A 17-year-old law clerk became the youngest to pass the California Bar Exam
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — At just 17 years old, a California law clerk has become the youngest person ever to pass the state’s…
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Netanyahu says Israel is as ‘committed as ever’ to war after soldiers mistakenly killed 3 hostages
By JULIA FRANKEL, NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Three Israeli hostages who were mistakenly shot by Israeli troops…
Continue ReadingIran says it has executed an Israeli Mossad spy
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state TV is reporting that an Israeli Mossad spy has been executed in the country’s southeast. The report said the…
Continue ReadingMichigan State University reaches $15 million settlement with families of 3 killed in February shooting, lawyer says
By Skylar Harris and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Michigan State University reached a $15 million settlement with the families of the three…
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Oregon nonprofits receive Umpqua Bank grants, including Warm Springs Community Action Team
LAKE OSWEGO, Ore. (KTVZ) — Umpqua Bank and parent company Columbia Banking System announced Thursday the nonprofit recipients of $1 million in…
Continue ReadingA vibrant art scene in Uganda mirrors African boom as more collectors show interest
By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Lilian Nabulime hasn’t forgotten the time in the 1990s when the Ugandan capital had…
Continue ReadingAnalysis: Ukraine has had a terrible week. Blame the US and the EU
By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine is developing a “drowning not waving” problem. It is struggling to say clearly how badly the war…
Continue ReadingNo room at the inn? As holidays approach, migrants face eviction from New York City shelters
By PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It could be a cold, grim New Year for thousands of migrant families living in New York City’s…
Continue ReadingCambodia welcomes the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s plan to return looted antiquities
By MAYSOON KHAN and SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia has welcomed the announcement that New York’s…
Continue ReadingMcKinney has 21 as San Diego takes down Portland State 69-65
By The Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Wayne McKinney III scored 21 points as San Diego beat Portland State 69-65 on Friday night. McKinney also…
Continue ReadingAs Trump threatens to repeal Obamacare, these ‘insurance godmothers’ are signing Florida Latinos up
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — Salsa music blares from the food court in a rundown Miami shopping center as Latinos head to a…
Continue ReadingCardinal is convicted of embezzlement in big Vatican financial trial, sentenced to 5½ years
By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a cardinal of embezzlement and sentenced him to…
Continue ReadingPalestinian boys and men detained without charge by Israeli military describe 5 days of alleged abuse
By Jeremy Diamond, Mohammad Al Sawalhi and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Nimer Abu Ras’ wrists are bruised and lacerated. His hands are swollen.…
Continue ReadingPalestinian boys and men detained without charge by Israeli military describe 5 days of alleged abuse
CNN By Jeremy Diamond, Mohammad Al Sawalhi and Abeer Salman, CNN (CNN) — Nimer Abu Ras’ wrists are bruised and lacerated. His hands are…
Continue ReadingLatino Democrats shift from quiet concern to open opposition to Biden’s concessions in border talks
By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prominent Latinos in Congress looked on quietly, at first,…
Continue ReadingCameron Brink’s 23 points, 15 rebounds lead No. 9 Stanford past Portland 81-51
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Tara VanDerveer challenged Cameron Brink to stay on the court and out of foul trouble…
Continue ReadingVatican’s ‘trial of the century’ sees cardinal given five-and-a-half-year jail sentence
By Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — A multi-million-pound investment in a luxury property in London that went wrong, a once powerful Vatican cardinal…
Continue ReadingWomen and children first? Experts say that in most crises, it’s more like everyone for themselves
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press LONDON (AP) — So much for women and children first. The phrase and its grave implications about who to save…
Continue ReadingFederal Reserve on cusp of what some thought impossible: Defeating inflation without steep recession
By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — It was the most painful inflation Americans had experienced since 1981, when “The…
Continue Reading‘Last week, we had hope’: The poignant words of hostages’ families before accidental killings by Israeli troops
By Andrew Carey and Tamar Michaelis, CNN Tel Aviv (CNN) — Family members of the three hostages killed inside Gaza by Israeli troops had spoken…
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