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Month: May 2023

British Prime Minister suffers another blow as he watches his club Southampton get relegated from the Premier League

By Issy Ronald, CNN Rather than providing an escape, soccer only compounded British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s woes as he watched his team Southampton succumb to a 2-0 loss against Fulham, condemning it to relegation from the Premier League. It marked the end of a difficult 10 days for Sunak after his Conservative Party suffered

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Ukrainian president says counteroffensive does not aim to attack Russian territory

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that his country is preparing a counteroffensive designed to liberate areas occupied by Russia, not to attack Russian territory. Speaking during a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s goal is to free the territories within

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Ukrainian president says counteroffensive does not aim to attack Russian territory

By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday his country is preparing a counteroffensive designed to liberate areas occupied by Russia, not to attack Russian territory. Speaking during a news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin, Zelenskyy said Ukraine’s goal is to free the territories within its

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Powerful Cyclone Mocha makes landfall in Myanmar, tearing off roofs and killing at least 3

By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Thousands of people hunkered down Sunday in monasteries, pagodas and schools, seeking shelter from a powerful storm that slammed into the coast of Myanmar, tearing roofs off buildings and killing at least three people. Cyclone Mocha made landfall Sunday afternoon in Myanmar’s Rakhine state near Sittwe

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From Drake’s viral pop-rap to Kendrick Lamar’s protest anthems, these were the defining moments in music in the 2010s

By Scottie Andrew and Leah Asmelash, CNN The 2010s felt more like a century than a decade. Within 10 years, pop culture evolved (and, in some people’s view, devolved) more rapidly than ever before, due largely to the advent and ever-growing influence of social media. The cultural climate and digital landscape influenced the music we

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Erdogan’s leadership in the balance as Turkey votes in pivotal elections

By SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey voted Sunday in parliamentary and presidential elections that presented President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with the biggest challenge of his two decades in power., with opinion surveys indicating the increasingly authoritarian leader trailing a challenger for the first time. The presidential election could

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Florida teen is arrested after fake bomb threats force disruptions at Ft. Lauderdale airport, multiple schools

By Melissa Alonso, CNN A 16-year-old from Dania Beach, Florida, was arrested on suspicion of making a series of false reports of bomb threats at several schools and the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport on Friday, authorities said. The teenager, who has not been publicly identified, allegedly made the first call to 9-1-1 around 10 a.m.,

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Let us now praise single moms

By David G. Allan, CNN Roughly 24 million, or one-third of all American children under age 18, are living with an unmarried parent, according to a 2018 Pew Research Center analysis of US Census Bureau data. And 81% of those single parent homes are headed by a mom. This has been a growing trend since

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