Month: June 2024

US intelligence assesses Houthis in Yemen in talks to provide weapons to al-Shabaab in Somalia, officials say

June 11, 2024 4:19 AM CNN Newsource

By Katie Bo Lillis, Kylie Atwood and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — US intelligence has learned of discussions between Houthis in Yemen to provide weapons to the Somali militant group al-Shabaab, in what three American officials described to CNN as a worrying development that threatens to further destabilize an already violent region. Officials are now searching for evidence that

Everything Apple announced at its big AI event

June 11, 2024 4:18 AM CNN Newsource

By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Cupertino, California (CNN) — Apple just kicked off a brand new era for the company with the introduction of its first generative AI features for the iPhone. At its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, the company unveiled the first batch of tools powered by “Apple Intelligence,” from personalized Genmoji

3 Nixon justices helped end his presidency. Will the 3 Trump appointees force him to stand trial?

June 11, 2024 4:14 AM Associated Press

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Fifty years ago, three of the justices Richard Nixon appointed to the Supreme Court joined in an 8-0 decision in the Watergate tapes case that effectively ended his presidency. Nixon resigned from office two weeks after the court’s decision in the summer of 1974. Now, three justices

Chinese police say a suspect is in custody in the stabbing of 4 US college instructors

June 11, 2024 4:05 AM Associated Press

By KEN MORITSUGU and DIDI TANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police have detained a suspect in a stabbing attack on four instructors from Iowa’s Cornell College who were teaching at a Chinese university in the northeast city of Jilin, officials said Tuesday. Jilin city police said a 55-year-old man surnamed Cui was walking

What it means to be queer

June 11, 2024 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — For most of its early history, the word “queer” meant unusual or out of the ordinary. Then it was co-opted as a homophobic insult for much of the 20th century before people from LGBT communities reclaimed the term. Then, LGBTQ activists who identified as queer showed that they were proud to be different. LGBTQ activist groups like

RFK Jr.’s coalition spans the political spectrum. That could have consequences in November

June 11, 2024 4:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Alison Main, Aaron Pellish and Eva McKend, CNN Milwaukee (CNN) — In Wisconsin, a 62-year-old tree farm owner who voted for Donald Trump in 2020 and a 22-year-old who cast her first presidential vote for Joe Biden that same year share one major thing in common now – they’re both planning to vote for Robert

RFK Jr.’s coalition spans the political spectrum. That could have consequences in November

June 11, 2024 4:00 AM CNN

CNN, POOL, YOUTUBE, TEAM KENNEDY, Youtube/Team Kennedy By Alison Main, Aaron Pellish and Eva McKend, CNN Milwaukee (CNN) — In Wisconsin, a 62-year-old tree farm owner who voted for Donald Trump in 2020 and a 22-year-old who cast her first presidential vote for Joe Biden that same year share one major thing in common now –

Jurors will resume deliberations in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter

June 11, 2024 3:58 AM Associated Press

By RANDALL CHASE, CLAUDIA LAUER, MICHAEL KUNZELMAN and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Jurors will resume deliberations Tuesday in the criminal case against Hunter Biden over a gun President Joe Biden’s son bought in 2018 when prosecutors say he was in the throes of a crack cocaine addiction. Jurors deliberated for

Jurors will resume deliberations in the federal gun case against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter

June 11, 2024 3:58 AM Associated Press

MLB: ‘Jump on the wagon,’ says Phillies star Bryce Harper as baseball fever hits UK – with a little help from Rob McElhenney

June 11, 2024 3:56 AM CNN Newsource

By Thomas Schlachter, CNN London Stadium, London (CNN) — As the sun descended in east London, so did tens of thousands of baseball fans as America’s pastime once again made its way across the Atlantic Ocean to England’s capital. The newish tradition has become a much-anticipated part of the Major League Baseball (MLB) calendar and

Chinese police say man under arrest in stabbing of US college instructors

June 11, 2024 3:53 AM Associated Press

By KEN MORITSUGU and DIDI TANG Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police say a suspect is in custody in a stabbing attack on four instructors from Iowa’s Cornell College who were teaching at a Chinese university in the northeast city of Jilin. Jilin city police said a 55-year old man surnamed Cui was walking

Malawi’s vice president and 9 others have died in a plane crash, the president says

June 11, 2024 3:47 AM Associated Press

By GREGORY GONDWE and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press BLANTYRE, Malawi (AP) — Malawi’s vice president, Saulos Chilima, was among 10 people killed when a small military plane crashed in a mountainous region in the north of the country, the the president said Tuesday. Chilima was 51. President Lazarus Chakwera announced in a live address on

US lifts ban on sending weapons to a controversial Ukrainian military unit

June 11, 2024 3:45 AM Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The United States has lifted a ban on providing American weapons and training to a controversial Ukrainian military unit that was key to the defense of the major port city of Mariupol. The Azov Brigade is among Ukraine’s most effective and popular fighting units. But it has been dogged by its

Emma Raducanu ‘really healthy’ a year after surgeries confined her to a mobility scooter

June 11, 2024 3:21 AM CNN Newsource

By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — A year after she was confined to a mobility scooter having undergone multiple surgeries, British tennis player Emma Raducanu says she feels “really healthy” ahead of the grass-court season. The 2021 US Open champion was sidelined for eight months last year as she recovered from surgery on both of

UConn men’s basketball coach Dan Hurley turns down $70 million LA Lakers contract, ESPN says

June 11, 2024 3:17 AM CNN Newsource

By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — University of Connecticut men’s basketball head coach Dan Hurley said he will remain at the school after reports he was flirting with the NBA’s Los Angeles Lakers for the same position. The Lakers offered the coach of the reigning back-to-back NCAA champion Huskies a six-year, $70 million contract, according to ESPN, to fill

Inside Israel’s deadly operation to rescue four hostages

June 11, 2024 3:16 AM CNN Newsource

By Benjamin Brown, Allegra Goodwin and Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN (CNN) — Three days after an Israeli military operation rescued four hostages being held by Hamas in Nuseirat refugee camp, central Gaza, killing more than 270 Palestinians, according to Gaza health officials, new details are still emerging about what was one of the most dramatic and

Zelenskyy appeals for help with Ukraine’s energy network as recovery conference opens

June 11, 2024 3:14 AM Associated Press

By GEIR MOULSON and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has appealed for short-term help in repairing his country’s electricity network and long-term investment in its energy system. He spoke at a conference in Berlin on Tuesday to gather support for Ukraine’s recovery from the destruction wreaked by Russia’s war.

Israel vows to press on in Gaza after UN Security Council approves ceasefire proposal

June 11, 2024 3:11 AM CNN

CNN, UN TV, IDF, GPO By Mariya Knight, Mia Alberti, Richard Roth, Abeer Salman and Hamdi Alkhshali, CNN (CNN) — Israel has vowed to persist with its military operation in Gaza, saying it won’t engage in “meaningless” negotiations with Hamas, shortly after the United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly approved a US-backed ceasefire plan intended to

US gas prices are falling. Experts point to mild demand at the pump ahead of summer travel

June 11, 2024 3:08 AM Associated Press

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gas prices are once again on the decline across the U.S., bringing some relief to drivers now paying a little less to fill up their tanks. The national average for gas prices on Monday stood around $3.44, according to AAA. That’s down about 9 cents

Blinken welcomes UN vote in favor of Gaza cease-fire plan and again calls on Hamas to accept it

June 11, 2024 3:03 AM Associated Press

By MATTHEW LEE and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that the U.N. Security Council’s vote in favor of a U.S.-backed proposal for a Gaza cease-fire and hostage release made it “as clear as it possibly could be” that the world supports the plan, as

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