BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s federal prosecutor has charged an Iraqi couple with enslavement, torture and war crimes, alleging they kept two young Yazidi girls as slaves and sexually and physically abused them. The man and the woman were arrested in Bavaria in April. According to the prosecutor, they were members of the Islamic State group
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Tiny packets of nicotine have quickly become a big problem for parents and schools. They’re available at gas stations and convenience stores under names like Zyn, O! Rogue, Juice Head and VELO. Although the products are supposed to be sold only to people over 21, a growing number of
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By Nadeen Ebrahim and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Elections may not be held in Syria for up to four years, the country’s de facto leader has said, in his first comments on an electoral timeline since his rebel group overthrew the Assad regime earlier this month. After Ahmad al-Sharaa’s comments, it remains unclear how
Continue ReadingAP Business Writers Value was in vogue in 2024. Shoppers and restaurant patrons in the U.S. were choosy about where and how to spend their money as they wrestled with high housing and food prices. Well-heeled customers traded down to Walmart and Aldi. Diners opted for fast food or home cooking instead of sit-down restaurants.
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — Former President Jimmy Carter’s active post-presidency extended to relationships with his seven successors in the White House. Some of them leaned on his experience and advice, as well as his diplomatic abilities. Carter, who died Sunday at age 100, also used his platform to speak out against some presidents
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic has credited rival-turned-coach Andy Murray with bringing a “fresh look” to his game ahead of the start of the 2025 season. Having played Murray 36 times in ATP events and winning 25, the 24-time major winner took on the Scot as his coach in November until the
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Por Stephen Collinson La decisión de Donald Trump de apoyar a Elon Musk en el tema de las visas para trabajadores de alta tecnología es el ejemplo más significativo hasta el momento de cómo el presidente electo favorece a elementos poderosos de su nueva coalición MAGA en detrimento del ADN antiinmigrante de su base, que
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Authorities say 18 passengers have been killed in two separate road accidents in Pakistan. Police say the first accident happened on a highway Monday in eastern Punjab province when a speeding passenger bus overturned. Local media reported eight other people died when a passenger van collided with a truck on a highway
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — More good news is coming to inflation-weary drivers: Gas prices are expected to drop in 2025 for the third straight year, according to GasBuddy projections shared exclusively with CNN. GasBuddy, which has accurately forecasted gas prices the past several years, expects the national average for regular gas
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Of all the things Chip Kelly is looking forward to in his return trip to Southern California, there is one that rises above everything else. “Gotta get more sunscreen looking at the weather report, because we haven’t seen the sun for a little while in Columbus,” said Kelly with a wry smile.
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — So you want to get your financial life in order. And you swear that 2025 will be the year you do it. In fact, you’re making it your new year’s resolution. It’s a fine idea. No, really. It is. But you might meet with more success by not making
Continue Reading Por Joan Bikupic Jimmy Carter, que cumplió un solo mandato presidencial completo sin la oportunidad de nombrar a un juez de la Corte Suprema, dejó sin embargo un legado judicial incomparable. Fue el primer presidente en diversificar significativamente los tribunales federales inferiores al nombrar jueces mujeres y pertenecientes a minorías, un punto que la difunta
Continue Reading By Jacopo Prisco and Evan John, CNN (CNN) — One of the original stereotypes about robots is that their movements are stiff and abrupt, something that endures in the “robot dance” that first became popular in the 1980s. Robots have since evolved and now exhibit far more human-like qualities, with movements that have become softer
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s public prosecutor has indicted 13 people including a former minister over the collapse of a concrete canopy that killed 15 last month and triggered weeks of massive anti-government protests. The suspects were charged Monday in the northern city of Novi Sad, where the Nov. 1 collapse happened. The
Continue Reading Por Jessie Yeung Linda Lavin, la actriz y cantante ganadora de premios Tony y Globo de Oro mejor conocida por protagonizar la comedia de CBS “Alice” durante casi una década, murió el domingo a la edad de 87 años. La actriz falleció debido a complicaciones de un cáncer de pulmón recientemente descubierto, según sus representantes.
Continue Reading Por Mike Valerio, Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae y Alex Stambaugh Los sonidos de sollozos, oraciones y angustia resonaron este lunes en la sala de salidas de un aeropuerto en el suroeste de Corea del Sur mientras las familias de las víctimas que murieron cuando un avión de pasajeros se estrelló durante el fin de semana
Continue Reading By Yoonjung Seo, Gawon Bae, James Legge and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Scores of people were killed on Sunday when a passenger jet crash-landed at an airport in southwestern South Korea, with the aircraft careening down the runway on its belly before bursting into flames. Just two of the 181 people
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — A lawyer for the ex-husband of Gisèle Pelicot says he won’t appeal his 20-year sentence for drugging and raping her and allowing dozens of other men to rape her while she was unconscious. The case revolted France and triggered calls for tougher measures to stamp out rape culture. Lawyer Béatrice
Continue Reading Por Gloria Pazmino y Sabrina Shulman Ya pasó una semana desde que una mujer murió en un vagón del metro de Nueva York, presuntamente incendiada por un hombre indocumentado y sin hogar. Todavía no fue identificada y el hombre acusado de su asesinato dice que ni siquiera recuerda haber estado allí. El crimen renovó el
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Former US President Jimmy Carter, who died Sunday at the age of 100, is remembered in China for bringing an end to decades of hostility and establishing diplomatic relations with Beijing – at the expense of Taiwan. The diplomatic switch in 1979 led to profound changes in
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