Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Twitter experienced a bevy of glitches for over an hour Monday as links stopped working, some users were unable to log in and images were not loading for others. The company, which has experienced an uptick of instability and bugs in recent months after Elon Musk cut its staff
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Henderson and Amy Simonson, CNN The FBI is investigating the “suspicious death” of a female passenger on board a Carnival Sunshine cruise ship, but the company said the death appears to be natural. The woman was found unresponsive during the ship’s February 27 voyage to Nassau, Bahamas, the FBI field office in Columbia,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — Bim Ali estaba en las primeras semanas de su primer embarazo cuando el multimillonario Elon Musk acordó la adquisición de Twitter, donde trabajaba como ingeniera en el equipo de tecnologías centrales Redbird. En los meses de intensa incertidumbre que siguieron, Ali se quedó en la compañía, intentando no pensar
Continue Reading By DAVE COLLINS and DAVID SHARP Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — National transportation authorities say a corporate jet may have experienced stability problems before the severe buffeting that caused the death of a passenger. The NTSB initially reported that the plane experienced severe turbulence on Friday. But in a news release Monday, the agency
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina’s governor says he is going to ask lawmakers to approve nearly $1.3 billion to bring to the state a new electric vehicle plant. The company is a Volkswagen Group-backed group trying to revive the Scout brand of vehicles, which was a 1960s forerunner to
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cartoonists are pushing back against racist remarks made by “Dilbert” creator Scott Adams, with one artist even using his own strip this week to lampoon the disgraced cartoon now dropped by newspapers nationwide. Darrin Bell is transforming his strip “Candorville” — which usually features young
Continue ReadingBy Kia Fatahi, Celina Tebor and Eric Levenson, CNN A former White House official died as a result of severe turbulence on a private business jet that was diverted Friday to Connecticut, according to authorities and the deceased woman’s public resume. A Bombardier CL30 jet departing from Dillant-Hopkins Airport in Keene, New Hampshire, heading to
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN The US State Department on Monday imposed a visa sanction on a Syrian military official whom it says killed at least 41 unarmed civilians in a neighborhood of Damascus in April 2013. Amjad Yousef, a military intelligence officer for the regime of Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad, and his immediate family will
Continue Reading By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Barbara Everitt Bryant, the first woman to lead the U.S. Census Bureau, overseeing the 1990 count of every U.S. resident, has died. She was 96. Bryant’s family said in an email that she died of natural causes Thursday evening surrounded by family members. In a blogpost, Robert Santos, the current
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer A proposed settlement for more than $4 million has been reached in the lawsuit brought by former Iowa football players who alleged racial discrimination in coach Kirk Ferentz’s program. The office of State Auditor Rob Sand disclosed the proposed settlement on Monday, and he said he would oppose using
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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer South Carolina stands alone with the second-longest streak atop The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll as the Gamecocks remained No. 1 for a 37th consecutive week. The Gamecocks (32-0) won the Southeastern Conference Tournament over the weekend to remain undefeated heading into the NCAA tourney. South Carolina,
Continue ReadingBy Madison Weil Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO, California (KGTV) — More than 80 people inside two California detention centers, Mesa Verde in Bakersfield and the Golden State Annex in McFarland, are on hunger strike in protest of the conditions inside. On Sunday, a rally was held in solidarity just outside
Continue ReadingBy KATC Staff Click here for updates on this story BREAUX BRIDGE, Louisiana (KATC) — According to the Breaux Bridge Police Department (BBPD), on March 2, 2023, at around 4:30 pm, a child in Breaux Bridge discharged a firearm, injuring one adult. As determined by preliminary investigations conducted by Breaux Bridge Police, the child was
Continue ReadingBy Tre Francis Click here for updates on this story LOUISIANA (KATC) — The St. Michael robotics team competed in the Lafayette Regional robotics competition winning first place overall. Advancing the team to the Louisiana state tournament in New Orleans winning first place again in January. Qualifying the team to compete in April—-in the First
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN In a new study, most elite athletes with a diagnosed genetic heart disease did not experience serious or fatal symptoms of their condition, such as sudden cardiac death. The research suggests it can be “feasible” and “safe” for athletes to continue to participate in their sport. Among a sample of 76
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN Twitter’s website was inaccessible for many users on Monday while others reported issues seeing photos and clicking through links in the app, marking one of the most wide-ranging service disruptions to date under new owner Elon Musk. Some users who attempted to load Twitter.com or TweetDeck, a service that allows users
Continue ReadingBy Robert North, CNN The head of the main business lobby in the United Kingdom is stepping aside while an investigation takes place into complaints about his workplace conduct. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) said it initially received an allegation against Director-General Tony Danker in January. That complaint was “investigated thoroughly and was dealt
Continue Reading By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer A proposed settlement for more than $4 million has been reached in the lawsuit brought by former Iowa football players who alleged racial discrimination in coach Kirk Ferentz’s program. The office of State Auditor Rob Sand disclosed the proposed settlement on Monday, and he said he would oppose using
Continue ReadingBy Kiara Hay Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WXYZ) — Frustrations continue to run high after back-to-back winter storms slammed metro Detroit. As of Monday morning, tens of thousands are still without power and they’re demanding answers. DTE said most customers should be back online by the end of the day on
Continue ReadingBy Peter Maxwell Click here for updates on this story MICHIGAN (WXYZ) — It’s been just over 15 months since the deadly shooting at Oxford High School that took the lives of four students. Since then, several lawsuits have been filed against both the district and its employees with the hope of some change being
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