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By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The population of Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank grew nearly 3% in 2023, according to a new report based on population statistics from the Israeli government. The report, released Sunday by the pro-settler group WestBankJewishPopulationStats.com, found the settler population jumped to 517,407 as of Dec.
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Haubner Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KOVR) — A brother and sister with roots in northern and southern California got a nice surprise last week: free tickets to the Super Bowl. Every year we hear about all of these great Super Bowl stories of people getting tickets that otherwise
Continue ReadingKOVR By Andrew Haubner Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KOVR) — A brother and sister with roots in northern and southern California got a nice surprise last week: free tickets to the Super Bowl. Every year we hear about all of these great Super Bowl stories of people getting tickets that
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — As chances rise of a Joe Biden-Donald Trump rematch in the U.S. presidential election, America’s allies are bracing for a bumpy ride. Many worry that a second term for Trump would be an earthquake, but tremors already abound — and concerns are rising that the U.S. could
Continue ReadingBy Rona Navales Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU, Hawaii (KITV) — As more details surface from the murder investigation of 10-year-old Geanna Bradley, her birth father and loved ones gathered Friday night for a vigil honoring her life at Kapiolani Park. Geanna’s father, Gerime Bradley, described his last moments with her from
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By Paradise Afshar, Elizabeth Wolfe and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — More than 150 law enforcement personnel are searching for a man in east Tennessee accused of fatally shooting a Blount County deputy and injuring another deputy during a traffic stop on Thursday, authorities say. Kenneth DeHart, 42, is wanted on warrants of first-degree murder,
Continue ReadingBy Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Marco Rubio defended former President Donald Trump’s controversial comment that he would encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to a NATO member country that didn’t meet defense spending guidelines. “That’s not what happened, and that’s not how I view that statement,” the Florida Republican argued Sunday on CNN’s State of
Continue ReadingCNN By Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — GOP Sen. Marco Rubio defended former President Donald Trump’s controversial comment that he would encourage Russia to do “whatever the hell they want” to a NATO member country that didn’t meet defense spending guidelines. “That’s not what happened, and that’s not how I view that statement,” the Florida Republican argued Sunday on CNN’s State
Continue ReadingBy Jeffrey Lindblom and Noor Shami Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland police identified the suspect in Thursday’s Lents neighborhood shooting that resulted in an hours-long police standoff. Police said on Saturday that 70-year-old William Albert Haynes, who also goes by Billy Jack Haynes, of Portland is suspected of
Continue ReadingKINGFISHER, Okla. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing four workers at an Oklahoma marijuana farm in 2022. Court records show that Chen Wu pleaded guilty at a court hearing Friday to four counts of first-degree murder and to one count of assault and battery with
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As former President Donald Trump and a growing number of Republicans oppose U.S. aid to Ukraine, the Senate’s leaders argued in strong terms on Sunday that the money is crucial to pushing back against Russian President Vladimir Putin and maintaining America’s global standing.
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press The CEO of one of Nigeria ‘s largest banks was killed Friday along with his wife and son when a helicopter they were riding in crashed near Interstate 15 in Southern California’s Mojave Desert. Herbert Wigwe, chief executive of Access Bank, was among the six people on
Continue ReadingBy ADAM BEAM and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press The CEO of one of Nigeria ‘s largest banks was killed Friday along with his wife and son when a helicopter they were riding in crashed near Interstate 15 in Southern California’s Mojave Desert. Herbert Wigwe, chief executive of Access Bank, was among the six people on
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man convicted in the killing of a rookie New York City police officer at the height of the city’s crack epidemic decades ago has been denied parole. Todd Scott had been serving 25 years to life for his role in the shooting death of Officer
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Marysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) – El ‘Halftime Show’ del Super Bowl, o espectáculo de medio tiempo, es uno de los eventos musicales más importantes del año. Aunque ocurre en medio de un evento deportivo, seguidores del fútbol americano —y otros a los que tal vez no les gusta la disciplina— sintonizan para ver el
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As a growing number of Republicans oppose U.S. aid to Ukraine, the Senate’s leaders are arguing in strong terms that the money is crucial to pushing back against Russian President Vladimir Putin and maintaining America’s global standing. In the Capitol for a rare
Continue ReadingBy SARAH TETAUD Associated Press ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar’s Parliament has passed a law allowing for the chemical and in some cases surgical castration of those found guilty of the rape of a minor. That has prompted criticism from international rights groups but has also found support from activists in the country who say
Continue ReadingBy Sara Powers, DeJanay Booth-Singleton Click here for updates on this story Michigan (WWJ) — A 29-year-old Michigan man died last week after a rare fungal infection. Ian Pritchard’s family said he was initially hospitalized in Petosky before he was transported to Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, where he stayed from the end of November
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Ex-Prime Minister Alexander Stubb is projected to win Finland’s presidential election runoff on Sunday against the former Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto. Finnish public broadcaster YLE projected that center-right candidate Stubb of the conservative National Coalition Party wins the Finnish presidency with 51.4% of the votes, while independent
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Every Sunday, Nikki Gough and her family gathered around the table for breakfast and listened to The Beatles’ “White Album.” Growing up in a household that celebrated music, especially the offerings from classic rock-era bands, Gough claimed her parent’s passion for music as her own as she stepped into
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