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By KATHY McCORMACK and STEVE LeBLANC Associated Press WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) — A pickup truck driver in a Boston suburb is accused of crashing into a police officer and a utility employee at a work site, killing both, then pulling a knife on another officer before stealing his cruiser and crashing, law enforcement officials said.
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s government says Russia’s intelligence services have targeted high-profile British politicians, civil servants and journalists with cyberespionage and “malicious cyberactivity” as part of sustained attempts to interfere in U.K. political processes. The Foreign Office says Russia’s FSB agency was responsible for a range of cyberespionage operations in
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift has said that a 2016 feud with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian felt like “a career death,” adding it “took me down psychologically.” Swift was speaking to Time magazine after being named the publication’s 2023 “Person of the Year.” In the interview, published Wednesday, the singer recalled
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British poet and political activist Benjamin Zephaniah has died at age 65. Zephaniah drew inspiration from his Caribbean roots. His family said in a statement that Zephaniah died on Thursday after being diagnosed with a brain tumor eight weeks ago. Zephaniah was born in Birmingham and is
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CNN By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Jean Joachim’s menorah has been sitting in the window of her first-floor New York City apartment for more than a decade. She loves lighting it every year on Hanukkah, and even when the holiday has passed, she keeps it on display. The gold-colored candelabra is a family
Continue ReadingBy TIAN MACLEOD JI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow says she still feels under the watch of the Chinese territory’s police after moving to Toronto. Chow was arrested in 2020 under a Beijing-imposed national security law but wasn’t charged. She said this week she won’t return to meet her
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Caitlin Clark had a game-high 35 points on her way to an unprecedented achievement as her Iowa Hawkeyes took down their in-state rivals, the Iowa State Cyclones, 67-58 on Wednesday. The reigning consensus national player of the year registered her 3,000th career point on the night, making her the
Continue ReadingBy THALIA BEATY Associated Press GRAND ISLAND, Nebraska (AP) — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Thursday that it will donate $100 million to expand its work on economic mobility in the U.S. The country’s largest foundation says the commitment represents a change in how it operates by putting more power in the hands
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Una investigación de Amnistía Internacional alega que se utilizó un sistema de guía de armas fabricado en Estados Unidos en dos ataques aéreos israelíes en Gaza en octubre en los que se dice que murieron 43 civiles. Se encontraron fragmentos del sistema de guía de municiones de ataque directo conjunto de
Continue ReadingBY ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It’s down to two candidates in the race to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire will face off in Saturday’s runoff election to be the next mayor of Houston. Whitmire and Jackson Lee were the top two vote-getters in
Continue ReadingKAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Authorities in Seychelles have declared a state of emergency after a blast at an explosives store caused “massive damage” in an industrial area also facing flooding amid heavy rainfall. The blast happened overnight in the Providence area of Mahe, the largest and most populous island of the Seychelles. “Everyone is being
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is defending his efforts to balance the health and economic impacts of COVID-19. Johnson gave a second day of testimony on Thursday to Britain’s public inquiry into the government’s response to the pandemic. He was grilled about his government’s “Eat Out to
Continue ReadingBy JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s Olympic committee is pushing to send hundreds of athletes to a navy training center to enhance their mental toughness ahead of the Paris Olympics. The move has prompted criticism that it’s outdated and regressive. The Korean Sport & Olympic Committee says it recently
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — A record number of people signing up for Obamacare policies. Nine more states expanding Medicaid coverage to more than 2 million adults. Much higher favorability ratings among the public. Another victory for the landmark health reform law in the nation’s highest court. These are among the main reasons why
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — On Monday, the US Supreme Court grappled with one of the highest-profile bankruptcy cases the court has taken on in decades. The case hinges on the legality of OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma’s multibillion-dollar bankruptcy plan — which would have the Sackler family, who once owned the pharmaceutical giant,
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Lawmaker’s in Russia have set March 17 as the date for the country’s 2024 presidential election. A scheduling decree unanimously approved by the upper house of the Russian parliament Thursday moves Vladimir Putin closer to a fifth term in office. Putin hasn’t yet announced his intention to run again but
Continue Reading By Jessie Gretener and Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Seychelles President Wavel Ramkalawan issued a state of emergency Thursday after a blast at an explosives store injured scores of people and brought the country to a standstill. It is unclear if there were any casualties following the explosion. Schools are closed and only essential workers
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Germany’s benchmark stock index opened at an all-time high Wednesday as investors’ growing confidence that interest rates will soon be cut outweighs worries that the country may be suffering a recession. The previous day, the DAX closed at a record high of 16,533 points — only for that peak to be beaten Wednesday when
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Something was different about Luka Dončić in the Dallas Mavericks’ 147-97 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday. It wasn’t new shoes or a new haircut. No, it was a headband – and with the new accessory, came great power. In the Dallas Mavericks’ 50-point blowout of the Utah
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN Español) — La Junta Nacional de Justicia de Perú informó este miércoles a través de un comunicado que suspende provisionalmente a Patricia Benavides como Fiscal de la Nación, máxima autoridad del Ministerio Público del Perú, por seis meses. La Junta Nacional de Justicia agregó que la medida cautelar de suspensión preventiva se
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