By JOSEF FEDERMAN, SAMY MAGDY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The White House said Sunday that “it’s the right time” for Israel to scale back its military offensive in the Gaza Strip, as Israeli leaders again vowed to press ahead with their operation against the territory’s ruling Hamas militant group. The comments
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Bernardo Arévalo was sworn in as Guatemala’s president on Monday minutes after midnight despite months of efforts to derail his inauguration, including foot-dragging and rising tensions right up until the transfer of power. Arévalo arrives in the presidency after winning August’s elections by a comfortable
Continue ReadingBy Lucas Lilieholm, Chloe Liu and Hafsa Khalil, CNN (CNN) — Indonesia’s Marapi volcano has erupted for the second time in weeks, the country’s geological agency said Sunday. According to the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, the 2,891-meter-high (9,500 feet) volcano began erupting at 6 a.m. local time (6 p.m.ET). The volcano in West
Continue ReadingBy Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — Just when you thought the thunderplump was going to stop you from making it to the weekly kaffeeklatsch, the gray skies cleared, filling the air with misty petrichor. Now you get to listen to the blatherskite of your social circle go on about the tasteless dollop they cooked the
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — A large portion of the US is in the grip of an icy blast of winter weather, so anyone heading outside should take precautions, like dressing in layers and putting on some thick socks, sturdy boots and a nice warm coat. Now you’re ready to brave
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian media say two journalists serving long prison sentences over their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini have been released on bail pending their appeal. Niloufar Hamedia had broken the news of Amini’s death while in police custody for wearing her headscarf too loose, while Elaheh Mohammadi who
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell and Kat Jaeger, CNN (CNN) — The emergency police dispatch went out just before 10 p.m.: Gunfire reported at the Washington, DC, home of a prominent federal official. A male caller said he shot his girlfriend and threatened to kill himself, according to a source familiar with the incident last Sunday. With claims of a
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and ALEXANDRA OLSON AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Opponents of diversity programs are increasingly banking on an 1866 civil rights law meant to protect Black people from economic exclusion as a way to challenge corporate diversity and equity policies as well as funding to Black-owned businesses. The cases are being
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON, HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Sophia Danner-Okotie’s has ambitious plans for her Nigerian-inspired clothing line but a sense of dread has punctured her optimism as she watches a legal battle being waged against a small venture capital firm that has provided funding instrumental to her
Continue ReadingBy ALEXANDRA OLSON, HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Advocates of diversity efforts are steeling themselves for a fight this year as a growing number of lawsuits take aim at programs intended to advance racial equity in the corporate world. Lawsuits making their way through the courts have targeted
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Iowa Republicans who are willing to brave record-low temperatures are set to kick off the party’s 2024 presidential nominating process with Monday night’s caucuses. The Arctic cold largely froze the field in the race’s final days, with former President Donald Trump, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Florida
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar, CNN (CNN) — An ongoing arctic blast enveloping much of the US will set the stage for impactful snow and ice to fall in parts of the South for the first time this winter as a new storm tracks through the region. The South storm will be the fourth in the last
Continue ReadingCNN By Nouran Salahieh, Allison Chinchar and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A brutal and prolonged arctic blast is bringing dangerous cold to a massive swath of the US, including new areas to the south and east, while snow, and ice slam parts of the South. Here’s the latest: • Dangerous cold for Iowa caucuses:
Continue ReadingBy GARY FIELDS Associated Press WEST POINT, N.Y. (AP) — For 75 minutes, Maj. Joe Amoroso quizzed his students in SS202, American Politics, about civilian leadership of the military, the trust between the armed forces and the public, and how the military must not become a partisan tool. There was one answer, he said, that
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — It looked on paper to be an easy start to Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open campaign, but the 24-time grand slam champion was given a scare by Croatian youngster Dino Prizmic in a thrilling first round encounter on Sunday. The Serb, bidding to make history by winning a record-breaking 25th
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Russian local media say a disgraced former mayor convicted over bribery has had his prison sentence cut short after signing a contract to fight with Russia’s military in Ukraine. Oleg Gumenyuk, who served as mayor of the far eastern city of Vladivostok between 2018 and 2021, was convicted last year of
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The death toll has risen to 13 in a coal mine accident in central China, state media said Sunday. Three people remain missing after Friday’s accident in the city of Pingdingshan in Henan Province, the official Xinhua News Agency said, citing the owner of the mine. Preliminary investigation indicates the cause was
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The Indian Ocean island nation of Comoros has voted for president in Africa’s first national election of 2024. Incumbent President Azali Assoumani, a former military officer, is expected to win a fourth term despite criticism he has become increasingly authoritarian and cracked down on
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El expresidente estadounidense Donald Trump regresó brevemente como personaje central de la política europea a principios de esta semana. Según el jefe de mercado interno de la Unión Europea , Thierry Breton, Trump le dijo a la presidenta de la Comisión Europea, Ursula von der Leyen, en 2020 que “si Europa
Continue ReadingBy Zachary B. Wolf, Amy O’Kruk and Ethan Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump already effectively sealed their party’s nominations on Super Tuesday. They’re both likely to reach the magic number of delegates in contests on March 12. But Americans across the country will continue to take part
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