By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A Paris court will deliver a verdict in the trial of a former Liberian rebel on charges of torture, acts of barbarism and complicity in crimes against humanity during the country’s civil war. Kunti Kamara is accused of “complicity in massive and systematic torture and inhumane acts”
Continue Reading By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer Sara Campos remembers being inspired to start skateboarding after playing Tony Hawk videogames on the California family’s PlayStation 2. Campos, 23, who uses they/them pronouns, never dreamed they would be part of Tony Hawk’s charitable work. But last month, Campos was selected for the first class in The Skatepark
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By Diksha Madhok and CNN’s Beijing bureau It has been almost three years since Covid-19 first hit China, but the country’s relentless adherence to lockdowns continues to hobble business and the economy. Top global and Chinese companies, from carmakers to tech giants, have experienced huge disruptions to their business in recent days as the world’s
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By Alasdair Howorth, CNN The US women’s gymnastics team has claimed a record-breaking sixth world championships gold medal in a row — even without Simone Biles. The team was competing for the first time without the four-time Olympic gold medalist in over a decade, but blew away the competition in the English city of Liverpool
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By Elizabeth Cohen and Justin Lape, CNN This summer, when the shocking news emerged that there was a case of polio in New York, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention immediately turned to Shoshana Bernstein. The agency urgently needed to increase polio vaccination rates in Rockland County, New York. And while Bernstein is
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By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Workers at a Home Depot in Philadelphia overwhelmingly voted against becoming the first store in the chain to be represented by a union. The National Labor Relations Board, which oversees union elections, reported that only 51 employees voted to join Home Depot Workers United, and 165 voted against it. The
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By CNN Sport staff NBA analyst and Basketball Hall of Famer Charles Barkley says he thinks the league “dropped the ball” on Kyrie Irving after the Brooklyn Nets star tweeted a documentary deemed to be antisemitic. “I think he [Irving] should have been suspended. I think Adam [Silver, the NBA commissioner] should have suspended him,”
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PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man faces possible charges following a crash Tuesday night in Pettis County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Route B near Ragar Road around 6:50 p.m. Troopers said 22-year-old Tylor Washington tried to pass a vehicle when another vehicle overtook his car and hit
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By Donie O’Sullivan and Geneva Sands, CNN When armed, masked men and people with long telescopic camera lenses showed up at ballot drop boxes last month in Arizona to stalk voters, many public officials were appalled. Voter intimidation complaints were filed and sent to the Department of Justice. But on the pro-Trump internet, plans for
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Maureen Littlejohn, CNN A whitewater wonder visited by everyone from Marilyn Monroe to Mark Twain, Niagara Falls has been a magnet drawing global travelers for at least two centuries. But until this year, a huge tunnel buried deep below the cascade has been off-limits to visitors. The rocks beneath the gigantic triple waterfall that straddles
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By Ivana Kottasová, CNN Russia said Wednesday it was rejoining the agreement that guarantees safe passage for ships carrying vital grain exports from Ukraine, a move that may help ease concerns about global food supplies that were raised when Moscow suspended its participation in the pact last week. The decision to reverse course and rejoin
Continue ReadingBy Olivia Bowden, CTVNews.ca Writer and Producer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Before Saturday night, the narrow streets of Itaewon, a popular nightlife district in Seoul, South Korea, were known for attracting party-goers and tourists. Now Itaewon’s tight alleyways are associated with a tragic, mass casualty crowd crush
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By Richard Allen Greene, CNN Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be on course for a bigger victory in Israel’s fifth election in less than four years than initial exit polls suggested, all three of the country’s main television channels projected Wednesday morning. His Likud party and its natural allies are currently projected to win 65 seats
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Russia’s recent pullout from a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain will likely impact prices in Canada. “Both Russia and Ukraine are very large grain producers,” Opher Baron, a professor of operations management at the University of
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By Ben Church, CNN The good news for Glasgow Rangers is the Scottish club has pocketed over $15 million for competing in the Champions League. The bad news is, after waiting 12 years to get back into the competition’s group stages, the club’s return has been nothing short of a nightmare. After a 3-1 defeat
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Looming over the Federal Reserve meeting that ends Wednesday is a question of intense interest: Just how high will the Fed’s inflation-fighters raise interest rates — and might they slow their rate hikes as soon as next month? The Fed on Wednesday is expected to announce
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Rusia se reincorporó al acuerdo que garantiza el paso seguro de los barcos que transportan exportaciones vitales de grano desde Ucrania, apenas unos días después de anunciar que suspendía su participación en el pacto, según anunció este miércoles el Ministerio de Defensa ruso. Moscú suspendió su participación en el acuerdo
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business Fed decision day is here — and so is some potential bad news for the market. That’s because investors have gotten their hopes up again that the central bank will indicate it plans to ease up on hiking interest rates in its battle against rising prices. The problem is the
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN With less than a week until Election Day, Democrats and Republicans are ramping up campaign efforts as the balance of power in both the House and the Senate is up for grabs. If you’d like to brush up on who is running for office — or if you need help navigating
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN With less than a week until Election Day, Democrats and Republicans are ramping up campaign efforts as the balance of power in both the House and the Senate is up for grabs. If you’d like to brush up on who is running for office — or if you need help navigating
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