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MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison for fatally stabbing his mother after the two had argued about the volume on the video games he was playing. Forty-seven-year-old Thomas Humphrey was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to second-degree murder and arson in the November
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — For the first time since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party swept to power in 2014, the party did not secure a majority on its own in 2024 national election. But the prime minister’s coalition is still expected to run the country for another five
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — Editor’s Note: A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. Sign up for the daily digest chronicling the evolving media landscape here. One of Donald Trump’s biggest media boosters is in serious legal jeopardy. In an astonishing indictment made public this week, the Department of Justice accused The Epoch Times of having “benefited”
Continue ReadingJOHANNESBURG (AP) — A party spokesperson says top officials in South Africa’s African National Congress have had initial talks with representatives of five other parties over a coalition or agreement to form a government but no decision has been made. South Africa faced an election deadlock after the long-ruling ANC lost its 30-year majority in
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing geared up again Wednesday for its first astronaut launch, held up for years by safety concerns. It was the third launch attempt for NASA test pilots Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams in Boeing’s Starliner capsule. Rocket-related trouble thwarted the first two countdowns. The
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A 59-year-old Russian cosmonaut has become the first person to spend 1,000 days in space, Russian space agency Roscosmos said Wednesday. Oleg Kononenko achieved the milestone on Tuesday, having made five journeys to the International Space Station dating back to 2008. His current trip to the ISS began Sept. 15, 2023,
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By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — A Black medic credited with treating many wounded soldiers on D-Day has been posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Monday. Army medic Cpl. Waverly Woodson, Jr., was part of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, an all-Black unit tasked with deploying balloons to
Continue Reading CNN By Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — A Black medic credited with treating many wounded soldiers on D-Day has been posthumously awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Democratic Sen. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland announced Monday. Army medic Cpl. Waverly Woodson, Jr., was part of the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion, an all-Black unit tasked with deploying balloons
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Ángela Reyes Haczek Esta cobertura en vivo finalizó. Migrantes caminan hacia Estados Unidos después de cruzar la frontera entre EE.UU. y México el 8 de mayo 2023 en El Paso, Texas. (Foto: John Moore/Getty Images) (Crédito: Evan Vucci/AP) The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER, RANDALL CHASE, COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial have spent hours showing jurors evidence of his drug problem, seeking to reveal through his own words and writing the depth of his addiction to show it was still going on when,
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER, RANDALL CHASE, COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Hunter Biden’s gun trial have spent hours showing jurors evidence of his drug problem, seeking to reveal through his own words and writing the depth of his addiction to show it was still going on when,
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — An Italian court reconvicted Amanda Knox of slander Wednesday, quashing her hope of removing a legal stain against her that has persisted after her exoneration in the brutal 2007 murder of her British roommate while the two were exchange students in Italy. The decision by a
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Chinese government agency established to promote trade with Russia has been trying to source drone detectors and jammers, adding to concerns that Beijing may be supplying dual-use technology to Moscow. Foreign companies were seeking “unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) equipment,” including drone detectors and jammers, according to
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — A new “floating” staircase in Norway promises spectacular views and undeniable thrills – but it’s probably not for the fainthearted. The 131-foot long stairway, called the “Stigull” ladder, dangles some 2,591 feet above a Norwegian fjord in the small village of Loen, in the north of the country. “It
Continue Reading By Radina Gigova and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — Slovenia has become the latest European country to formally recognize Palestinian statehood, after the country’s parliament approved the move with a majority vote on Tuesday. The decision follows those of Spain, Ireland and Norway, who formally recognized Palestinian statehood in late May. The growing momentum in
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — The United States, Russia, China, and other nations have sent congratulations as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government began preparations for his swearing-in for a record third term following the world’s largest democratic election. Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party planned to meet with allies on Wednesday to
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, Samantha Murphy Kelly and Ramishah Maruf, CNN (CNN) — AT&T’s second prolonged outage so far this year left customers irate on Tuesday, with experts criticizing the company’s response and saying the wireless company risked losing user loyalty over the issues. “Come on AT&T, let’s get it together here. These service issues are
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — An Italian court re-convicted Amanda Knox of slander on Wednesday, even after she was exonerated in the brutal 2007 murder of her British roommate while the two were exchange students in Italy. The court found that Knox had wrongly accused an innocent man, the Congolese owner
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The season’s first heat wave is already baking the Southwest with triple-digit temperatures as firefighters in Phoenix — America’s hottest big city — employ new tactics in hopes of saving more lives in a county that saw 645 heat-related deaths last year. Starting this season, the Phoenix
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The season’s first heat wave is already baking the Southwest with triple-digit temperatures as firefighters in Phoenix — America’s hottest big city — employ new tactics in hopes of saving more lives in a county that saw 645 heat-related deaths last year. Starting this season, the Phoenix
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