By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A Lebanese security official says two bullets hit the car of the country’s caretaker defense minister while he was in a convoy near Beirut. No one was hurt. Defense Minister Maurice Sleem confirmed the shooting on Thursday in the Beirut neighborhood of Hazmieh but did not provide
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Taylor Swift closed the 2023 U.S. leg of her landmark Eras Tour in Los Angeles in a big way by announcing the fourth edition of her re-recording project: “1989 (Taylor’s Version).” After playing a few tracks from her “1989” era live Wednesday, she approached the
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are rising Thursday as Wall Street lets out a bit of an exhale following the latest update on inflation across the U.S. The S&P 500 was 0.2% higher in afternoon trading and on track for just its second winning day in the last eight.
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By Su Chay, Heather Chen and Mihir Melwani, CNN (CNN) — Rescue teams have found at least 17 bodies on Myanmar’s shores after a Rohingya boat capsized while on its way to Malaysia on Monday, officials told CNN. Among the dead were 10 women and seven men – all of whom were Rohingya Muslims, said
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Fernando Villavicencio, candidato presidencial de Ecuador, fue asesinado en un atentado este miércoles, en el norte de Quito, durante un evento político. Así lo confirmaron el presidente Guillermo Lasso, el ministro del Interior Juan Zapata y miembros de campaña. ¿Quién era Fernando Villavicencio, el candidato presidencial asesinado en Ecuador? Villavicencio, candidato de
Continue ReadingBy MARTHA MENDOZA and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and its European allies are importing vast amounts of nuclear fuel and compounds from Russia, providing Moscow with hundreds of millions of dollars in badly needed revenue as it wages war on Ukraine. The sales, which are legal and unsanctioned, have raised
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Rents in Manhattan hit another all-time high in July, the third record high in the past four months, even as rents are cooling in other parts of the country. In New York City, rental activity typically builds from spring to a peak in late summer. This year,
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — El presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, informó este miércoles que detuvo al asesor de seguridad Alejandro Muyshondt, señalándolo de ser un doble agente desde 2019 y filtrar información al expresidente Mauricio Funes (2009-2014). Muyshondt no se ha pronunciado tras la captura y CNN trata de establecer si ya cuenta
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By Nouran Salahieh, Holly Yan, Joe Sutton and Paul P. Murphy, CNN (CNN) — The death toll from the catastrophic wildfires in Maui has soared to 36, and officials worry the devastation could intensify as the infernos torch more of the ravaged island. The loss of life marked a staggering increase from earlier reports of
Continue ReadingTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — A Palestinian militant group says Israeli forces have shot and killed one of its members in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Israeli troops killed the 27-year-old in the West Bank town of Zawata, north of the city Nablus. The area has been a flashpoint for violence
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Lo único que Peggy y Wendell Jones querían era terminar su jornada de trabajo de jardinería bajo el intenso calor veraniego de Texas para asearse e ir al casino. La pareja –que cumple 45 años de casada la próxima semana– se reparte habitualmente el trabajo de tres horas de cortar el
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officials have broken ground in southeast Louisiana on a nearly $3 billion project to fight coastal wetland loss. It involves building massive gates in a section of levee in a rural area southeast of New Orleans and creating a channel to divert some of the Mississippi
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY MCAVOY, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and NICK PERRY Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — The search of the wildfire wreckage on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Thursday revealed a wasteland of burned out homes and obliterated communities as firefighters battled the stubborn blaze that has already claimed 36 lives, making it the deadliest
Continue ReadingBy NASSER KARIMI and JON GAMBRELL Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For months, Iranian authorities did little to enforce the law on women covering their hair but now the country’s theocracy is pushing to make businesses the new battleground over the mandatory headscarf. The effort comes ahead of the first anniversary of nationwide protests
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de Ecuador informó este jueves a través de un comunicado que seis personas fueron detenidas durante allanamientos efectuados en las zonas de Conocoto y San Bartolo, en Quito, en el contexto del asesinato de Fernando Villavicencio. La Fiscalía añadió que Medicina Legal procedió con el levantamiento del cuerpo
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Food service workers at a Las Vegas Strip arena who want higher pay and better benefits are set to rally on the famed tourist corridor. The gathering is scheduled for Thursday evening. It highlights the Culinary Workers Union’s ongoing contract negotiations with Levy Premium Food Service.
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has fired his top general amid a shakeup of the country’s military leadership and wants his army to “gird for a war,” state media reported Thursday. Gen. Pak Su Il was dismissed as chief of the General
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has ordered his military to sharpen its war plans and signed off on expanding combat operations of frontline units. That’s according to state media Thursday. Kim’s comments during a meeting with his top military brass Thursday came as the
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press When philosophy professor Darren Hick came across another case of cheating in his classroom at Furman University last semester, he posted an update to his followers on social media: “Aaaaand, I’ve caught my second ChatGPT plagiarist.” Friends and colleagues responded, some with wide-eyed emojis. Others expressed surprise. “Only 2?! I’ve
Continue Reading By Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — Australian police investigating the suspected murder of a woman whose remains were found inside a concrete wall last year say they have identified the victim and believe she was killed more than a decade ago. Tanya Lee Glover, born in 1971, was vision and hearing impaired, and would have
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