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Originally Published: 24 JUL 24 04:00 ETUpdated: 24 JUL 24 14:27 ETBy Clare Foran and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasized the importance of close ties between the US and Israel in an address to Congress on Wednesday that sought to shore up American support for Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza. “For the forces
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Renowned British conductor John Eliot Gardiner has announced he is quitting the orchestra he has led for six decades. It comes almost a year after he allegedly hit a singer backstage after a concert. Gardiner said he was stepping down as leader and artistic director of the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra “with
Continue ReadingBy Jason Cooper Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The City of Chicago is suing two suburban gun shops accused of contributing to crime in the city. The newly expanded lawsuit named Eagle Sports Range in Oak Forest and Midwest Sporting Goods in Lyons as defendants. The parent company of Glock
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox, CNN Washington (CNN) — House Republicans are once again confronting a reality of their narrow majority: They are likely headed toward another stopgap spending bill when they return in September. “I would anticipate a CR until after the election,” Republican Rep. Drew Ferguson of Georgia told CNN, referencing such a stopgap measure
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel, Benjamín Netanyahu, se dirigirá al Congreso de Estados Unidos este miércoles, tratando de apuntalar el apoyo estadounidense a su guerra en Gaza y redirigir la atención de una nación que ha estado preocupada durante semanas por una corriente de cuestiones políticas internas. El discurso de
Continue ReadingNEKIMI, Wis. (AP) — A Pennsylvania man and a man from New York have been preliminarily identified as the victims of a fatal plane crash near the site of an airshow in eastern Wisconsin. The Winnebago County sheriff’s office says that the bodies of 37-year-old Sean Tommervik of Philadelphia and 32-year-old James G. Sullivan of
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El presidente de Chile, Gabriel Boric, se refirió este martes al caso del empresario chileno Eduardo Macaya Zentilli (72) —padre del senador del partido tradicional de derecha Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI), Javier Macaya—, condenado en primera instancia a seis años de cárcel efectiva por abuso sexual de menores y quien
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael Regan is bullish on his agency’s prospects against the harshest headwinds in its history, as Republicans, anti-climate industry and an ultra-conservative Supreme Court take aim at its core mission. “I feel extremely confident in the product we put out,” Regan told CNN in an
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — A prominent Christian church leader and human rights advocate from Myanmar’s Kachin ethnic minority was released from prison earlier this week. The Rev. Hkalam Samson was first arrested in December 2022 and later convicted on charges including terrorism. He was briefly released in April under a general amnesty but taken back into
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A fake protest encampment set up for a TV shoot on a New York City college campus sparked a real reaction from pro-Palestinian activists who organized their own demonstration against the filming at a New York City college. The New York Times reported Wednesday that the scenario unfolded this week at
Continue ReadingTHORNTON, Colo. (AP) — Police in suburban Denver say a man has been shot and killed by a police officer after they say he grabbed for another officer’s gun in its holster during a struggle. The shooting happened early Wednesday morning in Thornton. Police say the officer whose gun the suspect tried to get was
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By Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Russia’s first and only openly transgender politician has said she is no longer detransitioning, telling CNN that she had been previously driven by fear of Russia’s ban on gender reassignment. Alyoshina said she is now “ashamed” of posts she made earlier this year announcing the move. “I wrote and said this
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of an Indianapolis man accused of fatally shooting five people, including a pregnant woman. Marion County Superior Judge Chris Miller declared the mistrial Tuesday in the trial of 20-year-old Raymond Ronald Lee Childs III after a witness verbally confronted the defendant in front
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — A man who served nearly 40 years in prison for a Detroit-area murder won’t face another trial after a judge threw out his conviction based on new evidence. The decision by prosecutors means Paul Clark, who has been out on bond since May, is free — for good. “I just can’t believe
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — French sprinter Sounkamba Sylla says she has been barred from Friday’s opening ceremony at the Paris Olympics because she wears a hijab, and the French Olympic Committee said it is working with her to find a solution that adheres to the team’s secular requirements for athletes. Sylla, a 26-year-old member
Continue Reading By Sahar Akbarzai and Juliana Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — At least nine people are dead and four are missing after a fishing vessel sank in the South Atlantic about 200 miles off the coast of the Falkland Islands, Spanish authorities said Wednesday. The fishing vessel, FV Argos Georgia, had 27 people onboard when it took
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy and Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A mosaic from the floor of an ancient Roman villa has been uncovered on the seabed in the waters off Naples. Now underwater, the marble floor would originally have been located in the “protiro,” or decorated porch, of a residence overlooking the sea, according to
Continue ReadingBy Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN (CNN) — The likely 2024 presidential election campaign between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump begins with no clear leader, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS after President Joe Biden ended his bid for reelection. Trump holds 49% support among registered voters
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Get ready to say willkommen to the next stars to enter the Kit Kat Club on Broadway — Adam Lambert and Auli’i Cravalho. Producers of the Tony Award-nominated revival announced Monday that Lambert, the singer-songwriter who has fronted Queen, and Cravalho, the voice of the title character in
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer CeeDee Lamb is not reporting to training camp while he waits for a new contract, a person familiar with the All-Pro wide receiver’s decision told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because contract discussions are private. Lamb skipped the Cowboys’ June minicamp, which started the
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