By Tina Burnside, CNN The Phoenix Police Department has taken into custody a suspect who fled after allegedly shooting and wounding a Scottsdale detective during a special assignment Friday night. Kenneth Hearne, 37, the “armed and dangerous” suspect who police said fled from a two-story balcony after firing on officers, was apprehended Saturday night, according
Continue ReadingBy BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A U.S. Army lieutenant who was pepper sprayed, struck and handcuffed by police in Virginia but never arrested will argue to a jury next week that he was assaulted and falsely imprisoned and that his vehicle was illegally searched. Video of the 2020 traffic stop got
Continue ReadingKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.N. says one of its top officials has met with the Taliban-led government’s higher education minister, who ordered a ban on women in Afghan universities last month. The minister says the ban is necessary to prevent the mixing of genders in universities and because he believes some subjects violate Islamic
Continue ReadingBy LAURAN NEERGAARD and MATTHEW PERRONE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new Alzheimer’s drug is hitting the market — the first with clear-cut evidence that it can slow, by several months, the mind-robbing disease. It’s a long-needed new treatment, but experts also are voicing a lot of caution: The drug isn’t a cure, it’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran, Manu Raju, Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN Kevin McCarthy was elected House speaker in the early hours of Saturday morning — a major victory for the California Republican that elevates him to a powerful position leading the GOP majority in the chamber and an outcome that followed days of painstaking
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ recently reelected Democratic governor and Republican lawmakers are headed for a clash over how their financially flush state should cut taxes as the Legislature prepares to open its annual session. Gov. Laura Kelly is scheduled to take the oath of office for her second
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America After a midterm election and record flow of anti-transgender legislation last year, Republican state lawmakers this year are zeroing in on questions of bodily autonomy with new proposals to limit gender-affirming health care and abortion access. More than two dozen bills seeking to restrict transgender health care access
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Jeremy Herb, CNN Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz strode into House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s office on Monday night with a list of demands. Among them: The chairmanship of a key House Armed Services subcommittee. McCarthy rejected the offer. That decision set in motion a chain
Continue ReadingCNN By Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju, Annie Grayer, Lauren Fox and Jeremy Herb, CNN Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz strode into House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy’s office on Monday night with a list of demands. Among them: The chairmanship of a key House Armed Services subcommittee. McCarthy rejected the offer. That decision set in motion a
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police say militants have killed a constable in Pakistan’s northwest after they opened fire on the security van he was traveling in. It is the latest attack since the banned group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan broke a cease-fire with the government in Islamabad and ordered its fighters to carry out attacks across the
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN You may be spending a good bit of time right now finalizing — and, of course, implementing — your resolutions for the new year. Congratulations! Focusing on a happy and healthy lifestyle is a huge investment in your future. But have you thought about what might be optimal for your best
Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s government claims that the al-Shabab extremist group has for the first time asked to open negotiations amid a military offensive the government has described as “total war.” There has been no immediate statement by al-Shabab. For well over a decade, the al-Qaida-affiliate has carried out
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las majestuosas estructuras de la antigua Roma han sobrevivido durante milenios, testimonio de la habilidad de los ingenieros romanos, que perfeccionaron el uso del concreto. Pero, ¿cómo contribuyeron sus materiales de construcción a mantener en pie durante más de 2.000 años edificios colosales como el Panteón (que tiene la cúpula no
Continue ReadingCNN, WTKR By Nouran Salahieh, Dakin Andone and Caroll Alvarado, CNN The gun allegedly used by a 6-year-old boy to shoot his teacher at a Newport News, Virginia, school was legally purchased by the child’s mother, officials said. The boy took the firearm from his home to school in his backpack Friday, Newport News Police
Continue ReadingBy BISWAJEET BANERJEE Associated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Authorities in an Indian Himalayan town have stopped construction activities and started moving hundreds of people to temporary shelters after a temple collapsed and cracks appeared in over 600 houses because of sinking of land, officials said Saturday. Residents of Joshimath town in Uttarakhand state say
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN The operator is going off the hook for millions of customers. Starting in January, AT&T customers with digital landlines won’t be able to dial 411 or 0 to reach an operator or get directory assistance. AT&T in 2021 ended operator services for wireless callers, although customers with home phone landlines can
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is gathering government ministers, medics and health service managers in 10 Downing St. for talks aimed at fixing a health care crisis that has seen thousands of patients stranded outside overflowing hospitals. The government said it was “bringing together the best minds
Continue ReadingCNN By Jennifer Korn, CNN As the football world hopes for more good news about Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s recovery, some fans are wondering how to address a small elephant in the room: What to do about unfinished fantasy football leagues? Monday was the final day for many leagues, and with the NFL deciding
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn, CNN As the football world hopes for more good news about Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin’s recovery, some fans are wondering how to address a small elephant in the room: What to do about unfinished fantasy football leagues? Monday was the final day for many leagues, and with the NFL deciding to
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN The year’s off to a dramatic start with storms lashing the United States’ West Coast, a renewed volcanic eruption in Hawaii, and January heat records in Europe that are forcing some ski resorts to close due to a lack of snow. But it’s still looking like a great year to travel.
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