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Month: February 2024

Rachel Dolezal, the White woman infamous for claiming to be Black, fired over OnlyFans account

By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Rachel Dolezal, the White woman and former National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) chapter president who courted major controversy nearly 10 years ago for falsely claiming she was Black, has been fired from her position with an Arizona school district over an OnlyFans account. Dolezal was

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Endangered right whale floating dead off Georgia is rare species’ second fatality since January

By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Government scientists say a critically endangered North Atlantic right whale has been found dead off the coast of Georgia, marking the rare species’ second fatality in the past month. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the dead whale was first spotted Tuesday floating offshore of

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Nuevo gobierno se acerca a UABC

Un boleto ganador del Mega Millions por valor de US$ 36 millones fue vendido en una tienda de comestibles de Florida. Nadie lo reclamó

Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un plazo incumplido el fin de semana pasado significa que alguien en Florida perdió US$ 36 millones. Nadie se presentó a reclamar el premio del sorteo de agosto antes de la fecha límite, lo que anuló el billete de lotería Mega Millions. Como resultado, el ganador perdió el derecho

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Blinken offers condolences on reported killings of two Americans in West Bank and calls for investigation

By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday offered his “deepest condolences” to the families of two Palestinian-American teenagers “who reportedly were killed” in the West Bank and said that there must be an investigation into their deaths. “We’ve made clear that with regard to the incidents you’ve alluded

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Israel is urging the top UN court to reject a new South African request on Gaza provisional orders

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israel is urging the United Nations’ highest court to reject an urgent South African request to consider whether Israel’s military operations targeting the southern Gaza city of Rafah breach provisional orders the court handed down last month in a case alleging genocide. South Africa asked the International Court

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Russia has obtained a ‘troubling’ emerging anti-satellite weapon, the White House says

By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House publicly confirmed on Thursday that Russia has obtained a “troubling” emerging anti-satellite weapon but said it cannot directly cause “physical destruction” on Earth. White House national security spokesman John Kirby said U.S. intelligence officials have information that Russia has obtained the

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Putin says Russia prefers Biden to Trump but criticizes current US policy

By The Associated Press President Vladimir Putin said that Russia would prefer to see U.S. President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as more experienced and predictable than Donald Trump. That’s even though Moscow strongly disagrees with the current administration’s policies. Putin’s comments during an interview with Russian state television Wednesday were his

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Haley moves closer to getting Secret Service protection after congressional panel votes in favor

By Kylie Atwood and Jamie Gangel, CNN (CNN) — A congressional advisory committee has voted in favor of granting Nikki Haley US Secret Service protection, according to a source familiar with the matter, after the GOP presidential candidate requested the enhanced security citing threats she is facing. The recommendation now heads to the desk of

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Fani Willis taking stand to testify in hearing that could disqualify her from Trump election case

By KATE BRUMBACK and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the witness stand Thursday to defend herself from efforts to remove her from the 2020 election interference case against Donald Trump, angrily pushing back against what she described as “lies” about her romantic relationship with a

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Venezuela orders UN office on human rights to close, accusing it of anti-government activity

By REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government on Thursday ordered the local United Nations office on human rights to suspend operations and gave its staff 72 hours to leave, accusing it of assisting coup plotters and terrorist groups. Foreign Affairs Minister Yván Gil announced the decision at a news conference

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