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By JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Federal prosecutors are expanding their investigation into a bribery scheme involving two former U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration supervisors, turning their attention to two Miami defense attorneys suspected of profiting from repeated leaks of confidential DEA information. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Manhattan filed court
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is hanging near its record heights Tuesday as earnings reporting season for big U.S. companies gets going. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 144 points, or 0.4%, a day after topping 38,000 for
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Italian soccer team Udinese has been ordered to play one game behind closed doors following the alleged racist abuse aimed at AC Milan goalkeeper Mike Maignan during its game on Saturday, Italian league Serie A announced Tuesday. Udinese, a team in the Italian top division, was playing at home when the
Continue ReadingBy Dimitris Sideridis, CNN (CNN) — The Qatari desert is home to rolling sand dunes and dramatic limestone cliffs – and lately, to otherworldly art installations. About an hour’s drive north of colossal monolithic sculptures installed by US artist Richard Serra, the rock formations and desert plants dotting the remote landscape give way to a cluster of
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK ORSAGOS and MARK SCOLFORO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A Christian church in Ohio filed a federal lawsuit this week after its pastor was charged with violating city ordinances when he opened up the sanctuary around the clock for homeless people and others to find shelter. Police this month filed 18 criminal
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Chanel’s Spring Couture show transformed Paris’ Grand Palais Ephemere into a stage of fashion fantasy. A giant pair of scissors marked the entrance, signaling an evening of surreal elegance. The event centered around the theme of the button, celebrated with a captivating film and a dramatic
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Veinticuatro soldados israelíes murieron durante los combates en el sur de Gaza este lunes, dijo el ejército, en el día más mortífero para sus tropas dentro del enclave desde que comenzó la guerra con Hamas. Veintiún soldados murieron en un incidente, “eliminando estructuras e infraestructura terrorista”, dijeron las FDI en un
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Tse, CNN Paris (CNN) — The Fall-Winter 2024 menswear shows in Paris saw the return of Balmain Homme after a four-year absence, Givenchy’s first collection since Matthew Williams’ departure and the runway debut of fashion company 032c. Footwear was in focus, with designers offering ways for the willing to leave sneakers behind (some
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By Ayurella Horn-Muller, CNN (CNN) — An ancient, interdependent relationship that contributes to food systems and ecosystem stability across the globe could be changing. Many flowering plants can self-pollinate, or transfer pollen between their own blossoms for seed generation and propagation, but most of these plants have relied on pollinators such as butterflies and bees
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday made his first public appearance since he was hospitalized over complications of a procedure to treat prostate cancer, delivering opening remarks at a virtual meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group. Speaking from a nondescript white room with the Department of Defense seal
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama intends to put a man to death with nitrogen gas this week unless stopped by the courts. It would be the first execution attempt with the method in the United States. Kenneth Eugene Smith is scheduled to be executed Thursday evening at a south Alabama
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered nominations Tuesday on Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, “Oppenheimer,” which came away with a leading 13 nominations. Nolan’s three-hour opus, viewed as the best picture frontrunner, received nods for best picture;
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a tumultuous movie year marred by strikes and work stoppages, the Academy Awards showered nominations Tuesday on Christopher Nolan’s blockbuster biopic, “Oppenheimer,” which came away with a leading 13 nominations. Nolan’s three-hour opus, viewed as the best picture frontrunner, received nods for best picture;
Continue Reading Sol Amaya (CNN) — El alambre de púas sigue colocado en la frontera entre Estados Unidos y México a lo largo del Río Grande en Eagle Pass, Texas, luego del fallo de la Corte Suprema este lunes que permitió a los agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos retirar el alambre desplegado por la
Continue Reading By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — The United Kingdom and Ireland are braced for more strong winds and heavy rainfall as Storm Jocelyn approaches, just hours after deadly storm Isha swept the region on Sunday and Monday, leaving tens of thousands without power and leading to at least four deaths. Storm Jocelyn is expected to
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — The European Commission chief and the prime ministers of the Netherlands and Croatia have told Bosnia to press on with reforms and seize a chance to begin accession negotiations with the European Union before the 27-nation block holds a parliamentary vote in June. The officials said that while Bosnia has made
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Million-selling author Yuval Noah Harari has another grand theme for his next book: Information. Harari’s “Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI” will be published Sept. 10. Harari is known for such broad and accessible historical works as “Sapiens”
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A leading Catholic charity is making an urgent appeal to the U.S. state of Alabama to halt a planned execution this week using nitrogen gas. The Sant’Egidio Community says the method is “barbarous” and would bring “indelible shame” to the state. Sant’Egidio has lobbied for decades to
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We got a good amount of rain yesterday, especially for the desert! In fact, record-breaking rain for some places. Thermal has a new record for rainfall for January 22nd of 1 inch! The previous record was 0.25 inches set back in 2010. Cathedral City saw just over an inch and many valley cities, like Thousand
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “20 Days in Mariupol,” Mstyslav Chernov’s harrowing chronicle of the besieged Ukrainian city and the international journalists who remained there after Russia invaded, has been nominated for best documentary at the Academy Awards. It hands The Associated Press its first Oscar nomination in the news
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