By Katie Hunt, CNN Four years ago, Morris J. Alexie had to move out of the house his father built in Alaska in 1969 because it was sinking into the ground and water was beginning to seep into his home. “The bogs are showing up in between houses, all over our community. There are currently
Continue ReadingBy JAMES POLLARD Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Republicans tallied key victories on a night when the GOP nationwide struggled to generate the wins historically associated with a midterm election under an opposing party’s president. They won the governor’s race by the largest margin in over 30 years and reached
Continue ReadingBy Dan Merica, CNN A top Democratic super PAC will begin airing a new ad attacking Republican Herschel Walker’s character on Saturday, as both parties turn their focus to a Georgia Senate runoff that may end up determining control of the Senate. First provided to CNN, the ad, titled “Shown Us” from Georgia Honor —
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, CNN Renowned street artist Banksy has unveiled his latest artwork in an Instagram post — a mural in the liberated Ukrainian town of Borodianka. The artwork shows a female gymnast balancing on a pile of rubble on the side of a building damaged by Russian strikes. The graffiti artist posted three images
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business There is no sugarcoating it: This is a terrible time to buy a home. Mortgage rates for a 30-year fixed rate loan are now hovering above 7%, more than 4 percentage points higher than a year ago. That has slashed a typical buyer’s purchasing power by 14%, according to Black
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson, CNN Once the scene of Russian occupation, the drive into newly liberated Kherson city was eerily quiet. For much of the journey through smaller towns and settlements, our team of CNN journalists was forced to drive through diversions and fields: bridges over canals were blown up, and
Continue ReadingBy ZARAR KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The ex-husband of an American woman of Pakistani origin has been convicted of murdering her in a property dispute and sentenced to death. A lawyer says the district court in Rawalpindi on Saturday also sentenced Rizwan Habib’s father and an employee to seven years in prison for
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has strongly criticized the Iranian government for its bloody crackdown on protests in the country. In his weekly video address on Saturday, Scholz said the ongoing protests sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini following her detention by Iran’s morality police were no longer “merely a question
Continue ReadingSHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Mexico announced Saturday that it will raise it target for cutting greenhouse gas emissions and boosting the rollout of renewable energy, though it remains a regional laggard on climate action. Foreign Minister Marcelo Ebrard said Mexico would aim to reduce emissions by 35% compared to doing nothing by 2030. That’s
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — A four-story building collapsed Saturday morning in northern French city of Lille but no deaths were reported so far thanks to a resident’s advance warning, French authorities said. Lille firefighters said they rescued one person from the rubble with only light injuries. The search for any others possibly trapped in the rubble
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — A number of Canadian sports radio crews are still not traveling with their teams for road games even with the pandemic easing. Radio broadcast crews for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, and Vancouver Canucks are not on site for road games this season. The English language radio crew for the Montreal
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Tonight Dave Chappelle will host “Saturday Night Live” for the third time — an appearance that is courting controversy before he even takes the stage. The comedian has drawn increasing ire in recent years for making jokes aimed at transgender people, and the outcry grew louder last fall when Netflix released
Continue ReadingCNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN Tonight Dave Chappelle will host “Saturday Night Live” for the third time — an appearance that is courting controversy before he even takes the stage. The comedian has drawn increasing ire in recent years for making jokes aimed at transgender people, and the outcry grew louder last fall when Netflix
Continue ReadingBy Nic Robertson and Amy Woodyatt CNN For eight months, residents of the Ukrainian city of Kherson have been living under brutal Russian occupation. But on Friday, Ukrainian forces swept into the city and Russian troops retreated to the east. The residents have no water, no internet connection and little power. But as a CNN
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press MYKOLAIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian police officers returned Saturday, along with TV and radio services, to the southern city of Kherson following the withdrawal of Russian troops, part of fast but cautious efforts to make the only regional capital captured by Russia livable after months of occupation. Yet one official
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS Associated Press SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — It’s half-way time at the U.N. climate talks in Egypt, with negotiators still working on draft agreements before ministers arrive next week to push for a substantial deal to fight climate change. The two-week meeting in Sharm el-Sheikh started with strong appeals from world leaders
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel: Europe’s most underrated destinations, the world’s spiciest foods and the airlines introducing double beds and high walls in business and first class. The high life American Airlines is dropping first-class seats on international flights in favor of new-and-improved business class suites, and high-altitude, business-class fanciness is also
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business A gym membership in the United States typically costs around $50 a month. Boutique gyms and high-intensity classes run double and triple that. Planet Fitness, however, has offered $10 monthly memberships for 30 years. The no-frills gym chain hasn’t raised the price, making it one of the few things that
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin and Ivana Kottasová, CNN When Alice Grusová was a baby, her parents left her on a train station bench, with no idea of what would become of her. It was June 1942 and this was the last desperate act by Marta and Alexandr Knapp to save their daughter as their attempt to
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer Twitter has been a bit of a mess since billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk took the helm, cutting the company’s workforce in half, upending the platform’s verification system, sparring with users over jokes and acknowledging that “ dumb things ” might happen as he reshapes one of the world’s
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