New trial date set for former fraternity member charged in hazing case
A jury trial for a former University of Missouri fraternity member charged in connection with the suspected hazing of Danny Santulli will now be held in May.
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Brazil, facing calls for reparations, wrangles with its painful legacy of slavery
By ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The executive manager for institutional relations at a Brazilian state bank took the microphone before roughly 150 people at a forum on slavery’s legacy in his country, which kidnapped more Africans for forced labor than any other nation. “Today’s Bank of Brazil asks Black people
Continue ReadingBiden has to deal with a second war he didn’t want. His task is to contain it
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — US policy in the Middle East can no longer be described as an attempt to stop the Israel-Gaza conflict from triggering a bigger regional war. That hope died weeks ago. The critical task now for President Joe Biden — as he mulls retaliation over the deaths of three
Continue ReadingKishida says he’s determined to break Japan’s ruling party from its practice of money politics
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressed he was determined to make a clear break from money politics as he renewed an apology for the latest major corruption scandal in the governing party, which has eclipsed his key policies such as strengthening the military and Japan’s alliance with
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US identifies three soldiers killed in attack in Jordan
CNN By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky and Michael Conte, CNN (CNN) — The three US soldiers killed in the drone attack on a US military outpost in Jordan were identified Monday as Sgt. William Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Georgia; Specialist Kennedy Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Georgia; and Specialist Breonna Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Georgia, according to the Defense Department.
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FBI and Justice Department use court order to try to disrupt Chinese hacking targeting key US infrastructure
By Sean Lyngaas and Evan Perez, CNN (CNN) — The FBI and Justice Department have used a court order to address vulnerabilities in thousands of internet-connected devices that are at the center of a Chinese hacking campaign targeting sensitive US critical infrastructure, two US officials and a third source familiar with the matter told CNN.
Continue ReadingNYC brothers face 130 counts after ‘arsenal’ of ghost guns and homemade explosives found in their apartment, prosecutors say
By Michelle Watson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A pair of brothers in New York City has been charged with 130 counts related to the illegal possession, handling and sale of weapons after an “arsenal” of ghost guns, assault rifles and improvised explosive devices were discovered in a raid of their Queens apartment, prosecutors
Continue ReadingAccidente de bote turístico en Isla Mujeres deja cuatro muertos
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Al menos cuatro personas muertas, entre ellos un menor de edad, y una persona herida de gravedad fue el saldo de un accidente la tarde de este lunes cuando se volcó una embarcación que transportaba turistas en Isla Mujeres hacia Cancún, informaron las autoridades de ese destino turístico. Una fuente de
Continue ReadingPolicía Federal de Brasil allana la casa de Carlos Bolsonaro, uno de los hijos del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La Policía Federal de Brasil allanó este lunes la casa de Carlos Bolsonaro, concejal de la ciudad de Río de Janeiro y uno de los hijos del expresidente Jair Bolsonaro, dentro del marco de una investigación sobre una presunta intervención ilegal de comunicaciones que se habría realizado en el anterior Gobierno,
Continue ReadingHaitian judge seeks to interview widow of slain president in leaked arrest warrant obtained by AP
By EVENS SANON and DÁNICA COTO Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A Haitian judge investigating the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse issued an arrest warrant for his wife late last year for failing to meet with him so he could interrogate her about the case, according to a legal document that The Associated
Continue ReadingHong Kong begins work on its own National Security Law, years after a similar law crushed dissent
By KANIS LEUNG and ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong has begun a public consultation on a local National Security Law, more than three years after Beijing imposed a similar law that has all but wiped out dissent in the semi-autonomous city. Hong Kong’s mini-constitution, the Basic Law, calls for the
Continue ReadingFacing scrutiny over quality control, Boeing withdraws request for safety exemption
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Boeing says it is withdrawing a request for a safety exemption needed to certify a new model of its 737 Max airliner. The turnabout announced Monday follows severe criticism after a door plug blew out on a different 737 Max model over Oregon this month. Boeing asked
Continue ReadingNoboa decreta la repatriación de los extranjeros que cumplen sentencias en cárceles de Ecuador
macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El presidente de Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, emitió este lunes un decreto por el que ordena que las personas extranjeras que cumplen sentencia en cárceles ecuatorianas sean repatriadas a sus países de origen para que cumplan allí sus condenas. Pandillas, pistoleros y carteles desbocados: mientras el terror se apodera de las calles
Continue ReadingIsrael military operation destroys a Gaza cemetery. Israel says Hamas used the site to hide a tunnel
By SAM McNEIL Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Islamic cemetery in southern Gaza was demolished, graves excised from the earth. A skull with no teeth rested atop the sandy, churned rubble. The neighborhood of Bani Suheila in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, which soldiers showed foreign journalists Saturday, was
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Drone that killed US soldiers in Jordan followed American drone onto base, causing confusion
CNN, PLANET LABS PBC, POOL, GETTY IMAGES, SOCIAL MEDIA By Natasha Bertrand, Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The drone that killed three US Army soldiers and wounded dozens more in Jordan on Sunday approached the US military outpost, Tower 22, around the same time an American drone was returning to the base,
Continue Reading House GOP leaders moving forward on bipartisan plan that expands child tax credit as some Republicans express concern
By Melanie Zanona and Tami Luhby, CNN House GOP leaders are moving forward with a $78 billion bipartisan tax package even as some Republicans express reservations over the deal, which includes an expansion of the popular child tax credit — a top Democratic priority. Speaker Mike Johnson said at a private event on Monday that the bill – which
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Revered by Hitler, this painter fell out of favor. Now the art world is taking notice again
By Catherine Hickey (CNN) — When Caspar David Friedrich died in poverty in 1840, he was almost forgotten by the contemporary art world. As his 250th birthday approaches, his reputation is reaching new heights — and the anniversary year is likely to propel it into the stratosphere. Three major exhibitions are planned in Germany this year.
Continue ReadingDistraction and visibility played a part in near-collision between American and Delta flight at JFK airport, docs show
By Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The pilots of an American Airlines flight were distracted by paperwork when they erroneously taxied into the path of a departing Delta flight, setting off alarms in the control tower at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and prompting an urgent plea to “cancel takeoff clearance” from
Continue ReadingAt trendy Japanese cafés, customers enjoy cuddling with pigs
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — First there were cafés that allowed pets. Then came cat cafés, where lattes took second place to feline interaction. The latest craze in Japan: The pig café. “It was wonderful. Very relaxing and enjoyable,” said Brad Loomis, a software engineer from Pullman, Washington, after visiting Tokyo’s Mipig
Continue ReadingDocumentary on ‘We Are the World’ goes deep inside recording session of starry 1985 charity single
By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Thirty-nine years ago, the biggest pop stars in the world crammed into a recording studio in Los Angeles to record the song “We Are the World.” Fans get a chance to almost step into that recording session with the Netflix documentary “The Greatest Night in
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