Starting overseas with the latest updates in the war between Israel and Hamas.
The Israeli Defense Forces claim they found the bodies of
two hostages held by Hamas in the vicinity of Al
Shifa Hospital. Both bodies were transported back to Israel.
65 year old Yehudit Weiss
was kidnapped from her
kibbutz
during the October 7th attack.
The ID F did not share how she died or where exactly she was found.
19 year old ID F soldier, Noah Marciano's funeral was today in central Israel.
Hamas previously claimed Marciano was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
The ID F also released video alleging they found
Hamas tunnels underneath the hospital as well as weapons.
So far,
they have given no evidence of a Hamas command center underneath the hospital.
Hamas and hospital officials have consistently denied this.
The United Nations has requested access to the area to conduct an independent
investigation into Israel's claims as hospitals
have special protection under humanitarian law.
Aid agencies say they cannot deliver aid in
Gaza today due to the total communications blackout.
A UN spokesperson said with only 10% of Gaza's food needs met per day,
this puts people at immediate risk of starvation.
Here's the UN commissioner for Palestinian refugees
on the humanitarian situation currently in Gaza.
Clearly, if the issue of the fuel
is not addressed,
we run
the risk of having to suspend
the entire
humanitarian operation.
I do believe
that it is outrageous that humanitarian agencies are reduced
to begging for fuel
and forced after that
to decide
who we will assist or not assist.
When you have such a large population in a situation of life saving.
Over 11,400 people have died in Gaza since this war began.
Yesterday,
the Department of Ed Education launched new
investigations into possible anti Semitism and Islamophobia.
At seven schools across the US, the schools are on your screen right now.
They're K through 12 May's Unified School District Lafayette College,
Cornell University, Columbia, Wellesley Colleges,
the Cooper Union and the University of Pennsylvania.
According to the department, once the investigations are complete,
they will make recommendations to the schools on how to comply with title
six of the Civil Rights Act and provide a safe learning environment.
Schools that don't address discrimination could lose. Federal funding.
Rapper and music producer Sean Diddy Combs was sued
in federal court yesterday by his ex girlfriend,
Cassandra Ventura for what she alleges was years of physical and mental abuse.
Ventura who performs and releases music as
Cassie alleges that Combs used his power and
influence to pressure her into a relationship after he signed her to his label.
Ventura alleges that Combs was physically abusive towards her
and forced her into sexual contact with other men.
She also alleges that after attempting to end their relationship in 2018,
Combs entered her home and raped her
in a statement.
Combs's lawyers denied the claims writing the lawsuit is quote,
riddled with baseless and outrageous lies, aiming to tarnish Mr Combs reputation.
They also claim Ventura blackmailed Combs for six months.
A New York judge temporarily lifted a gag order that barred former president Donald
Trump and his lawyers from commenting on court staff in Trump's civil fraud trial.
The gag order was lifted yesterday at an
emergency hearing where Judge David Friedman cited quote,
constitutional and statutory rights at issue.
The temporary suspension would allow the former
president to speak freely about court staff.
The gag order was imposed by trial judge justice Arthur Engeron
on October 3rd after Trump posted a comment
about the judge's law clerk on social media.
Excuse me.
The prosecution of a former Louisville police officer
charged in the police raid that killed Brianna Taylor
ended in a mistrial yesterday,
Brett Hanson was charged with using excessive force when he
fired 10 shots into Taylor's apartment building in March of 2020
jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict of federal civil rights charges.
This was the second time Hanson had gone to trial
in connection to the case and avoided a conviction.
It's unclear whether prosecutors will seek a retrial at a later date.
A Texas jury has convicted a yoga instructor for killing professional cyclist,
Anna Mariah Wilson.
Prosecutors said Kaitlyn Armstrong murdered Wilson out of jealous rage.
The 25 year old cyclist was found with multiple
gunshot wounds at a friend's home in Austin,
Texas
on the night of May 11th, 2022
Wilson had briefly dated Armstrong's boyfriend several months earlier,
Armstrong was arrested in June of 2022 at a hostel in Costa Rica after a 43 day search,
she now faces up to life in prison.
Dozens of people were injured yesterday when a
Chicago train crashed into a snow plow.
The Chicago yellow line train was heading southbound from Howard Station
when it hit a snow plow,
moving uh snow moving snow plow at about 10:39 a.m. of 38 injured.
23 were taken to the hospitals.
Luckily when uh life, non life threatening injuries,
Chicago transit authorities suspended lines which met the
station while medics treated people on the scene.
The US cannabis production industry reported
its first occupational asthma death.
The US Centers for Disease control and prevention said it took the life
of a 27 year old female worker in Massachusetts in January of 2022.
The report cited studies identifying respiratory risks
in the cannabis industry like microbial plant allergens
with the legalization of the cannabis industry growing in the United States.
The CDC emphasizes the need to evaluate studies
of new or worsening asthma and production facilities,
place safety regulations and prevent fatalities.
Last night,
the Latin Grammys celebrated the industry's best performers
and we're breaking down the biggest winners,
Shakira and Carol G came out on top.
Both artists went home with three awards.
Carol G won the coveted album of the year along with best urban music album.
Carol G and Shakira both won for best urban
fusion performance for their collaboration on the song TQG
The Hips Don't Lie singer also won song of the year
and pop song of the year for Shakira bzrp music sessions.
Volume 53 singer, Natalia LA
for
code holds the record for most Latin Grammy wins in history.
She added that streak when she took home record of the year, bringing her total to 17.