By Christian Edwards, CNN Rotherham, England (CNN) — Like many nondescript hotels in provincial cities around the UK, the Holiday Inn Express in Rotherham has been used for years by the British government to house asylum seekers trapped in administrative limbo. There have been hostile protests here before. But none, residents say, like the spasm
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are bouncing back after the market experienced its worst day in two years on Monday, but the average investor may still be understandably spooked. Over a three day losing streak, the S&P 500 dipped more than 6% before rallying again Tuesday, up 1.6% in midday trading. For
Continue ReadingAP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Thomas Morstead’s punts this season will do more than just change field position for the New York Jets. The veteran punter announced Tuesday he’s donating $1,000 as part of his Punt for ALS campaign for each kick he drops inside the opponent’s 20-yard line in honor
Continue ReadingThe U.S. women’s basketball team can get closer Wednesday to its record eighth-consecutive Olympic gold medal at the Paris Olympics. The U.S. is on an impressive 58-game Olympic winning streak and will take on Nigeria in the quarterfinals. The excitement in track and field continues with the men’s 400-meter final, as well as the men’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Pakistani man alleged to have ties to Iran has been charged in a plot to carry out political assassinations on U.S. soil, including potentially of former President Donald Trump. The case disclosed by the Justice Department on Tuesday comes two years after officials disrupted a separate scheme that they
Continue ReadingBy Kareem Khadder, Tim Lister, Abeer Salman, Eyad Kourdi and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar – its leader in Gaza and one of the planners of the October 7 terror attack on Israel – as the new head of its political bureau, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh last week.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A Vermont judge has denied the city of Burlington’s request to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that police used excessive force and discriminated against a Black teen whose mother had called police to teach him a lesson about stealing. The lawsuit and police body-camera video shared by the American Civil Liberties Union of Vermont
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Qiblawi, Sarah El Sirgany, Ben Wedeman and Mostafa Salem, CNN Beirut, Lebanon (CNN) — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said his group will respond to Israel “regardless of the consequences” to avenge the assassination of the group’s top commander a week ago, but keeping Israelis waiting is “part of the punishment.” “Their government, their
Continue ReadingOriginally Published: 05 AUG 24 17:26 ETUpdated: 06 AUG 24 12:15 ETBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — Seven US personnel were injured when two rockets hit Al Asad Airbase in Iraq on Monday, a defense official said on Tuesday. “Five US servicemembers and two US contractors were injured in the attack. Five injured personnel are receiving
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has called on Elon Musk to act responsibly after the tech billionaire used his social media platform X to unleash a barrage of posts that risk inflaming the violent unrest gripping the country. Justice Minister Heidi Alexander made the comments Tuesday morning after Musk posted a comment
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader in a dramatic sign of the power of the Palestinian militant group’s hardline wing after his predecessor was killed in a presumed Israeli strike in Iran. The
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Justice Department has charged a Pakistani man who has alleged ties to the Iranian government with seeking to carry out political assassinations, a case that prompted the US government to increase security for former President Donald Trump and other officials, according to court documents unsealed Tuesday. FBI investigators believe
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City journalist has been arrested on felony hate crime charges after filming a pro-Palestinian protest earlier this summer in which activists hurled red paint at the homes of top leaders at the Brooklyn Museum. Samuel Seligson is an independent videographer who was not involved in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The stage is set for an election that was unimaginable mere weeks ago when President Joe Biden was atop the Democratic ticket. Now Vice President Kamala Harris has tapped Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate to take on Republican Donald Trump and his No. 2, Ohio Sen. JD
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian piano player has died in jail while awaiting trial on charges linked to his criticism of Moscow’s military action in Ukraine. Mediazona, an independent Russian news outlet, reported Tuesday that pianist Pavel Kushnir died on July 28 in a jail in Birobidzhan, a city in fareastern Russia near the border
Continue ReadingCNN By Zeena Saifi and Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Every day for two months, Michael Ofer Ziv spent hours watching grainy, black-and-white footage of the Gaza Strip from a tiny room across the border. As an operations commander, he was tracking Israeli forces inside Gaza and approving airstrikes. Every day, he said, his unit had a certain
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Charles Barkley intends to remain with TNT Sports through the remainder of his contract. The Hall of Fame player announced Tuesday that he will not retire next season, reversing the announcement he made in June during the NBA Finals. Barkley said at the time that the 2024-25 season would be his last
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer Charles Barkley intends to remain with TNT Sports through the remainder of his contract. The Hall of Fame player announced Tuesday that he will not retire next season, reversing the announcement he made in June during the NBA Finals. Barkley said at the time that the 2024-25 season would be his last
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. official says about a dozen Navy F/A-18 fighter jets from the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier have flown to a military base in the Middle East as part of the Pentagon’s effort to help defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies and to safeguard U.S.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Chinese American scholar has been convicted of U.S. charges of using his reputation as a pro-democracy activist to gather information on dissidents and feed it to his homeland’s government. A federal jury in New York delivered its verdict Tuesday in the case of Shujun Wang. He helped found
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