By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Watson, the CEO of Ozy Media, says it was “premature” to shut down and that he wants to keep operating, despite a scandal-ridden week that exposed Ozy as a media company without much of an audience. The company emailed a statement Monday saying it
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By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Carlos Watson, the CEO of Ozy Media, says it was “premature” to shut down and that he wants to keep operating, despite a scandal-ridden week that exposed Ozy as a media company without much of an audience. The company emailed a statement Monday saying it
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Nueva York (CNN Business) — Un alto ejecutivo de Facebook dijo este domingo en “Reliable Sources” de CNN que la compañía nunca podrá controlar todo el contenido de su sitio y que podría estar abierta a la regulación a medida que los legisladores continúen tomando medidas enérgicas contra el gigante tecnológico. El
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A woman who was holding her own son hostage during a custody exchange in South Los Angeles was shot by officers after she stabbed the boy in the neck, police say. The incident happened Friday evening at a home on West
Continue ReadingBy Kay Jones and Alta Spells, CNN An 11-year-old girl was killed and a 5-year-old girl injured after being shot while riding in a vehicle Saturday evening in Milwaukee, according to the police department. The two girls were passengers in a vehicle with other family members, when another car pulled up and started firing, according
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING and JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is blasting Republican lawmakers. for blocking efforts to increase the U.S. government’s borrowing authority. He says that they’re playing “Russian roulette with the U.S. economy” by committing to filibuster the measure ahead of an Oct. 18 deadline. Biden is calling on
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Swedish automaker Volvo plans to raise at least 25 billion kroner ($2.9 billion) by selling shares to fund its electric vehicle transformation strategy. Volvo said Monday that it applied with its parent company, Chinese carmaker Geely, to hold an initial public offering on the Nasdaq Stockholm.
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Goodman Click here for updates on this story MADISONVILLE, Texas (KPHO) — The five year anniversary of a young girl found in a suitcase in Texas with possible Arizona ties has prompted law enforcement to reach out to the public in hope of looking for a possible new lead about her and what
Continue Reading ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Police in Georgia say former NASCAR driver John Wes Townley was shot to death in a dispute that involved a hatchet after showing up at a house occupied by his estranged wife and another man. A statement by police in Athens says the 31-year-old Townley had the weapon at some point
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valencia Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO) — A girl has died after she was playing inside a parked car at a home in west Phoenix on Saturday. Phoenix police initially responded to what was believed to be a crash near 37th and Lewis avenues around 7:30 p.m. When officers
Continue Reading By ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Dozens of students and teachers from a prominent music school in Afghanistan have been flown to safety on their way to Portugal, where the government has agreed to grant them asylum. The group was on board a flight carrying 235 people out of Kabul’s international airport to
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Netflix and Howard University have established a $5.4 million scholarship in honor of Chadwick Boseman, called The Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship. The full scholarship will cover four years of tuition at Howard’s College of Fine Arts, which was renamed after Boseman earlier this year. Boseman attended the school studying directing
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Kabul, Afganistán (CNN) — Un ataque terrorista no logró que Atifa Watanayar dejara de enseñar, pero ahora teme que los talibanes lo hagan. Incluso antes de que el grupo militante entrara en Kabul, la profesora de inglés sentía una intensa incertidumbre y angustia. ¿Han cambiado los talibanes en 20 años? 1:02 A principios
Continue ReadingBy Katie Katro Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police are searching for multiple individuals after videos captured an unruly incident outside City Hall Saturday night. A driver was seen performing stunts in front of a large crowd in Center City. Another video showed people jumping on top of a
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — In a historic first, Russia is set to launch an actor and a film director to space to make a feature film in orbit. The project has been hailed by Russia’s space chief as a chance to raise the prestige of the nation’s space program. Actor Yulia
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FLIPPIN, Ark. (AP) — A $4.2 million expansion at a northern Arkansas boat manufacturing operation is expected to add 50 jobs. Vexus Boats said Monday it would add 30% more square footage to its operation in Flippin, about 105 miles north of Little Rock near the Missouri border. The company makes fishing boats. Gov. Asa
Continue ReadingBy Carter Williams, Click here for updates on this story SPRINGDALE, UTAH (KSL) — A 79-year-old man who had been missing since Tuesday called 911 and his family before he was located by Air Force airmen flying over Zion National Park on Saturday afternoon, park officials said. Park rangers said airmen located John Fiske Burg
Continue Reading WINDSOR, Ontario (AP) — Canadian police say the Ambassador Bridge border crossing is closed in both directions as police investigate possible explosives found in the area. Investigators say the area surrounding the bridge that links Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit has also been evacuated. Windsor police say traffic is being rerouted to the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel and
Continue ReadingBy KFSN Staff Click here for updates on this story FRESNO, California (KFSN) — Fresno police announced Saturday the victims of a deadly double shooting one day earlier are a mother and son. 33-year-old Fanchon Moore and 17-year-old Antonio Rodriguez were found with gunshot wounds at their home in east central Fresno just after 4:15
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis pitcher Adam Wainwright is guaranteed $17.5 million under his 2022 contract with the Cardinals, more than double his $8 million salary this year. The 40-year-old has spent all 16 of his big league seasons with the Cardinals. He was 17-7 with a 3.05 ERA in 32 starts. and the
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