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By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has completed a book about her years in public life, from legislation she helped enact to such traumatizing moments as the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol and the assault at her San Francisco home that left her husband
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. It’s a woman’s world. The most defining musicians of the era are Taylor Swift and Beyoncé. The highest-grossing film in recent memory is Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie.” And the
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Belgium and the Czech Republic are warning their European Union partners to take urgent action to prevent Russian interference in June’s Europe-wide elections. The two countries’ intelligence services have uncovered evidence of attempts to bribe EU lawmakers. Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo and his
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Google has fired more than two dozen employees who protested this week against the company’s cloud computing contract with the Israeli government. The workers were dismissed after an investigation found that they had staged protests inside Google’s offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California. In Sunnyvale, they entered
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Two people smugglers have been sentenced to nine years each in prison for the deaths of four Moroccan migrants who drowned after they were forced to jump out of a boat last year near the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in North Africa. The prosecutor’s office in Ceuta said the sentences were decided
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Jury selection in the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president has moved briskly, with the judge suggesting opening statements could begin Monday. On Tuesday, after just a day and a half of jury selection, seven people from Manhattan were selected to judge the
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
Continue ReadingBy EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi attacked the United States for earlier blocking United Nations resolutions calling for a cease-fire in Gaza after a meeting with his counterpart in Indonesia. The Chinese and Indonesian foreign ministers reiterated their countries’ calls for an immediate and lasting cease-fire in
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Philadelphia 76ers had to overcome some early boos from their own fans as they edged past the Miami Heat, 105-104, to clinch the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference and book a playoff showdown with the New York Knicks. Some sloppy play early on helped the Heat
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S., launching a specialized gun intelligence center in Chicago and expanding task forces to curb carjackings. In an interview with The Associated Press, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said there is “absolutely
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is ramping up its efforts to reduce violent crime in the U.S., launching a specialized gun intelligence center in Chicago and expanding task forces to curb carjackings. In an interview with The Associated Press, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco said there is “absolutely
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By Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — Who are the 100 most influential people in the world? Every year, TIME Magazine has an answer. TIME released its list of the 100 Most Influential People for 2024 on Wednesday. The annual list, which asks cultural and political icons to highlight the changemakers of the past year, features
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press Russia’s defense ministry says air defenses have downed what authorities describe as five Ukrainian balloons. The sides have kept up long-range strikes that have featured heavily in what has largely become a war of attrition. Neither Russian nor Ukrainian officials have provided details about the secretive balloons, which Moscow authorities and media
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince William returned to public duties on Thursday for the first time since his wife’s cancer diagnosis, bolstering the royal family’s ranks as health problems continue to sideline the princess and King Charles III. William visited a surplus food redistribution center and a youth club it serves,
Continue Reading By Isabel Rosales, Chris Youd and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — After inmate Jim Kennedy Jr. died last year at the Limestone Correctional Facility in Harvest, Alabama, his sister-in-law got an unusual call from the funeral home preparing the body for burial. “Did y’all realize he came back without his organs?” Sara Kennedy recalled being
Continue Reading CNN By Isabel Rosales, Chris Youd and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — After inmate Jim Kennedy Jr. died last year at the Limestone Correctional Facility in Harvest, Alabama, his sister-in-law got an unusual call from the funeral home preparing the body for burial. “Did y’all realize he came back without his organs?” Sara Kennedy recalled
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza Ottawa (CNN) — Seis personas fueron detenidas por el robo multimillonario de oro perpetrado el año pasado en el Aeropuerto Internacional Pearson de Toronto, informó este miércoles la policía de Canadá y Estados Unidos. La policía también emitió órdenes de arresto para otros tres en lo que describieron como un “trabajo interno”.
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un agente del Departamento de Policía de Los Ángeles no enfrentará cargos penales por el tiroteo mortal en 2021 de una adolescente de 14 años que murió en el interior de una tienda por departamentos cuando la Policía disparó contra un hombre sospechoso de atacar a una mujer, informó el
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER, WILL WEISSERT and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will accept endorsements from at least 15 members of the Kennedy political family during a campaign stop in Philadelphia on Thursday as he aims to undermine former President Donald Trump and marginalize the candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Calls for action against Israel in international soccer because of the conflict with Hamas will be stepped up by Palestinian officials at the annual FIFA congress next month. The Palestine Football Association proposal to 211 member federations meeting in Thailand calls for “appropriate sanctions, with immediate
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