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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian attacks in Ukraine wounded at least 14 civilians over the past day, officials said Saturday, as the president of the European Union’s executive arm returned to the Ukrainian capital to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The governor of the Zaporizhzhia region, Yurii Malashko, said that nine people were wounded in
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The snow-capped Andes in South America have long fascinated humans with their soaring peaks and alien landscapes. Near the summit, there is no vegetation in sight, and freezing temperatures and howling winds add to the inhospitable conditions — which is why scientists were surprised to find life in such
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Ken Buck has had enough. When the Colorado Republican announced this past week that he would not seek reelection, he began with the type of criticism of Democratic policies that is standard fare for a hard-line conservative. But then Buck turned his ire
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — La CONMEBOL, el organismo rector del fútbol sudamericano, condenó “actos de violencia y racismo” luego de que se realizaron arrestos en Río de Janeiro luego de enfrentamientos en la icónica playa de Copacabana antes de la final de la Copa Libertadores de este sábado. Boca Juniors de Argentina se enfrenta al
Continue ReadingWALHALLA, S.C. (AP) — An Arkansas man has been arrested for trying to crash through the exit gates of a South Carolina nuclear plant, authorities said. Doyle Wayne Whisenhunt, of Lockesburg, Arkansas, was taken into custody Friday night at an abandoned home in Pickens County, South Carolina, and transferred to the Oconee County sheriff’s office,
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK and JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden called the head of the United Auto Workers union to congratulate him this past week on getting a new contract with General Motors and to wish him a happy 55th birthday — a sign of how the relationship had evolved since
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — It took just under a year for Sam Bankman-Fried to go from crypto wunderkind to convicted felon. No one is happier about that than the professionals in the industry that made him, for a time, a rock star. When Bankman-Fried’s crypto empire collapsed last November, it sent
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Look Abu Dhabi (CNN) — Saudi Arabia’s economy has jolted into reverse, after the world’s largest crude oil exporter slashed output to prop up prices. Saudi gross domestic product, the broadest measure of its economy, shrunk 4.5% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2023, the country’s official statistics agency said this week. That’s
Continue ReadingBy MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — All signs point to a relatively solid holiday season for America’s small businesses. Yet, owners of these businesses appear to have a collective anxiety about the months ahead. They have their customers to thank on both counts. American kept up their spending over the summer,
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — Cuando la misión Lucy de la NASA pasó cerca de su primer asteroide esta semana, sus cámaras captaron una sorpresa. La nave espacial Lucy pasó cerca del pequeño asteroide Dinkinesh, ubicado en el cinturón de asteroides principal de nuestro sistema solar, entre las órbitas de Marte y Júpiter. Pero lo que
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Arqueólogos en Alemania han descubierto un esqueleto centenario con una prótesis de mano de metal para reemplazar cuatro dedos faltantes. La Oficina Estatal de Conservación de Monumentos de Baviera informó en un comunicado publicado la semana pasada de que los arqueólogos habían utilizado la datación por carbono para calcular que
Continue ReadingBy Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan on Friday accused President Joe Biden of supporting a Palestinian “genocide” and warned that Americans will remember when he’s up for reelection next year how he responded to the Israel-Hamas war. In a video posted to X, Tlaib, the first Palestinian American woman to serve
Continue ReadingBy DEEPA BHARATH Associated Press The tension between Nikki Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy was hard to miss when they last met on a debate stage. “Every time I hear you, I feel a little bit dumber for what you say,” Haley told Ramaswamy. Responding to the broadside, Ramaswamy argued “we will be better served as
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez and Duarte Mendonça, CNN (CNN) — CONMEBOL, the governing body of South American football, has condemned “acts of violence and racism” after arrests were made in Rio de Janeiro following clashes on the iconic Copacabana beach ahead of Saturday’s Copa Libertadores final. Argentina’s Boca Juniors play Brazil’s Fluminense in South America’s equivalent
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff advanced to the semifinals of the WTA Finals with a hard-fought victory over Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová on Friday, despite conceding 17 double faults during the match. The 19-year-old completed an impressive comeback to defeat Vondrousova 5-7 6-7 (7-4) 6-3 and became the first teenager to reach
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ken Buck has gained national prominence as a Republican congressman fed up with Donald Trump’s lies about the 2020 election he lost to Democrat Joe Biden. Buck is also critical of the Trump allies who have proliferated the House with a fervor fed by
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — In a closing message to voters in this year’s closely watched Virginia legislative elections, Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin ticks off accomplishments from the first half of his term. Tax cuts, law enforcement pay raises and more money for mental health services, Youngkin says in the political
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is trying to build support for planning a postwar future for Gaza as he meets with wary Arab leaders during his latest urgent mission to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas conflict began. He’s holding talks Saturday in Jordan’s
Continue ReadingBy BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Survivors of a strong earthquake that shook Nepal’s northwest in the middle of the night have described sudden shaking followed by houses collapsing and burying entire families, as the death toll rose to 157. Most of those killed were crushed by debris when their houses —
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press RMEISH, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli warplanes have conducted airstrikes along the border with Lebanon as the militant Hezbollah group attacked several Israeli army posts, including one that was struck with two large rockets. Saturday’s escalation came a day after Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said his powerful
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