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By TARA COPP and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has awarded U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley France’s highest medal of honor for his role in coordinating support for Ukraine and for his more than 40-year military career spent in defense of democracy. Macron awarded Milley the order
Continue Reading By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Florida man who stormed the U.S. Capitol with other members of the far-right Oath Keepers group was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for seditious conspiracy and other charges — the latest in a historic string of sentences in the Jan. 6. 2021 attack. David
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Fitch Ratings is keeping the United States on watch for a potential credit rating downgrade even after Congress passed a last-minute bill to avert a disastrous default. In its first statement since the Senate passed the debt ceiling legislation Thursday night, Fitch Ratings on Friday said it
Continue ReadingCNN By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Fitch Ratings is keeping the United States on watch for a potential credit rating downgrade even after Congress passed a last-minute bill to avert a disastrous default. In its first statement since the Senate passed the debt ceiling legislation Thursday night, Fitch Ratings on Friday said
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Payment apps like PayPal and Venmo might be convenient, but they’re not banks — and a federal financial services watchdog is worried that too many consumers are treating them as such. Some consumers are using services like PayPal, Venmo, Cash App and Apple Pay for direct deposit
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — An Oath Keeper that was part of the infamous stack formation that breached the US Capitol on January 6 was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for joining a sprawling plot to keep Donald Trump in power after the 2020 presidential election. David Moerschel, who
Continue Reading By TARA COPP Associated Press PARIS (AP) — America’s top military officer says training for Ukrainian forces on advanced U.S. Abrams tanks has started, but those weapons crucial over the long term in trying to expel Russia from occupied territory will not be ready in time for Kyiv’s imminent counteroffensive. The tank training got underway
Continue Reading By SCOTT McFETRIDGE, HANNAH FINGERHUT and RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa task force has completed its search for survivors at the site of a partially collapsed Davenport apartment building without finding three missing people who are feared dead, authorities said Friday. The focus has shifted to shoring up
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Sol Amaya (CNN Español) — El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, declaró este jueves la guerra a la corrupción en el país. Y lo hizo en su discurso ante la Asamblea Legislativa con motivo de su cuarto año de gobierno. “Así como hemos combatido frontalmente a las pandillas con toda la fuerza del Estado
Continue Reading By MUHAMMAD FAROOQ Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a top Pakistani human rights lawyer who was abducted by armed men in the country’s biggest city of Karachi has returned home Friday. It was not immediately clear who was behind Jibran Nasir’s kidnapping on Thursday or where he had been held. The lawyer’s
Continue Reading By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When Sara Bareilles signed on for a two-week, stripped down production of “Into the Woods” off-Broadway, she had no idea the adventure would lead to Broadway and a Tony Award nomination. She also had no idea it would become a moving tribute to composer Stephen Sondheim.
Continue Reading By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cynthia Weil, a Grammy-winning lyricist of notable range and endurance who enjoyed a decades-long partnership with husband Barry Mann and helped write “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling,” “On Broadway,” “Walking in the Rain” and dozens of other hits, has died at age 82. Weil’s daughter,
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly four years after Jeffrey Epstein’s death, thousands of pages of records obtained by The Associated Press are shedding new light on financier’s time behind bars. The documents include emails between jail officials and psychological evaluations. They offer a fuller picture of Epstein’s weeks inside the now-shuttered Metropolitan Correctional Center, where
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Suns hired former NBA champion coach Frank Vogel on Friday to replace Monty Williams, a person with knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the move. The
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By SUSIE BLANN and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday the United States won’t support peace talks in the war in Ukraine until Kyiv holds the upper hand, possibly after a Ukrainian counteroffensive that appears to be taking shape. Blinken said heeding calls from Russia
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By Sabrina Souza and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — When the rifle-toting suspect surrendered after gunning down 11 worshippers at a Pittsburgh synagogue in October 2018, police officers tried to ascertain whether he had an accomplice, falsely telling him they had already caught “his boy.” “I did this myself,” the shooter told the officers, claiming
Continue Reading By KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Eric Andre Show” is ostensibly not a series that lends itself to longevity. Its titular star, who plays a version of himself and satirizes talk shows by putting unsuspecting celebrity guests through hellish interviews, has become considerably more famous since the series first aired over
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The United States is seeking dialogue with both Russia and China on nuclear arms without preconditions, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said in a speech laying out the US approach to decreasing the risk of a nuclear conflict. Sullivan also said that the US is simultaneously
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — Airbnb on Thursday sued New York City over its restrictions on short-term housing rentals, in a legal dispute that pits the company’s concerns about its ability to operate in a key market against the city’s efforts to address an affordable housing crisis. The San Francisco-based tech company sued New
Continue Reading Aleja Páez (CNN Español) — El futbolista Sebastian Villa fue condenado este viernes a dos años y un mes de prisión por violencia de género, según se difundió en la lectura pública de la sentencia expedida por el juzgado en lo Correccional N°2 de Lomas de Zamora, en la provincia de Buenos Aires. El jugador
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