By BASSEM MROUE and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s President Bashar Assad has slammed Turkey, blaming Ankara for the uptick in violence in his war-torn country and insisting on the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Syria. Assad spoke in an interview on Wednesday with Sky News Arabia, his first to a foreign
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — A roadside bombing in southern Syria has killed a Syrian journalist and three soldiers. The state news agency SANA said the bomb exploded on Wednesday when Firas al-Ahmad, a veteran correspondent for the local Sama TV station, was driving back from an assignment at the border with Jordan where Syrian troops were
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By Rob Polansky Click here for updates on this story SOUTH WINDSOR, Connecticut (WFSB) — A man faces a list of charges for a couple of armed robberies in South Windsor which started as a sale on Facebook Marketplace. According to police, 19-year-old James A. Majors of Hartford was charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree threatening,
Continue ReadingOpinion by Mary Ziegler (CNN) — Issue 1 was a trial balloon for the anti-abortion movement, not just in Ohio, but nationwide. If Republicans couldn’t win on abortion, the theory went, they could change the rules to require Democrats to win supermajority support to change state constitutions — a tall order in a country as polarized as this
Continue ReadingBy Anne Murphy Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — The lawsuit argues that the public has the right to see the government-run roundups that use helicopters to chase horses for miles, often in extreme conditions that have caused suffering and death. The Cloud Foundation (TCF), a nonprofit dedicated to protecting
Continue ReadingBy Jeffrey Lindblom Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — A Northwest Portland neighborhood is fed up with a raccoon that they say is ravaging their community. Neighbors say it started with pets being attacked, and then soon after, the raccoon began attacking people. Last Tuesday and at the corner of
Continue ReadingBy BRENDAN FARRINGTON and FREIDA FRISARO TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday suspended the top prosecutor in Orlando, again wielding his executive power over local government in taking on a contentious issue in the 2024 presidential race. It’s the second time DeSantis, a Republican, has removed a Democratic state attorney and
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Al menos seis personas murieron por los incendios forestales que arrasan Maui, dijo el alcalde de la isla, Richard Bissen Jr., en una conferencia de prensa este miércoles. “Me entristece informar que justo antes de comenzar, se confirmó que tuvimos 6 muertes”, informó. “Todavía estamos en modo de búsqueda y rescate”.
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The video has gone viral — a massive brawl on a riverfront dock in Montgomery, Alabama.
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story FAIRWAY, Kansas (KCTV) — The suspected car theft, police chase and shooting Sunday morning in Johnson County has led to charges being filed against a Tennessee woman. Andrea Rene Cothran, a 32-year-old from Goodlettsville, Tennessee, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault causing great bodily
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By Alisha Ebrahimji and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — American nurse Alix Dorsainvil and her daughter have been released after they were kidnapped 13 days ago from the community ministry where Dorsainvil works in Haiti, the organization said. “It is with a heart of gratitude and immense joy that we at El Roi Haiti confirm the safe
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By Kristen Rogers, CNN (CNN) — Simone Stolzoff worked in advertising, tech, journalism and design during his 20s, trying to find a job that would do way more than pay the bills. Five years ago, Stolzoff found himself at a crossroads where he could continue to work as a journalist or accept an offer to
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Argentina es uno de los países más grandes del mundo en territorio y un histórico productor de alimentos, que en los últimos 20 años ha estado alternando períodos de crecimiento con fuertes crisis que afectaron a su economía. Este es un vistazo al funcionamiento de la economía del país sudamericano
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Stars aren’t exempt from the hardships of the Hollywood strikes and Billy Porter is speaking out about it. In an interview with the Evening Standard the “Pose” star said he is having to sell his home because of the ongoing actors’ and writers’ strikes. “And I don’t know
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By Ariel Mallory Click here for updates on this story MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) — A Mount Vernon man is in Metro Jail accused of hitting an innocent driver and ramming two patrol cars during a high-speed chase. The wild scene unfolded last week during an undercover sting operation. Last Tuesday, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office
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By Omar Saley, Tim Lister and Martin Goillandeau, CNN Niamey, Niger (CNN) — Mohamed Bazoum, the democratically elected president of Niger, said he is being kept isolated and forced to eat dry rice and pasta by the military junta who overthrew him and are refusing to cede power despite international pressure. In a series of
Continue ReadingTOKYO (AP) — Prince Harry has lauded the virtue of sports and its healing powers as he kicked off a promotional tour of Asia in Tokyo. He says that sports not only helps build up physical strength but can also help heal the body and mind. The Duke of Sussex spoke on Wednesday at an
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — A member of an outlaw motorcycle club accused of killing an associate member and leaving his body in a crypt at a Philadelphia cemetery has been convicted of murder and other charges. Michael DiMauro faces a potential term of life without parole when sentenced this month. Prosecutors say DiMauro shot 33-year-old David
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Add Angelina Jolie to the growing list of celebrities dipping their toes into producing on Broadway. The Oscar-winning “Girl, Interrupted” actor has become a lead producer on the Broadway-bound new musical “The Outsiders,” a show based on S.E. Hinton’s novel and Francis Ford Coppola’s 1983
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Pland’s government will deploy an additional 2,000 troops to its border with Belarus, twice the number the Border Guard agency had requested, as fears of illegal migration rise. A deputy interior minister, Maciej Wasik, announced the decision in an interview Wednesday with PAP, the state news agency and accused the Belarusian
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