August 2022

Splendid Byzantine churches head Thessaloniki’s holy sites

August 3, 2022 5:57 am Associated Press

By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Under fluttering strings of Greek and Byzantine flags, three men raised a…

Trump-backed Republicans win GOP nominations for US Senate, secretary of state and attorney general in Arizona, CNN projects

August 3, 2022 5:49 am CNN Newsource

By Eric Bradner, CNN Three Donald Trump-endorsed Republicans who have embraced the former President’s 2020 election lies will win the GOP…

Beirut’s port blast two years on: An open wound festers as authorities try to close the case

August 3, 2022 5:46 am CNN Newsource

By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Clocks stopped when one of the largest non-nuclear explosions in history ripped through Beirut. Inside wrecked homes and…

Six takeaways from Kansas, Michigan, Missouri, Arizona and Washington primaries

August 3, 2022 5:45 am CNN

By Eric Bradner, Dan Merica and Gregory Krieg, CNN Kansas voters handed abortion-rights advocates a massive victory Tuesday, surging to the polls to…

Videos in English depict last 6 months of Anne Frank’s life

August 3, 2022 5:43 am Associated Press

AMSTERDAM (AP) — The Anne Frank House museum is releasing an English-language version of three videos in which an actress playing the young Jewish…

Europe starts unique soccer season split by Qatar World Cup

August 3, 2022 5:32 am Associated Press

By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — In the 134 years since league soccer started in England, the European game has never scheduled such…

Long days grind on search teams in flood-ravaged Appalachia

August 3, 2022 5:32 am Associated Press

By BRUCE SCHREINER and BRYNN ANDERSON Associated Press HINDMAN, Ky. (AP) — The long days searching debris-clogged creekbanks are taking a toll on…

Atlantic City’s Joe Lupo to run Mirage casino for Hard Rock

August 3, 2022 5:31 am Associated Press

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Joe Lupo, who has helped two of Atlantic City’s most successful casinos thrive…

Atlantic City’s Joe Lupo to run Mirage casino for Hard Rock

August 3, 2022 5:31 am Associated Press

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Joe Lupo, who has helped two of Atlantic City’s most successful casinos thrive…

Atlantic City’s Joe Lupo to run Mirage casino for Hard Rock

August 3, 2022 5:31 am Associated Press

By WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Joe Lupo, who has helped two of Atlantic City’s most successful casinos thrive…

Pelosi’s Taiwan trip is another knock to China’s yuan

August 3, 2022 5:29 am CNN Newsource

By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business China’s yuan has fared better than many other major currencies this year. It’s shed 6.5% against the US…

El precio de la gasolina baja durante 50 días seguidos en Estados Unidos

August 3, 2022 5:26 am CNN Newsource

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Los precios de la gasolina en Estados Unidos siguen bajando, lo que supone un alivio para los consumidores cansados…

English Premier League teams to stop taking the knee before every match

August 3, 2022 5:20 am CNN Newsource

By Sammy Mngqosini, CNN The English Premier League announced on Wednesday that the anti-racism gesture of taking the knee will be limited to certain…

Asian shares rise on optimism on economic data, earnings

August 3, 2022 5:15 am Associated Press

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Thursday as investors welcomed encouraging economic data and quarterly…

Dolly Parton among Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy winners

August 3, 2022 5:05 am Associated Press

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Country superstar Dolly Parton is among the 2022 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recipients. Also…

Dolly Parton among Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy winners

August 3, 2022 5:05 am Associated Press

By GLENN GAMBOA AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Country superstar Dolly Parton is among the 2022 Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy recipients. Also…

Scammers are targeting sponsors who are trying to help Ukrainians reach the US

August 3, 2022 5:03 am CNN Newsource

By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN A recently reported scam is targeting sponsors who are trying to help Ukrainians come to the United States, according…

England-US women’s game at Wembley sells out in one day

August 3, 2022 4:59 am Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — England’s women’s soccer team is continuing to generate unprecedented fan interest following its European Championship victory,…

US couple transforms abandoned Italian house into dream home with an elevator

August 3, 2022 4:55 am CNN Newsource

Silvia Marchetti, CNN Buyers from all around the world have been snapping up dilapidated Italian homes at rock bottom prices over the past few years…

Legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully has died at age 94

August 3, 2022 4:52 am CNN

By Seán Federico-O’Murchú, CNN Legendary broadcaster Vin Scully, the voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers for more than six decades, has died at…

Robinhood to cut 23% of its workforce, revenue sinks 44%

August 3, 2022 4:34 am CNN Newsource

By Alicia Wallace, CNN Business Just months after cutting 9% of its workforce, Robinhood on Tuesday announced plans to lay off another 23%. The…

Pelosi says US will ‘not abandon’ Taiwan as China begins military drills

August 3, 2022 4:33 am CNN

By Jeremy Herb, Eric Cheung, Wayne Chang and Rhea Mogul, CNN During a historic trip to Taiwan Wednesday, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said her visit…

Premier League teams won’t take the knee before every game

August 3, 2022 4:33 am Associated Press

LONDON (AP) — Premier League players will no longer take the knee ahead of every match, but will do so at “significant moments” during the…

A race to save fish as Rio Grande dries, even in Albuquerque

August 3, 2022 4:31 am Associated Press

By BRITTANY PETERSON and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The Rio Grande went dry in Albuquerque last week for the first…

Jury finds Alex Jones caused $4 million in damages to two Sandy Hook parents

August 3, 2022 4:30 am CNN

By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Right-wing talk show host Alex Jones will have to pay the parents of a Sandy Hook shooting victim a little more than $4…

ANÁLISIS | Pelosi enfada a China, pero Taiwán, y no EE.UU., puede pagar el precio más alto

August 3, 2022 4:14 am CNN Newsource

Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Cuando la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, Nancy Pelosi, aterrizó en Taiwán este…

Greece: 29 people picked up from boat in distress

August 3, 2022 4:13 am Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s coast guard says more than two dozen people have been picked up from a sailboat in distress far off the…

Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’

August 3, 2022 4:06 am Associated Press

By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — For years, bombastic far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones ranted to his millions of…

Why Nancy Pelosi’s pink suit in Taiwan was about more than power-dressing

August 3, 2022 4:00 am CNN

Oscar Holland, CNN Nancy Pelosi’s plane may have landed in Taiwan under the cover of night, but her arrival was, in every other way,…

Why Nancy Pelosi’s pink suit in Taiwan was about more than power-dressing

August 3, 2022 4:00 am CNN Newsource

Oscar Holland, CNN Nancy Pelosi’s plane may have landed in Taiwan under the cover of night, but her arrival was, in every other way,…

How to save on school supplies by tapping your community

August 3, 2022 4:00 am Associated Press

By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet Back-to-school shopping is extra expensive this year, due to inflation. But coordinating with people in your…

How to save on school supplies by tapping your community

August 3, 2022 4:00 am Associated Press

By LAURA MCMULLEN of NerdWallet Back-to-school shopping is extra expensive this year, due to inflation. But coordinating with people in your…

Growing prescriptions help push CVS past Q2 expectations

August 3, 2022 3:55 am Associated Press

By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer CVS Health thumped second-quarter expectations and hiked its full-year forecast as growing prescription claims helped…

How a little-known stock soared 21,000% to overtake Costco

August 3, 2022 3:55 am CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh, CNN Business The Reddit retail army is back. A little-known Hong Kong-based company appears to have become the latest obsession of…

Rector of top Moscow university put under house arrest

August 3, 2022 3:48 am Associated Press

MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court has ruled to transfer a university rector from jail to house arrest as he faces embezzlement charges. Some observers…

ANÁLISIS | Crecen las preguntas sobre si el viaje de Pelosi a Taiwán valdrá las consecuencias

August 3, 2022 3:39 am CNN Newsource

olivertapia (CNN) — Si el arriesgado viaje de la presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos, Nancy Pelosi, a Taiwán fue una…

French lawmakers OK $20.3 billion to help with rising prices

August 3, 2022 3:35 am Associated Press

By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press SAULIEU, France (AP) — French lawmakers have approved a 20 billion-euro ($20.3-billion) package of measures…

French lawmakers OK $20.3 billion to help with rising prices

August 3, 2022 3:35 am Associated Press

By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press SAULIEU, France (AP) — French lawmakers have approved a 20 billion-euro ($20.3-billion) package of measures…