By Elle Meyers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — All it took was a credit card and the internet for Guy Boyd’s life to change forever. Boyd’s friend bought and assembled a ghost gun kit when the boys were 17 years old, created a firearm, and accidentally shot Boyd in
Continue ReadingBy DeJanay Booth-Singleton Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A group of Michiganders, including Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom, have been rescued from Haiti amid gang violence in the country. Albom released a statement on social media Tuesday, saying a group of people from Have Faith Haiti Orphanage, which
Continue ReadingOpinion by Carrie Sheffield (CNN) — In our age of soaring rates of despair, powerful scientific evidence suggests faith in God brings healing. I have experienced this firsthand. As I write in my memoir, I grew up one of seven biological siblings with a violent, mentally ill, street-musician father. An offshoot Mormon cult leader claiming a prophetic
Continue ReadingBy CAROLINA BORGES, ALEX BROWNING Click here for updates on this story SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — A routine stop by Sunny Isles Beach Police Department officers has led to the arrest of a woman for driving with a counterfeit license plate, leading to social media attention after a video of the interaction was
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jelly Roll, Kelsea Ballerini, Lainey Wilson, Megan Moroney, and Cody Johnson are the leading nominees for the 2024 CMT Music Awards, celebrating the best in country music videos. On Wednesday, CMT announced the nominees for their fan-voted awards show, where the five artists are tied
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — A 68-year-old man is sharing his survival story after his boat capsized and he was bitten by a crocodile while at the Florida Everglades. The bad bite sent Rodrigo Constain, a husband, father and grandfather, to the hospital where he is
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — En el mundo hay actualmente unas 12.500 armas nucleares, según la ONU. Y aunque lograr el desarme nuclear mundial ha sido uno de los objetivos más antiguos de las Naciones Unidas, desde 1946, aún hoy hay una “frustración debido a la lentitud del desarme nuclear”. En marzo el presidente de
Continue ReadingBy FLORENT BAJRAMI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A senior U.S. official has urged Kosovo and Serbia to make tough decisions to restart talks on normalizing ties. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar met with officials in Kosovo on Wednesday in the latest American effort to restart talks on normalizing
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Three and a half years after hundreds of tons of improperly stored ammonium nitrate ignited at the Beirut port, setting off one of the world’s biggest non-nuclear explosions, Lebanese and French officials have put forward a plan for reconstruction and reorganization of the port. The French government
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY, VICTOR R. CAIVANO and RODRIGO ABD Associated Press TUSAQUILLAS, Argentina (AP) — Irene Leonor Flores de Callata, 68, treks along a bone-dry riverbed, guiding a herd of llamas and sheep through stretching desert. Flores de Callata’s native Kolla people have spent centuries climbing deep into the mountains of northern Argentina in search
Continue ReadingBy LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press EL COBRE, Cuba (AP) — One religious icon unites Cubans: The Virgin of Charity of Cobre. Cuba’s patron saint is venerated by observant Catholics and followers of Afro-Cuban Santeria traditions as well as Cubans in exile and back on the island. The wooden statue of the Virgin Mary is
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By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Zhong Shanshan, China’s richest man, is facing a wave of attacks from nationalists who accuse him of a lack of patriotism in a campaign that has hit the price of shares of his beverage company and threatens to hurt its sales. Zhong and his drinks firm Nongfu
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CNN By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Zhong Shanshan, China’s richest man, is facing a wave of attacks from nationalists who accuse him of a lack of patriotism in a campaign that has hit the price of shares of his beverage company and threatens to hurt its sales. Zhong and his drinks firm
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By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — European Union lawmakers gave final approval Wednesday to a landmark law governing artificial intelligence, leapfrogging the United States once again on the regulation of a critical and disruptive technology. The first-of-its-kind law is poised to reshape how businesses and organizations in Europe use AI for everything from health care
Continue ReadingBy LUIS ANDRES HENAO and GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press EL COBRE, Cuba (AP) — Ramon Nieblas fixed his tearful eyes on the small golden statue, a beloved icon of Cuba’s patron saint. Whispering, he asked the Virgin of Charity of Cobre for a miracle: Please save his sick son. “I came to pray for his
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Longtime newsman Chris Wallace isn’t only thinking about this year’s presidential election. The CNN anchor has written a book on the race between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. The race was narrowly won by Kennedy and featured the first televised presidential debates. Dutton announced Wednesday that “Countdown 1960: The Behind-the-Scenes
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Journalists have endured a seemingly endless parade of bad news of late, with layoffs and closings announced on a near-daily basis as venerable outlets and digital start-ups face harsh economic realities. The profession could use an image boost, in the way “All the President’s Men” highlighted reporting’s noblest
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government says the party does not plan to give back 10 million pounds it received in the past year from a donor who made comments that have been condemned as racist. The government is under pressure from some of its own lawmakers to return the
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. Dealmaking is the lifeblood of Wall Street. When companies
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has introduced legislation to quash the wrongful convictions of hundreds of Post Office branch managers in England and Wales who were caught up in one of the United Kingdom’s biggest miscarriages of justice. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said Wednesday the legislation “marks an important
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