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By EDNA TARIGAN and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s top court has ruled against lowering the minimum age of presidential and vice presidential candidates as the country gears up for election in 2024, but allowed an exception for those who served or been elected as regional leaders allowing them to run
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are opening higher as some of last week’s moves driven by worries about war in the Middle East unwind. The S&P 500 was 0.4% higher early Monday. The Dow rose 220, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.4%. Treasury yields were edging higher after tumbling last week on worries that
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung and Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — As the Israel-Hamas war reaches the end of its first week, millions have turned to platforms including TikTok and Instagram in hopes of comprehending the brutal conflict in real time. Trending search terms on TikTok in recent days illustrate the hunger for frontline perspectives:
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — Venice may be known as La Serenissima, but for those who have encountered her resident seagulls, the experience can be anything but serene. The gulls are infamous for stealing food from anyone naïve enough to be eating outside, swooping down onto café terraces, breaking crockery, grabbing sandwiches out of walkers’
Continue ReadingDiksha Madhok, CNN (CNN) — Australia issued a fine of $610,500 Australian dollars ($386,000) on Monday against the company formerly known as Twitter for “falling short” in disclosing information on how it tackles child sex abuse content, in yet another setback for the Elon Musk-owned social media platform. Just days earlier, the European Commission formally
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Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un propietario del área de Chicago fue arrestado y acusado de asesinato y crímenes de odio después de que las autoridades dijeran que apuñaló y mató a un niño de 6 años e hirió gravemente a su madre, supuestamente porque los inquilinos son musulmanes. Joseph M. Czuba, de 71 años, fue
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden advirtió a Israel contra la ocupación de Gaza en uno de sus llamados públicos más notables a la moderación mientras los israelíes responden a los ataques terroristas de Hamas de este mes. En una entrevista con “60 Minutes” de CBS que se transmitió este domingo, Biden dijo
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Flag football is officially one of five new sports added to the Olympic program for the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles. On Monday in Mumbai at the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session, it was announced that flag football, baseball/softball, cricket, lacrosse and squash would
Continue ReadingPUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A semi-trailer truck driver was killed when a train derailed and a bridge collapsed, spewing coal and mangled train cars across a highway near Pueblo, Colorado, on Sunday, authorities said. The driver has died, but no further details were available, Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Gayle Perez said by telephone on
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd and Kyle Feldscher, CNN Washington (CNN) — The White House on Monday announced President Joe Biden is scrapping a planned trip to Colorado just hours before he was set to depart, so he can instead hold meetings with his national security team as Israel’s war with Hamas appears set to escalate. Discussions
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMYA KULLAB and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians in besieged Gaza crowded into hospitals and schools on Monday, seeking shelter and running low on food and water. More than a million people have fled their homes ahead of an expected Israeli ground invasion aimed at destroying Hamas
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden postponed a trip to Colorado on Monday to stay in Washington and focus on the growing conflict in the Middle East, setting aside an opportunity to pitch his economic accomplishments as he runs for reelection. The White House said Biden and Vice President Kamala
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Filipino officials say Canada will help the Philippines detect illegal fishing with its satellite surveillance system under a new agreement. The Department of Foreign Affairs said the arrangement gives the National Coast Watch Center of the Philippines access to Canada’s “Dark Vessel Detection System,” which uses satellite technology to track illegal
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A 21-year attendance record was broken on Sunday when 55,646 people packed into Kinnick Stadium to watch Iowa women’s basketball team take on the DePaul Blue Demons in an exhibition game. The fixture – the first women’s basketball game to be played outdoors in a football stadium – set
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Highs will be nearly 10 degrees above average for most of this week with high pressure across the Southland. This despite a storm in the Pacific Northwest. That storm to our North will help moderate temps just a little bit today, with warming condition tomorrow through Thursday. The warmest days this week will be Wednesday
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Seven of the activists who repeatedly have demonstrated against a wind farm in in central Norway that they say hinders the rights of the Sami Indigenous people to raise reindeer have met with the Norwegian king. The dispute centers on 151 turbines of Europe’s largest onshore wind farm. The activists say
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Shares of Pfizer are falling before the opening bell as the company cut its full-year outlook, citing declining sales of its COVID-19-related products. Pfizer Inc. now foresees 2023 revenue in a range of $58 billion to $61 billion. Its prior forecast was for $67 billion to $70 billion. It
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Strong spending by consumers has been a linchpin keeping the U.S. economy out of a recession, and Vivid Seats CEO Stan Chia doesn’t see demand in his industry falling off. He says customers are still paying for tickets to concerts, sports games and the theater
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer At a reception attended by several university presidents in Manhattan, Arizona State President Michael Crowe was asked to ponder a not-too-distant future where Sun Devils football and basketball players get a cut from the billions of dollars their sports generate in media rights deals. “I don’t support
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Sports Writer At a reception attended by several university presidents in Manhattan, Arizona State President Michael Crowe was asked to ponder a not-too-distant future where Sun Devils football and basketball players get a cut from the billions of dollars their sports generate in media rights deals. “I don’t support
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