By Andi Babineau, Eric Levenson and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Randy Roedema, one of the Aurora, Colorado, police officers who arrested Elijah McClain, an unarmed 23-year-old Black man who died after he was subdued by police and injected with ketamine by paramedics in 2019, was found guilty of criminally negligent homicide and assault by
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka says that it has reached an agreement on key terms and principles on its debt restructuring with the Exim Bank of China. That clears a key step in unlocking a second instalment of a $2.9 billion package from the International Monetary Fund aimed
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s commitment to transform long-marginalized rural and conflict areas and new peace efforts were the highlights of his first year in office, the U.N. special envoy for the South American country said. But Carlos Ruiz Massieu condemned the killing of nearly 400
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mikko Rantanen is off to another quick start for the Colorado Avalanche. The Finnish forward became the third player in NHL history to have at least four points in consecutive season openers, leadingg the Avalanche to a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on
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The Xavier Prep Saints beat La Quinta on Wednesday night to finish off a perfect, 10-0, DEL league season. Xavier Prep 🏐 DEL Champs yet again! @XCPAthletics The Saints have won 69-straight sets in DEL and went a perfect 10-0 for the second straight year. @XCPGirlsVB @KESQ @BlakeArthur24 pic.twitter.com/1b4m9mpcPF— Bailey Arredondo (@BaileyKESQ) October 12, 2023
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Talks have broken off between Hollywood actors and studios, killing any hopes that the strike by performers was coming to an end after nearly three months, as the writers strike recently did. The studios announced that they had suspended contract negotiations late Wednesday night, saying
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Talks have broken off between Hollywood actors and studios, killing any hopes that the strike by performers was coming to an end after nearly three months, as the writers strike recently did. The studios announced that they had suspended contract negotiations late Wednesday night, saying
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH KRAUSS and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military says it is preparing for a possible ground operation in Gaza but that the nation’s political leaders have not yet decided on one. Lt. Col. Richard Hecht told reporters Thursday that forces “are preparing for a ground maneuver if decided.” Israel
Continue ReadingBy Nada Bashir, Kareem El Damanhoury, Ali Younes, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Rhea Mogul and Laura Paddison, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Gaza’s humanitarian crisis deepened Thursday, with warnings that the population is at risk of starvation and fuel could run out within hours, as Israel continues airstrikes and withholds essential supplies from the enclave in
Continue ReadingCNN By Helen Regan, Caitlin Hu, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Akanksha Sharma and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Gaza and Jerusalem (CNN) — Israel’s military has warned 1.1 million people living in northern Gaza to evacuate their homes, amid signs Israel is set to ramp up its retaliatory offensive against Hamas following the group’s October 7 terror attacks. “Civilians
Continue ReadingBy Devon M. Sayers and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The mother of three suspects charged with murdering a South Korean woman, who was beaten and starved in Georgia by members of a religious group called the ‘Soldiers of Christ,’ has been arrested in connection with the woman’s death, authorities said. The victim, 33-year-old Seehe
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Gaza but political leadership has not yet decided on one. Lt. Col. Richard Hecht briefed reporters Thursday as the latest Israel-Palestinian war rolled into a sixth day of fighting since Hamas launched its attack. Hamas said
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong is crediting improved relations with China for the return home this week of an Australian journalist whose three-year detention in China had strained ties. A teary-eyed Wong had greeted Cheng Lei with a hug at the airport Wednesday. “She was in
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government is convening a religious affairs council to decide whether to seek a court order to revoke legal status of the Unification Church. Its fundraising tactics and cozy ties with the governing party have triggered public outrage. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government has taken a tough
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL HILL Associated Press RAVENA, N.Y. (AP) — New York is dramatically expanding a legal marijuana market plagued by a sluggish rollout of retail stores. State regulators last Wednesday opened a 60-day window to accept general applications to grow, process, distribute and sell pot. They expect to issue more than 1,000 new licenses starting
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON and HALELUYA HADERO Associated Press A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments in a case filed by TikTok and five Montana content creators who want the court to block the state’s ban on the video sharing app before it takes effect Jan. 1. U.S. District Court Judge Donald Molloy is
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Mikko Rantanen had two goals and a pair of assists, Nathan MacKinnon had a goal and two assists and the Colorado Avalanche opened their season with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Kings on Wednesday night. It is the second straight year Rantanen has
Continue ReadingBy TAIWO ADEBAYO Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Many poor countries in Africa face the harshest effects of climate change: severe droughts, vicious heat and dry land, but also unpredictable rain and devastating flooding. The shocks worsen conflict and upend livelihoods because many people are farmers — work that is increasingly vulnerable in a
Continue ReadingCNN Opinion By Stephanie Griffith, CNN (CNN) — A kibbutz is more than a physical place and more than a form of cooperative living. Yulie Ben Ami says that the inhabitants of the Be’eri Kibbutz in southern Israel, where she lives, are more like extended family. Their strong bond continues, she says, even though they have
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A ticket sold in California has won the $1.76 billion Powerball jackpot. The winning ticket was sold at Midway Market & Liquor, located in Frazier Park, a community in Kern County located about 43 miles north of Santa Clarita. The winning player will have the choice between an annuitized prize worth an estimated $1.73 billion
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