By Tara Subramaniam, Adam Pourahmadi and Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Iran’s parliament on Wednesday passed draconian new legislation imposing much harsher penalties on women who breach hijab rules, days after the one-year anniversary of mass protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini. Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish-Iranian woman, died last September after being detained
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Poco después de que el Gobierno de Venezuela declarara el “éxito total” de la operación militar y policial “Cacique Guaicaipuro”, cuyo objetivo era desalojar y reestructurar el Centro Penitenciario de Aragua, mejor conocido como la cárcel de Tocorón, la organización no gubernamental Observatorio Venezolano de Prisiones (OVP) aseguró que fuentes
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By Michelle Icard, CNN (CNN) — Does it feel like your family is getting a failing grade on its mental health report card? Yoga, journaling and monitoring water intake are all great, but pressure to “perform” wellness for friends, family and social media contacts may only intensify feelings of anxiety or depression. Therapeutic interventions are even better
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A small town on the Texas border declares a state of emergency as tens of thousands of migrants cross the border. The Biden administration grants protection to nearly half a million Venezuelans in the country, giving them the ability to work. This comes after some Democratic mayors
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$750 or more. According to a probable cause statement, Mullett is accused of multiple counts of stealing between December 2018 and June 2023.
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, the former Kansas City Chiefs offensive lineman and medical doctor, announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday. “I’ve had the chance to play in the NFL for 9 years and even today, I sometimes can’t believe I was able to experience this adventure,” the 32-year-old wrote
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas’ divorce is getting complicated. The “Game of Thrones” star filed a petition in New York City on Thursday requesting Jonas return their children to their home in England, according to court documents obtained by CNN. The petition cites the “wrongful retention” of their children
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center says a storm off the eastern U.S. will deliver tropical storm conditions to the coast of North Carolina. The storm was forecast to make landfall in North Carolina on Saturday. The center reports the storm, currently designated Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen, is located located about 330 miles southeast
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Central bankers have had to climb a metaphoric mountain over the past two years in the battle to control runaway inflation. Many think they’ve now reached the summit. On Thursday, the Bank of England said it would pause its longest cycle of interest rate hikes in more
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s latest funding plan in ruins and lawmakers leaving town for the weekend, there’s no endgame in sight as hard-right Republicans push dangerously closer to a disruptive federal shutdown. The White House will tell federal agencies on Friday to prepare
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By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — New York State is the latest jurisdiction to implement a pay disclosure law that requires employers to list salary ranges for open roles. It is among the 10 states, five cities and at least one county that have enacted such laws. Under New York State law, employers
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli army says Israeli tanks have struck two structures in a demilitarized zone inside Syria. It says the buildings violated a 1974 cease-fire agreement. The army says the Syrian military had been using the buildings in violation of the cease-fire. But it gave no details on what type of structures the
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US mortgage rates remained flat this week, hovering over 7%, where they’ve been for six consecutive weeks as inflation pressures persist. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 7.19% in the week ending September 21, a tick up from 7.18% the week before, according to data from Freddie Mac
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press Security improvements are planned at a jail in Pennsylvania following the brazen escape of a murderer who eluded law enforcement for two weeks before his capture this month. The Chester County prison board unanimously approved plans Wednesday to fully enclose the exercise yards with solid walls and a roof. The
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press Security improvements are planned at a jail in Pennsylvania following the brazen escape of a murderer who eluded law enforcement for two weeks before his capture this month. The Chester County prison board unanimously approved plans Wednesday to fully enclose the exercise yards with solid walls and a roof. The
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A U.N. report says over 1,100 Palestinians have fled their homes in the West Bank since the start of 2022 due to Israeli settler violence. That’s according to a report by the United Nations released on Thursday. U.N. officials say the exodus is unparalleled in recent years.
Continue ReadingBy GARY GERARD HAMILTON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy-winning rapper 2 Chainz says his official studio album with Lil Wayne, expectedly titled “COLLEGROVE 2,” will be out before 2023 is over. Chainz says the long-awaited project, a sequel to their 2016 mixtape, is “rapping at a high level — steel sharpens steel.” Various
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollywood studios and striking screenwriters have spent a second full day in talks that could potentially put an end to the nearly five-month dispute that has brought many film and television productions to a halt. Hopes ran high Thursday that a deal might emerge, but no meaningful updates had yet come
Continue Reading By Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — President Felix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo has asked for an accelerated withdrawal of a United Nations peacekeeping mission, against a backdrop of successive anti-UN protests over its failure to rein in rebel groups more than 20 years after its deployment to the country. Parts of the
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CNN By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The Wisconsin-based company American Foods Group, doing business as Green Bay Dressed Beef, has recalled more than 58,000 pounds of raw ground beef due to concerns of possible contamination with the bacteria Escherichia coli, better known as E. coli, according to a Friday alert posted by the US Department of Agriculture.
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