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California disaster recovery official sued over sexual harassment and retaliation allegations 01/17/2024 04:22pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A senior official at the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services has been accused in a lawsuit of sexual harassment and retaliation against a senior employee. Kendra Bowyer, a former Cal OES employee who helped to manage the state’s relief efforts from wild Official in Poland's former conservative government charged in cash-for-visas investigation 01/17/2024 03:52pm • WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A deputy foreign minister in Poland’s previous right-wing government appeared before prosecutors Wednesday to hear charges connected to the alleged sale of visas and work permits to migrants for thousands of dollars, anti-corruption officials said. The cash-for-visas scanda Amazon will invest in Diamond Sports as part of a bankruptcy restructuring agreement 01/17/2024 03:21pm • Amazon will partner with Diamond Sports as part of a restructuring agreement as the largest owner of regional sports networks looks to emerge from bankruptcy. Diamond owns 18 networks under the Bally Sports banner. Those networks have the rights to 37 professional teams — 11 baseball, 15 NBA and 1 Overdraft fees could drop to as low as $3 under new Biden proposal 01/17/2024 02:38pm • NEW YORK (AP) — The cost to overdraw a bank account could drop to as little as $3 under a proposal announced by the White House, the latest effort by the Biden administration to combat fees it says pose an unnecessary burden on American consumers, particularly those living paycheck to paycheck. T At Davos, Blinken calls a pathway to a Palestinian state a necessity for Israeli security 01/17/2024 01:40pm • DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that Israel cannot achieve “genuine security” without a pathway to a Palestinian state, insisting such a move could help unify the Middle East and isolate Israel’s top rival: Iran. Speaking at the World Economic Una tormenta saca los vestigios de un naufragio de 112 años de antigüedad en Maine 01/17/2024 12:14pm • (CNN) -- Las tormentas invernales han azotado gran parte de EE.UU. en los últimos días, generando un frío intenso y condiciones peligrosas. En Maine, donde las mareas que han batido récords han dado lugar a graves inundaciones, el tiempo también ha permitido echar un raro vistazo a un naufragio Japan Airlines gets first woman president following a fatal plane collision during the holidays 01/17/2024 08:36am • TOKYO (AP) — Japan Airlines has named Mitsuko Tottori as its first woman president following a collision between one of its planes and a coast guard aircraft during Japanese New Year holidays that left five dead. Tottori — currently senior managing executive officer of JAL and the first woman to BP names current interim boss as permanent CEO to replace predecessor who quit over personal conduct 01/17/2024 07:49am • LONDON (AP) — British oil giant BP said Wednesday its interim chief executive, Murray Auchincloss, will be given the job on a permanent basis to replace Bernard Looney, who quit after it emerged that he had failed to disclose to the board past relationships with company colleagues. Auchincloss, a Belgian customs seized record amount of cocaine as EU faces rise in drug-related violence 01/17/2024 06:33am • BRUSSELS (AP) — Customs seized 116 tons of cocaine in the port of Antwerp in 2023, setting a record for the second year in a row, Belgian authorities said on Wednesday. Demand for cocaine is growing rapidly across the EU, and governments blame the drug trade for outbreaks of violence in major port After the snow: Deep freeze persists, leading to concerns about icy conditions 01/17/2024 05:30am • The D.C. area is looking like a winter wonderland after 2 to 6 inches of snow blanketed the entire region Monday and early Tuesday — and that accumulation could stick around and form hazardous ice, courtesy of dangerously low temperatures in the forecast this week. Wind chills plummeted into th California emergency services official sued for sexual harassment, retaliation 01/16/2024 11:58pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A lawsuit filed Tuesday accused a deputy director of the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services of sexual harassment and retaliation against a senior employee while the agency did nothing to stop it. Ryan Buras, an appointee of Gov. Gavin Newsom, harassed Ke Palestinians fight in hard-hit areas of Gaza while a deal emerges to deliver medicine to hostages 01/16/2024 11:47pm • RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants battled Israeli forces in devastated northern Gaza and launched a barrage of rockets from farther south Tuesday in a show of force more than 100 days into Israel's massive air and ground campaign against the tiny coastal enclave. The fighting in the n The Pacific Northwest braces for a new round of ice and freezing rain after deadly weekend storm 01/16/2024 09:56pm • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Pacific Northwest was bracing for freezing rain and ice Tuesday even as tens of thousands of residents struggled with a dayslong power outage wrought by a weekend storm that was blamed for at least seven deaths. Freezing rain was forecast in the Seattle area, and parts o What temperatures are too cold for your pets? Experts weigh in. 01/16/2024 07:15pm • ▶ Watch Video: Frigid temps and travel chaos felt across U.S. As snow storms and cold temperatures take over large portions of the United States, it might be tough to take your dog out for a walk, leave cats outside, or keep other animals such as horses, cows and chickens safe in the 25 Best Jobs That Don't Require a College Degree 01/16/2024 07:00pm • No degree? No problem.Not having a college degree does not automatically diminish your chances of snagging a high-paying and rewarding job.Here is a list of the 25 best jobs that don't require a college degree. These include positions open to those with only a high school diploma as well as careers