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Month: July 2023

Monitoring group says thousands of Wagner mercenaries have arrived in Belarus since failed uprising

By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A monitoring group says thousands of Russia-linked Wagner group mercenaries have arrived in Belarus since the group’s short-lived rebellion. The activist group Belaruski Hajun tracks troop movements within Belarus and it says between 3,450 and 3,650 soldiers have traveled to a camp close to Asipovichy, a

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The Philippines stun co-host New Zealand 1-0 to earn first ever Women’s World Cup win

By Ben Morse, Tara Subramaniam and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN (CNN) — The Philippines stunned New Zealand 1-0 to earn its first ever Women’s World Cup victory on Tuesday off California-born Sarina Bolden’s 24th-minute goal. Bolden’s first-half header was the country’s first ever goal in the competition’s history. The World Cup co-host looked to have earned

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Oklahoma Senate overrides GOP governor’s vetoes on Native American compacts

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Republican-controlled Oklahoma Senate has overridden Gov. Kevin Stitt’s vetoes of two bills that would extend existing agreements with Native American tribes for another year. The overrides Monday were the latest development in an ongoing dispute between Stitt and several Oklahoma-based tribes. The Republican governor wants to renegotiate tribal compacts on

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Russian president signs legislation marking the final step outlawing gender-affirming procedures

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed new legislation that marked the final step in outlawing gender-affirming procedures, a crippling blow to Russia’s already embattled LGBTQ+ community. The bill finalized Monday bans any “medical interventions aimed at changing the sex of a person,” as well as changing one’s gender in official documents and

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BBC apologizes for reporter’s ‘inappropriate’ question to Morocco women’s team captain

By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The BBC has apologized for an “inappropriate” question one of its reporters asked the captain of the Morocco women’s national team. At a media conference ahead of Morocco’s Women’s World Cup opener against Germany, a reporter from the British news organization’s World Service asked Ghizlane Chebbak: “In Morocco, it’s

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Israeli doctors reveal Netanyahu’s chronic heart problem only after implanting pacemaker

By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s current medical crisis reveals that he has suffered from an irregular heartbeat for years. It’s news to Israelis that their longest-serving prime minister has been dealing with a chronic health problem. The revelations come as mass protests roil Israel over the Netanyahu

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Former gynecologist Robert Hadden faces sentencing on federal charges he sexually abused patients

By ZINNIA MALDONADO Click here for updates on this story     NEW YORK (WCBS) — Former gynecologist Robert Hadden faces sentencing Monday for sexually abusing his patients. He was convicted on federal charges in January and could face decades in prison. CBS New York’s Zinnia Maldonado is live outside the courthouse in Lower Manhattan with a

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‘Devastated and heartbroken’ Massachusetts high school student, lacrosse star killed in boat crash

By Phil Tenser, Jamy Pombo Sesselman, & Shaun Ganley Click here for updates on this story     DENNIS, Massachusetts (WCVB) — The 17-year-old Massachusetts high school student who was killed when a boat crashed into a Cape Cod jetty is remembered as a hardworking student who was genuine and effortlessly kind. Dover Sherborn High School principal

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One of Libya’s rival prime ministers returns to Tripoli on 1st commercial flight from Italy in years

CAIRO (AP) — One of Libya’s rival primer ministers has returned to the capital of Tripoli from Italy on a charter flight by a commercial airliner, the first direct flight between the two countries in a decade. Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah, who heads the Tripoli-based government, boarded the flight from Fiumicino airport in Rome. Flight AZ894 is

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Miami-Dade police Director Freddy Ramirez critically injured after self-inflicted gunshot wound in Tampa area

By CBS MIAMI TEAM Click here for updates on this story     TAMPA (WFOR) — Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez was critically injured after he apparently shot himself during an apparent suicide attempt after traveling to Tampa for a law enforcement conference, authorities and sources said. Ramirez, 52, was rushed into surgery in a hospital

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Allentown police officer fatally shoots man

By CBS NEWS PHILADELPHIA STAFF Click here for updates on this story     ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania (KYW) — An investigation is underway after an Allentown police officer fatally shot a man early Monday morning. The Allentown Police Department said it happened shortly after 3:30 a.m. in the area of 6th and Turner Streets. According to police, officers

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French national police chief says officers under investigation ‘have no place in prison’

By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s national police chief has said that law enforcement officers under investigation shouldn’t be jailed like ordinary citizens amid a walkout by numerous Marseille police over the detention of a colleague for his actions during nationwide riots. The apparently unprecedented remarks by Frederic Veaux in a weekend

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