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By MARIAM FAM Associated Press Once a year, Muslim pilgrims flowing into Saudi Arabia unite in a series of religious rituals and acts of worship as they perform the Hajj, one of the pillars of Islam. As they fulfill a religious obligation, they immerse themselves in what can be a spiritual experience of a lifetime
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — DePaul University says it dismissed a part-time biology instructor after she gave an optional assignment related to the Israel-Hamas war. Anne d’Aquino told students in May that they could write about the impact of “genocide in Gaza” on human health. The theme of the spring class at the Chicago school was how
Continue ReadingBy Perla Shaheen Click here for updates on this story SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — Amani al Bahri refers to century-old Palestinian dresses as her sisters. “I store them at my mom’s house. I always tell my mom, if there’s a fire, you need to go to the thobes and throw them out the window,” al
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — From Seattle pho shops to an East African eatery in Detroit, an eclectic mix of restaurants and chefs are vying for the coveted James Beard Awards, which will be announced Monday at a ceremony in Chicago. More than 100 restaurants are finalists in 22 categories for the
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are mixed in quiet trading Monday ahead of a week with several top-tier reports on inflation due, as well as the Federal Reserve’s latest meeting on interest rates. The S&P 500 was 0.1% higher in afternoon trading, close to its record set last
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Oxford University has agreed to return a 500-year-old bronze sculpture of a Hindu saint to India. The university’s Ashmolean Museum says the Indian High Commission in the U.K. had made a claim four years ago for the bronze figure of Tirumankai Alvar that was allegedly looted from a temple. The Ashmolean says
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris, in an interview published Monday, criticized a suggestion made last week by Republican Rep. Byron Donalds that Black families were “together” during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation. Politico reports that the vice president called up the outlet to weigh in on former President Donald
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — As a child, Carlos Alcaraz used to run home from school to watch the French Open on TV, dreaming of one day playing on the tournament’s clay courts and becoming champion. That dream became a reality on Sunday as the Spaniard defeated world No. 4 Alexander
Continue ReadingCNN By George Ramsay and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — As a child, Carlos Alcaraz used to run home from school to watch the French Open on TV, dreaming of one day playing on the tournament’s clay courts and becoming champion. That dream became a reality on Sunday as the Spaniard defeated world No. 4
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — In a story published June 8, 2024, about the death of Reporters Without Borders director Christophe Deloire, The Associated Press erroneously identified his son Nathan as the child of Deloire and his wife Perrine. Nathan is Deloire’s son from a previous union.
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Maren Morris shared some personal news, while celebrating Pride Month over the weekend. “Happy to be the B in LGBTQ+,” the Grammy-winning singer wrote in a post on Instagram on Sunday. “Happy pride.” The “B” in LGBTQ+ stands for “bisexual.” Morris received plenty of praise in the comments
Continue ReadingBy Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — One of the benefits of streaming has been an increased flow of series and movies from around the globe, as services try to keep their shelves filled with fresh alternatives. Subscribers in the US, moreover, seem much less resistant than in years past when it comes to watching shows
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Japan says the United States needs Japan’s help to quickly replenish missile inventory as conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine continue and Washington seeks to keep its deterrence credible in the Indo-Pacific. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel says it is clear that the U.S.
Continue ReadingBy Tim Caputo Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A terrifying armed robbery was caught on camera at a downtown Los Angeles jewelry store. The video shows three armed robbers, wearing masks and hoodies, first subdue a security guard and then ransack the store, making off with an estimated half-million
Continue ReadingBy Eric Resendiz Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KABC) — An AutoZone store in South Los Angeles was looted by a large crowd overnight and it was all caught on video. The incident happened around 4 a.m. Monday on Century Boulevard and Hoover Street. According to the Los Angeles Police Department,
Continue ReadingBy Eyewitness News Click here for updates on this story NEW JERSEY (WABC) — A 6-year-old girl from New Jersey died after being pierced by a badminton racket while playing with her brother while on vacation in Maine, police said. The local fire department and EMS responded to a residence in Limerick on June 1
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On the campaign trail, President Joe Biden likes to take a hard thwack at corporate America. But for the past several months, top Biden administration officials have also stepped up their outreach to CEOs and other corporate leaders to ask about what they need. The effort encroaches
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN and BARBARA SURK Associated Press The far right’s surge in France in elections for the European Parliament was widely expected. What came next was not. French President Emmanuel Macron called snap legislative elections, saying he could not ignore the new political reality after his pro-European party was handed a chastening defeat and
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The U.N. migration agency told The Associated Press Monday that the number of internally displaced people in Sudan has reached more than 10 million.The International Organization for Migration said the tally includes 2.83 million driven from their homes before the current war began by multiple local conflicts that have been happening in
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. and Philippine generals say that hundreds of American and Filipino troops have concluded a newly introduced war exercise in the northern Philippines. The drills tested their combat endurance in more than a week of brutal heat and volatile weather. The exercise braced them to respond
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