CNN By Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN (CNN) — The former Federal Emergency Management Agency employee who was fired earlier this month after being accused of skipping homes of Donald Trump supporters while providing relief in Florida after Hurricane Milton told CNN on Monday night that she was simply following FEMA protocol. “What I’d like for
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has condemned China’s dangerous actions against the Philippines and renewed a warning that the United States would defend its treaty ally if Filipino forces come under an armed attack in the disputed South China Sea. Asked if the strong U.S. military support to the
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Journalist unions in Greece have launched a 24-hour strike, joining broader labor unrest on the eve of a nationwide general strike. Public and many private media outlets across the country halted operations on Tuesday in solidarity with demands for better wages. Unions are demanding that the conservative government fully restore collective
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By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Opponents of the death penalty are bracing for Donald Trump’s return to the White House, fearing it will herald a new round of federal executions in an echo of the final months of the president-elect’s first administration. Many of those advocates – who say the death penalty is applied
Continue ReadingEstate planning is one of those tasks that makes almost any other job look appealing, no matter how lowly. The good news is that you’ve probably already done a little bit of estate planning—you just may not be aware of it. It’s helpful to think of estate planning as a process rather than something that’s
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German police have broken up a protest camp housing environmental activists in a forest near the Tesla electric car factory in Grünheide outside Berlin, citing violations of public safety and order. The protesters, who were removed Tuesday, had occupied the forest near the Tesla plant since the end of February over concerns
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) –– Un grupo de ladrones irrumpió en los terrenos del Castillo de Windsor, la residencia del rey Carlos al oeste de Londres, y robaron dos vehículos de los predios reales, dijo la policía, en lo que fue una importante violación de la seguridad. El incidente tuvo lugar el 13 de octubre, pero
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — It’s been two years since OpenAI bestowed ChatGPT upon the world and set off a kind of gold rush for artificial intelligence. Billions of dollars are pouring into AI-focused and AI-adjacent companies on the promise that the technology is going to accelerate (or possibly obliterate) every
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister has vowed that her country will not be intimidated by Russia’s new nuclear deterrent policy as it had in the past. Annalena Baerbock told a news conference in Poland that Berlin will now heed the warnings of partners that border Ukraine. She was speaking while attending a meeting
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s defense minister says officials have to assume that damage to two data cables under the Baltic Sea was caused by sabotage. But he says they have no proof at present. Damage was detected Monday to the C-Lion1 cable that runs nearly 1,200 kilometers or 750 miles from Finnish capital Helsinki to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — The eldest son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette-Marit has been arrested again, this time on suspicion of rape. Marius Borg Høiby is the stepson of the heir to the Norwegian throne, Crown Prince Haakon, and the son of the crown princess from a previous relationship. He has no royal
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The US men’s national soccer team (USMNT) booked its place in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals next year with a thrilling 4-2 win over Jamaica in St. Louis, Missouri, on Monday night. The victory secured a 5-2 aggregate win over the Reggae Boyz after a hard fought first leg
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Donald Trump is returning to the White House without many of the guardrails of his first term. Many Never-Trump Republicans in Congress have converted or been defeated. Former economic adviser Gary Cohn and other anti-tariff voices are not likely to be welcome in the new Trump
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — Despite usually lasting less than 15 minutes, the modern runway show often demands months of preparation, hundreds of thousands of dollars and an army of highly skilled technicians, set builders and tailors. Yet these fleeting displays have the power to cement a designer’s legacy. Even if you’re not
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni suffered election setbacks in two regions as the opposition Democratic party won a tight race in the central Umbria region and deepened its control of the traditional left-leaning stronghold of Emilia-Romagna. The results of the two-days of voting that ended Monday were a clear victory for Democratic leader
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A United States envoy said an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after talks in Lebanon on Tuesday. However, there was no such optimism in the Gaza Strip, where the looting of nearly 100 aid trucks by armed men worsened an already severe food crisis. Amos
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La explosión de una fábrica que mató a dos trabajadores en Louisville, Kentucky, la semana pasada fue causada por un recipiente de cocina defectuoso, dijeron funcionarios este lunes. “Fue un accidente industrial y no hay indicios de que alguien haya hecho algo intencional para provocar la explosión”, dijo Shawn Morrow, agente
Continue ReadingPresident Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with American-supplied longer-range missiles. The new doctrine allows for a potential nuclear response by Moscow even to a conventional attack on Russia
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Dozens of people have been killed in China in the past three months in a series of mass attacks using vehicles or knives. The attacks take one of two forms — either drivers mowing down people on foot or knife-wielding assailants stabbing multiple victims. Guns are strictly restricted in China and gun
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Multiple students were injured after a car crashed into people outside a primary school in central China on Tuesday morning, state news agency Xinhua reported. Authorities have not said how many people were injured in the incident, which took place in Hunan province’s Changde city. A 39-year-old
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