By MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — The smell of pineapple bread fills the kitchen of “Vida Libre,” or “free life,” a gang rehabilitation program founded in El Salvador by American pastor Kenton Moody in 2021. The trust that Moody puts in former gang members is not widely shared. Thousands
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Lawmakers in the lower house of the Czech Parliament have agreed to tighten the country’s conflict of interest legislation to ban politicians from owning media, in a direct snub to former populist Prime Minister Andrej Babis. Lawmakers in the 200-seat house voted to amend the current law to prohibit media ownership for
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Two-time Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer has proposed to his partner onstage in London, prompting raucous applause from the audience. As his performance at the O2 arena was drawing to a close Thursday night, the 65-year-old German composer asked his partner to join him on stage and then proceeded to declare his
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The International Tennis Integrity Agency says Romanian tennis player Petru-Alexandru Luncanu has been banned for five years and fined $40,000 in a match-fixing case. The agency says five out of seven match-fixing charges brought by the ITIA against Luncanu were upheld at an anti-corruption hearing. It adds the charges related to “contriving
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN) — The role of Britain’s monarch comes with quite a long list of perks – but perhaps one of the most enviable is the ability to celebrate your birthday not once, but twice a year. King Charles enjoyed his first real birthday as monarch on November
Continue ReadingBy NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The new blockbuster movie “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” was abruptly removed from cinema listings in more than a dozen Muslim-majority countries without explanation, apparently over the inclusion of a blink-and-you-miss-it transgender poster in the background of one frame. Empire Entertainment, the Middle East
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The US Men’s National Team dominated Mexico in a 3-0 win Thursday in front of a sellout crowd of 65,000 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. But this Concacaf Nations League semifinal – marred by dirty tackles, pushing and shoving and even a torn jersey – ended in ugly
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris. The French presidency said the talks on Friday would focus on bilateral relations between the two countries and on regional stability issues, especially after long-time rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran restored diplomatic
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — La selección nacional masculina de EE.UU. superó a México con una victoria de 3-0 el jueves frente a una multitud de 65.000 espectadores en el Allegiant Stadium de Las Vegas. Pero esta semifinal de la Nations League, la Liga de Naciones de la Concacaf, empañada con tacleadas sucias, empujones e incluso
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A new species of dinosaur with blade-like spikes for armor has been discovered on the Isle of Wight, off the south coast of England. Named Vectipelta barretti, it is the first armored dinosaur, or ankylosaur, to have been found on the island in 142 years, according to a statement
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — A climate activist in New Zealand faces 10 years in jail after a court found her guilty of forgery for sending a fake letter to the speakers at an oil industry conference, telling them it had been postponed due to the climate crisis. Rosemary Penwarden, who lives near Dunedin,
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza, Sarah Boxer and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Robert Bowers, the gunman who killed 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue in 2018, was convicted by a federal jury Friday on all 63 charges against him. Bowers, 50, now faces the possibility of the death sentence at the hands of the
Continue ReadingBy GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder died Friday, one day after crashing and falling down a ravine during a descent at the Tour de Suisse. The 26-year-old Mäder crashed after a left-hand turn on a fast downhill road approaching the end of the mountainous fifth stage into La
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Swiss cyclist Gino Mäder has died following a crash on the fifth stage of the Tour de Suisse, his Bahrain Victorious team announced on Friday. Almost 200 kilometers into the race, the 26-year-old Mäder crashed at high speed with American rider Magnus Sheffield, race organizers said in a statement
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A Beijing-based multinational lender is launching an internal review after Canada suspended its ties with the regional development bank, citing explosive claims that the Chinese Communist Party had infiltrated the institution. The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, billed as Asia’s answer to the World Bank, has “nothing to
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Happy Friday, Central Oregon! We’ve made it to the end of the work week, and will be rewarded with some warm temperatures and mostly sunny skies. Look for daytime highs to settle into the low 80s. Winds will pick up during the normal hours to around 10 mph, with some gusts as high as 20
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester United says Alessia Russo will leave the club’s women’s team as a free agent this summer. The England international was the subject of a reported world-record bid of around $640,000 from Arsenal in January. She continues to be linked with a move to the London club. United had hoped to
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The US is facing a serious shortage of airline pilots that is already grounding planes ahead of a record-breaking travel season. Some lawmakers believe shorter training programs would bring more pilots on board, but others are concerned that decreasing standards may produce inadequately trained flight crews. Here’s what
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The US is facing a serious shortage of airline pilots that is already grounding planes ahead of a record-breaking travel season. Some lawmakers believe shorter training programs would bring more pilots on board, but others are concerned that decreasing standards may produce inadequately trained flight crews. Here’s what else
Continue ReadingCNN By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Are your fingers this fast? In just 3.13 seconds, a 21-year-old speedcuber from California broke the world record for the fastest time of solving a 3x3x3 rotating puzzle cube, according to Guinness World Records. Max Park completed the world-record solve during a Pride at Long Beach event
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