By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has expressed his unwavering support for the Jewish people as he lit the first Hanukkah candle on a huge menorah in front of Berlin’s iconic Brandenburg Gate. Scholz. He wore a black velvet skullcap and said in the center of the German capital
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — In the years following the deadly 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack, relatives of those slain have gone through their own private grief, public memorial services and the trial and death sentence of the perpetrator. They’ve also been deliberating, slowly and methodically, on what kind of permanent memorial should
Continue ReadingBy John Cardinale Click here for updates on this story ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico (KOAT) — A 15-year-old boy will spend a year in state youth custody for firing a gun at Coronado Center, sending Black Friday shoppers into a panic. If the teen violates his conditions his time can be increased. Police say the boy
Continue ReadingTAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Police say a 14-year-old is now facing a second-degree murder charge in the death of a 20-year-old during a Halloween weekend mass shooting that left two people dead and 16 injured in Tampa’s Ybor City. Tampa police say bullets and shell casings connected the teen to the victim, Harrison Boonstoppel. The
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Meta is rolling out end-to-end encryption for calls and messages across its Facebook and Messenger platforms, the company announced Thursday. Such encryption means that no one other than the sender and the recipient — not even Meta — can decipher people’s messages. Encrypted chats, first introduced as an optional feature in
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Killough, Ed Lavandera and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — A Texas judge ruled Thursday that a pregnant woman who sued the state seeking a court-ordered abortion can legally terminate her pregnancy. The decision marks a significant development in the ongoing debate over the state’s medical exception to its controversial ban on abortions after six
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is encouraging Mideast allies to join the Combined Maritime Forces, a partnership that exists to counter malign action by non-state actors in international waters. The push is in light of increasing attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels against ships in the southern Red Sea. The
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CNN Opinion by Todd Graham (CNN) — I’ve watched more than 8,000 debates. Admittedly, my life is not terribly exciting. But after Wednesday night’s fourth Republican presidential debate at the University of Alabama, I was rollin’ like the tide. If you were lucky enough to watch, you were treated to the finest speech ever given
Continue ReadingOpinion by Kirsi Goldynia, CNN (CNN) — The Hippocratic oath serves as a mission statement for physicians, articulating principles that guide their work. Its tenets include beneficence, nonmaleficence and confidentiality, but they are often summed up by one simple phrase: “Do no harm.” It may seem unthinkable, then, for a doctor, guided by this oath,
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Defending champion Argentina opens next year’s Copa América against Canada or Trinidad and Tobago on June 20 in Atlanta and the U.S. starts by playing Bolivia three days later at Arlington, Texas. Argentina faces Chile at East Rutherford, New Jersey, on June 25 in a repeat of the 2016 final at MetLife
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By Erin Holly Click here for updates on this story PADRE ISLAND, Texas (KRIS) — These days, many people like to wear electronic watches like Apple Watches and FitBits. However, wearing a classic watch is an aesthetic part of an outfit and will never go out of style — they’re timeless. A local business based
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has hosted Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in the Kremlin. That meetings continues a blitz round of Middle East diplomacy a day after he visited the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. Putin has cast the Israel-Hamas war as a failure of U.S. diplomacy and suggested Moscow could be
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Javier Milei juró este domingo como presidente de Argentina y recibió el mandato de parte del ahora ex presidente, Alberto Fernández. A lo largo de la campaña electoral, el líder de La Libertad Avanza hizo polémicas declaraciones sobre algunos líderes del mundo, incluido Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, a quien
Continue ReadingBy Emily Sanderson Click here for updates on this story CINCINNATI, Ohio (WLWT) — Two men have been arrested, accused in a fatal hit-and-run on the west side of Cincinnati and concealing evidence afterward. The incident happened on Sept. 23, 2023, when Kymberly Maclary, 33, and her two dogs were killed on Glenway and Ferguson
Continue ReadingBy KEMO CHAM Associated Press FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — A Sierra Leone government spokesman says that a former president has been called in for questioning by police over recent attacks that officials say was a failed coup. The information minister said Thursday that police summoned ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma to its headquarters “for questioning
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By Carolina Estrada Click here for updates on this story MODESTO, California (KCRA) — After a now-former employee at a Modesto center that helps children with autism was accused of sexually abusing a child at the workplace, parents Yesenia and Nick Garza are worried about their son. The Kendall Center offers behavioral and language therapy
Continue ReadingBy Deeanna Robertson Click here for updates on this story YOLO COUNTY, California (KCRA) — A conservative group is suing Yolo County after a controversial meeting in August that led to the group’s removal from a Davis public library. The Yolo County chapter of the group Moms for Liberty claims the library allowed protesters into
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — You might think you’ve seen everything in sports. Well, that was until you saw the feat – or feet, if you will – that Rasheed Bello was able to achieve on Wednesday. Midway through the game between the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons and the University of Southern Indiana Screaming
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The walls appear to be caving in on the University of Pennsylvania’s president, Liz Magill, who faces scathing criticism over her performance at a House hearing earlier this week. Prominent donor Ross Stevens threatened to claw back a $100 million donation. The university’s board of trustees held
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — At-home holiday parties are on many people’s calendars right now, and germ-conscious hosts are faced with a dilemma: Should I require my guests to take off their shoes at the door, especially if the gathering is cocktail or formal attire — or the guest is a stylish shoeaholic like
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