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Continue Reading By Victoria Butenko, Olga Voitovych, Andrew Carey, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Nick Paton Walsh and Zahid Mahmood, y (CNN) — Russian forces have made two cross-border assaults inside northern Ukraine, according to information from Ukrainian sources and officials, in what President Volodymyr Zelensky is calling a “new wave of counteroffensive actions” by Russia. In the first development, Russian
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — The idea of “Rumspringa” has a specific spot in the American imagination. A rite of passage for young people in some Amish communities, Rumspringa is seen by most outsiders as a wild time away from strict Amish rules, when teenagers can experiment with the modern vices of the world.
Continue Reading By Richard Roth, Hira Humayun and Caitlin Stephen Hu, CNN United Nations (CNN) — A United Nations resolution in support of Palestinian membership passed with overwhelming support on Friday, and granted new privileges to the Palestinian Authority in its current capacity as a non-member observer state. The resolution won a resounding majority of 143 votes
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — A plan to use small explosives on Saturday to break apart a massive chunk of a Baltimore bridge that collapsed on a cargo ship six weeks ago has been delayed due to poor weather conditions. US Coast Guard Petty Officer Second Class Ronald Hodges told CNN
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun have the potential to create dazzling auroras that may be seen as far south as Alabama and Northern California but also disrupt communications on Earth tonight and over the weekend, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Continue Reading By Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — Consumer sentiment plunged to the lowest level in six months as price increases reaccelerated, according to the latest University of Michigan survey of consumers, released Friday. Additionally, consumers are bracing for even higher price increases in the year ahead compared to readings from prior months, the survey
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought by Democrats that challenged Wisconsin’s witness requirements for absentee voting, a ruling that keeps the law in place with the presidential election six months away. The rules for voting in Wisconsin are of heightened interest given its
Continue Reading BOSTON (AP) — Police early Friday have begun dismantling a pro-Palestinian tent encampment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. People were being detained and video showed police roaming through the encampment. Organizers said only about 10 people were inside the camp, but a crowd outside the camp began gathering and chanting pro-Palestinian slogans. Tensions have
Continue Reading By Isabel Rosales, Paradise Afshar and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Pro-Palestinian encampments were cleared from at least three college campuses early Friday as schools across the country continued to call in law enforcement to quell demonstrations in recent weeks. Here are the latest developments: Police broke up an encampment at the University of Pennsylvania
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Target is limiting the number of stores that will sell LGBTQ-themed merchandise for Pride Month in June following a boycott from right-wing activists last year that took a toll on the brand’s bottom line. This year, Target said it will sell only Pride-themed “adult apparel” and home
Continue Reading By Stephanie Busari, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — The Duke and Duchess of Sussex landed in Nigeria on Friday, launching a three-day private visit to the West African nation, where they will meet with wounded soldiers and visit local charities, officials said. The Sussexes are visiting the country as it’s
Continue Reading By Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the head of the the agency responsible for his protection after two of its officers were detained over an alleged assassination plot against him. The sacking of State Guard Service (UDO) chief Serhii Rud was revealed in a decree published on the presidential website. No
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — That economy-class seat you once occupied while flying in Asia might one day be the very place from where the United States nuclear weapons arsenal is controlled. That’s because five Boeing 747 passenger jets once operated by the South Korean flag carrier Korean Air have been
Continue Reading By Hande Atay Alam and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — The United Nations’ agency for Palestinian refugees will shutter its East Jerusalem headquarters after the compound was set on fire by “Israeli extremists” while staff were inside, its chief said Thursday. In a statement on social platform X, UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said the arson
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Women’s National Basketball Association will provide a full-time charter flight program for all its teams, starting this upcoming season, the league said on Thursday. “We are thrilled to announce the launch of a full charter program as soon as practical for the 2024 and 2025 seasons, a testament
Continue Reading By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A former US Border Patrol agent working at a processing center in Texas was sentenced to 1-and-a-half years in prison Thursday after pleading guilty to a bribery of a public official charge, according to the court docket. Fernando Castillo’s sentence stems from a 2023 federal criminal case that
Continue Reading By Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — Palestinians are fleeing Rafah’s tent cities in large numbers as the threat of a potential major Israeli assault in the southern Gaza city looms, new satellite imagery from Planet Labs shows. CNN has identified several camps sheltering Gaza’s vast refugee population – including the main camp in central
Continue Reading By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — The man who attacked three New York City police officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve in 2022 has been sentenced to 27 years in prison, federal prosecutors announced Thursday. Trevor Bickford, 20, pleaded guilty in January to three counts of attempted murder of officers and employees of the US government
Continue Reading By Chandelis Duster, and Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with a Catholic high school that fired a gay teacher over his plans to marry his partner, saying that the termination did not violate federal workplace protections for LGBTQ workers. A three-judge panel of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals said the
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