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By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press ROME (AP) — Rescuers are searching the waters near a southern Italian island for a 2-week-old baby girl reported missing after a migrant boat capsized. Italian authorities said the boat overturned Saturday near the uninhabited islet of Lampione. It’s part of the archipelago which includes Lampedusa, a tourist island where
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death are heading to trial on state aiding and abetting counts, the third and likely final criminal proceeding in a killing that mobilized protesters worldwide against racial injustice in policing. J. Alexander Kueng and Tou Thao have already
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A teenager died and nine other people were hospitalized after a three-car crash in suburban Los Angeles, authorities said. The crash occurred around 5:30 p.m. Saturday on Reseda Boulevard in the Porter Ranch neighborhood of the San Fernando Valley, according to Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey. Seven adults and
Continue Reading KINGMAN, Ariz. (AP) — A couple wanted in connection with murder cases in Arizona and Nevada has been found dead in a desert area southeast of Kingman, according to authorities. Mohave County Sheriff’s detectives said the bodies of 26-year-old Hunter McGuire and his girlfriend, 32-year-old Samantha Branek, were found lying next to each other Friday
Continue Reading By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Raising the stakes on its extraordinary subpoena to Donald Trump, the House committee investigating the Capitol riot indicated Sunday it would not consider letting the former president testify live on television about the direct role that congressional investigators say he played in trying to overturn the 2020
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Rep. Nancy Mace on Sunday said she supports Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s strategy of refusing to lift the debt limit, if Republicans win back the House, unless Democrats in the White House agree to spending cuts. “And I can tell you, I sit on the Oversight Committee, where
Continue ReadingCNN By Shania Shelton and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Rep. Nancy Mace on Sunday said she supports Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy’s strategy of refusing to lift the debt limit, if Republicans win back the House, unless Democrats in the White House agree to spending cuts. “And I can tell you, I sit on the Oversight Committee,
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie’s agent says the author has lost sight in one eye and the use of a hand as he recovers from an attack from a man who rushed the stage at an August literary event in western New York, according to a published report. Literary agent Andrew Wylie told the
Continue Reading JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (AP) — A skydiver has died after his hard landing from a pregame jump at a Tennessee high school football stadium on Friday, officials said. In a statement, Washington County Schools Superintendent Jerry Boyd said the diver jumped at the David Crockett High School football stadium in the northeastern Tennessee town of Jonesborough.
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former British Treasury chief Rishi Sunak was the frontrunner Sunday in the Conservative Party’s race to replace Liz Truss as prime minister. Sunak garnered the public support of over 100 Tory lawmakers to forge ahead of his two main rivals: former Prime Minister Boris Johnson and ex-Cabinet
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Yemen, a country located on the southwestern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, sharing a border with Saudi Arabia and Oman. About Yemen (from the CIA World Fact Book)Area: 527,968 sq km (twice the size of Wyoming) Population: 30,984,689 (2022 est.) Median age: 19.8 years Capital: Sanaa Ethnic groups:
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By Samantha Beech, Brian Vitagliano and Isa Kaufman Geballe, CNN Far-right talk show host Alex Jones is seeking a new trial after a Connecticut jury decided this month he should pay $965 million in compensatory damages to eight families of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victims and one first responder. After the 2012 massacre in
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at the country of Iraq which borders Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, Turkey, Iran and the Persian Gulf. About Iraq (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 438,317 sq km Population: 39,650,145 (2021 est.) Median age: 21.2 years (2020 est.) Capital: Baghdad Ethnic Groups: Arab 75%-80%, Kurdish 15%-20% or other 5%
Continue Reading By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian authorities are building defensive positions in occupied areas of Ukraine and border regions of Russia, reflecting fears that Ukrainian forces may attack along new sections of the 1,000-kilometer (620-mile) front line of a war nearing its ninth month. In recent weeks, Ukraine has focused its
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The Palm Springs Art Museum is hosting a free Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos celebration Sunday. Organizers said it will be filled with altars, dance, music, art, storytelling, and the honoring of those who have passed away. There will be a presentation and performance by Danza Azteca Citlaltonac, who will also hold an
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Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Un avión de combate ruso se estrelló este domingo contra un edificio residencial de dos pisos en la ciudad siberiana de Irkutsk, dejando a sus dos pilotos muertos, informó un funcionario local. “Ambos pilotos murieron. Ninguno de los residentes locales resultó herido”, escribió el gobernador de Irkutsk, Igor Kobzev, en Telegram.
Continue ReadingCNN By Shania Shelton and Morgan Rimmer, CNN Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday said he’s worried about Democratic voter turnout ahead of the upcoming midterms. “I am worried about the level of voter turnout among young people and working people who will be voting Democratic,” the independent Vermont senator who caucuses with Democrats told CNN’s
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Albania’s prime minister has arrived in Israel for an official visit that will include a meeting with Israeli cyber defense officials, the Israeli Foreign Ministry says. Edi Rama began a three-day visit on Sunday, meeting with caretaker Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid. The two discussed common challenges facing the countries, “with an
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El líder de China, Xi Jinping, ingresó formalmente a su tercer mandato que rompe las normas y gobierna con un control férreo del poder, al revelar un nuevo equipo de liderazgo repleto de aliados leales. El domingo, un día después de la clausura del Congreso quinquenal del Partido Comunista,
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM ASSOCIATED PRESS SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s Republican candidate for governor will get his first — and only — chance to confront Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom face to face Sunday when the two meet in a debate that will be broadcast live on the radio while competing with the NFL for voters’
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