By MSTYSLAV CHERNOV and LORI HINNANT Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Their first battle plan was outdated the moment the dam crumbled. So the Ukrainian special forces officers spent six months adapting their fight to secure a crossing to the other side of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine. But it wasn’t enough just
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy and Christy Choi, CNN London (CNN) — Two men were arrested in London this weekend, suspected of stealing a new Banksy art installation on the very same day that it was unveiled. The work, featuring three drones overlaid on a traffic sign in Peckham, South London, had been confirmed as a new
Continue ReadingBy MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Their first battle plan was outdated the moment the dam crumbled. So the Ukrainian special forces officers spent six months adapting their fight to secure a crossing to the other side of the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine. But it wasn’t enough just to cross the
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Story by Reuters and Xiaofei Xu, CNN The death toll in weekend attacks in the central Nigerian state of Plateau has risen to 113, a local official said on Monday, in a region where clashes between herders and farmers are common. It is the worst outbreak of violence in Plateau since May, when more than 100 people were
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces bombarded Palestinian refugee camps Tuesday in central Gaza and issued orders telling residents to evacuate, signs that the military plans to expand its ground offensive into another part of the besieged territory. Gaza’s main telecom provider announced another
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — This was my year of appreciating bagels. I was in my kitchen after a long day of building garden beds, hauling bags of soil and chasing my dog when he got hold of a broccoli plant, and I was agonizing over the bagel in my hand. A voice in
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US home prices continued to rise in October, hitting a new record high and marking the ninth-consecutive month of increases, according to data released Tuesday. Together with soaring mortgage rates that month, rising home prices have made this the least affordable housing market in a generation. Even
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Netflix on Sunday released a preview for Dave Chappelle’s upcoming Netflix comedy special, “The Dreamer.” The preview for the show, releasing on New Year’s Eve, is narrated by Morgan Freeman. “What do you dream about? Not the dreams you have in your sleep, the ones you hold in your
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlin Clark — the current Associated Press national player of the year — is in what may be her final season at Iowa. She could stay one more year as the result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as could Angel Reese of national champion LSU. Regardless
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) – The clock is winding down on a last-minute, emergency action to keep the latest Apple Watch on store shelves. President Joe Biden has until the end of Christmas day to overturn a US International Trade Commission ruling that will prevent Apple from selling the Apple Watch Series
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer Stocks moved modestly higher Tuesday, extending Wall Street’s winning ways in recent weeks, as the market kicked off what’s expected to be a quiet, holiday-shortened week of trading. The S&P 500 was up 0.5% in afternoon trading. The benchmark index is near its all-time high set nearly two years
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee has resumed deliberations on Sweden’s bid to join NATO. The committee meeting on Tuesday comes days after the Turkish president openly linked the Sweden’s admission to U.S. approval of Turkey’s request to purchase F-16 fighter jets, setting a new condition. Turkey had lifted its objection
Continue ReadingVIENNA (AP) — The International Atomic Energy Agency says in a report to member states that Iran has increased the rate at which it is producing near weapons-grade uranium in recent weeks. It reverses a previous slowdown that started in the middle of this year. The U.N. nuclear watchdog said its inspectors had verified the
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — A three-minute viral video shows an irate Baltimore police officer berating a teenager because he ignored orders to stop skateboarding and called the officer “dude.” “Obviously your parents don’t put a foot in your butt quite enough because you don’t understand the meaning of respect,” he shouted
Continue Reading Samantha Young, KFF Health News Oakland, California (CNN) — The stifling heat inside some warehouses where workers might spend 10-hour days isn’t just a summer problem. In Southern California, it can feel like summer all year. It’s easy to break into a sweat and grow tired, workers say. The ventilation feels inconsistent, they say, and
Continue Reading By Rafael Romo, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — A mother who fled her native country with two children after one was kidnapped; a woman who was forced to strip down by thieves looking for money; an activist made unemployable by speaking out against her country’s government: These are some of the stories CNN heard
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe and Saeed Ahmed, CNN (CNN) — For weeks, your Christmas tree has sat twinkling quietly in a corner of your home, carefully decorated with the dazzling bits and baubles you so thoughtfully placed on its branches. But now, the holiday has passed and the presents have disappeared, needles have begun to fall
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Resurrection biology — attempting to bring strings of molecules and more complex organisms back to life — is gaining traction in labs around the world. The work is a far cry from the genetically engineered dinosaurs that escape in the blockbuster movie “Jurassic Park,” although for some scientists the
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg, Brad Lendon and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — The US military carried out airstrikes on three facilities used by the Iraq-based Kataib Hezbollah and “affiliated groups” on Monday night after an attack injured three US troops, leaving one in critical condition, the White House said. A US Central Command statement said early
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Wall Street inched modestly higher in holiday-thinned trading Tuesday, while Asian markets mostly advanced and European markets remained closed. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.1% before the bell and futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose less than 0.1% to kick off what’s expected to be a quiet, holiday-shortened week of
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