WASHINGTON (AP) — The Pentagon said Tuesday that it killed a leader of the Islamic State group in Syria in a drone strike. U.S. Central Command said in a news release that Maher al-Agal was killed Tuesday and an unidentified senior official in the Islamic State group was seriously injured. The Pentagon said there were
Continue ReadingBy Kate Bennett and Kyle Blaine, CNN First lady Jill Biden‘s office issued an apology Tuesday morning after Biden faced criticism for citing “bodegas” and “breakfast tacos” to praise Latino diversity. Biden made the comments on Monday during a conference in San Antonio for the Latino civil rights and advocacy organization UnidosUS, where she commented
Continue ReadingCNN, HLN By Kate Bennett and Kyle Blaine, CNN First lady Jill Biden‘s office issued an apology Tuesday morning after Biden faced criticism for citing “bodegas” and “breakfast tacos” to praise Latino diversity. Biden made the comments on Monday during a conference in San Antonio for the Latino civil rights and advocacy organization UnidosUS, where
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British health officials say there have now been 1,735 confirmed cases of monkeypox and that three-quarters of those cases are in London, according to data released on Tuesday. In a review of the outbreak published last week, Britain’s Health Security Agency said there were “no signs of a decline” in the monkeypox
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN The US carried out a drone strike in northwest Syria on Tuesday that killed Maher al-Agal, the leader of ISIS in Syria, US Central Command said. A senior ISIS official closely associated with Maher was seriously injured during the strike, Central Command said in a statement. An initial review indicated that
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The European Central Bank says its president, Christine Lagarde, was targeted in a hacking attempt but no information was compromised. The Frankfurt-based central bank said Tuesday in an emailed response to a query about a report by Business Insider that the attempt took place “recently.” The bank added that “it was identified
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The European Central Bank says its president, Christine Lagarde, was targeted in a hacking attempt but no information was compromised. The Frankfurt-based central bank said Tuesday in an emailed response to a query about a report by Business Insider that the attempt took place “recently.” The bank added that “it was identified
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Latvia’s president says he supports a plan to reinstate national conscription for men, and for women on a voluntary basis. The draft could be reintroduced next year after a hiatus of over 15 years. President Egils Levits, who is the supreme military commander of Latvia — a
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Michael Masi has left his role at motorsport’s governing body five months after being replaced as Formula One race director. The FIA says Masi is relocating to Australia “to be closer to his family and take on new challenges.” The 44-year-old Masi had been race director for three years but was replaced
Continue ReadingBy Iqbal Athas, Rukshana Rizwie, Tara John and Hannah Ritchie, CNN Sri Lanka’s political and economic crisis escalated as protesters stormed the prime minister’s office on Wednesday, demanding the country’s leaders step down after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to the Maldives without resigning. Rajapaksa had been expected to formally resign Wednesday but instead left the
Continue ReadingBy Kareem El Damanhoury and Tara John, CNN Acclaimed director Jafar Panahi has become the third Iranian filmmaker to be arrested in the country in less than a week. Panahi, 62, who won the Golden Bear at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2015 for his film “Taxi,” was arrested in Tehran on Monday when
Continue Readingby FABIANO MAISONNAVE RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon broke all records for a six month period during the first half of 2022, a sign of increasing destruction during the presidency of Jair Bolsonaro. Satellite images of deforestation between January and June show almost 4,000 square kilometers (1,500 square miles) destroyed,
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa and Rebekah Riess, CNN Former Dallas Cowboys running back Marion Barber III, who was found dead in his Texas apartment in June, died of heatstroke, a medical examiner’s report says. The manner of Barber’s death is listed as an “accident,” according to the Collin County Medical Examiner’s Office. On June 1, police
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By MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday named Colette Peters, the director of Oregon’s prison system, to run the federal Bureau of Prisons, turning to a reform-minded outsider as it seeks to rebuild the beleaguered agency. Peters, who championed steeply reducing the state’s inmate population
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL BALSAMO and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Tuesday named Colette Peters, the director of Oregon’s prison system, to run the federal Bureau of Prisons, turning to a reform-minded outsider as it seeks to rebuild the beleaguered agency. Peters, who championed steeply reducing the state’s inmate population
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Dept. taps Colette Peters, Oregon prison chief and reform-minded outsider, to run embattled US Bureau of Prisons.
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un turista estadounidense se cayó al cráter del Monte Vesubio este fin de semana en un intento de recuperar su teléfono móvil el fin de semana, dijo la policía italiana a CNN este lunes. El hombre, de 23 años y procedente de Baltimore, estaba caminando por un sendero no autorizado
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Matthew Berry, ESPN’s longtime fantasy sports guru, is leaving the network, Berry and ESPN announced Monday. “Here is a sentence I never thought I’d write. I can confirm that after 15 amazing years, I am leaving ESPN,” Berry tweeted Monday. He added that when he came to the company in
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine is getting an additional $1.7 billion in assistance from the U.S. government and the World Bank. The funds being provided Tuesday are to pay the salaries of Ukraine’s beleaguered health care workers and provide other essential services. The money from the U.S. Agency for International Development,
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Ukraine is getting an additional $1.7 billion in assistance from the U.S. government and the World Bank. The funds being provided Tuesday are to pay the salaries of Ukraine’s beleaguered health care workers and provide other essential services. The money from the U.S. Agency for International Development,
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