By Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s border guards cannot trademark the anti-Russian wartime insult, “Russian warship, go f**k yourself,” because it is a political slogan, an EU court ruled Wednesday. The cry was the defiant response of Ukrainian defenders to a Russian warship calling for surrender in the early days of Russia’s full-scale invasion
Continue ReadingAssociated Press In picking Fox News Channel host Pete Hegseth to lead the Department of Defense, President-elect Donald Trump has selected a military veteran and popular conservative media personality with a large following of his own. In his decade at the network, Hegseth has developed a close rapport with Trump, who also reportedly considered him
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Miriam Ordonez SAN LUIS, Ariz. (T3) – El desierto de San Luis se convierte en el escenario del Festival de Cine de San Luis 2024, que arranca hoy con una selección especial de películas centradas en historias y culturas indígenas. Todas las proyecciones se llevarán a cabo en la Preparatoria PEPP Tech, campus César Chávez, en
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The “Let’s Get Psyched” event at CSUSB Palm Desert Campus is taking place today. The event begins at 9:00 a.m. and runs through 2:00 p.m. The school will bring between 150 to 200 high school and community college students to campus to learn more about mental health and the various career opportunities students can pursue.
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s mass transit system is proposing a 21.5% fare increase starting New Year’s Day and also considering severe service cuts that would take effect in the summer. The Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority announced its plans Tuesday and scheduled a Dec. 13 public hearing on its proposal. If approved by SEPTA’s board, riders
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — An insurance magnate who was once a big political donor in North Carolina has pleaded guilty related to what prosecutors call a $2 billion scheme to defraud insurance regulators, policyholders and others. Greg Lindberg of Florida entered the plea on Tuesday in Charlotte to one count of conspiracy to commit offenses
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Legislators from Mexico’s ruling party have reelected the head of the National Human Rights Commission despite widespread opposition and her refusal to criticize the government. The reelection of Rosario Piedra for another six-year term in a congressional vote Wednesday was another example of the ruling Morena party’s attempts to weaken independent
Continue ReadingBy Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Ibrahim Dahman, Dana Karni, Tim Lister and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — A US deadline for Israel to improve getting humanitarian aid into Gaza has expired, with the Biden administration assessing that Israel is not blocking aid and so is not violating US law governing foreign military assistance. The State
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The father of imprisoned Belarusian opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova says she’s considering asking authoritarian President Alexander Lukashenko for a pardon after more than four years behind bars. Alexander Kolesnikov spoke to The Associated Press a day after seeing his daughter at a prison near Gomel where the 42-year-old musician-turned-activist
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A tribunal in Argentina has upheld a six-year sentence term and lifetime ban from holding public office sentence against former President Cristina Fernández, a dominant political leader in recent years in the South American country. Fernández was convicted and sentenced in 2022 for a fraud scheme that embezzled millions of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s president says he remains hopeful that a reconciliation with Syrian President Bashar Assad can be achieved. In comments published on Wednesday, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he believes a normalization of ties would help stabilize Syria and protect its “territorial integrity.” Relations between Ankara and Damascus broke down with
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Spirit Airlines says it won’t announce its quarterly financial results on time because the company is focused on talks with bond holders to restructure its debt. In a regulatory filing Wednesday, Spirit said the debt-reduction talks have been productive. But the budget airline says if it can’t reach a deal with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — More than five years after the devastating fire ravaged Notre Dame, igniting nearly $1 billion in pledged donations within days, restoration chief Philippe Jost says €140 million (around $148 million) still remains from the unprecedented outpouring of funds. The surplus, sourced from both billionaire benefactors and countless small donors, will
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s royal court says it will phase out a labeling system dating to the 1800s that grants companies the right to use the image of the Danish crown on their letterhead, packaging and labels. The palace says the five-year renewable designations, including “Holder of the Royal Warrant” and “By Appointment to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Weeks of violent protests have marked the outcome of Mozambique disputed Oct. 9 elections, which saw ruling party Frelimo’s candidate Daniel Chapo declared the winner. At least 30 people have been killed and the post-election violence is set to be high on the agenda of a Southern African Development Community
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Janet Rapp strode briskly down a paved path through the city zoo, waving at friends and stopping briefly to greet emus she knows by name. The 71-year-old retiree starts each morning this way with a walking club. “I’m obsessed,” she said. Not only does it ease her joint
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Though President-elect Donald Trump has often promised to protect Social Security, he has not explained exactly how he would save the beloved – but financially troubled – entitlement program. Nor did he take any meaningful steps to shore up Social Security during his first term in the White House.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) — Bangladesh’s interim leader Muhammad Yunus said that leaders shouldn’t be negotiating at United Nations climate talks this year, with countries responsible for warming up the planet instead just providing the funds to deal with the global crisis. Yunus was chosen to head Bangladesh’s interim government after the nation’s longtime
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations has accused Israel of “severe violations” of a 50-year-old agreement with Syria, saying it has engaged in “engineering groundwork activities” that encroach on a key buffer zone in the Golan Heights. “Violations of the 1974 Disengagement Agreement have occurred where engineering works have encroached into the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Democratic governors and state attorneys general are dusting off the playbooks from their offices’ pushback against President-elect Donald Trump’s policies, but they know it could be a harder battle in his second time in office. Trump’s campaign promises included mass deportations of people in the country illegally, and his history includes rolling back
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