By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A former principal of an Australian Jewish school will be sentenced on Aug. 24 on convictions for sexually abusing two students. A judge set the date after submissions were made on what sentence Malka Leifer should receive. Two sisters who were students at the school had
Continue ReadingBy Giri Viswanathan, CNN (CNN) — Over 1 in 10 young adults in the United States regularly use e-cigarettes, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The study, conducted by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics, provides a snapshot of e-cigarette use in 2021. Based on data
Continue ReadingBy JIM POLLOCK Associated Press The Barbie industrial complex has detonated, coating the planet in pink, sparkly fallout. For the blockbuster’s soundtrack, “Barbie The Album,” director Greta Gerwig and producer Marc Ronson corralled a set of huge artists at the top of their games and have come away with a raucous, joyous, and occasionally touching
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMMAD TAUFAN Associated Press TOMOHON, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities on Friday announced the end of the “brutally cruel” dog and cat meat slaughter at a notorious animal market on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi following a years-long campaign by local activists and world celebrities. The Tomohon Extreme Market will become the first such market
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, CNN London (CNN) — Britain’s beleaguered Prime Minister Rishi Sunak suffered a damaging political blow on Friday as voters rejected his party in two parliamentary elections it could ordinarily have expected to win. The Conservatives lost to the resurgent Labour Party in Selby and Ainsty, a region in the north of England
Continue ReadingBy SCOTT HELD Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Jordan Walker and Paul DeJong each hit a two-run homer, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 7-2 for their sixth straight victory. Nolan Arenado drove in two runs and Steven Matz pitched five effective innings as St. Louis won for the the ninth time
Continue ReadingCOEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Five members of the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front were convicted Thursday of misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to riot at a Pride event. A Kootenai County jury found Forrest Rankin, Devin Center, Derek Smith, James Michael Johnson and Robert Whitted guilty after about an hour of deliberation, news outlets
Continue ReadingTUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arizona from enforcing a law banning transgender girls from playing on girls’ school sports teams. The judge in Tucson on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction while a lawsuit plays out against the law passed last year. The judge says the law would cause “severe and
Continue ReadingCOEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — Five members of the white nationalist hate group Patriot Front were convicted Thursday of misdemeanor charges of conspiracy to riot at a Pride event. A Kootenai County jury found Forrest Rankin, Devin Center, Derek Smith, James Julius Johnson and Robert Whitted guilty after about an hour of deliberation, news outlets
Continue ReadingBy KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — A recent string of public desecrations of the Quran by a handful of anti-Islam activists in Sweden has sparked an angry reaction in Muslim countries and raised questions about why such acts are allowed. There is no law in Sweden specifically prohibiting the burning or desecration of
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Napheesa Collier scored eight points in a late 12-0 run and finished with 22 points as the Minnesota Lynx defeated the Los Angeles Sparks 73-70. Collier scored 10 of her points in the fourth quarter as the Lynx (10-12) won despite squandering a 20-point lead and completed a season sweep of Los
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Desde la primavera de este año, los investigadores en el caso de los asesinatos en serie de Gilgo Beach trabajan bajo la teoría de que el sospechoso, Rex Heuermann, cometió los asesinatos en su casa de Massapequa Park, Nueva York. Una fuente involucrada en la investigación le dijo a CNN que
Continue ReadingBy Roxanne Garcia and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — A Florida judge tentatively agreed Thursday that live ammunition could be used in a reenactment of 2018’s mass shooting inside Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School as part of a civil lawsuit. The judge also agreed the reenactment – part of a civil lawsuit against
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN Auckland, New Zealand (CNN) — When the Philippines’ soccer team faces Switzerland in a few hours time on Friday at the Women’s World Cup, they’ll be the first team of any gender from the Southeast Asian nation to make it to the tournament – boosted by a contingent
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the post-Cold War period is over and the world is moving toward a new multipolar era already marked by the highest level of geopolitical tensions and major power competition in decades. He warned the world’s diplomats Thursday that these divisions are
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Ejecutaron este viernes en Alabama a James Barber, condenado a muerte, luego de que la justicia confirmara que no se suspendería la pena a pesar de la demanda de Barber acerca de que la inyección letal podría suponer un castigo cruel e inusual. “El fiscal general Marshall autorizó que la ejecución
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Los astrónomos descubrieron un nuevo tipo de objeto estelar que podría cambiar la comprensión de los cuerpos celestes extremos del universo. Inicialmente, Tyrone O’Doherty, estudiante de doctorado de la Universidad de Curtin, divisó un objeto espacial celeste giratorio en marzo de 2018. El objeto desconocido liberó ráfagas gigantes de energía y emitió
Continue ReadingBy Kate Springer, CNN (CNN) — It’s something many couples dream about. But few actually do it. Matt and Leah Prior have quit their jobs, sold everything and on July 15 set off on a round-the-world overland journey with their two children: Jack, 3, and Charlotte, 1. Travel has always been part of the Prior
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A former Venezuelan spy chief and longtime adviser to the country’s late leader Hugo Chávez has pleaded not guilty to decade-old drug trafficking charges, a day after his extradition from Spain. Retired Maj. Gen. Hugo Carvajal agreed during an appearance in Manhattan federal court on Thursday
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Whether he’s backstage at the Oscars, shooting posters for the James Bond franchise or roaming the sets of over 200 movies, Greg Williams enjoys the kind of access most celebrity photographers can only dream of. The former war photographer, who covered conflicts in Chechnya and Sierra Leone in the 1990s,
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