MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The British government says all the country’s electricity will come from renewable sources by 2035, a move that will help end the country’s reliance on imported fuel. Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said “the only way to strengthen Britain’s energy security is zero carbon power that is generated in this
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MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The British government says all the country’s electricity will come from renewable sources by 2035, a move that will help end the country’s reliance on imported fuel. Business and Energy Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said “the only way to strengthen Britain’s energy security is zero carbon power that is generated in this
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Investigators commissioned by the United Nations’ top human rights body said Monday they had evidence of possible crimes against humanity and war crimes in Libya. Many of the alleged crimes, they say, were committed against civilians and migrants detained in the country while trying
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
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By Swati Gupta, CNN India’s top court on Monday approved the government’s decision to pay about $670 for every coronavirus death in the country as compensation to the next of kin of the deceased. The payments tally to more than $300 million based on India’s current death toll, according to CNN’s calculation. It had officially
Continue ReadingBy Chris Dunker Click here for updates on this story LINCOLN, Nebraska (Lincoln Journal Star) — The number of on-campus sexual assaults reported to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Police doubled in 2020 over the previous year, according to the annual campus crime report published this week. A total of 26 rapes were reported on campus
Continue ReadingBy KABC Staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Sunday marked the end of a key fundraising period for the 2021 AIDS Walk Los Angeles, an event that is being held virtually this year because of the pandemic. So far organizers have received nearly $1 million in total donations. While
Continue Reading By FRANK BAJAK and BARBARA ORTUTAY Associated Press Facebook and its Instagram and WhatsApp platforms are back online after a massive global outage plunged the services and the businesses and people who rely on them into chaos for hours. Facebook said late Monday that “the root cause of this outage was a faulty configuration change”
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Business) — WhatsApp, Facebook e Instagram sufrieron fallas desde el lunes al mediodía, según declaraciones públicas de los tres servicios de Facebook. A las 6 P.M. hora de Miami se empezó a reportar el restablecimiento gradual para algunos usuarios. Aproximadamente seis horas duraron caídas. La interrupción fue causada por un “cambio de configuración
Continue Reading 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 Reading 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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