PARIS (AP) — French politicians appear deeply divided over the fate of leftist lawmaker Andy Kerbrat, and whether he should resign. The 34 year-old was caught last week buying synthetic drugs from a drug dealer. Kerbrat, of the far-left France Unbowed party, has blamed his personal drug consumption on “personal problems and psychological fragilities.” He
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Adam Crapser, an adoptee who was deported to South Korea in 2016 because his American parents never secured his citizenship, has delivered a scathing denunciation of the Korean government and his adoption agency in a Seoul appeals court. The 49-year-old’s yearslong legal battle highlights the systemic failures by
Continue ReadingBy David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — A day after an E. coli outbreak tied to Quarter Pounders in the western part of the United States left one dead and 10 hospitalized, McDonald’s entered full damage-control mode. “We are very confident that you can go to McDonald’s and enjoy our classics,” McDonald’s USA President
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks’ new CEO Brian Niccol has a Herculean task in front of him to change the dire state of affairs that the world’s largest coffee chain is currently brewing in. Surprising Wall Street, the company unexpectedly released its preliminary earnings report Tuesday evening, revealing sales fell –
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When he was president, Donald Trump remade the Supreme Court with three nominees, and in the process shifted the court’s ideological balance to the conservative right. If Trump wins a second term, the right side of the court could retain control for several more decades. Among the conservatives on the
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing reported huge quarterly losses Wednesday, as new CEO Kelly Ortberg conceded “it will take time to return Boeing to its former legacy.” “Going forward, we will be focused on fundamentally changing the culture, stabilizing the business, and improving program execution,” Ortberg said in the company’s quarterly
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DULUTH, Ga. (AP) — Republican Donald Trump is pushing supporters in Georgia to get out and vote for him in a state that could be crucial in the presidential election. He spoke Wednesday before a rally organized by Charlie Kirk, a conservative provocateur. Kirk is using his online presence and the organization he
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TYRE, Lebanon (AP) — Israeli jets struck multiple buildings in Lebanon’s southern coastal city of Tyre on Wednesday, sending up large clouds of black smoke, while Hezbollah confirmed that a top official widely expected to be the militant group’s next leader had been killed in an Israeli strike. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Bertrand, Shania Shelton, Haley Britzky and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — At least 3,000 North Korean soldiers arrived in eastern Russia this month, the White House said Wednesday, and while it remains unclear what exactly they will do, it is a “highly concerning probability” that they will join the fight against Ukraine. “We
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — It was a night of celebration for the Boston Celtics. Ahead of the opening game of the new 2024-25 NBA season at home to the New York Knicks, the Celtics received their championship rings for winning the title last season and raised banner No. 18 into the rafters at
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El grupo parlamentario de Morena en el Senado de México propuso este martes reformas para evitar amparos contra adiciones o reformas a la Constitución. La iniciativa plantea modificaciones a los artículos 1, 103, 105 y 107 de la Constitución y detalla que “no procederá el juicio de amparo contra adiciones
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Officials in Hong Kong say they have discovered dinosaur fossils in the city for the first time on a remote, uninhabited island that’s part of a geopark. Experts have initially confirmed the fossils were part of a large dinosaur from the Cretaceous period, about 145 million to 66 million
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — A Polish radio station has stirred up controversy after dismissing its journalists and relaunching this week with AI-generated “presenters.” Weeks after letting its journalists go, OFF Radio Krakow announced this week that it was relaunching with what it called the first experiment in Poland. The station said its three
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Ferris, CNN ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Bushy-bearded United Auto Workers leader Dan Vicente has watched first-hand as his fellow union workers have drifted away from the Democratic Party here in Pennsylvania. He was almost one of them. The plain-spoken UAW Region 9 director told a bustling hall on Sunday that he nearly voted
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Officials say German submarine-hunting planes will patrol the North Atlantic from a base in Scotland under a new Britain-Germany defense pact in response to the growing threat from Russia. Defense ministers from Britain and Germany will sign the agreement in London on Wednesday. They call it the first such defense pact between
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The FAA has published new rules that it calls “the final piece of the puzzle” toward allowing electric “air taxis” to start whizzing through the skies. Pilots must now learn the new subset of aircraft designs, part of a budding industry being flooded with investment money in hopes of
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — U.S. and Cypriot officials have launched a strategic dialogue they said would bolster security and stability in a crisis-wracked region through initiatives including counterterrorism training of personnel from Middle Eastern countries. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs James O’Brien said a U.S.-funded center has been training personnel
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Highs will top out in the low 50s and upper 40s today, making it the coolest day of the week. Lows tonight in the 20s and below.A chance for some rain returns today. A low pressure is swinging by our region this afternoon and will trigger some showers. We will be right on the edge
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — La campaña de Donald Trump acusó al partido gobernante británico de “flagrante interferencia extranjera” en las elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos por un viaje de sus activistas para ayudar a la candidatura de la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris, lo que desató un enfrentamiento con uno de los aliados más estrechos de Washington
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The tiny Mideast nation of Kuwait has banned the release of the video game “Call of Duty: Black Ops 6,” which features the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and is set in part in the 1990s Gulf War. Kuwait has not publicly acknowledged banning the game, which
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