By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian opposition lawmakers have disrupted the Parliament’s session again to protest what they say is increasingly authoritarian rule by the governing Socialists. Democratic lawmakers on Monday lit flares and piled chairs on top of each other in the middle of the hall the minute Prime Minister
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — A Utah man was arrested after allegedly making threats against a pro-Palestinian group in the US, the Justice Department announced Monday. Court records say Kevin Buchanan of Tooele, Utah, called a Palestinian rights group in Washington, DC, and left multiple threatening voicemails, saying: “We know who you are,
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and Brad Lendon, CNN (CNN) — Australia’s prime minister has accused the Chinese navy of “dangerous, unsafe and unprofessional” conduct after an incident in international waters near Japan, marking a potential friction point with Beijing weeks after he visited the Chinese capital to stabilize relations. Australian divers aboard the long-range frigate HMAS Toowoomba
Continue ReadingBy Caroll Alvarado and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — The Michigan vacation home of US Ambassador to Japan and former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel was defaced with the word “NAZIS” spray-painted on the fence, according to local officials. Emanuel, a prominent Jewish politician, said his family was “very proud of how our friends, neighbors and
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — An Italian court has sentenced more than 200 crime gang members to a total of 2,200 years in prison, following the country’s largest mafia trial in three decades. During the trial, which began in January 2021 and took place in a purpose-built bunker in the southern Italian
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Organizers announced the performers for the American Express golf tournament in January. Four-time GRAMMY© Award-winning musician and two-time Country Music Association (CMA) “Entertainer of the Year” Keith Urban and three-time GRAMMY© Award-winning pop rock band Train will comprise the musical lineup for its 2024 Concert Series on the PGA WEST Stadium Course driving range during
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — A U.S. Navy plane overshot a runway and went into a bay in Hawaii, the military said Monday. The P8-A aircraft overshot the runway at a Marine base on Kaneohe Bay, said U.S. Marine Corps spokesperson Gunnery Sgt. Orlando Perez. He did not have further information, including
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (AP) — Jakorie Smith had 28 points in Tarleton State’s 66-59 win against Austin Peay in the SoCal Challenge on Monday night. Smith added seven rebounds for the Texans (3-2). Lue Williams scored 15 points while going 6 of 11 (3 for 6 from 3-point range). Kiandre
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Earlier today, dozens of people came together to help raise money for the Ranch Recovery Centers. Credit: Ranch Recovery Centers For over 50 years, the Ranch Recovery Centers has provided recovery care and treatment to individuals suffering from drug or alcohol addiction. Credit: Ranch Recovery Centers Ranch Recovery Centers help people throughout their drug/alcohol recovery
Continue ReadingNEW BUFFALO, Mich. (AP) — A 911 call center is taking some responsibility for an Amtrak train derailment last week in Michigan. Berrien County says it misidentified a crossing and contacted a different railroad to warn that a car was stuck on tracks. The Amtrak train with 200 passengers crashed into the empty car and
Continue ReadingBy Lou Robinson, Alex Leeds Matthews, Rosa de Acosta, Renée Rigdon, Amy O’Kruk, Christopher Hickey, Rachel Wilson, Will Mullery, Matt Stiles and Henrik Pettersson, CNN (CNN) — As fighting has resumed across Gaza and Israel, CNN is continuing to visualize the war through maps, charts and more. A seven-day pause in fighting allowed for the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney on Monday portrayed Google as a ruthless bully that resorts to shady tactics to protect a predatory payment system. His portrayal came in testimony in an antitrust trial focused on Epic Games’ attempt to upend Google’s store for Android phone
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney on Monday portrayed Google as a ruthless bully that resorts to shady tactics to protect a predatory payment system. His portrayal came in testimony in an antitrust trial focused on Epic Games’ attempt to upend Google’s store for Android phone
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — An appeals court Monday upheld a judge’s decision to deny bail to a New Mexico man charged with attempted murder in the September shooting of a Native American activist during confrontations about canceled plans to reinstall a statue of a Spanish conquistador. The New Mexico
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Elon Musk’s social media company X filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday, saying it manufactured a report to show advertisers’ posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist posts in order to “drive advertisers from the platform and destroy X Corp.” Media Matters, a
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Elon Musk’s social media company X filed a lawsuit against liberal advocacy group Media Matters for America on Monday, saying it manufactured a report to show advertisers’ posts alongside neo-Nazi and white nationalist posts in order to “drive advertisers from the platform and destroy X Corp.” Media Matters, a
Continue ReadingPARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Authorities say at least 10 people have died after an illegal gold mine collapsed in the South American country of Suriname. President Chan Santokhi said Monday that police, military officials and rescue crews were dispatched to the mine located in the country’s rural southern region. Officials said the miners are believed
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — GOP front-runner Donald Trump marked President Joe Biden ‘s 81st birthday on Monday by releasing a letter from his physician that reports the former president is in “excellent” physical and mental health. The letter posted on Trump’s social media platform contained no details to support its
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A cannabis company donated 100 turkeys and will distribute them to families Wednesday morning in Thousand Palms. “We appreciate Bulldog Cannabis for supporting the community and local families and once again giving back in this way to our unincorporated community of Thousand Palms,” said Supervisor V. Manuel Perez in a statement. “It is a
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A lawsuit filed in North Carolina alleges newly adopted district boundaries for the state Senate divide a cluster of predominantly Black counties in the northeast corner of the state. The lawsuit alleges those divisions unfairly dilute the voting power of Black residents. Two Black
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