LIMA, Peru (AP) — The body of the leader of the brutal Shining Path insurgency that wracked Peru for more than two decades was cremated Friday. The cremation took place after Congress in the South American nation expedited a debate on a law to dispose of the remains of Abimael Guzmán, who died Sept. 11
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN Sarah Jessica Parker paid tribute to her late “Sex and the City” co-star Willie Garson on Friday, calling the loss of her friend and colleague “unbearable.” Garson died on Sept. 21 of pancreatic cancer. “It’s been unbearable,” she wrote in a tribute shared on Instagram. “Sometimes silence is a statement. Of
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — An administrative law judge has recommended that a Native American tribe in Washington state once again be allowed to hunt gray whales — a major step in its decades-long effort to resume the ancient practice. The Makah Tribe last legally hunted whales off the Olympic Peninsula in
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — An administrative law judge has recommended that a Native American tribe in Washington state once again be allowed to hunt gray whales — a major step in its decades-long effort to resume the ancient practice. The Makah Tribe last legally hunted whales off the Olympic Peninsula in
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Un comandante de las disidencias de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) asumió la responsabilidad de un ataque con un carro bomba contra una brigada del Ejército en Cúcuta, en la frontera con Venezuela, y del atentado contra un helicóptero que transportaba al presidente de Colombia, Iván Duque, registrados
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG AP Business Writer Carnival Corp. is still losing money, but it sees a glimmer of hope in stronger bookings for next year. The cruise line company said Friday that it lost $2.8 billion in the third quarter, which ended Aug. 31. But the shares rose after the company said bookings for the
Continue ReadingBy GRANT SCHULTE Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska lawmakers have advanced new congressional boundaries that could make it harder for Democratic presidential hopefuls to pick up one of the state’s five Electoral College votes, as they’ve done twice since 2008. The measure was endorsed by nearly all Republicans in the one-house, officially nonpartisan
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN Business) — La Unión Europea propuso nuevas reglas el jueves que harán que los puertos USB-C sean estándar en teléfonos inteligentes, tabletas, cámaras, altavoces, auriculares y sistemas de videojuegos portátiles. La medida es un revés para Apple, que usa su propio puerto “Lightning” en el iPhone. Si bien faltan años para que
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City is facing mounting pressure to solve its spiraling jail crisis, with members of Congress calling for a federal civil rights investigation and a court-appointed monitor blasting the city for a failure of leadership amid staggering violence, self-harm and the deaths this year
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Bryson DeChambeau’s monster drives are attractions themselves. After bulking up during the coronavirus break last year, the American has become the biggest driver in golf. In fact, he admitted before the Ryder Cup — which got underway on Friday — he had “wrecked” his hands preparing for a long drive contest,
Continue ReadingCNN By Natasha Bertrand, Kevin Liptak, Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood, CNN When French officials erupted in anger last week after being left out of a US-led security pact with Australia and the UK, much of Washington was caught off guard — including President Joe Biden, according to people familiar with his reaction. Biden had
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Kevin Liptak, Nicole Gaouette and Kylie Atwood, CNN When French officials erupted in anger last week after being left out of a US-led security pact with Australia and the UK, much of Washington was caught off guard — including President Joe Biden, according to people familiar with his reaction. Biden had met
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — An attorney who represents a former Chicago Blackhawks player who alleges he was sexually assaulted by a then-assistant coach in 2010 says her client has been interviewed for the team’s review of the accusations. A former federal prosecutor has been hired by the Blackhawks to conduct
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM and KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former mixed martial arts champion Jon Jones was jailed in Las Vegas after an incident at Caesars Palace that police said led to his arrest on charges of domestic battery and felony damaging a vehicle. Details of Jones’ arrest at the Las Vegas
Continue ReadingBy SALLY HO Associated Press Unsurprisingly, the coronavirus pandemic was THE talking point at the United Nations General Assembly this week — serving as projection, promotional tool and proxy for other pressing issues put forward by world leaders in their signature annual addresses. Through the lenses of vaccine inequality, economic disaster, scientific misinformation and social
Continue ReadingBy IRIS SAMUELS Associated Press/Report for America Medication abortion accounts for about 40% of all abortions in the U.S. The increasingly common method relies on pills rather than surgery, opening the possibility for abortions to be done in a woman’s home rather than a clinic. It’s an option that has become important during the COVID-19
Continue ReadingBy Mallory Simon, CNN Thousands of New York City teachers may not be in the classroom come Tuesday morning because they have not been vaccinated against coronavirus. That’s the morning after a city vaccine mandate for educators goes into effect. Unions representing classroom teachers, principals and supervisors say the mandate’s introduction has been so poorly
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A new nonprofit calling itself the Bend Humanity Coalition announced Friday that it will press city councilors and officials to remove homeless camps from public lands by any legal means of enforcement necessary, for the safety of those residing there and the community at large.
Continue ReadingCNN By Holmes Lybrand Once again, lawmakers are in a fight over the debt limit. Democratic leaders have called for suspending the debt ceiling through 2022 in order to keep the government open but Republicans staunchly oppose the legislation. In a joint statement on Monday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand Once again, lawmakers are in a fight over the debt limit. Democratic leaders have called for suspending the debt ceiling through 2022 in order to keep the government open but Republicans staunchly oppose the legislation. In a joint statement on Monday, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said it
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