NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A lawyer says five Israelis accused of gang raping a British woman in a Cyprus hotel room won’t plead to charges including rape, sexual assault and abduction until prosecutors hand over key material including DNA tests, fingerprints and eyewitness testimony. Yannis Habaris, a lawyer representing three of the five Israeli nationals,
Continue ReadingBy LEA SKENE and SARAH BRUMFIELD Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police are asking for the public’s help identifying a group of people seen in the area of a shooting at Morgan State University that left five people injured during homecoming events. Police released surveillance video late Wednesday that shows several people walking in
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A mysterious injury suffered by a 16-year-old girl not wearing a headscarf while boarding a Metro train in Iran’s capital has reignited anger just after the one-year anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the nationwide protests it sparked. Likely seeking to get
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — This time last week, the prospects seemed to be growing dimmer that the September jobs report would land this Friday as planned. A government shutdown would have forced the Bureau of Labor Statistics to go dark and result in the blackout of critical economic data. But after a
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press UTHAI SAWAN, Thailand (AP) — In a simply built concrete house a few yards off a dirt road in the rural town of Uthai Sawan in northeastern Thailand, Tawee Lasopha wakes up before sunrise to catch fish from his pond, then moves onto household chores with his wife, cooking breakfast
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — Alisha Reed took it as a sign that times were tough in New Orleans a couple of weekends ago when her local Costco store hired a brass band and the Zulu marching crew to distract crowds of customers standing in long lines. Bottled water was the hot seller. But
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El Premio Nobel de Literatura 2023 se otorgó este jueves al autor noruego Jon Fosse “por sus obras innovadoras y su prosa que dan voz a lo indecible”, según indicó la Academia Sueca que concede el importante galardón. Fosse, nacido en Haugesund, Noruega, en 1959, debutó en 1983 con la novela
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Vikings had windows — usually only associated with medieval churches and castles — meaning Norsemen dignitaries sat in rooms lit up by apertures with glass. The Vikings’ glass can be dated from long before the churches and castles of the Middle Ages with which glazed
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Mark Thompson, CNN London (CNN) — In 1825, the world’s first passenger train went into service in northern England. It heralded the start of a railway age that transformed the country’s economy by slashing journey times, boosting trade routes and connecting major cities. Fast-forward two centuries, and the United Kingdom has just abandoned
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Fans will be able to roam from venue to venue and soak up multiple sports with day passes that are among 2.8 million tickets going on sale from Monday for the 2024 Paralympics in Paris. Paris organizers say prices for competition tickets will range from $15.80 to $105. Tickets for the Aug.
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El autor noruego Jon Fosse fue galardonado este jueves 5 de octubre con el Premio Nobel de Literatura 2023 “por sus innovadoras obras de teatro y prosa que dan voz a lo inenarrable”, según anunció el comité. Desde el primer Nobel en 1901 hasta la actualidad, el premio en la categoría
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Inter Miami suffered a chastening Major League Soccer defeat by Chicago Fire on Wednesday – losing 4-1 – with talisman Lionel Messi missing through injury yet again. The loss is a major dent to Miami’s playoff aspirations, with the team now needing to win all three of its remaining
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By Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Over the past year, Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips has made a name for himself as the member of the Democratic Party most willing to break rank and call on someone to primary President Joe Biden. His insistence that his party elevate its next generation has led to one person’s
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CNN By Annie Grayer, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Lawmakers and aides arrived for work on Wednesday to find a House of Representatives stuck in freeze-frame, a giant blue screen declaring them “in recess” almost the entire day. The House calendar remained officially stuck on October 3 – Tuesday – the date when House Speaker
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Australian tennis player Marc Polmans has said that he apologized to a chair umpire after hitting a ball in his face during a qualifying match at the Shanghai Masters. Polmans was leading Italy’s Stefano Napolitano 7-6 6-6 and had a match point in the tie break when he accidentally
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — The bond market is back in the doldrums after a promising start to 2023. The US economy and labor market have shown few signs of cracking, even after the Federal Reserve’s punishing campaign to tame inflation sent interest rates to their highest level in 22 years. The surprisingly
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Christian Edwards and Ed Upright, CNN (CNN) — The 2023 Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to Jon Fosse for “his innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable,” the Swedish Academy announced in Stockholm on Thursday. Fosse, 64, was born on the west coast of Norway. His work consists of around
Continue Reading By David Close and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — As fans’ interest in the apparent romance between Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce and superstar musician Taylor Swift shows few signs of abating, Kelce and his brother Jason agree that the NFL is “overdoing it a little bit” on social media. Kelce and Swift
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe has recorded 100 suspected deaths from cholera and more than 5,000 possible cases since late last month. That has prompted the government to impose restrictions to stop the spread of the disease, including limiting numbers at funerals and stopping some social gatherings in affected areas.
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press SAHY, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia has begun conducting border checks with neighboring Hungary because of what it says is a dramatic rise in migrants crossing into its territory. The inspections, which began Thursday, are part of a flurry of border measures other Central European countries have imposed in recent days.
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