By Itay Hod Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — From the outside it looks like any other fitness studio but step inside and you might find yourself jumping for joy. “The jumping up and down — you feel buoyant, you feel light,” said Lisa Corsello, owner of Regulate, a San
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN After more than 50 years of quiet, the moon is about to become a destination for space travelers again. The public will soon learn the names of the four astronauts who will venture on a journey around the moon next year aboard the Artemis II rocket. The three Americans and one
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The first open house had such a great turnout, the City of Pocatello will hold a second open house.
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Lianne Kolirin, CNN Leonardo da Vinci’s mother was a slave trafficked into Italy, an expert on the Renaissance artist has claimed. In a new novel, a dramatized account of her life, Renaissance scholar Carlo Vecce writes that Leonardo’s mother, Caterina, was originally from the Caucasus but was sold into slavery
Continue Reading By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story BOSTON (WBZ) — On Saturday, the 33rd anniversary of the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the museum announced it would be closing for the day. However, according to the museum, the closure had nothing to do with the anniversary but was related to a protest that
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Authorities in Ohio say a predawn shooting at a Columbus nightclub left two people dead and four wounded. Dispatchers said that officers responded shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday to an after-hours club called Tha Plug on the city’s south side. They said one person died at the scene and another was
Continue Reading MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Gunfire erupted in an area of Miami Beach crowded with people on spring break, killing one person, wounding another and sending dozens scrambling for safety, police said. Two males were shot Friday night, and one person was detained at the scene, the Miami Beach Police Department tweeted. It wasn’t clear
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Idaho Power has filed the first of two annual cost adjustments with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (IPUC).
Continue Reading By DAVID SCHUMAN Click here for updates on this story ST. PAUL, Minnesota (WCCO) — St. Paul public works officials are calling this the worst pothole season in a generation. Mayor Melvin Carter wants to raise taxes to try and fix the roads. “It’s just constant having to dodge these and I’ve been lucky to
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By Shawna Mizelle, CNN Bills similar to Florida’s controversial legislation that bans certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in schools are being considered in at least 15 states, data compiled by the American Civil Liberties Union and reviewed by CNN shows. Some of the bills go further than the Florida law, dubbed by
Continue Reading By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An unprecedented wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices are pushing more people into poverty was extended just before its expiration date, officials said Saturday.
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By KARL RITTER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An unprecedented wartime deal that allowed grain to flow from Ukraine to countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia where hunger is a growing threat and high food prices are pushing more people into poverty was extended just before its expiration date, officials said Saturday.
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD and GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican said Saturday it had closed its embassy in Nicaragua after the country’s government proposed suspending diplomatic relations, the latest episode in a yearslong crackdown on the Catholic Church by the administration of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega. The Vatican’s representative to Managua,
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By Issy Ronald, CNN Elena Rybakina defeated world No. 1 Iga Świątek in straight sets on Friday to reach the Indian Wells final and continue her electric run of form this season. Świątek had no answer to the powerful groundstrokes unleashed by the Wimbledon champion as the Pole was overwhelmed 6-2 6-2 in an hour
Continue Reading By Uliana Pavlova and Tim Lister, CNN The chief of Russia’s Wagner private military group Yevgeny Prigozhin announced on Saturday that he plans to recruit about 30,000 new fighters by mid-May, according to a voice message published on Telegram. Prigozhin also claimed Wagner recruits about 500 to 800 people on average per day, sometimes up
Continue Reading CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Millions of fish have washed up dead in southeastern Australia in a die-off that authorities and scientists say is caused by depleted oxygen levels in the river after recent floods and hot weather. Residents of the Outback town of Menindee in New South Wales state complained of a terrible smell from
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN A Florida man was bitten on the leg by an unexpected visitor: An alligator waiting right outside his door. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told CNN in an email that they received a call about the bite on March 4. The 56-year-old man received a bite injury to his
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes and Paula Reid, CNN Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he expects to be arrested in connection with the yearslong investigation into a hush money scheme involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels and called on his supporters to protest any such move. In a social media post, Trump, referring to
Continue Reading By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN South Carolinians Nikki Haley and Tim Scott, along with other presidential hopefuls, on Saturday addressed a Christian conservative forum on Saturday and presented their vision for 2024 as they eye the White House and aim to make their case to a crucial voting bloc in the early voting state. The forum,
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN Nostalgia never gets old. There is something so comforting in looking back on memories of times past — the good ones, of course — and Hollywood knows this. That’s in large part why it continues to serve up reboots, and that leads us to this week’s newsletter. Something to sip
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By Mark Thompson, CNN The fate of Credit Suisse could be decided in the next 24 hours after a torrid week for Switzerland’s second biggest bank. Local media reported that the Swiss cabinet had gathered for a crisis meeting at 5 p.m. local time (12 p.m. ET) Saturday to discuss the ailing bank’s future, as
Continue Reading By Jack Bantock, CNN The R&A and United States Golf Association (USGA) held a press conference Tuesday to announce their proposals to roll back the distances that golf balls can fly at elite tournaments. In response, several of golf’s elite let fly. Speaking ahead of the PGA Tour’s Valspar Championship, world No. 15 Sam Burns
Continue Reading By MEG KINNARD Associated Press NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Republicans who are seeking to lead their party in the 2024 presidential race gathered in South Carolina this weekend with a goal at the forefront of their agenda: taking on “woke ideology.” On Saturday in North Charleston, the group Palmetto Family, which lobbies for what
Continue Reading By Sara Smart and Rebekah Riess, CNN A suspect is facing charges of attempted murder and felony assault after authorities say he shot and injured an Olivet College baseball player after a Friday night game at Muskingum University in Ohio. The player was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and has since been
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes and Paula Reid, CNN Former President Donald Trump said Saturday he expects to be arrested in connection with the yearslong investigation into a hush money scheme involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels and called on his supporters to protest any such move. In a social media post, Trump, referring to
Continue Reading By Shelley Ayres, Producer W5 Click here for updates on this story OAKVILLE, ONT. (CTV Network) — When I was approached about this story, I was reluctant. Not because it wasn’t compelling, it was. I was reluctant mostly because I knew it would be emotionally difficult and because it was about a teenage boy who
Continue Reading By Hayatullah Amanat, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — A new poll conducted by Research Co. has found that the majority of Canadians support reinstating the death penalty for murder. According to the survey, 54 per cent of Canadians support relying on capital punishment on murder conviction,
Continue Reading By MICHELLE L. PRICE, JILL COLVIN and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that his arrest is imminent and issued an extraordinary call for his supporters to protest as a New York grand jury investigates hush money payments to women who alleged sexual encounters with the former president.
Continue Reading By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN Ghana soccer star Christian Atsu has been laid to rest in a state-assisted funeral in Accra. Atsu had been playing for Hatayspor in Turkey’s Süper Lig when he went missing after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit Turkey and Syria on February 6. Despite earlier conflicting reports about his whereabouts, his body
Continue Reading By Catherine Thorbecke and Brian Fung, CNN Nearly two-and-a-half years after the Trump administration threatened to ban TikTok in the United States if it didn’t divest from its Chinese owners, the Biden administration is now doing the same. TikTok acknowledged to CNN this week that federal officials are demanding the app’s Chinese owners sell their
Continue Reading By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Soon after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month, anonymous pro-Russian accounts started spreading misleading claims and anti-American propaganda about it on Twitter, using Elon Musk’s new verification system to expand their reach while creating the illusion of credibility. The accounts, which parroted
Continue Reading By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Soon after a train derailed and spilled toxic chemicals in Ohio last month, anonymous pro-Russian accounts started spreading misleading claims and anti-American propaganda about it on Twitter, using Elon Musk’s new verification system to expand their reach while creating the illusion of credibility. The accounts, which parroted
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bills were filed, hearings were planned and blame was cast as Congress reacted this past week to the abrupt failure of two banks. A look at what lawmakers are saying and planning as the fallout continues from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. QUICK
Continue Reading By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Bills were filed, hearings were planned and blame was cast as Congress reacted this past week to the abrupt failure of two banks. A look at what lawmakers are saying and planning as the fallout continues from the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. QUICK
Continue Reading By DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — South Sudan’s National Security Service has released the remaining journalists who had been detained for weeks over a video apparently showing the country’s president urinating on himself during an event. At least seven journalists with the state broadcaster were detained in January following the circulation
Continue Reading By Thomas Schlachter, Jacob Lev, Aya Elamroussi and Issy Ronald, CNN Only the first round has concluded, and already March Madness has delivered some major upsets. So far, No.1 seed Purdue University, No.2 seed Arizona Wildcats and No.4 seed Virginia Cavaliers have been unceremoniously dumped out of the tournament, succumbing to 16-seed Fairleigh Dickinson, No.15
Continue Reading By Duarte Mendonca and Christian Edwards, CNN British Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrived in Rwanda on Saturday to discuss a controversial agreement which will see the UK deport asylum seekers deemed to have arrived illegally to the African nation. The scheme is mired in legal difficulties — no one has yet been deported — and
Continue Reading By Duarte Mendonca and Christian Edwards, CNN British Home Secretary Suella Braverman arrived in Rwanda on Saturday to discuss a controversial agreement which will see the UK deport asylum seekers deemed to have arrived illegally to the African nation. The scheme is mired in legal difficulties — no one has yet been deported — and
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Britain’s interior minister has arrived in Rwanda for a visit aimed at reinforcing the U.K. government’s commitment to a controversial plan to deport some asylum-seekers to the African country. Ahead of her visit, Home Secretary Suella Braverman said the migration policy “will act as a powerful deterrent against dangerous and illegal journeys.”
Continue Reading By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press The bright lights of Philadelphia’s famous Boathouse Row — long one of the city’s signature nighttime sights — are going dark, at least for now. Outlining a cluster of historic boathouses along the Schuylkill River near the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the twinkly lights reflect off the water and give
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN Wall Street can seem bewildering, given its sheer amount of jargon, banking terms, and acronyms. But as concerns mount that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will take receivership of troubled First Republic Bank, potentially the third US bank to fail after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, the
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Turkey’s foreign minister is in Cairo for talks with Egyptian officials as the regional powers seek to mend their frayed ties after years of tensions. Mevlut Cavusoglu is the highest-ranking Turkish official to visit the Arab World’s most populous nation in over a decade. An Egyptian spokesman
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A smattering of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise France’s retirement age have taken place in Paris and beyond. Largely non-violent protests were held in various French cities as uncollected garbage piled up amid a strike by sanitation workers. In Marseille, protesters
Continue Reading By THOMAS ADAMSON and NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A smattering of protests against President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise France’s retirement age have taken place in Paris and beyond. Largely non-violent protests were held in various French cities as uncollected garbage piled up amid a strike by sanitation workers. In Marseille, protesters
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Security guards at London’s Heathrow Airport will walk off their jobs for 10 days over the Easter break, the latest in a wave of strike action to affect the U.K. The union Unite said Friday more than 1,400 security guards employed by Heathrow Airport, one of Europe’s
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Security guards at London’s Heathrow Airport will walk off their jobs for 10 days over the Easter break, the latest in a wave of strike action to affect the U.K. The union Unite said Friday more than 1,400 security guards employed by Heathrow Airport, one of Europe’s
Continue Reading By Thomas Schlachter, CNN When the bright lights of Hollywood come calling, it’s hard to say no and so there’s a long line of Australian actors — Cate Blanchett, Hugh Jackman and Margot Robbie to name a few — who have made the journey to California. Another pipeline of talent from Australia to the US
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles and Kristen Rogers, CNN A giant blob of seaweed twice the width of the continental United States is headed for the shores of Florida and other coastlines throughout the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to dump smelly and possibly harmful piles across beaches and dampening tourism season. Sargassum — the specific variety of
Continue Reading By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Voters in Kazakhstan will cast ballots Sunday after a short but active campaign for seats in the lower house of parliament that is being reconfigured in the wake of deadly unrest that gripped the resource-rich Central Asian nation a year ago. The snap election comes on the
Continue Reading By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was lauded by former clerks and colleagues at a memorial ceremony held at the Supreme Court on Friday — an institution she’d scarcely recognize if she were still on the bench. During the special session of the court, delayed because of
Continue Reading KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to Crimea to mark the ninth anniversary of the Black Sea peninsula’s annexation from Ukraine on Saturday, the day after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for the Russian leader accusing him of war crimes. Putin visited an art school and a children’s center
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Saturday held the first round of government consultations in Tokyo and agreed to strengthen economic and defense ties to better cope with China’s growing influence and global security concerns. Kishida told a joint news conference after
Continue Reading By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Eggs have gotten too expensive for Dollar Tree. Dollar Tree, which sells most products for $1.25 and a small selection of items for $3 or $5, will stop selling eggs at stores because the company can’t make money offering them at flat prices. Egg prices have surged, fueled by short supply
Continue Reading By BABAR DOGAR Associated Press LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — Police in Pakistan have stormed former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s residence in the eastern city of Lahore and arrested more than 60 people. The action Saturday came amid tear gas shelling and someone opened fire from the roof of the building. Police say they moved in
Continue Reading By FLORENT BAJRAMI Associated Press OHRID, North Macedonia (AP) — EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says the leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have tentatively agreed on how to implement a European Union-sponsored plan to normalize their relations after decades of tensions between the two Balkan wartime foes. Speaking at a news conference after nearly
Continue Reading By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel news: the top airports of 2023, new travel rules around the world and the man who visited Disneyland nearly 3,000 days in a row. The world’s best airports There was one commonly heard refrain, Port Authority’s Executive Director Rick Cotton tells CNN, that spurred on the multibillion
Continue Reading CORONADO, Calif. (AP) — A California military base has been put in lockdown after a vehicle went through the facility’s main gate without stopping. Naval Base Coronado spokesperson Kevin Dixon says the driver was taken into custody by base guards after the “gate runner” drove Friday night through the entrance of Naval Air Station North
Continue Reading By John Blake, CNN Few scholars have experienced the fickle nature of fame as dramatically as Ibram X. Kendi in the past three years. Kendi, author of the New York Times #1 bestseller, “How to Be an Antiracist,” became an intellectual celebrity in the summer of 2020 after his books became a go-to source for
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Millions of Nigerians have headed back to the polls for gubernatorial elections following a disputed presidential election last month. New governors were being chosen for 28 of Nigeria’s 36 states on Saturday as the political opposition continues to reject the victory of President-elect Bola Tinubu. Observers
Continue Reading By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The world’s top men’s tennis player Novak Djokovic will miss the Miami Open next week, after being denied entry to the United States because he is unvaccinated against Covid-19, tournament director James Blake announced on Friday. The United States still requires international visitors to be vaccinated against Covid-19, and
Continue Reading By Shimon Prokupecz, Matthew J. Friedman and Rachel Clarke, CNN Chilling details of the chaotic and bloody aftermath of the Uvalde school massacre show how emergency medics desperately treated multiple victims wherever they could and with whatever equipment they had, according to never-before-heard interviews. Some came from off-duty or far away to back up their
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar, CNN Two people on board a single-engine plane were injured Friday after a collision with another plane during an aerial demonstration in Mesa, Arizona, officials said. The collision, which happened at Falcon Field Airport before 1 p.m. local time, left the two injured people trapped after returning to the runway in a
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN No, this isn’t a sequel to “Cocaine Bear” — it’s the real-life story of a wild cat rescued in Cincinnati that had been exposed to cocaine. The exotic cat — known as a serval — tested positive for cocaine after being rescued in Cincinnati, according to animal control officials. Servals are
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Using Niche’s 2023 Best Colleges in America list, Stacker found the best 50 schools on the West Coast.
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Stacker analyzed data from research and analytics firm YouGov to see which of the 50 food and snack brands in the United States are most popular.
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COVID-19 drove uneven gains in worker productivity across the nation. ClickUp used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to compare productivity by state.
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Asspcoated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States, its Western allies and experts shone a spotlight on the dire human rights situation and increasing repression in North Korea at a U.N. meeting. China and Russia denounced Friday’s meeting as a politicized move likely to further escalate tensions on the Korean
Continue Reading By CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press FRANKLIN, Tenn. (AP) — One by one, the presenters inside the crowded hotel ballroom shared their computer screens and promised to show how easy it is to hack into voting systems across the U.S. Drawing gasps from the crowd, they highlighted theoretical vulnerabilities and problems from past elections. But
Continue Reading By GISELA SALOMON and FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Yecenia Lazcano Soriano left behind a 4-year-old daughter in her home town of Tehuacan, Mexico, when she set out almost in secret to reach the United States. The last message she sent to relatives was a heart emoji. Days later, the small boat
Continue Reading By Nick Valencia, CNN A lieutenant in the Memphis Police Department has now been identified as being at the scene after the arrest of Tyre Nichols, and according to police files obtained by CNN, chose to retire earlier this month prior to a disciplinary hearing on the case where he would have been fired. In
Continue Reading By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed into law the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills since they became the predominant choice for abortion in the U.S. in recent years. Gordon, a Republican, signed the bill Friday night while allowing a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his
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Friday night, Skyline officially added another state championship football ring to its collection.
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By MEAD GRUVER Associated Press Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon has signed into law the nation’s first explicit ban on abortion pills since they became the predominant choice for abortion in the U.S. in recent years. Gordon, a Republican, signed the bill Friday night while allowing a separate measure restricting abortion to become law without his
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Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar and Kaanita Iyer, CNN New Mexico Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed into law a bill that prohibits local municipalities and other public bodies from interfering with a person’s ability to access reproductive or gender-affirming health care services. HB7, the Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Health Care Freedom Act, also prohibits any
Continue Reading By JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Alissa Pili joined Utah before the season looking for a fresh start. She has flourished with the Utes, turning into a matchup nightmare for opposing defenses. Pili tallied a career-high 33 points, eight rebounds and a career-high eight assists to power second-seeded Utah past 15th-seeded
Continue Reading By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors investigating the potential mishandling of classified documents at former President Donald Trump’s Florida estate will be able to again question a Trump lawyer before a grand jury, a judge has ruled in a sealed order. The order will require M. Evan Corcoran to answer additional
Continue Reading ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska board of education has unanimously approved a resolution that urges the state to limit the participation of transgender girls in girls school sports. The Anchorage Daily News reports the resolution passed Thursday urges the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development to create two sports divisions, one for athletes
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Fairleigh Dickinson University achieved a feat on Friday that has only been done once before. The Knights, who are a 16-seed, upset No. 1 seed Purdue University 63-58 to advance to the second round of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament. Down three points with less than ten seconds
Continue Reading By MICHAEL PHILLIS and AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press Minnesota regulators knew four months ago that radioactive waste had leaked from a nuclear power plant in Monticello — but they didn’t announce anything about the leak until this week. The delay in notifying the public about the November leak raised questions about public safety and transparency,
Continue Reading By MICHAEL PHILLIS and AMANCAI BIRABEN Associated Press Minnesota regulators knew four months ago that radioactive waste had leaked from a nuclear power plant in Monticello — but they didn’t announce anything about the leak until this week. The delay in notifying the public about the November leak raised questions about public safety and transparency,
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — A Black woman who has worked for decades as a Seattle police officer filed a $10 million claim with the city against its Police Department on Friday, alleging racial and gender discrimination. Detective Denise “Cookie” Bouldin says in the claim that she has faced daily discrimination during her 43 years with the
Continue Reading By Caitlin Hu, CNN The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor believes Russian President Vladimir Putin could stand trial for alleged crimes committed during Russia’s war in Ukraine, he told CNN on Friday, despite Moscow’s arguments that it is not subject to the court’s decisions. In an interview with CNN’s Clarissa Ward, Chief Prosecutor Karim Khan
Continue Reading By Nikki Carvajal, Jeremy Diamond and Kylie Atwood, CNN President Joe Biden on Friday said the International Criminal Court’s case against Russian President Vladimir Putin “makes a very strong point,” as he voiced support for the investigation into Putin’s alleged war crimes. “I think it’s justified,” Biden said, “but the question is, it’s not recognized
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — Tejano musician Fito Olivares, known for songs that were wedding and quinceanera mainstays including the hit “Juana La Cubana,” died Friday. He was 75. The noted saxophonist died in the morning at home in Houston, according to his wife, Griselda Olivares. She said he was diagnosed with cancer last year. Born Rodolfo
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — On the eve of the expiration of a deal enabling Ukraine to export grain, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief called its extension crucial to ensuring global food supplies and keeping prices from spiraling. Russia’s U.N. ambassador reiterated that Moscow is ready to extend the deal
Continue Reading By Chris Boyette, CNN Police body camera footage shows an Oklahoma City police captain who was pulled over for suspected drunk driving asking the arresting officer to turn off his body camera. Sgt. Christopher Skinner pulled over Capt. James Matthew French, 55, a little after 1:30 a.m. on March 12 after allegedly seeing his SUV
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A coalition of advocates dedicated to stemming the tide of violence and missing persons cases in Indian Country is demanding more transparency from New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, saying there should be greater accountability in the system for vetting state-appointed
Continue Reading In Blackfoot, it’s not hard to miss the Idaho Potato Museum.
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor has signed legislation that calls for banning the storage of spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico, unless the state provides its consent first. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the bill late Friday after it cleared its final legislative hurdle following a
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s governor has signed legislation that calls for banning the storage of spent nuclear fuel in New Mexico, unless the state provides its consent first. Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed the bill late Friday after it cleared its final legislative hurdle following a
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Moeri Karasawa, CNN Japan’s population has fallen for the 12th consecutive year, as deaths rise and the birth rate continues to sink, according to government data released Wednesday. The population stood at 124.49 million in 2022 — representing a decline of 556,000 from the previous year, figures show. That figure represents
Continue Reading By Will Ripley, Junko Ogura and Natsumi Sugiura, CNN When Kentaro Yokobori was born almost seven years ago, he was the first newborn in the Sogio district of Kawakami village in 25 years. His birth was like a miracle for many villagers. Well-wishers visited his parents Miho and Hirohito for more than a week —
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — On the eve of the expiration of a deal enabling Ukraine to export grain, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief called its extension crucial to ensuring global food supplies and keeping prices from spiraling. Russia’s U.N. ambassador reiterated that Moscow is ready to extend the deal
Continue Reading By Kaitlan Collins, Devan Cole and Katelyn Polantz, CNN In a monumental ruling Friday, a federal judge ordered Donald Trump attorney Evan Corcoran to provide additional testimony as part of an investigation into the former president’s handling of classified documents, a source familiar with the matter told CNN. Corcoran has the potential to become one
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN Frozen organic strawberries sold at several stores, including Costco and Aldi, and in a frozen fruit blend at Trader Joe’s are being recalled after they were tied to an outbreak of hepatitis A infections in Washington state. The US Food and Drug Administration is also warning people not to eat, sell
Continue Reading By John Miller, CNN Meetings have been going on throughout the week between city, state and federal law enforcement agencies in New York City about how to prepare for a possible indictment of former President Donald Trump as early as next week, multiple sources told CNN. Meetings have been held between senior staff members from
Continue Reading MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico legislators are racing against a deadline to advance proposals to safeguard abortion access, deliver tax relief and reduce gun violence. In the final hours of the 60-day legislative session, Republicans in the legislative minority on Friday raised objections during debate on a bill in
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten, CNN Ohio on Friday became the latest state to leave an obscure multi-state consortium that aims to help maintain accurate voter rolls but has become a growing target for conservative groups. Ohio’s departure from the nonprofit group, Electronic Registration Information Center, or ERIC, marks the fourth state to resign from the organization
Continue Reading By SAM METZ Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donating a small reservoir’s worth of water rights to Utah’s Great Salt Lake. Replacing grass with rocks and water-wise landscaping around neatly manicured churches. Reducing water use by more than one-third outside the headquarters in Salt Lake City’s Temple Square. These are among the actions
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