JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Hundreds of people marched in South Africa to mark 35 years of Pride Johannesburg, an annual event that has been critical in advocating equal rights for the LGBTQ+ community. The march in the Sandton district of Johannesburg on Saturday was a colorful spectacle but also an opportunity for the LGBTQ+ community to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of supporters of jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson have marched through London as anti-racism demonstrators mounted a nearby counter protest. The so-called Unite the Kingdom march — planned by Robinson and supposed to feature him as speaker — led to calls Saturday for his freedom after he was arrested
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A presidential candidate’s phone is hacked. A fake video falsely shows ballots burned in Pennsylvania. National security officials warn that U.S. adversaries may incite violent protests after Election Day. These developments — all revealed in the past week — show how Russia, China and Iran have increased the pace of
Continue ReadingALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An officer at a New Mexico county jail has been accused of orchestrating attacks on two inmates who suffer from mental illness. The Albuquerque Journal reports that it has obtained an incident report from the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s Office that says security footage showed inmates attacking other inmates while under the
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say a bus tipped over in central Mexico after colliding with a trailer that detached from a truck transporting corn, killing 24 people and injuring five. The crash happened at midnight Friday when the bus was leaving Tepic in the western Mexico state of Nayarit bound for Ciudad Juarez
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Jim Donovan, the beloved radio play-by-play announcer for the Cleveland Browns and a TV sports fixture for more than four decades, died Saturday. He was 68. Donovan retired from his broadcast career earlier this year and stepped away from his game-day duties with the team before this season while
Continue ReadingBy Chelsea Bailey, CNN | Video by Mackenzie Happe and Zoë Todd, CNN Swannanoa, North Carolina (CNN) — Before the storm, the natural beauty of this place was Cindy Riley’s source of comfort and peace, its river and creeks part of what called her to move back home after decades away. While Swannanoa may not
Continue ReadingA NASA astronaut who was briefly hospitalized after returning from space has been released, the space agency said Saturday. NASA’s Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt and Jeanette Epps, and Russia’s Alexander Grebenkin were flown to the hospital for additional medical checks Friday after parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico off the Florida coast aboard a SpaceX
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A woman accused of leaving her boyfriend to die after he was zipped into a suitcase in their home has been found guilty of second-degree murder by a jury in central Florida. Jurors handed down the verdict against Sarah Boone on Friday after deliberating for about 90
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Ten days before the American presidential election, uncontrollable war in the Middle East appears to have been avoided for now, much to the relief of President Joe Biden’s aides at the White House and Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign team in Delaware. “It looks like they didn’t hit anything
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, Curt Devine and Bob Ortega, CNN (CNN) — Threats and smears against election officials and the voting process haven’t killed Americans’ confidence in the system and willingness to work the polls this year. Election administrators across the country, including the top seven battleground states and big cities like Los Angeles and Minneapolis, are breathing a
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Tens of thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in seven Italian cities calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Middle East, Ukraine and all global conflicts. Peaceful rallies Saturday were held in Rome, Turin, Milan, Florence, Bari, Palermo and Cagliari, with the support of hundreds of associations committed to peace,
Continue ReadingBy Dawn Sawyer, CNN (CNN) — Known as “Queen Elizabeth of Houston,” Elizabeth Francis died this week at age 115, making her the oldest person in the United States and the third oldest person in the world. Francis was one of the few people classified as a supercentenarian, a person who lives to be older
Continue ReadingAP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — American Airlines is testing a new technology at three airports across the country during the boarding process that aims to cut down on passengers who try to cut the line. The technology, which is being tested at Albuquerque International Sunport Airport in New Mexico, Tucson International Airport in
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge was voted player of the year and the American League’s outstanding player for the second time by fellow major leaguers in the annual Players Choice Awards of the Major League Baseball Players Association. Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani was voted the National League’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) — Michelle Obama challenged men to support Kamala Harris ‘ bid to be America’s first female president, warning at a rally in Michigan on Saturday that women’s lives would be at risk if Donald Trump returned to the White House. The former first lady described the assault on abortion rights
Continue ReadingBy Barbara Arvanitidis and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — At least 124 people were killed in attack by the Sudanese paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a village south of Sudan’s capital Khartoum on Friday, activists and doctors say, which, if confirmed, marks one of the deadliest incidents in a civil war that shows
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The government of the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe has ordered a curfew, a day after a strike by workers left 370,000 people in darkness for nearly 24 hours. The curfew will last from 10 p.m. Saturday until 5 a.m. Sunday and “aims to ensure the safety of all, the protection
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Donald Trump used a lengthy interview with podcaster Joe Rogan to dig in on his false claims about voting, election fraud and his loss in the 2020 presidential election. The interview was released late Friday. It came on the same day that the former president, on his social media network, re-posted threats to
Continue ReadingVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis’ yearslong process to reform the Catholic Church closed Saturday with recommendations that fell short of giving women more equity as hoped, but reflected the pope’s aims for a church that at least listens more to its followers. In a significant move, the pope said he would not issue a
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