By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN More than 70 current and former members of the US military, who all swore an oath to defend the Constitution, are now facing criminal charges and special attention from prosecutors for attacking their own democracy by storming the US Capitol on January 6. For these defendants, many with
Continue ReadingCNN By Marshall Cohen and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN More than 70 current and former members of the US military, who all swore an oath to defend the Constitution, are now facing criminal charges and special attention from prosecutors for attacking their own democracy by storming the US Capitol on January 6. For these defendants, many
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Washington, DC, residents could get some new digits starting Tuesday, as the area’s 771 area code will begin to be assigned to phones and services in the district, according to the District of Columbia Public Service Commission. The additional area code will be doled out in an effort to address projections
Continue ReadingBy Ben Westcott, CNN A new Chinese aircraft carrier with technology nearly equaling the capabilities of its US counterparts could be launched as soon as February next year, according to an analysis of satellite imagery by a Washington-based think tank. In images provided by Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the carrier — known
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Carey, Abeer Salman and Amir Tal Phones belonging to six people working for Palestinian NGOs were hacked with Israeli technology firm NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware, rights groups say. Dublin-based rights group Front Line Defenders (FLD) said it began investigating the devices — all iPhones — last month after it was contacted by Ramallah-based
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — Belgium midfielder Youri Tielemans has been ruled out of his national team’s upcoming World Cup qualifying matches because of injury. The Belgian federation says the Leicester player will miss Group E matches against Estonia later this week and at Wales on Nov. 16. Belgium will qualify for next year’s World Cup with
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Business Troubles in China’s vast real estate sector could spill over to the global economy — including the United States, according to the Federal Reserve. The US central bank warned Monday that China’s ongoing property woes could elevate “financial stresses in China, [which] could further strain global financial markets and negatively
Continue Readingolivertapia París (CNN) — Estados Unidos ha reabierto sus fronteras a los viajeros internacionales vacunados, poniendo fin a una prohibición de viajar de 20 meses en el mismo momento en que Europa está luchando contra un aumento de casos de covid-19 que ha empujado al continente de nuevo al epicentro de la pandemia. Los viajeros
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Paul Pogba will miss France’s World Cup qualifiers against Kazakhstan and Finland because of a right thigh injury. Video footage on French media showed the Manchester United midfielder pull up after taking a shot in training on Monday before hobbling away. Jordan Veretout has come into the squad as a replacement for
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan has reported a $479 million profit for the last quarter, a reversal from the loss it racked up a year earlier. The improvement came despite shortages of computer chips that are plaguing the auto industry. Chief Operating Officer Ashwani Gupta said Tuesday that Nissan’s performance
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan has reported a $479 million profit for the last quarter, a reversal from the loss it racked up a year earlier. The improvement came despite shortages of computer chips that are plaguing the auto industry. Chief Operating Officer Ashwani Gupta said Tuesday that Nissan’s performance
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot police have formally charged an Azeri man on suspicion that he planned to carry out the contract killings of Israelis living in Cyprus. A law enforcement official said on Tuesday that the 38 year-old suspect will go on trial next month on eight charges including
Continue ReadingBy DALATOU MAMANE Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s government says more than 20 children were killed and dozens more were injured when a fire swept through a school in Niger’s second-largest city, Maradi. Three classrooms made of straw were consumed by the fire at the pre-school and primary school called ‘AFN’, taking the
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Antes de que el rapero Travis Scott subiera al escenario el viernes por la noche en su Festival Astroworld con entradas agotadas, el jefe de policía de Houston tuvo una reunión “breve y respetuosa” con él para discutir preocupaciones de seguridad. “Me reuní con Travis Scott y su jefe de seguridad
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessica DuLong, CNN No one was more surprised than poet Maggie Smith that writing herself a daily pep talk during the unraveling of her 18-year marriage actually helped her feel better. Those little missives, notes-to-self tweeted out daily, resonated deeply with readers, who printed them, made them into screen savers, pinned them up
Continue ReadingBy Jessica DuLong, CNN No one was more surprised than poet Maggie Smith that writing herself a daily pep talk during the unraveling of her 18-year marriage actually helped her feel better. Those little missives, notes-to-self tweeted out daily, resonated deeply with readers, who printed them, made them into screen savers, pinned them up on
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — The U.S. Geological Survey says an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.2 has struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Nicaragua. The quake, at a moderate depth of 35 kilometers (22 miles) occurred at 12:25 a.m. local time Tuesday. The epicenter was 61.4 kilometers (38.1 miles) south of
Continue ReadingBy Sophia Saifi and Helen Regan, CNN The Pakistani government and the armed militant group the Pakistani Taliban have agreed to a one-month ceasefire while negotiations get underway to end years of bloodshed. Pakistan’s Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry announced Monday a “complete ceasefire” was agreed with the group, known as the Tehreek e Taliban Pakistan
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El FBI dijo el lunes que arrestó a un “presunto asesino en serie” del que se cree es responsable de matar a seis personas y herir a otras dos en Missouri y Kansas. Perez Reed, de 25 años, fue arrestado el viernes después de bajarse de un tren en Independence, Missouri, dijo
Continue ReadingBy ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore’s top court has postponed the appeal hearing for a Malaysian man on death row believed to be mentally disabled, after he was diagnosed with COVID-19. The 33-year-old Malaysian man, who is not vaccinated, was scheduled to be executed by hanging on Wednesday for trying to smuggle
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