusts up to 30 mph possible. Skies remain sunny thanks to a high pressure system back to the west. Pollen counts remain moderate this afternoon. TONIGHT: Winds will shift from the north tonight as a cold front
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska lawmaker is facing calls for his resignation after reading a graphic account of rape that included a colleague’s name on the floor of the Nebraska Legislature. Republican Sen. Steve Halloran read an excerpt Monday night from the memoir “Lucky” by Alice Sebold. The
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Vice President Kamala Harris. Personal Birth date: October 20, 1964 Birth place: Oakland, California Birth name: Kamala Devi Harris Father: Donald Harris, economics professor Mother: Shyamala Gopalan Harris, physician Marriage: Douglas Emhoff (2014-present) Education: Howard University, B.A. political science and economics, 1986;
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s intermediate-level appeals court has reversed a local judge’s decision that ordered a woman to pay child support to her ex-partner who gave birth through in vitro fertilization. A majority on a Court of Appeals panel ruled Tuesday the local judge was treating an
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos despejó el camino este martes para que Texas comience a implementar de inmediato la polémica ley de inmigración que permite a las autoridades estatales arrestar y detener a personas sospechosas de haber ingresado de manera ilegal al país. ¿Cómo es la ley de Texas que penaliza
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump is hurtling toward a critical deadline in his most costly legal battle to date. If the former president doesn’t come up with a financial guarantee by Monday, New York’s attorney general can start the process of collecting on the more than $454 million
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the Jewish holiday of Passover. The holiday will be celebrated from sundown on April 22 through April 30, 2024. Facts Passover, also called Pesach, is the Jewish festival celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egyptian slavery in the 1200s BC. The story is chronicled in
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By Devan Cole and John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Texas to immediately begin enforcing a controversial immigration law that allows state officials to arrest and detain people they suspect of entering the country illegally. The court’s three liberals dissented. Legal challenges to the law are ongoing
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Oscar-nominated actor, singer, writer and comedian Eddie Murphy. Personal Birth date: April 3, 1961 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Edward Regan Murphy Father: Charles Murphy, police officer Mother: Lillian Murphy, telephone operator Marriage: Nicole Mitchell (March 18, 1993-April 17, 2006, divorced)
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By Esme Murphy Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (WCCO) — From homelessness and near death, to being a model for one of the biggest retailers in the world, this is the amazing story of Hercules the cat. The story starts in June 2022 when bystanders called for help after spotting a
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