By JOSEF FEDERMAN and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposed judicial overhaul unleashed the most intense social unrest in Israel in decades before he announced that he would delay the plan. Tens of thousands of people repeatedly took to the streets to protest the proposal. Business leaders, bank chiefs,
Continue ReadingBy Peyton Headlee Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Thousands of people traveled to Kansas City this weekend to cheer on their teams in the NCAA tournament at the T-Mobile Center. For local businesses, all of those fans meant a boost in business and a busy last few days.
Continue ReadingBy KETV Staff Report Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — Omaha police arrest a man they said climbed onto a McDonald’s roof, causing an hours-long standoff. The unidentified man climbed down Sunday morning around 3:30 after negotiating with investigators for more than six hours. According to Omaha Police Lt. Brian
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Two police officers were injured in scuffles that broke out when protesters tried to break through a police cordon during a demonstration against a meeting of oil and gas companies in Vienna. Police detained 143 people and resorted to using pepper spray to break up Monday’s demonstration. Public broadcaster ORF reported that
Continue Reading By SIAN WATSON Associated Press The origin story of the iconic computer game “Tetris” is more thrilling than you may think. It involves border crossing, authority dodging, underhand deals, putting your house on the line and — finally — trying to secure the rights for the game from behind the Iron Curtain. And now it’s
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN The Biden administration issued its latest veto threat Monday, this one targeting a GOP-led bill aimed at energy costs that the House is expected to take up this week. The bill, dubbed “The Lower Energy Costs Act,” includes changes to the energy permitting process and boosts domestic energy production, according to
Continue Reading NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The suspect in a shooting at a private Christian school in Nashville on Monday is dead, officials said. The Nashville Fire Department said on Twitter there are “multiple patients” but their conditions were not immediately clear. The shooting occurred at The Covenant School, where students walked to safety holding hands to
Continue Reading WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — The governor Pennsylvania has ordered commonwealth flags flown at half-staff in honor of seven people whose bodies were recovered from the site of a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory. The announcement Monday came the morning after the remaining bodies were found at the R.M. Palmer Co. plant in West
Continue Reading QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Emergency officials in Ecuador say at least 16 people died and 16 others were injured after a massive landslide. The country’s Risk Management Secretariat said Monday that the landslide buried dozens of homes Sunday in an Andean community in central Ecuador. The agency says seven people remain missing hours after the
Continue ReadingBy Allison Morrow, CNN Federal regulators sued Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, and its CEO for allegedly violating US trading laws and secretly coaching “VIP” customers on how to evade compliance controls. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which regulates US derivatives trading, said the company and CEO Changpeng Zhao have circumvented US laws by
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia judge is ordering the Fulton County district attorney’s office to respond to a motion by former President Donald Trump to throw out a report by a special grand jury that investigated attempts to interfere in the state’s 2020 presidential election. The motion by Trump’s legal
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Jennifer Henderson and Theresa Waldrop, CNN A shooter who killed three 9-year-old students and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville Monday had maps of the school, left behind writings and scouted a second possible attack location, police said. Police identified the shooter as Audrey Hale, a 28-year-old former
Continue Reading MICHAEL R. SISAK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump over hush money payments returned on Monday to hear more evidence, with still no word on when it might be asked to vote on a possible indictment. It was the first time the panel
Continue ReadingBy Sean Lyngaas, CNN At least 50 US government officials are suspected or confirmed to have been targeted by invasive commercial spyware designed to hack mobile phones, a senior US administration official told reporters on Monday, revealing a far bigger number than previously known. The revelation came as President Joe Biden on Monday issued an
Continue ReadingBy Mark Thompson and Julia Horowitz, CNN Europe’s banks are not yet in the clear, a top EU regulator said Monday, two weeks after the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank in the United States unleashed turmoil in the global banking sector. José Manuel Campa, the head of the European Banking Authority (EBA), told a German
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN TV personality Nick Cannon has addressed his past antisemitic remarks, describing the subsequent fallout as “a growth moment.” In 2020, the “Masked Singer” host was briefly fired by media giant ViacomCBS for “hateful speech” following a controversial discussion on his “Cannon’s Class” podcast with former Public Enemy member Professor Griff. During
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlyn Burman Click here for updates on this story PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a woman discovered Sunday morning. Just before 9:15 a.m., deputies responded to complaints of a naked woman climbing a tree in the area of Magnolia Drive in unincorporated West
Continue ReadingBy Amir Tal and Rob Picheta, CNN Embattled Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was forced to back down on controversial plans to overhaul the country’s judiciary on Monday, amid widespread strikes and protests as well as mounting international pressure. On a momentous day for Israel, Netanyahu said he would delay votes on the remaining legislation
Continue ReadingEduardo Serralde (CNN Español) — Cuando los planes de un turista incluyen playas, zonas arqueológicas, comida y ciudades vanguardistas, México siempre será una opción. Es un país de turismo y vacaciones, tanto que para 2023 se espera la llegada de 39,4 millones de visitantes internacionales, según la Secretaría de Turismo, que indica además que US$
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a case concerning whether a self-appointed “tester” of the Americans with Disabilities Act has the right to sue hotels over alleged violations of the civil rights law. The court was asked to take the case by Acheson Hotels, which owns and operates
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