By MATT BROWN AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republicans make their case for the future, they keep getting stuck on the past. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spent much of the summer mired in controversy over new educational standards that call for teaching that slaves developed skills that “could be applied for their personal
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — There’s a dream solution to America’s housing crisis and to its increasingly deserted downtowns: Convert the empty offices into homes. Across the country, cities like New York, Boston and Cleveland are embracing the idea of residential retrofitting and providing incentives to do so. The Biden administration is
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Millman, CNN (CNN) — Kentucky Rep. Hal Rogers, the dean of the House, “is in good condition” following a car accident in the Washington, DC, area Wednesday evening, according to a statement released Friday by Rogers’ office. The statement said the 86-year-old Kentucky Republican, one of the House’s longest-serving members, was “involved in a car accident
Continue ReadingBy TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign affairs ministry says that four of its citizens were among those captured by al-Qaida-linked extremists in Somalia after their helicopter that was contracted by the United Nations made an emergency landing in territory controlled by the militants earlier this week. Officials say the helicopter
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — At least six earthquakes that include two stronger than 4 have been recorded near an Oklahoma City suburb. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the preliminary magnitudes of the earthquakes near Edmond include a 4.1 shortly after 5:30 a.m. Saturday and a 4.3 at about 9:45 p.m.
Continue ReadingBy Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — No More Mr. Ice Guy. Ctrl Salt Delete. Betty WhiteOut. These are some of the creatively named city snow plows that are clearing the streets of Wichita, Kansas, this winter — to the delight of residents who can track their every move online. Wichita’s tracker map often makes its
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA, FATIMA HUSSEIN and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators converged opposite the White House on Saturday to call for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza, while children joined a pro-Palestinian march through central London as part of a global day of action against the longest and
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Rusia desató otra gran andanada de misiles y drones contra Ucrania este sábado, el cuarto ataque de este tipo desde el 29 de diciembre, en medio de preocupaciones de que Moscú esté tratando de abrumar la defensa aérea de Ucrania. El asalto ruso estuvo compuesto por 40 armas de ataque, incluidas
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A huge fire tore through a large warehouse used by Russia’s largest online retailer south of St. Petersburg on Saturday morning. The blaze covered an area of 70,000 square meters (more than 750,000 square feet), with 50,000 square meters (around 540,000 square feet) of the Wildberries warehouse collapsing, according to Russia’s Emergency
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Some of the most contested real estate for Iowa’s Republican caucuses is a vast, wind-swept plain where hogs outnumber people by the millions. Northwest Iowa is the evangelical Christian heart of conservative Iowa. Both Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis have invested in appealing to politically
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — So it begins. After 18 weeks of hard-hitting, explosive NFL action, the playoffs are finally upon us. Only the best of the best have booked their spot in the ‘win or go home’ portion of the season, with just a few more victories standing between them and football immortality.
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s brutal winter weather is making an unrepresentative process even less representative. The subzero temperatures, icy roads and life-threatening wind chills may keep some Republican caucusgoers home on Monday. But only a tiny slice of the state even takes part in the
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — France’s new Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv to meet with his counterpart in a sign of support for Ukraine as Russia’s full-scale invasion nears its second anniversary. The minister reiterated on Saturday the French government’s backing of Ukraine “as long
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Companies big and small showed off new AI-powered products and their AI-inspired visions for the future at the world’s biggest tech convention this week in Las Vegas. There were pillows that can reduce snoring, mirrors that can detect your mood and innovations from pet-like companions to cars that
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Kansas City Chiefs are urging fans to bundle up for game day at Arrowhead Stadium as the team prepares to take on the Miami Dolphins in what meteorologists are predicting will be brutally cold conditions Saturday night. As a mix of freezing temperatures, powerful winds and heavy
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Golden State Warriors defeated the Chicago Bulls 140-131 following a second-half surge on Friday, but the game was marred by fans at the arena booing Bulls’ former general manager Jerry Krause during a Ring of Honor ceremony at halftime, leaving his widow, Thelma,
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El gobernante Partido Democrático Progresista de Taiwán logró este sábado una histórica tercera victoria presidencial consecutiva, mientras los votantes hicieron caso omiso a las advertencias de China de que su reelección aumentaría el riesgo de conflicto. Lai Ching-te, el actual vicepresidente de Taiwán, declaró la victoria este sábado por la noche
Continue ReadingBy Eric Cheung, Wayne Chang, Nectar Gan and Jerome Taylor, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party pulled off a historic third consecutive presidential victory on Saturday as voters shrugged off warnings by China that their re-election would increase the risk of conflict. Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s current vice president, declared victory on
Continue ReadingCNN By Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — A vicious storm that smacked the central and eastern US Friday is continuing its assault Saturday with whipping winds and blizzard conditions, rain, snow and dangerous coastal flooding. Meanwhile, a brutal blast of Arctic air is spreading south and east through the central US and will bring snow and ice
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British D-Day veteran Bill Gladden turned 100 on Saturday, a day after his niece threw a surprise birthday party for him. It was a big fuss he didn’t really expect, though the old soldier had tears in his eyes long before he caught sight of a cake
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