By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss sparked mayhem on the financial markets and turmoil within her Conservative Party during her 49 days as Britain’s shortest-serving prime minister. But she is robustly defending her economic record in interviews and a new book and blames the “deep state,” “technocrats,” “the establishment,” civil servants
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Un trozo de basura arrojado desde la Estación Espacial Internacional sobrevivió inesperadamente a un ardiente reingreso desde la órbita el mes pasado y perforó el techo de una casa en Florida, de acuerdo con la NASA. Cuando la agencia federal se deshizo de un trozo de basura espacial que pesaba alrededor
Continue ReadingBy SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request by Native American tribes and environmentalists to stop work on a $10 billion electricity transmission line slated to run through a remote valley in southern Arizona. The judge issued her ruling Tuesday after hearing oral arguments weeks ago
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Four people were shot — one fatally — on a street corner in the Bronx by shooters who were riding on scooters. Police say about 10 shots were fired after two scooters pulled up to the intersection after 6 p.m. Tuesday and passengers on the back of each pulled out guns. Three
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — El Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores de Bolivia informó en un comunicado que citará a la representación de la Embajada de Argentina en La Paz para que dé explicaciones por las declaraciones de la ministra de Seguridad argentina, Patricia Bullrich, sobre la supuesta presencia de combatientes iraníes en territorio boliviano, misma
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — The first phase of findings from a comprehensive investigation into the August 2023 wildfires in Maui, the deadliest in the US in more than a century, will be released on Wednesday by Hawaii’s attorney general. Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez, who is leading the review of
Continue ReadingHONIARA, Solomon Islands (AP) — Voting has ended across the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific nation’s first general election since the government switched diplomatic allegiances from Taiwan to Beijing and struck a secret security pact that has raised fears of the Chinese navy gaining a foothold in the region. The Solomons’ closer relationship with
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — A voting technology company targeted by bogus fraud claims related to the 2020 presidential election settled a defamation lawsuit Tuesday against a conservative news outlet. The settlement between Florida-based Smartmatic and One America News Network is the latest development in a larger legal pushback by voting equipment companies that became ensnared in
Continue ReadingBy SOPHIA TAREEN Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — A Dallas pastor who took over leadership of the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s longtime civil rights organization has resigned after just months on the job. The Rev. Frederick Haynes III tells The Associated Press that he submitted his resignation on Tuesday as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman who accused former major league pitcher Trevor Bauer of sexual assault has been charged with defrauding the baseball player. An indictment unsealed Monday in Maricopa County Superior Court charges the woman with fraud and theft by extortion, both felonies, but doesn’t provide specific details about the alleged
Continue ReadingBy KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson’s last robust discussion with his longtime lawyer was just before Easter, at the country club home Simpson leased southwest of the Las Vegas Strip. “He was awake, alert and chilling,” attorney Malcom LaVergne recalled Tuesday. “He’s on the couch … drinking a beer and
Continue ReadingTORONTO (AP) — Authorities in Canada say they have made arrests in the theft of a cargo container that included gold and other items worth over 20 million Canadian dollars — about $14.5 million — that were stolen from Toronto’s Pearson International airport a year ago. Peel Regional Police and the U.S. Alcohol, Tobacco and
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Analysis by Diksha Madhok and Rachel Wilson, CNN New Delhi/London (CNN) — Indians have started casting their votes in an election that’s expected to hand Prime Minister Narendra Modi another five years in office to steer the country’s rapid economic expansion. Under his leadership, India is poised to become a 21st-century economic powerhouse, offering a
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By Lauren del Valle, Annette Choi and Matt Stiles, CNN (CNN) — A full 12-person jury has been empaneled for former President Donald Trump’s hush money criminal trial, along with six alternate jurors. Opening statements are expected to begin on Monday, April 22. Here’s what to know about the jurors who have been selected: The-CNN-Wire™
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Officails say the planned closure of a federal women’s prison in California notorious for staff-on-inmate sexual abuse won’t happen before each inmate’s status is reviewed. The Bureau of Prison’s announced Monday that FCI Dublin would be shut down. Meanwhile, a judge has ordered an accounting of
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office is facing pointed questions from lawmakers about a $19,000 lectern purchase that was the focus of a legislative audit. Sanders’ deputy chief of staff and chief legal counsel appeared Tuesday before the legislative committee that requested the audit during
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Plumbing problems at the dam holding back the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. are spurring concerns about future water delivery issues to Southwestern states supplied by the Colorado River. Federal officials recently reported damage to four tubes known as “river outlet works” at Glen Canyon Dam on
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WINK, VIEWER PHOTOS, CELL VIDEO, QUARTZ.COM, EARTHSKY, CNN, Viewer photos/cell video By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — A piece of garbage jettisoned from the International Space Station unexpectedly survived a fiery reentry from orbit last month and pierced the roof of a home in Florida, according to NASA. When the federal agency disposed of a slab of
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By Mohammad Al-Sawalhi, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman and Zeena Saifi, CNN (CNN) — At least 13 people were killed, including seven children, and more than 25 injured after a strike targeted Al-Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza on Tuesday, according to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital officials. Graphic video, obtained exclusively by CNN from eyewitness Nihad Owdetallah, shows
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Después de muchos meses de enfrentamientos en los tribunales, teorías de conspiración y acusaciones de encubrimiento, comenzó el juicio por el homicidio del agente de policía de Boston John O’Keefe. El cuerpo de O’Keefe fue encontrado en la nieve el 29 de enero de 2022, frente a la casa de un
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