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By TIA GOLDENBERG, JACK JEFFERY and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, relatives and official Hamas media said, with Haniyeh accusing Israel of acting in “the spirit of revenge and murder.” Haniyeh confirmed the
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has welcomed Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to the White House for talks on the delicate security situation in the Pacific, the war in Ukraine and more. Biden is honoring a leader who’s been one of his strongest allies in the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 16 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists for his first triple-double of the season and 199th of his career, and the Los Angeles Clippers built a 31-point lead in the first quarter before holding on late for a 105-92 victory over the Phoenix
Continue ReadingBOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s influential former President Álvaro Uribe has denounced as “vengeance” a move by national prosecutors to bring him to trial in a case of witness tampering that has shadowed his political legacy. Uribe insisted in a video message that there was no evidence against him, a day after prosecutors announced their
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany has sentenced a 30-year-old man to 13 years in prison for attempted murder for injecting mercury into his 1-year-old daughter’s foot. German news agency dpa says the man from Springe near Hannover was sentenced on Wednesday. The report says he had wanted to take revenge on the child’s
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America BRANDON, Miss. (AP) — Already sentenced to many years in federal prison, six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men were sentenced Wednesday in state court. The state sentences did not add
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An attempted armed robbery suspect was in custody Tuesday evening after a violent confrontation with store clerks in Palm Springs at a South Palm Canyon Drive business near West Baristo Road. Police did not reveal the store’s name, but said a man tried to steal merchandise from a business on the 300 block of South Palm Canyon
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s government has postponed until April 2025 tourist visa exemptions for citizens of the U.S., Australia, and Canada that had been scheduled to end on Wednesday. The decision, issued by Brazilian presidency and the Ministry of Foreign Relations late Tuesday, marks the third time
Continue ReadingBy ERIC W. BOLIN The Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — Fireworks went off as new Arkansas men’s basketball coach John Calipari was introduced to fans at Bud Walton Arena. If his past success is an indicator, many more fireworks are forthcoming. Arkansas hired Calipari on Wednesday, a day after the Hall of Fame coach
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CNN By Sophie Tanno and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he would listen to former US President Donald Trump’s ideas to end the war in Ukraine with “pleasure” but trod carefully around the issue during an interview at the Delphi Economic Forum in Greece. The embattled Ukrainian leader’s remarks came
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say two Iraqis accused of being members of the Islamic State group and keeping two young Yazidi girls as slaves as well as sexually and physically abusing them have been arrested in Germany. The pair were arrested in Bavaria on Tuesday. Federal prosecutors said Wednesday they are accused of genocide, crimes
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Consumer inflation remained persistently high last month, boosted by gas, rents, auto insurance and other item. That’s according to a government report that will likely give pause to the Federal Reserve as it considers how many — or even whether — to cut interest rates this
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Ecuador pidió que se revisen y actualicen las normas de asilo político durante la primera sesión extraordinaria del Consejo Permanente de la OEA que se celebra este martes sobre el allanamiento de la Embajada de México por parte de Ecuador para detener al exvicepresidente Jorge Glas. “Hacemos un llamado a
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG, JACK JEFFERY and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Relatives and official Hamas media said Wednesday that three sons of the Islamic militant group’s supreme leader, Ismail Haniyeh, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip. The reports say Hazem, Ameer, and Mohammed Haniyeh were killed
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Fighting appears to be escalating in Myanmar as guerrilla fighters from the Karen ethnic minority and pro-democracy forces battle soldiers holding on to a major trading town on the border with Thailand. Witnesses said on Wednesday that the army has called in air and artillery support. The
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are sinking Wednesday on worries that what seemed like a blip in the battle to bring down inflation is turning into a trend. The S&P 500 was 0.9% lower in morning trading after falling as much as 1.2% earlier. The Dow Jones Industrial
Continue Reading By Katie Polglase, Zahid Mahmood, Ibrahim Dahman and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — Jihad Abu Watfa was standing in the rubble along a dark stretch of coastal road southwest of Gaza City when he saw Israeli military tanks approaching. He began recording on his phone just as a heavy barrage of gunfire flashed before his eyes.
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Agentes de la Policía Nacional detuvieron este martes sobre las 4:30 p.m., hora local, a un ciudadano belga en la estación de autobuses de Méndez Álvaro de Madrid por portar numeroso armamento consigo, informaron a CNN desde la Jefatura Superior de Policía Nacional de Madrid. El detenido, de 25 años y
Continue ReadingBy Madeline Holcombe, CNN (CNN) — Gen Z is having a harder time than previous generations did at their age, according to new research. But the secret to increasing their happiness may be found in that data. The survey, which was conducted by Gallup in conjunction with the Walton Family Foundation, collected data from more
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at best-selling author and Oscar-winning actress, Shirley MacLaine. Personal Birth date: April 24, 1934 Birth place: Richmond, Virginia Birth name: Shirley MacLean Beaty Father: Ira O. Beaty, school administrator Mother: Kathlyn (MacLean) Beaty, drama teacher Marriage: Steve Parker (1954-1982, divorced) Children: Stephanie Sachiko “Sachi” Parker Other
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