By CHRIS MEGERIAN and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring that U.S. leadership “holds the world together,” President Joe Biden told Americans on Thursday night the country must deepen its support of Ukraine and Israel in the middle of two vastly different, unpredictable and bloody wars. Acknowledging that “these conflicts can seem
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Nearly 1,000 years after lacrosse was first played on fields that could sometimes stretch for miles across the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the sport will be on the Olympic schedule in Los Angeles in 2028. Whether members of the Haudenosaunee, a collection of six Indigenous nations whose territory covers upstate New
Continue ReadingCNN By Muhammad Darwish and Jomana Karadsheh, CNN Paris (CNN) — Omar Abou Nabout is a man on a mission. Part diplomat-in-training, part legal campaigner, the 27-year-old Syrian spoke to CNN in Paris between meetings, flipping between his flawless French and native Arabic. He smiled as he talked on the banks of the River Seine.
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney Washington, DC (CNN) — Mortgage rates continued to climb last week amid a stronger-than-expected economy and geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.63% in the week ending October 19, up from 7.57% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac released Thursday. A year ago, the
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff (CNN) — Hezbollah is an Iran-backed Islamist movement with one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the Middle East. The group, which has its main base on the Israel-Lebanon border, could become a wildcard player in the Hamas-Israel war, and spark a wider regional conflict. The conflict that started with Hamas’
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La exabogada de Donald Trump Sidney Powell se declaró culpable en el caso de subversión electoral de Georgia, un día antes de que comenzara su juicio. Como parte de su declaración de culpabilidad, Powell admitió su papel en la violación de los sistemas electorales en el condado rural de Coffee, Georgia,
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The MTV Europe Music Awards canceled its ceremony next month, citing the Israel-Hamas War. The event had been scheduled for Paris on Nov. 5, with Ozuna, Renée Rapp and Thirty Seconds to Mars among the performers. In a statement Thursday a company spokesperson said “this does not feel like a moment for
Continue ReadingBOSTON (AP) — A man has been charged with raping a woman who thought he was the driver she requested after leaving a Boston nightclub. Police say the woman left the nightclub early Saturday and got into the car, believing it to be an Uber she had requested for the ride home. But after she
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — The European Union has told Meta it has a week to explain in greater detail how it is fighting the spread of illegal content and disinformation on its Facebook and Instagram platforms following the attacks across Israel by Hamas. The European Commission, the bloc’s executive arm, said it
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Thursday that inflation remains too high and that bringing it down to the Fed’s target level will likely require a slower-growing economy and job market. Powell noted that inflation has cooled significantly from a year ago. But he cautioned that
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department on Thursday advised all US citizens worldwide “to exercise increased caution” due to “increased tensions in various locations around the world, the potential for terrorist attacks, (and) demonstrations or violent actions against U.S. citizens and interests.” The issuance of the worldwide caution alert is a
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Norma has weakened slightly but remains a major storm off Mexico’s Pacific coast. The hurricane is continuing on a path expected to bring it near Los Cabos at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula by the weekend. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Thursday that Norma had 120
Continue ReadingBy Robert Buan Click here for updates on this story HONOLULU (KITV) — Deep inside a bunker in Waikiki lies a key to unlock the story of a little known group of Filipino fighters. The location is actually the Army Museum of Hawaii – one of the facilities housed by a repurposed artillery bunker. Deeper
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has secured a $9 million settlement with Ameris Bank over allegations it avoided underwriting mortgages in predominately Black and Latino communities in Jacksonville, Florida, and discouraged people there from getting home loans. It’s the government’s latest settlement over a practice known as redlining. The
Continue ReadingCNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Rite Aid, which had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, is now preparing to shed more than 100 stores nationwide as part of its restructuring efforts. The first tranche of stores to be sold — both leased and owned — is located in twelve states, according
Continue ReadingBy Abbas Al Lawati, Eoin McSweeney and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — Israel and Hamas are at war, after the Palestinian militant group launched surprise cross-border raids from Gaza on October 7, killing more than 1,400 people and taking hostages. In response, Israel has been pounding the territory, strikes which Palestinian authorities say have killed
Continue ReadingBy Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story NEWTOWN, Connecticut (WFSB) — Twenty cows died in connection with a tractor trailer rollover on Interstate 84 in Newtown on Thursday morning. Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue reported that the tractor trailer carried 44 cows. It rolled over on the exit 10 off ramp
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR and HAVEN DALEY Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco business leaders launched a new $4 million marketing campaign ahead of a global economic summit expected to bring tens of thousands of visitors to the embattled city. The city has taken a beating in the national news media as it struggles
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Asylum seekers have started returning to the barge moored off the south coast of England, more than two months after it had to be evacuated following the discovery of legionella bacteria in the water supply. As the coach carrying the first group of asylum seekers to return
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump and other top Republicans are issuing increasingly urgent calls for the U.S. to seal its borders against a potential mass exodus of Palestinians fleeing war in the Gaza Strip. Some candidates suggested this week that a surge in civilian refugees could allow potential
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