By Ashley R. Williams and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams is scheduled to appear in court Friday afternoon for the first time since he was indicted on five federal charges related to bribery, conspiracy, wire fraud and soliciting campaign contributions from foreign nationals. Adams, who has served as the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PERRY, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Helene left an enormous path of destruction across Florida and the southeastern U.S. on Friday, killing at least 44 people, snapping towering oaks like twigs and tearing apart homes as rescue crews launched desperate missions to save people from floodwaters. Among those killed were three firefighters, a woman
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks closed another record-setting week with a muted performance Friday, as hope built on Wall Street that the U.S. economy can manage the rare feat of suppressing high inflation without causing a recession. The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1% from its all-time high set the day
Continue ReadingBy Richard Roth, CNN United Nations headquarters (CNN) — It’s one of the biggest security operations in America: Protecting thousands of world leaders and their entourages at the annual high level United Nations General Assembly meeting in New York. As diplomats gathered for speeches and sideline gossip this week, CNN and a select group of
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Rights groups and the family of Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah have urged authorities to release him when his five-year prison sentence ends next week. Abdel-Fattah, an outspoken dissident, rose to prominence with the 2011 pro-democracy uprisings that swept the Middle East and in Egypt toppled long-time President Hosni Mubarak. The 42-year old
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PATNA, India (AP) — Dozens of children have drowned while bathing in rivers and ponds as part of a three-day Hindu festival in eastern India. Heavy monsoon rains recently had raised the levels of waterways across Bihar state. Authorities say at least 46 people, including 37 children, drowned in separate incidents across the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press When she first heard about the evacuation warnings Israel was sending to residents of Lebanon, Aline Naser’s thoughts immediately turned to Gaza. For the past year, the 26-year-old Beirut resident has been following with horror the reports about besieged Palestinians in the Gaza Strip ordered to move from one place to the other,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Every day at 7 a.m., President Andrés Manuel López Obrador strolls onto a stage in Mexico’s National Palace, clad in a smart suit and tie, and peers out at a room of bleary-eyed reporters and social media personalities. “Buenos días, look alive!” the 70-year-old leader calls out in a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts woman accused of operating a high-end brothel network with wealthy and prominent clients is planning to change her plea to guilty in federal court Friday. Han Lee had initially entered a not guilty plea. She has remained in custody. Authorities say the commercial sex ring in Massachusetts and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met face-to-face with Donald Trump on Friday with public tensions rising between the two over Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion and in the midst of the U.S. presidential election. “We both want to see this end, and we both want to see a fair deal
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Abortion-rights groups are courting Latino voters through door-knocking and Spanish-language ads. They say the fast-growing group could determine the outcome of abortion ballot measures across the U.S., particularly in states such as Arizona and Florida with large Latino populations. Organizers say Latinos’ views are are often misunderstood and oversimplified by
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Sen. JD Vance of Ohio are meeting Tuesday for their first and only scheduled vice presidential debate. Walz, who is Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, and Vance, who is on the Republican ticket with former President Donald Trump, will make the case for their respective candidates
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal bribery charges, firmly rejecting allegations that he accepted overseas travel, campaign cash and other perks from foreign interests seeking to harness his influence. Adams’ lawyer told a judge that they would move next week to dismiss the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Former President Donald Trump recently reissued his loyalty test to religious Americans, declaring that he can best protect their freedoms while preemptively blaming members of certain faiths should he lose the presidential election in November. Jews and Catholics can vote for him and ace the test, but those who don’t, he says, “need
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Qiblawi, Eliza Mackintosh, Wayne Chang, Eric Cheung, Yong Xiong, Kara Fox, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Balint Bardi, CNN Beirut, New Taipei City and Budapest (CNN) — Israel carried out part of its device attack targeting Hezbollah by concealing explosives inside the batteries of pagers brought into Lebanon, according to two high-ranking Lebanese security officials,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The operator of an experimental submersible that imploded while seeking out the sunken Titanic was either putting profits over safety or pushing humankind’s boundaries. The differing viewpoints emerged as the Coast Guard panel wrapped up two weeks of testimony into the Titan tragedy with new information that could’ve changed how rescuers responded and
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lady Gaga knew the recipe to keep her Las Vegas shows electric: start in the studio. Before each residency performance this summer, she and a group of talented musicians clocked hours-long recording sessions, capturing that spark. The energy from their studio time flowed into Gaga’s performance and fueled
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School threats, real or hoax, are taking a toll on some Mid-Missouri parents, students and teachers.
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Task Force 1 has arrived in Gainesville, Georgia, as it prepares for rapid deployment as the region braces for Hurricane Helene. Payton Dunham lives fewer than 50 miles away in Sandy Springs, Georgia. Her family spent Thursday afternoon prepping for the storm, which included moving all their outdoor furniture inside and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Thousands of Ethiopians have gathered in the capital city to celebrate an annual religious festival distinguished by the lighting of bonfires according to the beliefs of the local Orthodox Christian faithful. National celebrations of the festival, known as Meskel, traditionally happen in a square by the same name
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