By ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of people took to the streets in a handful of Muslim-majority countries to express their outrage at the desecration of a copy of the Quran in Sweden. Friday’s demonstrations came a day after protesters stormed the country’s embassy in Iraq. The protests in Iraq, Lebanon and
Continue ReadingBy NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden elevated CIA Director William Burns to his Cabinet on Friday, a symbolic move that underscores the intelligence chief’s influence and his work in U.S. support for Ukraine. In a statement, Biden said Burns had “harnessed intelligence to give our country a critical strategic advantage”
Continue ReadingDEATH VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California outdoor enthusiast has died after collapsing in Death Valley following a hike amid blistering heat. The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that 71-year-old Steve Curry of Sunland, California, collapsed Tuesday after hiking from Golden Canyon to Zabriskie Point. He died of what officials believe were heat-related causes.
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger Nota del editor: Mari Rodríguez Ichaso ha sido colaboradora de la revista Vanidades durante varias décadas. Es especialista en moda, viajes, gastronomía, arte, arquitectura y entretenimiento, productora de cine y columnista de estilo de CNN en Español. Las opiniones expresadas en esta columna son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — ¡Existe una verdadera locura
Continue ReadingBy NOMAAN MERCHANT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A newly released court opinion says FBI employees wrongly searched foreign surveillance data for the last names of a U.S. senator and a state senator. It’s the latest revelation of the FBI violating regulations on the usage of foreign data. The primary surveillance court said in an
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is harassing a key witness against him at his upcoming trial by publicly disclosing personal things she wrote while she was the chief executive at his cryptocurrency hedge fund trading firm. Prosecutors late Thursday asked a judge to order trial
Continue ReadingCARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has signed a decree tightening restrictions on civilian access to guns in Brazil, in a move aimed at reversing the pro-firearms policies of his right-wing predecessor Jair Bolsonaro. The decree signed Friday reduces the number of guns civilians can possess
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Lana Del Rey ahora sirve waffles. Al parecer, la cantante de “Summertime Sadness” ha estado trabajando como mesera en un Waffle House de Florence, Alabama, según publicaciones en las redes sociales de algunos de sus clientes compartidas en una cuenta de fans. Las imágenes publicadas este jueves muestran a Lana Del
Continue ReadingBy Elle Reeve and Samantha Guff, CNN West Palm Beach, Florida (CNN) — They wore Trump hats and Trump T-shirts and cheered wildly when former President Donald Trump took the stage to fireworks. But at the Turning Point Action conference in West Palm Beach, Florida, some of the conservative attendees said they had a little
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s an overview of the Chicago Transit Authority, both its history and its present-day status as the second largest public transportation system in the United States. The largest mass transit system in America is the MTA in New York. Facts The rail system is referred to as the “L” because
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — The man police say shot and killed a Fargo police officer and shot two more officers and another person used a “binary trigger” device that allowed him to fire his weapon rapidly during the attack on July 14, according to North Dakota officials. North Dakota Attorney
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In a first for the federal District of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Tribal Council has unanimously adopted a Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Tribal Community Response Plan, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Portland said Friday.
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Alaska Airlines announced Thursday that its much-missed daily flights between Redmond Airport and Portland International Airport will return — but seasonally, for the winter months. That means they won’t resume until after Thanksgiving (Nov. 29) and will last through next April 10.
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — “Yellowstone” writer-producer Taylor Sheridan has excelled at luring big stars to television with relatively thin material, a formula that feels especially transparent with “Special Ops: Lioness,” his latest series for Paramount+. Zoe Saldaña takes point in this fact-based tale of female special-ops soldiers, which races through the set
Continue ReadingBy Meg Tirrell, Kevin Conlon and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Most of the damage from Wednesday’s tornado to a major Pfizer plant in North Carolina was to a warehouse facility, rather than areas that produce medicines, the drug giant said Friday. The plant remains closed while damage is assessed, and Pfizer Chief Executive Officer
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — A 13-year-old kidnapping victim was rescued in Southern California after making a “Help Me!” sign to alert passersby, which then led to the arrest of a Texas man. Steven Robert Sablan, 61, is now facing federal kidnapping charges for the incident in which he is alleged to have pulled
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Un hombre, apodado “el conejito de Pascua” por la policía, fue condenado a 18 meses de cárcel por robar 200.000 huevos de chocolate. El 11 de febrero, Joby Pool, de 32 años, robó £ 31,000 (US$ 40.000) en Cadbury Creme Eggs, luego de irrumpir en una unidad industrial y
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemalan agents and police have raided the offices of the Seed Movement of presidential candidate Bernardo Arévalo as part of an investigation into alleged wrongdoing in the party’s formation. Andrea Reyes, a lawyer and party member, confirmed Friday that the agents and police had come
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and BRENDAN FARRINGTON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris swiped at new standards for teaching Black history in Florida during a trip to Jacksonville on Friday. The standards were adopted by the state Board of Education on Wednesday and they have been criticized as playing down the horror of
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen (CNN) — Newly released charging documents provide fresh insights into how the Michigan attorney general built a criminal case against the fake GOP electors who tried to subvert the Electoral College process after the 2020 election. The group of 16 Republicans were charged this week with state felonies for signing certificates falsely
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