By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Iran is moving to head off a possible repeat of unrest ahead of the first anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini, arresting women’s rights activists and family members of people killed during last year’s nationwide protests, local and international human rights groups said Wednesday. Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus says it has dismantled a criminal human smuggling ring responsible for bringing boatloads of Syrian migrants from Syria, Lebanon and Turkey. Cypriot police said five suspects — all Syrian nationals — were arrested following Wednesday’s raid by a combined force of 40 officers on several
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The day before former President Donald Trump announced he would not participate in the 2024 Republican presidential primary debate, GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia campaigned at the Iowa State Fair on Trump’s behalf. Greene was photographed pouring drinks for fair goers and
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — As the St. Louis mayor pushes legislation that would prohibit “military-grade weapons” on city streets and make it a crime for “insurrectionists” and those convicted of hate crimes to possess firearms, Missouri’s Republican attorney general is warning that such a law would violate the state constitution.
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By Danny Freeman, Holly Yan and Steve Almasy, CNN (CNN) — The occupant of a home who opened fire when deputies tried to serve an eviction notice is dead after an hourslong standoff, Pittsburgh authorities said Wednesday. “The subject in this incident was pronounced deceased by @PghEMS at 5:08 p.m. EST,” public safety officials posted
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) — El Inter de Miami de Lionel Messi buscará extender su gran presente cuando enfrente este miércoles al FC Cincinnati en la semifinal de la US Open Cup, cuyo último campeón fue el Orlando City. El equipo rosa, que sufrió una transformación radical desde la llegada de Messi, buscará hacer
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By Dan Greenwald Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — An 18-year-old is facing charges in connection with a home invasion and kidnapping that happened in North County in early August. Kendal White, of St. Charles, is charged with child kidnapping, first-degree assault, first-degree burglary, four counts of armed criminal
Continue ReadingKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Four months after he was shot in the head after ringing the doorbell at the wrong house to pick up his brothers, Ralph Yarl has begun his senior year in high school. Next week, the man accused of shooting him will be in court. Yarl’s first day of school was
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Signs have returned to the Tennessee Capitol complex after a judge agreed to temporarily block a new rule advanced by House Republicans that had largely banned them. Wednesday’s ruling came in a lawsuit that was filed after state troopers removed three people from
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez and Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — US women’s soccer star Megan Rapinoe has spoken out and strongly criticized the behavior of Luis Rubiales following Spain’s World Cup victory on Sunday. Rubiales, the president of the Spanish soccer federation (RFEF), was seen giving Spain star Jennifer Hermoso an unwanted kiss on the lips
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has struck deep underground in northern Argentina. There have been no immediate reports of damages. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake occurred at a depth of 568 kilometers (353 miles). The epicenter was in the province of Santiago del Estero, in northern Argentina, about 130
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Macy’s is warning of a spike in customers who are failing to make credit card payments, adding to the evidence of mounting financial stress on consumers. The iconic department store had anticipated delinquencies would climb following a post-Covid lull. But Macy’s management has been caught off guard
Continue ReadingBy WBZ Staff Click here for updates on this story BEDFORD (WBZ) — Several people were hurt, including one with serious injuries, after a wall collapsed Wednesday morning at a home under construction in Bedford. It happened just after 7:30 a.m. on Dunster Road. Firefighters said one person was critically hurt, another in serious condition,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Call it a happy accident. According to Rumer Willis, her new daughter’s name was the result of a typo during a text exchange with the baby’s father, Derek Richard Thomas. “We were thinking about the name Loretta, and it was a typo. Her dad and I were texting,
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN London (CNN) — If you’re looking for a rock ‘n’ roll end to the summer, then the Rolling Stones may have you covered. The British rock legends appear to have teased a new album through a fake ad for a glass-repair business placed in a local London newspaper. The cryptic ad,
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — US job growth during much of the past year was weaker than previously projected by a little more than 300,000 jobs, according to new federal data released Wednesday. As part of the agency’s annual benchmark review of payroll data, the Bureau of Labor Statistics revised down March 2023’s
Continue ReadingSEGUIN, Texas (AP) — Authorities say no one was injured after a Texas elementary school student fired a gun while on a crowded school bus. Police Chief Jason Brady said the bullet struck the back of a bus seat and was stopped by steel inside it as the bus arrived Tuesday morning at Jefferson Elementary
Continue ReadingRIDGE, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a 3-year-old girl was wounded when a bullet fired at police officers by a murder suspect pierced the wall of her New York apartment and hit her. Suffolk County police say 38-year-old Gary Jones later took his own life after a standoff with police in the Long Island community
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Dr. Jaimie Henderson had a single wish throughout childhood: for his father to be able to speak with him. Now a scientist and neurosurgeon at Stanford Medicine, Henderson and his colleagues are developing brain implants that might be able to make similar wishes come true for other people with
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Some leaves in tropical forests from South America to South East Asia are getting so hot they may no longer be able to photosynthesize, with big potential consequences for the world’s forests, according to a new study. Leaves’ ability to photosynthesize – the process by which they make energy
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