By CHISATO TANAKA Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — The trial of a former Syrian army general over his alleged role in war crimes committed in 2012 in his home country started at a Stockholm court, a first according to a human rights organization. Brig. Gen Mohammed Hamo, who is currently residing in Sweden, is charged
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By Kevin Dotson, CNN (CNN) — Sunday’s Serie A soccer match between Udinese and AS Roma was abandoned in the second half after Roma’s Evan Ndicka experienced a “medical emergency” on the pitch, Roma said. Ndicka was taken to hospital for further evaluation, where the rest of the team later went to visit him. “Evan is
Continue Reading By Coy Wire, Jill Martin and Ben Morse, CNN New York (CNN) — Excitement for women’s basketball is perhaps the highest it’s ever been. And now, many of the stars from the NCAA women’s basketball tournament – including Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, Stanford’s Cameron Brink, LSU’s Angel Reese and South Carolina’s Kamilla Cardoso – are taking
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Continue ReadingMOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The European Union’s maritime security force says a cargo vessel seized in March by pirates off the Somali coast has been freed along with its crew. Operation ATALANTA said in a statement Monday that all 23 crew members of the Bangladesh-flagged cargo carrier MW Abdullah have been released after 32 days
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — On this Tax Day, refunds are looking a bit bigger for taxpayers. According to the latest IRS statistics, the average income tax refund so far this season is $3,011, up $123 from last year. Two out of three taxpayers expect to receive a refund. The IRS is
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has reached an agreement to provide up to $6.4 billion in direct funding for Samsung Electronics to develop a computer chip manufacturing and research cluster in Texas. The funding announced Monday by the Commerce Department is part of a total investment in the cluster
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By Lauren del Valle, Jhasua Razo and Gillian Roberts, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump on May 30 was found guilty on all 34 felony counts in his first criminal trial. Trump was found guilty of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels in 2016. His
Continue Reading By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Jury selection is set to begin Monday to impanel a group of 12 New Yorkers who will ultimately decide whether to convict former President Donald Trump in his first criminal trial. Court officials expect about 500 new jurors to appear each day beginning April 15 to be available
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say lightning and heavy rains have killed at least 36 people across Pakistan in the past three days. Most of those killed were farmers. Authorities have declared a state of emergency in southwestern Baluchistan province. More rains are expected this week. And an official says heavy
Continue ReadingOpinion by Daniel R. DePetris (CNN) — The subject of finally concluding America’s counter-ISIS mission in Iraq has been the plot of ongoing deliberations between Washington and Baghdad for the last three years. Monday’s White House meeting between President Joe Biden and Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani must be the moment that the story is
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Will Smith desempolvó su traje negro y sus Ray Bans para una actuación sorpresa en Coachella. El actor y músico hizo un cameo durante la noche de este domingo de J Balvin en el festival de música, cantando su éxito de 1997 “Men in Black” de la película del mismo nombre.
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A civil lawsuit demanding damages for alleged racial discrimination by police in Japan has opened in Tokyo District Court. The case filed by three residents of Japan of overseas ancestry, including an American, claims their treatment constitutes what they call “racial profiling” and a violation of human
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TODAY: Monday will start mostly sunny, before becoming partly cloudy. Temperatures will reach into the mid-80s making for another warm day, much like Sunday. Storms may develop after 6 p.m. along a warm front that lifts into the region tonight. Storms will likely be isolated in nature, with some potential for hail and gusty winds.
Continue ReadingOpinion by Jeffrey Abramson (CNN) — On Monday, jury selection for the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president begins in Manhattan. Former President Donald Trump, who has previously been found liable in civil trials, is now set to face charges that could land him in prison. Trump is accused of 34 counts of falsifying business records in connection with a hush money
Continue ReadingSINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says he will step down on May 15 after two decades at the helm and hand power to his deputy Lawrence Wong. His office said Monday that Lee, 72, will formally advise the city-state’s president to appoint Wong, who is deputy prime minister and finance minister,
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By Nectar Gan and Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has voiced “deep concern” over escalating tensions in the Middle East after Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles in an unprecedented attack on Israel, raising the prospect of a wider conflagration in a region where Beijing has pledged to play peacemaker and
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA SURK and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron says world donors are pledging more than $2.1 billion in aid for Sudan. A year of war has pushed the African country’s population to the brink of famine. Macron spoke Monday at the end of an international conference in Paris aimed at drumming
Continue ReadingBy DEEPTI HAJELA and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re feeling — YAWN — sleepy or tired while you read this and wish you could get some more shut-eye, you’re not alone. A majority of Americans say they would feel better if they could have more sleep, according to a new
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — The people killed and wounded by an assailant at a Sydney shopping mall were mostly women. Ashlee Good died saving her wounded baby. Dawn Singleton worked at a fashion boutique and was soon to be married. Jade Young was a mother of two and an architect. Pikria Darchia was an artist and
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