By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The prime ministers of the Czech Republic and Poland say their countries are united in their support for Ukraine and pledged to look for ways to increase their help in its fight against Russian military aggression. Poland says it is ready to contribute to a Czech plan
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Antoinette Candia-Bailey loved Lincoln University. A proud alum of the historically Black college, Candia-Bailey — known as “Bonnie” to her friends — stuck a Lincoln University bumper sticker on her mom’s new car as a freshman. When she graduated in 1998, her mother bought a brick in her name. And
Continue ReadingBy Scarlett Conlon, CNN Milan (CNN) — Gimmicks were gone at the latest Milan runways — which concluded yesterday — with designers instead striking a more serious note that encouraged investment buying. Bold new directions appeared to be on pause, too, as fashion houses doubled-down on signatures that sell. A celebration of fashion it was
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa, CNN (CNN) — A new study finds that the asthma medication Xolair may substantially reduce severe allergic reactions in people who have multiple food allergies and are accidentally exposed to those foods. Data published Sunday in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that repeated injections of the medication over the course of several
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German authorities say a former member of the disbanded left-wing militant Red Army Faction group who is accused of participating in a string of robberies has been arrested after more than 30 years on the run. The 65-year-old Daniela Klette was arrested at an apartment in Berlin
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Kensington Palace says Britain’s Prince William has pulled out of attending a memorial service for his godfather, the late King Constantine of Greece, because of a personal matter. The palace declined to elaborate on Tuesday but said his wife, the Princess of Wales, who is recovering from abdominal surgery, continues to do
Continue ReadingBy ELISE MORTON Associated Press A Moscow court has sentenced a veteran human rights advocate who spoke out against the war in Ukraine to two years and six months in prison. Oleg Orlov, 70, was convicted of “repeatedly discrediting” the Russian army in an article he wrote denouncing the invasion of Ukraine. He has rejected
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife have appeared before a judge in a high security court near Islamabad. Officials say the two pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in a graft case alleging they accepted the gift of land from a real estate tycoon
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A leading British think tank that specializes in the state of the country’s public finances thinks there’s a “weak economic case” for tax cuts in next week’s budget, which the Conservative government is hoping can lift its prospects ahead of the general election this year. With the
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Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El 2 de junio de 2024, más de 100 millones de mexicanos están llamados a las elecciones generales donde se elegirán 20.375 cargos, de los cuales 19.746 son locales y 629 son federales, incluida la renovación de la Presidencia de la República. En las elecciones generales no solo podrán votar
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore and Tami Luhby, CNN New York (CNN) — Few states are as closely associated with a single industry as Michigan and autos. But auto jobs aren’t as dominant in the state as they once were, and Michigan – which holds its Republican and Democratic primaries on Tuesday – has lost many of
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — For decades, Bill May has dreamed of competing at the Olympics. It’s not athletic ability which has prevented him from achieving that goal to date, but a far more fundamental issue: he’s a man. Until recently, male artistic swimmers have been excluded from competing at the
Continue ReadingCNN By Amanda Davies and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — For decades, Bill May has dreamed of competing at the Olympics. It’s not athletic ability which has prevented him from achieving that goal to date, but a far more fundamental issue: he’s a man. Until recently, male artistic swimmers have been excluded from competing at
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and JIWON SONG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Thousands of junior doctors in South Korea have been refusing to see patients and attend surgeries since they walked off the job Feb. 20 in response to the government’s push to recruit more medical students. As of Tuesday, about 8,940 medical interns
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A German far-right extremist already serving a life sentence following an attempt to attack a synagogue in 2019 has been convicted of hostage-taking for his actions in a jailbreak attempt. The 32-year-old was sentenced Tuesday to seven years in prison. He also was ordered to make payments to several people. The defendant
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch court has convicted 17 suspects in the long-running trial of an underworld gang that planned a string of killings. Judges on Tuesday handed life sentences to three of them, including the country’s formerly most-wanted fugitive Ridouan Taghi. The trial and three more murders linked to
Continue ReadingBy SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Chinese state media say former Foreign Minister Qin Gang, who has been missing from public view since last June, has resigned from the national legislature. Qin was dismissed from office in July, in one of China’s biggest political surprises in years. The National People’s Congress Standing
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — US President Joe Biden said that he hopes there’ll be a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict by “next Monday,” as the death toll in Gaza approaches 30,000, according to health officials. “Well I hope by the beginning of the weekend, I mean, the end of the weekend,”
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — New findings on Antarctica’s “Doomsday Glacier” provide alarming insight into how its collapse could cause catastrophic global flooding. The massive glacier — which is roughly the size of Florida — is melting at a historic pace due to climate change and could raise sea levels by several feet.
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CNN By Alex Marquardt and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — US President Joe Biden said that he hopes there’ll be a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict by “next Monday,” as the death toll in Gaza approaches 30,000, according to health officials. “Well I hope by the beginning of the weekend, I mean, the end of the
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