Cybercriminals raked in record $1.1 billion in ransom payments in 2023
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Washington (CNN) — Cybercriminals extorted a record $1.1 billion in ransom payments from victim organizations around the…
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Dogs found at SC home were emaciated, tethered, underneath garbage, deputies say
By Stephanie Moore Click here for updates on this story ANDERSON COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — An Anderson County,…
Continue ReadingGov. Lamont gives upbeat assessment of Connecticut as pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt opening day
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has given an upbeat assessment of the state and its finances. He…
Continue ReadingMissouri prosecutor seeks to vacate murder conviction, the 2nd case challenged in 2 weeks
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri prosecutor has filed a motion to vacate the conviction of a man imprisoned for more than…
Continue ReadingThousands rally in Slovakia to accuse new government’s plan of going easier on corruption
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Thousands have rallied in front of Slovakia’s Parliament to condemn a plan by the new government of the populist…
Continue ReadingHenry Timms quitting as Lincoln Center’s president after 5 years
NEW YORK (AP) — Henry Timms is quitting as president of Lincoln Center of the Performing Arts after five years. The 47-year-old announced his…
Continue Reading What to know about Trump and the 14th Amendment’s ‘insurrectionist ban’
By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Thursday in the historic efforts to disqualify former President…
Continue ReadingMadison couple searching for belongings, answers after luggage rifled through on flight from New Jersey
By Arman Rahman Click here for updates on this story Madison, WI (WISC) — MADISON, Wis.- A pair of travelers said…
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Un portón enrejado, una recámara mohosa y platos sucios: dentro del complejo subterráneo de Hamas donde Israel afirma que se retuvo a los rehenes
Alexandra Ferguson Khan Younis (CNN) — El aire viciado y húmedo del interior del túnel huele a alcantarillado. Las paredes están limosas y…
Continue ReadingNew UN weather agency chief says rate of global warming is speeding up
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — The new chief of the World Meteorological Organization says the rate of human-caused climate…
Continue ReadingHow to get COVID-19 antiviral pills like Paxlovid
By The Associated Press For some people with COVID-19, antiviral pills that can be taken at home can lessen the chances of winding up in the…
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See Jeremy Renner do his own crazy stunts in new Super Bowl commercial
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Just over a year after a snowplow accident nearly ended his life, Jeremy Renner is jumping, kicking and feeling…
Continue Reading$3 for a single McDonald’s hash brown? Customers are fed up and pushing back
Originally Published: 06 FEB 24 14:02 ET Updated: 07 FEB 24 10:03 ET By Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Corporate America may be bumping up…
Continue ReadingZimbabwe’s government backs a move to abolish the death penalty having last hanged someone in 2005
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s Cabinet has agreed to back a move in Parliament to abolish the death…
Continue ReadingPrince Harry’s visit to see King Charles III didn’t bring reconciliation with William
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry flew more than 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) to see his father after King Charles III…
Continue ReadingFather describes firing back after 12-year-old son shot while caught in crossfire in SW Philadelphia
By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Philadelphia police are investigating a double…
Continue Reading Trump plans to press immunity defense in classified documents case despite defeat in appeals court
By Holmes Lybrand and Katelyn Polantz, CNN Washington (CNN) — Donald Trump’s legal team is outlining how he intends to fight the classified…
Continue ReadingSenate Republicans block bipartisan border package, then scramble to find support for Ukraine aid
By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Wartime aid for Ukraine was left hanging in the Senate Wednesday after…
Continue Reading It’s like that. Mariah Carey to celebrate ‘Mimi’s emancipation’ with Vegas residency
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Mariah Carey will celebrate the 20th anniversary of “The Emancipation of Mimi” with a new concert…
Continue ReadingPolice in Indian-controlled Kashmir say militants fire on workers from Punjab state, killing 1
SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police say militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir have fired at two workers from the northern state of Punjab, killing one…
Continue ReadingBiden is sending aides to Michigan to see Arab American and Muslim leaders over the Israel-Hamas war
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is sending senior aides to Michigan on…
Continue ReadingFossil fuel-dependent Puerto Rico can fully shift to clean energy by 2050, a federal study says
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — As Puerto Rico struggles with chronic power outages and a decaying electric grid,…
Continue ReadingFrom exclusive events to concerts: Stars and athletes plan to flock Las Vegas for Super Bowl events
By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Las Vegas will be flooded with so many pre- Super Bowl events that Shaquille…
Continue ReadingWoman accused of depriving children of food, water at home day care in Philadelphia
By Annie McCormick Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A day care worker in Philadelphia is…
Continue ReadingItalian Olympic champion Jacobs reconnects with US family by moving to Florida ahead of Paris Games
By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Italian sprinter Marcell Jacobs still feels like he has something to prove as he prepares to defend…
Continue Reading Los republicanos del Senado van camino de bloquear el acuerdo fronterizo bipartidista y el paquete de ayuda a Ucrania e Israel
CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Se espera que los republicanos del Senado destruyan un importante acuerdo fronterizo bipartidista y un paquete de ayuda…
Continue ReadingCargo train locomotive derails in Colorado, spilling 100s of gallons of diesel
LOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say the locomotive of a cargo train has derailed in northern Colorado, spilling hundreds of gallons of diesel.…
Continue ReadingNTSB to release cause of fiery Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern Ohio at June hearing
By JOSH FUNK Associated Press Federal investigators say they will determine the cause of last year’s fiery Norfolk Southern derailment in eastern…
Continue Reading Ben Affleck has finally found a way to combine his sad memes with his love of coffee
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Ben Affleck knows what everyone’s been saying about his many sad faces. He’s now using it to his advantage…
Continue ReadingPizza Hut’s ‘Goodbye Pies’ campaign wants to aid your breakup woes
Originally Published: 06 FEB 24 18:37 ET Updated: 06 FEB 24 23:59 ET By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — Relationship on the brink? Pizza Hut wants you…
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Decades after suspected arson, a historic Black church in Pennsylvania reopens as a Black history museum
Originally Published: 07 FEB 24 09:16 ET Updated: 07 FEB 24 10:29 ET By Kaitlyn Schwanemann, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in nearly 30 years,…
Continue ReadingHamas counterproposal on hostage and ceasefire deal calls for phased Israeli pullout from Gaza and plan to end war
Originally Published: 07 FEB 24 06:36 ET Updated: 07 FEB 24 11:05 ET By Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Hamas has…
Continue ReadingIgnitable cakes, sweatshirts and more. Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift gear flies off store shelves
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, NICK INGRAM and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An ignitable cake burns away a Kansas City Chiefs…
Continue ReadingIgnitable cakes, sweatshirts and more. Travis Kelce, Taylor Swift gear flies off store shelves
By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH, NICK INGRAM and MARK VANCLEAVE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An ignitable cake burns away a Kansas City Chiefs…
Continue ReadingResidents scatter as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma
By RUTH ALONGA and JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Residents say one of eastern Congo’s most active rebel groups is…
Continue ReadingMoths actually aren’t drawn to light as previously thought, study finds
By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — At night, it’s not unusual to find a hoard of moths and other insects circling around a porch light or street…
Continue ReadingAnother accident like Boeing’s door plug blowout could happen again, NTSB chair says
Originally Published: 07 FEB 24 09:12 ET By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Jennifer Homendy, chair of the National Transportation Safety…
Continue ReadingEx-Mountie intelligence official sentenced to 14 years for breaking Canada’s secrets law
OTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A judge has sentenced a former senior intelligence official in Canada’s national police force to 14 years in prison for…
Continue ReadingCanadians shifting attention away from Ukraine, Conservative support waning: survey
By Rachel Aiello Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — As the war in Ukraine approaches the…
Continue Reading Rescue crews searching for helicopter with 5 Marines missing en route from Las Vegas area to San Diego
Originally Published: 07 FEB 24 09:49 ET Updated: 07 FEB 24 11:17 ET By Haley Britzky, Andy Rose and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Rescue crews are…
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Black dads are more likely to play, dress and share a meal with their child, data shows
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — As he was growing up, Jeremy Givens says the narrative he heard around Black fathers was different than the…
Continue ReadingCanada’s housing crisis: New funding isn’t a ‘long-term’ solution, warns researcher
By Patrick Rail Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — As a crushing housing stock shortage,…
Continue ReadingBernie Moreno running for Senate as outsider, but public entities he served boosted his business
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — In his bid for U.S. Senate in Ohio, Trump-endorsed Republican Bernie Moreno casts…
Continue ReadingSouth Korean president reiterates that Seoul will not seek its own nuclear deterrent
By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol reiterated that the country would not seek its…
Continue Reading As guns rise to leading cause of death among US children, research funding to help prevent and protect victims lags
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — More children die from guns than anything else in the United States, but relatively little funding is…
Continue ReadingSaturn’s Death Star-looking moon may have vast underground ocean
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Astronomers have found the best evidence yet of a vast, young ocean beneath the icy…
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German bank braces for wave of bad loans in ‘greatest real estate crisis since the financial crisis’
By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Deutsche Pfandbriefbank, or PBB, a German lender focused on real estate, has set aside more money for bad…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia lawyer accused of falsely claiming to represent family of boy killed by police
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia lawyer stands accused of trying to file an unauthorized civil lawsuit on behalf of the father of a 12-year-old…
Continue ReadingHalf of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders want more US support of Palestinians, a poll shows
By TERRY TANG and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press About half of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. believe the…
Continue Reading ¿Qué sabemos del accidente de helicóptero en el que murió Piñera?
urielblanco (CNN Español) — Sebastián Piñera Echenique, expresidente de Chile, murió el martes en un accidente de helicóptero en la…
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