MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president said Thursday that the country’s violent criminal gangs and drug cartels are essentially “respectful people” who “respect the citizenry” and mostly just kill each other. The claims by President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are clearly at odds with the reality of millions of Mexicans who live in areas dominated […]
Lynsi Snyder’s path to ownership of burger chain In-N-Out is scarred by family tragedy—and defined by the 41-year-old’s unwavering determination to ensure she’d earned her place in the business by gaining the respect of her peers. Snyder took on the top job at the West Coast chain aged 27 in 2010, leading the business founded by her […]
Oklahoma politicians have developed a nasty habit of questioning the will of the voters. Whenever there’s an election outcome for a citizen-led petition that they don’t like, lawmakers like to spout off that voters didn’t know what they were doing as they come up with creative — and often offensive — ways to circumvent the […]
Nex Benedict will be 16 years old forever. And while we wait to learn exactly what caused the Oklahoma teenager’s death, we know many things with certainty: Nex’s final days on this earth were plagued with bullying that targeted the teen’s gender identity. That bullying erupted into a fight in the Owasso High School bathroom, […]
On the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs has stated that it is in favour of a format for ending the war that will be a just peace with respect to Ukraine’s borders. Source: Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, quoted by Turkish state-owned news agency Anadolu Details: […]
Feb. 9—On Wednesday, a Michigan jury found Jennifer Crumbley guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of four students at Oxford High School in 2021. She was found guilty despite never firing a shot. She didn’t load a weapon. She didn’t aim. She wasn’t even at the school when it happened. And it was absolutely […]
Donald Trump walked out of court Friday during closing arguments in the E. Jean Carroll trial. The former president left as Carroll’s attorney argued that Trump doesn’t respect the jury. “The record will reflect that Mr. Trump just rose and walked out of the courtroom,” the judge said. Donald Trump walked out of a Manhattan […]
Pep Guardiola has hit back at UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin over comments the European governing body was right to punish the club for financial irregularities. UEFA banned City from European competition for two years in February 2020 for breaching its Financial Fair Play rules but the ban was later overturned by the Court of Arbitration […]
Following the meeting with the Prime Minister of Slovakia, Robert Fico, Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal signed a joint statement with him to strengthen bilateral relations “based on mutual trust and respect.” Source: European Pravda, citing Denys Shmyhal Details: The statement highlights Slovakia’s firm and consistent support for Ukraine’s European integration. It expresses support for […]
Filing late in the day to meet the Jan. 18, 2024, deadline, former President Donald Trump submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court that asked the justices to overturn the Colorado Supreme Court’s decision to remove him from that state’s primary ballot. Norma Anderson, a Republican and former Colorado state lawmaker, and several other […]
A version of this story first ran in July. It also appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — Let’s start with the positive: Republicans and Democrats are coming together to protect same-sex marriage from the Supreme Court. The Respect for Marriage Act, which […]