By Kylie Atwood, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday announced new sanctions on the “15 Khordad Foundation” over the attack of author Salman Rushdie, due to the group putting a multimillion-dollar bounty on his head before the August stabbing. “In response to the attack on author Salman Rushdie, the United States is
Continue ReadingCNN, IRNA, IRANWIRE, HENGAW ORGANIZATION FOR HUMAN RIGHTS, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM: @ATASHSHAHKARAMI By Kylie Atwood, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday announced new sanctions on the “15 Khordad Foundation” over the attack of author Salman Rushdie, due to the group putting a multimillion-dollar bounty on his head before the August stabbing.
Continue ReadingBy Meghan Mosley Click here for updates on this story OKLAHOMA CITY (KOCO) — An Oklahoma City restaurant was robbed for the second time this year, and this time the burglar went to great heights to pull it off. The thief climbed a ladder Wednesday night to get on top of Off the Hook near
Continue ReadingBy Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story SANTA CRUZ, California (KSBW) — Before anyone knew the 911 call warning police of an active shooter at Santa Cruz High School was a hoax, Dominican Hospital activated its external disaster plan to prepare for the arrival of potential victims. The fake emergency call came
Continue ReadingCNN By Paul LeBlanc, CNN Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is declining to rule out a future presidential bid, offering only that he doesn’t “know what’s going to happen in the future” when asked about a potential White House run. In a wide-ranging interview on CNN’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace” that will air at 7
Continue ReadingBy Paul LeBlanc, CNN Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is declining to rule out a future presidential bid, offering only that he doesn’t “know what’s going to happen in the future” when asked about a potential White House run. In a wide-ranging interview on CNN’s “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace” that will air at 7 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business Shoppers in the United Kingdom are snapping up energy-saving air fryers, electric blankets and slow cookers this winter as their fuel bills soar. Sales of hot air fryers were up 286% in September compared to the same month last year, according to market research company GfK. The portable appliance typically
Continue ReadingBy T.J. Wilham Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — Just days before a Roswell man was released from prison, he called his girlfriend, threatening her if she was with another man. Once released, authorities say, he went to her home and shot and killed her. Now, the case is
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Authorities in Belarus added 625 people, most of them with political opposition ties, to an official list of alleged “extremists.” The eastern European country’s Ministry of Internal Affairs released a sweeping update on Friday that increased the number of blacklisted individuals by a third, to a
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Matt Arnold has spent over two decades working for a handful of different major league organizations as he awaited the opportunity to run a franchise’s baseball operations. That time has come as Arnold tries to help the Milwaukee Brewers resume their string of playoff appearances that
Continue ReadingBy KATE BRUMBACK Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal lawsuit says a Georgia man and his family “have faced threats of violence and live in fear” since the movie “2000 Mules” falsely accused him of ballot fraud during the 2020 election. The widely debunked film includes surveillance video showing Mark Andrews, his face blurred,
Continue ReadingCNN By Anna Chernova and Rob Picheta, CNN Pro-Russian officials say they have removed the bones of famed 18th century Russian commander Grigory Potemkin from the occupied Ukrainian city of Kherson. Potemkin’s bones were taken from St. Catherine’s Cathedral and moved across the Dnipro River and further into Russian-held territory, along with a statue of
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Holzberg DePalo and Ethan Cohen, CNN More than 17.5 million pre-election ballots have been cast across 46 states as of Friday, according to data from election officials, Edison Research and Catalist. Pre-election voting turnout has kept pace with the 2018 midterm elections, but it’s too early to tell if total election turnout will
Continue ReadingBy HERBERT MOYO Associated Press MASERU, Lesotho (AP) — Lesotho’s businessman-turned-politician Sam Matekane was sworn in Friday as the new prime minister of the southern African country. He won the most seats during the Oct. 7 elections but needed the support of smaller parties to form a new government with his Revolution For Prosperity party.
Continue ReadingCNN, WBBM By Jeff Zeleny and Dan Merica, CNN Midterm elections were never Barack Obama‘s strong suit. During his time in the White House, the campaign seasons of 2010 and 2014 were among the lowest points of his presidency, as Democratic control of first the House and then the Senate washed away in some of
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju and Alex Rogers, CNN The road to a Republican House runs through Rep. Tom Malinowski’s district in northern New Jersey. But with fewer than two weeks before Election Day, Democratic groups in Washington seem to be shifting strategies to limit their losses by pumping money into bluer areas, as it becomes increasingly
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Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies have made only minor changes from their Championship Series rosters for their World Series rosters ahead of Game 1. The Astros added left-hander reliever Will Smith and the Phillies added utility player Nick Maton and reliever Nick Nelson.
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt, CNN A body was found in the undercarriage of a Lutfhansa plane that arrived at Frankfurt airport from Tehran on Thursday, according to German police and Lufthansa. Employees at Frankfurt airport discovered a male body on Thursday morning on a plane that had arrived from the Iranian capital during a routine maintenance
Continue ReadingBy Andy Alcock Click here for updates on this story OLATHE, Kansas (KMBC) — A former Kansas Teacher of the Year made his first court appearance Thursday afternoon after being accused of having sex with students. Keil Hileman, 53, faces six counts of unlawful sexual relations. Hileman made his court appearance by video from the
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