SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament has approved the provision of additional military aid to Ukraine in its war with Russia. The state-run BTA news agency says 147 lawmakers in the 240-seat chamber voted on Friday in favor of supplying Ukraine with portable anti-aircraft missile systems and surface-to-air missiles of various types intended to bolster
Continue ReadingBy Kayla James Click here for updates on this story WAUKEE, Iowa (KCCI) — A Waukee couple says her dog is still alive today thanks to a man’s Facebook post Wednesday night. Sophie is the 12-year-old dog of Jennifer Vaughan and her husband. Vaughan says on Wednesday night, they let Sophie out in their backyard
Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — LGBTQ+ activists in Minnesota want prosecutors to treat the killing of a trans woman in Minneapolis as a hate crime, and they want lawmakers to strengthen legal safeguards to protect a community that’s disproportionately the target of violence. Savannah Ryan Williams was shot in the head at
Continue ReadingWCVB By Phil Tenser Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A group claiming to represent Jewish students said they paid for a plane to fly over Harvard University’s campus in Cambridge trailing a banner with a provocative message about Antisemitism. The small plane flew over the campus and was visible
Continue ReadingBy Phil Tenser Click here for updates on this story CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts (WCVB) — A group claiming to represent Jewish students said they paid for a plane to fly over Harvard University’s campus in Cambridge trailing a banner with a provocative message about Antisemitism. The small plane flew over the campus and was visible from
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By Janelle Zara, CNN (CNN) — The newest work of public art in Miami Beach, Florida, is an ode to drag. On Tuesday, city officials unveiled “Adora Vanessa Athena Fantasia,” a vibrant series of aluminum panels suspended over a block of the bustling Española Way shopping district. Each panel features a kaleidoscopic portrait inspired by
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United States has vetoed a United Nations resolution backed by almost all other Security Council members and many other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. Supporters called it a terrible day and warned of more civilian deaths and destruction as the war
Continue ReadingBy Peyton Furtado Click here for updates on this story TRAVELERS REST, South Carolina (WYFF) — A Greenville County bike shop and bar had to rip out its track after liquor liability insurance tripled. It’s an unintended consequence of a South Carolina law that’s hit small businesses around the state hard. Before December, families would
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By Brian Fung, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — A group of US senators has introduced a bill seeking to make the lives of sports fans and concertgoers easier, a year after Taylor Swift ticket sales were massively disrupted by a technical fiasco at one of the nation’s largest event ticketers, Ticketmaster. The legislation, known as
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El Ministerio Público de Guatemala anunció este viernes que volvió a solicitar que se le retire la inmunidad al presidente electo Bernardo Arévalo por presunto lavado de dinero y el supuesto uso de documentos falsos para constituir su partido, el Movimiento Semilla. Arévalo respondió a las acusaciones en una conferencia de
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By Priscilla Alvarez and Lauren Fox, CNN There remains a lot of daylight between Democrats and Republicans on border policy changes as the White House urges lawmakers to pass its national security supplemental request, according to multiple sources. While the White House appears willing to offer major concessions on border policy, including new asylum limits and
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Hamid Karzai, the former president of Afghanistan. Personal Birth date: December 24, 1957 Birth place: Kandahar, Afghanistan Father: Abdul Ahad Karzai, politician Mother: Mother’s name unavailable publicly Marriage: Zinat Quraishi Karzai (1999-present) Children: daughter’s name unavailable publicly, 2016; Howsi, 2014; Malalai, 2012;
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By Aaron Cantrell Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WTVF) — In the United States, Black people are four times more likely to develop kidney failure as a white person, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Also, people in need of a kidney transplant can sometimes wait for years before
Continue Reading By Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — At Wednesday night’s Republican presidential debate, former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley reiterated her pledge to ban the Chinese social media platform TikTok in the United States, citing a statistic that the app makes people more antisemitic. “We really do need to ban TikTok once and for all and
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé vs Taylor Swift is less about them than it is about a larger discussion about erasure and ethnicity. Both women have been successful performers for decades, endorsing each other’s artistry along the way. But many of their supporters and cultural critics continue to compare their careers,
Continue ReadingBy Jessica Willey Click here for updates on this story TOMBALL, Texas (KTRK) — New video shows the emotional moments after Elizabeth “Liz” Barraza was gunned down in her Tomball-area driveway as she was setting up for a garage sale nearly five years ago. Her case is one of Harris County’s most puzzling unsolved murders.
Continue ReadingDECATUR, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama city has fired three police officers connected to the fatal shooting of a Black man in front of his own home during a dispute with a tow truck driver. Decatur Mayor Tab Bowling announced the decision Thursday night after the conclusion of personnel hearings. A fourth officer was suspended.
Continue Reading By Kyle Blaine, CNN (CNN) — The Republican National Committee said Friday that it has no party-sponsored presidential debates scheduled for January and that GOP candidates are free to participate in any forum or debate of their choosing. “We have held four successful debates across the country with the most conservative partners in the history
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — In this seaside resort, where $5 billion worth of in-person and online gambling gets done each year, there still is not a supermarket. People who live in Atlantic City must either drive off the island to a mainland store, take public transportation — whose cost
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Belarusian journalists association has reported that two journalists have been detained in Belarus. It’s the latest step in a crackdown against dissent in recent years. The chief editor of the Ranak television channel and a correspondent are being accused Friday of aiding extremist activities. A
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