By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Antony Blinken is planning to visit four African countries as the Biden administration tries to keep its eyes on all corners of the world while being consumed by crises in Ukraine, the Mideast and the Red Sea. The State Department says Blinken will
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In a news release, the Red Cross has seen the number of people donating blood by about 40%. This comes as the annual Molly Bowden Memorial Blood Drive is set to take place on Friday, Jan. 19.
Continue ReadingLJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovenia has decided to set up temporary facilities for handling migrant arrivals at the border with Croatia, citing a surge in crossings. Authorities will put up a fence, two accommodation containers, tents and sanitary facilities at the former border crossing in Obrezje. The government said on Thursday that the facilities will
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By Oren Liebermann and Nikki Carvajal, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden conceded Thursday that strikes against the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen are not deterring the groups’ attacks in the Red Sea, as the military carried out further strikes against the group in Yemen. The fifth US attack on Houthi assets in a week targeted a small
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A federal jury has convicted six alleged gang members in the 2020 fatal shooting of Chicago rapper FBG Duck. Jurors deliberated over three days before announcing Wednesday that they had convicted the six defendants of murder in the aid of racketeering and conspiracy to commit murder. FBG Duck, whose real name was
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CNN By Rachel Clarke, Shimon Prokupecz, Hannah Rabinowitz and Aaron Cooper, CNN (CNN) — Officers had many opportunities as the 2022 school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, was still unfolding to reassess their flawed response to the shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the US Justice Department concludes in a damning new report.
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — “‘Help! Help! Help!” “I don’t want to die. My teacher is dead.” “One of my teachers is still alive but shot.” “There is a lot of dead bodies.” A scathing US Justice Department review of one of America’s deadliest and most scrutinized school shootings highlights these pleas from terrified
Continue ReadingBy Felix Cortez Click here for updates on this story CAPITOLA, California (KSBW) — The Bay Area man accused of murdering his Capitola girlfriend was back in a Santa Cruz courtroom Tuesday morning for arraignment and for the second time it was postponed. During the court hearing one defense attorney dropped out of the defense
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER, AAMER MADHANI and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. forces on Thursday conducted a fifth strike against Iranian-backed Houthi rebel military sites in Yemen as President Joe Biden acknowledged that the American and British bombardment had yet to stop the militants’ attacks on vessels in the Red Sea that have
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By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ANAMOSA, Iowa (KCCI) — The family of an Iowa prison nurse killed while two inmates tried to escape is suing the state. Robert McFarland and Lorena Schulte were killed in 2021 at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. Michael Dutcher and Thomas Woodard, the inmates blamed for
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story FOREST CITY, Iowa (KCCI) — The second of two teenagers has been sentenced for setting off a bomb outside Forest City High School. Investigators say Landon Gerdes and David Rick, both 18, set off the bomb in the high school parking lot in September of
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Ha habido preocupación en Reino Unido durante las últimas 24 horas después de que se reveló que problemas de salud están obligando a dos de los miembros más importantes de la realeza a salir del ojo público. El rey Carlos se someterá a un procedimiento correctivo por agrandamiento de la próstata
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Las Cortes Generales españolas se encuentran actualmente enfocadas en modificar el artículo 49 de la Constitución, dedicado a los derechos y a la protección de las personas con discapacidad, para sustituir el concepto “disminuidos físicos, sensoriales y psíquicos” por el de “personas con discapacidad”. Una propuesta que nace del acuerdo
Continue ReadingBy Sooji Nam Click here for updates on this story MARTIN COUNTY, Florida (WPBF) — Michael Jaycocks was driving home on Interstate 95 towards Stuart on Monday evening when he realized something unusual was going on. “I’m driving south, it’s raining, everybody’s driving pretty slow, and all of a sudden, once we get around the
Continue ReadingBy EVENS SANON Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gang members have raided a key community in Haiti’s capital that is home to numerous police officers and has been under siege for four days in an ongoing attack. Residents are fearful that the violence could spread throughout Port-au-Prince. The pop of automatic weapons echoed throughout
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate fell this week to its lowest level since May, welcome news for prospective homebuyers facing rising home prices and intense competition for relatively few properties on the market. The average rate on a 30-year mortgage dropped to 6.6% from
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By Mick Krever, Sana Noor Haq, Eyad Kourdi and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN (CNN) — A near-total communications blackout in Gaza, the longest of the war, has now lasted one week with no signs of abating, preventing humanitarian and emergency services from operating effectively in the territory. It is the ninth such outage since Israel’s war on Hamas began following
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By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Google CEO Sundar Pichai warned employees to expect additional layoffs in the months to come as the tech giant reorients itself toward artificial intelligence “and beyond.” In a companywide memo obtained by CNN, Pichai said Wednesday that the job cuts — which have already affected hundreds of Google employees in the
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Post Malone, Reba McEntire and Andra Day have been announced as pre-game performers for Super Bowl LVIII, the NFL has announced. The game is set to be played in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium on Feb. 11, 2024, and will air on CBS. Viewers can also stream the game
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story ORLANDO, Florida (WESH) — First responders responded to the scene of a fatal accident involving an Orange County school bus and a 9-year-old child on Tuesday. It happened at an apartment complex along Wharf Lane, just off SR-408. “I don’t understand how it happened,” said
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