CNN By Casey Gannon, Jennifer Hansler and Rashard Rose, CNN (CNN) — An active-duty member of the US Air Force who set himself on fire outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, DC, on Sunday, has died, authorities said. Aaron Bushnell, 25, of San Antonio, Texas, said in a video of the incident obtained by CNN
Continue ReadingBy Zara Khan, CNN (CNN) — Asked to share her rules for writing, the author Margaret Atwood once told British newspaper The Guardian: “Other people can help you a bit, but essentially you’re on your own.” But while that is certainly true for the bulk of Atwood’s — and indeed most writers’ — work, the
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says a Conservative lawmaker was wrong to say the mayor of London is controlled by Islamists. He also denied the governing party tolerates anti-Muslim prejudice. Sunak was pressured to condemn Islamophobia after the comments by Lee Anderson about Mayor Sadiq Khan, amid
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prime ministers of Canada and Poland have discussed boosting exports of Ukrainian grain to the world’s poorest countries to ease protests by farmers in Europe who see the Ukrainian goods as a market threat. Farmers in Poland and elsewhere say food imports from Ukraine are undercutting their livelihoods, even as
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Money can create stress within a relationship, but talking through expectations and money beliefs can help couples get on the same page. In fact, conflict over money can be healthy, partly because we often partner with people who are our financial opposites. The key to a healthy form of conflict
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up challenges to state laws Monday that could affect how Facebook, TikTok, X and other social media platforms regulate content posted by their users. The cases are among several this term in which the justices could set standards for free speech in
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A front moving through will provide some gusty winds and spotty showers through tonight, and a Wind Advisory is posted for areas surrounding the Coachella Valley. Winds are likely to be strong through the Pass, but expect some gusty conditions here, too through tomorrow morning. Wind speeds will reach the mid-20 m.p.h. range. Showers will
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The Palm Springs Police Department is hosting a series of Neighborhood Town Hall Meetings this week. Around seventy residents and business owners came out to the Neighborhood Town Hall in what the Palm Springs police department calls the north district of Palm Springs. Residents, business owners, and community stakeholders came face to face with the progress
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — Tesla has been slashing prices. Ford just cut the price of its Mustang Mach-E, too, plus it cut back production of its electric pickup. And General Motors is thinking about bringing back plug-in hybrids, possibly taking a step back from GM’s earlier commitment to shifting straight to pure EVs.
Continue ReadingBy Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — There are no roads and no trails in America’s least-visited national park. Just vast wilderness. Alaska’s Gates of the Arctic National Park & Preserve, located 200 miles (322 kilometers) north of Fairbanks, stretches over 8.4 million acres. Temperatures in winter can drop to -50 degrees Fahrenheit (-45 C). In
Continue ReadingBy DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece has formally agreed to participate in and lead a European Union maritime security operation in the Red Sea to protect commercial shipping from attacks by Houthi militants in Yemen. A governmental security committee ordered the deployment of a Greek frigate in the Aspides operation –
Continue ReadingBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Two officers in New York have shot and killed a man, prompting authorities to launch an investigation and his family to demand answers. Edward Holmes, 58, was fatally shot Saturday in Buffalo after police say he discharged his shotgun and officers returned fire. Buffalo Police Commissioner Joseph Gramaglia said Saturday that
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, Daniel Strauss and Avery Lotz, CNN (CNN) — Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel will officially step down from her position on March 8, days after Super Tuesday. “I have decided to step aside at our Spring Training on March 8 in Houston to allow our nominee to select a Chair of
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El primer ministro del Gobierno Autónomo Palestino, Mohammed Shtayyeh, y su Gobierno presentaron sus renuncias, anunciaron este lunes. “Me gustaría informar al honorable consejo y a nuestro gran pueblo que puse la renuncia del Gobierno a disposición del señor presidente (Mahmoud Abbas) el martes pasado, y hoy la presento por escrito”,
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. The US economy isn’t out of the woods yet,
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French actor Gérard Depardieu faces another complaint of sexual assault, this time from a movie decorator who alleges he groped her during filming in 2021. In the complaint to the Paris prosecutor’s office, she accuses the 75-year-old Depardieu of sexual assault, sexual harassment and sexist insults, her Paris lawyer, Carine Durrieu Diebolt,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force has died after he set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “will no longer be complicit in genocide.” The 25-year-old airman, Aaron Bushnell, of San Antonio, Texas, died from his injuries, the
Continue ReadingCAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Authorities say a college wrestler in Kentucky was killed by a fellow student at a private Christian university. Police say 18-year-old Josiah Kilman was pronounced dead at a hospital after officers were called early Saturday to Campbellsville University in central Kentucky. He was found unresponsive in his dorm room. The state
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Wall Street pointed slightly lower early Monday ahead of a week that will be dominated by earnings reports from some of the nation’s biggest retailers. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each ticked down about 0.1% before the bell. Earnings remain
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos está lista para tomar una decisión fundamental sobre lo que los estadounidenses pueden ver en las redes sociales, ya que esta semana se abordan dos casos que podrían transformar Internet tal como lo conocemos. Este lunes, el tribunal considerará argumentos sobre si se debe
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