HANOVER, N.H. (AP) — A sorority at Dartmouth College and two members of a fraternity are facing charges related to the death of a student who drowned after attending an off-campus party this summer. Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had been reported missing in July after the party. State and local emergency responders searched
Continue ReadingAP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leaving on a diplomatic trip to Europe that includes a meeting of foreign ministers from the leading industrialized nations that will focus on the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East. Blinken will participate in Group of Seven and bilateral meetings outside Rome
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — Sadith Silvano’s crafts are born from ancient songs. Brush in hand, eyes on the cloth, the Peruvian woman paints as she sings. And through her voice, her ancestors speak. “When we paint, we listen to the inspiration that comes from the music and connect to nature, to our elders,”
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — A Canadian security forum has presented an award to Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Kremlin critic and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer who was freed from prison earlier this year in a massive prisoner exchange. The Halifax International Security Forum presents the award annually in honor of U.S. Sen. John McCain, who
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — The discovery of a severed horse head, and a cow quartered with its bloodied dead calf on top, have rattled a Sicilian town, with authorities treating the incident as a mafia threat. The dead animals were discovered on the property of a building contractor in the town of
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El pitazo final del árbitro Wilmar Roldán en el partido en que la selección argentina derrotó a Perú el pasado martes, marcó no solo el final del encuentro, sino también el de la temporada de Lionel Messi. Tras una eliminación temprana en los playoffs de la Major League Soccer (MLS),
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — El presidente electo de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, valora una cualidad tan importante como la lealtad y quizá incluso más que las cualificaciones convencionales: el talento para la televisión. Ha elegido a dos estrellas de Fox News: Sean Duffy como secretario del Tesoro y Pete Hegseth para dirigir el Pentágono. Para
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — The Turkish doctor at the center of an alleged fraud scheme that led to the deaths of 10 babies told an Istanbul court Saturday that he was a “trusted” physician. Dr. Firat Sari is one of 47 people on trial accused of transferring newborn babies to neonatal units of private
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis will travel to the Mediterranean island of Corsica on Dec. 15, making yet another visit to France that avoids the capital and all the pomp and protocol that accompanies a proper state visit. The one-day visit to the French island region, confirmed Saturday by the Vatican, is to
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of killing 22-year-old college student Laken Riley in February while she was jogging on the University of Georgia campus was convicted of murder this week and sentenced to life in prison. Laken’s sister, Lauren Phillips, now a University of Georgia student herself, walks the grounds of
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Max Verstappen has the chance to add to one of the most entertaining Formula One seasons in recent memory by becoming a four-time World Drivers’ Champion at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. McLaren’s Lando Norris emerged as Verstappen’s closest challenger and has hunted the Dutchman for much of the
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Harry Kane became the fastest player to score 50 Bundesliga goals as Bayern Munich beat Augsburg 3-0 on Friday. The 31-year-old striker netted all three of Bayern’s goals as the club continued its impressive start to the Bundesliga season. Kane has now scored 50 goals in 43 games in
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — NATO says its leader and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump have met for talks on global security. The military alliance said in a brief statement on Saturday that NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte and Trump met on Friday in Palm Beach, Florida. It said they discussed “the range of global security issues facing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — This past week has seen the most significant escalation in hostilities that Ukraine has witnessed since Russia’s full-scale invasion and marks a new chapter in the nearly three-year war — one tinged with uncertainty and fear. It began with U.S. President Joe Biden reversing a longstanding policy by granting
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Warsaw Mayor Rafał Trzaskowski has been selected by Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s centrist Civic Coalition as its candidate in next year’s presidential election, beating out Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski. Tusk announced the decision at a party gathering on Saturday, a day after the party members voted in a primary
Continue ReadingBy Katharina Krebs, Darya Tarasova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will continue to test and start mass-producing the hypersonic ballistic missile that it fired at Ukraine Thursday. The experimental strike Thursday marked a decisive moment in Moscow’s war and capped off a dramatic week that has transformed
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The president of Cyprus says Moody’s two-notch credit ratings upgrade to A3 from Baa2 will open the threshold to quality foreign investment that will generate new jobs. President Nikos Christodoulides said Saturday that the rating agency’s action reflects his government’s efforts at cementing Cyprus’ reputation as a credible investment destination through
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — La selección del secretario del Tesoro por parte del presidente electo Donald Trump contrasta con algunos de las propuestas más controvertidas y cuestionables que anunció hasta ahora. Scott Bessent no asustará a Wall Street, el sector que va a supervisar. El cargo de secretario del Tesoro es un puesto serio para
Continue ReadingBy Soph Warnes, CNN (CNN) — US Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. praised Utah’s ban on fluoride when he announced he would tell the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to stop recommending fluoridation for drinking water in April. Florida has now become the second state to ban the use
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Decenas de personas murieron por ataques israelíes en el Líbano, incluidos 20 que fallecieron después de que un ataque arrasara un edificio residencial de varios pisos en el centro de Beirut durante la noche, según funcionarios libaneses. En el área densamente poblada de Basta, en la capital libanesa, los equipos de
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