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Month: November 2024

Jannik Sinner leads Italy past the Netherlands for its second consecutive Davis Cup title

AP Tennis Writer MALAGA, Spain (AP) — Italy went nearly a quarter-century without winning the Davis Cup. Then along came Jannik Sinner, and now the country is celebrating its second consecutive title. The No. 1-ranked Sinner clinched the championship in the annual team event and capped his breakthrough season by beating Tallon Griekspoor 7-6 (2),

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Warring tribes in northwest Pakistan agree to a cease-fire after bloodshed

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A government spokesman in Pakistan’s volatile northwest says Shiite and Sunni Muslim tribes have agreed to a cease-fire. Violence has rocked Kurram district since gunmen ambushed a convoy of Shiite Muslims last Thursday, killing 42. The assault triggered retaliatory attacks and rampages that killed dozens more people from both communities. Sunday’s

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After Trump’s win, Black women are rethinking their role as America’s reliable political organizers

Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington. As a Black woman, she just couldn’t see herself helping to replicate the largest act of resistance against then-President Donald Trump’s first term in January 2017.

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Hezbollah fires about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel in heaviest barrage in weeks

Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah fired about 250 rockets and other projectiles into Israel on Sunday, wounding seven people in one of the militant group’s heaviest barrages in months, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut while negotiators pressed on with cease-fire efforts to halt the all-out war. Some of the rockets reached

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Moscow offers debt forgiveness to new recruits and AP sees wreckage of a new Russian missile

Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law granting debt forgiveness to new army recruits who enlist to fight in Ukraine. The measure, whose final version appeared on a government website Saturday, underscores Russia’s needs for military personnel in the nearly 3-year war, even as it fired last week

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Australia withdraws a misinformation bill after critics compare it to censorship

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s government has withdrawn a bill that would give a media watchdog power to monitor digital platforms and require them to keep records about misinformation and disinformation on their networks. Communications Minister Michelle Rowland said Sunday that the government was unable to drum up the support needed to pass the legislation.

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A prominent Cambodia environmentalist is arrested while investigating illegal logging

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A prominent Cambodian environmentalist has been arrested along with five others while investigating illegal logging in a national park. A local rights group says Ouch Leng, who was awarded a 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize for his activism, was arrested Saturday in northeastern Stung Treng province. It said the activists have

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Forecasts warn of possible winter storms across US during Thanksgiving week

WINDSOR, Calif. (AP) — Another round of wintry weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, according to forecasts across the U.S., while California and Washington state continue to recover from storm damage and power outages. In California, where two people were found dead in floodwaters on Saturday, authorities braced for more rain

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Dos muertos y un herido al estrellarse un avión de la Patrulla Aérea Civil durante un ejercicio de entrenamiento en Colorado

Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Un avión de la Patrulla Aérea Civil se estrelló durante un ejercicio de entrenamiento en el norte de Colorado este sábado, provocando la muerte de dos personas y un herido, dijeron las autoridades. El avión Cessna 182 se precipitó a tierra en el condado de Larimer, Colorado, mientras participaba en un

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Chuck Woolery, smooth-talking game show host of ‘Love Connection’ and ‘Scrabble,’ dies at 83

AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Chuck Woolery, the affable, smooth-talking game show host of “Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection” and “Scrabble” who later became a right-wing podcaster, skewering liberals and accusing the government of lying about COVID-19, has died. He was 83. Mark Young, Woolery’s podcast co-host and friend, said in an email

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Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza

Associated Press UMM AL-FAHM, Israel (AP) — In the year since the war in Gaza broke out, Israel’s government has been cracking down on dissent among its Palestinian citizens. Authorities have charged Palestinians with “supporting terrorism” because of posts online or for demonstrating against the war. Activists and rights watchdogs say Palestinians have also lost

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Haiti wonders what’s next as gang violence surges and the push for a UN peacekeeping mission flops

Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — When Kenyan police arrived in Haiti as part of a U.N.-backed mission earlier this year to tackle gang violence, hopes were high. Coordinated gang attacks on prisons, police stations and the main international airport had crippled the country’s capital and forced the prime minister to resign, plunging

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Far-right populist surprises in Romanian presidential election appearing set to enter runoff

Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A little-known, far-right populist took the lead in Romania’s presidential election Sunday, electoral data showed, and will likely face leftist Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu in a runoff in two weeks, an outcome that rocked the country’s political landscape. Calin Georgescu, who ran independently, led the polls with around 22%

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2 killed, 1 injured when Civil Air Patrol plane crashes during training exercise in Colorado

By Michelle Watson and Taylor Galgano, CNN (CNN) — A Civil Air Patrol plane crashed during a training exercise in northern Colorado on Saturday, killing two people and injuring another person, authorities said. The Cessna 182 aircraft crashed in Larimer County, Colorado, while participating in a search and rescue training exercise, according to a Civil

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Nigeria turns to natural gas as transport prices soar after petrol subsidies were removed

Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — When Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu ended the costly subsidies that made petrol affordable for many in Africa’s most populous country, Ahmed Halilu knew his e-hailing cab business in the capital, Abuja, was about to run into huge losses. Transportation costs skyrocketed as the price of petrol more than tripled

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Left-wing opposition candidate wins tight presidential election in Uruguay

Associated Press MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay’s leftist opposition candidate, Yamandú Orsi, claimed victory in a tight presidential runoff Sunday, ousting the conservative governing coalition and making the South American nation the latest to rebuke the incumbent party in a year of landmark elections. Even as the vote count continued, Álvaro Delgado, the presidential candidate

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Oposición venezolana denuncia un nuevo asedio de las fuerzas de seguridad a la embajada de Argentina en Caracas

Paulina Nares (CNN Español) — Omar González Moreno, exdiputado y miembro de la Dirección Nacional del partido Vente Venezuela, actualmente asilado en la embajada argentina en Caracas, difundió este sábado un video en el que detalla que agentes de la Policía rodean la sede diplomática actualmente bajo custodia de Brasil, donde se encuentran asilados seis

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Venezuelan security forces have surrounded the Argentine embassy, opposition leaders say

By Abel Alvarado, CNN (CNN) — Armed and hooded members of the Venezuelan security forces have surrounded Argentina’s embassy in Caracas, according to leaders of the country’s opposition. Six members of the opposition are currently taking refuge in the embassy, having fled there to escape a crackdown by Venezuelan authorities in the run-up to July’s

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Japan holds Sado mines memorial despite South Korean boycott amid lingering historical tensions

Associated Press SADO, Japan (AP) — Japanese officials on Sunday paid tribute to workers at the country’s Sado Island Gold Mines but offered no apology over Japan’s brutal wartime use of Korean forced laborers, highlighting lingering tensions between the neighbors over the issue. South Korea a day earlier announced that it was boycotting the memorial,

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What to know about Brooke Rollins, Trump’s pick for agriculture secretary

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has selected former White House aide Brooke Rollins to lead the Department of Agriculture. Rollins has agriculture ties but also a strong relationship with Trump. The president-elect has prized loyalty as he assembles his second administration. She would lead a sprawling agency that traces back to the

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Trump taps Rollins as agriculture chief, completing proposed slate of Cabinet secretaries

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday that he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be his agriculture secretary, the last of his picks to lead executive agencies and another choice from within his established circle of advisers and allies. The nomination must be confirmed by the Senate, which

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Trump’s Republican Party is increasingly winning union voters. It’s a shift seen in his labor pick

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Working-class voters helped Republicans make steady election gains this year and expanded a coalition that increasingly includes rank-and-file union members, a political shift spotlighting one of President-elect Donald Trump’s latest Cabinet picks: a GOP congresswoman, who has drawn labor support, to be his labor secretary. Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer narrowly

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Thousands of Colombians take to the streets to reject proposed reforms and rebuke the president

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — Thousands of Colombians have taken to the streets to oppose the policies of President Gustavo Petro, who accused demonstrators of trying to destabilize the government. Protesters in cities including Bogotá, Medellín and Cali on Saturday decried a series of proposed health, labor and pensions reforms and accused Petro’s administration of corruption.

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Man wanted in fatal shooting of woman and infant in a car in Connecticut arrested in Puerto Rico

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A suspect in the fatal shooting of a woman and her 4-month-old son inside a car in Hartford, Connecticut, was arrested in Puerto Rico. The U.S. Marshals Service said they found Lance “Macho” Morales on Saturday at a residence in the barrio of Fajardo. Police believe the 23-year-old Waterbury, Connecticut, resident

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Beyoncé shows Destiny‘s Child bond is strong with appreciation post for Michelle Williams in Broadway’s ‘Death Becomes Her’

By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé proved that she and her Destiny’s Child sisters are true survivors with a warm appreciation post shared to her Instagram on Saturday morning. The “Cowboy Carter” star posted a slideshow containing images and video from the Broadway premiere of the new “Death Becomes Her” musical on Thursday night

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Jornada de protesta en Colombia contra las reformas impulsadas por Petro

Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Miles de colombianos se movilizaron este sábado en las principales ciudades del país para protestar contra las reformas impulsadas por el presidente Gustavo Petro. La manifestación fue convocada por organizaciones y partidos opositores en Bogotá y en 17 otras ciudades. En sus redes sociales, Petro destacó que su gobierno cumple

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7 arrested in California for allegedly stealing $200K in Nike Jordan shoes from train container

By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story     California (KCAL/KCBS) — Police recovered more than $200,000 in Nike Jordan shoes during a California Highway Patrol operation in Anaheim Friday morning. The agency arrested seven people while they allegedly transported the stolen merchandise in a U-Haul box truck. The group allegedly stole the shoes

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Delaware’s transgender community reels after election. There’s a lot to fear, they say

By Chelsea Bailey, CNN | Photos by Tristen Rouse, CNN Lewes, Delaware (CNN) — Cello music filled a sanctuary here on Wednesday night as the audience clutched blue or pink carnations in honor of Transgender Day of Remembrance. A slideshow cycled through pictures of trans daughters, brothers, coworkers and friends, forever frozen in confident, happy,

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Trump names Brooke Rollins as his pick for Agriculture secretary

By Alayna Treene, Kaitlan Collins, Kristen Holmes, Shania Shelton and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump on Saturday announced one of his former policy advisers, Brooke Rollins, as his pick for secretary of the Department of Agriculture. “Brooke’s commitment to support the American Farmer, defense of American Food Self-Sufficiency, and the restoration of

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Biden extiende por un año la calificación de Nicaragua como una “amenaza inusual y extraordinaria” para la seguridad de Estados Unidos

Gonzalo Zegarra (CNN Español) — La Casa Blanca decidió extender por un año la declaración de Nicaragua como una “amenaza inusual y extraordinaria” a la seguridad nacional y política exterior de Estados Unidos, según un anuncio publicado este viernes. La declaración, que fue originalmente emitida en 2018 durante la primera administración del hoy presidente electo

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Trump’s AG pick Pam Bondi is more conventional than Gaetz, but the agenda to disrupt the Justice Department won’t change

CNN By Hannah Rabinowitz and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — With his new pick for attorney general, President-elect Donald Trump has found not only a powerhouse media strategist and loyal ally, but a tenacious litigator known for her battles in court for conservative causes. And while little about Trump is conventional, Pam Bondi is a

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