An American tourist accused of killing a resort worker on the Caribbean island of Anguilla said he and his family have been “living a nightmare” for the past few months. Gavin Scott Hapgood, 44, spoke at a press conference in New York Tuesday for the first time since he was charged with manslaughter in April…… MORE
Markets are entering a holding pattern. Asian stocks were mostly lower early Wednesday, taking a lead from declines overnight in the United States. In the absence of further developments on the US-China trade war, investors appear to be shifting their focus to what Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell will have to say Friday at an…… MORE
There have been two confirmed cases of neurological damage in a panther and bobcat in Florida as of this month, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC). The agency is investigating the cause of the disorder in the animals that is impacting their ability to walk. In trail camera footage, the animals…… MORE
Sen. Bernie Sanders on Tuesday jabbed at President Donald Trump after the President claimed that American Jews who vote for Democrats “(show) either a total lack of knowledge or great disloyalty.” “Let me say this to the President. I am a proud Jewish person. And I have no concerns about voting Democratic. And, in fact,…… MORE
Less than two weeks before his scheduled trip to Denmark, President Donald Trump announced on Twitter that he has postponed his visit to Copenhagen after the Danish Prime Minister disputed his interest in buying Greenland as “absurd.” “Denmark is a very special country with incredible people, but based on Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen’s comments, that…… MORE
Property owners in the well-known Denver neighborhood of Stapleton were asked to vote this summer on whether to change the name of their community named for a onetime member the Ku Klux Klan.. Activists argued it wrongly immortalized a racist mayor in office almost century ago. Others said the name was simply a throwback to…… MORE
It’s been “extremely, extremely” tough growing up without her father, Julia Yllescas tells CNN. “It gets harder and harder every year.” Army Ranger Capt. Robert Yllescas never came home after he deployed to Afghanistan when Julia was 7 years old. As she started her last year of high school in Aurora, Nebraska, she had a…… MORE
It’s not an everyday occurrence that a baseball pitcher receives a standing ovation from the crowd when they make their way to the mound. But Cleveland Indians star Carlos Carrasco had the 4,000-plus fans at Akron’s Canal Park on their feet as he stepped out of the bullpen in the sixth inning and jogged onto…… MORE
President Donald Trump’s administration is expected on Wednesday to announce a new regulation that would allow for the detention of migrant families beyond the 20-day limit for holding children, two administration officials told CNN. The regulation seeks to replace the so-called Flores Settlement Agreement, which requires that migrant children not be held in federal custody…… MORE
One week after calling him “the best police commissioner in America,” Philadelphia’s mayor announced that Richard Ross Jr. is resigning. Mayor Jim Kenney said he accepted the resignation because of new allegations of sexual harassment and gender and racial discrimination within the police department. “While those allegations do not accuse Commissioner Ross of harassment, I…… MORE
