By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its war on Hamas following the group’s October 7 attack, the health ministry in the enclave said Thursday, yet another dark milestone in the 10-month-old conflict. The ministry said 40 people had died in Gaza during the past 24 hours, taking the total number
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By Betsy Klein, MJ Lee, Kevin Liptak and Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is still smarting from having been forced to abandon his reelection campaign more than three weeks ago and has made clear to those close to him that he was particularly unhappy with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with whom
Continue Reading By Jeff Zeleny and Arit John, CNN Morganton, North Carolina (CNN) — One month ago, battleground North Carolina was slipping away from Democrats. Now, with Vice President Kamala Harris at the top of the ticket, the state is competitive once again. “Folks were feeling so downtrodden and they just didn’t feel like we could win
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A Russian court has sentenced a Russian-American woman to 12 years in prison for treason after she made a donation of just over $50 to a US-based charity supporting Ukraine. Ksenia Karelina, 33, had pleaded guilty to the charges. She was detained in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg earlier
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By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — For nearly a decade and a half, New Yorkers have awaited the arrival of a self-filtering, cross-shaped pool floating in the city’s East River after the proposal was partially crowdfunded and eventually approved by the city. Now the futuristic design has an official home. Last week, Governor Kathy Hochul
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AP Business Reporter FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — It might sound improbable, but Europe is still importing Russian natural gas through pipelines in Ukraine. That’s even after 2 1/2 years of fighting. Ukraine’s military push into Russia highlighted the gas flows. Ukrainian troops appear to control a key gas metering station in Sudzha just across the
Continue Reading By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN (CNN) — When it comes to wheels, it’s hard to deny that rented e-scooters are among the most divisive modes of transportation in the world right now. The micromobility machines have become a common sight on major city streets around the globe in recent years, often praised for being an
Continue Reading Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Thursday that Kyiv troops have full control of the Russian town of Sudzha in the Kursk region in their incursion into Russian territory. The town, the largest that Ukraine has reportedly seized so far, had a prewar population of around 5,000 people. Natural gas
Continue Reading YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — A second attempt to auction the family home of Myanmar’s imprisoned former leader Aung San Suu Kyi has failed after no bidders showed up, likely deterred by the court-ordered asking price of $142 million. Suu Kyi spent 15 years in the home under house arrest, hosting visiting dignitaries including U.S. President
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — The French military says two fighter jet pilots were killed after their Rafale warplane collided with another and crashed in northeastern France. The pilot of the other jet ejected and suffered minor injuries. The Defense Ministry says the two aircraft collided Wednesday during a combat maneuver in the Vosges region. The pilots
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Taxpayers are expected to save billions after the Biden administration inked deals with pharmaceutical companies to knock down the lists prices for 10 of Medicare’s costliest drugs. But how much older Americans can expect to save when they fill a prescription at their local pharmacy remains unclear, since the list
Continue Reading By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Medicare’s new power to negotiate drug prices will lead to an estimated $6 billion in savings for the federal government and a $1.5 billion reduction in out-of-pocket costs for seniors when the lower prices take effect in 2026, the Biden administration announced Thursday. The negotiation program, which was authorized
Continue Reading SAINT-RAPHAEL, France (AP) — France is commemorating the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion of the French Riviera in World War II to push back the Nazis. The ceremonies are drawing special attention to the many African soldiers sent from then-French colonies to take part. The Operation Dragoon invasion is sometimes called “the forgotten D-Day.”
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By Glen Levy and Don Riddell, CNN (CNN) — The word “journey” gets bandied about frequently in professional sports. An athlete’s narrative arc demands that the hard yards get put in so the eventual rise to stardom can be balanced against those early years paved with challenges. It’s a tale as old as time, especially
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Motointegrator reports that traffic fatalities in the U.S. remain alarmingly high post-pandemic, with 40 states seeing increased death rates, and a study it conducted with DataPulse reveals the states struggling the most and explores strategies to improve road safety.
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The Hechinger Report looks at how even techno optimists hesitate to say teaching is best left to the bots, but there’s a debate about where to draw the line.
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The 74 provides information on a 50-state report that spotlights social, health and economic factors driving the country’s literacy and math crises, urging investments in family engagement.
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Peerspace looked to the heavens—and to some iconic Leos—for inspiration and compiled five savvy rooftop party tips for Leo season.
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Honeymoons.com provides information on where to find overwater bungalows in the U.S. and the Caribbean for unforgettable vacations.
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Stacker used data from the Inrix 2023 Global Traffic Scorecard to identify the 25 worst cities in the United States for traffic delays.
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Baltimore Ravens tight end Mark Andrews avoided injury after being involved in a car accident on the way to the team’s practice facility on Wednesday, the team announced. Andrews was evaluated by team medical staff and did not “sustain any apparent injuries,” the team added. “I appreciate everyone’s thoughts and
Continue Reading Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Paetongtarn Shinawatra, the daughter of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, will be nominated as the country’s new prime minister in a parliamentary vote, her party and its coalition partners said Thursday. The move follows the removal of former Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin by court order over an ethical violation
Continue Reading Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai-based port operator DP World has reported its half-year profits fell by nearly 60%, in part over the ongoing attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the Israel-Hamas war that have affected shipping through the Red Sea. DP World reported profits of $265 million this year, down from
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Julia Hernández (CNN) — Donald Trump se presentó en la disputada Carolina del Norte para pronunciar un gran discurso sobre economía, y estalló uno de sus desquiciados mítines. Pero en medio de los insultos, el discurso basura, la rabia y las mentiras, el expresidente dio con lo que llevaba días buscando: una estrategia para enfrentarse a
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)– In an effort to determine if school campuses are following the Texas EducationAgency’s (TEA) Student Attendance Accounting Handbook (SAAH) an audit was performed on 5 campuses. The audit found a total of 55,960 unverified/ No note no call absences, which translates into a loss of approximately $3,245,546 in state funding. The
Continue Reading By Andrew Kaczynski, CNN (CNN) — When Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Walz first ran for Congress in 2006, his campaign repeatedly made false statements about the details of his 1995 arrest for drunk and reckless driving. According to court and police records connected to the incident, Walz admitted in court that he had been
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By Dr. Jill Grimes, CNN (CNN) — Rarely a week goes by when I don’t receive a frantic text or call from a desperate parent whose college-age kid is in an emergency room being treated for a drug-related problem. Young adults ages 18 to 25 make up 11.1% of the more than 7.7 million drug-related annual
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Taylor Swift returned to the stage at London’s Wembley Stadium on Thursday, just over a week after three of her Eras Tour concerts in Vienna were canceled when police in the Austrian city thwarted a terror attack plot targeting one of her shows. Swift did not acknowledge the situation
Continue Reading Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s elections commission has accepted applications from a record 39 candidates to run in next month’s presidential election, which will decide the course of the country’s financial reforms to survive an unprecedented economic crisis. The commission said Thursday it received 39 applications and all were accepted. More
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Un ciudadano estadounidense fue sentenciado a 15 días de prisión en una prisión rusa acusado de “vandalismo menor” por atacar a un oficial de Policía, según funcionarios del tribunal de Moscú. El ciudadano estadounidense, identificado como Joseph Tater, recibió este miércoles una “sanción administrativa en forma de arresto administrativo por un
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