By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press FREEPORT, Bahamas (AP) — The potential loss of conch in the Bahamas reflects the threat overfishing poses around the world to traditional foods. Nowhere is as synonymous with a seafood as the Bahamas is with conch, a marine snail whose shell and image are seen throughout the island nation. No
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The federal appeals court in Washington, DC, has upheld the Justice Department’s use of a key criminal charge against hundreds of January 6 rioters, saying they can be charged with obstructing Congress. The appeals court said obstruction can include a “wide range of conduct” when a defendant has
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Un incendio arrasó con al menos 100 hectáreas de la Reserva Forestal La Yeguada, en la provincia de Veraguas, en Panamá, y aunque el Cuerpo de Bomberos dice haber controlado el fuego en la noche de este jueves, las autoridades temen que pueda encenderse otra vez, como pasó previamente. El fuego
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Regulators are worried that faucet leaks in Boeing 787 jets could pose a safety hazard by water seeping into the planes’ electronics during flights. The Federal Aviation Administration proposed Friday to order repetitive inspections and, if leaks are found, replacing faucet parts. The move comes after reports of water from lavatories
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Senate’s top two leaders demanded on Friday that Russia immediately release Evan Gershkovich in a rare bipartisan statement that condemned the detention of the Wall Street Journal reporter and declared that “journalism is not a crime.” The statement from Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Minority Leader Mitch
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Dos menores fueron arrestados y se busca a un tercero en relación con la reciente muerte a tiros de tres adolescentes de la zona en la comunidad de Florida Central, dijo este viernes el sheriff del condado de Marion, Billy Woods. Los investigadores creen que las víctimas estaban involucradas en robos
Continue Reading By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A newly filed lawsuit argues Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s “purely discretionary and arbitrary” process for restoring the voting rights of people with felony convictions should be declared unconstitutional. The suit was filed Thursday in federal court in Richmond. Youngkin’s administration confirmed quietly last
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue and Tierney Sneed, CNN Justice Clarence Thomas said Friday that he did not disclose luxury travel paid for by a Republican donor because he was advised at the time that he did not have to report it. In a rare statement sent via the Supreme Court’s public information office, Thomas said
Continue Reading By HAVEN DALEY and ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — This Easter, Americans will devour more than 1 billion Peeps — those radiant marshmallow chicks whose appearance on store shelves each year is as much a herald of spring as azaleas at the Masters. What makes the treats so vibrant is erythrosine, a
Continue Reading By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dust off your eclipse glasses: It’s only a year until a total solar eclipse sweeps across North America. On April 8, 2024, the moon will cast its shadow across a stretch of the U.S., Mexico and Canada, plunging millions of people into midday darkness. It’s
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By MADDIE BURAKOFF AP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Dust off your eclipse glasses: It’s only a year until a total solar eclipse sweeps across North America. On April 8, 2024, the moon will cast its shadow across a stretch of the U.S., Mexico and Canada, plunging millions of people into midday darkness. It’s
Continue ReadingBy Soyoung Kim Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND Oregon (KPTV) — Police in part of the Portland metro are searching for a suspect who went on a smashing spree with a golf club Wednesday morning. At least one of the acts of vandalism in the St. Johns neighborhood was caught on camera.
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Israel said it struck targets belonging to the Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Lebanon and Gaza early Friday, hours after dozens of rockets were fired from southern Lebanon into Israeli territory, which the Israeli military blamed on Palestinian militants. The number of rockets fired from Lebanon was the highest since
Continue ReadingBy Carmyn Gutierrez Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, Tennessee (WSMV) — Detectives are working to identify a woman who is accused of stealing a dead man’s truck and credit cards in Franklin, Tennessee. According to Franklin Police, the man was found dead in a Franklin hotel on March 24, and his death
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coroner has released autopsy findings in the death of Coolio more than six months after the “Fantastic Voyage” rapper was found unresponsive at a Los Angeles home. The report lists the effects of fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine as the cause of the late artist’s death
Continue ReadingBy KCTV Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — Lorenzo Cain will retire a Royal next month. The Kansas City Royals announced Thursday that the former Royals All-Star centerfielder will sign a one-day contract with the team. A retirement ceremony will be held prior to the Royals’ home matchup
Continue ReadingBy Zac Summers Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA, Georgia (WANF) — A visually impaired man is calling for change after claims he was stuck in an Atlanta hotel elevator without braille. Mario Bonds was in town late last month for work and was staying at the Hampton Inn & Suites in Midtown
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un documento histórico firmado por el rey Carlos II, que ayudó a completar la restauración de la monarquía británica después de la Guerra Civil Inglesa, salió a subasta y se espera que recaude hasta 600.000 libras esterlinas (US$ 749.000). El documento, conocido como “La Declaración de Breda”, fue redactado por
Continue ReadingBy Tammy Watford Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Asheville High and the School of Inquiry & Life Sciences’ National Art Honor Society as well as the Homework Diner are celebrating art in schools. They’re doing that by inviting the community to celebrate art in schools with a free
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By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MIAMI (AP) — Miami Heat forward Udonis Haslem is toward the end of what has been a 20-year NBA career. He spent it all with his hometown team. Haslem was undrafted in 2002 and didn’t get NBA work right away. So he spent a year playing in France. The
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