By Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — Britney Spears is “home and safe” after a “major fight” with her boyfriend on Wednesday night at the Chateau Marmont in West Hollywood, a source close to the singer told CNN. Paramedics were called to the hotel, but Spears left with her security team, according to the source. Spears’
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama has authorized the execution of a second inmate by nitrogen gas. The decision comes after the state carried out the first nitrogen execution in January. The Alabama Supreme Court on Thursday granted the state attorney general’s request for an execution date for Alan Eugene Miller.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge declared a mistrial after a jury said it was deadlocked and couldn’t reach a verdict in the trial of a military contractor accused of contributing to the abuse of detainees at the Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq two decades ago. The mistrial Thursday came
Continue ReadingBy MARK M. MENGONFIA and JESSICA DONATI Associated Press MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) — Liberian President Joseph Boakai has signed an executive order to create a long-awaited war crimes court to deliver justice to the victims of Liberia’s two civil wars. The conflicts were characterized by the widespread and systematic use of mass killings, torture and
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — La Policía de Colombia informó este jueves que detuvo a Carlos Ramón Escobar, acusado de ser el líder de la banda Los 19, que dependía de la organización delictiva del Tren de Aragua. El director de Investigación Criminal e Interpol de Colombia, coronel Edwin Urrego Pedraza, anunció que esto
Continue ReadingBy Beau Bowman Click here for updates on this story PELLA, Iowa (KCCI) — One massive painting at Central College in Pella is its artist’s way of grieving the loss of her friend and boss. KCCI told you in 2022 about Moo’s BBQ in Newton closing after the owner, Jeremy Biondi, died. Now, Central College
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump has shown remarkable consistency over many years on a key issue of American politics: He does not have faith in election results. He questions the results when he has won. He refuses to concede when he has lost. Now he’s reserving judgment on
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The start of the first civil trial stemming from the 2021 Astroworld festival, at which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge, has been delayed. Jury selection had been set to begin next Tuesday in the wrongful-death lawsuit filed the family of Madison Dubiski, a
Continue ReadingBy Tammy Mutasa Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Thousands of families around the country have been left scrambling without funds after the National Foundation for Transplants closed unexpectedly. One local family feels completely blindsided and frustrated. Donna Sinclair,73, is a double lung transplant patient from MGH and was part
Continue ReadingWBZ, SINCLAIR FAMILY, CNN By Tammy Mutasa Click here for updates on this story WORCESTER, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Thousands of families around the country have been left scrambling without funds after the National Foundation for Transplants closed unexpectedly. One local family feels completely blindsided and frustrated. Donna Sinclair,73, is a double lung transplant patient from
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Steacy Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, B.C. (CTV Network) — In a first-of-its-kind case, a B.C. tribunal has ruled on a dispute involving the non-consensual sharing of intimate images, awarding damages and issuing orders that the photos be destroyed and taken offline. The province introduced the Intimate Images Protection Act
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By Julen Chavin (CNN) — A violent hailstorm wreaked havoc on vineyards in Chablis in the famous French wine region of Burgundy Wednesday evening, delivering another weather blow to already hard-hit local Chardonnay winemakers. Huge hailstones, ranging from the size of a ping pong ball to the size of a lime, rained down on north Burgundy,
Continue ReadingBy Graham Cawthon Click here for updates on this story KINGSLAND, Georgia (WJCL) — A police officer in Coastal Georgia has been fired days after his arrest following a reported domestic disturbance. On Sunday, police in Kingsland responded to the home of Glynn County Police Officer Zachary Hampel. Hampel was arrested on charges of cruelty
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s governor has signed a bill putting new regulations on the production and sale of products containing kratom, a plant-based supplement. The law was signed Thursday. It takes effect Jan. 1 and prohibits the sale of kratom to anyone under 21. The law says it must be
Continue ReadingBy ALLEN G. BREED and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press In a way, the black-and-white Palestinian scarf draped over Hannah Sattler’s shoulders this week and the tie-dyed T-shirts of 1968 are woven from a common thread. Like so many college students across the country protesting the Israel-Hamas war, Sattler feels the historic weight of the anti-Vietnam
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Jones Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — The gift of sight is something easily taken for granted. Not so at the Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Vision Impaired which is on a mission to ensure that all underserved children in Florida have access to quality eye care.
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El ejército de Estados Unidos reconoció finalmente que mató por error a un civil en un ataque aéreo en Siria hace casi un año tras identificarlo erróneamente como un alto dirigente de al Qaeda, según las conclusiones de una investigación ordenada por el Comando Central de Estados Unidos el verano pasado.
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER and VALERIE GONZALEZ Associated Press Torrential rain is causing flooding in the Houston area. Officials on Thursday ordered some residents along a river to leave and are telling others they may wind up stranded. Of particular concern is an area along the San Jacinto River, which is expected to keep rising as
Continue ReadingBy TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The fate of a decades-old Tennessee policy that does not allow transgender people to change the sex designation on their birth certificates is in the hands of a federal appeals court. A group of four transgender women born in Tennessee wants the policy declared unconstitutional. A
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By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Alabama officials have enacted legislation that will allow President Joe Biden to appear on the state’s November ballot, less than a month after the Republican secretary of state warned that Democrats might miss a state deadline to formally name him as their nominee. Republican Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday
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