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Month: November 2023

Protesters will demonstrate against world leaders, Israel-Hamas war as APEC comes to San Francisco

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Activists protesting corporate profits, environmental abuses, poor working conditions and the Israel-Hamas war are among those planning to march in downtown San Francisco on Sunday, united in their opposition to a global trade summit that will draw President Joe Biden and leaders from nearly two dozen

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Protesters will demonstrate against world leaders, Israel-Hamas war as APEC comes to San Francisco

By JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Activists protesting corporate profits, environmental abuses, poor working conditions and the Israel-Hamas war are among those planning to march in downtown San Francisco on Sunday, united in their opposition to a global trade summit that will draw President Joe Biden and leaders from nearly two dozen

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RNC Chairwoman acknowledges GOP frustration after election losses

By Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel on Sunday acknowledged frustration within the GOP after a string of recent election losses but insisted the RNC is engaging voters. “I understand being frustrated. Of course, we want to win,” McDaniel told CNN’s Dana Bash on “State of the Union” after Democrats notched a series

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Translations of Vietnamese fiction and Egyptian poetry honored by translators assocation

NEW YORK (AP) — English-language editions of a Vietnamese novel set everywhere from Saigon to Paris and of poetry by Egypt’s Iman Mersal are this year’s winners of National Translation Awards. The awards were announced Sunday by the American Literary Translators Association, which is marking the awards’ 25th anniversary. Thuân’s novel “Chinatown,” translated from the

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Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital and people trapped inside say they cannot flee

By WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Health officials and people trapped inside Gaza’s largest hospital rejected Israel’s claims that it was helping babies and others evacuate Sunday, saying fighting continued just outside the facility where incubators lay idle with no electricity and critical supplies were running out.

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La defensa de Trump en el juicio civil por fraude en Nueva York empieza esta semana. Esto es lo que debes saber

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo Nueva York (CNN) — Cuando la defensa de Donald Trump empiece este lunes a rebatir las acusaciones de que él, sus hijos adultos y sus negocios defraudaron a prestamistas y aseguradoras para enriquecerse, el primer testigo al que llamarán sus abogados será a su hijo mayor, Donald Trump Jr., con el objetivo de

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King Charles III leads a national memorial service honoring those who died serving the UK

By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III has led a national memorial service honoring those who died serving the United Kingdom. The event passed without incident despite fears that 0tensions surrounding the Israel-Hamas war might disrupt the ceremony. London’s Metropolitan Police Service deployed more than double the usual number of officers

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Over 30 workers are trapped after a portion of a tunnel under construction collapses in India

By BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Officials say a part of an under-construction road tunnel in a mountainous north Indian state popular with tourists has collapsed after a landslide, trapping more than 30 workers. Manohar Tamta, an Uttarakhand state relief official, said rescue work is in progress and oxygen is being pumped

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Progressive Minnesota US Rep. Ilhan Omar draws prominent primary challenger

By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Progressive U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar has drawn a prominent Democratic primary challenger. Former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels announced Sunday that he’ll try once again to unseat her after coming close in 2022. Omar has won reelection twice despite accusations of antisemitism. She has come under

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Four deaf people died in the Lewiston mass shooting. The tragedy highlights their unique vulnerabilities during a crisis

By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — The recent rampage by a gunman that left 18 people dead in Lewiston, Maine, is opening a window into the vulnerabilities deaf people face during mass shootings and other crises. Last month’s attack on a bowling alley and a restaurant hit the local deaf community particularly hard. Four of the

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Michigan football stays undefeated after Big Ten suspends coach Jim Harbaugh from sidelines over sign-stealing violations

By Homero De la Fuente, Jamiel Lynch, Jacob Lev and Natalie Andes, CNN (CNN) — University of Michigan head football coach Jim Harbaugh was suspended for the three remaining games of the 2023 regular season after the Big Ten Conference announced on Friday the Wolverines football program was found to have conducted “an impermissible, in-person

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