CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Sudan’s former leader, Omar al-Bashir. Personal Birth date: January 1, 1944 Birth place: Hosh Bannaga, Sudan Birth name: Omar Hassan Ahmed al-Bashir Father: Name unavailable publicly Mother: Name unavailable publicly Marriages: Fatima Khalid; Widad Babiker Omer Education: Sudan Military Academy, 1966 Military service:
Continue Reading By Karina Tsui, Amanda Jackson and Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — What was intended to be a dazzling festive spectacle ended in injury to a 7-year-old boy after several drones unexpectedly fell from the sky during a show in Florida on Saturday night, according to CNN affiliate reports. Videos shared by spectators of the
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Por Jeff Zeleny, CNN El expresidente de Estados Unidos Bill Clinton fue ingresado este lunes por la tarde en el Centro Médico de la Universidad de Georgetown en la ciudad de Washington, donde está siendo sometido a pruebas y observación después de desarrollar fiebre, dijo su portavoz a CNN. “El presidente está bien”, dijo Angel
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers are facing their latest lobbyists — online influencers from TikTok. The platform is once again bringing influencers to Washington, this time to lobby members of Congress. The company wants lawmakers to reject a fast-moving bill that would force TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company to sell or face a ban
Continue Reading Por Ana María Cañizares, CNN en Español Una jueza constitucional dejó sin efecto este lunes la resolución administrativa que suspendía por 150 días a la vicepresidenta de Ecuador, Verónica Abad, en un fallo que dispuso además una disculpa pública. La jueza Nubia Vera acogió una acción planteada por la vicepresidencia para levantar una sanción administrativa
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz, Sarah Ferris and Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a lawsuit Monday asking a federal judge to block the official release of a long-awaited House Ethics Committee report about his potential misconduct while in office. Gaetz filed the lawsuit around the same time that CNN and other
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CNN By Daniel Wine, CNN Editor’s Note: CNN’s 5 Things newsletter is your one-stop shop for the latest headlines and fascinating stories to start and end your busy day. Sign up here. Welcome to 5 Things PM! Some patients want to take a pause on their diabetes or weight-loss drugs during the holidays. This is
Three people were injured, two critically, after a traffic collision in Cathedral City Monday afternoon. The crash happened at around 2:20 p.m. on Cathedral Canyon and Ortega Road. Details on the crash remain limited. News Channel 3 crew at the scene confirmed a cut-and-rescue was performed on a vehicle to get a patient out. We
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton was admitted Monday to MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington after developing a fever. The 78-year-old was hospitalized in the “afternoon for testing and observation,” Angel Urena, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, said in a statement. “He remains in good spirits and deeply appreciates the excellent care he
Continue Reading By Adam Pourahmadi, CNN (CNN) — Russian scientists presented the carcass of a baby mammoth, whose incredibly well-preserved remains were found in the Siberian region of Yakutia in June after more than 50,000 years. The carcass of the female juvenile mammoth, nicknamed Yana, was discovered by local residents after a permafrost crater expanded, according to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Attorneys for Adnan Syed, whose legal case was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial,” are seeking to have his prison sentence reduced. Their court filing on Friday cites a Maryland law that allows people imprisoned for at least 20 years for crimes they committed as minors to have their
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Associated Press SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A major storm pounded California’s central coast on Monday, bringing flooding and high surf that was blamed for fatally trapping a man beneath debris on a beach and later partially collapsing a pier, tossing three people into the Pacific Ocean. The storm was expected to bring hurricane-force winds
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — A major storm pounded California’s central coast on Monday, bringing flooding and high surf that was blamed for fatally trapping a man beneath debris on a beach and later partially collapsing a pier, tossing three people into the Pacific Ocean. The storm was expected to bring hurricane-force winds
Continue Reading Por Fernando Ramos, CNN en Español El narcotraficante Fabio Ochoa Vásquez llegó este lunes en la tarde al aeropuerto El Dorado de Bogotá desde Estados Unidos tras cumplir una condena en ese país por delitos de trata de personas, conspiración y distribución de cocaína, informó Migración Colombia en una publicación de su cuenta de X.
Continue ReadingBy Jeff Capellini, Naveen Dhaliwal, Mark Prussin Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS) — A woman died after she was set on fire while sleeping on a New York City subway car Sunday morning in Brooklyn, according to police. A person of interest was taken into custody later in the day,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey gambling regulators have handed out $40,000 in fines to two sportsbooks and a tech company for violations that included taking bets on unauthorized events, and on games that had already ended. Information made public Monday says the New Jersey Division of Gaming Enforcement fined DraftKings $20,000.
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Walmart and fintech company Branch Messenger for allegedly forcing more than a million delivery workers to use expensive deposit accounts to access their paychecks, the agency announced Monday. The companies opened deposit accounts for Walmart’s drivers with their personal information, such
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By Kelly Doty Click here for updates on this story WAYNESVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — At Winchester Creek Farm, Santa Claus traded in his traditional reindeer for alpacas during the farm’s Santa Tour, which concluded on Monday, Dec. 23. The event offered visitors a unique opportunity to pose for photos with Santa and interact closely
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