By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — “Not a joke, folks,” President Joe Biden likes to say to punctuate points in speeches that few would mistake for jokes. But these days, he’s been slinging a lot of actual jokes, letting slip the sarcastic sense of humor that he has tended to keep behind closed doors. As
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer, Kristin Wilson and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — With just four days before government funding expires, there is still no clear path to avert a shutdown. The House and Senate are on a collision course as House Republicans have thrown cold water on the prospect of passing a
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain has given the go-ahead for a major oil and gas project in the North Sea, ignoring warnings from scientists and the United Nations that countries must stop developing new fossil fuel resources if the world is to avoid catastrophic climate change. The North
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Jamiel Lynch and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — Baltimore police are scrambling to find an “extremely dangerous” man suspected of killing 26-year-old tech CEO Pava LaPere, who was found dead in an apartment building Monday. The suspect, 32-year-old Jason Dean Billingsley, should be considered armed and dangerous as he is wanted on
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — A Mexican mother bravely shielded her son after a bear leapt on a picnic table and devoured the tacos and enchiladas meant for the boy’s birthday dinner, inches from his face. Silvia Macías of Mexico City had traveled to the Chipinque Park on the outskirts of the northern city of Monterrey
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — World shares were mixed on Wednesday after a sharp decline on Wall Street that took benchmarks back to where they were in June. Oil prices rose and U.S. futures also were higher. Germany’s DAX edged 0.1% lower to 15,241.78 and the CAC 40 in Paris was
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WHITE and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Barring a last-minute surprise, the leader of Spain’s conservatives will miss on his first shot to become the country’s next prime minister when the parliament votes on his petition to form a government. Popular Party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo appears set to come up
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British regulators have approved new oil and gas drilling at a site in the North Sea. The U.K.’s North Sea Transition Authority said on Wednesday that it had approved the Rosebank Field Development Plan. The field is operated by Norway’s Equinor and the U.K. firm Ithaca Energy, and is expected to start
Continue ReadingBy FARID ABDULWAHED Associated Press MOSUL, Iraq (AP) — A raging fire seemingly caused by fireworks set off to celebrate a Christian wedding consumed a hall packed with guests in northern Iraq, killing around 100 people and injuring 150 others as authorities warned Wednesday the death toll could still rise. Authorities said that flammable building
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran claimed on Wednesday that it successfully launched an imaging satellite into space, a move that could further ratchet up tensions with Western nations that fear its space technology could be used to develop nuclear weapons. Iran’s Communication Minister Isa Zarepour said the Noor-3 satellite had been put in
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The French troops who are being forced out of Niger were seen as a key line of defense in efforts led by the West, particularly the U.S. and France, to fight against jihadi violence in Africa’s hard-hit Sahel region. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is pushing
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive in Nagorno-Karabakh last week, the country’s Health Ministry announced on Wednesday. It also said that one Azeri civilian died in the hostilities. Nagorno-Karabakh officials said earlier that at least 200 people on their side, including 10
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is claiming that it has successfully put an imaging satellite into space. The state-run IRNA news agency is quoting the country’s communication minister and says the Noor-3 satellite had been put in an orbit 450 kilometers, or 280 miles, above the Earth’s surface. There was no immediate acknowledgment
Continue ReadingKARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Police say a shell of a rocket launcher has apparently accidentally exploded at a home in a remote village in southern Pakistan, killing eight people, including women and children. At least two people were also wounded. Investigators believe that family members took the unexploded shell home after finding it at a
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Six Portuguese young adults and children between 11 and 24 years of age are at the European Court of Human Rights where they are accusing 32 European governments of violating their human rights for what they say is a failure to adequately address climate change. It’s
Continue ReadingCNN, KYW, WPVI By Alisha Ebrahimji, Andy Rose and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — All liquor stores in Philadelphia were closed Wednesday after several locations were looted shortly after the conclusion of peaceful protests against a judge’s decision to dismiss all charges against a former Philadelphia police officer in a fatal traffic stop shooting. Police,
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, Andy Rose and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — All liquor stores in Philadelphia were closed Wednesday after several locations were looted shortly after the conclusion of peaceful protests against a judge’s decision to dismiss all charges against a former Philadelphia police officer in a fatal traffic stop shooting. Police, who made dozens
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal prosecutors presented tearful testimony Tuesday from the mother of a sickly toddler who was whisked away from his Georgia home by relatives without her permission to a remote desert encampment in northern New Mexico where he died. Prosecutors are pursuing kidnapping and terrorism charges against
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government has banned a far-right, racist group known for its indoctrination of children. Authorities also raided dozens of homes of the group’s members in 12 states early on Wednesday morning. The German interior ministry said in a statement that it banned the Artgemeinschaft group, including all its sub-organizations. It described
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The drive in and out of Palm Springs could soon be easier for commuters trying to get around the area. Two lanes of N. Indian Canyon Drive could reopen as soon as next week through the Whitewater Wash, weather-dependent, Palm Springs City Manager Scott Stiles announced during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. “We’re cautiously optimistic to
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