CNN By Eric Levenson, Tami Luhby and Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — American voters headed to the polls Tuesday to choose the country’s next leaders in a mass democratic experiment in which tens of millions of votes will be cast without incident. Still, scattered issues with voter eligibility; logistical problems such as long lines and
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Irish actor Barry Keoghan has hit back at “disgusting” online trolls who comment on his parenting, saying they “sicken” him and make him “furious.” The “Saltburn” star spoke extensively about the damaging impact of online trolling in a wide-ranging interview on “The Louis Theroux Podcast” released on Tuesday. He
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Iranian official has claimed that Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmahd died before Tehran executed him. It directly contradicts the country’s earlier announcement he had been put to death. The comment Tuesday by Asghar Jahangir comes after Germany shut down Iranian consulates over Sharmahd’s death. The judiciary’s Mizan
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police say they have arrested a 23-year-old man on suspicion of involvement in a botched art heist at a gallery in the southern Netherlands targeting four valuable Andy Warhol screenprints. The arrest Tuesday came days after thieves blew open the door of an art gallery in the town of Oisterwijk
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Mount Fuji finally got its trademark snowcap early on Wednesday, more than a month after it normally would and after setting a record for the most-delayed snowfall in 130 years. The first snowfall on Mt. Fuji, a UNESCO World Heritage site, could be seen from the southwestern side of
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — While Florida generally makes it challenging for people in the state with felony convictions to regain their voting rights, former President Donald Trump had no issue casting a ballot for himself Tuesday in Palm Beach. Trump was convicted in Manhattan earlier this year of 34 counts of falsifying business
Continue ReadingMALAGA, Spain (AP) — With the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup and Davis Cup set to be played in Malaga, Spain, this month, the International Tennis Federation is making a donation to the Spanish Red Cross to support relief and recovery efforts for the recent catastrophic flooding in the country. The ITF and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Authorities in Equatorial Guinea say they will install surveillance cameras in government offices after a government official allegedly recorded hundreds of sex videos. Baltasar Ebang Engonga, director of the National Financial Investigation Agency, has been suspended and is being investigated. Local media reported that investigators were searching his computer
Continue ReadingMALMO, Sweden (AP) — A Swedish court sentenced a far-right politician to four months in jail for two counts of “incitement against an ethnic group” after making hateful comments at political rallies two years ago. The Malmo District Court said on Tuesday the Danish-Swedish 42-year-old man, who was not named but has been identified by
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Desde la toma de posesión de George Washington en 1789 hasta la de Joe Biden en 2020, un total de 46 hombres se desempeñaron como presidente de Estados Unidos. Aquí, un vistazo a cada uno de ellos. George Washington (1789-1797) (MPI/Getty Images) George Washington fue el primer presidente de
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Brazilian police official Valdecy Urquiza will be the next chief of the global police organization Interpol. Urquiza was elected secretary-general by a vote of Interpol’s general assembly on Tuesday at its meeting in Glasgow, Scotland. He will take up the post when the gathering ends on Thursday. Urquiza is the first chief
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy and Joseph Ataman, CNN (CNN) — Homeowners in France have discovered a skeleton in the attic of an outbuilding while undertaking renovation work. The body is thought to belong to the former occupant of the property, which is located in Erstroff in eastern France, who disappeared in 2009, according to a statement
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — Rudy Giuliani must appear in person in federal court on Thursday after two election workers who are to receive nearly all of his most valuable assets told a judge they believe the former Donald Trump attorney is hiding items from them. The complaint from the election workers Ruby Freeman
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — Llegó el día de las elecciones generales 2024 en Estados Unidos, en las que se elegirán, entre otros cargos, a las personas que ocuparán la presidencia y vicepresidencia del país en los próximos cuatro años. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel Donald Trump (republicano) y Kamala Harris (demócrata), los principales candidatos presidenciales
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEDAVI, Spain (AP) — Francisco Murgui went out to try to salvage his motorbike when the water started to rise. He never came back. One week after catastrophic flooding devastated eastern Spain, María Murgui still holds out hope that her missing father is alive. “He was like many people in town who went
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Legislation intended to ban today’s British children from ever legally being able to smoke has begun its journey through Parliament. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill, introduced Tuesday, will raise the minimum age for buying tobacco by one year each year. That means no one born after January 1, 2009 will ever be
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — They moved to France from San Francisco in October 2023, but just over 12 months later, Joanna McIsaac-Kierklo and her husband Ed Kierklo say they are on the brink of returning to the US. While Joanna, 74, and Ed, 75, intended to spend the rest of their lives in
Continue ReadingBy Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — In an era of abysmally low levels of trust in media, local news sources still retain special connections – and precious credibility – with readers and viewers. Those relationships may prove especially valuable in the coming days as the 2024 election comes to a close. In swing
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Bernard “Bernie” Marcus, the billionaire Home Depot cofounder and a Republican megadonor, who in recent years became an outspoken supporter of former President Donald Trump, has died, the company announced Tuesday. He was 95. “The entire Home Depot family is deeply saddened by the death of our
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Los votantes estadounidenses acuden este martes a las urnas para elegir a los próximos líderes del país en un masivo ejercicio democrático en el que se emitirán decenas de millones de votos sin incidentes. Sin embargo, las afirmaciones falsas de fraude electoral en 2020 y las repetidas acusaciones de trampa por
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