NEW YORK (AP) — Author Sandra Cisneros is this year’s winner of the Ambassador Richard C. Holbrooke Distinguished Achievement Award, honoring writers who help foster “understanding between and among people.“ Cisneros is best known for her million-selling novel “The House on Mango Street” and has often drawn upon her Mexican heritage and her childhood community
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The former president of Spain’s soccer federation been ordered to give testimony to a Spanish judge investigating his kiss of a player at the Women’s World Cup. Judge Francisco de Jorge ordered Luis Rubiales to answer his questions on Friday at Spain’s National Court in Madrid.
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, Haley Talbot, Lauren Fox and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy announced Tuesday he is calling on his committees to open a formal impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, even as they have yet to prove allegations he directly profited off his son’s foreign business deals. The move comes
Continue ReadingPARALIMNI, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus court extended the detention of five Israelis for another six days after a British woman accused them of gang-raping her in a hotel room during a pool party in the coastal resort town of Ayia Napa .Famagusta District Court Judge Petros Theophilou ruled Tuesday there’s “reasonable suspicion” that the
Continue ReadingBy Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN (CNN) — As Sally Ride prepared to make history as the first American woman in space, it should have been a moment when science was celebrated. But instead, a reporter asked a question that stunned Ride and her crewmates. “During your training exercises as a member of this group, when
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Spain is stripping deceased former Chilean leader Gen. Augusto Pinochet of a Spanish military honor bestowed on him more than 40 years ago by the country’s former dictator, Gen. Francisco Franco. The Cabinet of Spain’s acting government announced Tuesday that the Cross of Military Merit, an award for gallantry or merit granted
Continue ReadingBy Haley Talbot, CNN (CNN) — More than 60 Senate and House Democrats are pressing President Joe Biden to leverage “the full power of the executive branch” to combat gun violence in a new letter calling for a number of immediate actions to make the process of purchasing firearms safer and hold firearms dealers accountable.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Ahead of the High Holidays that begin this week, a network of Jewish security experts and religious leaders hosted several webinars to help prepare for the season. Among the topics: How to respond to an “active threat” targeting the Jewish community, and how to stop severe bleeding. The holidays,
Continue ReadingBy DAVID CRARY AP National Writer Ahead of the High Holidays that begin this week, a network of Jewish security experts and religious leaders hosted several webinars to help prepare for the season. Among the topics: How to respond to an “active threat” targeting the Jewish community, and how to stop severe bleeding. The holidays,
Continue ReadingBy BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A Pakistani court has ordered the five siblings of a 10-year-old girl who was found dead with multiple injuries near London put into a children’s protection center after they were located by police. The police are continuing their search for the girl’s father and stepmother in
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new year, starts at sundown on Friday, Sept. 15, and continues through the evening of Sunday, Sept. 17. It marks the start of the Jewish High Holidays, a 10-day season that ends with Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement. This year, Yom Kippur will be observed from around
Continue ReadingSTRASBOURG, France (AP) — European Union lawmakers endorsed a deal Tuesday to raise the share of renewables in the bloc’s energy mix, another step to accelerate its green transition away from fossil fuels. The bill, adopted by a large majority — 470 lawmakers voted in favor, 120 against and 40 abstained — foresees an updated
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of Israeli academics and artists have urged U.S. President Joe Biden and United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to shun Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during his scheduled visit to the U.S. next week. In an open letter published on Wednesday, over 3,500 signers called on Biden and Guterres not to meet
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Lee is whirling north of Puerto Rico as a Category 3 storm, with forecasters noting it would remain in open waters through this week while on a path to Atlantic Canada. The storm was located 575 miles south of Bermuda on Tuesday. It had winds of up to
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A sweeping study of sex abuse by priests and others within the Roman Catholic Church in Switzerland has turned up more than 1,000 cases since the mid-20th century. The study published Tuesday involves 510 people accused of misconduct and over 900 victims affected. The report, commissioned by
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT BADENDIECK and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — An American researcher was “doing well” at a Turkish hospital, officials said Tuesday, after rescuers pulled him out of a cave where he fell seriously ill and became trapped 1,000 meters (more than 3,000 feet) below its entrance for over a week. Rescuers from
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press Authorities warned that an escaped murderer who has evaded capture in southeastern Pennsylvania for nearly two weeks was armed and urged residents Tuesday in the area where he was being pursued to lock up, secure vehicles and remain indoors. Pennsylvania State Police posted on X, the platform
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer The MTV Video Music Awards return Tuesday night and for the first time in the show’s history, only women are nominated in the artist of the year category. Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Doja Cat, Nicki Minaj, Karol G and Shakira are competing for the night’s top prize. The VMAs, which
Continue ReadingBy ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet Despite having great soft skills, workers with a history of food service work may be overlooked as not having relevant experience when it comes to other careers. These workers, however, often have transferable skills that make for excellent employees, particularly in the fast-paced tech environment. Here are some real stories
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The U.N. rights chief says the Taliban have waged a systematic assault on the freedom of Afghanistan’s people. United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said that human rights are in a state of collapse in Afghanistan more than two years after the Taliban returned to power. Turk told the
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