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Month: October 2024

Migrant families separated under Trump still feel the fallout and they fear his return to office

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s zero tolerance immigration policy as president resulted in children being separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. It was one of the most controversial immigration positions of his administration. And it reverberates today with the families who lived through it. Some families are still separated and many

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Attack on a police convoy in a restive southeastern province of Iran kills 10 officers

Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An attack on an Iranian police convoy Saturday in the country’s restive southern province of Sistan and Baluchestan killed at least 10 officers, authorities said. Details remain scarce over the attack in Gohar Kuh, some 1,200 kilometers (745 miles) southeast of the Iranian capital, Tehran. Initially, reports

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US approves $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan including advanced missile defense system

Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The United States has approved $2 billion in arms sales to Taiwan, including the first-time delivery to the self-ruled island of an advanced surface-to-air missile defense system, in a move that has drawn China’s criticism. Taiwan’s presidential office on Saturday thanked Washington for greenlighting the potential arms sales. Under

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The Menendez brothers built a green space in prison. It’s modeled on this Norwegian idea

Associated Press COPENHAGEN (AP) — Erik and Lyle Menendez launched an ongoing beautification initiative in the prison where they are serving life sentences for the 1989 killings of their parents. Their project is modeled on a program in Norway, where authorities try to help rehabilitate prisoners so they can be reintegrated in society. Across the

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Trump’s lawyers urge appeals court to uphold dismissal of classified documents case

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for former President Donald Trump have urged a federal appeals court to uphold the dismissal of the classified documents case against him. Trump’s team says a lower court judge was correct in ruling that the prosecutor who brought the charges was illegally appointed. The case charging Trump with hoarding

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Italy’s government pays homage to fascist defeat in key WWII battle, sparking opposition criticism

ROME (AP) — Italy’s far-right government has sparked wide criticism after celebrating a major World War II battle, praising the defeated fascist soldiers who lost their lives. In a social media post on Wednesday to commemorate the 82nd anniversary of the 1942 battle of El Alamein in Egypt, Italy’s Defense ministry paid homage to the

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Prince William’s Earthshot Prize reveals celebrity line-up for awards night

By Kathy Rose OBrien and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — Emmy, Grammy, and Tony award-winning, American actor Billy Porter and celebrated South African television presenter Bonang Matheba have been tapped to host the fourth annual Earthshot Prize Awards in South Africa on November 6. The Earthshot Prize is an ambitious environmental initiative founded by Prince William back in 2020 that seeks

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Israel launched strikes on Iran in a retaliatory attack. Here’s what we know

By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Israel said on Saturday it had struck military targets inside Iran in response to earlier Iranian attacks, again raising fears that the long-running confrontation between the two powerful militaries could escalate into an all-out regional war that draws in the United States. The Israeli military said it had targeted Iranian missile

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