CNN By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Jury selection is set to begin Monday to impanel a group of 12 New Yorkers who will ultimately decide whether to convict former President Donald Trump in his first criminal trial. As in any state criminal court case in the county, the pool will be limited to
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — April 17 marks the 100 days countdown to the Paris Olympics ambitious opening ceremony. The first Games in a century in France’s capital will be judged not only for the sporting spectacle. Another yardstick will be their impact on disadvantaged Paris suburbs away from iconic city-center landmarks
Continue ReadingBy Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — This spring, billions of cicadas will emerge after more than a decade underground, ready to climb into the trees and make a ruckus as they sing to attract mates. But some of these insects won’t succeed in their goal of procreating — instead, they’ll be controlled like zombies into
Continue ReadingBy MARK BAKER and ROD MCGUIRK Associated Press SYDNEY (AP) — Police in Australia say a man has been arrested after a bishop and three churchgoers were stabbed in Sydney. There are no life-threatening injuries. It occurred during a televised service at the church on Monday evening, police said. The Orthodox Assyrian church streams services
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER, LEA SKENE and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — The FBI is conducting a criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge that is focused on the circumstances leading up to it and whether all federal laws were followed, according to someone familiar with the matter. The
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for fair competition in trade relations with China while warning about dumping and overproduction while speaking to students in Shanghai on Monday. Scholz is visiting China against the background of possible EU tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles and other trade-related tensions. The two countries are also
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The New York judge overseeing Donald Trump’s hush money trial will take center stage in the case Monday with jury selection kicking off in the historic criminal prosecution of the former president. New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan is a seasoned jurist who is no stranger to Trump’s
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A few weeks after being elected Manhattan’s top prosecutor, Alvin Bragg sat in a Harlem café bullishly explaining how he planned to balance his reformist priorities for the borough with the infamously knotty task of confronting former President Donald Trump in court. “I’ve done a lot of cases that
Continue ReadingBy Andrew McNicol and Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese runner He Jie’s victory Sunday in the Beijing Half Marathon is facing a probe after his win was called into question by Chinese internet users because a trio of African runners appeared to deliberately slow down to let him win. A video clip of
Continue ReadingBy Holly Yan, Holmes Lybrand and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — A trio of new investigations is underway Monday to see who might be responsible for the deadly Baltimore bridge collapse that killed six people, destroyed a major thoroughfare and crippled the local economy. On Monday, authorities confirmed the body of a fourth victim had
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Police say a man has been arrested after reportedly stabbing a bishop and churchgoers in Sydney. There are no life-threatening injuries reported. It occurred during a televised service on Monday evening, police said. A video on social media shows a man dressed in black approaching a cleric identified as the bishop at
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — A group of Massachusetts National Guard members early Monday crossed the Boston Marathon start line painted in honor of the town that has hosted the race for the past century, launching the 128th edition of the world’s oldest and most prestigious annual marathon. Race director Dave
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Israel was set to take its first steps towards a ground offensive on the Gaza city of Rafah but delayed that campaign after Iran’s weekend attack on their country, which has sparked a heated debate in the war cabinet over how to respond, Israeli sources have
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A First Alert Weather Alert remains in place through this evening as gusty winds impact the Coachella Valley. As of 5 PM Sunday, both Gene Autry and Indian Canyon remain closed. Vista Chino and Ramon are both open. Check back for the latest updates on road closures. A Wind Advisory remains in effect for the
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — Two law enforcement officers and a suspect were killed Sunday following an exchange of gunfire at a home near Syracuse, New York – a confrontation that began with an attempted traffic stop, officials say. “This is a dark day for Syracuse. This is our worst nightmare come true. And
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Union has disbursed about $6.7 billion to Poland as a part of the 27-nation bloc’s post-pandemic recovery fund, the biggest single transfer ever to the country. Poland’s former national conservative government, voted out of power in October, made changes to the judiciary which the EU said violated democratic checks
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, Paul Devitt and Xiaofei Xu, CNN Sydney (CNN) — A bishop and a priest were stabbed in an alleged “terrorist act” at a Sydney church that sparked a riot on Monday, police said, just two days after the Australian city was rocked by a mass stabbing in a busy shopping mall. Bishop
Continue ReadingBy JEAN-YVES KAMALE Associated Press KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A local official in eastern Congo says extremist-linked rebels attacked villages over the weekend, killing at least 11 people, torching vehicles and taking possessions. Allied Democratic Forces rebels with ties to the Islamic State group have long operated in the border area near Uganda. The United
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA SURK and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A yearlong war in Sudan has devastated the country and pushed its people to the brink of famine. Top diplomats and aid groups are meeting on Monday in Paris to drum up humanitarian support for northeastern African nation to prevent further collapse and misery.
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — An additional review by the US military into the deadly Abbey Gate bombing during the Afghanistan withdrawal in 2021, which aimed to clear up outstanding questions about the attack, has concluded that service members had not previously seen the suspected bomber ahead of the attack, but believed they had because of conflated intelligence reporting. “Over
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