By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The deadly rainfall which caused catastrophic flooding and destruction in Libya, as well as other parts of the Mediterranean, this month was made much more likely and worse by the human-caused climate crisis, in addition to other human factors, according to a new scientific analysis. The World Weather Attribution
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Hundreds of London police officers are facing dismissal as the department steps up efforts to get rid of police officers accused of corruption and other misconduct. A series of scandals eroded public trust and a scathing report found it was institutionally racist, homophobic and misogynistic. The Metropolitan
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON and LORNE COOK Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s Parliament has allowed its national legislators to use the country’s minority languages of Catalan, Basque and Galician for the first time on Tuesday. The reform of the linguistic policy of Spain’s lower chamber was a demand of Catalan separatist parties to support
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer The leader of the United Auto Workers says that a limited strike targeting plants in Missouri, Michigan and Ohio may be expanded if “serious progress” toward an new contract agreement isn’t made by Friday at noon. The UAW for the first time in its history is striking at all
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader says the territory will scrutinize the regulation of digital assets after police arrested eight people over allegations of fraud at an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange that impacted more than 1,600 investors and over $150 million in assets. Those arrested include social media influencers
Continue ReadingHARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration says it’s trying to make it easier for someone to register to vote when they are getting or renewing a driver’s license in the state. Starting Tuesday, prompts on the computer screens in driver’s license centers will take users to a template to register to vote.
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Christian Edwards, Anna Chernova and Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — At least 200 people have been killed and over 400 others wounded in a military operation by Azerbaijan in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region, according to an official in Armenian-controlled territory there. Azerbaijan’s defense ministry said Tuesday it had begun
Continue ReadingBy ABDULRAHMAN ZEYAD Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi president says he will summon Turkey’s ambassador and hand him a formal letter of protest over recent Turkish airstrikes. It comes a day after an airstrike on a military airport in northern Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdish region. The strike killed three members of the region’s counterterrorism
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — Five Americans freed from Iranian detention this week returned to US soil early Tuesday following an initial stop in Doha, Qatar, two US officials told CNN. Emad Shargi, Morad Tahbaz and Siamak Namazi, along with two Americans who have not been publicly named arrived at Fort Belvoir’s Davison
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich will remain behind bars after a Moscow court refused to hear an appeal against his pre-trial detention on Tuesday. The Moscow City Court said in a statement it was sending the motion back to a lower court – effectively quashing it for the
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden took harsh aim at Donald Trump as “determined to destroy democracy” at a campaign fundraiser Monday, launching some of his fiercest condemnation to date of his predecessor in a preview of next year’s election rematch. Biden also sought to rebut chronic questions
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Police in a quiet community outside Chicago who are investigating the shooting deaths of a family of four, including two children, in their home Sunday night say it wasn’t a random incident. The two adults, their two children and their three dogs were found with gunshot
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — For her latest book club pick, Oprah Winfrey broke the news to author Nathan Hill in modern style. She arranged with his publisher, Alfred A. Knopf, to pop up during a Zoom meeting and tell him that she had chosen his novel “Wellness.” It’s a
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer The leader of the United Auto Workers says that a limited strike targeting plants in Missouri, Michigan and Ohio may be expanded if “serious progress” toward an new contract agreement isn’t made by Friday at noon. The UAW for the first time in its history is striking at all
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A network of ancient American Indian ceremonial and burial mounds in Ohio noted for their good condition, distinct style and cultural significance has been added to the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites. Preservationists’ push to recognize the Hopewell Ceremonial Earthworks was slowed by a
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER, JON GAMBRELL and LUJAIN JO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday, tearfully hugged their loved ones and declared “Freedom!” after being let go as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — For Ksenia Schnaider and her fellow Ukrainian designers, the show must go on despite the war in their country — or precisely because of it. For much of the past year, with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Schnaider and her team of seamstresses toiled away in their Kyiv
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy and Alex Stambaugh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s Foreign Ministry on Tuesday declined to address a report its former foreign minister Qin Gang was ousted from his position over an alleged extramarital affair. Earlier that day, the Wall Street Journal reported that Qin, who was abruptly removed from his position this
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter who was detained on espionage charges, appeared in a Moscow court Tuesday to appeal his arrest. The 31-year-old United States citizen was arrested in the city of Yekaterinburg while on a reporting trip to Russia in late March. He and his employer deny the allegations,
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER, JON GAMBRELL and LUJAIN JO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday after being freed as part of a politically risky deal that saw President Joe Biden agree to the release of nearly $6 billion in frozen Iranian assets. The prisoners landed at Fort Belvoir,
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