By CNN Staff (CNN) — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are set for a historic showdown, with the stage now set for CNN’s June 27 presidential debate. The showdown will make history as the first debate between a sitting president and a former president. It will also be the first debate since
Continue ReadingBy JEFF McMILLAN Associated Press Marissa Lasoff-Santos and the person she would marry quickly fell head over heels in love. Lasoff-Santos was a gay woman. Her girlfriend was a bisexual woman — or so they thought. Now her partner has become her husband, and they both identify as queer. And things are better than ever.
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The fate of the proposed cease-fire deal for Gaza hinges in many ways on two men: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Hamas’ leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar. Each leader faces significant political and personal pressures that may be influencing their decision-making. And neither seems
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By Forrest Brown, CNN (CNN) — Do you yearn for long days and short nights? Then this could be the best day of the year for you and your fellow sunlight seekers. The summer solstice is Thursday, June 20. It’s the longest day and shortest night in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s also the first official
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Being Donald Trump’s vice president didn’t end well for Mike Pence — but there’s no sign his painful split from the ex-president over his anti-constitutional demands is scaring off any of the hopefuls keen to slip into his shoes. The presumptive GOP nominee’s search for a new number
Continue ReadingBy ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin signed at least a dozen deals with his Vietnamese counterpart on Thursday and offered to supply fossil fuels, including natural gas, to Vietnam during a state visit that comes as Moscow is seeking to bolster ties in Asia to offset its growing
Continue ReadingST. LOUIS (AP) — Djordje Mihailovic completed a hat trick for the first time in his career, Zack Steffen posted his second straight clean sheet and the Colorado Rapids beat St. Louis City 3-0 on Wednesday night. It was the first hat trick for the Rapids since Gyasi Zardes secured one against Minnesota in August
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, llegó a la capital vietnamita, Hanoi, este miércoles, tras una inusual reunión en Corea del Norte con su homólogo Kim Jong Un, en la que los dos autócratas acordaron una nueva asociación estratégica impulsada por la necesidad de Moscú de armas para su guerra
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea said Thursday that it would consider sending arms to Ukraine, a major policy change that was suggested after Russia and North Korea rattled the region and beyond by signing a pact to come to each other’s defense in the event of war. The
Continue Reading By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — It might be an impossible task to find a traveler who loves crowds and long lines. However, they’re part of the price that most tourists have to pay to visit some of the world’s most famous attractions, especially during peak times. It used to be that someone looking for
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By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in the Vietnamese capital Hanoi on Wednesday, fresh from a rare meeting in North Korea with counterpart Kim Jong Un in which the two leaders agreed a new strategic partnership driven by Moscow’s need for weapons for its war in Ukraine. Considered a pariah by
Continue Reading By David Wright and Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raised $2.6 million for his presidential campaign in May, according to a new Federal Election Commission filing, a modest sum reflecting the vast disparity between the funding for his presidential bid versus his major party rivals. The new filing also showed that
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press An investigation into how and why a Jewish student group was erased from a New Jersey high school yearbook has found the omission was caused by negligence and carelessness, but was not done on purpose or out of malice. East Brunswick Public Schools hired a law firm to investigate after
Continue ReadingLIMA, Peru (AP) — Ten men have been convicted in Peru for raping nine teenagers while serving in the military during the country’s armed conflict decades ago. Judge Marco Angulo, of Peru’s First Superior Criminal Court, on Wednesday ordered the former soldiers to serve time in prison, with sentences ranging between six and 12 years.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A toxicology report earlier this week showed that Riley Strain’s blood alcohol level was nearly three times the legal limit to drive, but the bar that served him may not be liable. A report from the Davidson County Medical Examiner’s Office shows that Strain had a blood alcohol content of 0.228, His
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By Natasha Chen, CNN (CNN) — Two employees are suing the Walt Disney Company, saying the company moved their jobs from California to Florida, only for Disney to cancel the project and move them back, hurting them financially and emotionally. They’re proposing a class action, alleging there are many others in a similar situation. In 2021,
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN) — Saltar de un edificio a otro en una ciudad antigua puede parecer un sueño para quienes practican parkour, un deporte que implica superar obstáculos, pero puede causar daños a edificios históricos. Un grupo de parkour con sede en Londres, Team Phat, visitó la antigua ciudad italiana de Matera, para correr, escalar
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — El fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, informó en la red social X este miércoles que a los opositores Luis López, Juan Iriarte, Jeancarlos Rivas e Ismael Gabriel Gonzalez les fue dictada medida privativa de libertad tras ser imputados por los delitos de incitación al odio y asociación para
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police say seven people have been wounded in a shooting in Philadelphia. It happened just before 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in North Philadelphia. The victims ranged in age from 16 to 47 years old. Police say they are all in stable condition. Authorities say investigators are still working to gather additional details. Police
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La nave espacial Starliner de Boeing estaba a punto de alcanzar su mayor logro este mes: transportar a dos astronautas de la NASA en un viaje de ida y vuelta a la Estación Espacial Internacional, demostrando que la cápsula, largamente retrasada y con un presupuesto excesivo, está a la altura de
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