In one of the deadliest cult-related massacres ever, the remains of more than 430 victims have been recovered since police raided Good News International Church in a forest some 70 kilometers (40 miles) inland from the Kenyan coastal town of Malindi. Seventeen months later, many in the area are still shaken by what happened despite
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MALINDI, Kenya (AP) — Shukran Karisa Mangi always showed up drunk at work, where he dug up the bodies of doomsday cult members buried in shallow graves. But the alcohol couldn’t numb his shock the morning he found the body of a close friend, whose neck had been twisted so severely that his
Continue ReadingBy Joe Yogerst, CNN (CNN) — If its ancient walls could talk, Sümela Monastery in eastern Turkey would have quite a few stories to tell. Since its founding in the 4th-century CE by some of the earliest Christians to arrive along the Black Sea coast, the shrine has witnessed the evolution of the Roman Empire
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Additional charges were filed today against the shaman of an Inland Empire religious sect accused of sexually assaulting several young girls, prompting a postponement in his arraignment. Ricardo Isaac Flores, 59, of Rialto was arrested last month following a Riverside County Sheriff’s Department investigation. During a hearing at the Riverside Hall of Justice Friday,
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China’s economy softened in August, extending a slowdown in industrial activity and real estate prices as Beijing faces pressure to ramp up spending to stimulate demand. Data published by the National Bureau of Statistics Saturday showed weakening activity across industrial production, retail sales and real estate in August compared to July. Liu
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Three minors were stabbed following an assault involving a group of teenagers Friday night in Palm Desert. The incident was first reported at around 9:45 p.m. when the three victims were dropped off at the Hovley Soccer Park, located along Hovley Lane between Cook Street and Portola Avenue. The stabbings are believed to have happened
Continue ReadingThe Orlando Pride remained undefeated this season with a scoreless draw against the Kansas City Current on Friday night in the National Women’s Soccer League. The first-place Pride (14-0-6) extended their league-record unbeaten run to 21 games going back to last season, but the draw ended a six-game winning streak as well as Orlando’s seven-game
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — On the streets of Iranian cities, it’s becoming more common to see a woman passing by without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, as the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the mass protests it sparked approaches. There’s no government official or study acknowledging the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fernando Tatís Jr. hit a two-run homer, Dylan Cease struck out 10 in six shutout innings and the San Diego Padres beat the San Francisco Giants 5-0 on Friday night. The Padres are a half-game ahead of the Diamondbacks atop the National League wild card standings and 1 1/2
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry was always something different. From the moment he first appeared in public, snuggled in Princess Diana’s arms outside the London hospital where he was born in 1984, Harry was the ginger-haired scamp who stuck his tongue out at photographers. He grew to be a boisterous adolescent who was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry was always something different. From the moment he first appeared in public, snuggled in Princess Diana’s arms outside the London hospital where he was born in 1984, Harry was the ginger-haired scamp who stuck his tongue out at photographers. He grew to be a boisterous adolescent who was
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon officials acknowledged Friday that the state mistakenly registered more than 300 non-citizens as voters since 2021 in what they described as a “data entry issue” that happened when people applied for driver’s licenses. An initial analysis by the Oregon Department of Transportation, which oversees the state’s Driver and Motor Vehicle
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher and Kate Sullivan, CNN Rancho Palos Verdes, California (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump said Friday that he doesn’t control far-right agitator Laura Loomer, whom he described as a “free spirit” and “supporter.” “Laura’s been a supporter of mine, just like a lot of people are supporters, and she’s been a supporter
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By Ashley R. Williams, Alisha Ebrahimji, Dalia Faheid and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Emergency services officials in Georgia have released 911 and police dispatch records from last week’s deadly Apalachee High School mass shooting that left two teachers and two students dead. The emergency recordings and dispatch records, reviewed by CNN and obtained from
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusians are experiencing a new wave of Russification as Moscow expands its economic, political and cultural dominance to overtake the identity of its neighbor. Perhaps the biggest sign is the decline of the Belarusian language, which is close to, but distinct from, Russian. Belarusian cultural figures are being persecuted
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — It happens in milliseconds, ideally, as you browse the web. Networks of computers and software analyze who you are, what you are looking at and buy and sell the advertisements you see on web pages. The company that most likely determines which ads you get, and how much
Continue ReadingAssociated Press From the looks of it, the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert hasn’t done too much with the $24 million it received in federal pandemic aid. The site where it plans to spend most of the money for a crime victims center remains an empty plot of dirt. And just one-quarter of its funds are
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — It happens in milliseconds, ideally, as you browse the web. Networks of computers and software analyze who you are, what you are looking at and buy and sell the advertisements you see on web pages. The company that most likely determines which ads you get, and how much
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Montana U.S. Sen. Jon Tester has made protecting reproductive freedom for women central to his campaign to remain the sole remaining Democrat to hold statewide elective office in Big Sky Country. He has campaigned with Planned Parenthood officials, advertised heavily in support of abortion rights, and embraced a ballot
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The wind pushed flames from house to house as a group of neighbors tried to escape their blazing subdivision, abandoning their cars in a blocked road and running to an industrial outbuilding for safety. All six perished just blocks from their homes. The group, including an 11-year-old and his parents,
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