CNN By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Saturday released the first of what is expected to be several documents related to its investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and suspected Saudi government support for the hijackers, following an executive order by President Joe Biden. The newly declassified document, which
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Two French politicians have kicked off their presidential campaigns to become France’s first female leader in next year’s spring election. The far-right National Rally party’s Marine Le Pen and Paris’ Socialist mayor, Anne Hidalgo, both launched their platforms Sunday. Hidalgo, 62, mayor of the French capital since 2014, is the favorite to
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish officials say two troops died after being attacked during cross-border operations in Syria and Iraq. The casualties take the weekend toll to four deaths. One soldier was killed by fire from “separatist terrorists” as his unit was leaving a base in northern Iraq on Saturday, according to the Defense Ministry, in
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s health secretary says authorities have decided not to require vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and other crowded events in England. That marks a reversal amid opposition from some of the Conservative government’s supporters in Parliament. Minister Sajid Javid said the government has shelved the idea of vaccine passports for now
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Britain’s health secretary says authorities have decided not to require vaccine passports for entry into nightclubs and other crowded events in England. That marks a reversal amid opposition from some of the Conservative government’s supporters in Parliament. Minister Sajid Javid said the government has shelved the idea of vaccine passports for now
Continue ReadingCNN By Ariel Edwards-Levy and Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Most Republicans want former President Donald Trump to remain their party’s leader, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. But differing views about Trump’s role in the party — and his strength as a future presidential nominee — highlight divides within the GOP. Republicans and
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Congressional Democrats have set out to pass ambitious bills with historic expansions of the social safety net and long-sought new programs. But that’s not how many politically vulnerable Democrats are selling them at home. For them, Washington’s spending boom has become a chance to deliver
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Polish political leaders have attended the beatification of two revered figures of the Catholic church in a Warsaw church. One is the cardinal who led the Polish church’s resistance to communism and the other is a nun who devoted her life to helping the blind. The
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN European Space Agency astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Akihiko Hoshide are back inside the International Space Station after completing a successful spacewalk Sunday to prepare for more solar array upgrades. The spacewalk started around 8:15 a.m. ET and lasted six hours and 54 minutes, according to NASA
Continue ReadingBy Miguel Marquez and Bonney Kapp, CNN Billy Couch didn’t think much about Covid-19 until he got it and it sent him to the hospital. The unvaccinated 42-year-old has been at Appalachian Regional Healthcare’s largest facility in Hazard, Kentucky, for 19 days now, struggling to breathe. “Don’t mess around ’cause this ain’t a joke. This
Continue ReadingCNN By Miguel Marquez and Bonney Kapp, CNN Billy Couch didn’t think much about Covid-19 until he got it and it sent him to the hospital. The unvaccinated 42-year-old has been at Appalachian Regional Healthcare’s largest facility in Hazard, Kentucky, for 19 days now, struggling to breathe. “Don’t mess around ’cause this ain’t a joke.
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN When someone you love dies, the world as you’ve known it is totally upended. One way people cope, psychologist Sherry Cormier said, is by trying to find some sort of certainty. This need for structure is probably one factor behind the popularity that latched onto the “five stages of grief” over
Continue ReadingGLENDALE, Colorado (AP) — The United States has edged Canada in a two-leg Rugby World Cup qualifier by nine points after winning the second test 38-16 in Colorado with a hat trick of tries by flanker Hanco Germishuys. Canada surprised by winning the first leg 34-21 last weekend in St. John’s. But this time, the
Continue ReadingBy SERGIO RODRÍG0 Associated Press JUBRIQUE, Spain (AP) — Soldiers have been deployed in southeastern Spain to join the battle against a major wildfire that is burning for a fourth day, invigorated by stray embers that sparked a new hot spot. The blaze in the Malaga province has destroyed nearly 7,000 hectares (17,300 acres) of
Continue ReadingBy NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The head of Iran’s civilian nuclear program says Tehran will allow U.N. inspectors to install new memory cards into surveillance cameras at its sensitive atomic sites and to continue filming there. Mohammad Eslami made the comment Sunday after a meeting he held with
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Cristiano Ronaldo anotó este sábado dos goles en su primer partido de regreso con el Manchester United contra el Newcastle United en la Premier League. La superestrella portuguesa se reincorporó al club tras despedirse de Juventus este verano. Ronaldo anotó 118 goles en 292 partidos durante su anterior período de
Continue ReadingCNN By Tara Mulholland, CNN A “cruise to nowhere” feels like a fitting metaphor for Covid-era Hong Kong. As with the city’s previous failed attempts to re-establish international travel, it offers a facsimile of forward movement that ends up taking you right back to where you started. While the possibility of traveling abroad is slowly
Continue ReadingBy Tara Mulholland, CNN A “cruise to nowhere” feels like a fitting metaphor for Covid-era Hong Kong. As with the city’s previous failed attempts to re-establish international travel, it offers a facsimile of forward movement that ends up taking you right back to where you started. While the possibility of traveling abroad is slowly returning
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri has appeared in a video marking the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11, attacks, months after rumors spread that he was dead. The SITE Intelligence Group that monitors jihadist websites said the video was released Saturday. In it, al-Zawahri said that “Jerusalem Will Never be Judaized,” and praised
Continue ReadingBy Christina Maxouris, CNN For many of its residents, Greenville was a safe haven. A community of fewer than 1,000 people in California’s Indian Valley, Greenville was such an idyllic mountain town it was the place where people wanted to rebuild their lives. That’s what Joan Carter and her husband, Dan, hoped to do, after their
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