Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Amnesty International accuses Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip during its war with Hamas, saying it has sought to deliberately destroy Palestinians by mounting deadly attacks, demolishing vital infrastructure and preventing the delivery of humanitarian aid. The human rights group said in a report released Thursday in the
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Abortion-rights advocates on Wednesday asked a judge to overturn Missouri’s near-total ban on the procedure, less than a month after voters backed an abortion-rights constitutional amendment. Jackson County Circuit Judge Jerri Zhang did not immediately rule after Wednesday’s hearing. Planned Parenthood and other plaintiffs had asked her to issue a temporary
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By Nada Bashir, CNN (CNN) — Amnesty International on Wednesday said that it had gathered “sufficient evidence to believe” that Israel’s conduct during the war in Gaza amounts to genocide against the Palestinian people – a charge the Israeli government has vehemently denied. The 296-page report details evidence gathered over nine months, outlining numerous instances
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By John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court was more than an hour into its feisty debate over gender-affirming care when Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson invoked one of the most significant civil rights precedents in the nation’s history. A liberal named to the court by President Joe Biden two years ago,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is forcefully endorsing having women in combat roles and emphasizing the military’s obligation to defend the U.S. Constitution. Some fear those ideals may come under fire in the upcoming Trump administration. He told cadets at the U.S. Military Academy in New York about commanding troops during
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch announced Wednesday that he will recuse himself from a case dealing with a western railway line after Democratic lawmakers called attention to the fact that a longtime ally of his could benefit from the court’s decision. The court’s clerk notified attorneys in the case
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Public Schools is asking for the community’s input in its search for a new superintendent. CPS released an online survey on Wednesday that gives an initial timeline of events, along with several questions for residents to answer. The school district is looking for a new superintendent after the sudden departure of
Continue ReadingFORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A jury in Texas has sentenced a man for killing and dismembering three people whose bodies were found in a burning dumpster in Fort Worth in 2021. The Tarrant County jury on Wednesday sentenced 44-year-old Jason Thornburg to death. He’d been found guilty of capital murder last month in the
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CNN By John Miller, Amanda Musa, Rebekah Riess, David Goldman and Brynn Gingras, CNN New York (CNN) — UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in Midtown Manhattan Wednesday morning in a “brazen, targeted attack” as he walked toward the hotel hosting the company’s annual investor conference, New York police said. The gunman remains
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By Brian Stelter, CNN New York (CNN) — Pete Hegseth’s former colleagues at Fox News are rallying to his side. After disregarding a series of misconduct allegations against Hegseth for days on end, the right-wing network has shifted into a new posture: defense. On Wednesday, several prominent personalities on Fox News, where he was a
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By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Mikaela Shiffrin, the most successful alpine skier of all time, said she is feeling better after crashing out of the women’s giant slalom during last weekend’s Stifel Killington Cup in Vermont. “I’m starting to feel a little bit more human, which is great,” she said in a social media
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. donors gave $3.6 billion on Tuesday, an increase from the past two years, according to estimates from the nonprofit GivingTuesday. The Tuesday after Thanksgiving, now known as GivingTuesday, has become a major annual day for nonprofits to fundraise and otherwise engage their supporters. In both 2022 and 2023,
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Temperatures look to fall dramatically Wednesday night thanks to a passing cold front bringing cool and dry air from Canada back across the Midwest. This leads to an increased risk of cold weather injuries and dangerous around forming ice on local waterways. Wind chills cool to the lower single digits thanks to winds gusting out
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Swaths of Pennsylvania and many other states are honeycombed with old, unstable mines that can cause the earth to suddenly give way. The phenomenon is known as “mine subsidence” — and it poses a threat to people and property alike. That’s what officials near Pittsburgh fear happened Monday evening when 64-year-old Elizabeth Pollard
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Eating at least five tiny servings of dark chocolate each week may lower the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 21%, according to a new observational study. In fact, as dark chocolate consumption increased from none to five servings, so did the benefits, the study found. Before you
Continue ReadingPor Scottie Andrew, CNN Cada año, los usuarios de Spotify esperamos con ansias Wrapped, el resumen de fin de año de nuestros artistas y canciones más reproducidos. Y cada año, al menos en los últimos cinco, Spotify lanza una nueva función Wrapped tan divisiva que amenaza con eclipsar la música más popular del año. Para
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By Emma Tucker and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A Northern California community came together Friday night to pray for two little boys who underwent surgery and remain in critical condition after they were wounded in a shooting at a Christian school north of Sacramento, authorities said. The boys, 6-year-old Roman Mendez and 5-year-old Elias
Continue ReadingKENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Police in Wisconsin arrested a 16-year-old student after he allegedly brought a gun to his high school. The Kenosha Police Department said in a statement Wednesday that Indian Trail High School and Academy’s resource officer received information Monday that a photo of the student with a gun had been posted on
Continue ReadingBy Mauricio Maldonado Click here for updates on this story SWEETWATER, Florida (WFOR) — Tensions are running high at Li’l Abner Mobile Home Park after cellphone video shows the rough takedown of a woman by police at the mobile park’s management office Wednesday. CBS News Miami has learned the woman was voicing her concerns about
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced former Sen. Kelly Loeffler as his pick to lead the Small Business Administration. “Kelly will bring her experience in business and Washington to reduce red tape, and unleash opportunity for our Small Businesses to grow, innovate, and thrive. She will focus on ensuring
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