By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Two human rights groups have accused both sides in the Yemen conflict of using starvation as a weapon of war. The Yemen-based Mwatana Organization for Human Rights and another group, Global Rights Compliance, say they documented airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition that hit farms, water facilities and
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Nearly half of the money being spent on a Republican-ordered investigation into Wisconsin’s 2020 presidential election is earmarked for data analysis related to voting machines. That’s according to a contract released Wednesday to The Associated Press under Wisconsin’s open records law. It spells out how the
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Senior European Union officials say the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan and the rushed airlift operation out of the country have highlighted the EU’s need for its own rapid-reaction military force. Officials said in interviews and public remarks on Wednesday that the EU’s dependence on U.S. troops
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Amy Woodyatt, CNN The skeleton of a 66-million-year-old giant Triceratops fossil could soon belong to a lucky dinosaur enthusiast — that is, if they have an estimated 1.2 million euros ($1.4 million) to spare. The specimen, dubbed Big John, has a skull 2.62 meters (8 feet 7 inches) long and 2 meters (6 feet 7
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By Jeremy Herb, Daniella Diaz and Melanie Zanona, CNN More than a dozen Democrats on the House Armed Services Committee joined with Republicans to easily approve a measure boosting the Pentagon’s budget by $24 billion as part of a debate for a sweeping defense bill that authorizes spending levels and outlines priorities for the US
Continue Reading CNN’s Don Lemon highlights the hypocrisy of GOP lawmaker’s criticism of Biden’s handling of Afghanistan despite their support for Trump’s dealings with the Taliban.
Continue Reading HOLYOKE, Mass. (AP) — Authorities in Massachusetts have arrested two men they allege were digging in an area of protected fossilized dinosaur footprints. Police say the men from New Jersey and Connecticut were seen by police on Saturday afternoon walking up the stairs at the site along the Connecticut River in Holyoke carrying out rocks
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Lil Nas X has been awarded the inaugural Suicide Prevention Advocate of the Year Award from the advocacy group The Trevor Project. The Trevor Project is a nonprofit dedicated to suicide prevention and crisis intervention for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning young people.
Continue Reading By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin regulators have backed down on requirements that operators of a startup that allows private homeowners to rent their swimming pools by the hour said would kill their business. Wisconsin regulators told Swimply in April that pools offered for rent would have to be treated the
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By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin regulators have backed down on requirements that operators of a startup that allows private homeowners to rent their swimming pools by the hour said would kill their business. Wisconsin regulators told Swimply in April that pools offered for rent would have to be treated the
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Julie Pace, a longtime Washington journalist who managed coverage of the U.S. government during a period of historic tumult, has been named as the executive editor and senior vice president of The Associated Press. Her appointment was announced Wednesday by outgoing AP President and CEO
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Julie Pace, a longtime Washington journalist who managed coverage of the U.S. government during a period of historic tumult, has been named as the executive editor and senior vice president of The Associated Press. Her appointment was announced Wednesday by outgoing AP President and CEO
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — En América Latina al menos ocho países han aprobado la marihuana con fines medicinales, y solo dos, Uruguay y México, han legalizado su consumo con fines recreativos. Esta es la situación de algunos países en América Latina: Uruguay fue el primer país del mundo en legalizar la marihuana recreativa.
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By Chris Isidore and Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Walmart is looking to hire 20,000 workers for its distribution and fulfillment centers, trying to fill some of the most high-demand jobs in retail as the pandemic continues to disrupt the global supply chain. Walmart said the positions it is filling are permanent jobs — not just
Continue ReadingBy Jonny Hallam and Mick Krever, CNN The Taliban on Wednesday showed off dozens of American-made armored vehicles along with newly seized weapons at victory celebrations in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. In videos posted on social media, the Taliban paraded hardware left behind by both Afghan and US forces after the withdrawal of
Continue ReadingAFP, DOD, POOL, LOS ANGELES TIMES, CNN By Nathan Hodge, Mia Alberti and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN A group of Afghan women activists staged a small protest in Taliban-controlled Kabul Friday calling for equal rights and full participation in political life, CNN has confirmed. In spite of the risk, a group called the Women’s Political Participation
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Hurricane Ida, which has now weakened to a tropical storm, made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane near Port Fourchon, Louisiana on August 29.
Continue Reading China’s big tech players across the board — from e-commerce platforms to ride-hailing companies to video game firms to education tech groups — have been targeted by government regulation. CNN’s Kristie Lu Stout looks at how Beijing’s master plan for its tech sector is emerging from the ongoing tech takedown.
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business There are a number of reasons for global investors to be keeping close watch on China, from signs its economy is slowing to Beijing’s disruptive crackdown on private business. But the list doesn’t end there. What’s happening: Evergrande, one of China’s largest property developers, is in dire straits. It warned
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Europol says that over 100 people were arrested when police in Spain busted an illegal drug ring earlier this summer. The European policing authority said Wednesday that the arrests occurred in July when Spanish police detained 107 individuals during 42 raids in Barcelona and three smaller cities in Spain’s northeast. The people
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Europol says that over 100 people were arrested when police in Spain busted an illegal drug ring earlier this summer. The European policing authority said Wednesday that the arrests occurred in July when Spanish police detained 107 individuals during 42 raids in Barcelona and three smaller cities in Spain’s northeast. The people
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s highway safety agency wants detailed information on how Tesla’s Autopilot system detects and responds to emergency vehicles that are handling traffic crashes. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration made the request in an 11-page letter to the electric car maker that was dated
Continue Reading By LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer VENICE, Italy (AP) — Hope for the future of cinema was front of mind for many as the Venice International Film Festival kicked off Wednesday on the Lido. The 78th edition of the oldest festival in the world has returned with precautions amid the pandemic to celebrate the best
Continue Reading There is a growing list of conservatives who have used their platforms to discourage people from getting a Covid-19 vaccine… but they did not live long enough to tell them how much they regret it. CNN’s Sara Sidner reports.
Continue Reading By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds If this were a normal year, Labor Day would traditionally kick off the start of end-of-model-year vehicle clearance sales. Consumers can often find good deals as dealerships are eager to sell their remaining inventory to make room for next year’s models. But this hasn’t been a normal year in the car
Continue Reading By RONALD MONTOYA Edmunds If this were a normal year, Labor Day would traditionally kick off the start of end-of-model-year vehicle clearance sales. Consumers can often find good deals as dealerships are eager to sell their remaining inventory to make room for next year’s models. But this hasn’t been a normal year in the car
Continue ReadingBy Tara John, CNN While hospitals around the United States report oxygen shortages as they treat primarily unvaccinated Americans, a recent University of Washington model said it is possible another 100,000 people could die from Covid-19 by December. That terrifying forecast could be prevented if more Americans get vaccinated, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the
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By Elizabeth Cohen, CNN Senior Medical Correspondent Earlier this summer, Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention made a call to Dr. Eric Rubin, editor in chief of the New England Journal of Medicine, asking him to do something unconventional. She knew his journal was reviewing a CDC study
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CHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been refused bail and will remain in custody ahead of a trial scheduled to start on Sept. 10 after being charged with four counts of rape and one sexual assault. The 27-year-old Mendy has been in custody at a prison in Liverpool, northwest England, since
Continue Reading Afghan interpreter reunites with U.S. combat veteran
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