By Joe Lofaro Click here for updates on this story MONTREAL (CTV Network) — Cuba’s foreign affairs minister has apologized to a Montreal-area family after they were sent the wrong body following the death of a loved one. Faraj Jarjour, 68, died on March 22 in Varadero, Cuba during a family vacation. The family paid
Continue ReadingBy Heather Wright Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — For centuries, people have wondered what, if anything, might be lurking beneath the surface of Loch Ness in Scotland. When Canadian couple Parry Malm and Shannon Wiseman visited the Scottish highlands earlier this month with their two children, they didn’t expect
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Xóchitl Gálvez —candidata a la presidencia de México por la coalición Fuerza y Corazón por México, integrada por los partidos Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), Acción Nacional (PAN) y el de la Revolución Democrática (PRD)— plantea como parte de su política social y de salud otorgar dos tarjetas: Mexicana, para mujeres en
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, Faith Karimi and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Elrey “Bud” Runion was looking for a 1966 Ford Mustang similar to one he had owned years earlier after returning from the Vietnam War. He placed an ad on Craigslist, hoping to buy a sentimental connection to his past. A potential seller said he
Continue ReadingBy Abby Kousouris Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — On Wednesday, Gov. Brian Kemp signed several pieces of legislation to cut down on human trafficking and exploitation of children into law. Senate Bill 370 will require businesses like convenience stores, hospitals, tattoo shops and massage parlors to post the human
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — Despite a weaker-than-expected first-quarter GDP reading, the US economy is “firing on all cylinders” and inflation is on a path toward a more normal level, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said Thursday in an interview with Reuters. Yellen on Thursday was interviewed by Reuters’ editor in chief Alessandra Galloni
Continue Reading By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Home sales based on contract signings unexpectedly jumped in March despite elevated mortgage rates that month. And the latest data from Freddie Mac showed that mortgage rates edged higher this week, reaching a fresh five-month high. Pending home sales — a forward-looking indicator based on contract signings rather
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — The French ambassador to Manila says her country and the Philippines will start talks next month on a proposed defense pact that would allow troops from each country to hold exercises in the other’s territory. Ambassador Marie Fontanel said Thursday that French and Philippine officials will meet in Paris next month
Continue ReadingBy Hector Molina Click here for updates on this story NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Many dogs across the state are being returned home with an altered appearance according to The Dog Gone Recovery Network. The Network says they’ve seen dogs with their hair cut and dyed different colors. “They’re dying them different colors, they’re
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN Español) — La reinstauración de las sanciones de Estados Unidos sobre el sector de petróleo y gas de Venezuela volvió a poner la lupa sobre las medidas que publica el Departamento del Tesoro de EE.UU. como una herramienta para su política exterior y seguridad nacional. En el caso de Venezuela, el Gobierno
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By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — I just don’t get Taylor Swift. There, I said it. (DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT DISLIKE HER. I WISH HER ALL OF THE HAPPINESS AND SUCCESS IN THE WORLD. PLEASE, I HAVE A FAMILY.) It’s freeing to just … not care about something, isn’t it? When friends start to wax
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By MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign is making a new digital ad buy in Pennsylvania aimed specifically at targeting Nikki Haley supporters, campaign officials told CNN, marking the latest sign of the Biden team’s growing efforts to try to woo would-be Republican voters who find Donald Trump unacceptable. The decision
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By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Ryōyū Kobayashi might have bettered the world ski jump record by nearly 40 meters on Wednesday, but the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) says it won’t recognize the Japanese jumper’s landmark effort as it didn’t meet the governing body’s competition conditions. The 27-year-old barreled down a specially-created natural ramp
Continue ReadingBy DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti opened a new political chapter Thursday with the installation of a transitional council tasked to pick a new prime minister and prepare for eventual presidential elections, in hopes of quelling spiraling gang violence that has killed thousands in the Caribbean country. Ariel Henry, the prime
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Congo’s government is questioning Apple about the tech company’s knowledge of “blood minerals” from a conflict zone in the African country that could be smuggled into supply chains. It’s demanding answers within three weeks. A group of international lawyers representing Congo said Thursday it
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The first cargo ship passed through a newly opened deep-water channel in Baltimore on Thursday after being stuck in the harbor since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed four weeks ago, halting most maritime traffic through the city’s port. The Balsa 94, a bulk carrier sailing under
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — His father’s name is written prominently in the history of the US Open. On Thursday, Charlie Woods will look to pen a chapter of his own. Tiger Woods’ 15-year-old son will tee up at an 18-hole local qualifier in Port St. Lucie, Florida, as one of an 84-player field
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP and PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — U.S. Army reservists who witnessed the mental and physical decline of a colleague who would commit Maine’s deadliest mass shooting told a commission that they tried to intervene before the tragedy. Six weeks before Robert Card killed 18 people at a bar and
Continue ReadingBy Karli Olson Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Fights between students happen at every high school, but not every school has the right tools to resolve those conflicts. That’s why Multnomah County’s Community Adolescent and Health Program decided to help a peer mediation program at Roosevelt High School in
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A suspect attempting to evade police on foot got caught in a fence, the Portland Police Bureau posted Tuesday on social media. The suspect was fleeing a stolen vehicle, and got trapped while trying to jump the fence. According to police,
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