MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities say they have rescued 42 hostages, including 18 children, from criminal groups after a wave of kidnappings in Sinaloa state, where more than 600 special forces troops were sent to beef up security. Sinaloa Gov. Rubén Rocha said Saturday that an intensive operation with police and military forces was
Continue ReadingLANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A scheduled “Drag Queen Story Hour” at a Pennsylvania library that had drawn opposition was canceled Saturday after a suspicious package was found in the building and two blocks were evacuated after threats were reported, authorities said. Police evacuated the Lancaster Public Library after the package was found. A state police
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By Kareem Khadder, Khader Al-Za’anoun and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — At least 19 people have been killed and 23 injured from Israeli fire on Gaza residents who were waiting for humanitarian aid at the Kuwait roundabout in Gaza City on Saturday, according to the Government Media Office in Gaza. “The occupation army and tanks
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By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — Every week, Cynthia George connects with her granddaughter and great-grandson on video calls. The 71-year-old retiree reads the news on her MSN homepage and googles how to fight the bugs coming from her drain in Florida’s summer heat. She hunts for grocery deals on her Publix app so
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — Caroline Meister was an avid hiker familiar with the trails around the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center where she lived and worked, about 45 miles southeast of Monterey, California. She told friends she was heading out for a hike Monday morning, dressed for a day trip and carrying only snacks,
Continue ReadingBy Shoshana Stahl Click here for updates on this story O’FALLON, Missouri (KMOV) — It’s been just over a week since storms hit the Metro and large hail damaged cars and homes. The hail battered John Strzelec’s O’Fallon home last week. “We had hail close to golf ball size,” Strzelec said. Outside his home the
Continue ReadingBy Deion Broxton Click here for updates on this story Belleville, Illinois (KMOV) — A home in the Metro East is drawing criticism from neighbors and social advocacy groups for signs referencing Nazis, Black people on slave plantations and political rhetoric. A home at the corner of South 29th Street and Godfrey Street in Belleville
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El juez de la Audiencia Nacional de España, Santiago Pedraz, acordó este sábado un mandamiento a las operadoras de telecomunicaciones y acceso a internet para que en un plazo de tres horas suspendan el acceso a la red social Telegram en el territorio español. Al menos hasta las 11 p.m. (hora
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Al menos 66 personas habrían sido secuestradas este viernes en Culiacán, en el estado mexicano de Sinaloa, de las cuales hasta el momento 42 ya fueron liberadas mediante un operativo de las fuerzas de seguridad, informó este sábado en la red social X (antes Twitter), el gobernador estatal, Rubén Rocha
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG, KEVIN FREKING and MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden has signed a $1.2 trillion package of spending bills that Congress just passed, ending the threat of a potential partial government shutdown. The legislation was approved by senators early Saturday, with passage coming nearly six months into
Continue ReadingBy EMMA BURROWS Associated Press Shocked Russians brought flowers and teddy bears Saturday to the Crocus City concert hall on the outskirts of Moscow to pay their respects to more than 100 people who died in a grisly attack claimed by the Islamic State group. Mourners hung flowers on fences and piled them on the
Continue ReadingBy SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Officials say crews battling still-burning wildfires in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley are getting an assist from rain and from the state government, which has deployed new resources to the area. Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s office said Saturday that the state was sending more resources, including fuel, food and
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it issued the necessary documents for a Spanish journalist to stay in the country although the reporter claims he was forced to leave because his visa was not renewed. Xavier Colas of the newspaper El Mundo is the latest foreign journalist to have left Russia after visas were
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El ADN encontrado en un trozo de chicle desechado condujo al arresto y condena de un sospechoso en un caso sin resolver de asesinato ocurrido en 1980 en Oregon, informaron los fiscales. Robert Plympton, de 60 años, fue declarado culpable la semana pasada de un cargo de asesinato en primer grado
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden promulgó el sábado la legislación de US$ 1,2 billones que completa la financiación de las agencias federales durante el año fiscal, que finaliza el 30 de septiembre. La Cámara aprobó el paquete este viernes y el Senado lo aprobó este sábado por la mañana temprano. El proyecto
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By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed into law the $1.2 trillion legislation that completes the funding of federal agencies through the fiscal year, which ends September 30. The House passed the package on Friday, and the Senate passed it early Saturday morning. The bill addresses a slate of critical government operations, including
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Hombres armados en un lugar de entretenimiento. Cuerpos tendidos sobre el frío cemento. Horror de que semejante matanza pueda afectar la seguridad de la burbuja de Moscú. Todo esto estuvo presente en las horribles secuelas del salvaje ataque del viernes por la noche afuera de la sala de conciertos Crocus City
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Instagram has started an automatic clamp down on the amount of political content appearing in its users’ feeds, but there is a relatively quick and easy way to turn off the controls if you don’t want to keep the limitations place. As part of an initiative Instagram announced last month, the
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The U.S.-backed force that defeated the Islamic State group in Syria five years ago is warning that the extremists still pose grave dangers throughout the world. The Syrian Democratic Forces called on the international community to find solutions for thousands of fighters still held in its jails.
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By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Martin Greenfield, a tailor who dressed six US presidents, countless A-list actors and professional athletes, died on March 20 at the age of 95, according to his sons Jay, Tod and David Greenfield. Dubbed by GQ and other media outlets as “America’s greatest living tailor,” Greenfield founded the longstanding
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