Sol Amaya (CNN) — El cuerpo de un rehén israelí, que murió mientras estaba cautivo por el grupo terrorista Jihad Islámica, fue devuelto a la familia, dijo este sábado el Ejército israelí. El cuerpo de Elad Katzir fue rescatado durante la noche en Khan Yunis y devuelto a su familia en Israel tras procedimientos de
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister and Victoria Butenko, CNN (CNN) — It generated little attention: another Russian assault in eastern Ukraine, across barren, pock-marked fields, met by determined, nimble resistance. In an attack that defied logic, a Russian armored column lumbered across open countryside near the village of Tonenke in Donetsk and was picked off by drones
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader is urging his officials to set aside their differences. Public dissent within the Taliban is rare, but some senior figures have expressed their disagreement with the leadership’s decision making, especially the ban on female education. Saturday’s written statement from Hibatullah Akhundzada was published ahead of the Eid
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, Steve Contorno and Michelle Shen, CNN (CNN) — Abortion rights advocates are hoping to build on their winning streak this November, when ballot initiatives could restore, protect or block access in more than a dozen states. But nearly two years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, the path to victory has become
Continue ReadingCNN By Ray Sanchez and Alaa Elassar, CNN New York (CNN) — A 4.8 magnitude earthquake rattled buildings across parts of the Northeast Friday morning, according to the US Geological Survey, with tremors felt from Washington, DC to New York City to Maine. It was the third largest earthquake recorded in the area in the
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN Washington (CNN) — As the Supreme Court turns toward a series of politically charged disputes in its final arguments later this month, it is wrestling with a backlog of controversies on guns, elections and transgender rights that will thrust its conservative majority into the middle of another turbulent presidential contest. Up
Continue ReadingCNN By Fidel Gutiérrez, Heather Chen and David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Mexico is breaking diplomatic ties with Ecuador after police raided its embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, who had been seeking asylum there. Confirming the move in a statement to CNNE, a foreign ministry spokesperson said all Mexican
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — At 19-years-old, Kelly Flynn was a patient seeking an abortion at a North Carolina abortion clinic. It wasn’t long before she began working at the same clinic, drawing on her experience to offer kindness and assistance to the patients around her. “The work really
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Ever since the Federal Reserve signaled last fall that it was likely done raising interest rates, Wall Street traders, economists, car buyers, would-be homeowners — pretty much everyone — began obsessing over a single question: When will the Fed start cutting rates? But now, with the
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A close ally of populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has defeated a pro-Western career diplomat to become Slovakia’s new president, and succeed Zuzana Čaputová, the country’s first female head of state. Parliamentary speaker Peter Pellegrini received 53.26% of the vote with the ballots from almost all polling stations counted by the
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — La guerra en Gaza lleva ya seis meses y la paciencia de los aliados de Israel se está agotando. A medida que aumenta el número de muertos en el enclave, se hace cada vez más evidente que Israel no tiene un plan viable para poner fin a la guerra o
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Jasmin Paris, the first woman ever to finish the 100-plus-mile Barkley Marathons, has a lengthy injury list: tendonitis in one knee, swelling in her feet, and a series of itchy cuts criss-crossed over her arms and legs, now starting to scab over. “And, obviously, blisters and the toenails are
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian space capsule with two women and one man safely landed in a steppe in Kazakhstan on Saturday after their missions aboard the International Space Station. The Soyuz MS-24 carrying Russia’s Oleg Novitsky, NASA’s Loral O’Hara and Marina Vasilevskaya of Belarus touched down southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan at
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are struggling to overcome political divisions that have prevented their state’s residents from seeing major income tax cuts over the past two years even as other states have slashed income tax rates. The Republican-controlled Legislature approved a bill early Saturday morning that would
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — This week in travel news: Europe’s highest pedestrian suspension bridge, a groundbreaking “blended wing” plane, North America’s solar eclipse and the world’s best airports to arrive at hungry. Airport dining There’s no more captive consumer than a traveler caught between airport security and the departure gate, which is why
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – State and federal agencies and departments in Oregon and Washington have agreed to collaborate on addressing the escalating wildfire crisis by increasing use of prescribed fire and other forest fuel management strategies at larger geographic scales while also increasing outreach to nearby communities as these strategies are deployed. And one of the
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump recently ramped up his attacks against the daughter of the judge presiding over his hush-money criminal trial in New York, and repeatedly cited her Democratic ties in a new attempt this week to remove the judge from the case. Judge Juan Merchan then broadened an already-existing gag order Monday after Trump vilified Merchan’s
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russian forces have attacked Ukraine with drones and missiles overnight, and more strikes followed on Saturday afternoon, killing eight people and wounding 12 more. Seven people were killed and 12 were wounded in Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, and one more person was killed in the southern Odesa
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines will hold their first joint naval exercises, including anti-submarine warfare training, in a show of force Sunday in the South China Sea where Beijing’s aggressive actions to assert its territorial claims have caused alarm. The exercises are to
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — At least 11 people – including 10 University of South Carolina students and a bus driver – were injured when a charter bus crashed in southern Mississippi Friday afternoon on the way to New Orleans for a fraternity formal, according to the university. “The University of South Carolina was
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