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Today: April 16, 2025
Today: April 16, 2025

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Ecuador ‘open’ to US military taking ‘control’ of crackdowns on illegal operations, president says

Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa indicated that he’s open to changing the country’s constitution to allow US troops into the country to help combat illegal operations such as mining and gang activity during an exclusive interview with CNN’s Fernando del Rincón. Ecuador’s constitution has historically barred foreign military bases in the country.

April 15, 2025
Ecuador ‘open’ to US military taking ‘control’ of crackdowns on illegal operations, president says
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|Political|US

Harvey Weinstein heads back to court in retrial on sex crimes charges

When disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape and a criminal sex act in 2020, the verdict was hailed as a groundbreaking victory for women around the world and a sign of progress in a cultural fight to stop workplace abuse of power. For Weinstein, his retrial is another chance toward exoneration. For his accusers, the stakes feel higher amid a changed cultural and political climate in America in 2025. CNN's Elizabeth Wagmeister reports.

April 15, 2025
Harvey Weinstein heads back to court in retrial on sex crimes charges
Crime|Political|US

The Latest: Trump administration sues Maine over transgender athletes in girls sports

President Donald Trump’s administration announced a lawsuit Wednesday against Maine’s education department for not complying with the government’s push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex

April 16, 2025
The Latest: Trump administration sues Maine over transgender athletes in girls sports
Africa|Americas|Crime|World

US pastor kidnapped in South Africa rescued unharmed after police shootout

South African police have rescued a kidnapped American pastor "miraculously unharmed" following a deadly shootout, authorities said on Wednesday.

April 16, 2025
US pastor kidnapped in South Africa rescued unharmed after police shootout
Crime|Food|US

Good Samaritan who stopped attack in Oakland's Chinatown honored

Good Samaritan who stopped attack in Oakland's Chinatown honored

April 16, 2025
Good Samaritan who stopped attack in Oakland's Chinatown honored
Crime|Environment|US

Woman calls for awareness after massive pothole wrecks her car on Chicago's South Side

Woman calls for awareness after massive pothole wrecks her car on Chicago's South Side

April 16, 2025
Woman calls for awareness after massive pothole wrecks her car on Chicago's South Side
Crime|Education|Political|US

New lawsuit alleges traffic stops, dismissed cases used as criteria to revoke student visas

New lawsuit alleges traffic stops, dismissed cases used as criteria to revoke student visas

April 16, 2025
New lawsuit alleges traffic stops, dismissed cases used as criteria to revoke student visas
Business|Crime|Europe|Technology|World

Damaged Finland-Estonia undersea cable expected back in operation by mid-July

Repair work on the damaged subsea power line EstLink 2 that runs between Finland and Estonia will start in May and is expected to return to commercial use on July 15, Finnish

April 16, 2025
Damaged Finland-Estonia undersea cable expected back in operation by mid-July
Business|Crime|Europe|Technology

Google faces 5 billion pound UK lawsuit for abusing dominance in online search

Alphabet's Google is being sued in Britain for potential damages of up to 5 billion pounds ($6.6 billion) in a class action alleging the company abused its dominant

April 16, 2025
Google faces 5 billion pound UK lawsuit for abusing dominance in online search
Crime|Europe|Political

UK anti-Islam activist 'Tommy Robinson' loses appeal against prison sentence

British anti-Islam activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon on Wednesday lost his appeal against his 18-month sentence after he previously admitted contempt of court for repeating false

April 16, 2025
UK anti-Islam activist 'Tommy Robinson' loses appeal against prison sentence
Crime|Europe|Political

Cars set on fire at French prison in second wave of attacks

French jails were hit by a new wave of attacks overnight, including several cars set alight at Tarascon prison in southern France, the

April 16, 2025
Cars set on fire at French prison in second wave of attacks
Africa|Crime|MidEast|Political|World

Al Shabaab attacks strategic Somalia town as it presses offensive

Al Shabaab fighters attacked a town in central Somalia on Wednesday that government forces have been using as a staging area for their efforts to drive back the militants, who

April 16, 2025
Al Shabaab attacks strategic Somalia town as it presses offensive
Crime|MidEast|Political|US

PennLive: Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania governor’s home targeted the governor for his views on war in Gaza, warrant says

PennLive: Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania governor’s home targeted the governor for his views on war in Gaza, warrant says

April 16, 2025
PennLive: Suspect in arson at Pennsylvania governor’s home targeted the governor for his views on war in Gaza, warrant says
Americas|Crime|Political|US

Two US service members assigned to southern border task force killed in vehicle accident

Two US service members assigned to southern border task force killed in vehicle accident

April 16, 2025
Two US service members assigned to southern border task force killed in vehicle accident
Crime|Education|US

Erik and Lyle Menendez have created self-help groups and programs while locked up for 35 years

Erik and Lyle Menendez have spent most of their lives in prison

April 16, 2025
Erik and Lyle Menendez have created self-help groups and programs while locked up for 35 years
Americas|Crime|Political|US

The Oklahoma City bombing was 30 years ago. Some survivors worry America didn’t learn the lesson

Thirty years after a truck bomb detonated outside a federal building in the nation’s heartland, deep scars still remain from the deadliest homegrown attack on U.S. soil

April 16, 2025
The Oklahoma City bombing was 30 years ago. Some survivors worry America didn’t learn the lesson
Crime|Political|US

A truck bomb rips through a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995

Journalists in Oklahoma City have vivid memories of the bombing at the Alfred P

April 16, 2025
A truck bomb rips through a federal building in Oklahoma City in 1995
Americas|Crime|Political|World

Brazil grants asylum to wife of Peru's former president Humala

Brazil has granted diplomatic asylum to Nadine Heredia, the wife of former Peruvian President Ollanta Humala after both were convicted of receiving illicit campaign funds, Peru's

April 16, 2025
Brazil grants asylum to wife of Peru's former president Humala
Americas|Crime|Political

Peru court jails ex-President Humala for money laundering; Brazil grants diplomatic asylum to his wife

A Peruvian court on Tuesday sentenced ex-President Ollanta Humala to 15 years in prison for receiving illicit campaign funds from a Brazilian construction firm, making

April 15, 2025
Peru court jails ex-President Humala for money laundering; Brazil grants diplomatic asylum to his wife
Americas|Crime|Economy|Political|World

US fuel exports to Mexico by land halted by higher scrutiny, sources say

The Mexican government has halted U.S. fuel imports sent into the country by road, as it cracks down on illegal deals, three sources familiar with the matter said

April 15, 2025
US fuel exports to Mexico by land halted by higher scrutiny, sources say
Africa|Crime|Environment|World

Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends

Two Belgian teenagers have been charged in Kenya with wildlife piracy after they were found with thousands of ants packed in test tubes in what Kenyan authorities said was part of a trend in trafficking smaller and lesser known species

April 15, 2025
Belgian teens arrested with 5,000 smuggled ants as Kenya warns of changing trafficking trends
Africa|Crime|Political|US|World

Gambian ex-soldier convicted at US trial of torturing suspected backers of a failed 2006 coup

An ex-member of Gambia’s military has been convicted at a federal jury trial in Denver of torturing five people accused of involvement in a failed coup against the West African country’s longtime dictator nearly 20 years ago

April 15, 2025
Gambian ex-soldier convicted at US trial of torturing suspected backers of a failed 2006 coup
Celebrity|Crime|Health|US

Records show Gene Hackman's wife researched symptoms of illness days before her death

Authorities have released a lengthy investigation report detailing some of the last internet searches done by Gene Hackman's wife in the days before her death

April 15, 2025
Records show Gene Hackman's wife researched symptoms of illness days before her death
Crime|Political|US

IRS agent who investigated Hunter Biden expected to be named IRS acting chief

An IRS whistleblower who testified publicly about investigations into Hunter Biden’s taxes is expected to be promoted to IRS acting commissioner, two sources familiar with the plan tell The Associated Press

April 15, 2025
IRS agent who investigated Hunter Biden expected to be named IRS acting chief

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