Moana and Maui are sailing back to the big screen, very quickly. “Moana 2” is coming to theaters in November, Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger said Wednesday. Originally planned as a television series, the movie finds Moana journeying on a dangerous mission to the far seas of Oceania after getting a call from her ancestors. It is, the company …
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The LAPD has an Asian American chief for the first time. He’s the son of Korean immigrants
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An Asian American assistant chief was named interim chief of the Los Angeles Police Department on Wednesday, taking charge of a force that mostly has been led by white men. Assistant Chief Dominic H. Choi was unanimously appointed by the civilian Board of Police Commissioners. Choi, the son of Korean immigrants, will be the first Asian …
Read More »Biden is sending aides to Michigan to see Arab American and Muslim leaders over the Israel-Hamas war
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is sending senior aides to Michigan on Thursday to meet with Arab American and Muslim leaders, according to three people familiar with the matter, as his administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war frustrates members of a key constituency in a 2024 battleground state. Some community leaders invited to the meeting said they welcome the …
Read More »Helicóptero de Infantería de Marina de EEUU desaparecido con 5 ocupantes ha sido hallado en montañas cerca de San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Helicóptero de Infantería de Marina de EEUU desaparecido con 5 ocupantes ha sido hallado en montañas cerca de San Diego.
Read More »Prince William thanks public for messages to King Charles and Kate, says they mean ‘a great deal’
LONDON (AP) — Prince William returned to royal duties Wednesday for the first time since his father, King Charles III, announced his cancer diagnosis and his wife, Kate, was hospitalized for abdominal surgery. Speaking about his families’ health scares in public for the first time, the 41-year-old heir to the throne thanked the public for their “kind messages of support” …
Read More »9 UN Security Council members urge a halt to airstrikes by Myanmar’s military
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Nine members of the United Nations Security Council condemned “indiscriminate” airstrikes by Myanmar’s military against civilians before an envoy briefed the council Monday as part of regional efforts to implement a peace plan that has so far been largely ineffective. The plan, adopted in April 2021 shortly after the military seized power in a takeover that …
Read More »Opinion piece about Detroit suburb is ‘racist and Islamophobic,’ Democrats say
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — An op-ed piece that dubbed a Detroit suburb “America’s jihad capital” is being condemned by two Democratic state lawmakers, who described it as “racist and Islamophobic” in a resolution presented Tuesday. Introduced by state Rep. Alabas Farhat and House Floor Leader Abraham Aiyash, the measure calls on The Wall Street Journal to retract the piece, which …
Read More »Sailor arrives in Hawaii a day after US Coast Guard seeks public’s help finding him
HONOLULU (AP) — A 60-year-old man sailing from California to Hawaii arrived in the islands over the weekend, a day after the U.S. Coast Guard asked the public for help finding him. Noel Rubio arrived safely with his 32-foot sailboat (9.7-meter) sailboat Malulani on Saturday, the Coast Guard said in a statement Monday. Rubio left Long Beach on Dec. 28 …
Read More »Man serving life in prison for 2014 death of Tucson teen faces retrial in killing of 6-year-old girl
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A man already serving a life prison sentence for the 2014 death of a Tucson teenager is facing a retrial in the kidnapping and killing of a 6-year-old girl. Jury selection began Tuesday in the second murder trial for Christopher Clements in the Isabel Celis case. Celis vanished from her parents’ Tucson home in April 2012. …
Read More »Georgia Republicans push requiring cash bail for 30 new crimes, despite concerns about poverty
ATLANTA (AP) — A bill to require cash bail for 30 additional crimes is headed to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s desk after the House gave it final approval. The GOP-dominated House voted 97-69 for Senate Bill 63 on Monday, backing a measure that would erodes changes that Republican Gov. Nathan Deal championed in 2018 to allow judges to release most …
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