ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s center-right prime minister says his government will soon submit legislation allowing civil marriage for same-sex couples. That’s despite reservations from some of his party’s own lawmakers and the country’s powerful church. But Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says the proposed law will not extend the right to future parenthood through surrogate
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A probe designed to scour the sky for bursts of X-rays that could help illuminate mysterious phenomena linked to black holes and merging stars, took flight this week. The Einstein probe, named for the famous German-born theoretical physicist, launched aboard one of China’s Long March 2C rockets on Tuesday,
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — Neighborhoods across the Sacramento region say they continue to struggle with mail theft as the new year begins. One man living in the Northpointe neighborhood in Sacramento reached out to KCRA 3 about ongoing theft with his neighborhood mailbox. The
Continue ReadingBy Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story CALIFORNIA (KCRA) — A new California law going into effect this summer will require bars to have drink testing kits available to patrons who may suspect something may have been put in their drinks. “We have to prevent it — A lot like drunk
Continue ReadingBy DAVE COLLINS Associated Press The first criminal trial related to the 2019 killing of Connecticut mother of five Jennifer Dulos is set to begin this week. Michelle Troconis is scheduled to go on trial Thursday on charges of conspiracy to commit murder, evidence tampering and hindering prosecution. Troconis denies the allegations. Police believe Dulos’
Continue ReadingBy Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — Ralph Yarl was 16 when he was shot in the head and arm last April after going to the wrong house in Kansas City to pick up his siblings. He’s been making steady progress on the road to recovery since then – but has experienced headaches, trouble sleeping and
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz and Paula Reid, CNN Hunter Biden’s stunt appearance on Capitol Hill on Wednesday is part of a more aggressive, forward-leaning strategy that his legal team, led by lawyers Abbe Lowell and Kevin Morris, has adopted to confront his detractors in the last year. Hunter Biden’s lawyers are aware that despite Congress holding
Continue ReadingCNN By Annie Grayer, Melanie Zanona, Manu Raju and Lauren Fox, CNN House Republicans hoped to turn over a new leaf in the new year. But they returned to the Capitol this week confronting the same exact problems that plagued the party last year: a razor-thin majority, a rebellious right flank and looming threats of
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump won’t make his own closing argument after all in his New York civil business fraud trial after his lawyers objected to the judge’s insistence that the former president stick to “relevant” matters and “not deliver a campaign speech.” Judge Arthur Engoron
Continue ReadingBy Peter Valdes-Dapena, CNN (CNN) — One of the first things you learn in driver’s ed is, after you buckle your seatbelt, adjust your mirrors. But if technology from Vietnamese automaker Vinfast enters production, that will be a thing of the past. It’s not some fancy new video mirror system. Many cars already offer that
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Billionaire Bill Ackman is stepping up his campaign to overhaul Harvard University by throwing his considerable influence behind a slate of four outsider candidates vying to join the university’s board of overseers. The move by Ackman takes a page out of the playbook that made him successful
Continue ReadingKaren Esquivel (CNN) — “The Last of Us” tendrá un nuevo miembro en su reparto. Kaitlyn Dever se unirá a la exitosa serie de HBO en el papel de Abby, anunciaron los productores. “Nuestro proceso de casting para la segunda temporada ha sido idéntico al de la primera: buscamos actores de talla mundial que encarnen
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Haynes, Danae Bucci Click here for updates on this story TOWNSEND, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A Townsend, Massachusetts, woman is facing an attempted murder charge after investigators claim she tried to kill her husband with tainted soup at the urging of a person claiming to be soap opera star Thorsten Kaye. “What they say
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Casi un mes sin respuesta suma la líder opositora venezolana, María Corina Machado, luego de que el 15 de diciembre decidiera acudir personalmente al Tribunal Supremo de Justicia para introducir un recurso relacionado con la inhabilitación política que le impide postularse y ejercer cargos públicos. Una medida emitida por la
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy and Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Amazon on Wednesday cut hundreds of jobs across two different business units: streaming platform Twitch and its film and television studios division. Amazon is cutting “several hundred” roles across Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, according to an internal note shared with CNN. In
Continue ReadingBy Matt Reed Click here for updates on this story NAHANT, Massachusetts (WCVB) — Three family members were found dead Monday night in a Nahant, Massachusetts home that had elevated levels of carbon monoxide, officials said. Police were called for a well-being check at a single-family home on Cottage Street. Three adults were found dead
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Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Fighters with al-Qaida’s East Africa affiliate al-Shabab attacked a United Nations helicopter that made an emergency landing Wednesday in territory controlled by the extremists in Somalia, killing one passenger and abducting five others, officials said. The minister of internal security of Galmudug state in central Somalia,
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN DENVER (AP) — U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert was cleared on Wednesday of domestic violence allegations after her ex-husband recanted his claim that she punched him during an altercation in a restaurant where they’d gone to try to get on better terms, according to police and court documents. Jayson Boebert was arrested Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy TOM MURPHY and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press Prescriptions for ADHD treatments surged among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, helping to fuel lingering shortages that are frustrating parents and doctors. A study published Wednesday in JAMA Psychiatry says new prescriptions for stimulants used to treat the condition jumped 30% for young adults and women during
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