By AMY TAXIN Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A group of environmental organizations is demanding the Biden administration suspend and cancel oil and gas leases in federal waters off the California coast after a recent crude oil spill. The Center for Biological Diversity and about three dozen organizations sent a petition Wednesday to
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s company is under criminal investigation by a district attorney in a New York City suburb into whether it misled officials to cut taxes for a golf course there. That’s according to the New York Times, citing “people with knowledge of the matter.” The newspaper didn’t say why
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Lo que parecen ser restos humanos, junto con artículos personales, como una mochila y un cuaderno, pertenecientes a Brian Laundrie fueron encontrados en la Reserva Carlton en North Port, Florida, según el agente especial a cargo de la División de Tampa del FBI, Michael McPherson. “Estos artículos se encontraron en un
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — La Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) aprobó este miércoles una resolución sobre la “Situación en Nicaragua” en la que reitera el pedido de liberación de opositores detenidos, a poco más de dos semanas de la realización de las elecciones presidenciales en el país. En el documento aprobado por el
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story BAYOU LA BATRE, Alabama (WALA) — Bayou La Batre Police need the public’s help finding two bandits who robbed a woman at a haunted house. That frightful encounter happened at the South Bay Nightmare Haunted House Saturday night. The victim Lynn Harris says she volunteers
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By Chloe Melas and Josh Campbell, CNN Approximately 65 demonstrators, including Netflix employees and supporters of the transgender community, protested outside of the company’s offices in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Employees began streaming out of the building at 10:30a PT in protest of Dave Chappelle’s “The Closer” comedy special, which has been criticized as transphobic
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By Matt Egan, CNN Business From port congestion and price spikes to widespread shortages, stress in US supply chains is intensifying and could slow the economy in the coming months, Moody’s Analytics warns. “Supply-chain headaches show no sign of subsiding just yet,” Moody’s economists led by Matt Colyar wrote in a Tuesday report. About 200,000
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By Eric Levenson, Taylor Romine, Leyla Santiago and Randi Kaye, CNN What appears to be human remains and items belonging to Brian Laundrie, including a backpack, have been found in the Carlton Reserve in North Port, Florida, according to FBI Special Agent in Charge Michael McPherson. Another one of the items found was a notebook
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By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden is speaking candidly about the challenges of her job as first lady. Speaking Wednesday at an event for the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy at the Kennedy Center, Biden offered tribute to Barbara Bush and her ability to handle controversy with grace. She said
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The Missouri Department of Transportation said Wednesday morning that the closed westbound lane at Sorrels Overpass had reopened. Crews finished work to stabilize the overpass, which was damaged when a raised boom on a Waste Management truck hit it Monday. The truck driver suffered serious injuries but his condition has improved.
Continue Reading SANDERSVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Defense experts at a Georgia murder trial are denying that three fired deputies used too much force when they repeatedly shocked a man with stun guns before he died. Prosecutors say Henry Lee Copeland, Michael Howell and Rhett Scott had no reason to detain Eurie Martin. The white deputies confronted the
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By Eric Levenson, Leyla Santiago and Gregory Lemos, CNN Nikolas Cruz, the gunman who carried out the massacre of students and faculty members at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in February 2018, pleaded guilty in a Florida courtroom Wednesday to 17 counts of murder and 17 counts of attempted murder. Cruz, 23, faces a minimum
Continue Reading KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Police say three people are dead and two others critically wounded following a shooting at a home in the southeastern Wisconsin city of Kenosha. Interim Police Chief Eric Larsen on Wednesday described Tuesday’s night’s shooting as a domestic situation. Additional details weren’t immediately released, but the Kenosha Police Department said earlier
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The first NASA mission that will fly by eight ancient asteroids launched early Saturday morning, but not everything went according to plan once the Lucy spacecraft reached space. After Lucy successfully separated from the rocket, it deployed both solar arrays. However, NASA only received confirmation that one of the solar arrays
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The NFL is kicking off a $6.2 million campaign for problem gambling programs across the country. The effort aims to get fans to set limits on their wagers, understand the risks of betting and know where to go for help. The league is partnering with
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Biden administration has dealt a serious blow to the proposed Twin Metals copper-nickel mine on the edge of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area in northeastern Minnesota. The government ordered a study Wednesday that could lead to a 20-year ban on mining upstream from the wilderness. The
Continue Reading By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The only Michigan official fired in the Flint water disaster likely was a “public scapegoat” who lost her job because of politics. That’s the opinion of an arbitrator who is ordering $191,880 in lost wages and other compensation for Liane Shekter Smith. She served as head of
Continue Reading By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — The NFL is kicking off a $6.2 million campaign for problem gambling programs across the country. The effort aims to get fans to set limits on their wagers, understand the risks of betting, and know where to go for help. The league is partnering with
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By Bethlehem Feleke, Katie Polglase and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN The capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region was covered in smoke on Wednesday as the city was hit by another day of airstrikes, eyewitnesses and authorities told CNN. The airstrikes on Mekelle were targeting weapons sites used by the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF), said Billene
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The jury of the Frederic Chopin international piano competition is hearing the last finalists in Warsaw before announcing the winner of the 40,000-euro ($45,000) first prize in the prestigious event that launches world careers. The jury will gather for the crucial deliberations late Wednesday after hearing
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