BERLIN (AP) — Germany will extradite an Italian man suspected in the killing of a 22-year-old woman to Italy. According to German news agency dpa, the Higher Regional Court in Naumburg, in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt announced on Wednesday that it had ordered the extradition of the 21-year-old man. The suspect, Filippo Turetta,
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN, TIA GOLDENBERG and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas agreed to a four-day cease-fire in the war in Gaza — a breakthrough that will facilitate the release of dozens of hostages held by militants as well as Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, and bring a large influx of aid
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — More than 40,000 projects have received federal funding from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law signed by President Joe Biden two yeas ago. But many Americans may not have noticed the impact of the historic investment just yet. Construction hasn’t started in many places and signs of the nation’s
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet and Thomas Lake, CNN (CNN) — Deep in the Arizona wilderness, as daylight faded in the desert mountains, a boy stood on a narrow road, holding a broken mirror. It was Thanksgiving Day 2007. Chris Buchleitner was 9 years old. The mirror had snapped off the side of his mother’s van
Continue ReadingBy Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — Alabama A&M University’s Marching Maroon and White Band will kick off the 97th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Thursday in New York City. The band’s director, Carlton Wright, told CNN the performance will be a significant moment for the historically Black college. “This is going to be huge,” he
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Boo Williams wakes up each morning not knowing how the pain will hit. It could be debilitating headaches that make it impossible to get out of bed. Sometimes the pain shoots down his neck. Through all of it, he’s angry. Williams, who played tight end for the Saints from
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Things to watch in the Pac-12 Conference this week: GAME OF THE WEEK No. 15 Oregon State at No. 9 Oregon, Friday. The final Pac-12 version of the Civil War will play a role in which team plays No. 4 Washington in the Pac-12 championship game. Win and the Ducks (10-1,
Continue ReadingBy CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Consumers are expected to use “buy now, pay later” payment plans heavily this holiday season, a forecast that bodes well for retailers but that has credit experts again sounding alarm bells. The short-term loans often come with consumer-friendly interest rates and allow shoppers to make an
Continue ReadingBy Sania Farooqui and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — Rescuers in India drilled past the halfway mark on Wednesday in efforts to reach workers trapped in a partially collapsed tunnel in the Himalayas. Forty-one labourers became trapped in India’s northern Uttarakhand state after part of the passageway to the tunnel’s entrance gave way on November
Continue ReadingBy EMMANUEL IGUNZA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — An American man convicted of child sex crimes in Kenya nine years ago has been denied bail on new charges of defilement, months after he was mysteriously released from prison where he was serving a 50-year sentence. Terry Ray Krieger, 68, was arraigned on Tuesday evening
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — World shares were mixed on Wednesday in cautious trading after Wall Street’s rally ran out of momentum. Benchmarks rose in Paris, Frankfurt and Tokyo but fell in London and Shanghai. U.S. futures were little changed and oil prices edged lower. Trading was tapering off ahead of
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Police in Kosovo say a hand grenade has exploded in an animal market in a southern city and nine people are injured. Three suspects are at large following the explosion Wednesday in Prizren, south of the capital Pristina. The injured were hospitalized but their condition is not life-threatening. An investigation is
Continue ReadingBy KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India has restored electronic visa services for Canadian nationals, an Indian foreign ministry official told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, two months after Canada alleged the South Asian nation was involved in the assassination of a Sikh separatist in Canada. A diplomatic spat erupted
Continue ReadingVATICAN CITY By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press (AP) — Pope Francis met separately Wednesday with relatives of Israeli hostages in Gaza and Palestinian prisoners in Israel and begged for peace and an end to what he called terrorism and “the passions that are killing everyone.” Francis spoke about the suffering of both Israelis and Palestinians
Continue ReadingBy Arya Jyothi, CNN (CNN) — Susan Murabana’s life-changing moment happened at 22 years old, when she looked through a telescope for the very first time. Suddenly, Saturn and its yellow-gold rings were more than just an illustration in a textbook; they were real and the experience was powerful. The opportunity came while she was
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN, TIA GOLDENBERG and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel and Hamas have reached an agreement for a four-day halt to the devastating war in Gaza, accompanied by the release of dozens of hostages held by the militant group in return for Palestinians imprisoned by Israel, mediators said Wednesday. The truce
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER and RAF CASERT Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch voters were eagerly awaiting the outcome of Wednesday’s neck-and-neck election that will usher in a new ruling coalition and a successor for Mark Rutte, the Netherlands’ longest-serving prime minister. Opinion polls suggest the new leader could either be a former refugee
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, California (AP) — Computer chip and software maker Broadcom has announced it has cleared all regulatory hurdles and plans to complete its $69 billion acquisition of cloud technology company VMware on Wednesday. The company, based in San Jose, California, announced it planned to move ahead with the deal after China joined the list
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, California (AP) — Computer chip and software maker Broadcom has announced it has cleared all regulatory hurdles and plans to complete its $69 billion acquisition of cloud technology company VMware on Wednesday. The company, based in San Jose, California, announced it planned to move ahead with the deal after China joined the list
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, California (AP) — Broadcom says it has cleared all regulatory hurdles for acquiring VM Ware and plans to close the deal on Wednesday.
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