MILAN (AP) — A court in Rome has convicted the leader of a far-right party and six other far-right activists for rampaging through the headquarters of Italy’s most powerful labor confederation during a protest against COVID-19 certification requirements for workplaces. All received prison sentences of eight years and two months to eight years and seven
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHA (AP) — A man accused of slashing people with a large knife while riding a bicycle on a trail in Philadelphia in recent weeks has now been charged in the cold-case rape and slaying of a medical student that occurred among a series of high-profile sexual assaults in a large city park two decades
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El Departamento de Justicia de EE.UU. anunció este miércoles que una corte federal de Manhattan presentó cargos por terrorismo contra Samuel Salman El Reda, un ciudadano colombiano-libanés acusado de participar en un atentado en Argentina. Samuel Salman El Reda tiene su base en el Líbano y está prófugo, según el
Continue ReadingGROTON, Conn. (AP) — A man wanted in the killing of a television news anchor’s mother in Vermont in February has been captured at a Connecticut hotel. The U.S. Marshals Service says Shawn Conlon was arrested Wednesday in Groton. The Rhode Island resident was detained on $1 million bail and will be brought to Vermont
Continue ReadingRALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The builders of a proposed natural gas pipeline that will enter North Carolina from Virginia now have until mid-2026 to complete the project after federal regulators pushed back a deadline for the work. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved on Tuesday a request by owners of the proposed Southgate extension of
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — An international astronaut will join U.S. astronauts on the moon by decade’s end under an agreement announced Wednesday by NASA and the White House. The news came as Vice President Kamala Harris convened a meeting in Washington of the National Space Council, the third
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, espera dar “buenas noticias” en el transcurso de este miércoles respecto a la situación de unas tres docenas de estadounidenses y “presos políticos detenidos injustamente” en Venezuela. En una rueda de prensa celebrada en Washington, el máximo representante de la diplomacia estadounidense
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — For those who need chilly weather and snow to get into the holiday spirit, the run-up to Christmas will be disappointing across much of the US. Millions will see unseasonably mild conditions through early next week, and for some Christmas Day will end up warmer than Halloween. This
Continue ReadingBy ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The leader of the main insurgent group in southwestern Pakistan has appeared before cameras to say that he has surrendered to authorities with some 70 of his followers and is giving up his yearslong fight for independence. Sarfraz Bungulzai, who was previously known by his nom
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma judge has exonerated a man who spent nearly 50 years in prison for murder, the longest serving inmate to be declared innocent of the crime. The Oklahoma County judge on Tuesday announced that she found Glynn Simmons is innocent of killing a suburban Oklahoma
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three men who died in a small plane crash in Oregon were Afghan Air Force pilots who fought with the American military and came to the U.S. as refugees after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021, according to groups that helped with their resettlement. Salem
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Three men who died in a small plane crash in Oregon were Afghan Air Force pilots who fought with the American military and came to the U.S. as refugees after Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in 2021, according to groups that helped with their resettlement. Salem
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — She’s Barbie. He’s just Ken. And now, it’s Christmas. On Wednesday, Ryan Gosling — the Ken to Margot Robbie’s “Barbie” in the film — released the “I’m Just Ken” EP alongside collaborators Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt. It features the original Grammy-nominated, ’80s-style power ballad
Continue ReadingBy Maya Szaniecki, Chris Liakos and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Paris 2024 organizers say they are going ahead with their plan to build a new aluminum judging tower in Tahiti, French Polynesia in spite of opposition from the International Surfing Association (ISA), locals and surfers. In a statement Wednesday, organizers insisted that building the
Continue ReadingBy Brammhi Balarajan and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — In California, toilet or shower wastewater will no longer just be dumped into the Pacific Ocean or used for farmland. Now, it’ll be recycled into drinking water. California’s Water Resources Control Board will introduce Direct Potable Reuse, a program designed to pump recycled water into the public
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A high-ranking member of Hezbollah’s Islamic Jihad Organization has been charged in a New York federal court with terrorism offenses, though he remains at large. Charges contained in an indictment unsealed Wednesday in Manhattan accuse Samuel Salman El Reda of playing a major role in Hezbollah’s
Continue ReadingBy Paula Reid and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court has become the ultimate force in the 2024 presidential election as the justices face several disputes over the fate of GOP frontrunner Donald Trump. The court has been at the center of several election controversies this century, from deciding the winner itself in
Continue ReadingDELTONA, Fla. (AP) — A deputy in Florida was grazed by a bullet during a gunfight with a suspect who fled after being suspected of shoplifting cigarettes and then took part in an hours-long standoff before he was taken into custody. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office says the deputy who was shot at had non-life-threatening
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s bid to win back the White House is now threatened by two sentences added to the U.S. Constitution 155 years ago. The Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday barred Trump from the state’s ballot under Section 3 of the 14th Amendment, which prohibits anyone
Continue ReadingBy JOHN ANTCZAK and STEFANIE DAZIO LOS ANGELES (AP) — Heavy rains drenched parts of California on Wednesday, bringing the threat of flooding and mudslides as millions of people geared up for holiday travel, the National Weather Service said. The Pacific storm centered offshore was moving gradually southeastward, sending bands of rain ashore and hitting
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