By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A Hamas militant opened fire near an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank, killing an Israeli soldier, before he was shot and killed by Israeli forces. Thursday’s attack came a day after Israeli forces withdrew from the largest military operation in the West Bank in two
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Sweden failed Thursday to convince Turkey to lift its objections to the country joining NATO. NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says some progress was made in talks at NATO. But he’s called a meeting between Turkey’s president and Sweden’s prime minister on Monday in an effort “to bridge
Continue ReadingMUSCATINE, Iowa (AP) — Outrage and confusion have arisen after an entry in a Fourth of July parade in Iowa that featured one woman on horseback pulling a rope used to bind the wrists of another woman wearing Native American dress. Social media commenters were perplexed by the entry Tuesday in a parade in Muscatine.
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A British parliamentary watchdog says a lawmaker accused of drunkenly groping two men at a private members’ club should be suspended from Parliament for eight weeks for “completely unacceptable” conduct. The House of Commons Standards Committee says Chris Pincher pinched a parliamentary staffer’s bottom and grabbed a
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Yusef Salaam, an exonerated member of the Central Park Five has won the Democratic primary for a New York City Council seat in Harlem, CNN projects, after a reallocation of ranked-choice voting results expanded Salaam’s lead. The first-time candidate, who was wrongly accused in 1989 and then convicted along
Continue ReadingBy Kristina Sgueglia, CNN New York (CNN) — Snarled train traffic between New York City and Philadelphia this morning is moving again. While delays should “still be expected” Amtrak rail service has been restored “in both directions” between New York and Philadelphia following earlier overhead power issues in New Jersey, Amtrak said in a statement.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Un tribunal de El Salvador condenó a seis años de prisión al expresidente del país Mauricio Funes (2009-2014) por evadir impuestos, informó este miércoles la Fiscalía General. Funes no se ha pronunciado tras conocerse la sentencia. CNN ha intentado contactar al exmandatario a través de sus redes sociales, pero no
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin Minneapolis (CNN) — El número de puestos de trabajo disponibles en Estados Unidos cayó en mayo después de un repunte el mes anterior, según informó este jueves la Oficina de Estadísticas Laborales. Las vacantes cayeron a 9,82 millones a finales de mayo, frente a los 10,3 millones revisados al alza en abril,
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Davies and Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — After triumphing at the Women’s Euros in 2022, England will go into this year’s Women’s World Cup as one of the favorites to win the tournament. The team is brimming with world-class players, such as Barcelona’s Lucy Bronze and Keira Walsh, and possesses one of the
Continue ReadingBy Connor McCarthy Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The City of Portland is set to open a new Safe Rest Village at the end of July in its ongoing efforts to try and get people off the streets. The Reedway Safe Rest Village, located at the end of Southeast
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man who says Kevin Spacey subjected him to a torrent of verbal abuse and grabbed his crotch denied claims by the Hollywood star’s lawyer on Thursday that he had concocted the assault allegations, saying he’d kept the “horrific” incident bottled up for years. The man is
Continue ReadingCNN By Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — It squats on the Las Vegas skyline like an enormous spaceship, black and mysterious – until night falls, when it will glow like the Earth from space. The MSG Sphere won’t open to the public for almost three more months, when U2 christens the entertainment venue with a
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey (CNN) — Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef are divorcing after six years of marriage. “We have decided to end our marriage with love, respect and dignity for our children and honoring what we have experienced as a couple all these wonderful years,” the couple told People exclusively in a statement. The statement
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Buried with an elephant’s tusk, an ivory comb, a crystal dagger, an ostrich eggshell and a flint dagger inlaid with amber, the skeleton discovered in a tomb near Seville, Spain, in 2008 was clearly once someone important. Based on analysis of the pelvis bone, a specialist initially identified the
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Buried with an elephant’s tusk, an ivory comb, a crystal dagger, an ostrich eggshell and a flint dagger inlaid with amber, the skeleton discovered in a tomb near Seville, Spain, in 2008 was clearly once someone important. Based on analysis of the pelvis bone, a specialist initially identified the
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A U.K. court on Thursday rejected the British government’s request to keep former Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries from being made public at an official COVID-19 inquiry. The Cabinet Office took the unusual step of bringing a legal challenge after the retired judge
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — Facebook-parent Meta officially launched its Twitter competitor, Threads, last Wednesday, after first confirming its plans for the app just three months ago. Threads is already off to a strong start: it received 100 million sign-ups in less than a week, the app shows, including a large number
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama’s debut at NBA Summer League is Friday night. His highly anticipated showing is sold out, not too different from when a superstar music artist hits the city. All 17,500 tickets that were available for Day 1 of the 11-day series of games on
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — Stocks tumbled on Thursday after fresh data signaled that the labor market remains piping hot, heightening concerns that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates for longer than expected. The Dow dropped 366 points, or 1.1%, after falling nearly 500 points earlier in the trading session. The
Continue ReadingSofía Narváez (CNN Español) — En Venezuela, la palma aceitera representa una de las oportunidades más atractivas para los agricultores, según expertos del sector. El World Wildlife Fund calcula que el aceite de palma se utiliza en casi el 50% de los productos envasados en los supermercados. A esto se le suma su aplicación en
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