By Hannah Rabinowitz, Steve Contorno, Annie Grayer, Paula Reid, Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — When President-elect Donald Trump tapped Matt Gaetz for attorney general, he elevated a MAGA firebrand with a penchant for stoking controversy and a history of getting out of trouble to lead a Justice Department that has investigated both
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump is refusing to back down over his Cabinet picks in the first clash in an epic battle he will wage against Washington when he takes office next year. The coming days will show whether Matt Gaetz, Tulsi Gabbard, Pete Hegseth and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The leaders of Nigeria and India have pledged stronger ties in maritime security and counterterrorism during Prime Minister Narendra Modi first visit to Nigeria. He was hosted Sunday by President Bola Tinubu in capital Abuja, where both spoke of a new chapter in their strategic partnerships in the areas
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar and Leigh Waldman, CNN Greenwood Lake, New York (CNN) — John Towsen and his wife, Riley Kellogg, watched in horror last Sunday as the flames in nearby trees inched closer and closer to their home of nearly five years. Suddenly, they realized they had no choice but to evacuate. “We didn’t know
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s interim leader and Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus says his administration will seek the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, where has been in exile since fleeing a mass uprising in August. In a televised address to the nation on his first 100 days in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press POTRERILLOS, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara has weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall in Belize, where forecasters expect heavy rain to cause flash flooding and mudslides. The storm hit Belize Sunday after drenching northern Honduras, where it stalled since Friday, swelling rivers and trapping some people at home. The U.S.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — Prominent Russian opposition figures are leading a march of more than 1,000 people in central Berlin. They are criticizing Russian President Vladimir Putin and his war in Ukraine and calling for democracy in Russia. Behind a banner that reads “No Putin No War,” the protesters are being led by Yulia
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The WNBA has wrapped up a historic season that notched all-time viewership and attendance records while racking up brand deals and corporate sponsorships for its players along the way. But for all those enjoying their newfound riches, there are still some players who are being left out, specifically Black LGBTQ+ women who express
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Thousands of screenshots. A growing list of unopened texts and emails. Yet another notification that your phone’s storage is almost full. That’s the reality for many of us in the digital age. But be warned: If your device is filled with too much digital clutter, it
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Democrats fell short again in wresting away swing-state prize North Carolina from Republicans in the presidential election. But their party succeeded with significant state down-ballot victories that builds them hope for the next cycle. Donald Trump narrowly won North Carolina’s electoral votes for the third consecutive election. But Democratic
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tulsi Gabbard, President-elect Donald Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. intelligence services, in 2022 endorsed one of Russia’s main justifications for invading Ukraine: the existence of dozens of U.S.-funded biolabs working on some of the world’s nastiest pathogens. Moscow claimed Ukraine was using the labs to create deadly bioweapons similar
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The 2024 presidential election featured sky-high turnout, approaching the historic levels of the 2020 contest and contradicting long-held conventional political wisdom that Republicans struggle to win races in which many people vote. According to Associated Press elections data, more than 153 million ballots were cast in this year’s race between Republican Donald Trump,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic has sold at auction for nearly $2 million. The 18-carat Tiffany watch was given by three women survivors to Capt. Arthur Rostron for diverting his passenger ship, the RMS Carpathia, to save them and
Continue ReadingCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The defense ministers from the U.S., Japan and Australia have agreed to step up military cooperation and expressed concern about a spate of confrontations with China’s increasingly assertive military. Australia’s Defense Minister Richard Marles hosted his U.S. and Japanese counterparts, Lloyd Austin and Nakatani Gen for talks Sunday in Darwin. The
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. antitrust watchdogs that pounced on Big Tech and deterred corporate deal making throughout President Joe Biden’s administration may be kept on a shorter leash by Donald Trump after he returns to the White House next year. Although regulators began cracking down on tech powerhouses such as
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. antitrust watchdogs that pounced on Big Tech and deterred corporate deal making throughout President Joe Biden’s administration may be kept on a shorter leash by Donald Trump after he returns to the White House next year. Although regulators began cracking down on tech powerhouses such as
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Qiblawi, Allegra Goodwin, Ibrahim Dahman, Abeer Salman, Hamdi Alkhshali and Catherine Nicholls (CNN) — The spokesperson of the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Mohammed Afif, was killed in an Israeli strike on Beirut on Sunday. The death of Afif, who was for years an adviser to the late Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and had
Continue ReadingBy Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — A South African court ordered police to end a standoff with illegal miners and allow emergency workers to gain access to a shaft where hundreds are believed to be holed up. The High Court in Pretoria, South Africa, said in an interim ruling that all miners underground in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute genocide, according to excerpts released Sunday from an upcoming new book ahead of the pontiff’s jubilee year. It’s the first time that Francis has openly urged for an investigation of genocide allegations over Israel’s actions
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — The cryptocurrency industry’s leading super PACs plowed $131 million into congressional races this election cycle to help elect dozens of pro-crypto lawmakers, while individual billionaires with crypto interests spent millions to help return Donald Trump to the White House. Now, they are determined to change how Washington treats their
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