CAIRO (AP) — A court in the Libyan capital has sentenced three people to harsh prison terms on charges of human trafficking. It’s a first such ruling in a North African nation where migrants are routinely mistreated. The Criminal Court of Tripoli convicted the three of human trafficking, detaining, and torturing migrants, and extorting their
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Almost 80 years after Anthony Di Petta’s plane was shot down by enemy fire in World War II and over 70 years after he was declared “non-recoverable,” he’s finally home. The remains of the sailor arrived back in the US on Friday afternoon, according to an
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese political and business leaders are marking one year since the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to tackle pressing political goals as a way of honoring Abe’s wishes. At a Buddhist temple Zojoji in Tokyo, Kishida and other mourners on Saturday
Continue Reading By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press NEZUK, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A solemn peace march has started through forests in eastern Bosnia in memory of the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, Europe’s only acknowledged genocide since World War II. The annual 100-kilometer (60-mile) march on Saturday retraces a route taken by thousands of men and boys from the Bosniak
Continue Reading LAHORE, Pakistan (AP) — A government official says a fire in a passenger van in eastern Pakistan killed seven people, including two children. The dead included four members of the same family — a woman, her daughter and her two granddaughters. Eight passengers received burn injuries of various degrees. The official said the incident occurred
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S. military says Russian fighter jets have “harassed” American drones over Syria for the third day in a row. Tension between Russian and U.S. forces is not uncommon in Syria as both countries conduct patrols on the ground as well as overflights. The U.S. military said
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — We have seen enough of artificial intelligence to know the term is, quite often, a misnomer. Publicly available AI programs still churn out hilariously telling moments of non-intelligence as concepts like ears, the correct number of fingers, a natural voice cadence or cohesive complex thought continue to evade them.
Continue Reading By FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy marked the 500th day of the war Saturday by hailing the country’s soldiers in a video from a Black Sea island that became the symbol of Ukraine’s resilience in the face of the Russian invasion. Speaking from Snake Island, Zelenskyy honored the
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has visited the king to turn in the resignation of his four-party coalition and set the deeply divided Netherlands on track for a general election later this year. The vexed issue of reining in migration that has troubled countries across
Continue Reading TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says four militants attacked a police station with grenades in the country’s southeast. The armed group attacked a police station on Saturday morning in Zahedan a city in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province, near the border with Pakistan, triggering a shootout. Two security forces were killed. Iran’s powerful
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A news report says a shooting at a party in Texas wounded eight people. KVIA-TV reports police in El Paso say the shooting happened happened on Swan Drive near the El Paso Country Club in the city’s Upper Valley area around 9:45 p.m. Friday. Police say the victims were transported
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TODAY: Showers will slowly push southeast this morning, with cooler and drier air filtering in through the day. This will keep highs in the upper 70s, and dewpoints falling to the 50s. TOMORROW: Sunday is looking good to head out, though the Lake area could see a few morning showers. The day is still overwhelmingly
Continue Reading TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says four militants attacked a police station with grenades in the country’s southeast. The armed group attacked a police station on Saturday morning in Zahedan a city in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province, about 30 kilometers (18.64 miles) from the border with Pakistan, triggering a shootout. One policeman
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese political and business leaders are marking one year since the assassination of former leader Shinzo Abe. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pledged to tackle pressing political goals as a way of honoring Abe’s wishes. At a Buddhist temple Zojoji in Tokyo, Kishida and other mourners on Saturday
Continue Reading TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says a group of militants attacked a police station with suicide belts and killed an officer in the country’s southeast. The armed group attacked a police station on Saturday morning in Zahedan a city in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchistan province, about 30 kilometers (18.64 miles) from the border
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina law enforcement officials say there is “no danger to the transgender community” as a transgender teenager was found dead this week after going missing and two suspects were taken into custody. Family members reported Jacob Williamson, 18, as a missing person to authorities in
Continue Reading By LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — A pair of colorful children’s scooters rest against the yellow tracks of a battle tank, parked in the shade of skyscrapers in the Vilnius business district. The area, usually busy with cars, cyclists and pedestrians, is closed to traffic and packed with heavy armored vehicles. “Never
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By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Feeling lucky? The potential prize for the massive Powerball jackpot just made history, lottery officials announced Friday. A fortunate player could end up taking home $615 million in Saturday’s drawing – the 10th-largest Powerball prize ever. The jackpot has a $310.6 million lump-sum cash value, according to a
Continue Reading By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press SONNEBERG, Germany (AP) — The election of the first head of a county administration by the far-right Alternative of Germany in a rural eastern region recently has led to concern among opponents of the party. The recent win comes as national polls show support for the party at record levels.
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By Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The father of a Parkland, Florida, high school shooting victim who visited the untouched site five years after the massacre that left 17 people dead said he was not prepared for what he saw at the crime scene, which had “blood everywhere.” Max Schachter, father of Alex Schachter, told
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