LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey “strenuously denies” allegations of sexual assault, his lawyer said Thursday, as the Oscar-winning actor appeared in a London court to face five charges of offenses against three men. Photographers and television camera crews thronged Spacey, 62, as he arrived at London’s Westminster Magistrates Court for the preliminary hearing, walking into
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is launching a task force dedicated to fighting online harassment and abuse. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy attended the announcement on Thursday, as did Sloane Stephens, a Black professional tennis player who’s faced a torrent of racist abuse. After
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is launching a task force dedicated to fighting online harassment and abuse. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Surgeon General Vivek Murthy attended the announcement on Thursday, as did Sloane Stephens, a Black professional tennis player who’s faced a torrent of racist abuse. After
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Las ciudades que se postularon para albergar partidos en la Copa Mundial masculina de 2026, la primera edición que contará con 48 equipos y la primera que se realizará en tres países, sabrán el jueves si fueron las elegidas. En total, se espera que la FIFA, el organismo rector del fútbol mundial,
Continue ReadingBy Sam Fossum, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday launched a new national task force aimed at helping to prevent and address online harassment and abuse. Ahead of the meeting, President Joe Biden signed a memorandum establishing the initiative, the White House Task Force to Address Online Harassment and Abuse. The interagency effort will
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Zachary Cohen, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN Thursday’s hearing from the House select committee investigating the Capitol insurrection will be all about former Vice President Mike Pence, who was at the center of former President Donald Trump’s last-ditch effort to overturn the 2020 presidential election on January 6, 2021. Committee aides
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s new conservative government says there is no evidence that a South Korean official slain by North Korea near the rivals’ disputed sea boundary in 2020 had intended to defect to the North. Thursday’s announcement by the government of President Yoon Suk Yeol has
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO defense ministers are discussing ways to bolster forces and deterrence along the military alliance’s eastern borders to dissuade Russia from planning further aggression. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led allies to rethink strategies, and they now agree that NATO forces should be present in greater numbers
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Business The European Union’s embargo on 90% of the oil it imports from Russia is the toughest punishment it’s inflicted on the Kremlin since President Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine. But a smaller part of the latest sanctions package could prove just as significant. A ban on insuring ships
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN Twelve elementary school children drank floor sealant believing it was milk after it was served to students at a childcare program in Juneau, Alaska, on Tuesday, according to the school district. Students in a summer care program at Sitʼ Eeti Shaanáx̱-Glacier Valley Elementary School began complaining that the milk they were
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Mayra Flores hizo historia este 15 de junio al ganar la elección especial para el Distrito 34 del Congreso de Texas. Flores no solo es la primera mujer nacida en México en ganar esta elección, sino que esta republicana se quedó con un escaño que históricamente ha estado en
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Tennis star Nick Kyrgios was involved in a fiery exchange with the umpire during his comeback win against Stefanos Tsitsipas at TP 500 Halle Open Wednesday. Kyrgios, 27, had smashed his racquet after losing the opening set and later locked horns with the umpire after he was given a time violation
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian media are reporting that authorities have arrested a person accused of having a link to two French citizens being held on espionage charges. Thursday’s report by Iran’s state television says the suspect was a Marxist who visited the two alleged French spies before the May 1 International Workers’ Day, as
Continue ReadingCNN By Simone McCarthy, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping reiterated his support for Moscow on “sovereignty and security” matters in a call with counterpart Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, upholding his backing for the countries’ partnership despite the global backlash against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Speaking on his 69th birthday, Xi also pledged to deepen strategic
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Erling Haaland’s English Premier League debut is set to come in an away match at West Ham when Manchester City opens its title defense at the Olympic Stadium. The schedule for the league’s 2022-23 season has been released and Liverpool starts away to promoted team Fulham on Saturday Aug. 6. The first
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA and IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Expectations are high in Rwanda as the East African nation prepares to host the Commonwealth Heads of Government summit. The meeting of world leaders from June 20 to 25 will focus attention on Rwanda’s widely criticized deal with Britain to deport asylum-seekers from
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer BRESCIA, Italy (AP) — Small Italian fashion producers are still allowed to export to Russia despite sanctions, as long as the wholesale price is under 300 euros. But they are having a hard time getting paid due to restrictions tied to the financial sector. Italy is the largest producer
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY AP Business Writer BRESCIA, Italy (AP) — Small Italian fashion producers are still allowed to export to Russia despite sanctions, as long as the wholesale price is under 300 euros. But they are having a hard time getting paid due to restrictions tied to the financial sector. Italy is the largest producer
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Tres líderes europeos de alto nivel llegaron este jueves a la capital de Ucrania, Kyiv, en medio de la guerra con Rusia, confirmó el equipo de CNN en el terreno. La guerra en Ucrania alcanza un momento crucial que podría determinar el resultado a largo plazo, dicen funcionarios de inteligencia de Occidente
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The ethics adviser to scandal-hit British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has quit and accused the government of seeking to flout conduct rules. In a resignation letter, Christopher Geidt said he was put in an “impossible and odious position” because the government asked him to advise on measures
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