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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Boris Johnson flew back into London on Saturday morning, perhaps hoping his arrival at Gatwick Airport would mark the beginning of a triumphant return to 10 Downing Street. Johnson, who was ousted as prime minister in July over a series of scandals, arrived in the UK from his Caribbean holiday intending
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BERLIN (AP) — Zilli Schmidt, a survivor of the Auschwitz and Ravensbrueck concentration camps, has died at 98. She had become a vocal advocate for the recognition of the Nazi genocide of Sinti and Roma. Schmidt died Friday, according to the foundation of Berlin’s Holocaust memorial. The organization said she “leaves behind a deep void”
Continue Reading By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Months after accusing disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh of killing his wife and son, South Carolina investigators and prosecutors have released few details about the evidence that they believe connect him to the shootings That’s led Murdaugh’s lawyers to file a flurry of court documents requesting information
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN Despite Steph Curry scoring a game-high 34 points, the Golden State Warriors suffered their first loss of the season, to the Denver Nuggets on Friday, going down 125-123 to the team they eliminated from the first round of the Western Conference playoffs in April. Curry added five rebounds and four assists
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CNN By Hira Humayun, CNN A Houston-area couple was arrested in Louisiana on Tuesday after two abused children turned up at a home early that morning near their Texas neighborhood, according to authorities and a court document. Harris County deputies responded around 5:30 a.m. ET Tuesday to a home in Cypress for a welfare check
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson landed back in Britain on Saturday morning, ahead of a possible tilt at reclaiming his former job. Johnson was ousted by a series of ethics scandals just three months ago, but boarded a flight back to London from his vacation in the Dominican Republic, days after the
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink and Derek Van Dam, CNN meteorologists Forming off the western coast of Mexico, Hurricane Roslyn has strengthened into a major Category 4 storm and is expected to make landfall this weekend, forecasts show. Roslyn has sustained winds of 130 mph as of late Saturday morning, according to the National Hurricane Center. “Additional
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN In the wake of flooding from Hurricane Ian, Lee County, Florida, has seen what the state’s Department of Health called an “abnormal increase” in cases of a rare bacterial infection. Florida has reported 64 Vibrio vulnificus infections and 13 deaths this year as of Friday, according to the health department, up
Continue Reading ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of people in towns across Ethiopia have staged demonstrations against what they say is interference by outsiders in the country’s internal affairs. The rallies included one in the federal capital, Addis Ababa, where many such events have been held in the nearly two years since war broke out in
Continue Reading By ANDREW MELDRUM and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people in central and western Ukraine woke up on Saturday to power outages and periodic bursts of gunfire, as Ukrainian air defense tried to shoot down drones and incoming missiles. Russia has intensified its strikes on power stations, water
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Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe. Photographs by Travis Dove for CNN A roomful of teenagers — some old friends and some strangers — stood with their hands, feet or backs together and their eyes closed. “We are never alone in this world,” says Davis Cooke, 18, a high school senior and a founder of the group, who
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Election deniers are running for important offices around the country in the November 8 midterms. And some of them will win. Dozens of Republicans trying to be elected in 2022 as governor, state secretary of state or US senator have joined former President Donald Trump in baselessly rejecting or questioning the
Continue Reading By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party reaffirmed President Xi Jinping’s continued dominance in running the nation Saturday. The confirmation comes one day ahead of giving Xi a widely expected third five-year term as leader. A party congress effectively removed four of the seven members of senior leadership. One of
Continue Reading The Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A southeastern city in Iran that was the scene of a bloody crackdown last month awoke to new destruction on Saturday, state TV showed, after tensions erupted the day before. Meanwhile, witnesses said antigovernment protests erupted at several universities in Tehran amid heavy security on Saturday,
Continue Reading ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s state-run news agency is reporting that Finnish officials will arrive in Ankara on Tuesday to discuss their country’s bid to join NATO. A delegation from Finland’s Justice Ministry will meet Kasim Cicek, the head of foreign relations at the Turkish Ministry of Justice, Anadolu Agency said Saturday. The talks will focus
Continue ReadingBy Angela Fritz and Brandon Miller, CNN Photos and satellite imagery from the central United States show how the region’s worst drought in at least a decade has pushed the Mississippi River and its tributaries to drop to record lows this month. Across the river basin, dozens of gauges have fallen below their low-water threshold.
Continue ReadingCNN By George Ramsay, CNN Video by Jarrod Williams, CNN To get a sense of how vast Australia really is, just ask Nedd Brockmann. He found out the hard way. When Brockmann arrived at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Monday — his unmistakable, bleach-blonde mullet pinned down under a baseball cap — it signaled the end
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Video by Jarrod Williams, CNN To get a sense of how vast Australia really is, just ask Nedd Brockmann. He found out the hard way. When Brockmann arrived at Sydney’s Bondi Beach on Monday — his unmistakable, bleach-blonde mullet pinned down under a baseball cap — it signaled the end of
Continue ReadingCNN By Ben Church and Becky Anderson, CNN Ukrainian soccer legend Andriy Shevchenko has thanked AC Milan for its “incredible effort” in offering support to his country amid the war effort. Shevchenko, who played over 300 times for the Italian team, says the help from his former club has provided much needed respite for Ukrainians
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