By Eric Bradner and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — The stage is shrinking just weeks ahead of the first contests of 2024, as four of the Republican Party’s contenders gather in Alabama for their fourth presidential primary debate. The candidates set to take the stage Wednesday night are Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former South Carolina
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, Andy Rose and Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — A 34-year-old Texas man who was arrested after a string of homicides is believed to have first fatally shot his parents before killing four other people in another county, authorities said Wednesday. The suspect, identified by police as Shane James, was charged in Travis County with multiple
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The top U.S. and Chinese diplomats have agreed to build on recent progress in bilateral ties and work together to keep the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza from spreading. Both Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken referred in a telephone call to last month’s closely watched meeting
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A Dubai-based British hedge fund trader sought by Danish authorities for allegedly orchestrating a $1.7 billion tax fraud, considered one of the largest in the Scandinavian country, has been extradited from the United Arab Emirates. Financier Sanjay Shah was convicted in May in Dubai of masterminding a scheme that ran from
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti Esta cobertura en vivo finalizó. Para ver las entradas más recientes haz clic aquí. Niños palestinos recogen alimentos en un punto de donación proporcionado por un grupo benéfico en la ciudad de Rafah, en el sur de Gaza, el 6 de diciembre. Crédito: Mohammed Abed/AFP/Getty Images The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network,
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — On the brink of joining NATO, Sweden has signed a defense cooperation agreement with Washington that will allow the United States access to all of the military bases across the Scandinavian country, saying the deal would bolster regional security. The deal was signed at the Pentagon Tuesday by Swedish Defense Minister Pål
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN (CNN) — Joe Biden lives in a house that has seen an inordinate and unbelievable amount of personal grief and tragedy, but he may be the first president to openly talk to Americans about working through loss. When Abraham Lincoln’s son Willie died in the White House of typhoid
Continue Reading By Clare Foran, Lauren Fox, Ted Barrett, Kristin Wilson and Morgan Rimmer, CNN A partisan clash between Senate Republicans and Democrats over border policy continues to threaten the effort to send badly needed foreign aid to key US allies as time and money are running out for Ukraine. Senate negotiators are vowing to continue to
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TODAY: High pressure scooting in this morning, is helping to reinforce clear and calm conditions that will allow for a quick cooling of surface temperatures leading into sunrise. Starting in the 20s, it will take all the sunshine we can get and a south wind to get us to the upper 40s, just near 50
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Tui, one of the world’s largest tour operators, is weighing whether to leave the London Stock Exchange in what would be another blow to the city’s standing as a global financial center. The German company, which is dual-listed in London and Frankfurt, said in a statement Wednesday that
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — A controversial late timeout call was the main talking point following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 106-103 victory over the Phoenix Suns in the NBA In-Season Tournament quarterfinals on Tuesday. With the Lakers leading 105-103 with approximately 10 seconds remaining, the ball was inbounded to Lakers guard Austin Reaves with
Continue ReadingBy DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will fly to Greece on Thursday on a visit designed to set the historically uneasy neighbors on a more constructive path and help repair his country’s strained relationship with the European Union. Erdogan and Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will oversee
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — An audit commissioned by Volkswagen has found no indication of forced labor at its plant in China’s Xinjiang region, where Western governments have accused the Chinese government of human rights violations against the Uyghur ethnic minority. The German automaker has come under fire for operating in Xinjiang, a remote western region that
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian media say authorities have arrested a popular singer who had criticized the government after he was handed over by police in Turkey. Amirhossein Maghsoudloo, better known as Tataloo, has been critical of Iran’s leaders since he had moved to Turkey. It wasn’t clear why he was arrested by
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson has acknowledged that his government was too slow to grasp the scale of the COVID-19 crisis. But he defended his handling of the pandemic and skirted questions about whether any of his decisions had contributed to the country’s high coronavirus death toll.
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CNN By Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) — In just two short years, the DJ known as Uncle Waffles has transformed her entire life – from taking her first steps behind the turntables, to becoming an internationally acclaimed DJ and producer. “It still feels very unreal, like this to me is not happening really, you know?”
Continue Reading By Lauren Lee, CNN (CNN) — In just two short years, the DJ known as Uncle Waffles has transformed her entire life – from taking her first steps behind the turntables, to becoming an internationally acclaimed DJ and producer. “It still feels very unreal, like this to me is not happening really, you know?” the
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Lincoln University Board of Curators, Budget and Financial Committee and Building and Grounds Committee will meet Wednesday to approve the budget to renovate the schools largest residence hall, Dawson Hall. The board and committees will meet at Young Hall room 201 at 3:00 p.m. According to the university, the project
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The generative AI boom has sent governments worldwide scrambling to regulate the emerging technology, but it also has raised the risk of upending a European Union push to approve the world’s first comprehensive artificial intelligence rules. The 27-nation bloc’s Artificial Intelligence Act has been hailed as
Continue ReadingLUSAKA, Zambia (AP) — Rescuers say a man has been pulled alive out of a Zambian mine nearly a week after dozens of informal miners were trapped under landslides caused by heavy rain. Zambia’s Disaster Management and Mitigation Unit said in a statement Wednesday the 49-year-old survivor was rescued the night before. It said he
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