By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says officials at the Arctic prison colony where he is serving a 19-year term have isolated him in a tiny punishment cell over a minor infraction. Navalny said in a social media statement relayed from behind bars that officials accused him
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Antes de enamorarse, Aileen y Tom White ya estaban enamorados de Italia. La pareja estadounidense, casada desde hace unos 18 años, pasó mucho tiempo en el país europeo, juntos y por separado, y Aileen volvía a menudo para pasar un mes. “Me apasionaba Italia”, explica Aileen a CNN Travel. “Hice un
Continue ReadingBy JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A group of Hasidic Jewish worshippers were arrested amid a dispute over a secret tunnel built beneath a historic Brooklyn synagogue, setting off a brawl between police and those who tried to defend the makeshift passageway. Video from the Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters in Crown Heights on
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The first surge of a major winter storm that’s expected to bring blizzard conditions in the Cascades and some areas of the High Desert moved in Tuesday morning, making for widespread travel trouble and prompting Central Oregon Community College to close its campuses at midday and OSU-Cascades in the late afternoon.
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Mourners had gathered in Dallas to remember a longtime Texas congresswoman. The funeral for former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson was held Tuesday at Concord Church in Dallas. Johnson served in Congress for 30 years. She died at the age of 89 on Dec. 31. People on
Continue ReadingBy JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A U.S. Navy sailor has been sentenced to 27 months in federal prison for transmitting sensitive U.S. military information to a Chinese government’s intelligence officer. Wenheng Zhao, who is also known as Thomas Zhao, was sentenced in federal court in Los Angeles on Monday. He pleaded
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Lawmakers investigating Harvard University’s response to antisemitism are demanding the Ivy League school turn over a treasure trove of documents in two weeks. In a letter on Tuesday to Harvard leaders, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce for the first time detailed the mountain of
Continue ReadingBy TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A Kenyan court has warned prosecutors that it will release under its own terms a pastor and others accused of being behind the deaths of 429 people believed to be his cult followers if they aren’t charged within two weeks. For months since the arrests last
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn, CNN (CNN) — Substack has removed several publications for inciting violence, the newsletter publisher said in a statement shared with CNN Tuesday, as writers from across the platform threatened to quit over the presence of pro-Nazi content. After Casey Newton, founder of Substack tech news publication Platformer, flagged a list of publications
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Gallagher Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday responded to calls for Canada to list the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist entity, saying this could happen if done “responsibly.” The comment was made at a memorial for the victims of
Continue ReadingBy Ted Barrett, CNN Senate Republican Whip John Thune said Congress may need to pass a short-term government funding bill – known as a continuing resolution – into the “March timeframe” in order to allow lawmakers enough time to process the 12 outstanding appropriations bills and avoid a shutdown. The chamber’s no. 2 Republican said
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Israel comparecerá ante la Corte Internacional de Justicia esta semana en un caso de alto riesgo que podría determinar el curso de la brutal guerra en Gaza. Es un caso sin precedentes. Los expertos dicen que es la primera vez que el Estado judío es juzgado bajo la Convención sobre Genocidio
Continue ReadingBy Bethlehem Feleke, CNN (CNN) — Traveling to one of Africa’s most popular destinations seemed to be about to get a lot easier in 2024 after the government of Kenya announced tourists would no longer need a visa. And then people started reading the small print. While many international visitors no longer need to buy
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals panel expressed deep skepticism Tuesday toward Donald Trump’s argument that he can’t be prosecuted for trying to overturn the 2020 election, raising the potentially extreme implications of absolute presidential immunity. Trump’s lawyers argued that his federal election subversion indictment should be dismissed because he
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Marshall Cohen and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals panel expressed deep skepticism Tuesday toward Donald Trump’s argument that he can’t be prosecuted for trying to overturn the 2020 election, raising the potentially extreme implications of absolute presidential immunity. Trump’s lawyers argued that his federal election subversion indictment should be dismissed because he is
Continue ReadingBy ERIC OLSON AP College Football Writer HOUSTON (AP) — After winning its first national championship in 26 years, Michigan heads into an uncertain future. Who stays, who goes and is a repeat possible in an expanded and loaded Big Ten that will include the Washington team the Wolverines beat 34-13 in the national championship
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden campaign is taking aim at former President Donald Trump over the economy, blasting his recent prediction that the economy will crash – and his hope it would happen before he would take office, should he win a second term. Biden’s campaign aides see the GOP frontrunner’s
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Un 22 de diciembre, pocos días antes de la Navidad de 1972, una noticia conmovió al mundo entero: 16 jóvenes uruguayos que iban en un avión que se había estrellado en los Andes en octubre habían sido encontrados con vida tras 72 días. La hazaña inspiró varios libros, documentales y
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Baby Yoda is going to make his big screen debut. Jon Favreau is set to direct “The Mandalorian & Grogu” which will go into production this year, Lucasfilm and Disney announced Tuesday. Though no release date was announced, it was welcome news to “Star Wars”
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say a Pakistani court has indicted imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife on graft charges of retaining state gifts from when Khan was in power. Tuesday’s indictment is another blow to Khan and his political party ahead of parliamentary elections on Feb. 8. Officials say Khan and his
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