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By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes heavily bombarded an area around Khan Younis in southern Gaza on Monday as the military ordered mass evacuations from the town in the face of a widening ground offensive that is pushing Palestinians into a progressively shrinking
Continue ReadingBy GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH. N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Black and Latino voters are suing in federal court to block enforcement of congressional districts that they argue unlawfully weaken minority voting power. The voters filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court on Monday, the same day the candidate filing for the state’s
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In the midst of his trial, a 37-year-old man pleaded guilty today to fatally shooting his octogenarian grandparents inside a gated community in Palm Desert more than four years ago. Frank Scott Castro III pleaded guilty to two counts of murder, along with a special circumstance allegation of perpetrating multiple killings and sentence-enhancing allegations of
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Originally Published: 04 DEC 23 15:53 ET By Sam Fossum, CNN Washington (CNN) — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday announced a new Counter-Fentanyl Strike Force to crack down on the illicit financial networks supporting the cartels and drug traffickers that help funnel the drug into the United States. The new strike force, part
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators say they are monitoring data from a group of mostly unrecalled Takata air bag inflators after one of them exploded in a BMW and hurled metal fragments that seriously injured a driver in Chicago. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been
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Originally Published: 03 DEC 23 14:30 ET Updated: 04 DEC 23 13:54 ET By Eva Rothenberg and Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Alaska Air (ALK) on Sunday announced it will buy rival Hawaiian Airlines (HA) for $1.9 billion. The acquisition was the culmination of “several months” of negotiations, according to Alaska Airlines CEO
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Se espera que varios ríos atmosféricos se extiendan por el noroeste de EE.UU. durante los próximos días, causando fuertes lluvias, metros de nieve y vientos huracanados. La tormenta de este lunes es la última de un tren interminable de ríos atmosféricos que azotan la región, y cada uno de ellos aumenta
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– Julia Roberts habló durante una entrevista de su exnovio Matthew Perry, fallecido protagonista de “Friends”. Estrellas de “Friends” rompen su silencio tras la muerte de Matthew Perry: “Estamos todos absolutamente devastados” En conversación con “Entertainment Tonight”, la actriz reflexionó sobre la pérdida de Perry, quien falleció en octubre a los 54 años.
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The Board of Supervisors today directed staff to conduct an analysis of the prospective pros and cons of separating the coroner’s office from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. The 5-0 vote came after multiple members of the public voiced their support for the proposal, with no comment from sheriff’s representatives. “Separating the offices of
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor is dropping most of the charges levied against police officers in Austin over tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd’s killing. Monday’s announcement is a reversal for Travis County District Attorney Jose Garza, a progressive who
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Argentina’s outgoing government says it will not support the signing of a long-delayed trade deal between the European Union and the South American bloc Mercosur during a summit this week in Brazil even though the incoming Argentine government has expressed support for the deal. Foreign Minister Santiago Cafiero says the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press The influence of fossil fuels was a focal point Monday at the United Nations annual climate conference known as COP28. The president of the talks, Sultan al-Jaber of the host United Arab Emirates, was on the defensive after video circulated of him questioning plans to phase out fossil fuels. He
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer UConn dropped to 17th in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll Monday, its worst ranking in 30 years. The last time the Huskies were ranked this low was the second poll of the 1993-94 season when they were 18th. The drop also ended a 357-week stretch of
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer It is Arizona’s turn to sit atop The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The Wildcats rose to No. 1 in Monday’s poll for the first time in nearly nine years, making Tommy Lloyd’s squad the third team to hold the top spot this season. Last week’s
Continue ReadingBy Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has now been detained in Russia for 250 days and the ordeal for his family is “painful” and “getting harder” as they await progress on his release, his sister Danielle told CNN on Monday. “It’s now been almost or over eight months since he’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Annie Grayer, CNN Two House Democrats are planning on introducing a resolution this week condemning Hamas’ use of sexual violence and rape against Israeli women in the wake of Progressive Caucus Chairwoman Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s comments to CNN’s Dana Bash that upset a number of her Democratic colleagues. While Jayapal condemned the rape
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gold Glove outfielder Mookie Betts is set to become the regular second baseman for the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2024, manager Dave Roberts told MLB Network on Monday. A strong-armed outfielder, Betts played 107 games in right field for the reigning NL West champions this past season and 70 games at
Continue Reading Aleja Páez (CNN Español) — Panamá vive un fin de año convulsionado por las protestas que han paralizado al país desde hace varias semanas. Las marchas y bloqueos fueron motivados por el rechazo a la iniciativa del gobierno del presidente Laurentino Cortizo, aprobada por la Asamblea Nacional, de poner en marcha un contrato de concesión con Minera Panamá para la explotación
Continue ReadingBy JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s administration has halted construction of a temporary winter camp for migrants in Chicago while the state reviews the removal of soil contaminants at the former industrial site. The review comes with hundreds of migrants bused to the state from Texas over the
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