By Jeremy Herb and Ellie Kaufman, CNN The top US military officer told lawmakers Tuesday that the world is becoming more unstable and the “potential for significant international conflict is increasing, not decreasing.” Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin appeared before the House Armed Services Committee in their
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By Jeremy Herb, Ellie Kaufman and Barbara Starr, CNN The top US military general this week endorsed creating permanent US bases in Eastern Europe as a response to Russia’s attack on Ukraine, saying that American bases on NATO’s eastern flank would act as a deterrent to Moscow. The comments from Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
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By Katie Hunt, CNN The three Russian astronauts who boarded the International Space Station last month in spacesuits that echoed the colors of Ukraine’s flag were paying tribute to their university and not protesting Russia’s invasion, NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei said Tuesday. The yellow and blue spacesuits surprised many observers, who assumed the Russians
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN Pete Davidson and film buffs with small bladders, Netflix has heard your pleas. After the “Saturday Night Live” star bemoaned the lack of “short-ass movies” in a digital short of the same name, Netflix introduced a new category for films that fit Davidson’s definition of a film that runs no more
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Elon Musk se incorporará al consejo de administración de Twitter, un movimiento que podrÃa aumentar su influencia en la plataforma de redes sociales y que llega un dÃa después de que se revelara que se habÃa convertido en el mayor accionista individual de la compañÃa. Elon Musk compra el 9,2% de Twitter
Continue Reading By Phil Mattingly, Kaitlan Collins, Sam Fossum and Sean Lyngaas, CNN The US will announce new sanctions on Russia Wednesday in coordination with Group of 7 nations and the European Union, according to an administration official. The official said the sweeping package “will impose significant costs on Russia and send it further down the road
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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Auburn freshman Jabari Smith, who led the Tigers to their first No. 1 ranking, is entering the NBA draft. Smith, who is projected as a potential No. 1 overall pick, lived up to his billing as the highest-rated recruit in program history. He announced his decision in a video posted on
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TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy with scattered storms early. Some storms may be strong through about 10:00 p.m. Isolated strong wind gusts and 1″ hail are possible. Showers continue overnight, clearing out around sunrise. TOMORROW: Decreasing clouds with temperatures dropping into the upper 50s to around 60 for highs. EXTENDED: Skies have cleared after a few showers
Continue ReadingBy Elliott Polakoff Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO) — More than 500,000 acres of land in Arizona were burned last year, and more than 900,000 acres the year before that. As those in our state prepare for another wildfire season, the Healthy Forest Initiative is a new way to protect our
Continue ReadingBy Dani Birzer Click here for updates on this story MESA, Arizona (KPHO) — Police say a man was arrested on Friday after admitting to officers he stabbed his father to death in his Mesa apartment after a trip to the grocery store. Court documents say that around 2 a.m. Friday, somebody called 911 because
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Goodman Click here for updates on this story PHOENIX (KPHO) — A fight between roommates at a west Phoenix apartment ended with one man dead and the other facing charges of first-degree murder and tampering with evidence. It happened Saturday afternoon near 51st Avenue and Encanto Boulevard. According to court documents, firefighters found
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una de las obras más singulares de la arquitectura contemporánea de Japón, la Nagakin Capsule Tower de Tokio, será demolida este mes, según los nuevos propietarios del edificio. La decisión pone fin a años de incertidumbre en torno a la llamativa estructura, que en su dÃa ofrecÃa una visión futurista de
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By Amanda Musa and Melissa Alonso, CNN The city of North Miami Beach, Florida, ordered the evacuation of a five-story, 60-unit apartment building Monday following an evaluation by a South Florida engineering firm that found the building to be “structurally unsound.” The city received a letter from an engineering firm on Monday notifying the property
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — The boxes weren’t flying off the shelves. They weren’t even making it onto the shelves. The Masters has gone gnome-mad. Yes. Gnomes. The must-have item at the Masters this year isn’t any of the shirts or pullovers or caps with the tournament’s logo that can
Continue Reading HAVANA (AP) — Cuban officials say they’ve agreed to let Cuban boxers fight professionally for the first time since the 1960s under a deal with a Mexican promoter. The scope of the deal isn’t immediately clear. The Mexican promoter appears to operate primarily in the north-central Mexican city of Aguascalientes. It held an event last
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Casper Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Police are searching for an Indiana couple reported missing in the Nevada desert in late March. According to the Esmeralda County Sheriff’s Office, 72-year-old Ronnie Barker and 69-year-old Beverly Barker were on road trip on the west coast when they
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Las terribles imágenes de los cadáveres de civiles hallados en Bucha luego de que las fuerzas ucranianas retomaran el control de esta ciudad en las afueras Kyiv, tras estar bajo el poder de Rusia, le dio la vuelta al mundo la semana pasada. Escenas similares en otras localidades de Ucrania,
Continue Reading By MARK DIDTLER Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Newly acquired Detroit Tigers outfielder Austin Meadows is expected to be ready for opening day Friday against the Chicago White Sox after recently being slowed by an oblique injury. Meadows was set to play in a simulated game Wednesday. The 26-year-old Meadows had a career-high 106
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Borowy Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — Charges have been authorized against a member of the Flint Community Schools Board of Education after an alleged physical altercation at a meeting. One of the board members is facing charges of assault and battery, as well as disrupting a public
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business McDonald’s is bringing back Spicy Chicken McNuggets, but not everyone can buy them. The fast food chain said that the spicy nuggets are now available at about half of its US locations, or roughly 6,900 locations, for a limited time. McDonald’s regularly releases menu items on a regional basis to
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