By MARYCLAIRE DALE and CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s mayor says the city’s police commissioner, Danielle Outlaw, will step down this month to take a leadership position with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Outlaw leaves after a turbulent three years on the job that spans the country’s recent
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By Christian Edwards and Patrick Oppmann, CNN (CNN) — Cuba says it has uncovered a human trafficking network operating from Russia that is recruiting Cubans to fight for their longstanding ally in Moscow’s war in Ukraine. Cubans living in Russia and “even some in Cuba” had been trafficked and “incorporated into the military forces taking
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By George Ramsay, Patrick Sung and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The Spanish women’s soccer team appointed its first ever female head coach after her predecessor was fired on the same day amid ongoing fallout over an unwanted kiss given by soccer chief Luis Rubiales to a player at the Women’s World Cup final. Just
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By Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Iranian and Saudi soccer clubs will be facing off on a home-and-away basis for the first time since 2016, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) said in a statement Monday. Iranian fans could now potentially get a chance to watch soccer superstars Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Neymar live on the
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CNN, KYW, WPVI By Lauren Mascarenhas and LJ Spaet, CNN (CNN) — The manhunt for Danelo Cavalcante has expanded and two school districts have closed after the escaped murderer was spotted outside the original search area, Pennsylvania police said Tuesday. Cavalcante escaped from Chester County Prison on Thursday and authorities began by scouring a heavily
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By Chris Liakos, Louise McLoughlin and Brandon Miller, CNN (CNN) — Greece is being lashed with torrential rains which have flooded homes, businesses and roads and left at least one person dead after a wall collapsed in the extreme weather. Hundreds of millimeters of rainfall have been dumped over some areas in the last 24
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — The Rolling Stones are set to release their first studio album since 2005. The band recently teased the new music in the British newspaper the Hackney Gazette. The ad included a website and a phone number, which revealed a recording saying, “Welcome to Hackney Diamonds, specialists in glass repair.
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says President Joe Biden has nominated former Treasury secretary Jacob Lew to serve as the next U.S. ambassador to Israel. Lew would succeed Ambassador Tom Nides. Lew served as White House chief of staff and director of the Office of Management and Budget during
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By Ethan Cohen and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — A federal court blocked a newly drawn Alabama congressional map on Tuesday because it didn’t create a second majority-Black district as the Supreme Court had ordered earlier this year. In a unanimous decision from a three-judge panel, which had overseen the case before it reached the
Continue ReadingKENNETT SQUARE, Pa. (AP) — In a story published September 5, 2023, about the escape of Danelo Cavalcante, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of the jail. It is Chester County Prison, not Chester State Prison.
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN (CNN) — A 22-year-old German man has been detained in Florence accused of damaging a statue in the 16th-century Fountain of Neptune in the Piazza della Signoria, city authorities said in a statement. The city estimates the damage to the statue is around €5,000 ($5,400). The fountain features a statue
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A three-judge panel has blocked Alabama’s new congressional map after lawmakers failed to create a second district where Black voters at least came close to comprising a majority, as suggested by the court. The ruling was announced Tuesday. The judges say a special master will be
Continue Reading Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A ticket stub from the Beatles’ first concert in the United States and a suit once worn by John Lennon are among more than 100 pieces of memorabilia that are going up for auction in New Jersey. Other items up for grabs at the Gotta Have Rock and Roll auction
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — La búsqueda del asesino convicto Danilo Cavalcante, que tiene a las comunidades del sureste de Pensilvania en alerta máxima, reajustó sus esfuerzos después de que el fugitivo fuera visto justo al sur del área de búsqueda original, dijo la Policía del estado este martes. Cavalcante escapó de la prisión del condado de Chester
Continue ReadingBy Greg Payne Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, Missouri (KCTV) — The eyes of the football world will be on Kansas City for the kick-off and raising of the Super Bowl 57 championship banner on Thursday night. Last time most fans had to watch the big moment from home, as COVID limited
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KCTV By Greg Payne Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, Missouri (KCTV) — The eyes of the football world will be on Kansas City for the kick-off and raising of the Super Bowl 57 championship banner on Thursday night. Last time most fans had to watch the big moment from home, as COVID
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The top prosecutors in all 50 states are urging Congress to study how artificial intelligence can be used to exploit children through pornography, and come up with legislation to further guard against it. In a letter sent Tuesday to Republican and Democratic leaders of the House
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia and Russia agreed Tuesday to extend their voluntary oil production cuts through the end of this year, trimming 1.3 million barrels of crude out of the global market and boosting energy prices. The dual announcements from Riyadh and Moscow pushed benchmark Brent
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is nominating former US Treasury Secretary Jack Lew as his ambassador to Israel at a fraught moment in US-Israel ties. Lew, who also served as chief of staff during the Obama administration, will likely face a tough confirmation battle as Republicans seek to challenge Biden’s policies
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Hollywood is at a standstill. Actors and screenwriters are months into a dual strike. Film sets are dark. But the movies are still coming – or, at least, most of them. Even if that means some potentially solitary red-carpet walks. Up until now, the ongoing
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