CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government says the country’s former oil minister has been arrested on allegations of corruption. The Ministry of Communications released images of Tareck El Aissami being handcuffed. The attorney general says El Aissami will make his first court appearance Tuesday on charges that include treason, money laundering and criminal association. The
Continue ReadingBy Paul Drewes Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — As temperatures heat up for summer, brush fire season will also ramp up in Hawaii. Wetter weather over the winter may have turned hillsides and mountains green, but that could pose problems as the islands dry out. “What we see is a
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer DENVER (AP) — Denver Pioneers forward McKade Webster will try to follow in his younger sister’s lead after Makenna helped Ohio State win an NCAA hockey championship last month. McKade and the Pioneers face Boston University in a Frozen Four semifinal game, with the winner advancing to the title
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The new film “Civil War” is an ominous attempt to turn widely held American anxieties into a violent, unsettling big-screen reality. Alex Garland’s film opens Friday — the anniversary to the day the Civil War began in 1861. It’s landing in movie theaters just months
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man is facing charges after police say he allegedly knocked a woman unconscious after she slapped him for allegedly touching her inappropriately at a downtown Nashville bar last year. Police said officers responded to Jason Aldean’s Bar on April 30,
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Tierney Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — An investigation is underway after country music star Morgan Wallen was arrested Sunday night for throwing a chair off the top of a six-story Broadway bar. The Metro Nashville Police Department said the 30-year-old singer almost hit two officers who were
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador presentó este martes un video del momento en el que la Policía de Ecuador entró por la fuerza a la embajada de México en Quito para detener al exvicepresidente de ese país, Jorge Glas, un episodio ocurrido el pasado viernes y calificado
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By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — From central banks to Costco customers, it seems everyone is buying gold these days. The price of spot gold reached $2,364 per ounce Tuesday after hitting record highs for seven straight sessions and trading at $2,336 per ounce Monday. Year on year, gold is up 16.5%. Investors
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona Supreme Court decision that would end virtually all abortions in the state puts the issue front and center in a critical 2024 battleground. Democrats immediately pounced on the ruling Tuesday, blaming former President Donald Trump for the loss of abortion access after the U.S.
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer Luke Combs leads the nominees for the 2024 Academy of Country Music Awards with eight nods to his name, it was announced Tuesday. For a fifth year in a row, he’s up for both male artist of the year and the top prize, entertainer of the year. Megan Moroney
Continue ReadingBy TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A state audit has found that California spent $24 billion to tackle homelessness over the past five years but didn’t consistently track whether the spending actually helped alleviate the problem. The report released Tuesday attempts to assess how effective the state and municipalities have been spending
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TODAY: We remain mostly dry as showers stay south of the front, and highs still reach around 70 degrees despite a cooler northerly breeze. TONIGHT: Overnight lows cool to the upper 40s with winds out of the northeast at 5-10 mph. Skies become mostly cloudy once again. EXTENDED: Midweek is more seasonal as cool air
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress on Tuesday are calling for the immediate release of Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza Jr. The renewed calls from lawmakers have come on the second anniversary of his imprisonment, part of the Kremlin’s relentless crackdown on critics of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Kara-Murza,
Continue ReadingMILAN (AP) — Italian officials say an explosion at a hydroelectric plant has killed at least three people and another four are missing. Five were being treated at hospitals for serious injuries including burns. The explosion occurred Tuesday at the Suviana Dam in mountains south of Bologna. Firefighter commander Francesco Notaro told SKY TG24 that
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BONNE TERRE, Mo. (KMIZ) Convicted murderer Brian Dorsey was executed on Tuesday evening, Missouri Department of Corrections spokeswoman Karen Pojmann stated in a news conference. Officials were given the OK to administer the lethal injection to Dorsey at 6:01 p.m. He was dead by 6:11 p.m. The United States Supreme Court on Tuesday denied Dorsey’s
Continue ReadingBy Noor Shami Click here for updates on this story SALEM, Oregon (KPTV) — A Powerball ticket worth $1.326 billion was sold in Portland, the Oregon Lottery announced Sunday. The lucky ticket was sold Saturday at the Plaid Pantry at 6060 NE Columbia Boulevard in Portland. Oregon Lottery said that store will receive a bonus
Continue ReadingBy Laura Leslie Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A new six-week abortion ban in Florida could make it harder to get an abortion in North Carolina. When Florida’s new law takes effect on May 1, North Carolina will be the last southeastern state to allow abortion until 12
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By Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — Independent presidential candidate Cornel West will announce his vice presidential running mate on Tavis Smiley’s radio program Wednesday, according to his campaign. On the show, slated to air at noon ET, West will discuss why his West Coast-based vice presidential pick – who, like him, has never held elected
Continue ReadingBy WRAL Staff Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WRAL) — A passenger on Sunday landed a private plane at Raleigh-Durham International Airport after the pilot suffered a medical issue. According to an RDU spokesperson, around 5 p.m., the small aircraft, a Cirrus SR-20, landed on a secondary runway near the
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is close to running out of time in his last-ditch bid to stave off the historic stigma of being the first former president to go on criminal trial next week. The presumptive Republican nominee suffered yet another courtroom defeat on Monday in an attempt to
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