Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Embattled New York City Mayor Eric Adams has accepted the resignation of his deputy mayor for public safety, Philip Banks. The resignation is the latest in a string of departures from the Adams administration. Adams said on TV station NY1 on Monday that Banks told him “he wants to
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A British doctor has admitted trying to kill his mother’s long-term partner by injecting him with poison disguised as a COVID-19 vaccine. Prosecutors say Thomas Kwan pretended to be a community nurse and injected Patrick O’Hara with a toxic substance, likely a pesticide. O’Hara developed a rare flesh-eating disease that left him
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A top official with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party has announced his resignation, a year ahead of an election in which the center-left Social Democrats face an uphill struggle. He is citing health problems. Kevin Kühnert has been the Social Democrats’ general secretary — the party official responsible for day-to-day political strategy
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — La temporada de huracanes pone en alerta a millones, y aunque en ocasiones es difícil rastrear con precisión cuándo, a dónde y con qué intensidad tocarán tierra, siempre hay una ventana de advertencia que los habitantes de las zonas en peligro deben aprovechar para prepararse. Estas son algunas recomendaciones de las autoridades
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Officials in the Philippines say former President Rodrigo Duterte has registered to run for mayor of his southern home city despite his notorious legacy over his brutal anti-drug crackdown that the International Criminal Court is investigating as a possible crime against humanity. Duterte, 79, filed his papers before the Election Commission
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A European spacecraft and two shoebox-size satellites have launched to survey the aftermath from NASA’s DART mission, which intentionally slammed into an asteroid named Dimorphos and altered its orbit two years ago. The European Space Agency’s Hera mission lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 10:52 a.m. ET
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Commemorations and protests unfolded across the world on Monday to mark the anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, an assault that sparked a war that has devastated the Hamas-ruled Gaza strip, fueled bloodshed in other Mideast lands and stirred protests and divisions far away. Those divisions
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Today, afternoon highs will top out in the low 80s under mostly sunny skies. There will be a breeze this afternoon with gusts around 15-20mph. Lows tonight will be in the 30s and 40s.We’ve been dealing with smoke the last few days and, unfortunately, today will be no different. Southwest wind for the first half
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Look up tonight for a chance to see the Draconid meteor shower. It’s expected to peak at 11 p.m. ET and will likely be on the sparse side, with about 10 meteors at most streaking across the sky per hour. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
Continue ReadingCNN By Dalia Faheid, Allison Chinchar and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Milton has strengthened to Category 3 and continues to intensify two days before it’s due to strike Florida’s Gulf Coast, where communities now are rushing cleanup from catastrophic Hurricane Helene. Ahead of what could be the state’s largest storm exodus in seven
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Look up tonight for a chance to see the Draconid meteor shower. It’s expected to peak at 11 p.m. ET and will likely be on the sparse side, with about 10 meteors at most streaking across the sky per hour. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Lawyers for a man who is also under investigation in the disappearance of British toddler Madeleine McCann have called for him to be acquitted in his trial on charges of unrelated sexual offenses. Prosecutors last week urged the Braunschweig state court to convict the 47-year-old German national of two counts of rape
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Week 5 in the NFL had everything: late drama, historic achievements and a game across the Atlantic in London. Sunday’s action began with the Minnesota Vikings’ victory over the New York Jets at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, a win which maintains Minnesota’s undefeated start to the season. Here are
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Al Pacino has revealed that he nearly died of Covid-19 in 2020, and shared his view on what happens after death. In interviews with The New York Times and People magazine, the Oscar-winning actor recounted his experience contracting the virus and briefly having no pulse. Pacino, 84, told the
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti Un año de guerra entre Israel y Hamas. Bombardeos en el Líbano. Florida se prepara para la llegada del huracán Milton. El papa Francisco aumentó el grupo de eclesiásticos que elegirá a su sucesor. Los retos de Clara Brugada en México. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) — UNICEF says that recent fighting between the Sudanese military and its rival paramilitary in Sudan’s North Darfur killed at least 13 children and injured four others. The children were between 6 and 17 years old, the U.N. agency said in a statement on Sunday. The Sudanese army on Friday launched
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s military says it struck a major oil terminal in Crimea that provides fuel for Russia’s war effort. The strike on Monday came as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the war has entered an important phase and both sides face the issue of how to sustain their costly war
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards and Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for their work on the discovery of microRNA, a molecule that governs how cells in the body function. Their research revealed how genes, which contain the instruction
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — A team of international scientists is in Fukushima to ensure safety of the discharge of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged nuclear power plant. Japan began discharging the wastewater in August 2023. The plant was damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, triggering meltdowns in its reactors and large amounts
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group has gone on trial in Sweden on charges of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria. Lina Laina Ishaq, who is a Swedish citizen, is accused of committing the crimes during the period from
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