Opinion by John Avlon, CNN (CNN) — This is a time for choosing, as Ronald Reagan famously said, and the stakes have never been higher. In the nearly 250-year history of the United States, we’ve never had a major political party at high risk of choosing a nominee like this, someone who routinely praises foreign dictators and is running
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A potentially dangerous snowstorm that hit the Buffalo region on Saturday led the NFL to push back the Bills’ wild-card playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers from Sunday to Monday. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and the NFL cited public safety concerns for
Continue ReadingKINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo says it will complete its withdrawal from the Central African nation by the end of 2024. That is more than two decades after the mission arrived there to help fight against rebels. The head of the 15,000-force MONUSCO mission told a media briefing on Saturday
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Story by Reuters (CNN) — A large protest was held in Tbilisi on Saturday to demand harsh punishment for a woman accused of defacing a religious icon depicting Josef Stalin which was recently-installed in the Georgian capital, as tensions over the incident remained high. The woman is alleged to have splashed paint on the icon, which was
Continue ReadingBy Artemis Moshtaghian and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Police on Friday identified a third victim who died in a fiery car crash outside a music venue after a New Year’s Eve concert in upstate New York. Dawn Revette, 54, of Rochester, died Wednesday from injuries sustained when she was struck by the vehicle shortly after midnight
Continue ReadingBy FREIDA FRISARO Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE Fla. (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board said Saturday it will investigate two crashes involving Florida’s Brightline train that killed three people at the same railroad crossing on the high speed train’s route between Miami and Orlando. The crashes happened Wednesday and Friday at a crossing along
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — As Iowa Republicans gather across the state Monday evening in the bitter cold to caucus for their preferred GOP candidate, much of the electricity for their lights and heat may be coming from a surprising source: thousands of wind turbines that dot the heartland landscape. Iowa is a deeply
Continue ReadingJoaquin Doria (CNN Español) –– El proyecto de “Ley de Bases y Puntos de Partida para la Libertad de los Argentinos”, que envió el presidente de Argentina Javier Milei al Congreso, propone ––entre una serie de reformas estructurales en distintas áreas de gobierno–– la posibilidad de que las universidades públicas puedan aplicar un arancel para
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Aproximadamente 35 años después de que se encontrara el cuerpo de un niño de cinco años cerca de la residencia de su familia en Carolina del Sur, el padre y la madrastra del niño fueron arrestados y acusados del asesinato, dijeron las autoridades. Victor Lee Turner y Megan Lee Turner, que
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By Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter series. Our seven-part guide will help you ease into a healthy routine, backed by experts. If your everyday walks have become routine, consider incorporating breath work the next time you’re getting your steps in — and reap added benefits along the way. In
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden can make an increasingly strong case that he’s helped fix inflation, if only he can get voters to believe him. Figures issued this past week reflected a historic level of progress on battling high prices, hinting that inflation could be near the Federal Reserve’s
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By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff may have won her maiden grand slam title at last year’s US Open, but the American youngster already has that particular success in her rear-view mirror. Not content with just the one major title to her name, the 19-year-old says she is now focused on increasing her
Continue Reading By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Humans landed on the moon during NASA’s Apollo program in the late 1960s and 1970s using computers that had far less processing power than today’s smartphones. Still, even five decades later, landing on the moon is far from easy. Several notable missions over the past few years have proven
Continue ReadingBy SIMINA MISTREANU and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Lai Ching-te is Taiwan’s president-elect who has vowed to safeguard the Asian island’s de-facto independence from China and further align it with other democracies. The 64-year-old Lai emerged victorious in an election Saturday on the island of 23 million people that China claims
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN Español)– Las dos últimas figuras de las “Meninas” fueron develadas este viernes para un total de 19 esculturas de tamaño real que conforman la exhibición de arte urbano “Meninas Caracas Gallery”, que constituyen una versión de la que se realiza desde hace seis años en Madrid y Andalucía. Ahora se presenta en
Continue ReadingBy MATT BROWN AP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — As Republicans make their case for the future, they keep getting stuck on the past. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis spent much of the summer mired in controversy over new educational standards that call for teaching that slaves developed skills that “could be applied for their personal
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By Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — There’s a dream solution to America’s housing crisis and to its increasingly deserted downtowns: Convert the empty offices into homes. Across the country, cities like New York, Boston and Cleveland are embracing the idea of residential retrofitting and providing incentives to do so. The Biden administration is
Continue Reading By Andrew Millman, CNN (CNN) — Kentucky Rep. Hal Rogers, the dean of the House, “is in good condition” following a car accident in the Washington, DC, area Wednesday evening, according to a statement released Friday by Rogers’ office. The statement said the 86-year-old Kentucky Republican, one of the House’s longest-serving members, was “involved in a car accident
Continue ReadingBy TOM ODULA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign affairs ministry says that four of its citizens were among those captured by al-Qaida-linked extremists in Somalia after their helicopter that was contracted by the United Nations made an emergency landing in territory controlled by the militants earlier this week. Officials say the helicopter
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press EDMOND, Okla. (AP) — At least six earthquakes that include two stronger than 4 have been recorded near an Oklahoma City suburb. The U.S. Geological Survey reports the preliminary magnitudes of the earthquakes near Edmond include a 4.1 shortly after 5:30 a.m. Saturday and a 4.3 at about 9:45 p.m.
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