TORONTO (AP) — Authorities say a Toronto police officer has been stabbed and a suspect has been shot in the city’s west end. Toronto police say in a post on social media outlet X that both the officer and the suspect are in stable condition in a hospital. They said it happened around 1:30 p.m.
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Authorities in the Russian city of Orenburg, near the border with Kazakhstan, have announced a mass evacuation from there after water levels in the Ural River rose further, threatening the area with more flooding. The Orenburg mayor, Sergei Salmin, called on the residents in a statement on the messaging app Telegram on
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani’s former longtime interpreter agreed Friday to undergo court-ordered gambling addiction treatment after federal prosecutors accused him of stealing $16 million from the Japanese baseball player to pay off debts. The initial federal court appearance by Ippei Mizuhara marked the first
Continue ReadingBy GISELA SALOMON and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A former career U.S. diplomat has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after admitting he worked for decades as a secret agent for communist Cuba. Manuel Rocha was sentenced Friday after pleading guilty to conspiring to act as an agent of a
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers unveiled a sculpture of Allen Iverson at their practice facility on Friday. Few played better in the games for the Sixers than Iverson, who won four scoring titles, an NBA MVP award, and led the franchise to their last trip to the
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Alanis Click here for updates on this story CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (KRIS) — For Autism Awareness Month, a Corpus Christi 12-year-old is using sales from his business to give back to children with sensory sensitivity. On a Tuesday evening, Giovanni Saenz could often be found at his favorite place, the Ice Cream Bar
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Jorge Glas, exvicepresidente de Ecuador, denunció el jueves que fue golpeado durante su detención tras la irrupción de la Policía a la Embajada de México en Quito el viernes 5 de abril. Glas hizo su declaración desde la prisión vía internet, durante la primera parte de la audiencia por el recurso
Continue ReadingWINTER SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in central Florida said they believe they’ve found the body of a South Florida woman who was taken in a carjacking. Katherine Altagracia Guerrero De Aguasvias, 31, of Homestead, was attacked and kidnapped at gunpoint Thursday afternoon at an intersection northeast of Orlando, Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma said
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A transitional council tasked with choosing Haiti’s next prime minister and Cabinet has been formally established as gangs tighten their grip on the troubled Caribbean country. Friday’s announcement is expected to trigger the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. He promised to step
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — Bélgica investigará las sospechas de injerencia rusa en las elecciones al Parlamento Europeo después de que los servicios de inteligencia del país confirmaran la existencia de “redes de injerencia prorrusas”, dijo el viernes el primer ministro Alexander De Croo. El objetivo de Moscú “es ayudar a elegir más candidatos prorrusos al
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaii authorities say coastal waters off the wildfire-stricken town of Lahaina pose no significant risk to human health and it’s safe to surf and swim there. The state Department of Health announced the decision after reviewing water sampling test results collected by University of Hawaii researchers and
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday vetoed a ban on gender-affirming care for minors, setting up a showdown with Republican state lawmakers. Kelly said in a statement Friday that the measure “tramples parental rights,” adding that “the last place I would want to be as a politician is
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — U.S. Steel shareholders have overwhelmingly approved the firm’s sale to Nippon Steel of Japan for $14.1 billion in cash, voicing unequivocal support for a combination that has drawn opposition from the Biden administration on economic and national security grounds. More than 98% of the shares voted Friday at a special investor meeting
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of US Senator Bernie Sanders, an independent senator from Vermont and former 2020 presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: September 8, 1941 Birth place: Brooklyn, New York Birth name: Bernard Sanders Father: Eli Sanders, paint salesman Mother: Dorothy (Glassberg) Sanders Marriages: Jane (O’Meara) Sanders
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine is suing biochemical giant Monsanto for allegedly knowingly selling products containing harmful chemicals that have contributed to contamination in the state. The latest lawsuit targeting the company over the manufacture and sale of products with polychlorinated biphenyls, also known as PCBs, was filed on Thursday in Cumberland County Superior Court.
Continue ReadingSANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Prosecutors in Chile have said they plan to formally request that Venezuela extradite two of its citizens to stand trial for charges related to the abduction and killing of a Venezuelan dissident in Chile earlier this year, a case that has strained relations between the South American nations. Prosecutors ruled the
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Tiger Woods delivered another solid performance on a marathon Friday at Augusta National to break the record for most consecutive cuts made at the Masters. Making just his third competitive start since he limped out of the tournament just after the halfway mark a year ago, the 48-year-old had
Continue ReadingGonzalo Zegarra (CNN) — El sol dejó de brillar en el matrimonio de Gerry Turner y Theresa Nist, del reality show “The Golden Bachelor”. Apenas tres meses después de casarse en una ceremonia que se transmitió en directo por televisión, los dos anunciaron sus planes de divorcio en el programa “Good Morning America” este viernes.
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press CBS says the daytime talk show “The Talk” will end in December after 15 seasons. The show was created in 2010 by actor Sara Gilbert, who was inspired by conversations she would have with her group of mom friends. The first season’s hosts were Gilbert, Sharon Osbourne, Julie Chen, Leah
Continue ReadingBy Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Abeer Salman, Kareem Khadder and Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — Several journalists, including a CNN stringer, were injured in an attack on a refugee camp in central Gaza, amid mounting concerns about media workers being killed and injured while covering Israel’s military campaign. Israeli tanks launched a “targeted attack” where several
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