By ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Collapsed buildings, mangled infrastructure, streets turned into fields of rubble. Scenes of violence and destruction in the long-blockaded Gaza Strip have filled the world’s airwaves throughout four wars and countless rounds of hostilities between Israel and Hamas militants. But this conflict, Palestinians say, is
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Over five years, the largest U.S. city on the Mexican border developed a well-oiled system to shelter asylum-seekers. That system is being tested like never before as U.S. Customs and Border Protection releases migrants to the streets of California’s second-largest city because shelters are full. Since
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors say that 25 witnesses in the election subversion case against Donald Trump withheld information and evidence from investigators by asserting attorney-client privilege and said they are concerned the former president may intimidate witnesses in next year’s trial. The 25 witnesses, special counsel Jack Smith’s
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta’s police chief on Tuesday fired an officer who shocked a 62-year-old Black church deacon with a stun gun during a dispute over a traffic ticket, leading to the man’s death. Police Chief Darin Schierbaum said Officer Kiran Kimbrough didn’t follow department procedures Aug. 10 when he
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Residents and visitors in Italy’s capital can ride a city bus this month that recounts how a 12-year-old boy escaped Nazi deportation from Rome’s Jewish neighborhood 80 years ago thanks to sympathetic tram drivers. German soldiers rounded up about 1,200 members of the city’s tiny Jewish community on Oct. 16, 1943. Emanuele
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Holly Willoughby, one of Britain’s most high-profile television personalities, announced Tuesday that she is stepping down from her presenting role on the ITV network’s flagship daytime program “This Morning,” days after a man was charged in connection with an alleged plot to kidnap and murder her. Willoughby, who has been off air
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Tuesday formally declared that the military takeover in Niger was a coup – a determination that will keep a significant amount of US military and foreign assistance to the West African nation on hold. The decision was made because “we’ve exhausted all available avenues to
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — With a November cutoff looming, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration has for a second time extended temporary rules allowing prescription of controlled medications via telehealth. These rules, established during the Covid-19 pandemic, are an exception to the conditions of a law known as the Ryan Haight Act, which
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Burger King has been working to revitalize its brand over the past few years, redesigning everything from its logo to its packaging. The next step: remodeling restaurants. Customers entering Burger King locations will “start to see something different in 2024,” said Tom Curtis, president of Burger King
Continue ReadingBy WEB STAFF Click here for updates on this story SANTA MONICA, California (KCAL) — A man who claimed to be armed with a bomb has been arrested after he climbed the Ferris wheel on the Santa Monica Pier early Monday afternoon. According to Santa Monica Police Department, the man told people that he had
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press CASTLETON, Vt. (AP) — Students and residents in a small Vermont university town were being told to lock their doors and stick together as police searched Tuesday for a killer who shot a retired dean on her favorite walking trail last week. Honoree Fleming, a retired dean and professor of
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — La ansiedad es uno de los trastornos de la salud mental que más ha aumentado durante los años recientes, en parte por la pandemia de covid-19. Pero ¿qué es la ansiedad exactamente? La Asociación Estadounidense de Psicología (APA, por sus siglas en inglés) define a la ansiedad como “una emoción
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. has officially declared the ouster of Niger’s democratically-elected president a coup d’etat. This comes more than two months after mutinous soldiers seized power. Officials say the U.S. was taking action after exhausting all avenues to preserve constitutional order in the West African
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Federal prosecutors are urging the judge overseeing Donald Trump’s election interference case in Washington to take steps to protect the privacy and identity of prospective jurors. The prosecutors, on Tuesday, cited the former president’s “continued use of social media as a weapon of intimidation in court proceedings.” Special counsel
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian police have arrested 12 people accused of illegally exporting dual-use goods to Russia that can be used by military personnel in the war in Ukraine. The Interior Ministry chief secretary, Zhivko Kotsev, says the suspects include citizens of Bulgaria, Russia and Belarus. The head of the State Agency for National
Continue ReadingBy MATT SCHOOLEY Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — Northeastern University said its security team helped safely evacuate all three of its students who were in Israel when Hamas’ deadly attacks began over the weekend. The university said students Jesse Ruigomez and Keren Doherty were completing co-ops in Tel Aviv when
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria is rebuffing accusations that efforts to crack down on French private schools constituted hostility toward the langauge. After weeks of outcry against the country’s efforts to crack down on schools not following the predominantly Arabic national curriculum, Education Minister Abdelkrim Belabed said over the weekend that all languages were welcome
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Riot police have begun efforts to clear roadblocks by protesters that have paralyzed parts of Guatemala for more than a week. The effort came hours after President Alejandro Giammattei vowed to clear the country’s roadways. More than 120 roadblocks have snarled traffic and disrupted commerce
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban and Matt Egan, CNN London/New York (CNN) — Chevron said Monday it had shut down a natural gas field off the coast of Israel at the behest of local officials, two days after Hamas militants launched their deadly assault on the country. The Tamar field, located 15 miles off Israel’s southern coast,
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — In a new book titled “Goth: A History,” The Cure co-founder Lol Tolhurst traces a misunderstood subculture. Tolhurst labels goth “the last true alternative outsider subculture.” Published by Hachette, “Goth: A History” weaves in first-person accounts while exploring goth music’s origins from punk’s anarchy. From
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