MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has described the country’s nuclear arsenals as a deterrent factor in the Ukrainian conflict but demurred when challenged to make a pledge that Russia would not be the first to use them. Asked by a member of the presidential Human Rights Council to commit Russia to forswearing a
Continue ReadingBy Claudia Rebaza, Tara John, Stefano Pozzebon and Hande Atay Alam, CNN Dina Boluarte became Peru’s first female President on Wednesday, capping off a dramatic day which saw her predecessor arrested for the alleged crime of rebellion and impeached by lawmakers. Boluarte, the country’s former vice president, was sworn into the top job at Congress
Continue Reading
By Chloe Melas, CNN Brendan Fraser says he went to great physical lengths to star in “George of the Jungle.” The actor told Adam Sandler during Variety’s Actors on Actors series that he underwent an extreme weight loss and diet to play the title role in the 1997 film. “[I was] waxed, greased, starved of
Continue Reading By NINIEK KARMINI and EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Islamic militant convicted of making the explosives used in the 2002 Bali bombings that killed 202 people was paroled Wednesday after serving about half of his original 20-year prison sentence. The parole came despite strong objections by Australia, which lost 88 of
Continue Reading
By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Brazil forward Vinícius Júnior has praised Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti for his success at the World Cup. Vinícius Júnior arrived in Qatar without knowing if he was going to get a chance to start for Brazil. But no one questions his spot in the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN Business) — Después de 53 años y más de 1.570 aviones, el último Boeing 747 salió de la línea de ensamblaje en el estado de Washington este martes por la noche, camino de convertirse en un avión de carga. El que fuera un innovador jumbo, con su característica protuberancia en el segundo
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Sports Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills’ top pass-rusher Von Miller will miss the remainder of the season after having surgery to repair an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. Coach Sean McDermott says the ligament damage was discovered during a previously scheduled exploratory
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Doug Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, says a rise in antisemitism in the United States shows that an “epidemic of hate” exists in the country and that it must not become normal. Emhoff led a a White House discussion on the issue Wednesday. Jewish
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN If anyone knows Lizzo was born to be a star, it’s the person who presented her with the People’s Champion Award on Tuesday. The Grammy-winning singer’s mother, Shari Johnson-Jefferson, said her daughter “has shown us all that we don’t have to conform to anyone’s standards in order to be happy.”
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La inestabilidad política pareciera no tener fin en Perú. El presidente Pedro Castillo disolvió temporalmente el Congreso antes de que el parlamento votara y aprobara una moción de vacancia contra el mandatario, quien ni siquiera ha cumplido un año y medio en su cargo. Última hora de Pedro Castillo tras
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — The Lawn Tennis Association was fined $1 million by the ATP men’s professional tour for banning players from Russia and Belarus from its grass-court events this summer. The governing body of British tennis banned the players from five Wimbledon warm-up tournaments following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The ATP oversees men’s tennis outside
Continue ReadingBy BERET LEONE Click here for updates on this story CARVER COUNTY, Minnesota (WCCO) — New technology for a southwestern Minnesota county is helping put those on the run from law enforcement behind bars. “I think it’s going to be one of those tools every agency should and will have as part of their standard
Continue Reading
By KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans will return to Davis Mills at quarterback against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday, two weeks after he was benched for Kyle Allen. Coach Lovie Smith announced the move Wednesday, saying “we don’t give out lifetime jobs. The switch comes after Allen was picked
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN-ELIZABETH LITTLEFIELD Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — From the time he was young, Hugh Burke, an Eden Prairie native, knew what he wanted to do with his life. “I have always leaned toward science,” Burke said. “Science and Spanish have always been my two interests really.” After Notre Dame
Continue Reading
THIS AFTERNOON: Temperatures reach the low 50s with cloudy skies keeping us mild. Winds will be nearly calm and variable, not serving to change temperature much at all. TONIGHT: We’ll stay dry until around 5-6 p.m. at the earliest for those south of I-70, and after 6-7 p.m. for those north of I-70. This timeframe
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The Duke and Duchess of Sussex‘s new six-part docu-series is set to drop on Netflix on Thursday. The show everyone seems to be talking about is being released in two parts, each consisting of three episodes. The first three land on Thursday at 3 a.m. ET (8 a.m.
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN The Duke and Duchess of Sussex‘s new six-part docu-series is set to drop on Netflix on Thursday. The show everyone seems to be talking about is being released in two parts, each consisting of three episodes. The first three land on Thursday at 3 a.m. ET (8 a.m.
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Kylian Mbappé will be ready to face England at the World Cup on Saturday. France teammate Ibrahima Konaté delivered that reassuring message a day after Mbappé missed a team training session. That was news that perhaps England fans did not want to hear three days
Continue Reading
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s ruling party has pushed through an electoral reform that reduces funding for the country’s electoral oversight agency. Officials said the changes also make it easier for millions of Mexican migrants living abroad to vote online in elections in Mexico. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador did not get the broader changes
Continue Reading
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN The Justice Department’s Office of the Inspector General released a report on Wednesday outlining how a series of mistakes by the embattled Bureau of Prisons led to the beating death of imprisoned Boston gangster and convicted murderer James “Whitey” Bulger four years ago. The report did not find any criminal acts
Continue Reading