The world’s most peaceful countries in 2023
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: the world’s leading destinations for neighborliness and tranquility, what’s…
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Philippine troops kill 11 Islamic militants in one of bloodiest anti-insurgency offensives this year
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine troops, backed by airstrikes and artillery fire, killed 11 suspected Islamic…
Continue ReadingCalifornia sheriff’s sergeant recovering after exchanging gunfire with suspect who was killed
VICTORVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California sheriff’s sergeant was recovering Friday after he was shot while exchanging gunfire with a…
Continue Reading‘It was a wake-up call’: After Roe v. Wade, French lawmakers seek to enshrine abortion rights
By Maya Szaniecki and Claudia Colliva, CNN Paris (CNN) — When the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022, French women…
Continue ReadingDegenhart powers Boise State to 63-60 victory over Saint Mary’s
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) — Tyson Degenhart scored 17 points to lead Boise State to a 63-60 victory over Saint Mary’s on Friday night.…
Continue ReadingDeSantis marks Iowa milestone as caucuses near. Trump says his rival’s campaign is in deep trouble
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Ron DeSantis has completed his campaign promise to visit each of…
Continue ReadingUSC hires D’Anton Lynn away from archrival UCLA to be its new defensive coordinator
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Southern California has hired D’Anton Lynn away from archrival UCLA to be Lincoln Riley’s defensive coordinator.…
Continue ReadingWith ‘shuttle diplomacy,’ step by step, Kissinger chased the possible in the Mideast
By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press Writer LONDON (AP) — When it came to the Middle East, Henry Kissinger wasn’t pushing for peace — only…
Continue ReadingA 5.5 magnitude earthquake jolts Bangladesh
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh has been jolted by an earthquake that residents dozens of miles away in Dhaka say shook buildings. No damage or…
Continue ReadingA Venezuelan vote on an oil-rich region of Guyana raises concerns of a South American military conflict
By David Shortell, CNN (CNN) — Venezuelans will vote Sunday in a referendum to decide whether the country should create its own state within a…
Continue ReadingLeDee rallies San Diego State over UC San Diego 63-62
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jaedon LeDee grabbed the rebound off a missed 3-pointer and scored at the buzzer to rally San Diego State to a 63-62 victory over…
Continue ReadingJustice Sandra Day O’Connor paved a path for women on the Supreme Court. Four are serving today
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — One fall day in 2010, retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor slipped into the…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy was ditched and Santos expelled. The House is making history, but not as the GOP envisioned
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is making history this year in ways that Republicans could hardly have…
Continue ReadingMcCarthy was ditched and Santos expelled. The House is making history, but not as the GOP envisioned
By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — The House is making history this year in ways that Republicans could hardly have…
Continue ReadingPolice charge director of Miss Nicaragua pageant with running ‘beauty queen coup’ plot
By GABRIELA SELSER Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Nicaraguan police said Friday they want to arrest the director of the Miss Nicaragua…
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Rodeado de rusos y dispuesto a morir, este soldado ucraniano habilitó un ataque de artillería contra su propia posición
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El soldado ucraniano Serhii está sentado en su cama de hospital en una clínica pública del centro de Ucrania.…
Continue ReadingBolivia’s Indigenous women climbers fear for their future as the Andean glaciers melt
By PAOLA FLORES Associated Press EL ALTO, Bolivia (AP) — When they first started climbing the Andes peaks, they could hear the ice crunching under…
Continue ReadingRussia bears down on eastern town, and claims spy chief’s wife was poisoned: Ukraine war round-up
By Victoria Butenko, Maria Kostenko, Daria Markina Tarasova, Yulia Kesaieva and Anna Chernova, CNN (CNN) — The eastern Ukrainian town of…
Continue ReadingDon’t ignore us: Backed by pope, poorer nations use COP28 summit to press rich world on climate
By JAMEY KEATEN and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Countries once colonized by empires are striking back on…
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Democrat denounces political intimidation and violence after home vandalized with call for ceasefire in Israel, Gaza
By Kaanita Iyer and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — Democratic Rep. Adam Smith on Friday condemned intimidation and violence pushed by political…
Continue Reading Costa Rica celebra 75 años sin ejército, una hazaña que la convirtió en referente de paz
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Hace 75 años, después de una guerra civil que dividió el país, Costa Rica tomó una decisión que…
Continue ReadingCSU Fullerton wins 64-54 against North Dakota
By The Associated Press FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) — Dominic Brewton’s 19 points helped CSU Fullerton defeat North Dakota 64-54 on Friday night.…
Continue ReadingUS Navy plans to raise jet plane off Hawaii coral reef using inflatable cylinders
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The U.S. Navy plans to use inflatable cylinders to lift and roll a jet plane off a coral reef in…
Continue ReadingRobinson scores career-high 24 points as No. 19 BYU coasts past Fresno State to move to 7-0
JOHN COON Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Jaxson Robinson scored a career-high 24 points, making six 3-pointers, while Spencer Johnson added…
Continue ReadingMontoya and Doms each score in the opening four minutes to help Stanford beat BYU in College Cup
CARY, N.C. (AP) — Allie Montoya and Maya Doms each scored in the opening four minutes and Stanford held off BYU 2-0 on Friday night to advance to…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas police search for suspect after 5 homeless people are shot, killing 1
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Five homeless people were shot in Las Vegas on Friday, one of them fatally, and police were searching for a lone suspect,…
Continue ReadingLas Vegas police search for suspect after 5 homeless people are shot, killing 1
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Five homeless people were shot in Las Vegas on Friday, one of them fatally, and police were searching for a lone suspect,…
Continue Reading Amazon recurre a SpaceX para el lanzamiento de satélites pese a que Jeff Bezos está en la misma industria
Belén Liotti (CNN) — Amazon acaba de firmar un acuerdo con su principal competidor, SpaceX, dirigido por Elon Musk, para lanzar satélites con…
Continue ReadingMacDonald and Duclair score twice as Sharks beat Devils 6-3 for 1st road win
By ALLAN KREDA Associated Press NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jacob MacDonald and Anthony Duclair each scored twice, and Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 44 shots as…
Continue Reading Congreso de Guatemala retira inmunidad a cuatro de los cinco magistrados del Tribunal Electoral
Valeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — El Congreso de Guatemala aprobó este jueves una resolución que retira la inmunidad a cuatro de los cinco…
Continue Reading ¿Quién es Claudia Juana Rodríguez de Guevara, a quien Bukele designó en la presidencia de El Salvador mientras él busca su reelección?
Valeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — La Asamblea Legislativa de El Salvador aprobó este jueves la designación de Claudia Juana Rodríguez de…
Continue ReadingOakland Athletics pitcher Ken Waldichuk undergoes elbow procedure
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland Athletics left-hander Ken Waldichuk underwent a procedure to remove scar tissue from his pitching elbow to help…
Continue ReadingSurrounded by Russians and ready to die, this Ukrainian soldier called in an artillery strike – on his own position
By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Anna Coren, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian soldier Serhii sits on his hospital bed in a public clinic in central…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects calls to halt winter construction work on Willow oil project in Alaska during appeal
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A federal judge in Alaska has rejected requests from environmental groups to halt winter…
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Macaulay Culkin celebrated by ‘Home Alone’ mom Catherine O’Hara at his Walk of Fame ceremony
CNN By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — He’s the boy who was left to his own devices in everyone’s favorite holiday comedy, and on Friday he got…
Continue Reading Las cinco preguntas de un referendo que, entre dudas y preocupaciones, marcará la estrategia venezolana en torno al territorio Esequibo
Valeria Ordóñez (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de Nicolás Maduro convocó un referéndum para este 3 de diciembre que contiene cinco…
Continue Reading Start your week smart: George Santos expelled, Israel-Hamas war, Palestinian student, Trump case, Sandra Day O’Connor
CNN, WABC By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Wow, suddenly Christmas seems right around the corner. If you’re thinking of going…
Continue ReadingPentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) — From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its…
Continue ReadingPentagon forges new high-tech agreement with Australia, United Kingdom, aimed at countering China
By LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press MOUNTAIN VIEW, California (AP) — From underwater drones to electronic warfare, the U.S. is expanding its…
Continue Reading Ransomware attack causes outages at 60 credit unions, federal agency says
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — About 60 credit unions in the US are experiencing outages because of a ransomware attack on an IT provider the…
Continue Reading Un tribunal federal de apelaciones ordena a Texas retirar las controvertidas boyas fronterizas del río Grande
Valeria Ordóñez (CNN) — El Tribunal de Apelaciones del Quinto Circuito de Estados Unidos falló este viernes a favor del Gobierno de Biden y…
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Los Angeles police ask for help finding person suspected of killing 3 homeless people as they slept
By Cheri Mossburg and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Officials in Los Angeles are asking for the public’s help to find a suspect believed to be…
Continue Reading Mueren 220 flamencos en Argentina por un brote de gripe aviar
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Unos 220 flamencos aparecieron muertos en la provincia de Catamarca, en el noroeste de Argentina, debido a un brote…
Continue Reading El mundo puede estar cerca de tener su primer buque de carga que casi no emite dióxido de carbono
Belén Liotti (CNN) — El primer buque de carga del mundo que produce casi cero contaminación ni calentamiento en el planeta está en proceso…
Continue Reading Federal judge says Trump does not have absolute immunity, denying bid to dismiss election subversion case
By Katelyn Polantz and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The federal judge presiding over Donald Trump’s election subversion case in Washington,…
Continue ReadingLos Angeles police searching for suspect in three fatal shootings of homeless people
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police are searching for a suspect in the fatal shootings of three homeless people in separate incidents around the…
Continue ReadingUS proposes plan to help the snow-dependent Canada lynx before warming shrinks its habitat
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. officials are proposing a $31 million recovery plan for Canada lynx to help a…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects Trump’s claim of immunity in his federal 2020 election prosecution
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump is not immune from prosecution in his election interference…
Continue ReadingFormer Colombian military officer accused in base bombing extradited to Florida
MIAMI (AP) — A former Colombian military officer accused of injuring dozens, including three U.S. soldiers, in a bombing attack at a Colombian…
Continue ReadingRonaldo walks off to chants of ‘Messi! Messi!’ as his team loses 3-0 in Riyadh derby
By JOHN DUERDEN Associated Press RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo walked off the field with the gleeful chants of “Messi! Messi!”…
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