Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s military says its leader, Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, has survived a drone attack on an army graduation ceremony he was attending in the country’s east. The attack that killed five people Wednesday is the latest twist in the conflict Sudan has been going through since a popular uprising removed its
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Tourists visiting Copenhagen this summer are encouraged to participate in unusual kinds of vacation fun, including plucking floating trash from the Danish capital’s waterways, cycling to its museums instead of going by car, or volunteering at an urban garden. All these activities are part of a new, four-week pilot
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — British police said Thursday they have charged a 17-year-old with murder over a stabbing attack that left three little girls dead and several more in critical condition. The charges came as the traumatized town of Southport cleaned up after a bout of far-right violence, and agitators fired up by anger
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares traded mixed Thursday as Tokyo’s benchmark plunged as the U.S. dollar sank against the yen. Regional investors are also digesting the rally on Wall Street that came on hopes U.S. cuts to interest rates will be arriving soon. A strong yen is a plus for Japan’s purchases
Continue ReadingCNN By Rob Picheta, Helen Regan, Kareem El Damanhoury and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Hamas said its political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an overnight strike in the Iranian capital Tehran, a major development that throws the war between Israel and the militant group into an unpredictable and dangerous new phase. Haniyeh’s
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Ismail Haniyeh was the international face of Hamas, its top leader in exile who kept up the militant group’s ties with allies around the region. He led its political hierarchy and had little military role, but Israel marked him for death after the surprise Oct. 7 attacks. Hamas says Haniyeh
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The Barracks Bar, an LGBTQ+ bar in Cathedral City, is scheduled to close permanently on Sunday, August 4th, but the details behind the closure are unclear. The Barracks Bar was a staple of the gay community, opening its doors for the first time in 1992 as “Wolf’s”. The bar later changed its name to Barracks, and
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Samsung Electronics Co. has reported a 15-fold increase in its operating profit for the second quarter this year. The South Korean semiconductor and smartphone giant said Wednesday that its operating profit for the April-June quarter stood at 10.4 trillion won ($7.5 billion), up from 670 billion won reported in the
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN Plantation, Florida (CNN) — A South Florida school district on Tuesday voted to give a 10-day suspension to an employee accused of allowing her transgender daughter to play on a girls’ high school volleyball team in 2022 and 2023 in violation of state law. The suspension of Jessica
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Chief Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — The hardline approach Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito takes usually gets him what he wants. This year it backfired. Behind the scenes, the conservative justice sought to put a thumb on the scale for states trying to restrict how social media companies filter content. His tactics
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office issued a report Wednesday saying Palestinians detained by Israeli authorities since the Oct. 7 attacks faced waterboarding, sleep deprivation, electric shocks, dogs set on them, and other forms of torture and mistreatment. The report said Israel’s prison service held more than 9,400 “security detainees” as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Amazon Prime Video’s “Like a Dragon: Yakuza,” which premieres in October, has all the glorious fare of a classic mobster story — bloody fistfights, beautiful women, expensive cars, muscle and flashy suits. Based on a popular Sega video game that debuted in 2005, the story centers around Kazuma Kiryu, a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — The day they came to take her children, the young mother bundled them up against the cold. She asked her nearly 6-year-old son to take care of his younger sister. “Don’t let anyone hit her,” she told the boy. “OK, Mama,” she remembers him replying. Much else was left
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DOHUK, Iraq (AP) — The day they came to take her children, the young mother bundled them up against the cold. She asked her nearly 6-year-old son to take care of his younger sister. “Don’t let anyone hit her,” she told the boy. “OK, Mama,” she remembers him replying. Much else was left
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Ismail Haniyeh, political leader of Hamas since 2017, has been the most visible leader of the group during Israel’s war in Gaza, and was key in ongoing ceasefire and hostage release negotiations. Hamas and Iranian state media said Wednesday that the 62-year-old had been killed in the Iranian capital
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China has expressed strong dissatisfaction to Japan about what it called “smear attacks” against China at recent high-level meetings with the United States, India and Australia. A Foreign Ministry statement said Wednesday that Liu Jinsong, the director general of the Asian affairs department, conveyed solemn representations and serious concern at a meeting
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Niamh Kennedy, Maija Ehlinger, Duarte Mendonca and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Far-right protesters violently clashed with British police on Tuesday near a mosque in the northwest English town of Southport, a day after three young girls were stabbed to death in one of the worst assaults against children in the country
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Matt Thaiss drove in a career-high five runs, Jo Adell hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Angels overcame a four-run deficit to beat the Colorado Rockies 10-7 on Tuesday night. Thaiss became the first Angels catcher to drive in five runs with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has extended his party’s control over the media, directly affecting informed democratic participation. Opposition politicians have long complained that they only get five minutes of air time every four years on public television, the legal minimum, to present their platforms before elections. His Fidesz
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Pinch-hitter Donovan Solano singled past diving third baseman Kiké Hernández with the bases loaded and one out in the 10th inning and the San Diego Padres stunned the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 Tuesday night. Solano’s hit thrilled a record crowd of 47,559 at Petco Park and
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