Singapore PM Lee to step down on May 15 and hand power to his deputy
SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong says he will step down on May 15 after two decades at the helm and hand power to his…
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Opinion: Can there be impartial jurors when it comes to Trump?
Opinion by Jeffrey Abramson (CNN) — On Monday, jury selection for the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president begins in…
Continue ReadingCan China play a role in avoiding an all-out war in the Middle East?
By Nectar Gan and Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has voiced “deep concern” over escalating tensions in the Middle East after…
Continue ReadingWorld donors pledge $2.1 billion in aid for war-stricken Sudan to ward off famine
By BARBARA SURK and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press French President Emmanuel Macron says world donors are pledging more than $2.1 billion in aid for…
Continue ReadingAre Americans feeling like they get enough sleep? Dream on, a new Gallup poll says
By DEEPTI HAJELA and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — If you’re feeling — YAWN — sleepy or tired while you read this and…
Continue ReadingSydney attack victims include a mother who saved her baby, a Chinese grad student and an architect
SYDNEY (AP) — The people killed and wounded by an assailant at a Sydney shopping mall were mostly women. A police officer shot and killed the man…
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Un acusado de violación pierde el caso por difamación contra una cadena de TV después de que el juez considere cierta la historia
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Bruce Lehrmann, un acusado de violación que había intentado limpiar su nombre demandando por difamación a…
Continue ReadingMacron says the Olympic opening ceremony on the Seine could be moved to stadium for security reasons
By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer French President Emmanuel Macron says the opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics planned on the River Seine…
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Will Smith surprises Coachella with ‘Men in Black’ performance
By Sandra Gonzalez, CNN (CNN) — Will Smith dusted off his black suit and Ray Bans for a surprise performance at Coachella. The actor and…
Continue Reading Hallan dos cadáveres en una zona rural de Oklahoma: cuatro sospechosos se enfrentan a cargos de asesinato en el caso de la desaparición de dos mujeres
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Dos cuerpos fueron encontrados en una zona rural de Oklahoma este domingo mientras cuatro personas se…
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Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma wins first Boston Marathon title, while Hellen Obiri retains her crown following thrilling finish
By Ben Morse and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Ethiopia’s Sisay Lemma won his first Boston Marathon title on Monday, finishing with a time of…
Continue ReadingSolomon Islands’ elections could impact China’s influence in the South Pacific
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The country in which China has gained most influence in the South Pacific, Solomon…
Continue Reading ANÁLISIS | El primer juicio penal a Trump es un momento histórico y solemne para EE.UU.
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Estados Unidos cruzará un umbral histórico este lunes cuando por primera vez un expresidente vaya a juicio…
Continue Reading58 killed by 2 weeks of floods in Tanzania
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — That Tanzanian government says that flooding in the country has killed 58 people in the last two weeks as heavy rains…
Continue ReadingAccused rapist who tried to clear his name loses blockbuster defamation trial against TV network
By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — An accused rapist who had sought to clear his name by suing one of Australia’s largest…
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2 visitors captured on video destroying ancient rock formations at Lake Mead
By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Two visitors at Lake Mead National Recreation Area were captured on video destroying ancient rock formations…
Continue ReadingPolice officer, sheriff’s deputy and shooter killed in exchange of gunfire in upstate NY, police say
LIVERPOOL, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say two law enforcement officers were fatally shot while looking for a driver who fled a traffic stop in upstate…
Continue ReadingJR punches a tunnel through Milan’s central railway station in latest optical illusion
By James Imam (CNN) — The French street artist JR has unveiled perhaps his most complex Italian trompe l’oeil illusion piece yet, turning a…
Continue ReadingWith international traffic roaring back, there’s a new No. 2 busiest airport
By Marnie Hunter, CNN (CNN) — Globe-trotters are on the move again in a big way, boosting the rankings of a handful of international aviation…
Continue ReadingSydney mall attacker may have targeted women, police say, as more details emerge of his six victims
By Helen Regan and Sandi Sidhu, Teele Rebane, Dhruv Tikekar, CNN (CNN) — Australian police said Monday that the attacker who fatally stabbed…
Continue Reading Los europeos del este compran propiedades en Occidente mientras Putin intensifica la “guerra de nervios”
Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El teléfono de Agnes Marciniak-Kostrzewa no para de sonar. Lleva 25 años en el negocio inmobiliario,…
Continue ReadingAustralian police probe why man who stabbed 6 people to death in a Sydney mall targeted women
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australian police are examining why a lone assailant who stabbed six people to death in…
Continue ReadingLithuania’s Mykolas Alekna breaks discus throw record that stood since 1986
RAMONA, Okla. (AP) — Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania broke a world record in the discus throw that had stood since 1986 on Sunday at the Oklahoma…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street slump triggered by strong US spending data
By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares skidded Tuesday following a slump on Wall Street after higher yields in the…
Continue ReadingIn Modi’s India, opponents and journalists feel the squeeze ahead of election
By AIJAZ HUSSAIN and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government are increasingly…
Continue ReadingBodies of 3-year-old girl and her mother recovered after Indonesia landslides that killed 20
TANA TORAJA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers have recovered the bodies of a 3-year-old girl and her mother who were the last victims still missing after…
Continue ReadingAt birthplace of Olympics, performers at flame-lighting ceremony feel a pull of the ancient past
By THEODORA TONGAS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) — No one knows what music in ancient Greece sounded like or…
Continue ReadingJudge set to hear motion to dismiss rapper Travis Scott from lawsuit over deadly Astroworld concert
By KEN MILLER Associated Press A judge in Texas is set to hear arguments Monday in rap star Travis Scott’s request to be dismissed from a lawsuit…
Continue ReadingCroatia’s parliamentary election follows harsh contest between country’s top two officials
By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Croatia’s upcoming parliamentary election, set for Wednesday, follows a campaign…
Continue ReadingGun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a…
Continue ReadingGun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set
By MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie weapons supervisor was sentenced to 18 months in prison in the fatal shooting of a…
Continue ReadingBiden hosts Iraqi leader after Iran’s attack on Israel throws Mideast into greater uncertainty
By MATTHEW LEE, QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA, and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is hosting Iraq’s leader at the…
Continue ReadingThe Civil War raged and fortune-seekers hunted for gold. This era produced Arizona’s abortion ban
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press As Union and Confederate armies clashed in a bloody fourth year of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln…
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US stocks tumble as investors awaits Israel’s response to Iran’s attack
By Laura He and Anna Cooban, CNN Hong Kong/London (CNN) — US stocks were rocked by hot economic data and worries about an escalation of…
Continue ReadingTax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern
By JOSH BOAK and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Tax Day reveals a major split in how Joe Biden and Donald Trump would govern: The…
Continue ReadingTrump’s historic hush money trial gets underway; 1st day ends without any jurors being picked
By JENNIFER PELTZ, MICHAEL R. SISAK, ERIC TUCKER and JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The historic hush money trial of Donald Trump…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream this weekend: Conan O’Brien travels, ‘Migration’ soars and Taylor Swift reigns
By The Associated Press This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include Taylor Swift’s eagerly anticipated album “The Tortured…
Continue ReadingTrump’s first criminal trial is a historic and solemn moment for America
Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — The United States will cross a historic threshold on Monday when for the first time a former…
Continue ReadingExpansion club Bay FC edges Seattle Reign for first home win in NWSL
By SUSIE RANTZ Associated Press Joelle Anderson forced an own goal for the go-ahead score in the 87th minute to lead Bay FC to a 3-2 victory over the…
Continue ReadingProfar’s tiebreaking 3-run double in 7th inning lifts Padres to 6-3 victory over Dodgers
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurickson Profar broke a seventh-inning tie with a three-run double, Jackson Merrill had three…
Continue Reading Un juicio de alto nivel por genocidio reabre viejas heridas en Guatemala, 40 años después de la matanza de indígenas
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Juan Brito López tenía unos 20 años cuando los soldados irrumpieron en su casa de la aldea de Pexla, ubicada en…
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How we got here: A timeline of the Donald Trump-Stormy Daniels hush money case
By Lauren del Valle, Kara Scannell, Annette Choi and Gillian Roberts, CNN (CNN) — Jurors found former President Donald Trump guilty on all 34…
Continue Reading Una controvertida ley de Texas se convirtió en un modelo para otros estados; las comunidades de inmigrantes están preocupadas
Belén Liotti (CNN) — El corazón de María Acosta se encoge cada vez que escucha la pregunta. “Señora, ¿tengo que mudarme?” Los…
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Becoming Dryer, Warmer
Reprieve from the “cold & stormy” will be found this week as the weather pattern calms down. We’ve been in an amplified pattern with high…
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8-year-old girl killed and 7 other people wounded in Chicago shooting, including other children, police say
WLS, JOSE MOLINA, CNN By Dalia Faheid and Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — An 8-year-old girl died and seven other people were wounded –…
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Bay FC beats Seattle Reign FC 3-2 to earn first home win at PayPal Park
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KION) – As the final whistle sounded, PayPal Park erupted with Bay FC chants, as the club earned its first home win. In an…
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Pacific Grove City Council to vote on appointing Matt Mogensen to become next City Manager
PACIFIC GROVE, Calif. (KION-TV)- It has been nine months since the City of Pacific Grove has been without a city manager. However, that could soon…
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Biden declares disaster declaration for County of Monterey and Santa Cruz County from February storms
CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services announced on Sunday that President Biden granted a disaster…
Continue Reading Brittney Griner and wife Cherelle expecting first child
By Susannah Cullinane, CNN (CNN) — WNBA star Brittney Griner and her wife, Cherelle, are expecting their first child, the couple announced in…
Continue Reading Cómo llegamos hasta aquí: cronología del caso de pagos por silencio de Donald Trump y Stormy Daniels
urielblanco (CNN) — El primer juicio penal contra un expresidente de Estados Unidos comenzará el lunes 15 de abril con la selección del…
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