BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi lawmakers have passed a bill criminalizing any normalization of ties and any relations, including business ties, with Israel. The law was approved on Thursday, with 275 lawmakers voting in favor of it in the 329-seat assembly. Violating the law would be punishable with the death sentence or life imprisonment. An influential
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By COLLIN BINKLEY, ANNIE MA and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press A day after the school massacre in Texas, Ohio teacher Renee Coley thought her sixth grade students would need time to process, so she opened class with a video about the news and started a discussion. Some students said they were sad. Some were dismayed
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urielblanco (CNN Español) — No se trata de un tiroteo masivo más. El ataque en la escuela primaria Robb, en Uvalde, Texas, es una tragedia que vuelve a dejar fallecidos, víctimas directas e indirectas, familias destrozadas y una nación herida. Y no solo hablamos de uno. El de Texas fue el tercer tiroteo masivo en
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, Morgan Rimmer, Ted Barrett and Clare Foran, CNN Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell told CNN on Thursday he met earlier in the day with Texas Sen. John Cornyn and encouraged the senior Republican senator to begin discussions with Democrats, including Sens. Chris Murphy of Connecticut and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, to see
Continue ReadingBy Laura Haefeli Click here for updates on this story MARIPOSA COUNTY, California (KOVR) — Donkeys stranded on an island in Mariposa County are now safe after a massive rescue effort was led by a private wildlife group. Whether it was a frog in his pocket or a blue-bellied lizard he brought to the dinner
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By Peter Nickeas, CNN The Uvalde school district where 19 children and two teachers were killed by a gunman this week had a safety plan that included its own police force, social media monitoring and a threat reporting system to “provide a safe and secure environment” for students. The two-page document on the Uvalde Consolidated
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business Russia has spent the past half-century attempting to build a reputation on the world stage as a reliable supplier of energy. It took Vladimir Putin mere months to cast serious doubt on that reputation. “I wouldn’t trust them,” US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm told CNN in response to a question
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) identificaron nueve casos de viruela del mono en siete estados hasta este miércoles, según informó su directora, Dra. Rochelle Walensky, en una sesión informativa este jueves. Los casos de viruela del mono se
Continue ReadingBy Libby Smith Click here for updates on this story WRAY, Colorado (KCNC) — People with food allergies and lactose intolerance are always looking for other options to cow’s milk. There is an ancient alternative that’s being produced in Colorado. In the far eastern area of the state, eight miles from the Nebraska border, there
Continue Reading By ROB GILLIES and FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Government officials say Western allies are considering whether to allow Russian oligarchs buy their way out of Western sanctions and use the money to rebuild Ukraine. Canadian Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland proposed the idea at a G-7 finance ministers’ meeting
Continue ReadingBy Rick Sallinger Click here for updates on this story WHEAT RIDGE, Colorado (KCNC) — Wheat Ridge police have released video and pictures in hopes of catching whoever broke into a home. The apparent burglary was disrupted when the homeowners, their child and pet arrived at their house. The couple had just picked up their
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BUTTE, Mont. (AP) — When Republican Ryan Zinke first ran for Congress, the former Navy SEAL faced false accusations amplified by Democrats that his military career had ended in disgrace. After winning in 2014 and two years later getting picked as President Donald Trump’s interior secretary, Zinke is seeking a
Continue ReadingBy John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story FORESTVILLE, Minnesota (WCCO) — It was once a thriving community in our state. Now, Forestville’s population is zero. But its buildings remain. In this week’s Finding Minnesota, John Lauritsen takes us on a tour of a treasured ghost town in Fillmore County, near the Iowa
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed A spate of high-profile massacres where the shooters were in their late teens comes as the federal judiciary — yanked to the right by former President Donald Trump — has shown increased hostility to gun control measures aimed at people under 21 years old. In the last year, two separate federal appellate
Continue ReadingCNN By Tierney Sneed A spate of high-profile massacres where the shooters were in their late teens comes as the federal judiciary — yanked to the right by former President Donald Trump — has shown increased hostility to gun control measures aimed at people under 21 years old. In the last year, two separate federal
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Guay Click here for updates on this story SMITH TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — Investigators said a man who was on his riding lawn mower was shot and killed by his neighbor on Wednesday. The Washington County Coroner’s Office identified the victim as 44-year-old Jerry Anderson. “My nephew wouldn’t bother a fruit flea. …
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El actor estadounidense Ray Liotta falleció a los 67 años en República Dominicana. Raymond Allen Liotta, quien también fue productor, era mundialmente famoso por su papel de Henry Hill en la película de 1990 Goodfellas, de Martin Scorsese, así como el personaje Shoeless Joe Jackson en Field of Dreams. “Ray estaba
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN The White House has enlisted Selena Gomez to promote mental health, with the actress and singer joining President Joe Biden, first lady Jill Biden and US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy in a new video aimed at raising awareness. “I don’t take my platform lightly. I’m not perfect, I’m human. I
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The Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians announced Thursday it was committing more than $9 million to support the California Indian Nations College. The educational effort aims to become the first stand-alone, fully accredited tribal college in California in decades, according to a statement issued by the tribe. Thursday’s announcement from the tribal chairman, Darrell Mike, said the primary mission is to build
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — ¿Quieres dormir mejor? El Instituto Nacional de Salud y Excelencia en el Cuidado del Reino Unido (NICE, por sus siglas en inglés) considera que la aplicación Sleepio es una buena alternativa a las píldoras para dormir. La recomendación del NICE de la semana pasada significa que los médicos del Servicio Nacional
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