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By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The secrecy surrounding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalizations due to prostate cancer surgery set off a political firestorm, launched multiple reviews and triggered calls for his ouster. To some, the uproar may be puzzling or even offensive. An individual’s right to privacy, particularly about medical issues,
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Barely two weeks after he was released from prison in 1990, Nelson Mandela flew to Zambia to meet with African leaders who had supported his fight against South Africa’s apartheid system of forced racial segregation. One figure stood out among the men in dark
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, Alison Main, David Chalian and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie announced Wednesday that he was ending his campaign for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination, marking the exit of the most outspoken critic of former President Donald Trump in the Republican primary. But first, Christie made a
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By Richard Roth, Haley Britzky, Jennifer Hansler and Kathleen Magramo, CNN United Nations (CNN) — The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday approved a resolution calling on Yemen’s Houthi rebel group to “cease its brazen” attacks in the Red Sea, as the United States and Britain hinted at military strikes. The warnings come as the Iran-backed
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As Speaker Mike Johnson gathered House Republicans behind closed doors Wednesday to sell the spending deal he reached with Democrats, one thing quickly became clear: many GOP lawmakers weren’t buying it. Rep. Warren Davidson of Ohio left early, saying he’d had enough. “I’m not going to sit
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Judges at the International Court of Justice on Thursday opened two days of legal arguments in a case filed by South Africa accusing Israel of genocide in its Gaza war. Israel rejects the allegation. Lawyers for South Africa asked judges at Thursday’s hearings to impose
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump ’s New York civil fraud trial is back in session Thursday for closing arguments but it won’t be the former president doing the talking. Trump, the leading contender for the Republican presidential nomination, had angled to deliver his own closing
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man accused of posting online threats to carry out mass violence has been arrested and charged with making an interstate threat and a weapon violation, federal court records show. Alexander Lightner, 26, of Venice, Florida, allegedly posted comments online that were “intended to convey
Continue ReadingMONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont sports fans can now wager online. Online sports betting got underway in the state on Thursday. Republican Gov. Phil Scott said last month that DraftKings, FanDuel and Fanatics Sportsbook were selected to operate mobile sports betting platforms in Vermont. He says the regulated marketplace comes with important consumer protections and
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, Mary Gilbert, Joe Sutton and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — A powerful storm that battered a large swath of the eastern US, knocking out power across several states and leading to multiple rescues, delivered its final blow to New England Wednesday. Here’s the latest: • Swollen waterways force evacuations: Multiple rivers were at
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA MOLINA Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — José Adolfo Macías Villamar, leader of Los Choneros, one of the Ecuadorian gangs considered responsible for a spike in car bombings, kidnappings and slayings, was discovered missing from his prison cell where he was serving a sentence for drug trafficking. Macías began serving a 34-year sentence
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he will introduce measures to reverse the convictions of more than 900 Post Office branch managers wrongly accused of theft or fraud because of a faulty computer system in what is considered one of the gravest injustices in the nation’s
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press Republican-led state legislatures are considering a new round of bills restricting medical care for transgender youths — and in some cases, adults — returning to the issue the year after a wave of high-profile bills became law and sparked lawsuits. As legislatures begin their work for the
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press Republican-led state legislatures are considering a new round of bills restricting medical care for transgender youths — and in some cases, adults — returning to the issue the year after a wave of high-profile bills became law and sparked lawsuits. As legislatures begin their work for the
Continue ReadingBy SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — One of Taiwan’s leading opposition party candidates in Saturday’s presidential election has promised to boost the island’s defense capabilities while restarting dialogue with Beijing. Taiwan has never been governed by the People’s Republic of China. But the mainland’s ruling Communist Party insists on unification with Taiwan,
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Al menos una persona murió y otra resultó herida durante una avalancha en una estación de esquí del área de Lake Tahoe, California, en la mañana de este miércoles, dijeron las autoridades. La avalancha ocurrió aproximadamente a las 9:30 a.m. en Palisades Tahoe, una popular estación de esquí que atrae a
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — María Victoria Ramírez de Arellano Cardona —más conocida por su nombre artístico, Young Miko— es una rapera y compositora de 26 años nacida en Añasco, Puerto Rico. Miko es la protagonista de la Bizarrap Music Sessión #58 y ya se ha ganado un lugar en la escena urbana global por sus
Continue Reading Karen Esquivel (CNN) — “The Last of Us” tendrá un nuevo miembro en su reparto. Kaitlyn Dever se unirá a la exitosa serie de HBO en el papel de Abby, anunciaron los productores. “Nuestro proceso de casting para la segunda temporada ha sido idéntico al de la primera: buscamos actores de talla mundial que encarnen
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES, JILL COLVIN and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press WINDHAM, N.H. (AP) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday suspended his Republican presidential bid just days before Iowa’s leadoff caucuses, ceding to growing pressure to drop out of the race from those desperate to deny Donald Trump a glidepath to the nomination.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — While GOP presidential candidates Ron DeSantis and Nikki Haley met in a sharp CNN debate that brought out clear differences, Donald Trump provided clear counterprogramming. He appeared Wednesday on a Fox News town hall at the same time as his rivals debated, where he was
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