Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. World Health Organization says it’s reached an agreement with Israel for limited pauses in fighting in Gaza to allow for polio vaccinations for hundreds of thousands of children. It comes after a baby contracted the first confirmed case in 25 years in the Palestinian territory. The WHO
Continue ReadingNEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Former New Jersey governor and unsuccessful Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie will teach a course on running for office at Yale University this semester. The weekly seminar taught by Christie is titled “How to Run a Political Campaign” and is open to undergraduates as well as graduate students at Yale’s
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By Devan Cole, CNN Washington (CNN) — Steve Bannon, the right-wing podcaster and former Donald Trump aide, asked a federal judge on Thursday to release him from prison early as he continues to challenge his contempt of Congress conviction. Bannon reported to prison earlier this summer to begin serving a four-month sentence for defying a congressional
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released footage showing that they boarded and intentionally set explosives aboard a Greek-flagged tanker that was earlier abandoned after they repeatedly attacked it, putting the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill. The Houthis chanted their group’s motto as they set
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By Jeff Morgan Click here for updates on this story HARFORD COUNTY, Maryland (WMAR) — Students at several Harford County schools are drinking out of water bottles after forever chemicals were found in their drinking water. According to the district, 10 schools are impacted by the forever chemicals in the drinking water. Five
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El dirigente opositor venezolano Juan Guanipa denunció este miércoles un intento de detención durante la jornada de protestas convocada por la oposición en rechazo a los controversiales resultados electorales del 28 de julio anunciados por las autoridades, según señaló en entrevista con CNN. Aseguró que logró evitar su arresto
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The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the cause of a deadly crash on Interstate 70 in July was due to distracted driving.
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By Ryan Dickstein Click here for updates on this story WASHINGTON (WMAR) — A Washington DC Metropolitan Police officer is dead following a tragic gun mishap on-duty. On Thursday evening officer Wayne David and his robbery suppression unit spotted a suspect in the Quarles Street area. When the man took off running, he was seen
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Hay un misterio que empieza a echar raíces en mi vecindario. Es la historia de una persona que desembolsó entre 80 y 100 mil dólares, y puede que incluso más que eso, en un Cybertruck Tesla que está siempre estacionado en la calle, expuesto a los elementos, lejos de
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By Andy Rose and Caroline Jaime, CNN (CNN) — Seattle-Tacoma International Airport announced Saturday more of its systems have come back online following a suspected cyberattack on the busy airport August 24. “Nearly all common use airlines systems for flights have returned” for affected carriers, a Saturday statement read. The airport said travelers would begin
Continue Reading CNN By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — As the upcoming Labor Day holiday weekend is expected to send a record number of travelers to the skies, a cyberattack is forcing one of the nation’s largest airports to go back to basics. Computer systems at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport went down Saturday, and officials say they still
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — A local official in northern Yemen says that floods that swept through a northern district this week have killed at least 33 people and damaged more than 200 houses. Heavy rains that began Tuesday as part of Yemen’s monsoon season have caused major flooding and unleashed rockslides in the Melhan district of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Next month’s debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump won’t have an audience, live microphones when candidates aren’t speaking, or written notes, according to rules that ABC News, the host network, shared this week with both campaigns. A copy of the rules was provided to
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writers An NFL spokesperson says Tom Brady’s pending bid to become a part owner of the Las Vegas Raiders has triggered restrictions on his access to teams as part of his role as a Fox Sports broadcaster. Brady is not permitted to attend in-person or online broadcast production meetings and may not have
Continue ReadingThe Kremlin says that Russian President Vladimir Putin will visit Mongolia next week despite the country being a member of the International Criminal Court. The ICC issued a warrant for Putin’s arrest last year. The visit is scheduled for Sept. 3 and it will be Putin’s first trip to an ICC member state since the
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer DARLINGTON, S.C. (AP) — Darlington Raceway will honor late NASCAR Hall of Famer Cale Yarborough at his hometown track where he won five Southern 500s and left a legacy of success. Yarborough died at age 84 last New Year’s Eve. There will be the Oldsmobile Cutlass he drove to his third straight
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — A woman who posted a video of herself singing outdoors in Afghanistan to protest the Taliban’s morality laws, which include a ban on women’s voices in public, says she won’t be silenced. The Taliban last week issued laws to prevent vice and promote virtue, including a requirement for a woman to conceal
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The average rate on a 30-year mortgage eased for the second week in a row and remains at its lowest level in more than a year. That’s good news for prospective homebuyers facing home prices near all-time highs. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate fell to 6.35% from 6.46%
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By Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk has stepped up online attacks on a Supreme Court judge threatening to suspend social media platform X in Brazil, calling him “an evil dictator” in an ongoing feud between the two men. Justice Alexandre de Moraes had threatened to suspend X if Musk did not appoint a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s electoral authority says that the former governing nationalist conservative party violated campaign funding rules in the 2023 parliamentary vote. The State Electoral Commission imposed a penalty worth millions of dollars that would undercut the party’s resources for next year’s presidential election. The commission said Thursday that the campaign
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