AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — A U.S. Army installation in Georgia was locked down after a person was shot and killed in what base authorities described as an isolated incident. The shooter was apprehended and taken into custody Saturday, and an “all-clear” was given about two hours after Fort Eisenhower went into lockdown. The shooting took
Continue ReadingAP Diplomatic Writer AQABA, Jordan (AP) — American officials have been in direct contact with the terrorist-designated rebel group that led the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday. Blinken, speaking at a news conference in Jordan, was the first U.S. official to publicly confirm contacts between the
Continue ReadingAP Diplomatic Writer AQABA, Jordan (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken has wrapped up perhaps his last Middle East mission as America’s top diplomat. His aim has been preventing Syria from spiraling out of control after the sudden ouster of President Bashar Assad. Blinken was one of several senior U.S. officials traveling across the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MORONI, Comoros (AP) — Officials say the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean has suffered extensive damage from Cyclone Chido. They say several people have died. French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau says “We’re afraid the toll will be high” following an emergency meeting in Paris. France’s new Prime Minister François Bayrou
Continue ReadingPor Marshall Cohen, CNN Las víctimas de importantes casos de corrupción pública en Pensilvania e Illinois están enojadas porque el presidente Joe Biden conmutó penas esta semana a dos funcionarios condenados. Las conmutaciones fueron anunciadas el jueves como parte de un paquete histórico de clemencia para 1.500 delincuentes condenados que, según la Casa Blanca, “merecen
Continue ReadingPor Verónica Calderón, CNN en Español La Policía Federal de Brasil arrestó este sábado en Río de Janeiro al general Walter Braga Netto, exministro de Defensa durante la presidencia del líder ultraderechista Jair Bolsonaro, de acuerdo con la estatal Agencia Brasil. Braga Netto está imputado junto con Bolsonaro y otras 36 personas por su presunta
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump huddled with allies and a Republican cause célèbre at Saturday’s Army-Navy football game, taking in one of the most storied rivalries in college sports while spotlighting his emerging national security team. Trump was joined by Vice President-elect JD Vance, embattled Pentagon pick Pete Hegseth, potential backup
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian drone strikes on southern Russia killed a 9-year-old boy and set fire to a major oil terminal, officials said Saturday, the day after Moscow launched a massive aerial attack on its neighbor that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said was one of the heaviest bombardments of the country’s energy sector in
Continue ReadingBy Erika Tulfo, CNN (CNN) — Aakaanksh Autade was iffy on TikTok Shop, TikTok’s in-app shopping feature, when it launched last year. Then the content creator grossed over $100,000 in sales when he hosted a live event on Black Friday and went from skeptic to believer. Autade is known for sharing tech-related tips and tricks
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Iran has sentenced Iranian-American journalist Reza Valizadeh to 10 years on prison after finding him guilty of collaborating with a hostile government. Reza Valizadeh is a former journalist for the U.S.-government-funded Voice of America’s Farsi language service and also has worked for Radio Farda, an outlet
Continue ReadingPor Christian Edwards y Sophie Tanno, CNN Los legisladores georgianos votaron este sábado a un exestrella del fútbol de extrema derecha como el próximo presidente del país, profundizando las tensiones entre el gobierno prorruso y la oposición favorable a Occidente en medio de la creciente ira popular sobre la decisión del primero de detener las
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Feldscher, CNN Washington (CNN) — It’s the most unique rivalry game in college sports and one of the signature events of the college football season: Army vs. Navy. Kicking off at 3 p.m. ET Saturday from Northwest Field in Landover, Maryland, the clash between the nation’s service academies is a staple of the
Continue ReadingPor Mick Krever, CNN Israel no perdió tiempo tras la caída de Bashar al-Assad para bombardear todos los activos militares sirios que quería mantener fuera del alcance de los rebeldes: atacó casi 500 objetivos, destruyó la armada y eliminó, según afirma, el 90% de los misiles tierra-aire conocidos de Siria. Pero es la captura por
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — There was a time not long ago when Russell Wilson’s career in the NFL looked to be coming to an end. A blockbuster 2022 trade had seen him switch the Seattle Seahawks for the Denver Broncos, where he signed a big-money contract. The prevailing thought was that he was
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Skiing great Lindsey Vonn has announced that she will make her World Cup return at St Moritz, Switzerland next weekend. In a video posted by her sponsor, Red Bull, on Friday, the 40-year-old Vonn said: “So, I have some news. My body is finally put back together and I
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police have arrested Gen. Walter Braga Netto, a member of former President Jair Bolsonaro’s Cabinet, in connection with an alleged coup plot, the Supreme Court said in a statement. Braga Netto was formally accused by police in November, along with Bolsonaro and 35 other people, of a
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Colorado’s two-way star Travis Hunter dispelled any rumors that the school’s coach Deion Sanders might leave at the end of the season, saying on Friday “he ain’t going nowhere.” “I got a lot of insight … He’s going to be right where he’s at right now,” Hunter told reporters
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — Dick Van Dyke had to evacuate. So did Mark Hammill and Cher. But some 3,000 students at Pepperdine University were told to stay put, even as wildfire flames raged toward their campus. With some 20,000 Malibu residents ordered, or at least warned, to evacuate the looming Franklin Fire, some
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president says the United States plans to introduce sanctions against Serbia’s main gas supplier that is controlled by Russia. President Aleksandar Vucic told state RTS broadcaster on Saturday that Serbia has been officially informed that the decision on sanctions will come into force on Jan. 1 but that he has
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Marines have begun a partial transfer from Okinawa to Guam, 12 years after Japan and the United States agreed on their realignment to reduce the heavy burden of American troop presence on the southern Japanese island. The relocation began Saturday with 100 members of III Marine Expeditionary Force stationed
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