Spain’s women make history at the Women’s World Cup against a backdrop of turmoil and dispute
By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Spain has thrilled its fans and neutrals alike with some scintillating performances en route to a historic…
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$2 to cut a sandwich in half: The outrageous rip-offs targeting tourists in Italy
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — An Italian holiday may be a priceless experience for those who have enjoyed all this country has to…
Continue ReadingLebanese state media say Syrian man suspected of deadly bombing committed suicide to avoid detention
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s state news agency says a Syrian citizen suspected of being behind a deadly bombing near the Syrian capital last month…
Continue ReadingTourists’ drinking misadventures up Eiffel Tower and in Trevi fountain
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week, misbehaving tourists in Europe, the German couple who moved to Italy to open a…
Continue ReadingRussian missile attack kills 7 in northern Ukrainian city as Zelenskyy visits NATO candidate Sweden
By EFREM LUKATSKY, KARL RITTER and ELISE MORTON Associated Press CHERNIHIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile attack in the center of a northern…
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‘It was a death trap.’ These workers died in triple-digit heat. Now their loved ones demand change
Story and video by John General, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — Gabriel Infante, 24, was dazed and sweating in the unforgiving sun. The heat index was…
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Tropical Storm Hilary swirls northward packing deadly rainfall along Mexico’s Baja coast
By JORDI LEBRIJA Associated Press ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) — Tropical Storm Hilary swirled northward Sunday just off the coast of Mexico’s Baja…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Tropical Weather story
ENSENADA, Mexico (AP) — In a story published August 20, 2023, The Associated Press erroneously reported Hilary could be the first tropical storm to…
Continue ReadingLeader of Niger’s junta says it will restore civilian rule within 3 years, but gives no details
By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — The leader of mutinous soldiers who ousted Niger’s democratically elected president said…
Continue ReadingSwiss national arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for allegedly insulting Buddhism in film
BANGKOK (AP) — A Swiss citizen has been arrested in military-ruled Myanmar for creating a film that allegedly insulted Buddhism. State newspaper…
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Gulf Coast officials are scrambling to prepare for two weather disasters to combine in deadly fashion
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — It’s been a sweltering summer for much of the US, with temperatures reaching new highs seemingly every day.…
Continue ReadingChina launches military drills around Taiwan as US wraps up landmark summit with South Korea and Japan
By Irene Nasser and Kathleen Magramo, CNN (CNN) — China’s military launched joint air and sea patrols around Taiwan this weekend as leaders…
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¿Quién es Scott McAfee, el juez que supervisará el caso contra Trump en Georgia?
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El caso penal que ahora enfrentan el expresidente Donald Trump y otros 18 acusados en Georgia, donde se les señala de…
Continue ReadingIn rural Zimbabwe, a group of grandmothers counters alleged election intimidation, bias on WhatsApp
By FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press DOMBOSHAVA, Zimbabwe (AP) — Ahead of national elections next week, some people in Zimbabwe’s rural areas…
Continue Reading A kindergartener accidentally swallowed a tooth – so her principal wrote the tooth fairy a special letter
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Five-year-old Kaisley Blake had big plans for her first-ever loose tooth – and they involved a pillow, not…
Continue ReadingMaui town ravaged by fire will ‘rise again,’ Hawaii governor says of long recovery ahead
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Hawaii Gov. Josh Green said Friday…
Continue ReadingWould a Texas law take away workers’ water breaks? A closer look at House Bill 2127
By CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press As unrelenting heat set in across Texas this summer, opponents of a sweeping new law targeting local…
Continue ReadingCanadian firefighters wage epic battle to save communities after mass evacuations
By DAVID SHARP, JIM MORRIS and MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Firefighters battling wildfires in western…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Medicaid program with work requirement off to slow start even as thousands lose coverage
By SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Public health advocates say Georgia appears to be doing little to promote its new Medicaid plan…
Continue Reading Rays defeat Angels 9-6 in 10 innings despite Ohtani grand slam and a triple play
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Despite the Angels turning their first triple play in 26 years and Shohei Ohtani hitting his…
Continue ReadingEmerging economies are pushing to end the dollar’s dominance. But what’s the alternative?
By CHINEDU ASADU, GERALD IMRAY, FARAI MUTSAKA and PAUL WISEMAN Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Business has vanished at Kingsley Odafe’s…
Continue Reading The Marlins slug 5 homers and snap the Dodgers’ 11-game winning streak with an 11-3 victory
By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jorge Soler hit two of the Marlins’ season-high five homers off Tony Gonsolin, and Miami…
Continue Reading These children’s beds are being recalled due to strangulation and death risks, consumer watchdog says
By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Parents may want to check their children’s rooms for a recalled bed with hazards that could potentially…
Continue ReadingWhy F-16 jets can’t come soon enough for Ukraine
CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Dnipro, Ukraine (CNN) — The depth and frequency of craters across the frontline city of Orikhiv are a blunt…
Continue Reading Henderson hits 2-run homer, RBI single as Orioles top A’s 9-4
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles score runs every which way, and that makes pitching against them…
Continue Reading Angels turn first triple play in 26 years during 9th inning against Rays
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels turned their first triple play in 26 years during the ninth inning Friday night against the Tampa Bay…
Continue Reading Fernando Tatis Jr. hits 2-run homer as San Diego Padres beat Arizona Diamondbacks 4-0
By RICHARD J. MARCUS Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. capped San Diego’s four-run eighth inning with a two-run homer, and…
Continue ReadingThousands more Mauritanians are making their way to the US, thanks to a route spread on social media
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ, PATRICK ORSAGOS and RENATA BRITO Associated Press CINCINNATI (AP) — Aissata Sall was scrolling through WhatsApp in May when she…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Kishida to visit Fukushima plant before deciding date to start controversial water release
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida says he will visit the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear…
Continue Reading Maui’s emergency management chief resigns, citing health reasons, a day after he defended sirens’ silence during deadly wildfires
By Raja Razek, Holly Yan and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — The head of Maui’s emergency management agency has resigned, citing health reasons,…
Continue Reading Hundreds of Mexican cultural artifacts were detained and returned to Mexico by US CBP
By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — More than 200 Mexican artifacts seized by US customs agents, some dating to 900 BC, have been repatriated to the…
Continue ReadingRail whistleblowers fired for voicing safety concerns despite efforts to end practice of retaliation
By JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Lawyers and unions representing rail workers say there is a clear pattern across the industry of…
Continue Reading Olive oil is in trouble as extreme heat and drought push the industry into crisis
By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — There is a crisis brewing in the olive oil industry. The scorching temperatures that have swept southern Europe…
Continue ReadingChinese military launches drills around Taiwan as a ‘warning’ after a top island official went to US
BEIJING (AP) — China’s defense ministry says its military has launched drills around Taiwan as a “stern warning” over what it calls collusion…
Continue ReadingLocal governments are spending billions of pandemic relief funds, but some report few specifics
By DAVID A. LIEB and KAVISH HARJAI Associated Press Joplin officials say they have big plans for $13.8 million of pandemic relief funds the…
Continue ReadingTrump looms large over Iowa State Fair, but many GOP voters still mulling their caucus choices
By THOMAS BEAUMONT and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The loop Donald Trump’s private jet made above the Iowa…
Continue ReadingFamily of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate accuse state of ‘murder by willful omission’
By Florence Trucco and Ana María Cañizares (CNNE) — The family of assassinated Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio has…
Continue ReadingHurricane Hilary could dump over a year’s worth of rain on parts of the Southwest
By Mary Gilbert, Elizabeth Wolfe and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Concern is growing Hurricane Hilary will unleash a prolific amount of flooding…
Continue ReadingJapan vows to strengthen ‘strategic collaboration’ with US and South Korea at historic meeting
By Shirin Faqiri and Heather Law, CNN (CNN) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida vowed to strengthen “trilateral strategic…
Continue Reading School board votes to fire teacher who read book on gender identity to Georgia fifth-graders
By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about gender…
Continue Reading School board votes to fire teacher who read book on gender identity to Georgia fifth-graders
CNN By Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — A suburban Atlanta school board has voted to terminate the contract of a teacher who read a book about gender…
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Competition heating up at Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion
SALINAS, Calif. (KION) – As temperatures rose on day three of the 2023 Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, the competition continued to heat up.…
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Judge partially strikes down Georgia ban on giving voters food and water in polling lines
By Tierney Sneed and Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Friday narrowed a section of Georgia election law that banned the…
Continue ReadingGuatemala court permanently blocks suspension of Seed Movement party ahead of Sunday’s election
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s Supreme Court of Justice has granted a permanent injunction to the party of…
Continue ReadingBrazil’s Bolsonaro accused by ex-aide’s lawyer of ordering sale of jewelry given as official gift
By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Then Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro ordered an aide to sell undeclared luxury jewelry…
Continue Reading Científicos se apresuran a comprender la variante de coronavirus altamente mutada detectada en cuatro países, incluido Estados Unidos
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Una nueva variante altamente mutada del virus que causa el covid-19 tiene a los países en alerta mientras…
Continue ReadingECOWAS sets ‘D-Day’ for possible military intervention in Niger
By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The West African regional bloc ECOWAS says it has chosen an undisclosed “D-Day” for a possible military…
Continue ReadingUS judge sides with Nevada regulators in fight over Utah bus firm’s intrastate v. interstate routes
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. judge has denied a Utah bus company’s bid to block Nevada regulation of routes that…
Continue Reading US judge sides with Nevada regulators in fight over Utah bus firm’s intrastate v. interstate routes
By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A U.S. judge has denied a Utah bus company’s bid to block Nevada regulation of routes that…
Continue Reading Strider strikes out 10 in 7 innings, Braves beat Giants 4-0 for 3rd straight shutout
By GEORGE HENRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Spencer Strider struck out 10 and allowed one hit in seven innings, three relievers finished and…
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