By BABA AHMED Associated Press TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — Many residents of Timbuktu are worried that when French troops pull out of the city in northern Mali, jihadis will return to impose strict Shariah law including public whippings and amputations. The Islamic extremists ruled Timbuktu in 2012 and banned music and destroyed historic mausoleums, saying
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc, CNN Members of the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol have shown they’re willing to pursue criminal contempt referrals against witnesses who refuse to comply with the panel’s subpoenas. But what does that mean? Criminal contempt is one of the three options the congressional panel can
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MADRID (AP) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake has shaken Spain’s La Palma island off northwest Africa in what was the strongest recorded since a local volcano began erupting 26 days ago. Spain’s National Geographic Institute said the quake was one of around 60 recorded overnight. The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to spew fiery rivers of lava
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — A 4.5-magnitude earthquake has shaken Spain’s La Palma island off northwest Africa in what was the strongest recorded since a local volcano began erupting 26 days ago. Spain’s National Geographic Institute said the quake was one of around 60 recorded overnight. The Cumbre Vieja volcano continues to spew fiery rivers of lava
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild and Devan Cole, CNN Local police in Washington warned their law enforcement partner agencies a day before the January 6 pro-Trump rally that there were social media reports urging attendees to “come armed” but said there was no credible threat for the event, according to an email obtained by a government watchdog
Continue Reading By SUSAN FERRISS and JOE YERARDI The Center for Public Integrity Immigrants perform some of America’s lowest-paying, most arduous jobs, and are among those most victimized by employers failing to pay them fairly. Even if they have support to file a lawsuit or a claim — with a state labor agency or the U.S. Department
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Un hombre de 37 años fue arrestado y acusado luego de que cinco personas murieran y dos resultaran heridas en un ataque con arco y flecha en la ciudad noruega de Kongsberg, ubicada a 85 kilómetros al oeste de la capital, Oslo. El sospechoso es un ciudadano danés que vive en la
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — William Shatner, de 90 años, famoso por su interpretación del Capitán Kirk en la serie original de “Star Trek”, acaba de viajar a bordo de una nave espacial suborbital que rozó el borde del espacio exterior antes de aterrizar en paracaídas, convirtiéndolo en la persona de más edad en viajar al
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s leading economic institutes have slashed their forecast for Europe’s biggest economy. They said Thursday that output is being held back by global supply bottlenecks and lingering restraints on personal contact amid the pandemic. The experts cut their growth forecast for this year to 2.4% from the 3.7% they had forecast earlier
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s leading economic institutes have slashed their forecast for Europe’s biggest economy. They said Thursday that output is being held back by global supply bottlenecks and lingering restraints on personal contact amid the pandemic. The experts cut their growth forecast for this year to 2.4% from the 3.7% they had forecast earlier
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN The heavy winds that have been fanning the Alisal Fire — which already closed part of Highway 101 and shuttered Amtrak railways in Santa Barbara County, California, are likely to continue, possibly hindering progress in battling the blaze — and triggering power outages. “When the winds are strong and they shift,
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By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen will be aiming to maintain its Bundesliga challenge longer than it did the last time it hosted Bayern Munich. The teams are level on points at the top of the league going into Sunday’s match. Leverkusen’s start to the season is giving grounds for
Continue Reading By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Officials say the death toll from a fire in southern Taiwan that engulfed a building overnight has further risen to 46 people. Fire authorities Thursday said at least another 41 people were injured. The 13-story building caught fire around 3 a.m. Thursday, fire officials in the
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN Covid-19 deaths and hospitalizations are expected to decline over the next four weeks, according to ensemble forecasts from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention published Wednesday. The latest forecast predicts 740,000 to 762,000 reported deaths by November 6. It’s third consecutive week of a projected decrease in newly reported
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Armed clashes have broken out during a protest in Beirut against the lead judge investigating last year’s massive blast in the city’s port. The protest outside the Justice Palace was called by the powerful Hezbollah group and its allies who are demanding the removal of the judge. It was not clear what
Continue Reading By PAAL NORDSETH, JAN M. OLSEN and MARK LEWIS Associated Press KONGSBERG, Norway (AP) — Police say a Danish man suspected of a bow-and-arrow attack on a small Norwegian town that killed five people and wounded two others is a Muslim convert who was previously flagged as having been radicalized. Police chief Ole B. Saeverud
Continue Reading DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s defense ministry says one of its soldiers has been killed and three injured in an overnight Israeli airstrike on a telecommunication tower in the central province of Homs. Syrian air defenses responded to the incoming missiles, which the defense ministry said originated from the Tanf region in southeast Syria. Iran-backed
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish lira has hit record lows against the dollar after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan fired three senior central bank officials. The move Thursday heightened concerns over the Turkish leader’s interference in the bank’s activities. The lira weakened by 1% overnight to reach 9.19 against the dollar. It was trading at
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China is preparing to send three astronauts to live on its space station for six months — a new milestone for a program that has advanced rapidly in recent years. The launch expected early Saturday will start China’s longest crewed space mission and set a record for the most time spent in
Continue Reading FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — United Airlines employees who are suing the airline over its vaccine mandate will get more time to make their case. A federal judge in Texas ordered United not to place unvaccinated employees on unpaid leave if they are seeking a medical or religious exemption from mandatory vaccination against COVID-19. The
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