By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — It has become an Israeli mantra throughout the latest war in Gaza: Hamas is ISIS. Since the bloody Hamas attack on Oct. 7 that triggered the war, Israeli leaders and commanders have likened the Palestinian militant group to the Islamic State group. They point to Hamas’ brutal
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story WAREHAM, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Wareham man accused of killing his father with a ghost gun pleaded not guilty in court Tuesday. Police say a neighbor heard the shooting yesterday and then heard 26-year-old Robert Gomes III say, “I shot my dad.” When police arrived
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Mike Sorrentino says he was once “a young and wild, careless kid” with a powerful addiction problem. The reality star known as “The Situation” from his days on the hit MTV show “Jersey Shore” talked to “Entertainment Tonight” as he promotes his memoir, “Reality Check: Making the Best
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An area of low pressure moving along the Northern California coast will bring partly cloudy skies, breezy and cooler conditions for the next couple of days. It also means a small chance of scattered showers late Thursday. Rainfall around the Southland will likely be confined to coastal areas, with some showers through the Inland Empire
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON, Massachusetts (WBZ) — A Sutton man whose career as a magician spanned 20 years across New England pleaded guilty to child pornography charges on Tuesday. Forty-six-year-old Scott Jameson was arrested by federal agents at Logan Airport in 2022. They allegedly found a video of
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Two of the world’s most beloved celebrities go way back. Dolly Parton has shared the story of how she first met Keanu Reeves when he was a young boy. During a recent appearance on Drew Barrymore’s daytime talk show, Barrymore asked if it was true that the actor’s
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Shrugging off higher interest rates, America’s consumers spent enough to help drive the economy to a brisk 5.2% annual pace from July through September, the government said in an upgrade from its previous estimate. The government had previously estimated that the economy grew at a 4.9%
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has acquitted former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a graft case, removing a major obstacle for him to run in parliamentary elections in February. The Islamabad High Court’s decision on Wednesday comes weeks after the court restored Sharif’s right to appeal a 2018 conviction
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has escalated his war of words with the leader of Greece. Sunak accused Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday of trying to “grandstand” over the disputed Parthenon Marbles and breaking a promise to the U.K. government. The two European allies have been
Continue ReadingBy BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A gay couple in Nepal on Wednesday became the first in the nation to receive official same-sex marriage status. The Himalayan nation is one of the first in Asia to allow it. “After 23 years of struggle we got this historic achievement, and finally Maya and
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka says it has reached an agreement in principle with a group of creditors including India and Japan on debt restructuring. It’s a crucial move toward unlocking a second instalment of a $2.9 billion bailout package from the International Monetary Fund. The Finance Ministry
Continue ReadingCNN By Matias Grez and Darren Lewis, CNN (CNN) — “It was definitely heartbreaking to see,” American soccer star Timothy Weah says of a moment which, even 10 years on, he can still clearly recall. In January 2013, Ghanaian forward Kevin-Prince Boateng led his AC Milan teammates in walking off the pitch during a friendly
Continue ReadingBy BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s military government has announced an investigation into ethnic rebel leaders who signed a peace agreement in 2015 to halt their quest for an independent state, a development experts say shows the crucial deal has collapsed. The public prosecutor at the Bamako Court of Appeal ordered
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Soccer is set to trial sin bins at the higher levels of the game in a bid to improve player behavior towards match officials – a move that has drawn a mixed response. The International Football Association Board (IFAB), the sport’s lawmaking body, announced on Monday that sin bins
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s her, hi — Taylor Swift is Spotify’s 2023 most-played artist. According to Spotify Wrapped, Swift was 2023’s most-streamed artist globally, raking in more than 26.1 billion streams since January 1. That means the pop powerhouse has dethroned Puerto Rican reggaetón star Bad Bunny, who
Continue ReadingBy TIFFANY STANLEY and LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — As Charles Richardson gradually lost his eyesight to complications from diabetes, certain childhood memories haunted him even more. The Catholic priest appeared vividly in his mind’s eye — the one who promised him a spot on a travel basketball team, took him out for
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By Angela Dewan, CNN (CNN) — The COP28 president-designate Sultan Al Jaber has strongly denied accusations that his team sought to use the international climate talks in Dubai to strike fossil fuel deals for the UAE’s state-owned oil and gas company. Several media outlets, including CNN, this week published stories based on a cache of leaked documents
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Whitfield, CNN (CNN) — “I never really paid attention to politics before the 2016 election,” confided Japanese photographer Fumi Nagasaka over video call. Nagasaka moved to New York in 2002, witnessing two Obama wins before Trump’s divisive election victory seven years ago. “When it happened I just thought, ‘Okay, this country is falling
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN (CNN) — Bob Iger, neatly dressed in a gray suit and pressed white shirt, sans tie, strutted onstage Tuesday afternoon at the New Amsterdam Theatre in New York City, greeting an anxious crowd of Disney employees assembled for his highly anticipated appearance. The chief executive, now a year into his second
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The US dollar is barreling toward a 3.7% loss this month against a basket of six major currencies in what would be it worst monthly performance in a year. That’s good news for countries relying on imports of commodities, most of which are traded in dollars, as well
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