By The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Dirty bombs have long been feared as a potential weapon of terrorists because their main objective is to sow panic, confusion and anxiety by hurling radioactive dust and smoke into the atmosphere. The Kremlin alleges that Ukraine is preparing to detonate a dirty bomb in order to
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Dirty bombs have long been feared as a potential weapon of terrorists because their main objective is to sow panic, confusion and anxiety by hurling radioactive dust and smoke into the atmosphere. The Kremlin alleges that Ukraine is preparing to detonate a dirty bomb in order to
Continue ReadingLINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Prairie fires pushed by winds topping 60 mph led to evacuations in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa and destroyed homes and injured two firefighters south of Nebraska’s capital city. The Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office in southeastern Nebraska says at least two grassland fires south of Lincoln threatened hundreds of residents. The
Continue ReadingBy Miles Montgomery and Bridget Spencer Click here for updates on this story DOUGLASVILLE, Georgia (WANF) — The family of a missing 17-year-old boy has confirmed to Atlanta News First that his human remains were found in an area near where he first was reported last seen. The Douglasville Police Department said the remains were
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — In Mississippi, where health officials expect 5,000 more births each year as a result of the Supreme Court ruling upending abortion rights, children are more likely to die before their first birthday than in any other state. Mississippi has the nation’s highest fetal mortality
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — On March 26, El Salvador’s street gangs had killed 62 people across the country, igniting a nationwide furor. President Nayib Bukele and his allies in congress launched a war against the gangs and suspended constitutional rights. Nearly seven months later, this “state of exception”
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The seditious conspiracy trial against members of the right-wing militia group Oath Keepers has been delayed after the group’s leader, Stewart Rhodes, has tested positive for Covid. Judge Amit Mehta told prosecutors and defense lawyers that they would reconvene Tuesday to further discuss the trial schedule. Mehta noted
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Sugam Pokharel, CNN Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will be the United Kingdom’s next prime minister after seeing off his lone remaining rival in the fast-tracked race to become Conservative party leader on Monday. The other potential candidate, Penny Mordaunt, conceded after failing to meet the threshold of nominations from lawmakers
Continue ReadingBy RAQUEL REDONDO and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A Spanish man trekking from Madrid to Doha for the 2022 FIFA World Cup has not been heard from since the day after he crossed into Iran three weeks ago, his family said Monday, stirring fears about his fate in a country convulsed by
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Luke McGee, CNN Just seven short weeks ago, it looked as if it might be all over for Rishi Sunak. The former chancellor of the exchequer — the UK’s title for its chief finance minister — made a high-stakes gamble. He launched an attack that helped to end Boris Johnson’s premiership,
Continue ReadingDHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh are evacuating hundreds of thousands of people across its vast coastal region as a tropical storm quickly approaches amid fears of extensive damage. The government has halted operations by all river vessels across the country, closed three airports and asked fishing boats to return from the sea and
Continue ReadingBy CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil is days from a presidential election featuring two political titans and bitter rivals that could usher in another four years of far-right politics or return a leftist to the nation’s top job. On one side is incumbent Jair Bolsonaro, a former army captain who built
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS and MIKE HOUSEHOLDER Associated Press PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — A teenager has pleaded guilty to terrorism, first-degree murder and other charges in a Michigan school shooting. Four students were killed and seven people wounded when Ethan Crumbley opened fire nearly a year ago. Oxford High School staff had discovered his violent drawings
Continue ReadingOscar Holland, CNN While it is an indisputable cultural capital, Paris has long been overlooked as a place to buy and sell contemporary art. With neighbors Britain and Switzerland home to Europe’s largest art market and the world’s largest art fair, respectively, France has often struggled to secure its status as a hub among collectors.
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — On March 26, El Salvador’s street gangs had killed 62 people across the country, igniting a nationwide furor. President Nayib Bukele and his allies in congress launched a war against the gangs and suspended constitutional rights. Nearly seven months later, this “state of exception”
Continue ReadingCNN By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Former finance minister Rishi Sunak will be the United Kingdom’s next prime minister after his lone remaining rival dropped out of the fast-tracked race to become Conservative party leader on Monday. This is a breaking story, more to follow… The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — El subcomité de las Naciones Unidas para la Prevención de la Tortura (SPT, por sus siglas en inglés) suspendió este domingo su recorrido por las prisiones australianas, citando la falta de cooperación de los funcionarios que les negaron el acceso a algunos centros de detención. En un comunicado,
Continue ReadingCNN, WPLG, WJHG, NETTV By Ray Sanchez, CNN Fourth- and eighth-graders fell behind in reading and had the largest ever decline in math, according to a national educational assessment showing the devastating effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on America’s children. The alarming findings are based on the National Assessment of Educational Progress reading and math
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy minister submitted his resignation Monday over ties to the Unification Church after facing mounting criticism in a widening controversy involving dozens of governing party lawmakers. Daishiro Yamagiwa’s resignation is a further blow to Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government, which has been rocked by his party’s
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Ethnic Kachin rebels say air strikes by Myanmar’s military have killed as many as 80 people, including singers and musicians, attending an anniversary celebration of the minority group’s main political organization. The reported attack comes three days before Southeast Asian foreign ministers are to hold a special
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