By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear’s reelection bid in Kentucky has emerged as a critical test of how the fight over abortion rights will shape the political landscape ahead of the 2024 presidential election. The Democratic incumbent’s focus on abortion rights – in a Republican-leaning state where abortions are outlawed in
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Just a year removed from a stirring run to the NL Championship Series that captivated a championship-starved fan base, general manager A.J. Preller of the big-spending San Diego Padres has to hire a new manager yet again. Bob Melvin’s departure to his hometown Giants —
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Dos tiroteos masivos en Lewiston, Maine, dejan al menos 16 personas muertas y decenas de heridas, informaron las autoridades la noche de este miércoles. En medio de la emergencia, se realiza una intensa búsqueda para encontrar al sospechoso de los hechos, que se dio a la fuga. Última hora de los tiroteos
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Military divers from Belgium, Germany, Hungary and Lithuania have participated in an international training exercise in Budapest, Hungary, working in flooded underground mines, lakes and caves and in the rushing Danube River. The training is to prepare them for a variety of scenarios, including recovery operations
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Mandy Sanchez was sitting in her bedroom in Texas when she saw the listing. A spacious room in an Art Nouveau building in the buzzy Vinohrady neighborhood, near the city’s Riegrovy Sady park, known for its beautiful sunsets. It was December 2019. Mandy was a 22-year-old about to graduate
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say an American man has been charged with murder and other offenses for attacking two women from the U.S. near Neuschwanstein castle in Germany in June and pushing them into a ravine. One of the women was fatally injured. Prosecutors said Thursday that the indictment against the 31-year-old suspect was filed
Continue ReadingMELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian authorities have charged seven people with helping launder hundreds of millions of dollars for a Chinese crime syndicate. Police said Thursday the arrests came after a 14-month investigation which involved multiple Australian agencies and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. They said it was the most complex money laundering investigation
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — A quick Google search of the phrase “Cher Halloween costume” will produce far more images of Cher impersonators than the Goddess of Pop dressed up as witch or wizard. In her decades-long music career, the global superstar’s glamorous style and chiseled abdomen have become so recognizable, she is now
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and AMY TEIBEL Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli troops and tanks launched an hourslong ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, striking several militant targets in order to “prepare the battlefield” ahead of a widely expected ground invasion after more than two weeks
Continue ReadingBy Flo Cornall, CNN (CNN) — Togolese German Fashion photographer Delali Ayivi has made a name for herself with some high-profile shoots, including photographing Aminata Touré, Germany’s first Black minister, for the cover of Vogue Germany last year. But her rapid success since starting professionally in 2019 shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise: after all,
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is setting up deportation centers to hold migrants who are living in the country illegally, including an estimated 1.7 million Afghans. The government earlier this month announced a crackdown on illegal migration that’s been condemned by the U.N. and Taliban authorities in Afghanistan. Authorities say anyone
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares skidded Thursday in Europe and Asia after Wall Street tumbled as bond yields tightened their chokehold. Germany’s DAX fell 1.1% to 14,722.60 and the CAC 40 in Paris shed 0.8% to 6,860.72. Britain’s FTSE 100 was down 0.7% at 7,361.04. The future for the S&P
Continue ReadingST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — It ain’t the Olympics, but a group of Floridians plan to host competitions themed according to the collective antics of the beer-loving, gator-possessing, rap-sheet heavy, mullet-wearing social media phenomenon known as “Florida Man.” Organizers of the “Florida Man Games” describe the competition as “the most insane athletic showdown on Earth.”
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By Jessie Yeung and Francesca Annio, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s top court has ruled that a government requirement for transgender people to be sterilized before they could be legally recognized was unconstitutional, in a victory for the country’s LGBTQ community years in the making. Under a law enacted 20 years ago, transgender individuals who
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is setting up deportation centers to hold migrants living in the country illegally, including an estimated 1.7 million Afghans. The government earlier this month announced a crackdown on illegal migration that’s been condemned by the U.N. and Taliban authorities in Afghanistan. The deadline is next Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Stellantis, home to brands such as Jeep and Chrysler, has become the latest global automaker to tie up with a Chinese startup as the electric vehicle (EV) race continues to heat up. The Dutch group announced Thursday it would acquire a 20% stake in Leapmotor, a Hangzhou-based
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — Al Jazeera informó que el jefe de su oficina en Gaza, Wael Al Dahdouh, perdió a su esposa, hijo, hija y nieto en lo que, asegura, fue un ataque aéreo de Israel este miércoles. La explosión alcanzó una casa en el campo de refugiados de Nuseirat, en el centro de Gaza, donde
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — A man shot and killed at least 16 people in Maine and then fled into the night, sparking a massive search by hundreds of officers while frightened residents stayed locked in their homes Thursday under a shelter-in-place advisory, authorities said. A police bulletin identified Robert Card,
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El telescopio espacial James Webb y otros observatorios fueron testigos de una explosión enorme en el espacio que creó elementos químicos raros, algunos de los cuales son necesarios para la vida. La explosión, que se produjo el 7 de marzo, fue la segunda explosión de rayos gamma más brillante que ha
Continue ReadingBy DALATOU MAMANE and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Hamsa Diakite can’t remember the last time her family of eight had a good meal. She once sustained them by selling fried bread until a coup in Niger three months ago resulted in sanctions against the West African nation, squeezing incomes in one
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