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By Andrew Carey and Abeer Salman, CNN Ramallah, West Bank (CNN) — If Ramallah has a center, it is Al-Manara Square. Six roads meet here, and pedestrians weave their way confidently across the tight roundabout, forcing cars to make way. It is always busy. Demonstrators will rally here to protest, but when CNN visited on
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer It’s beginning to look a lot like a hectic holiday travel season, but it might go relatively smoothly if the weather cooperates. Travel over Christmas and New Year’s tends to spread out over many days, so the peaks in the U.S. are likely to be lower than they were
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jaelen House had 20 points in New Mexico’s 78-65 win over UC Irvine on Wednesday night. House added five assists for the Lobos (11-1). Nelly Junior Joseph added 12 points while going 3 of 6 and 6 of 8 from the free-throw line, and he also had
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Three trafficked Sumatran orangutans have been sent back from Thailand to Indonesia as part of a joint effort between the countries to tackle the illegal wildlife trade. Nobita and Shizuka, both 7 years old, and Brian, 5 years old, had been living at a wildlife sanctuary in
Continue ReadingBy SCHUYLER DIXON AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers are in a far better place than they were for their previous trip to Dallas last month, just after James Harden had joined their lineup. On the best run in the NBA at the moment. Leonard scored 30 points,
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump’s harsh rhetoric and Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s contentious new law have reignited Republican efforts to make border security the focus of the 2024 election – elevating the fight over immigration policy to new heights. The renewed focus on immigration comes at a politically sensitive moment for President Joe Biden, who is negotiating a
Continue ReadingBy JAMES FEGAN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan had 27 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 124-108 on Wednesday night. Chicago shot 54.5% from the field and had eight players score in double figures. Coby White had 17 points and reserve
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The early signing period in college football opened with just a little five-star drama. Georgia likely locked up a recruiting crown by flipping an in-state blue-chipper away from Florida State. The consensus No. 1 recruit in the country had Ohio State coach Ryan Day literally sighing with
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The Indio City Council unanimously passed a resolution on Wednesday condemning the Hamas terrorist attacks and anti-semitism, but it wasn’t without controversy. The resolution was pulled from the consent calendar by Councilmember Oscar Ortiz to allow for public comment. This led to 30 minutes of public comment with all of the speakers urging the council
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas sent a plane with more than 120 migrants from the U.S.-Mexico border to Chicago in an escalation of Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s busing operation that has given more than 80,000 migrants free rides to Democratic-led cities across the country since last year. The first
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Una niña británica de ocho años ganó el primer lugar en la categoría femenina Blitz del Campeonato Europeo de Ajedrez Rápido y Blitz de este año, que se realizó en Zagreb, Croacia. La “supertalentosa” Bodhana Sivanandan, como la describió el campeonato, anotó 8,5/13 puntos en la competencia Blitz de 13 rondas,
Continue ReadingBy DÉBORA REY and ALMUDENA CALATRAVA Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — President Javier Milei announced sweeping initiatives Wednesday to transform Argentina’s struggling economy, including easing government regulation and allowing privatization of state-run industries as a way to boost exports and investment. The right-wing libertarian announced the moves for South America’s second biggest economy
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has heard diverging arrguments over a request to block what would be the nation’s first execution by nitrogen gas. Attorneys for Alabama inmate Kenneth Eugene Smith asked for a preliminary injunction stopping his Jan. 25 execution by nitrogen hypoxia. They say the method
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Elizabeth Wolfe, Dave Hennen and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — A deadly storm that deluged much of the the Northeast has given way to frigid temperatures as tens of thousands of people grapple with no electricity in the cold. More than 140,000 Maine power customers – such as homes and businesses –
Continue ReadingWMTW, WMUR, WCVB, WPTZ, WGME, JASON NELSON, BLACK FLY MEDIA, AUGUST PUBLIC WORKS, STRINGR, CNN, WMTW, WMUR, WCVB, WPTZ, WGME, Jason Nelson/Black Fly Media, August Public Works, Stringr By Holly Yan, Elizabeth Wolfe, Dave Hennen and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — A deadly storm that deluged much of the the Northeast has given way to
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of migrants and other people have turned out for a vigil held for a 5-year-old migrant boy who died after becoming ill in a Chicago shelter. Jean Carlos Martinez was a resident at a shelter in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood when he suffered a medical emergency. He was pronounced dead shortly after
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By Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu issued an apology Wednesday to the families of Alan Swanson and Willie Bennett, two Black men wrongfully arrested in connection with the 1989 murder of Carol Stuart. “I am so sorry for what you endured,” Wu said at a news conference. “As a result, our Black residents suffered, as
Continue Reading By Kristin Fisher, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris announced Wednesday that an international astronaut will be landing on the surface of the moon as part of NASA’s Artemis program. While the United States had previously committed to flying international astronauts around the moon on future Artemis missions, today’s announcement takes that commitment a
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