JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has told the Biden administration it will rein in the approval of new West Bank settlement outposts. The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would not greenlight any new wildcat settlements in the occupied West Bank beyond nine such outposts built without authorization that it approved retroactively earlier
Continue ReadingBy SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A spectacular collection of centuries-old jewelry has been returned to Cambodia. They are the latest treasures to be retrieved from the estate of antiquities collector and dealer Douglas Latchford, who was accused of buying and selling looted artifacts. Cambodia’s Culture Ministry says 77 pieces of
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union has imposed sanctions on 32 Iranians, including the culture and education ministers, intelligence officials and lawmakers accused of links to the security crackdown on protesters. The bloc on Monday also targeted two organizations. The protests began after the Sept. 16 death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini following her arrest by
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN The Supreme Court is set to hear back-to-back oral arguments this week in two cases that could significantly reshape online speech and content moderation. The outcome of the oral arguments, scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday, could determine whether tech platforms and social media companies can be sued for recommending content to
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Russian pranksters posing as Ukraine’s ex-President Petro Poroshenko managed to contact Angela Merkel by phone to discuss developments in Ukraine and Belarus, although the former German chancellor appeared wary during the call. Merkel’s office said Monday that the former German leader received a call Jan. 12 from someone claiming to be Poroshenko.
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By Cheri Mossburg, Camila Bernal and Kelly McCleary, CNN A man was taken into custody in connection with the shooting death of a Catholic bishop renowned for his work as a community peacemaker, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Monday. Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell was found dead Saturday in his home in the community
Continue Reading KABC, PHOTOS COURTESY OF ST. RITA SCHOOL, VO FROM CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS,, CNN By Cheri Mossburg, Camila Bernal and Kelly McCleary, CNN A man was taken into custody in connection with the shooting death of a Catholic bishop renowned for his work as a community peacemaker, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Hong Kong (CNN) — Mientras el presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, aterrizaba en Ucrania para reunirse con su homólogo Volodymyr Zelensky este lunes, el principal diplomático de China viajaba en dirección contraria, camino de Rusia. Wang Yi, nombrado el mes pasado principal asesor de política exterior del líder chino Xi Jinping,
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Hasta el día de hoy, George Washington ostenta un singular logro en la política de Estados Unidos: no solo fue el primer presidente, sino también el único votado de manera unánime por el colegio electoral. Washington nació el 22 de febrero de 1732 en el seno de una familia
Continue ReadingBy Emanuella Grinberg, CNN It’s time to break out your beads and get in your last bites of king cake — Mardi Gras time is here. Mardi Gras is French for Fat Tuesday. It’s also called Shrove Tuesday, Carnival Tuesday or Pancake Tuesday, depending on where the celebration is taking place. No matter the name,
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden slipped into Kyiv on Monday for the first time since Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine almost a year ago, demonstrating in dramatic personal fashion his commitment to the country and its struggle as the war enters an uncertain new phase. The highly secretive visit —
Continue ReadingWVUE-DT By Forrest Brown, CNN Mardi Gras 2021 was a very quiet, socially distanced event. And festivities were still a bit subdued in 2022, at least by pre-pandemic standards. But this year, New Orleans is ready to go full throttle for its famous party. Lifelong Big Easy resident Sarah Barnett, who has missed only a
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown, CNN Mardi Gras 2021 was a very quiet, socially distanced event. And festivities were still a bit subdued in 2022, at least by pre-pandemic standards. But this year, New Orleans is ready to go full throttle for its famous party. Lifelong Big Easy resident Sarah Barnett, who has missed only a couple
Continue ReadingBy LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Last year, a scammer used one of my credit cards to make hundreds of dollars in fraudulent charges over several months. Another one of my cards was compromised four times in a row. Repeated credit card fraud is an inconvenience, but throughout the process, I learned about the best ways
Continue ReadingBy LIZ WESTON of NerdWallet Last year, a scammer used one of my credit cards to make hundreds of dollars in fraudulent charges over several months. Another one of my cards was compromised four times in a row. Repeated credit card fraud is an inconvenience, but throughout the process, I learned about the best ways
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Desde la toma de posesión de George Washington en 1789 hasta la de Joe Biden en 2020, un total de 46 hombres se desempeñaron como presidente de Estados Unidos. Aquí, un vistazo a cada uno de ellos. George Washington (1789-1797) (MPI/Getty Images) George Washington fue el primer presidente de
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The aggravated rape and assault trial of Moroccan singer Saad Lamjarred has started in Paris. The 37-year-old Lamjarred allegedly raped a French woman at a luxury hotel on the Champs-Elysees in October 2016 while he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine. He has denied the allegations. He faces up to
Continue ReadingCNN By John Bonifield, CNN Democratic Sen. John Fetterman’s hospitalization for the treatment of clinical depression has raised questions about the links between depression and strokes — and how long he’ll need to be hospitalized. The Pennsylvania Democrat, who suffered a stroke last May ahead of winning the Senate nomination, has experienced depression on and
Continue ReadingBy John Bonifield, CNN Democratic Sen. John Fetterman’s hospitalization for the treatment of clinical depression has raised questions about the links between depression and strokes — and how long he’ll need to be hospitalized. The Pennsylvania Democrat, who suffered a stroke last May ahead of winning the Senate nomination, has experienced depression on and off
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, CNN In opening statements of Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial, the prosecution went into a lengthy defense of the value and importance of circumstantial evidence. “A lot of times people hear, ‘Oh, it’s just a circumstantial case,’ but the law says otherwise,” prosecutor Creighton Waters told the jury. “The law says circumstantial evidence
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