By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. general election campaign has now passed the halfway mark. The main political parties finally have published their plans for government should they win on July 4. Conservative Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and main opposition Labour Party leader Keir Starmer tussled over tax. Starmer is predicted
Continue ReadingBy Kylie Atwood, Jennifer Hansler and Hande Atay Alam, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on an Israeli group for disrupting humanitarian convoys headed to Gaza. Both the US Treasury Department and the US State Department took action against the Tzav 9 movement for its repeated obstruction of the aid. The
Continue ReadingBy SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian authorities have destroyed more than seven tons of illicit drugs and the ingredients for them, as a drug-fighting official said educating people about their danger is the best way of combating the illegal trade. The country’s National Authority for Combating Drug said the destroyed
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — After “Too many years lost in history,” as they memorably sing in “Six: The Musical,” the wives of Henry VIII continue to receive their belated due, with the latest example being “Firebrand,” devoted to his sixth and final spouse, Katherine Parr. Alicia Vikander and Jude Law anchor this
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press A pioneer in the design of the microchips that make modern consumer electronics possible has died. Lynn Conway also became known for overcoming discrimination. She was fired by IBM in the 1960s when she disclosed plans for a gender transition. Conway’s death, at the age of 86, was announced by
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Celebrities who have given their children unique names is nothing new, but actor Darren Criss may have raised the bar. The “Glee” star sparked conversation recently when he shared on social media news of the arrival of his second child. The picture showed what appeared to be a
Continue ReadingBy Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — As AI-generated images have begun creeping into art and photography contests over the past two years, sometimes fooling jurors and provoking anxiety and anger among artists, the photographer Miles Astray decided it was time to turn the tides. In an AI category at the 1839 Awards’ Color Photography Contest,
Continue ReadingBetiana Fernández Martino (CNN Español) — En Argentina, una mujer muere cada 35 horas víctima de un femicidio. En Argentina, además, el presupuesto designado para prevenir la violencia de género sufrió recortes, y este año el gobierno del presidente Javier Milei le dijo “afuera” al organismo encargado de las políticas públicas específicas para combatir esta
Continue ReadingBy Jim Dolan Click here for updates on this story PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) — You may have heard the song “The Roof Is on Fire,” but at one house in Paterson, ice went through the roof. A couple in New Jersey were sitting in their backyard when a large chunk of ice fell from
Continue ReadingNEWS 12 NEW JERSEY LLC, FAMILY HANDOUTS, RING VIDEO, CNN By Jim Dolan Click here for updates on this story PATERSON, New Jersey (WABC) — You may have heard the song “The Roof Is on Fire,” but at one house in Paterson, ice went through the roof. A couple in New Jersey were sitting in
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — The US Conference of Catholic Bishops issued a formal apology Friday to Indigenous people for the mistreatment and trauma inflicted by the Catholic Church. The apology is part of a document approved by US Catholic bishops by a vote during its annual spring meeting in Louisville, Kentucky. The document titled “Keeping
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA SURK and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Leaders of France’s new leftist alliance have warned that the far right is “at the door of power.” Allied in a coalition known as the New Popular Front, they outlined their plan to prevent the surging far right from taking power in upcoming national
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez are not talking about their current relationship, but they have already said plenty. With reports the pair have hit a rough patch in their almost two-year marriage, many are trying to read between the “Bennifer” lines about the couple reportedly putting their house
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Es posible que la pandemia nos haya liberado de la tiranía del horario de oficina de cinco días a la semana. Pero el control de la cultura del trabajo en Estados Unidos no parece que se vaya a terminar tan facilmente. Wells Fargo reveló esta semana que había despedido a más
Continue ReadingBy Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Investors are worried France could be facing a financial crisis if the political center collapses in upcoming parliamentary elections, leaving far-right populists in charge of the European Union’s second-biggest economy. President Emmanuel Macron called the snap elections Sunday after his party lost to the far right in a vote
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, the rapid-fire gun accessories used in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, in a ruling that threw firearms back into the nation’s political spotlight. The high court’s conservative majority found that the
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE, COLLEEN LONG and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press BORGO EGNAZIA, Italy (AP) — President Joe Biden and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni have spoke privately on various matters but apparently not on abortion. The issue had emerged as an unexpected friction point among the democracies gathered in Italy for the Group of Seven
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, Devan Cole and Lauren Fox, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday struck down a federal ban on bump stocks approved by former President Donald Trump, the latest opinion from the conservative court rolling back firearm regulations. Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the opinion for a 6-3 court. The court’s liberal wing,
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer sentiment fell in June for the third straight month as Americans took a dimmer view of their own finances and worried about persistent inflation. The University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment index, released Friday in a preliminary version, dropped to 65.6 this month from a
Continue ReadingLAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The first Olympic Esports Games are set to be added soon to the IOC’s portfolio of events as it seeks to attract and retain young audiences. The International Olympic Committee says it will ask members to approve a proposal to create a video game Olympics when they meet next month in
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