Norwegian police say the husband of former Prime Minister Erna Solberg, will not face investigation over his stock trading during her two terms in office. Norway’s economic crimes agency said Friday that it found no indications that he benefited from inside information. Solberg was prime minister from 2013 to 2021. She has faced political and
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters throughout Connecticut will elect mayors in Tuesday’s off-year general election. The race in Bridgeport takes place in the shadow of a complicated legal drama. A state judge on Wednesday ordered a redo of the Sept. 12 Democratic primary in Bridgeport after reviewing evidence of possible illegal
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CNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — It was a rough day in court for the Trump boys. But even before Donald Jr. and Eric had wrapped up an unconvincing day of testimony in a New York civil fraud trial, their father erupted. “So sad to see my sons being PERSECUTED in a political
Continue ReadingBy Pat Reavy, KSL.com Click here for updates on this story TAYLORSVILLE, Utah (KSL) — A Taylorsville woman was hospitalized in critical condition after police say she was attacked by her son’s dogs in her own yard, leaving her with “extensive injuries” to her legs, hands and face. One of the 63-year-old woman’s legs had
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlyn Hart, EastIdahoNews.com Click here for updates on this story IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (eastidahonews.com) — A 34-year-old man was arrested Thursday after a victim reported he raped her at a family reunion camping trip. Justin Scott Cockrell was charged with felony lewd conduct with a child under 16 and felony rape. On July 6,
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Police in Pakistan say a bomb planted in a parked motorcycle exploded near a police vehicle in the country’s northwest and killed at least five people. Police officer Gul Sher Khan said the attack happened in the city of Dera Ismail on Friday. He says the motorcycle was parked near a
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By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — ‘Wemby’ has officially arrived. In the best game of his young NBA career so far, Victor Wembanyama dropped 38 points, to go along with 10 rebounds and two blocks, powering the San Antonio Spurs to a 132-121 victory over the Phoenix Suns. This was the second matchup between the
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration is banking on a new strategy toward Venezuela, which has grappled with economic and political turmoil under an authoritarian regime, in an attempt to stem mass migration and stabilize the country. Poor economic conditions, food shortages and limited access to health care have pushed more than 7.7
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN After bland western prequels to his flagship drama “Yellowstone,” producer Taylor Sheridan finds marginally more fertile territory in “Lawmen: Bass Reeves,” a series that will devote each season to a different frontier lawman or outlaw. While the pacing still has a hitch in its giddy-up, the subject matter and star,
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By Samantha Delouya and Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried, once known as a cryptocurrency whiz kid, was found guilty on Thursday for his role in the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. If given the maximum sentence, the 31-year-old former billionaire will go to prison for the rest of his life.
Continue Reading By Karla Cripps, CNN (CNN) — Singapore’s Changi Airport has fully reopened Terminal 2 following a massive 3.5-year expansion project. And given it was voted the world’s best airport in the 2023 Skytrax Airport Awards, it should come as little surprise this was no ordinary makeover. Around 21,000 square meters (226,000 square feet) have been
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — Barrancas, el pueblo natal del futbolista Luis Díaz, ubicado en el norte de Colombia, nunca había estado tan custodiado. Desde el pasado sábado 28 de octubre, cuando se conoció la noticia del secuestro de los padres del ídolo del fútbol colombiano, los pobladores de este lugar, de unos 40.000 habitantes,
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Perhaps the most intense rivalry in distance running currently isn’t between two of the world’s top athletes, although it is being played out at major marathon races across the globe. When Ethiopian Tigst Assefa crossed the finish line of the Berlin Marathon six weeks ago in an astonishing two
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, Andi Babineau and Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Court has recessed for the weekend without a verdict in the trial of Nathan Woodyard, one of the Aurora, Colorado, police officers charged in the wrongful death of Elijah McClain in August 2019. The jury began deliberating at 1:10 p.m. local time, after listening
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media say a court has sentenced a woman to death for adultery. The IRAN newspaper says the woman worked as a trainer in a gym for females. It says her husband contacted police in 2022 when he found her with another man at their home. Under Iranian law, she
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Department is awarding $653 million in grants to upgrade and improve 41 water-based ports across the United States. The grants awarded on Friday are part of the $1 trillion in infrastructure investments made possible by a bipartisan law signed by President Joe Biden in 2021. Biden administration officials say the
Continue Reading By Donald Judd, Jack Forrest and Aileen Graef, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Friday visited a grieving Lewiston, Maine, to mourn the 18 people killed in a mass shooting last week, expressing hope for progress in addressing gun violence. The president – once again acting as consoler-in-chief, a role he has before
Continue Reading By Callum Sutherland, CNN (CNN) — To the naked eye not much happens on tree branches in the depths of our forests. But a closer look through a camera lens can tell a different story — one of motherly love. That’s exactly what was captured by the overall winner of the 2023 European Wildlife Photographer
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA and PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — New Delhi’s government has shut primary schools and banned polluting vehicles and construction work in an attempt to reduce the worst haze and smog of the season. Authorities deployed water sprinklers and anti-smog guns to control the haze that enveloped high-rise buildings around
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Sam Bankman-Fried fue declarado culpable este jueves por su papel en el colapso de la empresa de criptointercambio FTX. Tras 15 días de testimonios y unas cuatro horas y media de deliberaciones, los miembros del jurado emitieron un veredicto que le declaraba culpable de siete cargos de fraude y conspiración.
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