By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott is in the giving mood this holiday season. Scott announced Wednesday $2.15 billion in donations over the past year on her website, Yield Giving. She said in the post that the nonprofit donated to 360 organizations, “every one of whom could use more allies.”
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By Abeer Salman, CNN Jerusalem (CNN) — Images from Gaza circulating on social media Thursday showed a mass detention by the Israeli military of men who were made to strip to their underwear, kneel on the street, wear blindfolds, and pack into the cargo bed of a military vehicle. The exact circumstances and dates of the detentions are unclear,
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Al menos desde el Anschluss, la incorporación forzada del territorio de Austria al de Alemania en 1938, la sola mención de la palabra “anexión” suele generar tensiones e incertidumbre bajo la sombra del conflicto armado. Ahora, la palabra ha vuelto a ser invocada por el Gobierno de Guyana, al asegurar
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Levi Strauss & Co. says that its CEO will step down in January and hand over the reins of the jeans maker to his appointed successor. Chip Bergh will cede the CEO job to Michelle Gass, who left her CEO role at Kohl’s to become
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — A Greek policeman has been severely injured as a mob of volleyball fans poured out of an Athens arena and attacked riot police outside. State ERT television says a flare shot by a fan severed an artery in the thigh of the 30-year-old officer Thursday night. ERT says the officer is
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Black people make up about 38% of Mississippi’s population, but a new study shows that Black women were four times more likely to die of causes directly related to pregnancy than white women in the state in 2020. “It is imperative that this racial inequity
Continue ReadingBy JONEL ALECCIA AP Health Writer A salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupe has now killed eight people _ three in the U.S. and five in Canada. Health officials in both countries also reported dozens of new illnesses on Thursday. In the U.S., at least 230 people are sick and 96 have been hospitalized since
Continue ReadingBy JIM VERTUNO and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A man suspected of killing six people earlier this week in a shooting rampage across central Texas was confronted by police in August. Officers encountered Shane James Jr. during a mental health crisis and could have arrested him on a violation for cutting
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CNN By Kara Scannell, Jeremy Herb and Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump was in court for his New York civil fraud trial on Thursday where an accounting expert sought to bolster the defense argument that company valuations are a highly subjective process. Trump cast the trial as “corrupt” in brief comments
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — One month after Mississippi’s November statewide election, voting rights groups say election officials in the state’s largest county have failed to provide enough information about the problems that led to polling precincts running out of ballots. The coalition of statewide and national civil rights
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El primer ministro de Israel dijo este miércoles que las fuerzas israelíes habían rodeado la casa de Yahya Sinwar, acercándose potencialmente al máximo responsable de Hamas en Gaza y al hombre más buscado por las autoridades israelíes. Las Fuerzas de Defensa de Israel (FDI) dijeron que Sinwar no estaba en la
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By Ann Binlot, CNN (CNN) — Marc Happel used to turn the pages of glossy fashion books and magazines, wondering if he should have taken a different career path — into fashion instead of costume design. But as it happened, his path grew to span both those lanes. Happel was named director of costumes at
Continue ReadingBy Mary O’Connell Click here for updates on this story TAMPA, Florida (WFTS) — Students at the University of South Florida will cross the stage and receive their diplomas during fall commencement on Friday and Saturday, but for one family, they have two reasons to celebrate. Life can take us in many different directions. That’s
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By Robert Boyd Click here for updates on this story TAMPA, Florida (WFTS) — Taylor Swift fans are known for exchanging friendship bracelets during her concerts. So one Tampa “Swiftie” decided to take that idea and apply it to Tampa General Hospital. “So my mom and my brother were actually both patients here; my brother
Continue ReadingST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A St. Paul police officer was shot in a leg and a suspect was critically injured in a shooting. Police say the shooting happened Thursday afternoon. St. Paul Police Sgt. Mike Ernster says the officer was treated at a hospital and released. The suspect remained hospitalized in critical condition. The
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By Donald Judd, CNN Washington (CNN) — Second gentleman Doug Emhoff issued a stark warning amid the rising tide of anti-Jewish hate in the two months since Hamas’ attack on Israel during remarks at the National Menorah lighting ceremony Thursday. “What have we seen? We’ve seen the presidents of some of our most elite universities
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press State-run disaster relief funds that funneled millions in charitable donations to tornado- and flood-stricken Kentucky can serve as models for quickly getting aid to storm victims, Gov. Andy Beshear said Thursday in response to an auditor’s review of the programs. The Democratic governor portrayed the findings as a vindication of
Continue Reading By Gloria Pazmino, Ethan Cohen and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — New York Democrats have nominated former Rep. Tom Suozzi for the special election to succeed expelled Republican Rep. George Santos. Suozzi represented a previous version of New York 3rd Congressional District, on the north shore of Long Island, for three terms before vacating the
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El ceviche, o el seviche, o el sebiche, o el cebiche, no importa cómo lo veas escrito, se trata del mismo plato emblemático de la gastronomía peruana que fue declarado Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial de la Humanidad por la Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Educación, la Ciencia y la
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox, Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN A critical annual defense policy bill that lawmakers are pushing to pass before the end of the year will include a short-term extension of a controversial law that permits warrantless surveillance of foreign nationals. The issue has set up a leadership test for House Speaker
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