By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As political muscle goes, big doesn’t automatically translate to power. That’s the case every four years when the some of the country’ biggest cities, including New York and Chicago, become mostly irrelevant on the Electoral College map. But the surge in the nation’s urban population
Continue Reading By ALBERTO ARCE and RODRIGO ABD Associated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — This is the Port-au-Prince that awaits Haitian deportees: An archipelago of gang-controlled islands in a sea of despair. Abandoned neighborhoods. Others barricaded behind fires and piles of garbage, occupied by armed men.  Most of the population has no access to basic public services,
Continue Reading HELSINKI (AP) — Police in Norway have reported dozens of disturbances and violent clashes including mass brawls in the Nordic country’s big cities after streets, bars, restaurants and nightclubs were filled with people celebrating the end of COVID-19 restrictions. The Norwegian government abruptly announced Friday that most of the remaining coronavirus restrictions would be scrapped
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HELSINKI (AP) — Police in Norway have reported dozens of disturbances and violent clashes including mass brawls in the Nordic country’s big cities after streets, bars, restaurants and nightclubs were filled with people celebrating the end of COVID-19 restrictions. The Norwegian government abruptly announced Friday that most of the remaining coronavirus restrictions would be scrapped
Continue Reading By CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Many of the law enforcement changes enacted by states after George Floyd’s death have centered on policing tactics, not on racial disparities in the criminal justice system. On a national level, bipartisan congressional talks on overhauling policing practices have ended without an agreement. Now, advocacy groups are
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — What will it cost to enact President Joe Biden’s massive expansion of social programs? Congress has authorized spending up to $3.5 trillion over a decade. But Biden is prodding Democrats to fully cover the cost of the legislation. That means raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy,
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — What will it cost to enact President Joe Biden’s massive expansion of social programs? Congress has authorized spending up to $3.5 trillion over a decade. But Biden is prodding Democrats to fully cover the cost of the legislation. That means raising taxes on corporations and the wealthy,
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By Deanna Hackney and Susannah Cullinane, CNN The National Transportation Safety Board says it is reviewing on-board video as well as data from the “black box” of the Amtrak Empire Builder train that derailed in rural Montana on Saturday, leaving three dead and at least seven hospitalized. Eight cars from Amtrak’s Empire Builder train 7/27
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By Aya Elamroussi and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Saturday she’s ready to declare a state of emergency — if needed — to prevent staff shortages that may be triggered by health care workers who don’t adhere to the state’s Covid-19 vaccine mandate, which goes into effect Monday. The state of
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By Paul Vercammen, CNN Jolinn Bracey slept in her Toyota Corolla for five years until she put homelessness in her rearview mirror by moving into a tiny home. Bracey, 48, is one of 41 residents of The Chandler Boulevard Bridge Home Village in North Hollywood, California, which provides transitional housing for the homeless. “This has
Continue Reading By Paul Vercammen, CNN Jolinn Bracey slept in her Toyota Corolla for five years until she put homelessness in her rearview mirror by moving into a tiny home. Bracey, 48, is one of 41 residents of The Chandler Boulevard Bridge Home Village in North Hollywood, California, which provides transitional housing for the homeless. “This has
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists and pro-government media say warplanes have attacked Turkey-backed opposition fighters in northern Syria, killing and wounding more than a dozen militants. Sunday’s airstrike on a position in an area near the town of Afrin came amid increasing tensions between government forces and insurgent groups. Insurgents still have a stronghold
Continue Reading LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) — A massive ash cloud from an erupting volcano has prevented flights in and out of the Spanish island of La Palma. Emergency workers cleared ash from the airport runway, but no flights arrived or departed Sunday as the volcano continued to fling molten rock high into the air. There’s
Continue Reading LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) — A massive ash cloud from an erupting volcano has prevented flights in and out of the Spanish island of La Palma. Emergency workers cleared ash from the airport runway, but no flights arrived or departed Sunday as the volcano continued to fling molten rock high into the air. There’s
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The Columbia Police Department responded to Broadway and 5th just after 3:30 Sunday morning after getting reports of shots fired in the area.
Continue ReadingBy Amir Vera and Alexander Pineda, CNN Joel Alvarado was 6 years old when his mother pulled him aside and asked him to be discreet as he was getting ready to meet his grandmother in Puerto Rico. “She made me aware that my grandmother was much darker than my other relatives, especially from her side
Continue Reading By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland briefly celebrated electing a female-majority parliament Sunday — before a recount showed the result fell just short of that landmark for gender parity in the North Atlantic island nation. A first count had female candidates winning 33 seats in Iceland’s 63-seat parliament, the Althing. Hours
Continue Reading By EGILL BJARNASON Associated Press REYKJAVIK, Iceland (AP) — Iceland briefly celebrated electing a female-majority parliament Sunday — before a recount showed the result fell just short of that landmark for gender parity in the North Atlantic island nation. A first count had female candidates winning 33 seats in Iceland’s 63-seat parliament, the Althing. Hours
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Alison Kosik and Sarah Jorgensen, CNN Gabby Petito was remembered as a kind, loving and adventurous young woman on Sunday, when her family, friends and complete strangers gathered in Holbrook, New York, on Long Island to pay their respects. One week after his daughter’s remains were found in a national forest in
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD and FRANCESCO FEDELI Associated Press SAN MARINO (AP) — Residents in the tiny republic of San Marino have voted overwhelmingly to legalize abortion, rejecting a 150-year-old law that had criminalized it. With Sunday’s vote, San Marino becomes the latest majority Catholic state to approve the procedure under certain circumstances. With all 37
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