By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — If Catholic Charities of San Antonio doesn’t soon get more federal funding aimed at supporting asylum-seekers, it will have to close its Migrant Resource Center during the evening and overnight hours, which could leave busloads of newly arrived immigrants on the streets. The nonprofit received $55 million from the
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, Olga Voitovych and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s parliament has scrapped plans to give soldiers who have spent prolonged periods fighting on the frontlines the chance to return home on rotation, after passing a draft law seeking to boost the number of soldiers in its military. Ukrainian lawmakers have for months
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has sanctioned two U.S. companies over what it says is their support for arms sales to Taiwan, the self-governing island democracy Beijing claims as its own territory to be recovered by force if necessary. The announcement freezes the assets of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems and General Dynamics Land Systems
Continue ReadingBy ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Biden administration is handing out almost $830 million in grants for 80 projects around the country aimed at toughening infrastructure against the extreme weather of climate change. The money will pay for things like moving roads, raising bridges, improving drainage and improving evacuation routes. And
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Guerrillas from the Karen ethnic minority in Myanmar claim to have captured the last of the army’s outposts in Myawaddy township in the east of the country, virtually clearing the way for them to take the border town that is the major crossing point for trade with
Continue ReadingAUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The start of the Masters has been delayed by at least one hour because of bad weather. The first round was scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. local time on Thursday, with Erik van Rooyen and Jake Knapp going out in the first group. “The first round will not begin before
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — A Czech tourist has died after falling into the sea while apparently taking photographs of huge waves during a storm on the Canary Island of Tenerife. Authorities say the 53-year-old died Wednesday afternoon in the town of Puerto de la Cruz. Authorities had warned of possible flooding in coastal areas due to
Continue ReadingBy BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s ruling junta has issued a decree suspending all political activities until further notice, citing a need to preserve public order. The a move follows last year’s decision to call off elections indefinitely. Junta spokesman Abdoulaye Maiga read out the statement on state television Wednesday evening,
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia on Thursday successfully test-launched a new heavy-lift rocket from its Far Eastern space complex, a lift-off that comes after two aborted attempts earlier this week. The first attempt to launch the Angara-A5 rocket from the Vostochny spaceport on Tuesday was canceled about two minutes before the scheduled liftoff due to a
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Lufthansa and a union representing cabin crew have reached a pay deal, concluding the last of several major disputes that have led to recent strikes at Germany’s biggest airline and in the country’s wider aviation sector. The UFO union said Thursday that nearly 19,000 cabin crew will get a pay rise effectively
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Thursday moved one step closer to enacting a rule requiring people who sell firearms online and at gun shows to conduct background checks on their potential customers. The finalized rule aims to close what gun control advocates call the “gun show loophole”
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Waldenberg and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — The United States’ commitments to the defense of Japan and the Philippines remain “ironclad,” President Joe Biden said on Thursday as he hosted the leaders of those countries amid their separate territorial disputes with China. The comments came as Biden hosted the first ever trilateral
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, Teele Rebane, Kocha Olarn and Sandi Sidhu, CNN (CNN) — Myanmar rebels fighting the junta say they have seized the last remaining military base in a key border town, dealing the latest significant blow to the country’s military rulers as they struggle to cling to power. About 200 soldiers abandoned their base
Continue ReadingCNN, OBTAINED BY CNN, GOOGLE EARTH, MAXAR, YDF, AFP, SUPPLIED BY FAMILY, THE GLOBAL NEW LIGHT OF MYANMAR, @THEBOYSINMYANMAR By Helen Regan, Teele Rebane, Kocha Olarn and Sandi Sidhu, CNN (CNN) — Myanmar rebels fighting the junta say they have seized the last remaining military base in a key border town, dealing the latest significant
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands more firearms dealers across the U.S. will have to run background checks on buyers when selling at gun shows or other places outside brick-and-mortar stores, according to a Biden administration rule that will soon go into effect. The rule aims to close
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnam court has sentenced real estate tycoon Truong My Lan to death in the country’s largest financial fraud case. The 67-year-old chair of real estate company Van Thinh Phat was accused of fraud amounting to $12.5 billion — nearly 3% of the country’s 2022 GDP.
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is gathering Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House for a first-of-its-kind White House summit. Thursday’s meeting is aimed at demonstrating that Washington, Manila and Tokyo are in lockstep about their concerns about China’s military assertiveness
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten and Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Republican leaders are encouraging their supporters to vote by mail in this year’s consequential presidential election, even as their party pursues lawsuits and legislation that would make it harder for those votes to count. The Republican National Committee and the Mississippi Republican Party are suing the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE and AUDREY MCAVOY Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hawaii-born Akebono Taro, one of the greats of sumo wrestling and a former grand champion, has died. He was 54. He was the first foreign-born wrestler to reach the level of “yokozuna” — or grand champion — in Japan. “It is with sadness that
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Lufthansa and a union representing cabin crew have reached a pay deal, concluding the last of several major disputes that have led to recent strikes at Germany’s biggest airline and in the country’s wider aviation sector. The UFO union said Thursday that nearly 19,000 cabin crew will get a pay rise effectively
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