By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Indiana Fever star Caitlin Clark has become the first rookie in 16 years to be named to the All-WNBA first team. The 22-year-old received 52 first team votes, making her the fourth-most voted player overall. Clark joins unanimous selections Napheesa Collier and league MVP A’ja Wilson, as well as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The circumstances surrounding the death of ex-One Direction singer Liam Payne were suspicious and possibly involved drugs, though there was no sign of a third party being involved, Argentine prosecutors said Thursday. Payne, 31, who died on Wednesday, first shot to fame as a teenager and grappled with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press An Associated Press investigation examined extremism among members of the U.S. military and veterans. Here are highlights from the reporting. How many active-duty military and veterans are involved in extremism? The AP received exclusive access to data collected and analyzed by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MOUNT OLIVE, N.C. (AP) — The U.S. military trained him in explosives and battlefield tactics. Now the Iraq War veteran and enlisted National Guard member was calling for taking up arms against police and government officials in his own country. Standing in the North Carolina woods, Chris Arthur warned about a coming civil
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BERLIN (AP) — President Joe Biden has long believed diplomacy is about personal relationships — and he’ll spend Friday in Berlin with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as his time in office is on the cusp of ending. Also on Biden’s agenda is a meeting with other leaders in the “European Quad.” The group
Continue ReadingAP Education Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — A student loan cancellation program for public workers has granted relief to more than 1 million Americans — up from just 7,000 who were approved before it was updated by the Biden administration two years ago. President Joe Biden announced the milestone on Thursday, saying his administration restored a
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — Over the course of President Joe Biden’s term, he’s held dozens of calls and multiple face-to-face meetings with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, all with the goal of deepening a relationship based on democratic ideals and shared values. In return, Scholz spent considerable political capital on Biden’s behalf: Releasing a
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Recognizing that daters are increasingly prioritizing politics in their search for “the one,” many dating apps have introduced features that make it easier for users to match with potential partners based on their politics in the run-up to the election. Tinder last month launched its “Take Action Center,” which
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, Danya Gainor, Alison Main, Majlie de Puy Kamp, Casey Tolan and Bob Ortega, CNN (CNN) — More than a dozen Republicans who were “fake electors” in 2020, including several facing criminal charges, are serving as former President Donald Trump’s official electors in battleground states this year, according to a CNN survey. Another 16 GOP
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — With less than three weeks before the November election, the Biden-Harris administration is reminding voters how it has delivered a historic amount of student debt relief even as Republicans have challenged several of its efforts in court and balked at the costs. Another round of forgiveness was announced
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Mitch McConnell said after the 2020 election that then-President Donald Trump was “stupid as well as being ill-tempered,” a “despicable human being” and a “narcissist,” according to excerpts from a new biography of the Senate Republican leader that will be released this month. McConnell made the remarks in private as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A special court in Bangladesh has issued arrest warrants for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others, including her close aides, on charges of crimes against humanity during a student-led uprising in July and August that forced her to flee the country. A prosecutor says the Dhaka-based International
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Sabrina Ionescu and the New York Liberty are one win away from claiming the franchise’s first WNBA title after a shocking 80-77 victory over the Minnesota Lynx in Game 3 of the finals on Wednesday, taking a 2-1 series lead. With the score tied at 77 at the Target
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Los Angeles Dodgers claimed a dominant 8-0 win over the New York Mets in Game 3 of the National League Championship Series (NLCS) on Wednesday to take a 2-1 series lead. Powered by home runs from Shohei Ohtani and Kiké Hernández, the Dodgers are now two wins away
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A 22-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with three cases in Birmingham, Alabama, last month, including a mass shooting that left four people dead and 17 others wounded in the city’s lively entertainment district, police announced. The suspect, Damien McDaniel, faces
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Kamala Harris no tuvo su segundo debate con Donald Trump, por lo que fue a Fox News. La vicepresidenta se enfrentó acaloradamente a Bret Baier, el principal presentador de la cadena pro-Trump, este miércoles por la noche, en el tipo de enfrentamiento sin guion que los republicanos llevan tiempo acusándola de
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Alayna Treene and Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — An overseas ballot process that has long been seen as sacrosanct by both parties, due to its connection to US military members serving in foreign countries, is the target of multiple GOP-backed lawsuits filed in recent days. The new legal assault comes as ballots
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (AP) — La arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles acordó pagar US$ 880 millones a las víctimas de abusos sexuales por parte del clero que se remontan a décadas atrás, en lo que un abogado dijo que era el mayor acuerdo individual de abuso sexual infantil con una arquidiócesis católica, según se anunció este miércoles.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — A Vietnamese real estate tycoon has been convicted of fraudulently obtaining property worth billions of dollars and sentenced to life in prison in a case that has been a centerpiece of the government’s crackdown on corruption. Truong My Lan was already convicted in April by the same Ho Chi
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his government has intelligence information that 10,000 troops from North Korea are being prepared to join Russian forces fighting against his country, warning that a third nation wading into the hostilities would turn the conflict into a “world war.” Zelenskyy did not go into further
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