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Month: May 2024

The man who allegedly tried shooting a pastor in the face at church is now charged with homicide in his cousin’s death

By Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Hours before Bernard Polite allegedly tried to kill a Pennsylvania pastor in front of his congregation Sunday, the suspect shot and killed his cousin at their home, police said. Polite, 26, is now charged with criminal homicide in the death of Derek Polite, 56, and is awaiting arraignment. Even though

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Britain summons Russian ambassador, targets Moscow-owned homes and charges five alleged spies

By Rob Picheta, Louis Mian and Catherine Nicholls, CNN London (CNN) — The United Kingdom has summoned the Russian ambassador and announced a swathe of new measures against Moscow, including the targeting of Russian-owned buildings that the British government said have been “used for intelligence purposes.” UK interior minister James Cleverly said Wednesday that the country is

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Lithuania defends banning Russian and Belarusian observers from monitoring upcoming election

VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania has defended the decision not to allow Russian and Belarusian observers to monitor its upcoming presidential election, accusing both countries of spearheading campaigns that “pose a threat to our national security.” The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe — which includes Lithuania, Russia and Belarus — usually sends multi-national

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Asian Americans make healing a family matter. Here’s how they’re talking about mental health across generations

By Julia Chan, CNN (CNN) — More than a year after mass shootings in California’s Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay, Asian Americans are still coping with the aftermath. The alleged gunmen in both shootings were elder members of the community, the age group most vulnerable to anti-Asian violence during the Covid-19 pandemic. “The ‘sandwich population’ that are caring for

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Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power

By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Some Republicans in Congress are pushing to require a citizenship question on the questionnaire for the once-a-decade census and exclude people who aren’t citizens from the count that helps determine political power in the United States. The GOP-led House on Wednesday passed a bill that would eliminate noncitizens from the

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