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By Anna Chernova, Dakin Andone and Zahra Ullah, CNN A judge in Russia has left Brittney Griner’s verdict in place, upholding on Tuesday the US basketball star’s conviction on drug smuggling charges and reducing only slightly her nine-year prison sentence. Griner’s sentence will be modified to count the time she spent in pretrial detention after
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Kyung Lah, CNN An association for retirees and an organization for Latino voters are seeking a temporary restraining order against a group they allege is coordinating a campaign of voter intimidation in Arizona. The restraining order request was filed Monday evening with a federal court lawsuit alleging that the group Clean
Continue ReadingCNN, KPNX, KPHO, KTVK, KNXV By Tierney Sneed and Kyung Lah, CNN An association for retirees and an organization for Latino voters are seeking a temporary restraining order against a group they allege is coordinating a campaign of voter intimidation in Arizona. The restraining order request was filed Monday evening with a federal court lawsuit
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By Amy Simonson, CNN Five people have been trapped about 200 feet underground at the Grand Canyon Caverns since Sunday in Peach Springs, Arizona, officials said. The group became stranded at the tourist site after an elevator malfunctioned, according to Jon Paxton, a spokesperson for the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office. “Yesterday five folks were exiting
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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy minister submitted his resignation Monday over ties to the Unification Church after facing mounting criticism in a widening controversy involving dozens of governing party lawmakers. Daishiro Yamagiwa’s resignation is a further blow to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government, which has been rocked by his party’s
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Democrat Charlie Crist went toe-to-toe on abortion, Hurricane Ian response, the state’s ongoing culture wars and the rising Republican’s future political ambitions in an hour-long debate that produced a handful of notable moments that may just yet fire up Democrats in this state. Down in the
Continue Reading By SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The next prime minister of the United Kingdom, Rishi Sunak, has embraced his Indian and Hindu heritage. On Monday, people across the former British colony proudly celebrated his victory. Social media and TV channels in India were awash with congratulations for the 42-year-old Sunak, who is
Continue ReadingBy Sandi Sidhu, Jessie Yeung, Eyad Kourdi and Salai TZ, CNN Dozens of people have reportedly been killed in military airstrikes at a celebratory event in Myanmar‘s mountainous Kachin state on Sunday, drawing international condemnation of the junta that seized power in the country more than a year and a half ago. Victims had been
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — ¡Es un pájaro! ¡Es un avión! Es Superman… ¡otra vez! Henry Cavill confirmó lo que los apasionados cinéfilos amantes de los héroes han estado esperando: el actor británico regresará al papel de Clark Kent, también conocido como Superman, en el universo cinematográfico extendido de DC Comics. La emocionante noticia llega después
Continue Reading By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The two Republicans on the three-member Cochise County Board of Supervisors in southeastern rural Arizona dropped their earlier insistence Monday for a full hand-count of all ballots in the Nov. 8 election involving a group of volunteers already vetted and trained for the task after the county
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By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The two Republicans on the three-member Cochise County Board of Supervisors in southeastern rural Arizona dropped their earlier insistence Monday for a full hand-count of all ballots in the Nov. 8 election involving a group of volunteers already vetted and trained for the task after the county
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The outsider brought in to reform the ailing federal Bureau of Prisons pledged Monday to hold accountable any employees who sexually assault inmates, reform archaic hiring practices and bring new transparency to an agency that has long been a haven of secrecy and
Continue Reading By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AP) — The U.S. military says it’s ready to begin draining fuel from three pipelines as part of an initial step toward closing a World War II-era fuel storage facility that leaked petroleum into Pearl Harbor’s tap water last year. The military will spend six
Continue Reading LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury ordered Southern California’s Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District to pay $45 million to the family of autistic twins who were physically abused and restrained by an aide at their elementary school. The lawsuit filed in 2019 alleged a district employee, Galit Gottlieb, used corporal punishment including physical restraint and
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has stepped up its push to catch up on digitization by telling a reluctant public they have to sign up for digital IDs or possibly lose access to their public health insurance. As the naming implies, the initiative is about assigning numbers to people, similar
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan has stepped up its push to catch up on digitization by telling a reluctant public they have to sign up for digital IDs or possibly lose access to their public health insurance. As the naming implies, the initiative is about assigning numbers to people, similar
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is seeking to again question an associate of Donald Trump who was seen on security camera footage moving boxes of classified records at the former president’s Florida estate. That’s according to a person familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity to
Continue ReadingCNN By Dan Heching, CNN The unexpected passing of television star and social media darling Leslie Jordan has spurred a flood of heartfelt tributes. The actor died on Monday, his talent agent Sarabeth Schedeen told CNN in a statement. He was 67. Jordan’s most recognizable credit was his time on “Will & Grace” as Beverley
Continue Reading JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A passenger boat carrying 240 people has caught fire off southern Indonesia, killing 14. Rescue officials say the KM Express Cantika 77 was headed to Kalabahi from Kupang in East Nusa Tenggara province when it caught fire. They say it was carrying 230 passengers and 10 crew members. The cause of
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The Palm Springs Police Department is working to empower neighborhoods and local business owners to help create a safer city. The department worked alongside Safegrowth Network, an organization that’s helped facilitate partnerships between residents and different organizations from law enforcement to non-profits. The goal of the sessions is to empower community members to be the
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