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ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is strongly condemning the “unjustifiable” assassination of an Ecuadorian presidential candidate. History’s first Latin American pope sent a telegram of condolence following the brazen assassination of Fernando Villavicencio at a political rally Wednesday night in the capital Quito. The slaying has focused global attention on Ecuador’s wave of violent deaths and
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Thorbecke, CNN (CNN) — For months, Eveline Fröhlich, a visual artist based in Stuttgart, Germany, has been feeling “helpless” as she watched the rise of new artificial intelligence tools that threaten to put human artists out of work. Adding insult to injury is the fact that many of these AI models have been
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — For years, Gregg Popovich has eschewed the idea of him being worthy of inclusion in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. He felt others were more deserving and worthy of the sport’s highest honor. On Friday, the man whose career has sprouted basketball tenacles that
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY and THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press LONDON (AP) — French authorities say six people have died and dozens of others have been rescued from a boat carrying migrants that capsized in the English Channel. France’s Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea said several British and French ships were involved Saturday
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After Ohio voters repealed a law pushed by Republicans that would have limited unions’ collective bargaining rights in 2011, then-GOP Gov. John Kasich was contrite. “I’ve heard their voices, I understand their decision and, frankly, I respect what people have to say in an effort
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in China’s southwest after heavy rain caused hillsides to collapse. Meanwhile, two people died and 16 are missing following a mudslide in the country’s west, state media reported Saturday. Storm Khanun, which hit Japan as a typhoon, is now lashing China’s
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon is developing plans to restructure the National Guard in Washington, D.C., in a move to address problems highlighted by the chaotic response to the Jan. 6 riot and safety breaches during the 2020 protests over the murder of George Floyd, The Associated Press has
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN, ED KOMENDA and AUDREY MCAVOY WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Leshia Wright heard the crackle of the fast-moving inferno closing in on her home in Lahaina and decided it was time to evacuate. The 66-year-old grabbed her medication for a pulmonary disease and her passport and fled the subdivision in the historic Hawaii
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Mild conditions are expected to continue this weekend as moisture remains in the atmosphere. This moisture has sent dewpoints up into the 50s and 60s this morning, meaning we are feeling the humidity. Evaporative and swamp cooler will not be as effective today due to the high humidity. Here’s a look at dewpoints around 8:15
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — French authorities say one person died and dozens of others have been rescued from a boat carrying migrants that began sinking while trying to cross the English Channel. France’s Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea said several British and French ships were involved Saturday morning in a search and
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — If you’re sitting in rush-hour traffic in Arlington, Virginia, there’s a good chance you’ll spot Hunter Scott in his helmet and elbow pads scooting right past you on an adjacent path. For the past year, Scott, a 38-year-old Navy pilot doing work for the government until his
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week, devastation from the fires on the Hawaiian island of Maui continues to grow, with most of the tourist town of Lahaina destroyed. As wildfires become more common, this is what to do if you’re caught in an affected area and here’s how to help
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By Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Wailuku, Hawaii (CNN) — Hundreds of displaced residents are taking shelter at a gymnasium in north-central Maui, as devastating wildfires have swept through the island and killed at least 80 people near its western shore. A grassroots effort to reconnect families has launched in front of the War Memorial Gymnasium in
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office has expressed grave concern over the forced repatriation of North Koreans from China and elsewhere after facing criticism from rights groups for its “unacceptable silence” on the issue. Taking aim at U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk and his office,
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH, TY O’NEIL and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Survivors witnessed a surreal landscape of flattened homes, blackened hulks of burned-out cars and ashy lots where buildings once stood as they took stock of their shattered lives in the aftermath of a Maui wildfire that authorities say has killed
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — A local activist in Niger with ties to the military regime says the only way to avoid conflict in the country between mutinous soldiers that ousted the president and regional nations who are threatening an invasion to reinstate him, is to recognize the new regime as
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — He’s my boss; her dog is cute; they have an exam today — pronouns are a part of speech we use to refer to ourselves and others. They’re an essential component of language — and, as of the last few years, among its most hotly contested, too. Some of the most common words in the English language have
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for an ambush in eastern Syria that killed at least 20 government soldiers and wounded others. The group warned in its Friday night statement that such attacks will continue. IS sleeper cells still carry out deadly attacks despite their defeat in Syria in 2019. The
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Anxious about Japan’s impending release of treated nuclear wastewater from the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, hundreds of South Koreans marched in their capital Saturday. Protesters are calling for Tokyo to abandon the plans, and expressing anger toward Seoul for endorsing the discharge despite alleged
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia thwarted an attack by 20 Ukrainian drones targeting Moscow-annexed Crimea overnight, the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday. Fourteen drones were shot down by Russian air defenses and a further six were jammed electronically, the ministry said in a Telegram post. No casualties or damage were
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