By SEUNG MIN KIM and JOSH BOAK Associated Press VALHALLA, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday blasted Republican-demanded spending cuts as “devastating,” making his case in a campaign-style speech to voters as lawmakers met in Washington on raising the government’s borrowing limit to avoid a potentially catastrophic U.S. default. The president is showing
Continue ReadingCNN By Luke McGee, CNN Britain’s security services are quietly relieved that the coronation of King Charles III passed without major incident — save for some accusations of heavy-handed policing. But a second big event this month is causing them a bigger headache. On the face of it, the stakes associated with the grand final
Continue ReadingBy Luke McGee, CNN Britain’s security services are quietly relieved that the coronation of King Charles III passed without major incident — save for some accusations of heavy-handed policing. But a second big event this month is causing them a bigger headache. On the face of it, the stakes associated with the grand final of
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin wrote a letter strongly criticizing an ongoing hold on senior military promotions and nominations in the Senate led by Republican lawmakers, saying it would create a “perilous precedent” for the military and impose “unconscionable” burdens on military families. The letter, sent on May 5 in response to
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Mientras funcionarios estadounidenses se preparan para una oleada de migrantes que esperan que expire el llamado Título 42, una política de restricción fronteriza de la era Trump este jueves por la noche, agentes federales están dirigiendo su atención a los migrantes que ya están en El Paso, Texas, para que
Continue ReadingBy Terry Ward, CNN There was a time when Juliana Olarte, a 26-year-old travel publicist living in New York City, couldn’t figure out where she fit in from a generational standpoint. Her Generation Z sister, who is 16, sometimes calls Olarte “cheugy,” she said. The term is used by Gen Z to refer to “millennial
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Ashley Strickland, CNN When the Voyager probes lifted off weeks apart in 1977, no one expected that the twin spacecraft would have their missions extended from four years to 45 years and counting. Now, the mission team is getting creative with its strategies for the power supply and instruments on both
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN When the Voyager probes lifted off weeks apart in 1977, no one expected that the twin spacecraft would have their missions extended from four years to 45 years and counting. Now, the mission team is getting creative with its strategies for the power supply and instruments on both Voyager 1 and
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands, working with Interpol, have launched an international appeal to help identify 22 women who mostly met violent deaths. Their bodies, some dismembered, were found over a span of 43 years, the most recent in 2019. Some showed signs of abuse or starvation.
Continue ReadingDAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian state media say a car bombing close to a police station near the country’s capital of Damascus wounded five officers. The reports are citing the Interior Ministry and have not provided further details on the explosion. The blast took place early on Wednesday in the neighborhood of Barzeh, just north
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s January-March profit has edged up 3% from the previous year on robust sales as a chips supply crunch gradually eased. Toyota racked up 552.2 billion yen, or $4 billion, in quarterly net profit. Quarterly sales soared nearly 20%. The automaker is forecasting its annual profit
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Lucy Kafanov and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A US Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally in 2020 was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday morning — even as Texas’ governor pushes to pardon him. Daniel Perry, 35, faced between five and 99 years
Continue ReadingKEYE, FAMILY PHOTOS, HIRAM GILBERTO, CNN By Eric Levenson, Lucy Kafanov and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A US Army sergeant who was convicted of murdering a protester at a Black Lives Matter rally in 2020 was sentenced to 25 years in prison Wednesday morning — even as Texas’ governor pushes to pardon him. Daniel Perry, 35,
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un riesgo crítico de incendio, nivel 2 de 3, está en vigor en todo el centro de Nuevo México y el centro-sur de Colorado, según el Centro de Predicción de Tormentas. En total hay más de 1 millón de personas bajo el riesgo crítico de incendio, incluyendo las ciudades de Nuevo
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is holding a summit with top officials of the country’s 16 states over the growing number of asylum-seekers and the lack of housing and spaces in schools or kindergartens for them. The federal government and the states, who represent the local communities and
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press CANAL-PIGI COUNTY, South Sudan (AP) — More than 40,000 people have crossed into South Sudan since neighboring Sudan erupted into conflict nearly one month ago. Most of them are South Sudanese refugees who fled civil war in their own country. Now, many are returning to areas unable to support to
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El Centro de Predicción de Tormentas (SPC, por sus siglas en inglés) de Estados Unidos informó que esperan este miércoles tormentas severas en el centro y sur de las Llanuras del país. Existe un riesgo leve de tormentas severas, nivel 2 de 5, desde el norte de Texas hasta el sureste
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry scored a victory at the outset of his first phone hacking trial Wednesday with the publisher of the Daily Mirror apologizing for unlawfully gathering information about him in its reporting that warrants some compensation. The admission was made in court filings outlining Mirror Group Newspapers
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED and RIAZAT BUTT Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s government called out the military Wednesday in areas roiled by deadly violence following the arrest of former Prime Minister Imran Khan, who was dragged from a courtroom and ordered held for another eight days on new corruption charges that outraged his supporters and
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — In the year in which the Turkish republic marks its centenary, the country is being closely watched to see if a united opposition can succeed in unseating an increasingly authoritarian leader in the NATO-member country. Turkey’s presidential and parliamentary elections, taking place on Sunday, could stretch
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