ROME (AP) — The Vatican has released details of Pope Francis’ upcoming trip to Bahrain. The itinerary blends three of his top priorities as pope: Ministering to a tiny Catholic community, promoting dialogue with the Muslim world and fostering relations with other Christian communities. Francis’ Nov. 3-6 visit will marks his second trip to a
Continue ReadingRob Picheta, CNN French author Annie Ernaux has won the Nobel Prize in literature, organizers announced in Stockholm on Thursday. Ernaux, 82, has written a number of celebrated novels, many of which are autobiographical. Her first book, “Les armoires vides,” was published in French in 1974, and in English as “Cleaned Out” in 1990. Her
Continue ReadingCNN, KMPH, KFSN By Jason Hanna, Aya Elamroussi and Taylor Romine, CNN A suspect already in custody in connection with the kidnapping and killing of four California family members — including a baby girl — was formally arrested late Thursday in the case, a sheriff’s office said. Jesus Manuel Salgado, 48, was arrested on four
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germans are using too much gas to avoid a potential energy shortage this winter, the head of Germany’s national network regulator warned Thursday. The head of Germany’s network agency says “gas consumption increased by too much last week.” There has been a reduction in natural gas flows from Russia amid the war
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germans are using too much gas now to avoid a potential energy shortage this winter. That’s the warning delivered Thursday by the head of Germany’s national network regulator. He says “gas consumption increased by too much last week.” There has been a reduction in natural gas flows from Russia amid the war
Continue ReadingBy ABDOULIE JOHN Associated Press BANJUL, Gambia (AP) — Gambia has launched an urgent door-to-door campaign to remove cough and cold syrups blamed for the deaths of more than 60 children from kidney injury in the tiny West African country. Speaking to The Associated Press, the Director of Health Dr. Mustapha Bittaye confirmed a wave
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Hundreds of companies are testing out a four-day work week to determine if employees can maintain the same level of productivity despite the reduction in work time. So far, the experience has been positive, and some experts say the results could shift the perspective of remote work in the near future.
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Hundreds of companies are testing out a four-day work week to determine if employees can maintain the same level of productivity despite the reduction in work time. So far, the experience has been positive, and some experts say the results could shift the perspective of remote work in the near
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Hundreds of companies are testing out a four-day work week to determine if employees can maintain the same level of productivity despite the reduction in work time. So far, the experience has been positive, and some experts say the results could shift the perspective of remote work in the near
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN Hundreds of companies are testing out a four-day work week to determine if employees can maintain the same level of productivity despite the reduction in work time. So far, the experience has been positive, and some experts say the results could shift the perspective of remote work in the near
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Under the watchword “Every gesture counts,” France’s government has launched an energy-saving drive to get the country through the winter without gas from Russia. The French government’s push for “energy sobriety,” which ministers launched Thursday, is also aimed to speeding France closer to European Union targets of reaching climate neutrality by 2050.
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Manu Raju, CNN House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy will be swiftly confronted in a Republican majority with a politically dicey proposition gaining steam within his conference: Launching impeachment proceedings against President Joe Biden’s top official in charge of the southern border. Senior Republicans and a number of McCarthy allies are signaling
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The French ski federation, mayors from mountain resorts and ski instructors have lashed out at the decision to award the 2029 Asian Winter Games to Saudi Arabia. They say the decision goes against “what is desirable for the planet.” They say they have been “left flabbergasted” by the plan to host the
Continue ReadingBy FOSTER KLUG Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A drumbeat of increasingly powerful North Korean missile launches has been met with a U.S. aircraft carrier floating off the Korean Peninsula. It’s a pattern that has repeated many times over the years, and, as in the past, there are plenty of signs in the latest cycle
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says it is “hard to say” whether the risk of nuclear war had increased with his military’s territorial gains. But he says he remains confident his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, would not survive such as escalation in hostilities. Also Thursday, the U.S. deployed its international development chief
Continue ReadingBy Olga Voitovych and Joshua Berlinger, CNN Russia carried out a deadly salvo of missile attacks on the southern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia early Thursday, just hours after the Kremlin said it was formally seizing a massive nuclear power plant nearby. The barrage began with pre-dawn strikes, the first of which hit high-rise residential buildings
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK and KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The leaders of 44 European countries stretching from Iceland all the way to Turkey met Thursday in what many said was a united stand against Russia’s war on Ukraine, as an energy crisis and high inflation fueled by the conflict wreak havoc on their
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN The pandemic has been tough, but the return to in-person schooling has also been emotionally difficult for Mary Norris’ 12-year-old daughter. Norris says her daughter was bullied relentlessly at the school she attended last year in Fresno, California, near where her father lives. So she transferred to a school in Madera,
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY and BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — In his campaign for a crucial U.S. Senate seat, Democrat John Fetterman takes credit for transforming Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor’s office into a “bully pulpit” to advance progressive causes. Records from his time in office offer a different portrait. They show Fetterman typically kept
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Rookie outfielder Steven Kwan began the season on an historic tear and has set the tone for the Cleveland Guardians for six months. He will now lead them into the postseason. Baseball’s youngest team won the AL Central championship with a huge assist from the 25-year-old
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