By NICOLE WINFIELD and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press VENICE, Italy (AP) — Venice has always been a place of contrasts, of breathtaking beauty and devastating fragility, where history, religion, art and nature have collided over the centuries to produce an otherworldly gem of a city. But even for a place that prides itself on its
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — From New York to California, students protesting the Israel-Hamas war slept in tents at college campuses, as some universities moved to shut down encampments and arrested dozens of demonstrators. With the death toll mounting in the war in Gaza, protesters nationwide are demanding
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY and JAMES POLLARD Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — From New York to California, students protesting the Israel-Hamas war slept in tents at college campuses, as some universities moved to shut down encampments and arrested dozens of demonstrators. With the death toll mounting in the war in Gaza, protesters nationwide are demanding
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA, OMAR FARUK and DESMOND TIRO Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking to the past and future to respond to climate change. Africa, with the world’s youngest population, faces the worst effects
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mayor Trent Staggs of Riverton, Utah, has been selected as the state Republican Party’s nominee to replace Mitt Romney in the U.S. Senate, hours after the local official received former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. While the endorsement on Saturday carries Staggs through the convention, his
Continue ReadingBy ADIL JAWAD and RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press HINGLAJ, Pakistan (AP) — The ascent of steep mud volcanoes marks the start of Hindu pilgrims’ religious rituals in southwestern Pakistan. They climb hundreds of stairs or clamber over rocks to reach the summit, tossing coconuts and rose petals into the shallow crater while seeking divine permission
Continue ReadingBy DOUG PADILLA Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a home run in his third consecutive game and drove in four as the Minnesota Twins scored 10 times over the first four innings to extend their winning streak to six with a 16-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday night.
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SofÃa Barruti (CNN) — Una persona murió y otra resultó gravemente herida después de que un equipo de escalada de dos personas cayera desde 304 metros mientras ascendÃa una montaña en el Parque Nacional Denali de Alaska este jueves. Los dos escaladores con cuerdas estaban subiendo la ruta “la escalera mecánica” en el monte Johnson,
Continue ReadingBy FRANK BAJAK Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — At age 75, one of Latin America’s most storied journalists had been looking forward to weaving into books the fragmented threads of more than four decades of investigative reporting that exposed high-level abuse of power in Peru and abroad. In an illustrious career, Gustavo Gorriti has
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA, OMAR FARUK and DESMOND TIRO Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — From ancient fertilizer methods in Zimbabwe to new greenhouse technology in Somalia, farmers across the heavily agriculture-reliant African continent are looking to the past and future to respond to climate change. Africa, with the world’s youngest population, faces the worst effects
Continue ReadingBy DOUG PADILLA Associated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Carlos Santana hit a home run in his third consecutive game and drove in four runs as the Minnesota Twins scored 10 times over the first four innings to extend their winning streak to six with a 16-5 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Saturday
Continue ReadingBy SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press CHBAR MON, Cambodia (AP) — Security was tight around a military base in southwestern Cambodia on Sunday, a day after a huge explosion there killed 20 soldiers, wounded others and damaged nearby houses. Guards sought to keep media away from the site in Kompong Speu province. Hun Manet said in
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A 38-year-old man repeatedly tries to force his wife to have sex in the middle of the night but has no memory of his actions when he wakes up. A married woman in her mid-20s often tears off her clothing and masturbates but remembers nothing when her partner rouses
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE RANTZ Associated Press Tyler Lussi scored her third goal in three matches, and the North Carolina Courage defeated the Seattle Reign 1-0 on Saturday afternoon in the National Women’s Soccer League. The Courage (4-2-0) extended their home regular-season undefeated streak to 13 matches and have earned shutouts in 12 of their last 16
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Denis Bouanga scored in the second minute of stoppage time, Timothy Tillman added a goal and Los Angeles FC beat the Portland Timbers 3-2 Saturday night. Kei Kamara’s header off a corner kick was swatted away by goalkeeper Maxime Crépeau but skipped out to the left side of the area where
Continue ReadingCNN By Michael Williams, Kaanita Iyer, Kayla Tausche, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden took jabs at his predecessor and poked fun at his own age at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday as a sizable group of pro-Palestinian protesters outside the venue underscored the trouble his
Continue ReadingCNN By Michael Williams, Kaanita Iyer, Kayla Tausche, Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden took jabs at his predecessor and poked fun at his own age at the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday as a sizable group of pro-Palestinian protesters outside the venue underscored the trouble his
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police departments across the United States are reporting an increase in their ranks for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 killing of George Floyd, which led to a historic exodus of officers, a survey shows. More sworn officers were hired in 2023 than
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By Louis Mian, Larry Madowo and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — The death toll due to floods in Kenya has risen to 76, with 29 people injured and 19 still missing, a government spokesperson said as authorities ordered more evacuations of people from at-risk areas due to ongoing heavy rainfall. “Nairobi is currently experiencing the highest impact,
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Devastadores tornados arrasaron con varias viviendas en partes de Iowa y el este de Nebraska el viernes, mientras un evento de tormentas severas de varios dÃas se intensifica en el centro de Estados Unidos, hiriendo al menos a tres personas y causando riesgo de tornados desde Michigan hasta Texas.
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