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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — As Ukraine marked its third Easter at war, Russia launched a barrage of drones concentrated in Ukraine’s east and claimed its troops took control of a village they had been targeting. Ukraine’s air force said Sunday that Russia had launched 24 Shahed drones, of which 23 had been shot down by
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — After several days of protests, pro-Palestinian encampments on the campuses of Ivy League schools Columbia and Brown came down last week. But while the apparent end of Columbia’s pro-Palestinian encampments was marred by a takeover of a building, a mass arrest, and a widespread condemnation of the
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — At least 224 people have been rescued from homes and vehicles in Harris County, Texas, an official said Saturday night, with more rain expected over the weekend in the wake of strong storms and downpours that damaged homes and triggered evacuations. No deaths or
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — The rumors are true: Vegetables aren’t real — that is, in botany, anyway. While the term fruit is recognized botanically as anything that contains a seed or seeds, vegetable is actually a broad umbrella term for many types of edible plants. You might think you know what carrots and beets are.
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Non-profit Organization Shay’s Warriors Life after Cancer held a special ‘Pre-Mothers Day Celebration’ aimed at supporting cancer survivors. Our crews had the opportunity to meet the board member who organized the event alongside her sister in honor of their late mother. “This is our second annual tea event in honor of our mom, Nicole Botello,”
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A driver died after a vehicle crashed into a gate at the White House Saturday night, but the fatal collision is being investigated “only as a traffic crash” and there was no threat to the president’s residence, law enforcement authorities said. The male driver, who was not immediately identified, was found dead
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We’re following a suspicious death investigation out of Banning. Investigators are now calling the case a homicide. They say Earnest Collins, 98, was found unconscious near North Allen Street back on April 19th. Investigators believe Collins was assaulted inside his home and died from his injuries. If you have any information on this incident, you
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Update: May 9, 2024 – 9:08 AM Indian Canyon Drive was reopened to traffic Thursday morning at 9:07 a.m., according to Palm Springs Police. The reopening followed several days of a closure due to blowing sand, and means all three major Whitewater wash crossings are now open again easing congestion and access issues in and
Continue ReadingBy MAKIYA SEMINERA and GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — When Florida enacted its six-week abortion ban last week, clinics in several other Southern and mid-Atlantic states sprang into action, knowing women would look to them for services no longer available where they live. Health care providers in North Carolina, three states to
Continue ReadingBy ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Madonna put on a free concert on Copacabana beach Saturday night, turning Rio de Janeiro’s vast stretch of sand into an enormous dance floor teeming with a multitude of her fans. It was the last show of The Celebration Tour, her first retrospective, which kicked
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wearing a bright safety vest with the words “Safe Passage” on the back, Tatiana Alabsi strides through San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood to its only public elementary school, navigating broken bottles and stained sleeping bags along tired streets that occasionally reek of urine. Along the way in
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Wearing a bright safety vest with the words “Safe Passage” on the back, Tatiana Alabsi strides through San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood to its only public elementary school, navigating broken bottles and stained sleeping bags along tired streets that occasionally reek of urine. Along the way in
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — They’re hallmarks of American history: protests, rallies, sit-ins, marches, disruptions. They date from the early days of what would become the United States to the sights and sounds echoing across the landscapes of the nation’s colleges and universities during this activist spring. And just as much
Continue ReadingBy JIM HEINTZ Associated Press Just a few months short of a quarter-century as Russia’s leader, Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will put his hand on a copy of the constitution and begin another six-year term as president wielding extraordinary power. Since becoming acting president on the last day of 1999, Putin has shaped Russia into
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press KIBBUTZ MEFALSIM, Israel (AP) — Israel will start marking Holocaust Remembrance Day on Sunday evening. But this year, after the unprecedented Oct. 7 attack by the militant Hamas group, the somber commemoration carries a heavier weight than usual for many Holocaust survivors. Judith Tzamir is a Holocaust survivor from Germany
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was a frigid winter morning when authorities found a Native American man dead on a remote gravel road in western New Mexico. He was lying on his side, with only one sock on, his clothes gone and his shoes tossed in the snow. There
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was a frigid winter morning when authorities found a Native American man dead on a remote gravel road in western New Mexico. He was lying on his side, with only one sock on, his clothes gone and his shoes tossed in the snow. There
Continue ReadingBy JUAN ZAMORANO Associated Press PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panamanians head to the polls Sunday to vote in an election that has been consumed by unfolding drama surrounding the country’s ex-president, despite not even being on the ballot. Voters in the normally sleepy Central American nation will weigh promises of economic prosperity and migratory crackdowns
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Millions of voters in England have voted in local elections, the last big test before a looming U.K. general election. All indicators suggest the Labour Party will then return to power after 14 years in the wilderness. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was barely able to point to
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — King Charles III’s decision to be open about his cancer diagnosis has helped the new monarch connect with the people of Britain and strengthened the monarchy in the year since his dazzling coronation at Westminster Abbey. Charles has used his illness to highlight the need for early
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