By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — Britain’s governing Conservative Party has been rocked by a gambling scandal in the middle of the campaign for an election that it is expected to lose. The UK’s PA Media news agency reported on Thursday that Conservative candidate Laura Saunders is facing a gambling watchdog investigation into alleged betting
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Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — The world consumed record amounts of oil, coal and gas last year, pushing planet-heating carbon pollution to a new high, according to a report published Thursday, shattering climate scientists’ hopes that global energy emissions may have peaked. The growth in fossil fuels drove a 2.1% increase in energy-related emissions
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — Diaphanous origami-like sculptures that floated like spring seeds caught in the wind captured the essence of the subtle, rich, and exquisite display from Issey Miyake at Paris Fashion Week — one of the strongest in seasons. Here are some highlights of Thursday’s spring 2025 menswear shows:
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Rescuers have called off a search for a Japanese mountaineer who went missing a week ago while trying to scale one of the highest mountains in northern Pakistan. Authorities said there was hardly any chance of survival for 36-year-old Atsushi Taguchi. His fellow climber, Ryuseki Hiraoka, died while scaling the roughly
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — The Detroit Pistons have fired head coach Monty Williams just a year after inking a then-record $78.5 million contract with the franchise, according to a team statement. The deal had five years left and was the largest for a coach in NBA history at the time, with the team
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Millions of borrowers will see their monthly student loan payments reduced starting in July, thanks to one of the Biden administration’s biggest changes to the federal student loan system to date. Last year, following the Supreme Court decision that knocked down President Joe Biden’s signature student loan forgiveness
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The trial of a Russian American dual citizen whom Russia accuses of treason opened on Thursday as tensions rise between Washington and Moscow, including over the arrests of two American journalists. The trial is being held behind closed doors in Yekaterinburg, in the same court that next week is to begin hearing
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say an Iraqi man who is accused of standing by to carry out attacks for the Islamic State group after he arrived in Germany in 2022 has been arrested. The suspect was arrested Wednesday in Esslingen, near Stuttgart in southwestern Germany. A judge ordered him to be kept in custody on
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Fifteen people were shot after an illegal “sideshow” took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California, police said Thursday. Investigators are seeking multiple shooters — more than 50 shell casings were recovered at the scene — following the violence Wednesday night at Lake Merritt, but no arrests had been made
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden was among those to pay tribute to Willie Mays after the baseball icon’s death aged 93 earlier this week. Hall of Famer Mays, who played across 23 Major League Baseball seasons, mostly with the New York Giants and San Francisco Giants, died on
Continue ReadingPODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Police say an explosion in central Montenegro’s historical capital, Cetnje, has killed two people and seriously injured three others. Police sealed off the area around the town’s sports hall. They launched an investigation to find the type and cause of the explosion. The state RTCG television said it was a bomb
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Swedish court has acquitted a former Syrian army general accused of playing a role in war crimes in his home country more than a decade ago. Brig. Gen Mohammed Hamo, who now lives in Sweden, was charged in February with aiding and abetting crimes against international
Continue ReadingBy TERESA MEDRANO and JAMES BROOKS Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Things are looking up for the Iberian lynx. Just over two decades ago, the pointy-eared wild cat was on the brink of extinction, but as of Thursday the International Union for Conservation of Nature says it’s no longer an endangered species. Successful conservation efforts
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — The Swiss National Bank says it has lowered its main policy rate by a quarter of a percentage point, citing a drop in “underlying inflationary pressure” despite an uptick in some costs like rents, tourism services and oil products. The central bank became the first among counterparts in major financial centers this
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By Lisa Kjellsson, CNN (CNN) — Perhaps you’ve seen the viral YouTube clip of the Hollywood actress Alicia Vikander explaining to talk show host Jimmy Kimmel what Swedish Midsummer is all about (she even taught him the classic “frog dance,” jumping around in sky-high stilettos). Or maybe you’ve just heard that the summer solstice is
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer, CNN Democratic Reps. Jamie Raskin and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called into question whether Chief Justice John Roberts has taken any action to address the storm cloud of scandals surrounding the Supreme Court, in a new letter obtained first by CNN. The Democratic duo asked Roberts to answer five written questions about what steps
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una mujer de doble nacionalidad ruso-estadounidense fue acusada de traición por recaudar fondos para el Ejército de Ucrania. Ahora, su juicio está por comenzar en la ciudad rusa de Ekaterimburgo. Ksenia Karelina, de 33 años, fue detenida en Ekaterimburgo a principios de año mientras visitaba a sus abuelos. Está acusada
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia has resumed its aerial attacks on Ukraine’s power grid and Kyiv’s forces again targeted Russian oil storage depots with drone strikes across the border. With no major changes reported along the front line, where a recent push by the Kremlin’s forces in eastern and northeastern
Continue ReadingBy RYAN PEARSON AP Entertainment Writer INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Not content with merely taking a victory lap after winning his battle against fellow rap superstar Drake, Kendrick Lamar turned his Juneteenth “Pop Out” concert at the Forum into a cathartic livestreamed celebration of Los Angeles unity. Lamar curated a three-hour concert featuring a mix
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