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By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to state and federal charges stemming from the torture and abuse last year of two Black men, one of whom was shot in the mouth, are set to be sentenced in federal court this week. The former officers, some of whom
Continue Reading CNN By Matthew Chance, Sergey Gudkov, Katharina Krebs, Clare Sebastian, Darya Tarasova and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Russia saw protests at polling stations on Sunday on the final day of voting in an election set to extend Russian President Vladmir Putin’s long hold on power. Lines at some polling stations in Russia grew suddenly
Continue Reading CNN By Radina Gigova and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that comments from US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer calling for new elections in Israel were “totally inappropriate.” In a Senate speech that upended longstanding US policy, Schumer — who is the highest-ranking Jewish American in the US
Continue ReadingBy JESSICA DONATI and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United States scrambled on Sunday to assess the future of its counterterrorism operations in the Sahel after Niger’s junta said it was ending its yearslong military cooperation with Washington following a visit by top U.S. officials. The U.S. military has hundreds of
Continue ReadingBy Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — Social media has always peddled a fantasy, from lavish vacations to perfectly plated entrees to airbrushed selfies. But some entrepreneurs are using social media to sell a more literal fairytale, promising a night of wish fulfillment for anyone who ever dreamed of living in another world. Over
Continue Reading By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — Tyler Anbinder didn’t know what he’d find when he started digging into a vast trove of records that had been locked inside a bank — and inaccessible to the public — for nearly 150 years. One detail immediately caught the historian’s attention: The accounts described in the bank’s ledgers had much
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG and RAVI NESSMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed Sunday against growing criticism from top ally the United States against his leadership amid the devastating war with Hamas, describing calls for a new election as “wholly inappropriate.” In recent days, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck
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Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — En torno a la actualidad de Rusia hay una serie interrogantes que abarcan la economía, el futuro de la guerra que libra en Ucrania, la seguridad de los opositores dentro del país y la posibilidad de un enfrentamiento nuclear. Pero sobre todas esas incógnitas pesa una certeza: en las elecciones
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The European Union on Sunday announced a 7.4 billion-euro ($8 billion) aid package for cash-strapped Egypt as concerns mount that economic pressure and conflicts in neighboring countries could drive more migrants to European shores. The deal, which drew criticism from rights groups over Egypt’s human rights record,
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Vaughan Gething’s election as the next leader of Wales marks a milestone: For the first time, none of the U.K.’s four main governments is led by a white man. It’s a striking moment in a country still grappling with racism and the legacy of empire. Prime Minister
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD and JILL COLVIN Associated Press VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump claimed that he — not President Joe Biden — will protect Social Security and warned of a “bloodbath” if he loses in November as he campaigned for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio. Trump, speaking on a wind-whipped airfield
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — On St. Patrick’s Day, throwing back an Irish whiskey might taste different than it used to. Flavored whiskey from American and Canadian companies isn’t novel — Southern Comfort, Fireball, Crown Royal apple and Knobb Creek maple have been liquor store staples for decades — but it’s now
Continue ReadingBy MARCO UGARTE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Marco Ugarte has been a photographer based in Mexico City for over 30 years. He covered the fireworks festival in nearby Tultepec for just the second time a week ago. Aiming to show the artisans’ passion and dedication for the dangerous art of making fireworks, Ugarte
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG and RAVI NESSMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is railing against international criticism of his government amid the devasting war with Hamas. Netanyahu spoke days after U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called on Israel to hold new a election and said Netanyahu had “lost
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — California will soon be decorated with a rainbow of wildflowers after drenching winter rain set the stage for a spectacular spring superbloom. A superbloom has no exact criteria, wildflower experts told CNN, but is thought of as a particularly vivid display of abundant wildflowers blooming all at once,
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Two people have been killed and five others injured in a shooting in the nation’s capital early Sunday. Police were looking for a single gunman after the seven people were shot around 3 a.m. in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington. The five people who were injured were all taken to local hospitals,
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A wind-assisted wonder-goal from beyond the halfway line in the last minute of play allowed the Chicago Fire to storm back for a 4-3 home victory in its Major League Soccer (MLS) clash against CF Montréal on Saturday. Chicago had it all to do after Dominic Iankov extended the
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio is expected to star in this year’s big races for state supreme court seats. During Tuesday’s primary, Democrats will be choosing a candidate to compete for an open seat on a court that will be at the center of fights over
Continue ReadingBy EMMA BURROWS and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press Russians crowded outside polling stations at midday Sunday on the last day of a presidential election, apparently heeding an opposition call to protest against President Vladimir Putin in a vote that offered them no real alternatives. Putin is poised to extend his nearly quarter century of rule
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — El gobierno de Ucrania instó a los ciudadanos que viven en territorios ocupados por Rusia a dar la espalda a lo que llaman las pseudo-elecciones de Moscú, que culminan este domingo y se asume ampliamente que verán a Vladimir Putin regresar como presidente por seis años más. Para Kiev y sus
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