By LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition advocating for Native American people impacted by an oppressive system of boarding schools for Native youths plans to digitize 20,000 archival pages related to schools in that system that were operated by the Quakers. The Quakers and other faith groups — including Episcopalians,
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Al menos 56 personas fueron detenidas luego de los intentos de robo ocurridos en centros comerciales de las poblaciones argentinas de Moreno, Tigre, Merlo y José León Suárez, informó este miércoles el Ministerio Público de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. El anuncio ocurre en medio de algunos robos aislados y
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Meta, Facebook’s parent company, and 184 of its content moderators who were based in Kenya agreed on a mediation attempt to settle out of court. Last year, the moderators — from several African countries — filed a lawsuit against the social media giant and its outsourcing
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has promoted Natalie Hudson to chief justice of the Minnesota Supreme Court. When she assumes the post this fall, Hudson will be the first Black person to lead the state’s highest court. Hudson was appointed associate justice in 2015 after serving on the
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The chairman of a group that has offered scholarships to female Afghan students to study abroad says the Taliban have prevented scores of women from traveling to the United Arab Emirates for education. Khalaf Ahmad Al Habtoor, chairman of the Al Habtoor group, says he is unable to express the disappointment he
Continue ReadingBy Rex Hodge Click here for updates on this story FRANKLIN, North Carolina (WLOS) — A Franklin woman faces charges for allegedly orchestrating false reports about her own murder. Franklin police say Maggie Sweeney is accused of making anonymous third party false reports to a friend and to DSS that she had been murdered. At
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRUNAT and JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The players’ union representing the Women’s World Cup winner kissed without her consent by the president of the Spanish soccer federation said Wednesday that his inappropriate act should not go unpunished. Jenni Hermoso, who was kissed forcibly by federation head Luis Rubiales during
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Five high school students from Florida to Utah have been selected as this year’s National Student Poets. Each winner represents a different region in the country and brings their own distinctive background and perspective. The student poets each receive $5,000 and will help oversee workshops,
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — “Barbie” is now within striking distance of becoming the highest-grossing movie at the domestic box office this year, taking the crown away from “Super Mario Bros.” According to studio estimates, “Barbie” has made $572.3 million at the American box office as of Wednesday, edging closer the Mario’s
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Salvatore “Toto” Cutugno, the Italian singer-songwriter best known for his 1983 hit “L’Italiano,” has died at age 80, local media reported Tuesday. Cutugno’s manager, Danilo Mancuso, said he died in Milan’s San Raffaele Hospital “after a long illness, which had become more serious in the last few months,” Italy’s
Continue ReadingBy SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — In Kosovo, a statue bearing the names of 23 Albanians who rescued Jews during World War II, has been inaugurated in the capital, Pristina. The “Wall of Honor” statue was placed in a park in the presence of some of the rescuers’ descendants,
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Paula Reid, Marshall Cohen and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — Three of Donald Trump’s key election lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis, surrendered Wednesday on charges in the Georgia election subversion case. The scene of Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and a notable former federal prosecutor, walking into
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Gambling in the crowds on the PGA Tour? You bet there is, according to Jon Rahm. An incident involving Max Homa at the BMW Championship on Saturday has sparked a conversation around spectators making wagers within earshot of the golfers they’re staking on. Homa was on the backswing of
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Germany suffered the steepest decline in business activity for more than three years this month, according to survey data published Wednesday, stoking fears that Europe’s biggest economy is falling back into recession. An initial reading of the country’s Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which tracks activity in the manufacturing
Continue ReadingMULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say rescuers have evacuated more than 100,000 people from flood-hit areas of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province in the past three weeks. The rescue operations were expanded last week when the Sutlej River started overflowing, inundating several districts. Most of the evacuations occurred in the districts of Bahawalpur and Kasur. Pakistani
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The president of the Spanish government’s High Council of Sport (CSD) says he will take action against Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales if the soccer body fails to do so. On Tuesday, RFEF called an extraordinary general assembly – set for Friday – which was expected to
Continue ReadingCNN, WRCB By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A lot of hope has been placed on the possibility of ending the strikes that have paused Hollywood productions. This week, major studios outlined their latest offer to striking writers, including what the studios say is the highest wage increase in 35 years. However, it remains unclear
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — A lot of hope has been placed on the possibility of ending the strikes that have paused Hollywood productions. This week, major studios outlined their latest offer to striking writers, including what the studios say is the highest wage increase in 35 years. However, it remains unclear whether the
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La Alianza de Productores de Cine y Televisión (AMPTP, por sus siglas en inglés) compartió en un comunicado de prensa su último paquete de términos propuestos al sindicato de guionistas de EE.UU. (WGA, por sus siglas en inglés) como parte de las negociaciones de huelga. El paquete propuesto por AMPTP incluye
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — If you’re rushing to complete this year’s back-to-school shopping, there’s still time to save on sales taxes on those purchases in three states. Each year, a number of states offer families a sales-tax-free period in the run-up to a new academic year. On those days, shoppers can
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