By FRANK JORDANS and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writers BERLIN (AP) — A recently revealed identification card shows that the German-born father of Chilean presidential candidate José Antonio Kast belonged to Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party. That’s at odds with the far-right candidate’s statements about his father’s World War II military service. Germany’s Federal Archive couldn’t
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — “Si las personas no tienen más hijos, la civilización colapsará”, sentenció Elon Musk, CEO de Tesla y SpaceX, en un evento organizado el lunes por The Wall Street Journal. “Recuerden mis palabras”, enfatizó. Musk, de 50 años, tiene seis hijos fruto de dos matrimonios, y agregó que intenta “predicar con
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — For millions of Guatemalan families hand-made corn tortillas are indispensable with every meal, but many of those tortillas pass through the hands of girls and young women trapped in poverty. They often work 12 to 15 hours a day, seven days a week and are
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A junior finance minister has quit the French government after being convicted of failing to declare all his wealth and income. The office of Alain Griset said in a statement Wednesday that he has appealed the court decision. But he submitted his resignation pending the appeal. The unusual conviction is a stain
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A junior finance minister has quit the French government after being convicted of failing to declare all his wealth and income. The office of Alain Griset said in a statement Wednesday that he has appealed the court decision. But he submitted his resignation pending the appeal. The unusual conviction is a stain
Continue ReadingBy MARIAM FAM of The Associated Press and AYSHA KHAN of Religion News Service CAIRO (AP) — From religious courts to spiritual care to Islamic scholarship, Muslim women have been carving out spaces for themselves and paving the way for others to follow in their footsteps. Around the world, women are teaching in Islamic schools
Continue ReadingCNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN Presenting a far richer story than a simple biopic, “Being the Ricardos” turns writer-director Aaron Sorkin loose again on the medium of television and produces one of the year’s most satisfying movies. That it was made for a streaming service, Amazon, is a wrinkle even the legendarily foresighted Desi
Continue ReadingBy KENDALL KEYS, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story OXFORD, Michigan (WNEM) — Across the state, residents continue to show support for the victims of the Oxford High School shooting and the community at large. What happened in Oxford last week hits close to home for Chelsea Pfeiffer. “I was terrified. It
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Danish golfer Thorbjorn Olesen has been cleared of sexually assaulting a woman on a flight to Britain from a World Golf Championships event in Tennessee in 2019. The 31-year-old Olesen wept and hugged his partner after being acquitted at a London court of sexual assault, assault by beating and being drunk on
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The National Academy of Sciences says the world needs to look into making oceans suck up more carbon dioxide to fight climate change. The panel isn’t recommending doing this type of geoengineering but researching it better. Wednesday’s report outlines six ways to tinker with the oceans to make them
Continue ReadingBy Kate Sullivan and Maegan Vazquez, CNN The White House on Wednesday launched a new website and an accompanying brand to promote the bipartisan infrastructure law, which was on full display during President Joe Biden’s trip on Wednesday to Kansas City, Missouri. The new “Building a Better America” branding will also be used at other
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE SHERROD, JAMES PAXSON Click here for updates on this story TUSCOLA COUNTY, Michigan (WNEM) — Local parents are outraged over what one Tuscola County high school calls the Care Room. Parents refer to the basement room which is for students who potentially were exposed to COVID-19, as “The Dungeon” and is potentially putting
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN A planet has been found orbiting in a double-star system that is so hot and massive that some astronomers didn’t think a planet could exist around it. The giant exoplanet, or planet located outside of our solar system, was discovered orbiting b Centauri, a stellar pair located 325 light-years from Earth
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Minnesota Lynx coach and general manager Cheryl Reeve will be the next USA Basketball women’s coach. Reeve has been an assistant on the last two Olympic women’s teams. She will be the first professional women’s basketball coach to lead the U.S. team since Anne Donovan was courtside for the
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — An Idaho woman says her lawsuit challenging the state’s ban on transgender athletes should continue moving through the court system because she is enrolled as a student at Boise State University and plans to play soccer on the school’s club team next spring. Transgender athlete Lindsay
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate voted Wednesday night to overturn President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 vaccine or testing mandate for private businesses with 100 or more employees. While it likely won’t become law since its chances of getting a vote in the House are uncertain and Biden is certain to veto it,
Continue ReadingBy MARIYA MURROW Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Two people have been arrested in Henry County after an altercation at a local McDonald’s went viral online. In a video shared by ATL Uncensored, the dispute at the Locust Grove McDonald’s could be seen after customers Marshall and Crystal Wallace were
Continue ReadingBy Pierre Bairin, Anaelle Jonah, Hamdi Alkhshali and Mostafa Salem, CNN French authorities have released a Saudi man detained on Tuesday, after mistaking him for one of the killers of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The 33-year-old was detained at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport before his flight to Riyadh at 9:30 a.m. local time, and was
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Business) — En septiembre pasado, apenas unas semanas después del año escolar, Sabine Polak recibió una llamada del consejero vocacional. Su hija de 14 años estaba luchando contra la depresión y había contemplado el suicidio… todo por cuenta de las redes sociales. “Me quedé completamente anonadada”, dijo Polak, de 45 años,
Continue ReadingBy David Williams and Amy Simonson, CNN A statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee that stood in the heart of Charlottesville, Virginia, for almost a century will be melted down into bronze ingots that will be used to create new public art. The City Council voted 4-to-0 early Tuesday to hand over the statue
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