By Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — A group of 45 American physicians and nurses who volunteered in hospitals across Gaza have sent an open letter to US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris sharing their experiences and demanding an immediate ceasefire and arms embargo. The signatories unanimously described treating children who had suffered
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A federal control board overseeing Puerto Rico’s finances has filed a lawsuit challenging amendments to the island’s net metering law, triggering a backlash. The lawsuit filed Friday against Gov. Pedro Pierluisi aims to protect the independence of the Puerto Rico Energy Bureau so it “can continue to
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Las Vegas Raiders coach Antonio Pierce said Friday that the team has addressed a video in which rookie safety Trey Taylor was seen playing with a Kermit the Frog doll dressed in a Patrick Mahomes jersey but the coach didn’t elaborate how. “It’s over with,” Pierce said. A Raiders fan attending the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scores of wildfires across the United States and Canada have scorched swaths of land in California, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Alberta and beyond, forcing evacuations and road closures, as well as destroying and threatening structures. Air quality advisorie s and alerts have been issued in some affected areas. As of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scores of wildfires across the United States and Canada have scorched swaths of land in California, Oregon, Idaho, Alaska, Alberta and beyond, forcing evacuations and road closures, as well as destroying and threatening structures. Air quality advisorie s and alerts have been issued in some affected areas. As of
Continue Reading By Saskya Vandoorne, Chris Liakos, Jessie Gretener, Issy Ronald and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Paris (CNN) — France’s high-speed train lines were targeted by multiple “malicious” acts including arson on Friday, in what has been described as “an attack on France” and “coordinated sabotage” to disrupt travel ahead of the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics.
Continue Reading By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of stabbing author Salman Rushdie was charged with three federal terrorism-related counts, according to a grand jury indictment unsealed Wednesday. Hadi Matar is charged with committing an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries, attempting to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization and providing material support to terrorists. He pleaded
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Faltan otros cuatro años para que los próximos Juegos Olímpicos de verano se celebren pero las dos ciudades sede que siguen ya se preparan para albergar a los mejores atletas del mundo que competirán en una diversidad de deportes: desde los clásicos como la natación o el atletismo hasta otros
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Massoud Barzani, leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Iraq. Personal Birth date: August 16, 1946 Birth place: Mahabad, Kurdistan, Iran Birth name: Massoud Barzani Father: General Mustafa Barzani, was chief of the military of the Kurdish Republic of Mahabad Mother: Hamayil
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — The company Boar’s Head has recalled ready-to-eat liverwurst products and some other deli meat products due to concerns that they may be contaminated with listeria. The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced Friday that the company is recalling about 207,528 pounds of products. The agency
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Airline catering workers are threatening to go on strike next week if they don’t get pay raises and better health insurance. Those are the workers who prepare meals and deliver drinks and snacks to airplanes at about 30 U.S. airports. Unions representing the workers said Friday that they could go on strike
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Justin Timberlake ’s lawyer said Friday that the pop singer wasn’t intoxicated during a traffic stop last month, as he seeks to get his drunken driving charge in New York’s Hamptons dismissed, citing errors in documents submitted by police. But Sag Harbor Village Justice Justice Carl Irace ordered Timberlake to be re-arraigned Aug.
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Felony charges were filed against a 59-year-old man wanted in connection with two Palm Desert bank robberies. Anaheim resident Reese Westenberger was charged with one count of robbery, for which he pled not guilty Friday at the Larson Justice Center in Indio. Westenberger is only charged with one of the two bank robberies, the
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Confronted with a barrage of negative social media posts from former President Donald Trump aimed at his wife, second gentleman Doug Emhoff eschewed machismo or defensiveness. “That’s all he got?” he said Tuesday of the attacks on Vice President Kamala Harris, the new and historic presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. His response in
Continue ReadingBy Liam Reilly, CNN New York (CNN) — “Inside the NBA” host Charles Barkley on Friday condemned the NBA’s rejection of a matching offer from TNT’s parent company to broadcast the league’s games for the next decade, blasting the NBA for prioritizing “money over the fans.” In a statement posted on his Instagram account, Barkley wrote,
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer Myles Garrett was nearly unstoppable last season. His spectacular performance earned him several accolades and now he’s been voted the top defensive lineman in the league by The Associated Press. A panel of eight AP Pro Football Writers ranked the top five defensive linemen, basing selections on current status entering the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister praised security forces after no major issues were reported Friday during the opening ceremony of the Olympics. Authorities had deployed a massive security operation in Paris to keep the event safe. The capital’s streets were blocked off, with squadrons of police patrolling and imposing metal-fence security barriers
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has apologized for a comment about Ohio Sen. JD Vance earlier this week — but not to Vance. Beshear, one of the leading contenders for the Democratic vice presidential nomination, apologized to the makers of Diet Mountain Dew for questioning Vance’s beverage choice. Vance had
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood’s video game performers went on strike Friday after negotiations with game industry giants that began more than a year and a half ago came to a halt over artificial intelligence protections. Leaders of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists have billed the issues
Continue ReadingBy Brynn Gingras, Lisa Respers France and Elizabeth Wagmeister, CNN (CNN) — A hearing in the case of Justin Timberlake being accused of driving while intoxicated was held Friday, where an attorney for the singer disputed his arrest in June. “The most important fact to know about this case is that Justin was not intoxicated
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