By Abeer Salman, CNN The heart of occupied Nablus is one of the most ancient cities in the Middle East. With two churches, 12 mosques and a Samaritan synagogue around densely populated residential areas, the occupied West Bank city’s nickname is “Little Damascus” because of the way its architecture, arches and even the local accent
Continue ReadingBy Dustin Dorsey Click here for updates on this story BOULDER CREEK, California (KGO) — Little Milo Smith is recovering at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center after surviving being pinned under a tree that fell into his home in the Santa Cruz Mountains. His parents call it a miracle. Parents Zachary and Catherine Smith are
Continue ReadingBy DAVID SHARP Associated Press BATH, Maine (AP) — The U.S. Navy appears to have learned from its costly lessons after cramming too much new technology onto warships and speeding them into production as it embarks on building new destroyers, which are the backbone of the fleet. Military officials say they’re slowing down the design
Continue ReadingBy Ivan Watson, Emiko Jozuka and Dan Campisi, CNN The US Navy reconnaissance jet flies at 21,500 feet over the South China Sea, 30 miles from the contested Paracel Islands, a group of about 130 small atolls, the biggest of which are home to Chinese military bases. A voice, saying it’s coming from a People’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Ivan Watson and Emiko Jozuka, CNN The US Navy reconnaissance jet flies at 21,500 feet over the South China Sea, 30 miles from the contested Paracel Islands, a group of about 130 small atolls, the biggest of which are home to Chinese military bases. A voice, saying it’s coming from a People’s Liberation
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN One year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine believing he’d take Kyiv within days, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky struck a defiant note, insisting that he was “certain” his country would win the war. Responding to a question from CNN’s Christiane Amanpour at a press conference in the
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, ZELENSKY, YOUTUBE, EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, UNTV By Ivana Kottasová, CNN One year after Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion of Ukraine believing he’d take Kyiv within days, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky struck a defiant note, insisting that he was “certain” his country would win the war. Responding to a question from CNN’s Christiane
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A man was released from a Michigan prison Friday after nearly 21 years, freed from a life sentence after state authorities acknowledged that an Ohio serial killer could have been the person who killed two deer hunters in 1990. “A state of shock,” Jeff Titus, 71, told
Continue ReadingDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 76-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting her terminally ill husband in a Florida hospital is asking to be released from jail. Ellen Gilland was initially charged with first-degree murder in January after police said she shot Jerry Gilland, 77, in a suicide pact that she claimed had been in
Continue ReadingGOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… With storm activity moving south, Mt. Bachelor will see some clearing skies that will make for a nice last half of today and a fairer day Saturday. The next system to enter the NW will bring heavy snow Saturday night and through Sunday night. This will bring another 4-8″ to the
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN Brace yourself for the end of Logan’s run. After five award-winning years, HBO’s hit show “Succession” will come to a close with season 4, writer and creator Jesse Armstrong has said. In an interview published Thursday, Armstrong told The New Yorker: “There’s a promise in the title of ‘Succession.‘ I’ve never
Continue ReadingGOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We are waking up to wind-driven snow showers for many, so visibility is down. With some snowpack on the roads, the morning commute may be a bit difficult. Skies will gradually clear today, but we are not going to warm up. Highs will be in the upper teens to mid 20’s.
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo, Bethlehem Feleke, and Fridah Okutoyi, CNN “May Nigeria not happen to you,” is a common prayer in Africa’s largest economy and most populous nation. It is a heartfelt wish born out of the frustration of living in a country so dysfunctional that even wealth cannot insulate you from the wahala (troubles) of
Continue ReadingBy Olesya Dmitracova, CNN Telecom company Ericsson is planning to cut 8,500 jobs around the world in a bid to slash costs. The company — one of the world’s biggest providers of 5G mobile networks — has announced a drive to cut costs by 9 billion crowns ($859 million) by the end of this year.
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Can the Federal Reserve keep raising interest rates and defeat the nation’s worst bout of inflation in 40 years without causing a recession? Not according to a new research paper that concludes that such an “immaculate disinflation” has never happened before. The paper was produced
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Can the Federal Reserve keep raising interest rates and defeat the nation’s worst bout of inflation in 40 years without causing a recession? Not according to a new research paper that concludes that such an “immaculate disinflation” has never happened before. The paper was produced
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN On the anniversary of the start of Russia’s war against Ukraine, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday called on the international community not to let Russian President Vladimir Putin’s crimes “become our new normal” — and seemed to tacitly downplay a proposal by Beijing to bring an end to
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La trilogía de “El Señor de los Anillos” es una de las series de películas más queridas de todos los tiempos, pero lo cierto es que Peter Jackson solo arañó la superficie del rico mundo de la Tierra Media creado por J.R.R. Tolkien en esas entregas. El director general de
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Boeing has been forced to halt deliveries of the 787 Dreamliner once again, just months after it resumed deliveries to customers following a year-long halt. Boeing will have to conduct additional analysis of the fuselage in order to address new concerns of the Federal Aviation Administration, according to statements from the
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish authorities say preliminary work has started to build housing for people left homeless by the massive earthquake that hit parts of the country and neighboring Syria, killing tens of thousands. The minister for the environment, urbanization and climate change said on Twitter Friday that excavations were taking place in Gaziantep
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