By Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Despite its reputation as ironclad, it was possible to escape Alcatraz. All it took was brains, guts and 50 raincoats. On June 11, 1962, three prisoners – Frank Morris and brothers Clarence and John Anglin, all in their 30s – shimmied with a homemade raft through hidden holes in
Continue ReadingBy Natasha Chen, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Kip’s Toyland has sold toys to children in Los Angeles for almost 80 years, through wars, recessions and a pandemic. But now tariffs of 145% on most Chinese imports threaten the livelihood of the city’s oldest toy shop, considering that nearly 80% of toys sold in the
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Democrats have one big hope as they scramble to find a top-tier recruit against GOP Sen. Susan Collins in Maine: Maybe she won’t run at all. Collins, the lone New England Senate Republican, who is at the peak of her influence over 28 years in the
Continue ReadingPor Pau Mosquera, CNN en Español Viven en condiciones infrahumanas y son obligadas a realizar trabajos en condiciones muy diferentes a las prometidas. En ocasiones, en régimen de esclavitud. Son las víctimas de trata y explotación laboral, un mal que se ha hecho más visible en España a lo largo de los últimos años a
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By WAFAA SHURAFA, ZEKE MILLER and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hamas said Sunday that the last living American hostage in Gaza, Edan Alexander, will be released as part of efforts to establish a ceasefire, reopen crossings into the Israeli-blockaded territory and resume the delivery of aid. Two Hamas officials
Continue ReadingPor Dan Heching, CNN Las cosas comenzaron bastante bien en el episodio de este fin de semana de “Saturday Night Live”, pero luego dieron un giro. Los miembros del elenco Kenan Thompson, Marcello Hernandez y Bowen Yang aparecieron en el segmento de apertura del programa para un sentido homenaje a sus madres antes del Día
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By MOLLY QUELL Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — The fire that caused significant damage in April to historic buildings in Suriname’s capital city was not the only threat facing the nearby Neveh Shalom Synagogue. As firefighters battled to save the historic city center of Paramaribo — a UNESCO World Heritage site — the synagogue’s volunteers
Continue ReadingPor Sophie Tanno, CNN Se consideran una de las armas más peligrosas e indiscriminadas del mundo. Sin embargo, cinco países europeos han rechazado un tratado internacional sobre el uso de minas terrestres, alegando la creciente amenaza de Moscú. Finlandia, Polonia, Letonia, Estonia y Lituania –países que limitan con Rusia– han tomado medidas para retirarse del
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By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanians voted Sunday in parliamentary elections after a boisterous campaign dominated by the country’s uphill effort to join the European Union and Prime Minister Edi Rama’s bid for a fourth term in office. Polls closed at 7 p.m. Sunday and vote counting is expected to conclude
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By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — For thousands of Catholic pilgrims in Rome, it’s the unmissable Vatican appointment: the midday Sunday blessing the pope delivers from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square. The new pope, Leo XIV, is scheduled to deliver his first such prayer on Sunday from the loggia where he
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Things started off warmly enough on this weekend’s episode of “Saturday Night Live” but then took a turn. Cast members Kenan Thompson, Marcello Hernandez and Bowen Yang appeared in the cold open for a heartfelt tribute to their moms ahead of Mother’s Day, but the moment was cut short
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By The Associated Press NBA Monday FAVORITE LINE O/U UNDERDOG Boston 6½ (209½) at NEW YORK Minnesota 5½ (200½) at GOLDEN STATE MLB Monday American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE Boston -116 at DETROIT -102 Kansas City -116 at HOUSTON -102 N.Y Yankees -130 at SEATTLE +110 National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LINE at PHILADELPHIA
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Machado, San Diego, .324; Alonso, New York, .320; Tatis, San Diego, .320; Donovan, St. Louis, .318; Abrams, Washington, .315; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, .315; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .314; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .310; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .308; Sheets, San Diego, .304. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 44; Tatis, San Diego, 33; Betts, Los Angeles, 32; Tucker, Chicago, 32;
Continue Reading NATIONAL LEAGUE BATTING_Machado, San Diego, .324; Alonso, New York, .320; Tatis, San Diego, .320; Donovan, St. Louis, .318; Abrams, Washington, .315; T.Hernández, Los Angeles, .315; W.Smith, Los Angeles, .314; T.Turner, Philadelphia, .310; Ohtani, Los Angeles, .308; Sheets, San Diego, .304. RUNS_Ohtani, Los Angeles, 44; Tatis, San Diego, 33; Betts, Los Angeles, 32; Tucker, Chicago, 32;
Continue Reading By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A passenger bus skidded off a cliff in Sri Lanka’s tea-growing hill country on Sunday, killing 21 people and injuring 35 others, a police spokesman said. The accident occurred in the early hours of Sunday near the town of Kotmale, about 140 kilometers (86 miles)
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By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press PALMER, Alaska (AP) — It is one of Alaska’s favorite Mother’s Day traditions, getting up close and personal with animals that have survived the ice age. All moms get a daisy and free admission Sunday at the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, about an hour’s drive north of Anchorage. Once
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By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Nowhere is the border-crossing nature of cinema more evident than the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off Tuesday in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to enact tariffs on international films. Cannes, where filmmakers, sales agents and journalists gather from around the world, is the Olympics of
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer Nowhere is the border-crossing nature of cinema more evident than the Cannes Film Festival, which kicks off Tuesday in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s vow to enact tariffs on international films. Cannes, where filmmakers, sales agents and journalists gather from around the world, is the Olympics of
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By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As 18-year-old Bobby Gumpright rode his bike home from his bartending job in New Orleans in 1999, he began to concoct a story about why he didn’t have any money. In the throes of addiction and not wanting to admit he had spent his paycheck
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By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As 18-year-old Bobby Gumpright rode his bike home from his bartending job in New Orleans in 1999, he began to concoct a story about why he didn’t have any money. In the throes of addiction and not wanting to admit he had spent his paycheck
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By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the biggest jewelry center in the United States, Alberto Hernandez fired up his machine on a recent day and waited until it glowed bright orange inside before shoveling in an assortment of rings, earrings and necklaces weighing about as much as a bar of soap:
Continue Reading By JAIMIE DING Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — At the biggest jewelry center in the United States, Alberto Hernandez fired up his machine on a recent day and waited until it glowed bright orange inside before shoveling in an assortment of rings, earrings and necklaces weighing about as much as a bar of soap:
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PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) — Former Panamanian President Ricardo Martinelli left the Nicaraguan embassy in Panama City where he had sought refuge more than a year ago after the courts upheld a money laundering sentence against him and headed to Colombia where he has received political asylum, the government said late Saturday. Panama’s foreign ministry
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — They are considered one of the world’s most dangerous, and indiscriminate, weapons. Yet five European countries have turned their backs on an international treaty on the use of landmines, citing the growing threat from Moscow. Finland, Poland, Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania – which all border Russia – have made
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the “Kansas Pick 3 Evening” game were: 4, 5, 5 (four, five, five) For more lottery results, go to Jackpot.com | Order Lottery Tickets
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