By Brittany Breeding Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — One of the landlords who owns multiple properties where residents are being forced to move out was arraigned Tuesday. Yacov Smouha and his company – Amar Shreveport Holdings – are facing dozens of misdemeanor charges. They stem from issues at Villa
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa held a national election Wednesday that could be the country’s most hotly contested in 30 years, with the long-ruling African National Congress party facing a stern test to hold onto its majority. The ANC has been the majority party and in government
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By Yoonjung Seo and Juliana Liu, CNN Seoul/Hong Kong (CNN) — A labor union representing tens of thousands of workers at Samsung Electronics in South Korea has called a one-day strike next week, in what would be the first such walkout at the smartphone and chipmaking giant. The Nationwide Samsung Electronics Union (NSEU) said on
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is urging the owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators have an increased risk of exploding in a crash and hurling dangerous metal fragments. Wednesday’s urgent request comes after one person in a Nissan was killed
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Walgreens is joining other retailers in cutting prices across the board, from snacks to toiletries and even Squishmallows, in an effort to lure back inflation-weary shoppers turned off by high prices. Prices are dropping immediately on more than 1,500 items online and at its stores, which include
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By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — A group of drag artists have launched a new coalition in response to attacks on drag expression. On Wednesday, the group of artists – including Hysteria Brooks, a victim impacted by the Club Q shooting that left five people dead in Colarado in 2022 – announced the launch of
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A Jewish veteran is preparing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Pvt. Mervyn Kersh was summoned by his commanding officer and threatened with arrest even as he prepared to embark for the battlefields of Normandy eight decades ago. The officer demanded to know why
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace, CNN Washington (CNN) — Boeing is expected to release a plan this week to fix its endless string of safety issues that have been under federal investigation following a midflight fuselage blowout in January. The report is a critical step for Boeing to rebuild confidence among the public, airlines, and its regulator
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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Lexi Thompson will retire from professional golf at the end of the 2024 season, calling time on a decorated career at the age of 29, the American announced on Tuesday. The 11-time LPGA Tour champion revealed her decision ahead of her 18th consecutive US Women’s Open appearance this week,
Continue ReadingBy Rick Quan Click here for updates on this story HAWAII (KITV) — A senior at Iolani School was among the top winners in the world’s largest international high school science competition. His project looked into why endangered green sea turtles in Kaneohe Bay are being stricken by a life-threatening disease. During the pandemic, Maddux
Continue ReadingBy Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — Two new giant pandas will be arriving at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo in Washington, DC, this year, the zoo announced Wednesday. The bears, named Qing Bao and Bao Li, a pair of 2-year-old black-and-white animals, will arrive by the end of 2024 through a partnership with the China Wildlife Conservation Association, the zoo
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists in France have uncovered nine “astonishing” graves containing the skeletons of 28 horses that were buried about 2,000 years ago, though their precise cause of death remains a mystery. Discovered in Villedieu-sur-Indre, a commune in central France, two of the graves have been fully excavated so far, the
Continue ReadingBy Adam Rife Click here for updates on this story OAK CREEK, Wisconsin (WDJT) — An employee at an Oak Creek day care center was arrested and charged earlier this month after investigators found cocaine in her backpack at the facility. Oak Creek police released the information on Tuesday, May 28. They said the investigation
Continue ReadingBy DINO HAZELL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Months after the nation’s capital bid an emotional farewell to its giant pandas, the National Zoo is expecting a renewed surge in panda-mania with the announcement that two more of the furry black-and-white icons will be coming to Washington. The zoo announced Wednesday that a fresh agreement
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch police say that an international investigation is homing in on a gang of robbers believed to be responsible for a brazen multimillion-dollar jewelry heist at an art show in the Netherlands. They say two stolen gemstones have been recovered. Smartly dressed robbers wielding sledge hammers snatched jewelry from display
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) In the past week and half, three people have been killed after a string of shootings in Columbia. Charges were filed yesterday in the latest deadly shooting on rice road and the shooting during an attempting carjacking at the Wal-Mart parking lot on Conley Road. One of the most recent shooting was
Continue ReadingBy Meredith Bruckner Click here for updates on this story ANN ARBOR, Michigan (WWJ) — The W.E. Upjohn at the University of Michigan’s Nichols Arboretum has reached peak bloom, and it’s a stunning sight. Horticulture lead Doug Conley said the bloom occurred much earlier than usual this year. “We were well into June before we
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A Michigan man faces up to 20 years in prison for allegedly selling fake Xanax pills and other counterfeit drugs on the dark web. Erik Miller, 47, of Sturgis, was charged with selling counterfeit drugs, conspiracy to distribute Xanax and MDMA,
Continue ReadingBy FATMA KHALED Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Egypt and China have signed agreements deepening their cooperation during President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s visit to Beijing. El-Sissi, accompanied by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, witnessed the signing Wednesday together with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a ceremony that coincided with the 10th anniversary of the Egypt-China comprehensive
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Cam Barrett knows the precise date of her first menstrual period. Her mother posted the news on Facebook. “I was in fourth grade. I was 9 years old. The date was September 9, 2009. And my mom posted … something like, ‘Oh my God, my baby girl’s a woman
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