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By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — More than a thousand firefighters, aided by water-dropping planes and helicopters, are battling a wildfire that erupted overnight near a popular resort in southwestern Turkey forcing dozens of home evacuations. An official voiced hope Wednesday that the blaze — one year after the worst wildfires in
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Andrew Gillum, a once-rising Democratic star who nearly won a 2018 race for Florida governor, was indicted on Wednesday along with a close political ally on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud and making false statements. Gillum pleaded not guilty during a brief appearance at the United States Courthouse in Tallahassee. A
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By LISA RATHKE Associated Press The widow of a Vermont man killed in 2018 in what federal prosecutors say was a murder-for-hire is suing the California man accused of arranging to have her husband killed. Melissa Davis and the estate of her late husband Gregory Davis filed a civil lawsuit in federal court in Burlington
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at courts-martial. Court-martial refers to both the name of the court where charges are brought against members of the armed forces and the proceedings themselves. Facts In the United States, the laws of court-martial are set forth in the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). The UCMJ is the
Continue Reading By FRANK BAJAK Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — Microsoft says “strategic espionage” by state-backed Russian hackers has targeted government agencies, think tanks, businesses and aid groups in 42 countries supporting Ukraine. Microsoft says in a report that hacking has been successful 29% of the time and that data was stolen in at least one-quarter of
Continue ReadingBy Zach Rael Click here for updates on this story KINGFISHER, Oklahoma (KOCO) — A movie theater in Kingfisher reversed course after a warning sign was posted about Pixar’s new film “Lightyear.” Many people posted about the sign online reading that the 89’er Theater would fast-forward through a scene showing a female character kissing her
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Michael J. Fox will be honored by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences for his contributions to film and his efforts to help cure Parkinson’s disease. The actor is set to receive an honorary Oscar at this year’s Governors Awards, along with songwriter Diane Warren, and directors Euzhan Palcy
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Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — En su regreso al escenario mundial, en medio de su guerra en Ucrania, el presidente Vladimir Putin afirmó este miércoles que Rusia está reorientando su comercio hacia “socios internacionales fiables”, como los países del BRICS. “Nos estamos ocupando activamente en reorientar nuestros flujos comerciales y contactos económicos con el exterior
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OCONTO, Wis. (AP) — False imprisonment charges have been dismissed against a northeastern Wisconsin school superintendent accused of illegally detaining some students in a high school bathroom during searches for vaping devices. A judge in Oconto County on Tuesday said facts in the criminal complaint against Kelly Casper were insufficient to support the six counts
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan for CNN Business Fed Chairman Jerome Powell conceded that the Federal Reserve’s aggressive interest rate hikes won’t solve two of the biggest problems facing families: high prices for gas and groceries. During a Senate Banking Committee hearing Wednesday, Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren urged Powell to proceed with rate hikes cautiously and avoid
Continue Reading By RODNEY MUHUMUZA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Prince Charles has become the first British royal to visit Rwanda, representing Queen Elizabeth II as the ceremonial head of the Commonwealth at a summit where both the 54-nation bloc and the monarchy face uncertainty. Royal historian Ed Owens says the 73-year-old heir
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian deputy prime minister overseeing the country’s push to join the European Union says she’s “100%” certain all 27 EU nations will approve making Ukraine a candidate for membership in the bloc. In an interview with The Associated Press on Wednesday, Deputy Prime Minister for
Continue Reading BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Dozens of Serbian car factory workers have blocked a key motorway in the capital Belgrade to protest layoff and relocation plans. The workers traveled from the central town of Kragujevac, where the factory is located, to Belgrade, saying they wanted to press for their demands for better severance deals for the
Continue Reading BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Dozens of Serbian car factory workers have blocked a key motorway in the capital Belgrade to protest layoff and relocation plans. The workers traveled from the central town of Kragujevac, where the factory is located, to Belgrade, saying they wanted to press for their demands for better severance deals for the
Continue Reading By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — It’s one of the world’s highest-fetching wild-caught fish, sold for $32 a pound at Whole Foods and served up as meaty fillets on the menus of upscale eateries across the U.S. But Russia’s obstruction of longstanding conservation efforts, resulting in a unilateral rejection of catch limits for
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks turned slighlty higher in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday, shaking off an early loss. Markets remained turbulent amid concerns about inflation and whether rising interest rates will help or hinder the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% as of 11:01 a.m. Eastern.
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks turned slighlty higher in morning trading on Wall Street Wednesday, shaking off an early loss. Markets remained turbulent amid concerns about inflation and whether rising interest rates will help or hinder the economy. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% as of 11:01 a.m. Eastern.
Continue Reading By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republican legislators in Wisconsin are expected to meet but quickly adjourn a special session that Democratic Gov. Tony Evers called to repeal the state’s dormant abortion ban without taking any action. Evers earlier this month called the Legislature into a special session Wednesday to repeal the
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Who says pleasing fickle investors on Wall Street is hard? FedEx delivered its biggest daily stock jump since the mid-1980s last week, surging more than 14% on June 14 after doing two relatively easy things: The company increased its dividend by a whopping 53% and reached a deal
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — A medida que el país atraviesa una fase más controlada de la pandemia, el condado de Los Álamos, Nuevo México, ha sido clasificado como la comunidad más saludable de EE.UU. por tercer año consecutivo. Ubicado aproximadamente a 65 kilómetros de Santa Fe, el condado de Los Álamos alberga cañones y
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