By JESSICA DONATI, BABACAR DIONE and JACK THOMPSON Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegalese have voted in a tightly contested presidential race following months of uncertainty and unrest that have tested the West African nation’s reputation as a stable democracy in a coup-prone region. Observers say turnout appeared high on Sunday morning. The election
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer THERMAL, Calif. (AP) — A race meant for all-stars was fittingly won by Alex Palou. The two-time and reigning IndyCar champion won the Thermal $1 Million Challenge on Sunday in a rout. Palou dominated the three-day weekend — he was among the fastest drivers in practice sessions and
Continue ReadingCNN By Manu Raju, CNN Sen. Lisa Murkowski, aghast at Donald Trump’s candidacy and the direction of her party, won’t rule out bolting from the GOP. The veteran Alaska Republican, one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial amid the aftermath of January 6, 2021, is done with the former president
Continue ReadingBy Sam Fossum, CNN (CNN) — The White House on Sunday attacked congressional Republicans for pushing a provision in the government funding bill that limits which flags can be flown above US embassies, effectively banning LGBTQ flags. “President Biden believes it was inappropriate to abuse the process that was essential to keep the government open
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — As Argentina on Sunday marked the most traumatic date in its modern history — the 1976 military coup that ushered in a brutal dictatorship — President Javier Milei posted a startling video that demanded justice. Not for those who suffered repression under the junta, but
Continue ReadingBy LUIGI NAVARRA and SILVIA STELLACCI Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy on Sunday marked the 80th anniversary of one of the most horrific World War II massacres in German-occupied Italy with solemn commemorations and a performance of a symphony honoring the dead. Riccardo Muti was conducting the Italian premiere of William Schuman’s Ninth Symphony,
Continue ReadingBy Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Ireland’s governing party Fine Gael has named Simon Harris as its new leader, paving the way for him to succeed former Prime Minister Leo Varadkar as the youngest Taoiseach in Irish history at age 37. Varadkar announced his surprise resignation on Wednesday, citing “personal and political, but mainly political
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, Eve Brennan, Anna Chernova and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Russia on Sunday held a day of mourning after at least 137 people were killed in an attack on a concert venue in Moscow, the country’s worst terrorist attack in two decades. The four gunmen suspected of carrying out the attack were
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Kensington Palace thanked the public for their tremendous support over the weekend after Catherine, Princess of Wales, announced Friday that she has cancer. The royal family, however, is not expected to reveal any further medical details such as the type of cancer or what stage it is. Here’s
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb and Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s first criminal trial was supposed to begin Monday. Instead, his lawyers will get the chance to argue for a lengthy postponement and even a dismissal of the charges. Judge Juan Merchan is holding a pre-trial hearing in New York on Monday to discuss the
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinians who fled an ongoing Israeli raid of Gaza’s main hospital described mass arrests and forced marches past bodies in interviews on Sunday, while the United Nations said Israel is now blocking its main agency helping Palestinians from sending food aid to
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, and her husband, Prince William, are said to be “extremely moved” by the public’s warmth and support following her shocking cancer announcement as tributes continued to pour in Sunday from around the world. After weeks of frenzied speculation on social media about
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ghost busting is still a good business. “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” collected $45.2 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, handing Sony Pictures the studio’s first No. 1 film since last summer. The opening weekend for “Frozen Empire,” in 4,345 theaters,
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ghost busting is still a good business. “Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire” collected $45.2 million in ticket sales over the weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday, handing Sony Pictures the studio’s first No. 1 film since last summer. The opening weekend for “Frozen Empire,” in 4,345 theaters,
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A week ago, President Vladimir Putin swaggered triumphantly onstage at a post-election event surrounded by young people in T-shirts reading “Putin — Russia — Victory,” and he confidently shrugged off Western criticism of the vote as neither free nor fair. This weekend, a very different Vladimir Putin addressed a nation shocked
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Shen and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday defended accusing Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people and advocating for cuts to US military aid until humanitarian relief flows freely in Gaza. Her decision to use the term genocide, as she did during a floor speech on Friday in
Continue ReadingCNN By Michelle Shen and Aileen Graef, CNN (CNN) — Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Sunday defended accusing Israel of genocide against the Palestinian people and advocating for cuts to US military aid until humanitarian relief flows freely in Gaza. Her decision to use the term genocide, as she did during a floor speech on Friday
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer THERMAL, Calif. (AP) — IndyCar’s exhibition Thermal $1 million Challenge got off to a rocky start Sunday when Romain Grosjean was crashed on the opening lap of the first heat race and fumed about the cost of the damage for his small team. “I mean, who is going
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ireland is poised to get its youngest-ever premier next month after Simon Harris secured the leadership of the Fine Gael party on Sunday, replacing Leo Varadkar who announced his surprise resignation last week. The 37-year-old Harris, who has been the coalition government’s further and higher education minister,
Continue ReadingBy Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — After a more than a decade of devastating news for journalism, with local papers shutting down and mass layoffs across national newsrooms, a few small towns in Iowa have stumbled upon a new solution: transferring ownership to a student newspaper. Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun and the Solon Economist began talks
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