Global oil prices are falling sharply after a retaliatory strike by Israel over the weekend targeted Iranian military sites rather than its energy infrastructure as had been feared. Prices for crude spiked globally on Oct. 2 after Iran fired nearly 200 missiles into Israel, part of a series of rapidly escalating attacks between Israel and
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By Dakin Andone and Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — A Georgia jury last week found Leilani Simon guilty of murdering her 20-month-old son, along with a series of other charges, including concealing a death and making false statements, according to The Associated Press. Simon’s conviction in Savannah’s Chatham County comes just over two years after
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Dax Shepard probably has some intense smooches coming his way. At an appearance for the New Yorker Festival over the weekend, Shepard was asked about his “incredible chemistry” with wife Kristen Bell in their Samsung commercials and other projects they’ve done together, according to a report from People.
Continue ReadingBy Zach Rainey Click here for updates on this story MONROE COUNTY, Tennessee (WYFF) — Monroe County, Tennessee, deputies said a man wanted for first-degree murder has ties to South Carolina and several other states. Around 11:30 p.m. Oct. 18, Monroe County Emergency Communications received a transferred 911 call from Polk County Emergency Communications regarding
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court’s top prosecutor has called for an internal investigation into allegations he tried to coerce a female aide into a sexual relationship. Karim Khan’s request Monday follows an investigation last week by The Associated Press detailing allegations made in May by two co-workers in whom
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FARMERVILLE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana trooper has pleaded no contest to significantly reduced charges for his role in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene. Kory York’s conviction Monday marked the first in a police brutality case that prompted national outrage and ongoing federal investigations. He avoided jail time after pleading no
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CNN By Christopher Lamb and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — A sense of urgency has been growing after the role of women emerged as a dominant theme when Catholics from across the globe were canvassed for their views ahead of a meeting of bishops and lay people – a synod – which formally concluded Sunday.
Continue Reading By Christopher Lamb and Antonia Mortensen, CNN (CNN) — A sense of urgency has been growing after the role of women emerged as a dominant theme when Catholics from across the globe were canvassed for their views ahead of a meeting of bishops and lay people – a synod – which formally concluded Sunday. The
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A female pedestrian in dark clothing was killed Sunday night when she was struck by a vehicle while running on the Redlands (10) Freeway in Whitewater. The woman was first spotted at 7:49 p.m. Sunday walking in the center divider of the eastbound 10 Freeway west of Haugen-Lehmann Way, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby and Katie Lobosco, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have laid out a broad array of ideas aimed at making life more affordable and strengthening the economy, which rank at the top of voters’ concerns. Nearly all of the measures on their differing wish lists, which
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — In his latest targeted tax relief promise, former President Donald Trump said Sunday that he’d push for a tax credit for family caregivers. “I’m announcing a new policy today that I will support a tax credit for family caregivers who take care of a parent or a loved one,”
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Incendiary devices were set off Monday at two ballot drop boxes — one in Portland and another in nearby Vancouver, Washington — destroying hundreds of ballots in what one official called a “direct attack on democracy” about a week before a heated Election Day. The early morning fire at
Continue Reading By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — It’s rare to hear Elon Musk discuss the details of his own immigration journey. But the billionaire tech tycoon opened up about some of it over the weekend in a series of posts on the platform he owns, X, hours after the Washington Post reported that Musk began his career working illegally
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel’s parliament has passed bills banning the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories. The agency, known as UNRWA, is the main provider of aid in the Gaza Strip and provides education, health and other basic services to millions of Palestinian
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Bittman has taught us how to cook everything, how to do it fast, how to bake and grill, how to prepare fish and vegetarian meals. This fall he’s targeting a different kind of home chef — the little ones. “How to Cook Everything Kids” is written for
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By Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday condemned the tone of former President Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden the night before, arguing that it underscored her campaign’s argument against him. “I think last night, Donald Trump’s event in Madison Square Garden really highlighted a point that I’ve been
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Two very different futures await Hakeem Jeffries in January. In one, the New York Democrat is sitting in the Oval Office with a woman he first met when she was a district attorney and he was a state assemblyman. He’d be a key shepherd for the legislative agenda of Kamala Harris, a peer and
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According to National Institutes of Health, recent estimates indicate that the majority (74.0%) of substance abusers admitted in treatment center began substance use at the age of 17 or younger and 10.2% initiated use at the age of 11 or younger. One of the efforts to combat this is Red Ribbon Week, an alcohol, tobacco, smoking, and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — D-Day veteran George Chandler, who sought to counter sometimes glamorous depictions of the landings by recalling the horrors he witnessed escorting U.S. troops to the beaches of northern France as a young Royal Navy gunner, has died, his family said. He was 99. Chandler, who served aboard a British motor
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Kara Alaimo, CNN (CNN) — One of the top Halloween costumes for kids this year, Red from the movie “Descendants: The Rise of Red,” is frequently sold by retailers as a short, tight red getup with lace or fishnet material and zippers. Another on Google’s annual “Frightgeist” list of the top 10 kids’
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