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By The Associated Press Israel has vowed to respond to Iran’s unprecedented weekend attack, leaving the region bracing for further escalation after months of fighting in Gaza. Israel’s allies have been urging Israel to hold back on any response to the attack that could spiral. The U.S. on Thursday vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution
Continue ReadingNOGALES, Ariz. (AP) — The trial of a southern Arizona rancher charged with fatally shooting an unarmed migrant on his property near the U.S.-Mexico border went to the jury Thursday. Santa Cruz County Superior Court Judge Thomas Fink gave the jurors instructions and told them to begin deliberations. In closing arguments earlier Thursday, lawyers debated
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The World Health Organization is opening up the definition of airborne pathogens – such as Covid-19, influenza and measles – to include when respiratory droplets spread through the air and when they land on a person, regardless of the size of the droplet. The new report aims to cut
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — Several publishing houses joined bestselling authors and Penguin Random House this week in a federal lawsuit challenging an Iowa state law that bans certain books in schools and limits teachings on sexual orientation and gender identity. Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan Publishers and Simon & Schuster, all members of
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — A federal agency accused a popular gas station chain of discriminating against Black, Native American and multiracial applicants in its hiring practices. The Sheetz criminal screening process disproportionately screened out applicants from those legally protected groups, the lawsuit announced by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — General manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. and the rest of Golden State’s front office staff had a feeling this season would wind up short of the ultimate goal for a franchise that has won four NBA championships over the past decade. That’s the way the season
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York police have removed a pro-Palestinian protest encampment at Columbia University on and arrested dozens of people. Several students involved in the protest said they were also suspended from Columbia and Barnard College, including Isra Hirsi, who is the daughter of Minnesota Democrat and U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar. Police did
Continue Reading CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! Caitlin Clark’s WNBA salary has revived the discussion about the staggering gap in gender equity and pay. The women’s basketball sensation will earn $76,535 this season, while the NBA’s top draft pick will make $10.5 million. Players and sports economists say it’s a complicated
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States vetoed a widely backed U.N. resolution on Thursday that would have paved the way for full United Nations membership for Palestine, a goal the Palestinians have long sought. The vote in the 15-member Security Council was 12 in favor, the United States
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press The Sheetz convenience store chain has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against minority job applicants. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says Sheetz Inc. discriminated against Black, Native American and multiracial job seekers by automatically weeding out applicants whom the company deemed to
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating how two jetliners were put on an apparent collision course as they were leaving Reagan National Airport Thursday morning, prompting air traffic controllers to frantically radio each plane to stop. Air traffic control audio recordings detail controllers shouting for a
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Surveillance video captured a vehicle crashing through the front of a cannabis dispensary store in Coachella Thursday morning. The crash happened at around 11:40 a.m. on the 84000 block of Avenue 50. Details remain limited, however, the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that there were no injuries nor arrests as a result of the crash.
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Twelve jurors and one alternate have been seated in Donald Trump ‘s hush money case, quickly propelling the jury selection process forward after a morning that saw two previously sworn-in jurors dismissed — one after she expressed new doubt in her ability to be fair and impartial following the disclosure of
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By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Stars have quite an age gap. Top goal scorer Wyatt Johnston is only 20 years old, and was a teenager for most of the playoffs last year. On the other end for the Western Conference’s top-seeded team is Joe Pavelski, who will turn 40
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is tapping a senior White House official to serve as US ambassador to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, a key body amid the ongoing war in Ukraine and at a time when the US is seeking to project confidence about its support for
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A jury of 12 people was seated Thursday in former President Donald Trump’s history-making hush money trial, propelling the proceedings closer to opening statements and the start of weeks of dramatic testimony. The court quickly turned to selecting
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Alexandra Ferguson Abu Dhabi, EAU (CNN) — La declaración de Qatar esta semana de que está reconsiderando su papel como mediador clave entre Israel y Hamas equivale a una declaración pública de frustración por las críticas a sus vínculos con el grupo extremista palestino. El primer ministro y ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature has approved sweeping gun safety legislation nearly six months after the deadliest shooting in state history. Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and the Democratic-led Maine Legislature pressed for a number of gun and mental health proposals after the Oct. 25 shooting that claimed 18
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A patron enjoying the patio of a local coffee shop had a close call Thursday morning when a car crashed through a wall. The crash happened at around 6:50 a.m. on E Palm Canyon Drive and S Camino Real. Police told News Channel 3 that the driver of the vehicle hit the wall as a
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