By Niamh Kennedy, Emmanuel Miculita and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN (CNN) — The alleged gang-rape of a 12-year-old Jewish girl in northern France has triggered an outcry over surging antisemitism in the country, a key issue in the looming French parliamentary elections this month. Politicians from all sides have weighed in on the alleged attack, with French
Continue ReadingTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Four suspects including three teenagers have been arrested in connection with the fatal drive-by shooting of a University of Arizona student at an off-campus house party two months ago, police said Thursday. Tucson police said three 17-year-old boys were taken into custody along with 18-year-old Estevan Garcia, who is accused of
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting trees to make forests less susceptible to wildfires, according to a U.S. government analysis obtained by The Associated Press. The analysis,
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The Biden administration is advancing its plan to restrict logging within old-growth forests that are increasingly threatened by climate change, with exceptions that include cutting trees to make forests less susceptible to wildfires, according to a U.S. government analysis obtained by The Associated Press. The analysis,
Continue ReadingBy DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s vice president says peace talks in neighboring Kenya have failed to acknowledge the country’s peace agreement established in 2018, alleging a new draft agreement is aimed at replacing the original peace deal. Riek Machar in a protest letter to the talks’ mediator said
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL and SARA CLINE Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A bill signed into law this week makes Louisiana the only state to require that the Ten Commandments be displayed in every classroom in public schools and colleges — and stirs the long-running debate over the role of religion in government institutions. Under
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The Lakers appear to have ended their search for a new coach, with multiple reports today indicating the team has tabbed veteran player-turned-analyst JJ Redick for the post. ESPN reported that the team has inked Redick to a four-year deal to lead the team, following meetings held last week with owner Jeanie Buss and general
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Sutherland, the Canadian actor whose wry, arrestingly off-kilter screen presence spanned more than half a century of films from “M.A.S.H.” to “The Hunger Games,” has died. He was 88. Sutherland died Thursday in Miami after a long illness, according to a statement from Creative
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer TikTok disclosed a letter Thursday that accused the Biden administration of engaging in “political demagoguery” during high-stakes negotiations between the government and the company as it sought to relieve concerns about its presence in the U.S. The letter — sent to David Newman, a top official in the Justice
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Amtrak trains have been temporarily suspended from Philadelphia to New Haven, Connecticut, by a circuit breaker malfunction. The national rail service says Thursday afternoon’s technical issue led to a widespread power loss on tracks between Penn Station in New York City and Union Station in Newark, New Jersey. As a result,
Continue ReadingBy SHAANTH NANGUNERI/CalMatters CalMatters One by one, a California prosecutor eliminated five out of six Black women from the jury pool for a death penalty case in which a white carpet cleaner slayed his client, a young mother. The attorney in Alameda County had a reason for each dismissal. He believed one, for instance, appeared
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Two federal judges in south Florida urged District Judge Aileen Cannon to forgo overseeing the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump when she was first assigned the classified documents case in 2023, according to a report from The New York Times. The judges, one of whom was the
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A Muslim mob in northwestern Pakistan has lynched a man over allegations that he had desecrated Islam’s holy book, the Quran. The attackers on Thursday also torched the station in Madyan, a town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, and burned police vehicles parked there. The local police said the slain man, Mohammad
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Sean Lyngaas and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration is taking the unprecedented step of banning US companies and citizens from using software made by a major Russian cybersecurity firm with a new prohibition on its sale because of national security concerns, Commerce Department Secretary Gina announced Thursday. The move uses relatively
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Federal authorities raided a home belonging to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao early Thursday as part of a California investigation that included a search of at least two other houses, officials said. FBI agents carried boxes out of 80 Maiden Lane, a four-bedroom home that property records link to the first-term mayor,
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Federal authorities raided a home belonging to Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao early Thursday as part of a California investigation that included a search of at least two other houses, officials said. FBI agents carried boxes out of 80 Maiden Lane, a four-bedroom home that property records link to the first-term mayor,
Continue ReadingBy TED ANTHONY AP National Writer The imagery from Pyongyang emerged quickly, notable in its variety — glimpses into North Korea in near-real time that showed its leader, Kim Jong Un, grinning and glad-handing with Russian President Vladimir Putin and showing him around the capital of one of the world’s least accessible nations. For those
Continue ReadingGRAND ISLAND, Neb. (AP) — Witnesses say they heard an Ohio man demand the keys to a Jeep that was being towed behind a Missouri couple’s RV before he brutally stabbed them both and killed the man at an Interstate 80 rest area. Twenty-two-year-old James Thompson Jr. was formally charged with first-degree murder and 10
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian authorities have formally dismissed a deputy defense minister jailed on bribery charges and accused by Kremlin critics of living a lavish lifestyle. A court ordered on Thursday that 48-year-old Timur Ivanov’s pretrial detention be extended for three more months. He is one of several senior military officers arrested on corruption
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — Authorities believe a man who apparently entered a restricted area to retrieve his keys at a theme park in Ohio was critically injured when he was struck by a massive steel roller coaster. A statement issued by Kings Island theme park near Cincinnati said the 38-year-old man apparently entered the restricted area
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