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By Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — The BBC said Friday that a group of its journalists covering Israel’s war with Hamas were held at gunpoint and assaulted by Israeli police in Tel Aviv. The disturbing incident, which the BBC said occurred on Thursday night, came as the team of three journalists drove to their hotel
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By Athena Jones and Mallika Kallingal, CNN (CNN) — The average composite score on the ACT college admissions test dropped to their lowest levels since 1991, according to data released this week. The average composite score fell to 19.5 out of a possible 36 for the class of 2023, according to the nonprofit ACT. “This
Continue ReadingMACON, Ga. (AP) — A South Carolina man previously convicted of smuggling protected turtles between the United States and Hong Kong faces new allegations of turtle-related crimes in Georgia. Bibb County sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday arrested 43-year-old Steven Verren Baker of Holly Hill, South Carolina, and charged him with 15 counts of aggravated cruelty to
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state lawmakers are required to live in the district they represent, as well as in any district they may be seeking to represent. Those requirements, combined with new political maps in effect for the first time this year, have created a headache for some candidates.
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN New York (CNN) — Many schools, psychologists and safety groups are urging parents to disable their children’s social media apps over mounting concerns that Hamas plans to disseminate graphic videos of hostages captured in the Israel-Gaza war. Disabling an app or implementing restrictions, such as filtering out certain words and
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — If Sean McVay’s first child arrives on a Sunday this month, the Los Angeles Rams will have to take the field without him. McVay and his wife, Veronika, are expecting “in the next couple of weeks,” the head coach confirmed Friday. When asked about
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It’s time for some Friday fun with mild temperatures to close out the workweek. Enjoy the fall-like conditions now because #SweaterWeather is not part of next week’s forecast. High pressure begins its move into Southern California on Saturday, warming temperatures into the 90s for the start of the weekend. The good news is that the
Continue ReadingSELLS, Ariz. (AP) — The Tohono O’odham Nation in southern Arizona on Friday blasted the decision by the U.S. Attorney’s Office not to prosecute Border Patrol agents who shot and killed a member of the tribe after they were summoned by tribal police. Body camera footage released in June by U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Tras una reunión en Casa Presidencial que duró poco más de tres horas, el presidente de Guatemala, Alejandro Giammattei, y los representantes de la organización indígena 48 Cantones no lograron un acuerdo que pusiera fin a los bloqueos que este jueves cumplieron 11 días. Terminado el encuentro, los dirigentes indígenas expusieron
Continue ReadingPANAMA CITY (AP) — Airport security at Panama City’s Tocumen International Airport searched a Copa airline flight bound for Tampa, Florida, for a suspected bomb, only to find an adult diaper. The plane had returned to the Panama City airport earlier Friday following reports of a possible bomb. The Boeing 737-800 landed around 11 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press BRIGHTON, Colo. (AP) — A jury has acquitted a Denver-area police officer of manslaughter, following trial testimony that he put Elijah McClain in a neck hold before the Black man was injected with the powerful sedative ketamine by paramedics and died. The acquittal came Monday in the
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A prosecutor has launched a criminal case against Argentina’s frontrunner in this month’s presidential elections, accusing Javier Milei of deliberately causing a sharp drop in the Argentine currency when he encouraged citizens not to save in pesos. Milei has denounced the move as political persecution,
Continue ReadingBy MARTÍN ADAMES ALCÁNTARA Associated Press SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Authorities are seeking at least five people in an armed robbery of the St. Louis Cardinals complex in the Dominican Republic on Friday. Dominican Republic police spokesman Diego Pesqueira told The Associated Press that the suspects bound and gagged a security guard and
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Lexi Thompson delivered star-power moments built for a stage like Las Vegas, and when she poured in a pair of long birdie putts Friday, she was on the verge of history. Thompson was 4 under with seven holes to play. She was on the verge of becoming the first woman in
Continue ReadingBy Darienne DeBrule Click here for updates on this story SANTA CLARA, Utah (KSTU) — What was once a dream rental home has turned into a nightmare for a Santa Clara family who say they’ve fallen sick multiple times for unknown reasons over the last two years, not knowing until recently that the culprit was
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Porter Click here for updates on this story SALT LAKE CITY (KSTU) — A Halloween costume clinic is giving back the holiday to children who otherwise might not be able to experience it fully due to their physical limitations. At Shriners Children’s in Salt Lake City, cardboard, tools and craft supplies adorn the
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Republican Rep. Austin Scott of Georgia, who entered the race for House speaker after House Majority Leader Steve Scalise dropped out, lost the GOP’s nomination to Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio in a 124-81 vote Friday. After the vote, Scott told CNN he was dropping out of the race
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– El secretario general de la ONU, António Guterres, instó a las autoridades israelíes a “evitar una catástrofe humanitaria”, dijo un portavoz después de que el Ejército de Israel advirtiera a 1,1 millones de personas que viven en el norte de Gaza que evacuaran sus hogares. Israel le dice a 1,1 millones de
Continue Reading By Helen Regan, Caitlin Hu, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Akanksha Sharma, Nadeen Ebrahim and Sophie Tanno, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s military is telling 1.1 million people in northern Gaza to evacuate their homes immediately, as it appears to prepare to ramp up retaliation for Hamas’ October 7 terror attacks. Israeli warplanes continued on Friday
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Castaneda Click here for updates on this story California (KPIX) — One person was killed and two others injured after their vehicle plunged off a cliff along Highway 1 at Pescadero State Beach, the California Highway Patrol reported. The crash was reported at 9:57 p.m. and when officers responded they found one vehicle
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