By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — The tiny, remote Italian island of Alicudi is home to only around 100 residents and, ideally, about 100 wild goats. This year, however, the ratio of humans to animals has become wildly unbalanced. The island has been overrun by six times its desired number of
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods is on the player list for The Masters later this month, but according to a longtime friend of the 15-time major champion there are concerns regarding the physical challenge of navigating 72 holes over four days. Ever since his serious car crash in 2021 in which he
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Josh Campbell, CNN (CNN) — The FBI and Los Angeles Police Department are investigating one of the largest cash heists in the city’s history after as much as $30 million was stolen from a San Fernando Valley money storage facility, a law enforcement source briefed on the investigation told CNN Thursday. The
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of a drug for Lou Gehrig’s disease that recently failed in a large study said Thursday it will pull the medicine from the market, acknowledging it didn’t help patients with the deadly neurological condition. Amylyx Pharmaceuticals announced it will voluntarily halt sales and marketing
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating why a Southwest Airlines plane veered off course and had a close call with an air traffic control tower during an attempted landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport, the agency said Thursday. The incident happened around 1 p.m. on March 23 when
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Dozens of construction workers from India have left for Israel this week to take up jobs there as the nearly six-month war between Israel and Hamas continues to rage in Gaza. Israel is facing a labor shortage after barring tens of thousands of Palestinian workers following
Continue ReadingBy Ritu Prasad, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season isn’t here yet, but is already shaping up to be one for the books, with more hurricanes and named storms predicted in a pre-season forecast from Colorado State University than ever before. This June through November could see 23 named storms in all, including
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El venezolano Juan Vicente Pérez Mora, quien ostentaba el título del hombre más longevo del mundo del Guinness World Records desde 2022, falleció este martes en el estado de Táchira a los 114 años, informó el gobernador del estado, Freddy Bernal, en su cuenta de X. “Nuestro querido Juan Vicente
Continue Reading By Natasha Chen, CNN Glendale, California (CNN) — Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, the “wildest ride in the wilderness,” sits at one edge of Disney World’s Magic Kingdom park, the most visited theme park in the world. But park visitors can one day expect to see much more beyond that wilderness at the iconic park in
Continue ReadingBy KATHERINE ROTH Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When you’re doing your taxes, it can sometimes be hard to know whether to itemize or take the standard deduction. Tax pros say itemizing generally only makes sense if your itemized deductions together add up to more than the current standard deduction. The three biggest potential
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s scheduled call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday will not simply test the leaders’ increasingly sour relationship. It will also highlight a glaring contradiction in US policy toward the war in Gaza, a conflict that potentially poses an existential threat to both
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian authorities has asked in court for cryptocurrency exchange Binance and two of its executives to be tried for alleged money laundering and tax evasion, the first legal step following weeks of a criminal investigation into the trading platform. Only Tigran Gambaryan, an American citizen and
Continue ReadingBy GODOFREDO VASQUEZ and JOHN ANTCZAK Associated Press BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) — A new storm swept into California on Thursday and again forced the closure of scenic Highway 1 in iconic Big Sur where one of its two lanes collapsed into the ocean after heavy weekend rains. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office had warned
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A federal appeals court upheld a lower court judge’s ruling putting a temporary halt on New Jersey’s primary ballot design, widely seen as helping those with party establishment support. The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia denied an appeal by county clerks seeking to halt U.S. District Judge Zahid Quraishi’s recent
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland says it will extend the closure of its border crossing points with Russia beyond the current April 14 deadline “until further notice” due to a high risk of organized migration orchestrated by Moscow. The Finnish Interior Ministry said national security and public order would come under
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Moeller Click here for updates on this story VACAVILLE, California (KOVR) — Some patients are being turned away from NorthBay VacaValley Hospital because the facility is dealing with systemwide problems due to what they’re calling a cyber incident. “There was a problem yesterday I couldn’t get through and [a worker] goes ‘Yes, ma’am.
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Police in Italy, Austria, Romania and Slovakia have arrested 22 people as part of an investigation into the suspected theft of hundreds millions of euros in post-pandemic relief funds from the European Union. The 600 million euros ($650 million) in post-pandemic money was meant for Italy, the
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has warned that prospective negotiations to end the fighting in Ukraine could be successful only if they take Moscow’s interests in the account. Lavrov on Tuesday dismissed a planned round of peace talks in Switzerland as a Western ruse to rally broader international support for Kyiv. He
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By Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration recently authorized the transfer of over 1,000 500-pound bombs and over 1,000 small-diameter bombs to Israel, according to three people familiar with the matter, adding to its arsenal despite US concerns over the country’s conduct in the war in Gaza. The transfer authorization of the MK82 bombs and small-diameter
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN Español) — El tema migratorio ocupa un lugar preponderante en la agenda nacional e internacional y será uno de los principales desafíos que enfrentará quien resulte ganador de las elecciones presidenciales del 2 de junio en México. Expertos consultados por CNN explicaron que el próximo presidente o presidenta de México recibirá un país
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