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By Ruba Alhenawi and Sophie Tanno, CNN Kuwait (CNN) — The Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad al-Jaber al-Sabah, has died aged 86 after ruling the Gulf state for three years. Sheikh Nawaf had been admitted to hospital in November following an emergency health issue, according to state news agency KUNA. The 86-year-old’s condition was
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio was in the throes of a bitter debate over abortion rights this fall when Brittany Watts, 21 weeks and 5 days pregnant, began passing thick blood clots. The 33-year-old Watts, who had not shared the news of her pregnancy even with her family, made
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — In a corner of their Mexico City office, activists from Catholics for the Right to Decide keep an image of the Virgin Mary close to a green scarf that reads: “Mary was consulted to be mother of God.” For these Catholic women, prayer does not
Continue Reading CNN By Bill Weir, CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Fresno, California (CNN) — At some point in the dawn of humanity, a smarter-than-average homo sapien moved a rock away from the fire for warmth and invented the thermal battery. Over a million years later, as humanity struggles to evolve past fossil fuels in time to avoid
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — In March 1973, electronics manufacturer RCA Corporation touted its “new low-price color TV” in the New York Times. The cost was $379.95 for a 15-inch model — the equivalent of a $2,694.32 splurge in current dollars. These days — in an era of above-average inflation — it
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, Devan Cole, Holmes Lybrand and Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani has been ordered to pay nearly $150 million in damages to former Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, whom he defamed following the 2020 presidential election. But as with all major jury awards, the question is whether
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Sol Amaya (CNN) — Cuando sonó la sirena hace una semana, el techo de la casa móvil de Sydney Moore en Clarksville, Tennessee, había sido arrancado y su hijo Lord, de cuatro meses, había sido absorbido por el tornado. “No hubo ninguna advertencia”, dijo Moore, de 22 años, quien inmediatamente se movió para proteger a
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Warmer-than-average conditions are expected to continue this weekend due to a ridge of high pressure. Temperatures will reach above the seasonal average (69°) this weekend; some valley cities may even see temperatures in the low 80s! Upper level clouds will continue to stream in from the west through Sunday as two back-to back storm systems
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain says a Royal Navy warship has shot down a suspected attack drone targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea. Defense Secretary Grant Shapps said Saturday that HMS Diamond fired a Sea Viper missile and destroyed a drone that was “targeting merchant shipping.” It’s the first time the Royal Navy has shot
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Real estate agents’ fees are always negotiable. But it doesn’t always feel that way to the homeseller, who typically pays the commission. That fee, which is usually between 5% and 6% of the final sales price in the United States, is typically split evenly between the homeseller’s
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — When LeBron James and Victor Wembanyama took to the court on Friday, it marked a monumental meeting between two generational talents – one at the end of his career, the other at the beginning – as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 129-115, snapping their record
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris is set to install a golden rooster atop its spire. Saturday’s event marks a major milestone in the cathedral’s restoration following the devastating fire in April 2019. The rooster, designed by chief architect Philippe Villeneuve, will replace the original that was destroyed
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Even before he signed his historic $700 million contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, everybody was talking about Shohei Ohtani as baseball’s biggest, and most marketable, star. Ever since he joined the Los Angeles Angels six years ago, Ohtani has redefined baseball, able to stamp his authority on a
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — En diciembre del año pasado, tras la inesperada cancelación de su vuelo de Orlando a Knoxville, 13 desconocidos se juntaron, alquilaron una furgoneta y se pusieron en camino. Fue una decisión espontánea que una de las pasajeras, Alanah Story, relató en una serie de videos publicados en TikTok. Lo realista
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqis have begun voting for the first time in a decade to select new provincial council members, who in turn will appoint governors, with the outcome seen as a bellwether for the parliamentary elections due to take place in 2025. Saturday’s vote is restricted to military and
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait’s ruling emir has died at age 86. State television reported Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah’s death on Saturday. Kuwait TV broke into programming with Quranic verses just before making the announcement. Sheikh Nawaf was rushed to a hospital in late November for
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods says that he and son Charlie have “fed off our competitive nature” as they prepare to play alongside each other at the PNC Championship in Florida this weekend. This will be the fourth time that the father-son duo has appeared at the annual tournament in Orlando, which
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Los familiares de los tres rehenes muertos en Gaza por disparos de las tropas israelíes habían hablado regularmente con la televisión y los sitios web de noticias israelíes desde octubre, compartiendo sus sentimientos y pidiendo la liberación de sus parientes. “Durante el día estoy ocupado con las comunicaciones y las
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — The Indian Navy says it is shadowing a bulk carrier that was boarded by unknown attackers in the Arabian Sea. Suspicion has fallen on Somali pirates and the Maltese-flagged MV Ruen, with a crew of 18, is heading for the coast of Somalia. The Ruen sent a Mayday message on Thursday,
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: the world’s most attractive city destinations, why fake olive oil is on the rise and the flight-booking hack travelers love but airlines hate. Using legs to fly Skiplagging is a covert way to save big dollars on air travel by booking a cheaper, multileg
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