urielblanco (CNN Español) — Israel declaró formalmente la guerra a Hamas este domingo luego de que un día antes la organización lanzara una oleada de ataques en distintos puntos del país. Los ataques de Hamas han sido, en su mayoría, aéreos con cohetes, pero también vía terrestre, como el perpetrado por los militantes de la
Continue ReadingOpinion By Peter Bergen, CNN (CNN) — On Monday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said he was running as a third-party candidate to be president of the United States. Kennedy holds a mix of Republican and Democratic policy views which could make him attractive to the large numbers of American voters who are unhappy about a Biden-Trump
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los combates entre las fuerzas israelíes y los militantes de Hamas continúan tras el letal ataque sorpresa del grupo militante islamista contra Israel el sábado, y el primer ministro de Israel, Benjamín Netanyahu, declaró que el país está ahora “en guerra”. La mayoría de las aerolíneas internacionales ya han cancelado los
Continue ReadingBy BROOKE LEFFERTS Associated press NEW YORK (AP) — Misty Copeland has her hands (and feet!) in many different projects simultaneously, but all are motivated by her passion to use her platform to promote diversity in all the spaces she inhabits. The first Black woman to be promoted to principal dancer for the American Ballet
Continue ReadingBy AMY TEIBEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Most Israelis thought it was an ironclad social contract. Citizens would serve in the military and live along enemy borders. In exchange, the army would defend them. That contract was shattered Saturday when hundreds of Hamas militants breached Israel’s defenses from the Gaza Strip, pouring in by
Continue ReadingBy Stephanie Muñiz Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — William Vavra has been around hot air balloons since he was a kid, and Balloon Fiesta is an event his family doesn’t miss. “It’s something that I have been so excited for. I have had this marked on my calendar
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CNN By Nadeen Ebrahim (CNN) — The shock Hamas incursion into Israel was of a scale and sophistication that was previously considered unthinkable. Hamas attackers came by land, sea and air, overwhelming Israeli defenses, and killing more than 900 people in the country, both troops and citizens. The level of planning that would have been
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim (CNN) — The shock Hamas incursion into Israel was of a scale and sophistication that was previously considered unthinkable. Hamas attackers came by land, sea and air, overwhelming Israeli defenses, and killing more than 900 people in the country, both troops and citizens. The level of planning that would have been required
Continue ReadingBy Ethan Humble Click here for updates on this story ANKENY, Iowa (KCCI) — One Ankeny mom has written and released a child-friendly book for her daughters about her battle with cancer. Lisa Lund, 33, was diagnosed with stage-four lymphoma the day the United States declared COVID-19 a national emergency in 2020 and has been
Continue ReadingOpinion by Amy Bass (CNN) — On the one hand, Simone Biles is the greatest athlete of all time. On the other hand, well — there is no other hand. Not more than five months ago, as a fan pointed out on X (formerly Twitter), speculation continued among many that Biles might never compete again. “Real
Continue ReadingBy RIZWAN ALI AP Sports Writer ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Pakistan Cricket Board has expressed “extreme disappointment” about a delay in the issuing of Indian visas to its country’s journalists and fans for the World Cup. The chairman of the PCB management committee Zaka Ashraf met with Pakistan foreign secretary Syrus Sajjad Qazi on Monday
Continue ReadingBy Sarah Mankowitz Click here for updates on this story LEHIGH ACRES, Florida (WBBH) — A giant pile of roofing materials and nails was dumped on Martineau Circle in Lehigh Acres. Nails like those also ended up in people’s tires on Cleveland Avenue in Fort Myers. “I just heard crunchiness going, and I’m like, oh
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — U2 paid tribute in song on Sunday to those killed by Gaza militants at a music festival in Southern Israel over the weekend. During their performance at The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bono dedicated their song “Pride (In the Name of Love)” to the hundreds killed in
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CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — U2 paid tribute in song on Sunday to those killed by Gaza militants at a music festival in Southern Israel over the weekend. During their performance at The Sphere in Las Vegas, Nevada, Bono dedicated their song “Pride (In the Name of Love)” to the hundreds killed
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By Alicia Wallace and Ashley Killough, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — An ExxonMobil executive who heads up the business unit that’s involved in a potential $60 billion mega-merger with Pioneer Natural Resources was arrested late last week in Texas for allegedly committing sexual assault. David Scott, senior vice president of ExxonMobil Upstream, was arrested at 9:24
Continue ReadingBy Gage Goulding Click here for updates on this story FORT MYERS Florida (WBBH) — A group of women brutally beat a teenage barista while she was working at a Dunkin’ Donuts coffee shop in the Whiskey Creek community of Fort Myers Friday afternoon. The 19-year-old girl was so badly hurt that she needed to
Continue Reading By Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The brazen attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas on Israel that began on Saturday will be seen as a turning point in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict with far-reaching repercussions, analysts say. The multi-pronged attack saw as many as 1,000 assailants infiltrate Israeli territory, kill hundreds of soldiers and civilians, and
Continue ReadingGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s attorney general is calling for the government to act against largely peaceful protesters, which have taken to the streets for weeks demanding her resignation for what they say are clear attempts to undermine their nation’s democracy. Protests broke out in Guatemala two weeks ago following one of the most tumultuous
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The leader of a Mid-Missouri synagogue said late Sunday that the weekend attack on Israel by militants in the Gaza Strip is a “broken glass moment” for the Jewish people, referencing the horrors of the Holocaust.
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN and MORGAN LEE Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Events across the country — including a sunrise gathering in Minneapolis, a statehouse rally in Maine, a celebratory march in Seattle and traditional dancing, music, and food in Alaska and Arizona — marked celebrations of Indigenous Peoples Day. The ceremonies, speeches and performances
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