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By STEPHEN GROVES and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mounting a last-ditch effort, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer tried Wednesday to salvage wartime funding for Ukraine from a collapsed deal that had included border enforcement, pushing ahead on a crucial test vote for tens of billions of dollars for Kyiv, Israel and
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Mariah Carey will celebrate the 20th anniversary of “The Emancipation of Mimi” with a new concert residency in Las Vegas. “Vegas, I’m coming back to town with a new show!!,” Carey announced on social media. “The Celebration of Mimi’ Live in Las Vegas, this April 12-27 at Dolby
Continue ReadingSRINAGAR, India (AP) — Police say militants in Indian-controlled Kashmir have fired at two workers from the northern state of Punjab, killing one and wounding another. Police blame militants fighting against Indian rule in the disputed region for the attack in Srinagar. Kashmir has witnessed a series of targeted killings since 2019 after New Delhi
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press About half of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. believe the country is giving too much support of Israelis and not enough for Palestinians amid the ongoing war in Gaza. That’s according to a poll that shows those views are dominant among young
Continue ReadingBy JOEY CAPPELLETTI, AAMER MADHANI and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is sending senior aides to Michigan on Thursday to meet with Arab American and Muslim leaders. The visit comes as his administration’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war frustrates members of a key constituency in a 2024 battleground state.
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Las Vegas will be flooded with so many pre- Super Bowl events that Shaquille O’Neal lowered the prices to his popular carnival-themed “ Shaq’s Fun House. ” Instead of raising the rate, O’Neal decided to offer potential attendees more bang for their buck to
Continue ReadingBy Annie McCormick Click here for updates on this story PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — A day care worker in Philadelphia is facing a series of charges after allegedly neglecting the children left in her care. Edna Leighthardt, 53, is facing charges including endangering the welfare of a child, unlawful restraint, and serious bodily injury. Investigators say
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Paulina Nares (CNN) — Al menos 30 personas murieron y otras 40 resultaron heridas en dos explosiones diferentes en los distritos de Killa Saifullah y Pishin, de la provincia de Baluchistán, este miércoles, un día antes de las elecciones generales de Pakistán. “Doce personas murieron y 18 resultaron heridas en una explosión frente a la oficina
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Brittany Howard’s second solo album, the 12-track “What Now,” is a thrilling mix of songs that lean into jazz, R&B, soul, house and metal. There’s “Power to Undo” that seems to be a gleeful nod to Prince and “Every Color in Blue” that has a
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Carnegie Hall’s 2024-25 season will feature a festival celebrating Latin music titled “Nuestros Sonidos (Our Sounds).” Gustavo Dudamel opens the season and the festival on Oct. 8, leading the Los Angeles Philharmonic in three concerts that include a new work by Gabriela Ortiz narration by Spanish actress
Continue ReadingLOVELAND, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say the locomotive of a cargo train has derailed in northern Colorado, spilling hundreds of gallons of diesel. The Loveland Fire Rescue Authority says the Great Western Railway locomotive didn’t tip over when it went off the rails early Wednesday at a switch in the tracks, but a fuel tank
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Ben Affleck knows what everyone’s been saying about his many sad faces. He’s now using it to his advantage in a new Dunkin’ Donuts ad, which starts by poking fun at his annoyed-looking reactions in the audience at last year’s Grammy Awards. At the start of the commercial, Affleck
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top U.N. official says that two generals in Sudan whose forces have been at war for the last 10 months assured him recently that they would attend a meeting in Switzerland to discuss humanitarian issues and Sudan’s beleaguered civilians. U.N. undersecretary for humanitarian affairs Martin Griffiths
Continue ReadingBy RUTH ALONGA and JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Residents say one of eastern Congo’s most active rebel groups is attacking a community considered the last line of defense before the region’s largest city of Goma. The M23 rebels claim they have no intention to seize Goma again but warn that attacks
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Durante los últimos años, Coca-Cola experimentó con ofertas extravagantes por tiempo limitado, pero su último sabor es la primera incorporación permanente en mucho tiempo. Algunos dicen que es parte del intento de Coca-Cola de satisfacer los gustos que cambian junto con la demografía de Estados Unidos. Coca-Cola Spiced es un nuevo
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By Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — Prince Harry has flown back to the United Kingdom to see his father, according to media reports, after the shock announcement on Monday from Buckingham Palace that King Charles III has cancer. Harry, who arrived in London Tuesday afternoon from California, has been involved in
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Aiello Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — As the war in Ukraine approaches the two-year mark, Canadians’ attention is plunging, as is support among Conservative voters, according to a new Angus Reid survey. Since Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, and at key points over the course of
Continue Reading By AnneClaire Stapleton, Tara John and Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Former Chilean President Sebastian Pinera died from drowning after a helicopter crash in the south of the country, according to autopsy results. The cause of death was “asphyxiation due to submersion,” Tatiana Esquivel, the prosecutor of the Los Ríos region, where the crash happened, said Wednesday.
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — As he was growing up, Jeremy Givens says the narrative he heard around Black fathers was different than the one he lived. In movies, television and generalized conversation, they were portrayed as absent, not engaged and overall, not very good fathers, he said. “In my own experiences — not
Continue ReadingOTTAWA, Ontario (AP) — A judge has sentenced a former senior intelligence official in Canada’s national police force to 14 years in prison for breaching the country’s secrets law. Cameron Ortis led the Royal Canadian Mounted Police’s Operations Research group, which assembles classified information on criminal networks. An Ontario Superior Court justice said Wednesday that
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