CNN, KYW By Eric Levenson, CNN A woman was allegedly sexually assaulted on a transit train in Philadelphia last week even as a number of witnesses failed to stop the incident or call police, authorities said. The alleged rape occurred on the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority’s Market-Frankford Line on Wednesday night and was a “horrendous
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Tunisia, a country in northern African. Tunisia borders Algeria, Libya and the Mediterranean Sea. About Tunisia (from the CIA World Factbook) Area: 163,610 sq km, slightly larger than the US state of Georgia Population: 11,896,972 (2022 est.) Median age: 32.7 years Capital: Tunis Ethnic groups: Arab 98%, European
Continue ReadingCNN By Bethlehem Feleke, Vasco Cotovio and Jeevan Ravindran, CNN The Ethiopian government’s air force carried out two air strikes in the northern region of Tigray, government spokesperson Legese Tulu told CNN Sunday. One of the strikes hit a military command post and training center belonging to the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) — the
Continue ReadingBy Bethlehem Feleke, Barbara Arvanitidis and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN The capital of Ethiopia’s war-torn Tigray region was hit by at least two airstrikes on Monday, an eyewitness and a spokesman for forces fighting the country’s central government told CNN. The eyewitness in Mekelle told CNN she heard an explosion and saw smoke in the vicinity
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HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Former U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut details in a new book how aid from top Republicans helped him win reelection against a more left-leaning Democrat and a Republican. The Hartford Courant reported Monday that Lieberman provides new details in the book about help from Karl Rove, a top advisor to
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CNN By Jeff Zeleny, Chief National Affairs Correspondent With two weeks remaining in the historic 2008 presidential race, Colin Powell delivered a surprise announcement: He endorsed Democratic candidate Barack Obama and offered words of regret to his old friend, John McCain. “I think we need a generational change,” said Powell, the former secretary of state,
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Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — Un conflicto histórico difÃcil de resolver, que tiene a los mapuches como protagonistas y afecta tanto a Chile como a Argentina, ha crecido en intensidad en las últimas semanas, con manifestaciones e incidentes a ambos lados de la frontera. ¿Pero quiénes son exactamente los mapuches y qué buscan? El presidente
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By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and ALAN SUDERMAN AP Business Writers Sinclair Broadcast Group says that some of its servers and work stations were encrypted with ransomware and that data was stolen from its network. The company operates dozens of TV stations across the U.S. and some were reporting disruptions to their operations. Sinclair said it started
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and ALAN SUDERMAN AP Business Writers Sinclair Broadcast Group says that some of its servers and work stations were encrypted with ransomware and that data was stolen from its network. The company operates dozens of TV stations across the U.S. and some were reporting disruptions to their operations. Sinclair said it started
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson has been placed on injured reserve. He hurt his hamstring against Carolina and must miss a minimum of three games. The injury is not believed to be season-ending. That means Peterson is expected to return at some point during the second half of the schedule. The Vikings
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt and Paul LeBlanc, CNN The Biden administration’s top envoy for Afghanistan is leaving his position, the US State Department confirmed in a Monday announcement, less than two months after the US withdrew from Afghanistan in a chaotic — and deadly — evacuation process. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad will be replaced by his deputy,
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Continue Reading By JAMES ANDERSON Associated Press DENVER (AP) — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has reclassified a rare Colorado River Basin fish called the humpback chub from endangered to threatened status after a decades-old effort to stabilize its populations. The fish with a fleshy bump behind its head is one of about a dozen that
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The Coachella Valley Rescue Mission held a ribbon cutting ceremony at the Calvary Christian Center in Cathedral City Monday morning to celebrate the expansion of its homeless outreach program. The organization unveiled the first-ever mobile shower trailers for the homeless in the Coachella Valley. The CV Rescue Mission announced that the addition of the new
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Amazon plans to add 150,000 temporary workers in the United States for the holiday shopping rush, a 50% increase from the company’s holiday hiring push a year ago. Amazon, like many retailers and logistics companies, is facing challenges hiring workers and is raising pay, dangling bonuses, and expanding benefits in
Continue Reading MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The Memphis Grizzlies have signed Jaren Jackson Jr. to extension before the NBA deadline. The Grizzlies did not disclose the terms of the deal Monday with the No. 4 overall pick in the 1018 draft. ESPN reported the extension is four years for $105 million. Jackson has started 117 of his
Continue Reading By SARAH EL DEEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah has declared for the first time that his powerful militant group has 100,000 trained fighters. Hassan Nasrallah disclosed the size of the Shiite group’s militant arm in his first speech since seven people were killed in gunbattles on the streets of
Continue Reading By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer Purdue coach Jeff Brohm spent his bye week putting together a creative game plan for No. 2 Iowa. He wanted three quarterbacks ready to play. He needed receiver David Bell to be dominant. He expected his defense to hold up. And now the Boilermakers are back in the Top
Continue Reading By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer Former U.S. women’s national team coach Jill Ellis insists a biennial Women’s World Cup is not a foregone conclusion but it is being discussed by FIFA as part of a strategy to grow the women’s game. FIFA recently revealed its aspirations to redraft the calendar of international soccer
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ELKO, Nev. (AP) — A felon who severed several years in prison for a 2010 shooting at a Las Vegas park has been arrested in Montana as a suspect in an attack this summer on a California couple in Elko. The couple was beaten and robbed of $25,000 in jewelry at a convenience store along
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