By Yasir Abdullah and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Hundreds of thousands of people are demonstrating across Sudan in protest of Monday’s military’s takeover, marking the largest protest against the coup yet. The streets of the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, were packed with protesters on Saturday morning, with demonstrators chanting anti-military slogans and waving anti-coup banners. “No for
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By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A Yemeni official says Houthi rebels have shelled a residential neighborhood, killing at least three children from the same family. He says the Houthis fired a shell on the Camp neighborhood on the outskirts of the government-held city of Taiz on Saturday. At least six others
Continue Reading PINK, Okla. (AP) — Authorities say a man suspected of shooting and wounding an Oklahoma deputy sheriff has been found dead along with the suspect’s estranged wife. The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says the body of 27-year-old Braedon Chesser was found Friday in a wooded area behind his home. The body of 25-year-old Sarah
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for city workers has survived another challenge. The City Council on Friday voted down a proposal to repeal it. The mandate requires city employees to disclose their vaccination status or risk being placed on no-pay status. Those who aren’t vaccinated must undergo regular testing until
Continue ReadingCNN By Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Specifics about former President Donald Trump’s efforts to keep secret the support from his White House for overturning his loss of the 2020 election were revealed in late-night court filings that detail more than 700 pages of handwritten notes, draft documents and daily logs his top
Continue Reading By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Two years after banning prison gerrymandering, Nevada will still count almost half of its prison population in districts where they’re incarcerated, rather than at their previous addresses. Prison officials say difficulties verifying addresses prevented them from providing addresses need to reallocate thousands
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By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Two years after banning prison gerrymandering, Nevada will still count almost half of its prison population in districts where they’re incarcerated, rather than at their previous addresses. Prison officials say difficulties verifying addresses prevented them from providing addresses need to reallocate thousands
Continue Reading By SAM METZ AP / Report for America CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Two years after banning prison gerrymandering, Nevada will still count almost half of its prison population in districts where they’re incarcerated, rather than at their previous addresses. Prison officials say difficulties verifying addresses prevented them from providing addresses need to reallocate thousands
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By Katie Hunt, CNN Commercial genetic tests can unveil surprising details about your roots. My Chinese mother-in-law, born in Hong Kong, found out she was a quarter Irish. The test results even pinpointed the county from where her previously unknown Irish grandfather originated. Extracting ancient DNA is much harder than sending off a swab, but
Continue Reading By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A lawsuit over the quality of health care for more than 27,000 people incarcerated in Arizona’s prisons is headed to trial Monday after a 6-year-old settlement resolving the case was thrown out. Judge Roslyn Silver had faulted the state for making erroneous excuses and baseless arguments and
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy will miss Sunday’s game against San Francisco because of the NFL’s COVID-19 protocol. Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor will serve as head coach against the 49ers. Nagy said Monday he had tested positive for COVID-19. The 43-year-old coach, who is vaccinated, announced the result during
Continue Reading LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy will miss Sunday’s game against San Francisco because of the NFL’s COVID-19 protocol. Special teams coordinator Chris Tabor will serve as head coach against the 49ers. Nagy said Monday he had tested positive for COVID-19. The 43-year-old coach, who is vaccinated, announced the result during
Continue ReadingBy Sana Noor Haq, CNN Social media users in Israel are mocking Facebook’s company name change to Meta, as it sounds similar to the Hebrew word for “dead.” Many Twitter users scoffed at the social media company’s rebrand — revealed by founder Mark Zuckerberg earlier this week — using the hashtag #FacebookDead. “Somebody did not
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Police said that one person was injured after they were hit by a pickup truck Friday night in Indio. Indio police spokesman Ben Guitron said that the crash happened around 10:15 p.m. on Highway 111, near Las Palmas. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries. An officer was with the pedestrian at
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “The Harder They Fall” has all of the gunfights, train robberies, saloons, and showdowns you would expect in a Western. But Jeymes Samuel’s film also dusts off many of the traditional limitations of an old genre. “The Harder They Fall” is a spirited and brash
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “The Harder They Fall” has all of the gunfights, train robberies, saloons, and showdowns you would expect in a Western. But Jeymes Samuel’s film also dusts off many of the traditional limitations of an old genre. “The Harder They Fall” is a spirited and brash
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — England has put Australia in to bat in a clash of the old rivals at the T20 World Cup in Dubai. Both have won two games from two in the Super 12 stage and are tied for top spot in Group 1. Australia brought in left-arm spinner Ashton Agar
Continue Reading By STEVE PEOPLES and SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats in Virginia are scrambling to stave off disaster in the state’s closely watched governor’s race. The surprisingly tight contest has exposed the depth of the party’s dependence on Donald Trump as a message and motivator. Without him top of mind for many,
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press ROME (AP) — President Joe Biden and the leaders of Germany, France and Britain are talking through strategy on Iran’s nuclear program. The meeting comes as Iran continues to enrich uranium to near-weapons grade levels. Biden and his European counterparts are meeting Saturday while in Rome for
Continue Reading SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates (AP) — David Miller hit two sixes in the last over as South Africa shrugged off a hat trick from Wanindu Hasaranga to beat Sri Lanka by four wickets at the T20 World Cup. Miller launched his attack with support from Kagiso Rabada to lift South Africa from 112-6 in the
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