By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — An American silver coin dating back to the 17th century, before the United States was founded, has sold for a record-breaking $2.52 million at auction, eight years after it was discovered in an old cabinet in Amsterdam. The threepence coin was struck in 1652 in Boston just weeks after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police have arrested five officers accused of plotting a coup that included plans to overthrow the government following the 2022 elections and kill then-President-elect Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Police say the coup plotters also planned to kill Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — If you planned on traveling aboard Spirit Airlines for the holidays, which filed for bankruptcy Monday, you shouldn’t worry. Spirit plans to operate business as usual as it begins to work on its $3.1 billion in long-term debt, according to previous regulatory filings. “Guests can continue to book and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Prosecutors finished calling witnesses Tuesday in the trial of the man accused of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley, and the defense began presenting its case but quickly ran into snags. Jose Ibarra, 26, is charged with murder and other crimes in Riley’s February death. He waived his right
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The Associated Press had rare access to a night patrol by Senegal’s navy as it scanned the sea for a growing number of vulnerable boats making the risky journey towards Europe. More and more West Africans are trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands on what has become one of
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By Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — “Morning Joe” co-hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski announced Monday, in dramatic fashion, that they went to Mar-a-Lago last week for a fence-mending meeting with President-elect Donald Trump. Then the pair spent the rest of the day dealing with the uncomfortable blowback. In private conversations, Scarborough argued
Continue ReadingBy A.J. Bayatpour Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A Waukesha County judge sentenced a Milwaukee man to 35 years in prison Monday for causing a crash last December that killed two of his sons. Paul Vinson, 30, tearfully apologized to the court during his sentencing hearing. Vinson reached an
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Buczek Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — With the third anniversary of the Oxford High School shooting approaching, the parents of the victims are demanding a state-led independent investigation so that data can be collected and used to create solutions. On Monday, the families of the four students
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Se interrumpieron repentinamente dos cables submarinos de internet en el mar Báltico, según empresas de telecomunicaciones locales, en medio de nuevas advertencias sobre la posible interferencia rusa con la infraestructura submarina global. Un cable de comunicaciones entre Lituania y Suecia fue cortado el domingo por la mañana alrededor de las 10:00 a.m.
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Roger Federer says Rafael Nadal made him enjoy tennis even more during a rivalry that spanned 40 matches over 15 years. Federer wrote a note to Nadal on social media Tuesday, hours before Nadal’s Spain was scheduled to face the Netherlands at the Davis Cup Final 8 in
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Billy Corgan is hoping to win something his ex-girlfriend Courtney Love is auctioning. The Smashing Pumpkins frontman recently posted a video about a hard copy of the “Violet” lyrics, which Love is auctioning to benefit the Ellis Park Wildlife Sanctuary. “Now, it’s made a lot of press this
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El presidente de Paraguay, Santiago Peña, recibió el alta hospitalaria este martes luego de haber ingresado la noche del lunes al Hospital Samaritano Botafogo, en Río de Janeiro, debido a un malestar que presentó mientras participaba en la cumbre del G20, informó la presidencia de su país. “Tras realizarse los
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The movie “Rust” will premiere at a film festival next month, three years after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed in a shooting incident on the set of the western. The world premiere screening will take place at the EnergaCAMERIMAGE Festival in Poland on November 20, with a panel
Continue ReadingAssociated Press From foster grandparents who volunteer at an early child care center to citizen scientists who collect water quality data in remote locations, nonprofit volunteers have come back after the pandemic. A new survey released Tuesday from the U.S. Census Bureau and AmeriCorps shows 28.3% or 75.8 million people in the U.S. volunteered with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press From foster grandparents who volunteer at an early child care center to citizen scientists who collect water quality data in remote locations, nonprofit volunteers have come back after the pandemic. A new survey released Tuesday from the U.S. Census Bureau and AmeriCorps shows 28.3% or 75.8 million people in the U.S. volunteered with
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Former President Bill Clinton talks about how philanthropy has allowed him to continue making changes in the world to help others in his new book, “Citizen: My Life After the White House,” published Tuesday by Knopf. He also recounts his experiences from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaigns in 2008 and
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Jersey Mike’s Subs is selling a significant stake to private equity giant Blackstone, ending its nearly seven-decade run as an independently owned business that transformed into a major competitor against well-entrenched brands like Subway. Blackstone announced Tuesday that it has acquired a “majority ownership position” in Jersey
Continue ReadingYEMASSEE, S.C. (AP) — Four monkeys remain free nearly two weeks after a group of 43 escaped from a South Carolina compound that breeds them for medical research, authorities said. Two more rhesus macaques were trapped Monday outside the Alpha Genesis facility in Yemassee, bringing the total of recovered monkeys to 39, chief executive Greg
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CNN By Morgan Rimmer, Manu Raju and Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — A House Republican is pushing to ban transgender women from women’s restrooms at the US Capitol, two weeks after history was made with the election of America’s first out transgender person to Congress. South Carolina Rep. Nancy Mace on Monday introduced a resolution
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By Anna Chernova, Nathan Hodge, Christian Edwards and Clare Sebastian, CNN (CNN) — President Vladimir Putin has updated Russia’s nuclear doctrine, two days after his US counterpart Joe Biden granted Ukraine permission to strike targets deep inside Russia with American-made weapons. Under the updated doctrine, Moscow will consider aggression from any non-nuclear state – but
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