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By Heather Chen and Sania Farooqui, CNN (CNN) — A pigeon suspected of spying for China and held for eight months was released by Indian officials this week after intervention from animal rights organization PETA, the group said in a statement. “After learning that a pigeon was held at the Bai Sakarbai Dinshaw Petit Hospital
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin is the guest of honor at Sri Lanka’s 76th Independence Day celebrations. Sretta joined Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Sunday at a low-key ceremony near the country’s main seaside esplanade that involved a military parade and parachute jumps. The
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Moscow-installed officials say Ukrainian shelling killed at least 28 people at a bakery in the Russian-occupied city of Lysychansk. At least one child was among the dead Saturday, local leader Leonid Pasechnik wrote in a statement on Telegram. A further 10 people were rescued from under the rubble by emergency services,
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Mientras la Oficina del Presidente permanecía indecisa un día más sobre si el comandante en jefe de Ucrania estaba o no sin trabajo, uno de los hombres propuestos para reemplazarlo dio una evaluación breve pero clara de la situación que enfrentan los soldados en el frente. Oleksandr Syrskyi, que visitaba tropas
Continue Reading By Heather Chen and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — A finance worker at a multinational firm was tricked into paying out $25 million to fraudsters using deepfake technology to pose as the company’s chief financial officer in a video conference call, according to Hong Kong police. The elaborate scam saw the worker duped into attending
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds lost to the Tucson Roadrunners 4-3 in a shootout. Battling for first place in the Pacific Division, the Firebirds and Roadrunners went back and forth until the clock hit zero. Shane Wright and Ryan Winterton were the two goal scorers for Coachella Valley, but Tucson answered right back after each goal.
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newspaper heiress Patricia “Patty” Hearst was kidnapped at gunpoint 50 years ago Sunday by the Symbionese Liberation Army, later joining her captors in a 1974 San Francisco bank robbery that earned her a prison sentence. The abduction and subsequent trial of Hearst, then a 19-year-old college
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Newspaper heiress Patricia “Patty” Hearst was kidnapped at gunpoint 50 years ago Sunday by the Symbionese Liberation Army, later joining her captors in a 1974 San Francisco bank robbery that earned her a prison sentence. The abduction and subsequent trial of Hearst, then a 19-year-old college
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press Hundreds of communities across the U.S. have for several decades tried to reduce crime, fight gangs and tackle noise and other neighborhood problems through the use of “crime-free” or “public nuisance” laws encouraging and allowing landlords to evict renters when police or emergency crews are repeatedly called to the same
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press Hundreds of communities across the U.S. have for several decades tried to reduce crime, fight gangs and tackle noise and other neighborhood problems through the use of “crime-free” or “public nuisance” laws encouraging and allowing landlords to evict renters when police or emergency crews are repeatedly called to the same
Continue Reading KABC, CNN By Tina Burnside and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — An intense, long-lasting atmospheric river is moving into California Sunday, bringing the potential for “life-threatening” flooding, mudslides and widespread power outages as it dumps heavy rain and snow. Here’s the latest: • Rare high risk for flooding: A rare Level 4 of 4 risk
Continue ReadingSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Aidan Mahaney scored 20 points and Saint Mary’s rallied late to beat Gonzaga 64-62 on Saturday night, upping the Gaels’ win streak to 10. Mahaney sank 7 of 17 shots with four 3-pointers for the Gaels (18-6, 9-0 West Coast Conference), who maintained sole possession of first place with the win.
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press The Minneapolis suburb of Anoka sits where Minnesota’s meandering 150-mile (241-kilometer) Rum River ambles into the mighty Mississippi. Like other communities, it touts itself as an agreeably placid place to live. But last year, a federal investigation found Anoka illegally discriminated against residents with mental health disabilities, saying the city
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA Associated Press The Minneapolis suburb of Anoka sits where Minnesota’s meandering 150-mile (241-kilometer) Rum River ambles into the mighty Mississippi. Like other communities, it touts itself as an agreeably placid place to live. But last year, a federal investigation found Anoka illegally discriminated against residents with mental health disabilities, saying the city
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Hage Geingob, President of Namibia, one of Africa’s most stable democracies, died while receiving medical treatment at a local hospital, his office announced. In a post on X, formerly Twitter, the Namibian presidency said Sunday that Geingob’s medical team at Lady Pohamba Hospital did its best
Continue ReadingOXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Auburn’s Johni Broome met one of his favorite movie stars — and apologized to Morgan Freeman for how it happened. Broome, who scored 15 points in the 16th-ranked Tigers’ 91-77 victory over Mississippi on Saturday night, tried to save a ball from going out of bounds in the second half when
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — For millions of people over many decades, Martha Stewart has been the go-to in learning how to cook, host and clean a home like a grown-up. Her first cookbook appeared in 1982, and since then she has become the face of design brands, TV shows and advice sites. And
Continue ReadingWCHS, CNN By Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — For millions of people over many decades, Martha Stewart has been the go-to in learning how to cook, host and clean a home like a grown-up. Her first cookbook appeared in 1982, and since then she has become the face of design brands, TV shows and advice
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Dylan Andrews had 21 points and seven assists, Lazar Stefanovic added 15 points and 10 rebounds and UCLA blew an 18-point lead before pulling away late to beat Oregon 71-63 Saturday night. The Bruins have won five of their last six games following a stretch of eight losses in nine games
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Joel Scott scored 14 points as Colorado State beat Fresno State 73-61 on Saturday night. Scott had six rebounds and six assists for the Rams (17-5, 5-4 Mountain West Conference). Patrick Cartier shot 5 for 9, including 2 for 5 from beyond the arc to add 14
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