By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — What did you do in the war, Granny? For British women who came of age during World War II, the answer to that question is often: quite a lot. The history of D-Day is often told through the stories of the men who fought and died when
Continue ReadingBy OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A California judge has denied a petition to recall the death sentence of a man convicted in the 1993 kidnapping and killing of 12-year-old Polly Klaas in a case that shocked the nation. Jurors in 1996 found Richard Allen Davis guilty of first-degree murder
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By Natasha Bertrand, Eric Cheung and Simone McCarthy, CNN Singapore (CNN) — US and Chinese defense chiefs held rare talks in Singapore Friday touching on a host of fractious issues including Taiwan and China’s relationship with Russia as well as frictions in the South China Sea as the two powers navigate a contentious security landscape
Continue ReadingBy TERESA DE MIGUEL, MEGAN JANETSKY and RODRIGO ABD Associated Press AKTUN TUYUL CAVE SYSTEM, Mexico (AP) — Mexico’s outgoing leader has rapidly built a train system looping around the country’s southern Yucatan Peninsula. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador promised the more than $30 billion Maya Train project would connect tourist hubs like Cancún and
Continue ReadingBy TERESA DE MIGUEL, MEGAN JANETSKY and RODRIGO ABD Associated Press AKTUN TUYUL CAVE SYSTEM, Mexico (AP) — Rays of sunlight slice through pools of crystal water as clusters of fish cast shadows on the limestone below. Arching over the emerald basin are walls of stalactites dripping down the cavern ceiling, which opens to a
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press COLSTRIP, Mont. (AP) — The rhetorical “war on coal” is back as Republicans try to capitalize on moves by President Joe Biden’s administration to rein in pollution and climate change. Recent proposals and rules from the administration could hasten the closure of coal-fired power plants and the mines that supply
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A new federal regulation protecting the rights of transgender students has prompted lawsuits from Republican states that say it would require them to allow transgender athletes to compete on school teams. But advocates say the lawsuits are premature since the rules unveiled last month for
Continue ReadingBy KRUTIKA PATHI and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press SAMASTIPUR, India (AP) — Narendra Modi swept to power a decade ago on promises to transform India’s economy, and it would be hard to argue he hasn’t made strides. As he seeks a third term as prime minister, the country’s economic growth is the envy of the
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal lawsuit claims police officers in a Tennessee city were paid off to obstruct any efforts to investigate sexual assault allegations against a man that included multiple victims over several years. The Johnson City Police Department has denied the accusation. The claim comes from one
Continue ReadingBy FERNANDA FIGUEROA Associated Press Earning her bachelor’s degree from the University of California at Riverside was surreal for Angelina Chavez, the culmination of overcoming her imposter syndrome and embracing the efforts of her mothers, who walked the stage with her during the Latinx ceremony. “They were both wearing one of my sashes,” said Chavez,
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE and JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump sought to move past his historic criminal conviction on Friday and build momentum for his bid to return to the White House with fierce attacks on the judge who oversaw the case, the prosecution’s star witness and the criminal justice
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump’s first act on becoming a convicted criminal was to launch a raging new attack on the rule of law, laying bare the gravity of the choice awaiting America’s voters. In one sense, Trump’s conviction on all counts in his first criminal trial affirmed the principle on
Continue Reading By Luke McGee, CNN (CNN) — This is a historic and pivotal year for democracy across the globe. Around 70 countries – from the United States to South Africa, via Mexico and Taiwan – will hold elections in 2024. After India’s huge and ongoing six-week ballot, however, the biggest election in terms of voter numbers takes place this week, when 373 million Europeans can
Continue Reading By Claudia Rebaza, CNN (CNN) — Like many victims of sexual abuse, it took years for Santiago to acknowledge that he was raped as a teenager. “You get into a kind of mental confusion there is something that is not right, but it is not clear at that time,” Santiago, who is being identified only by a
Continue Reading By Lou Robinson and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russia has opened up a new front in its invasion of Ukraine, launching a surprise offensive in the northeastern region of Kharkiv after focusing much of their forces this year on the east. The assault, which began earlier this month, saw thousands of Russian soldiers punch through the
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By John King, CNN (CNN) — Some things take time to sink in. But don’t expect committed Donald Trump voters to suddenly waver because their candidate is now a convicted felon. “Just an abuse of the justice system,” Billy Pierce, a semi-retired consultant and Trump backer in Hartsville, South Carolina, said shortly after the former president
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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Dallas Mavericks are heading to the NBA Finals following a 124-103 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday. The Mavericks came out of the gates fast in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals at the Target Center in Minneapolis. Outscoring the Timberwolves 35-19 in the first quarter,
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer An official survey shows that factory activity in China slowed more than expected in May, suggesting further pressure on an economy already burdened by a prolonged crisis in the property industry. The official manufacturing purchasing managers index fell to 49.5 from 50.4 in April on a scale up to
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Luka Doncic was in his element, hitting shots from everywhere on the court, hushing the crowd and flashing those sly smiles as the Dallas Mavericks delivered a knockout performance. Now one of the global sport’s young superstars gets his first trip to the NBA Finals. Doncic
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. and Britain struck 13 Houthi targets in several locations in Yemen on Thursday in response to a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden over the Israel-Hamas war, three U.S. officials said.
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