By TIA GOLDENBERG and RAVI NESSMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu railed Sunday against growing criticism from top ally the United States against his leadership amid the devastating war with Hamas, describing calls for a new election as “wholly inappropriate.” In recent days, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — The public absence of Catherine, Princess of Wales, has morphed into an international punchline with amateur detectives combining real concern with outlandish conspiracy. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis can
Continue ReadingCNN By Faith Karimi and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — The public absence of Catherine, Princess of Wales, has morphed into an international punchline with amateur detectives combining real concern with outlandish conspiracy. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — California will soon be decorated with a rainbow of wildflowers after drenching winter rain set the stage for a spectacular spring superbloom. A superbloom has no exact criteria, wildflower experts told CNN, but is thought of as a particularly vivid display of abundant wildflowers blooming all at once,
Continue ReadingOpinion by Richard Galant, CNN (CNN) — In the Oscar-winning movie “Poor Things,” Ramy Youssef plays a student who hungers for the merest sign of approval from his professor. His character, Max McCandles, feels a surge of hope when teacher and surgeon Dr. Godwin Baxter brings up the student’s recent paper. “You liked it, sir?”
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By Chris Isidore and Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — Boeing once had a reputation for unmatched safety and quality, an economic giant and a shining example of American industrial prowess. No longer. Since late 2018, a series of setbacks has besieged the company, including two fatal crashes that grounded its best-selling jet and an incident
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By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — A wind-assisted wonder-goal from beyond the halfway line in the last minute of play allowed the Chicago Fire to storm back for a 4-3 home victory in its Major League Soccer (MLS) clash against CF Montréal on Saturday. Chicago had it all to do after Dominic Iankov extended the
Continue ReadingBy JULIE CARR SMYTH and CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — It’s been nearly four decades since liberal-leaning justices held a majority on Ohio’s supreme court. Democrats hope this is the year that changes, in a campaign that will begin to take shape with Tuesday’s primary. They’ll be choosing a candidate to compete
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The European Union on Sunday announced a 7.4 billion-euro ($8 billion) aid package for cash-strapped Egypt as concerns mount that economic pressure and conflicts in neighboring countries could drive more migrants to European shores. The deal, which drew criticism from rights groups over Egypt’s human rights record,
Continue Reading By Amanda Davies and Rebecca Hall, CNN (CNN) — Bay FC may be the new kid on the NWSL block, but recent signing Jen Beattie has insisted that the team isn’t there to make up the numbers, rather to “change the face of American soccer.” Beattie, a true legend of the women’s game, left Arsenal
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. This should have been the week the Federal Reserve finally
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By Matthew Chance, Sergey Gudkov, Katharina Krebs, Clare Sebastian, Darya Tarasova and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Russia saw protests at polling stations on Sunday on the final day of voting in an election set to extend Russian President Vladmir Putin’s long hold on power. Lines at some polling stations in Russia grew suddenly at
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By Manu Raju and Melanie Zanona, CNN House Republicans, who have seen their time in the majority devolve into a seemingly endless series of internal party feuds, now have a new problem: GOP lawmakers targeting other sitting members in their primaries. In at least four primaries – in South Carolina, Illinois, Texas and Virginia –
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Dos personas murieron y otras cinco resultaron heridas en un tiroteo en Washington, la madrugada de este domingo, dijo la Policía. El tiroteo se reportó alrededor de las 3 am cerca de la intersección de 7th y P St., Northwest, cerca del Centro Recreativo Kennedy, según el Departamento de Policía Metropolitana.
Continue Reading CNN By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Eliantes Jean Jacques, a Haitian immigrant who has lived in Florida for more than three decades, is long familiar with the political instability, economic turmoil, and natural disasters that have left his homeland teetering on the precipice of collapse. But Haiti’s recent descent into gang-fueled lawlessness and chaos,
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Eliantes Jean Jacques, a Haitian immigrant who has lived in Florida for more than three decades, is long familiar with the political instability, economic turmoil, and natural disasters that have left his homeland teetering on the precipice of collapse. But Haiti’s recent descent into gang-fueled lawlessness and chaos, Jean
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Después de los confinamientos por el Covid-19, 2022 fue un año de matrimonios, según nuevos datos. Las cifras muestran que el número de matrimonios se desplomó al comienzo de la pandemia. Durante las últimas dos décadas, el número de matrimonios se mantuvo entre 7 y 8 por cada 1.000 personas al
Continue ReadingBy MARCO DI MARCO Associated Press GRINDAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Lava from a volcanic eruption in Iceland flowed Sunday toward defenses around the town of Grindavik, which have so far held the molten rock back from the evacuated community. Scientists said the eruption appeared to be weakening and would probably peter out within hours. A
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Even before the brackets came out Sunday, March Madness was a muddled mess. About the closest thing to a sure thing: UConn. The defending champion Huskies earned the top seed in the NCAA Tournament, joined by Houston,Purdue and North Carolina as No. 1 seeds in a bracket that started
Continue Reading By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Multi-tiered cakes, elaborate floral displays and choreographed first dances: The traditional white wedding has been long considered a hallmark of American life. The obsession with lavish weddings grew to a fever pitch in the years following the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. At the same time, inflation soared —
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