Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El fiscal especial Jack Smith reveló su caso alegando que el expresidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump violó varias leyes en sus intentos de anular las elecciones de 2020, con una acusación del jurado investigador presentada este martes que ilustró la profundidad y amplitud de la investigación criminal federal. Los
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — Approval ratings of the US Supreme Court remain at record low levels and Americans are closely divided on Justice Clarence Thomas, as the court continues to issue controversial opinions and is hit with criticism about ethics standards. The latest results are based on a Gallup
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The progressive political party that won the most seats in Thailand’s general election has been excluded from a coalition to form the next government. Conservative lawmakers strongly oppose the party over its proposed reform of a law banning criticism of the country’s monarchy. Thailand has struggled for
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Niger’s new military ruler lashed out at neighboring countries and the international community in a nationally televised speech Wednesday night, and he called on the population to be ready to defend the nation. In one of few addresses to the West African country since seizing power
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — A Turkish employee of the Swedish Consulate in Izmir in western Turkey is recovering in a hospital after being injured in a gun attack at the office in the port city. The lone gunman, a Turkish citizen from the eastern province of Agri, was arrested shortly after the attack on Tuesday, according
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La inteligencia artificial encontró más cánceres de mama que los médicos con años de capacitación y experiencia y redujo la carga de trabajo de lectura de mamografías de los médicos casi a la mitad, encontró un nuevo estudio en etapa inicial. Esto no significa que su hospital permitirá que una computadora
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A 21-year-old Madras man who was scheduled to go on trial this fall on a murder charge in the fatal July 2020 shooting of an 18-year-old – a killing his older brother was convicted of in May — has pleaded no contest to lesser charges and been sentenced to nine years in prison.
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon, Simone McCarthy and Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — China has revealed two new leaders of its People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force this week in a surprise shake-up that has raised questions about the inner workings at the top of the military branch overseeing the nation’s powerful arsenal of nuclear and ballistic missiles.
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ and AIJAZ HUSSAIN Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s top court is hearing petitions challenging the constitutionality of the legislation passed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 that stripped disputed Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood, scrapped its separate constitution and removed inherited protections on land and jobs. The five-judge constitutional
Continue ReadingBy NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard has launched a surprise military drill on disputed islands in the Persian Gulf, just as the U.S. military increase its presence in the region over recent ship seizures by Tehran. The drill Wednesday focused primarily on Abu Musa Island,
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones on Wednesday hit a Ukrainian port city along the border with Romania, causing significant damage and a huge fire at facilities that are key to Ukrainian grain exports. The attacks followed the end of a deal with Russia that had allowed Ukrainian shipments to
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street lower on Thursday after Fitch Ratings cut the United States government’s credit rating. Tokyo’s market benchmark fell almost 1.5%. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul declined. Oil prices edged higher. Wall Street turned in its biggest one-day decline in months after
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s highly secretive civilian spy agency has launched a public account on a major social media platform to call on “all members of society” to join its fight against espionage, offering rewards and protection for those who provide information. The Ministry of State Security oversees intelligence and
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza, Nicki Brown and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Robert Bowers, the gunman who killed 11 worshippers and wounded six others at a Pittsburgh synagogue in 2018 in the deadliest-ever attack on Jewish people in the United States, was unanimously sentenced to death by a federal jury on Wednesday. It’s the first federal
Continue ReadingBy ZANE IRWIN and BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — The pending pullout of U.N. peacekeepers from Mali is creating worries about what the withdrawal will mean for thousands of citizens who built livelihoods at and around the mission’s bases. In June, the West African nation’s military junta ordered the U.N. mission in
Continue ReadingBy EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia has bought 12 surveillance and reconnaissance drones worth $300 million from Turkish Aerospace to be used by its military to strengthen the nation’s defenses, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The purchase aims to increase the variety, quantity and quality of Indonesia’s military defense equipment. The
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The Mega Millions grand prize grew further past the billion-dollar mark after no winning ticket claimed the jackpot at Tuesday night’s drawing. The winning numbers in Tuesday night’s drawing were 8, 24, 30, 45, 61 and Mega Ball 12. The estimated jackpot for the next drawing on Friday night
Continue ReadingBy SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has detained an army officer and several collaborators on suspicion of handing military secrets to China. The defense ministry said Wednesday that a lieutenant colonel surnamed Hsieh and other defendants were suspected of having been recruited by China to leak national defense secrets and other
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A massive fire burning through the desert in California and southern Nevada has scorched tens of thousands of acres in a biodiverse national preserve and torched its iconic Joshua trees. The York Fire – already California’s largest fire of the year – has burned more than
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, Wayne Chang and Junko Ogura, CNN (CNN) — Severe flooding in Beijing was caused by the heaviest rainfall in 140 years, according to local meteorologists, and there’s little reprieve for the region as Typhoon Khanun lashes Japan with wind and rain. Between Saturday and Wednesday morning, 744.8 millimeters (29 inches) of rain
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