By Abby Baggini, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican former Rep. Liz Cheney on Sunday tied the “dangerous” House GOP chaos to former President Donald Trump’s behavior and the Republicans supporting him. “I wish that it were surprising. You know, what we’ve seen is a result of really the leadership decisions that Kevin McCarthy made back
Continue ReadingHELSINKI (AP) — Norway’s 86-year-old King Harald V has tested positive for the coronavirus and has mild symptoms. The king has been in frail health and had also tested positive in 2022, also with mild symptoms. The royal household said in a brief statement that his majesty has cold symptoms and stays at home. Prime
Continue ReadingBy Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has pressed Israel to delay its imminent invasion of Gaza to allow for the release of more hostages held by Hamas and for aid to reach Gaza, according to two sources briefed on the discussions. The release of two Americans held by Hamas Friday signaled that
Continue ReadingKATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — A 5.2 magnitude earthquake and some aftershocks have damaged nearly two dozen houses near Nepal’s capital. An official says the shaking also caused a landslide in the region. The area is nearly 60 kilometers (40 miles) west of Kathmandu, and the earthquake was felt in the Nepalese capital. Nepal’s National Earthquake
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Catherine Nicholls and Josh Pennington, CNN (CNN) — At least six people were killed and 16 others injured after a Russian missile strike on a postal terminal in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine, officials have said. Russian forces fired two missiles from the Belgorod region, near the Ukrainian border, at “a building
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Around the country, politicians are waging high-stakes battles over new congressional lines that could influence which party controls the US House of Representatives after the 2024 election. In North Carolina, the Republicans who control the state legislature have crafted a map that could help them flip at least three
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press Family, friends and some of Michigan’s top elected officials paid respects Sunday to a Detroit synagogue president who was found fatally stabbed at her home. Police are investigating but say no evidence has been found to show antisemitism was a motive. Samantha Woll is being remembered as a generous leader
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — A new combination of cancer medications appears to extend overall survival in patients with advanced bladder cancer more than the chemotherapies currently used as the standard of care. The research, being presented Sunday at this year’s European Society for Medical Oncology Congress in Madrid, suggests that a combination of
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people joined vigils in Berlin and London on Sunday to oppose antisemitism and support Israel, while in Paris and other cities, thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators demanded a cease-fire and relief for people in the besieged Gaza Strip. Some of those who gathered
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Old Trafford is a scene of mourning and commemoration as soccer fans of Manchester United and other teams flocked to the storied stadium to pay tribute to Bobby Charlton following his death at the age of 86. Charlton died Saturday surrounded by his family. It sparked an influx of tributes from
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Although the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden’s signature student loan forgiveness program in late June, his administration has found ways to cancel more than $48 billion in debt since then. The cancellations have come through existing federal student loan forgiveness programs, which are limited to specific
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Figure skating phenomenon Ilia Malinin defended his title at Skate America on Saturday with a personal-best score of 310.47 points in the season-opening Grand Prix. The 18-year-old, who last year became the first person to complete a quadruple axel in competition, retained the crown he first won as a
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — After a fairy tale start to his Inter Miami career, Lionel Messi’s Major League Soccer (MLS) season ended in a 1-0 defeat on the road to Charlotte FC at Bank of America Stadium on Saturday. Miami had already failed to make the playoffs but victory for Charlotte, courtesy of
Continue ReadingKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A U.N. official says Afghan women and girls are in a “not only difficult … but deadly” situation following recent quakes because of the country’s ongoing humanitarian needs and civil rights crises since the Taliban seized power. An update from U.N. Women highlighted some of the problems women are facing in
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan, CNN (CNN) — E.T. phone home? Astronomers have detected a mysterious blast of radio waves that has taken 8 billion years to reach Earth. The cosmic flash is one of the most distant and energetic ever observed. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year again, when all things spooky come out to play. Halloween, our annual celebration of the scary, has long been a showcase for ghost costumes and vampire teeth. This year, though, the most popular costumes might look a little different. Barbie, Spider-Man and Wednesday Addams
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — The polls had just opened for last year’s midterms in Pennsylvania when the phones began ringing at the election office in Luzerne County. Polling places were running low on paper to print ballots. Volunteers were frustrated, and voters were worried they might not be able
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — Local election offices have been understaffed for years. But the 2020 election became a tipping point, with all the pandemic-related challenges before the presidential election and the hostility and death threats afterward that were fueled by the false claims of a stolen election. A wave
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Author Salman Rushdie called for the unconditional defense of freedom of expression as he received a prestigious German prize. The German news agency dpa reported that Rushdie decried the current age as a time when freedom of expression is under attack by all sides. He made his remarks at a ceremony in
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Los investigadores están buscando un motivo por la muerte de Samantha Woll, la líder de una sinagoga de Detroit encontrada apuñalada durante el fin de semana, dijo el jefe de Policía de la ciudad. El cuerpo de Samantha Woll, presidenta de la junta de la sinagoga Isaac Agree Downtown, fue descubierto
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