By Jeremiah Estrada Click here for updates on this story LAHAINA, Hawaii (KITV) — The state legislature passed a bill for the $4.037 billion settlement agreement that will provide compensation for residents affected by the Lahaina wildfires in 2023. HB 1001 is the collective agreement from seven defendants to pay billions of dollars back to
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By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Erik Prince, founder of the controversial security contractor formerly known as Blackwater, joined in law enforcement operations on Saturday in Guayaquil, one of Ecuador’s most violent cities, according to local officials. The operations saw 10 houses raided and 40 people detained, Ecuador’s Interior Minister John Reimberg said. “Since early
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By Kristen Consillio Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — As tariffs kick in, the state’s premium Kona coffee industry could see a boost in short-term business. That’s because Hawaii’s the only state in the nation that commercially grows coffee. “So we are the only American coffee on the market,” said Suzanne
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By Alaa Elassar, Shania Shelton and Mina Allen, CNN (CNN) — Scores of people took part in protests against President Donald Trump and Elon Musk across all 50 states and globally on Saturday, organized by a pro-democracy movement in response to what they call a “hostile takeover” and attack on American rights and freedoms. Over
Continue ReadingPor Shania Shelton, CNN La administración Trump presentó este sábado una suspensión de emergencia para bloquear una orden para regresar a Estados Unidos a un hombre que fue deportado por error a El Salvador el mes pasado, el último episodio en la tensa batalla legal sobre el destino del hombre de Maryland. “Estados Unidos no
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By Justin Schecker Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — An Orange County man says he spent nearly a week in the hospital after an Orlando Police officer tased him downtown on S. Orange Avenue. “The feeling it just knocked me off my feet, and it was excruciating,” Gabriel Lasalle
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By Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The Canadian government is warning citizens visiting the United States that US border officials have the authority to search travelers’ electronic devices – including phones, laptops, and tablets – without providing a reason. In a revised travel advisory posted online, it urges Canadians to “expect scrutiny” when crossing the
Continue ReadingBy Belkys Nerey, Kevin Boulandier Click here for updates on this story MIAMI (WSVN) — Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava has penned a letter to the Homeland Security secretary asking for a tour of the Krome Detention Center in Homestead after reports have surfaced of alleged inhumane conditions. In the letter, released Friday, Levine Cava
Continue ReadingBy Rubén Rosario Click here for updates on this story SOUTHWEST MIAMI-DADE, Florida (WSVN) — Zoo Miami’s gorillas will soon be on the move. Officials on Friday said that Shango and Barney are set to be relocated to another facility due to construction projects at the zoo. The work means their exhibit will have to
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — St. Joseph residents gathered at the sidewalks along the intersection of the Belt Highway and Frederick Ave. on Saturday to peacefully protest against President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk.
Continue ReadingBy Michael Hudak, Kevin Boulandier Click here for updates on this story MIAMI BEACH, Florida (WSVN) — Three people were hurt after a boat crashed into a channel marker in Biscayne Bay, a witness said. Miami Beach Police units and officials with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission responded to the scene of the
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By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press New York state officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding. Daniel Morton-Bentley, counsel and deputy commissioner of the state Department of Education, said in
Continue Reading By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press New York state officials have told the Trump administration that they will not comply with its demands to end diversity, equity and inclusion practices in public schools, despite the administration’s threats to terminate federal education funding. Daniel Morton-Bentley, counsel and deputy commissioner of the state Department of Education, said in
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By NATALIE MELZER Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli troops deployed to a newly established security corridor across southern Gaza, the military announced Saturday, as pressure on the Hamas militant group increased weeks into the renewed war. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday announced the new Morag Corridor and suggested it would cut
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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Triumph Foods is donating $25,000 to the St. Joseph School District – its third of four annual donations totaling $100,000. The funds will support multiple programs, including the ELD program, which provides interpretive services, community resources, and cultural support for students and families from other countries or who speak
Continue ReadingPor Verónica Calderón, CNN en Español El Gobierno de Ecuador informó este sábado que Erik Prince, asesor en seguridad, llegó al país con el propósito de “enfrentar al narcoterrorismo”, de acuerdo con una publicación del Ministerio de Defensa ecuatoriano en la red social X. A su llegada a Ecuador, Prince dijo que su objetivo es
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WSMV, JARED AUERBACH, CNN By Gene Norman, Karina Tsui, Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — Severe thunderstorms and relentless rain are triggering catastrophic flooding across the middle of the US this weekend, as areas already hit hard by a recent string of storms and tornadoes remain in the path of this current system. The storms have
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By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll from last week’s massive earthquake in Myanmar rose to 3,455, state media said Saturday, as U.N. agencies and foreign aid donors ramped up their emergency relief efforts. The 7.7 magnitude quake hit a wide swath of the country, causing significant damage to six regions
Continue ReadingPor Abeer Salman, Tim Lister y Eyad Kourdi, CNN Un video difundido este sábado muestra los momentos finales de más de una decena de trabajadores humanitarios palestinos que murieron por disparos de tropas israelíes en Gaza el mes pasado, y pone en duda las afirmaciones israelíes de que los soldados abrieron fuego contra vehículos que
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Here are the scores from yesterday’s men’s college basketball tournaments: ___ NCAA No games scheduled. NIT No games scheduled. CBI No games scheduled. Today’s men’s college basketball tournament schedule: ___ NCAA No games scheduled. NIT No games scheduled. CBI No games scheduled.
Continue Reading PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (AP) — A pair of critically endangered, nearly 100-year-old Galapagos tortoises at the Philadelphia Zoo have become first-time parents. In an announcement Friday, the zoo said it is “overjoyed” at the arrivals of the four hatchlings, a first in its more than 150-year history. The babies are the offspring of female Mommy and
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By EDITH M. LEDERER, WAFAA SHURAFA and LEE KEATH Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Israeli military backtracked on its account of the killing of 15 Palestinian medics by its forces last month after phone video appeared to contradict its claims that their vehicles did not have emergency signals on when troops opened fire
Continue ReadingBy Cat Sandoval Click here for updates on this story BROWNSBURG, Indiana (WISH) — For 22 years, Wrenches Automotive has been a place to get vehicles repaired in Brownsburg. But now, it’s a place that’s in need of repair itself. A tornado with winds from 111-135 mph on Wednesday night ripped the roof off the
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WISH, BRITTANY DETZEL, CHARLENE KEHOE, ASHLEY RICHARDSON, CNN By Danielle Zulkosky Click here for updates on this story PARKER CITY, Indiana (WISH) — A Randolph County woman is fighting through three back-to-back tragedies. First, Ashley Richardson’s 6-year-old son, Jase Allen Michael Bird, died in his sleep on Feb. 25. She is still searching for answers
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By Danielle Zulkosky Click here for updates on this story PARKER CITY, Indiana (WISH) — A Randolph County woman is fighting through three back-to-back tragedies. First, Ashley Richardson’s 6-year-old son, Jase Allen Michael Bird, died in his sleep on Feb. 25. She is still searching for answers with medical professionals on how that happened. Then
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Picture the Sahara, and an inhospitable landscape of endless sand dunes and barren rock comes to mind. That’s largely the case today, but 7,000 years ago the vast desert was an altogether different place: a verdant world of trees and rivers and home to megafauna such as hippos and
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By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department told an appeals court Saturday that a judge did not have the authority to order the Trump administration to broker the return of a Maryland man who was mistakenly sent to a notorious El Salvador prison, and it suspended a government lawyer who
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By Abeer Salman, Tim Lister, Jeremy Diamond and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — A video has emerged showing the final moments of more than a dozen Palestinian emergency workers shot dead by Israeli troops in Gaza last month, casting doubt on Israeli claims that soldiers opened fire on vehicles “advancing suspiciously.” The video is filmed
Continue ReadingPor Karina Tsui, CNN Las fuertes tormentas eléctricas y la lluvia incesante están causando inundaciones catastróficas en el centro de EE.UU. este fin de semana, mientras las zonas ya afectadas por una reciente serie de tormentas y tornados permanecen en la trayectoria del sistema actual. Unos 41 millones de personas podrían sufrir tormentas severas el
Continue Reading By TIM SULLIVAN Associated Press On Friday, March 14, President Donald Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act, a 1798 law giving him immense powers to deport noncitizens in a time of war. His use of that law was aimed at Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan gang that he has repeatedly and falsely claimed as part
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