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By The Associated Press Israel’s military says it is conducting “targeted strikes” against Hamas in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The country’s War Cabinet approved a military operation there late Monday. Israel says Rafah is Hamas’ last stronghold. However, the United States opposes a full-scale invasion of Rafah unless Israel provides a “credible” plan
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Tribunal de Garantía de Calama, en la región de Antofagasta, Chile, dictó este viernes la prisión preventiva para nueve excadetes sub-21 del Club de Deportes Cobreloa, equipo de fútbol de la primera división chilena, a quienes se investiga por supuesta violación grupal contra una mujer mayor de edad.
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson and Haley Talbot, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Speaker Mike Johnson continues to oversee one of the narrowest House majorities in history, leaving little margin for error as he navigates his conference and faces threats to his leadership. Republicans control 217 seats while Democrats control 213 after Democratic Rep. Tim
Continue ReadingBLACKDUCK, Minn. (AP) — A woman in Minnesota has been accused of killing two children, setting a house on fire and leaving with another child. Jennifer Marie Stately has been indicted on premeditated murder, arson and other counts. Her attorney says there is a “firm basis” for a not guilty plea, but didn’t elaborate. Authorities
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A man described by prosecutors as a Mexican cartel enforcer pleaded guilty in San Diego federal court today to drug trafficking charges. Edgar Herrera Pardo was originally indicted in 2019 for his role in Los Cabos, a group of cartel enforcers the U.S. Attorney’s Office says worked to control the border region to ensure drug
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A critic who has written passionate columns as a contributor for The Washington Post from his prison cell in Russia has won the Pulitzer Prize for commentary. Vladimir Kara-Murza is a Russian politician, author and historian who has been imprisoned in Russia since April 2022. He was convicted of treason last
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Republican congressman is partially backtracking on his praise for a campus conflict that included a man making monkey noises and gestures at a Black student who was protesting the Israel-Hamas war. Rep. Mike Collins of Georgia said Monday that the man at the University
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Social Security and Medicare will not be able to fully pay benefits in just over a decade if lawmakers don’t act to address the pending shortfalls, according to reports released Monday by the entitlement programs’ trustees. While the trust funds’ finances improved slightly, they remain in dire shape. The
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Lauren del Valle and Kara Scannell, CNN New York (CNN) — Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial dove into the paper trail at the heart of their case on Monday, revealing to jurors exactly how Michael Cohen was repaid by Trump’s trust and personal accounts in 2017 after he paid hush
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK, JOSEF FEDERMAN and BASSEM MROUE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A Palestinian security official and an Egyptian official say Israeli tanks entered the southern Gaza town of Rafah, reaching as close as 200 meters (yards) from its crossing with neighboring Egypt. The Egyptian official said the operation appeared to be limited in
Continue ReadingBy SARA CLINE Associated Press For Louisiana Rep. Delisha Boyd, the uphill battle she faces to exempt pregnancies that are the result of rape and incest from Louisiana’s strict abortion ban is not just morally right — it’s also personal. With a GOP-dominated legislative committee set to debate and vote on Boyd’s exemption bill Tuesday,
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A nonprofit Chicago journalism production company has won two Pulitzer Prizes for local and audio reporting. The Invisible Institute is based on the city’s South Side and is dedicated to holding public institutions accountable. The company and its reporter Trina Reynolds-Tyler, along with Sarah Conway of journalism laboratory City Bureau, won a
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Zack Wheeler struck out 11 in seven innings, Bryce Harper hit a three-run homer and Kyle Schwarber added a solo shot to help the Philadelphia Phillies complete a four-game sweep of the San Francisco Giants with a 6-1 win on Monday. Harper went deep off Giants
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After a cool close to the weekend, temperatures are quick to rebound on Monday. Upper-80s are being felt this afternoon, but highs in the 90s will be with us for the remainder of the week. Gusty winds will make a quick return Tuesday evening as a low-pressure system moves by to the north. Temperatures will
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Dos de las estrellas más grandes del hip-hop están enfrentadas y la gente está tomando partido. Kendrick Lamar y Drake están inmersos en una batalla lírica desde hace varias semanas, pero se intensificó durante el fin de semana. Los dos artistas lanzaron canciones sobre el otro, en un caso Lamar ni
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have spoken as Israel appears closer to launching a major military operation on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. But soon after Israel announced it was ordering about 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from Rafah,
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — More parents have had trouble finding child care in recent months, following the expiration of federal pandemic assistance for providers, according to a report released Monday by the National Women’s Law Center. Some 22.2% of parents with children under age 12 reported not having child care in the past
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Tennessee-based sanitation company is agreeing to pay more than half a million dollars after a federal investigation found it illegally hired children to clean dangerous meat processing facilities. The U.S. Labor Department on Monday said Fayette Janitorial Service LLC has agreed to nearly $650,000
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A child was bitten by a rattlesnake today in Aguanga, prompting firefighters to request a helicopter medical evacuation of the victim. The snake bite was reported just after 2 p.m. in the area of Highway 371 and Lakeshore Boulevard, according to the Riverside County Fire Department. The agency said that several engine crews were
Continue ReadingBy LEANNE ITALIE AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s Met Gala time and the fashion parade of A-listers included a swirl of flora and fauna looks on a green-tinged carpet surrounded by foliage. Jennifer Lopez went for silver leaves in a second-skin goddess gown and Zendaya was all vamp and fantasy in peacock
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