By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City has agreed to pay $17.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by two Muslim women who were forced to remove their head coverings to be photographed after they were arrested. The class-action lawsuit was filed in 2018 by Jamilla Clark and Arwa Aziz,
Continue ReadingMONCURE, N.C. (AP) — A small plane experiencing engine problems struck two vehicles as it landed on a highway near a North Carolina airport, but no injuries were reported, authorities said. The single-engine Lancair 360 with only the pilot on board landed near Raleigh Executive Jetport at Sanford-Lee County Airport in Sanford around 4:20 p.m.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — If you purchased some weighted groceries or bagged fruit at Walmart in recent years, you may be eligible for a cash payment from a class action settlement with the retailer. The class action lawsuit, which was first filed in October 2022, alleges that Walmart shoppers across the U.S. and Puerto Rico
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Police say an incendiary device has been thrown at a door of a synagogue in northwestern Germany but caused only minor damage. No one was injured. The incident in the city of Oldenburg happened early Friday afternoon. The fire was discovered quickly and didn’t spread, and the fire service didn’t need to
Continue ReadingSergio Gomez (CNN Español) — La campaña de la Renta en España comienza este martes 3 de abril de 2024 con la presentación de las declaraciones por internet y finaliza el próximo 1 de junio de 2024, según el calendario del contribuyente de este año que publica la Agencia Estatal de Administración Tributaria (AEAT). Los
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An unusual East Coast earthquake has shaken millions of people from New York and Philadelphia skyscrapers to rural New England. Friday’s quake caused no widespread damage. But people from Baltimore to Boston and beyond felt the ground shake. Nearly 30 people were displaced
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) –– Un sismo de magnitud 4,8 sacudió varias ciudades del noreste de Estados Unidos la mañana de este viernes, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). Una serie de reportes indica que el temblor se sintió desde la ciudad de Washington hasta Nueva York y Maine. El
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By Ray Sanchez and Alaa Elassar, CNN New York (CNN) — A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled buildings across parts of the Northeast Friday morning, according to the US Geological Survey, with tremors felt from Washington, DC to New York City to Maine. It was the third largest earthquake recorded in the area in the last
Continue ReadingBANJA LUKA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban has received a medal from the pro-Russian leader of Bosnia’s Serbs, who has been sanctioned by the U.S. and Britain because of his separatist policies. Orban visited the Bosnian Serb administrative headquarters of Banja Luka on Friday as part of a visit to Bosnia. He
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By Issy Ronald and Ivana Scatola, CNN (CNN) — French diver Alexis Jandard suffered a mishap on Thursday when he fell off the diving board in front of President Emmanuel Macron during an Olympic pool inauguration. Preparing to dive off the three-meter (9.8-foot) springboard alongside two other divers, the 26-year-old lost his footing, landed on
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Johnson & Johnson is pumping more money into heart care with a roughly $13 billion deal for Shockwave Medical, which specializes in technology that helps open clogged arteries. The health care giant said Friday that it will spend $335 in cash for each share of Shockwave. The total deal
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer McDonald’s is buying its restaurants in Israel from a longtime franchisee, hoping to reset sales that have slumped due to boycotts in the region. The Chicago-based burger giant said Friday it will buy Alonyal Limited, which owns and operates 225 restaurants in Israel. Financial terms weren’t disclosed. McDonald’s says
Continue ReadingBy FRANKLIN BRICEÑO and MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Peruvian President Dina Boluarte has begun testifying to prosecutors on Friday after authorities said the president possesses jewelry including Rolex watches and received cash transfers totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars. The prosecutors’ office estimated that her jewelry may be worth as much
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By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The United Auto Workers union’s effort to organize the American plants of foreign automakers just took a major step forward as the UAW filed for a representation election for the Mercedes plant in Alabama. It’s the second automaker at which the union is seeking for an election
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By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Retirement may be time for a lot of fun things, but an increase in drinking shouldn’t be one of them, experts say. A rise in drinking for people 65 and older is a big problem given the greater health impacts that come with alcohol for older adults, said Dr.
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By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The use of artificial intelligence will reduce the number of workers at thousands of companies over the next five years, according to a global survey of C-suite executives published Friday. The wide-ranging poll of 2,000 executives, conducted by Swiss staffing firm Adecco Group in collaboration with research firm
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Harry Enten, CNN (CNN) — Two years ago, I could never have predicted the hype which surrounds tonight’s NCAA women’s basketball Final Four. It was only last year that this casual, although at times serious, sports fan met a basketball hall of famer and didn’t recognize her. Fortunately, former NCAA head coach Muffet
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Suki Waterhouse has debuted her joint production with Robert Pattinson. “The Daisy Jones & The Six” star posted a photo to her verified Instagram on Thursday showing her cradling a baby believed to be the newborn she and fiancé Pattinson share. “Welcome to the world angel,” the caption
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By Jeremy Diamond, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s week began with the chants of thousands of protesters demanding a hostage deal and early elections outside the Knesset and his official residence. It ended with a scolding from US President Joe Biden over the Israeli military’s killing of seven humanitarian aid workers and the
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — An international campaign to ban surrogacy received a strong endorsement Friday from the Vatican, with a top official calling for a broad-based alliance to stop the “commercialization of life.” A Vatican-affiliated university hosted a two-day conference promoting an international treaty to outlaw surrogacy, be it commercial arrangements
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