Plane crashes in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state, killing all 61 aboard, airline says
Associated Press VINHEDO, Brazil (AP) — A passenger plane crashed into a gated residential community in Brazil’s Sao Paulo state Friday, killing…
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Nigerian police investigate killing of trans TikToker Abuja Area Mama
By Nimi Princewill, CNN Abuja, Nigeria (CNN) — Police in the Nigerian capital Abuja are investigating the killing of a trans TikToker known as…
Continue ReadingBody camera footage shows local police anger at Secret Service after Trump assassination attempt
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In the chaotic aftermath of the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at a Pennsylvania rally last month, a…
Continue ReadingBreanna Stewart, US women’s basketball team advance to gold medal game at Paris Olympics
AP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — Breanna Stewart and the U.S. women’s basketball team cruised to a familiar place — the Olympic gold medal…
Continue ReadingLike Noah Lyles, Olympians with COVID are competing in Paris. Restrictions are a thing of the past
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paris Olympics organizers have issued health recommendations, but no restrictions, for dozens of athletes who tested…
Continue ReadingFormer tennis coach sentenced to 25 years for taking girl across state lines for sex
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama tennis coach was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for taking a minor across state lines with the intent…
Continue ReadingOlympians are turning to OnlyFans to fund dreams as they face a ‘broken’ finance system
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Dire financial straits are leading droves of Olympic athletes to sell images of their bodies to subscribers on…
Continue ReadingWhat to stream: Post Malone goes country, Sydney Sweeney plays a nun and Madden 25 hits the field
This week’s new streaming entertainment releases include a country album from Post Malone, Awkwafina playing a struggling actor whose winning…
Continue ReadingMali ousts Swedish ambassador amid strained relations with the West
Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s government says Sweden’s ambassador was ordered to leave the country within 72 hours following…
Continue ReadingAhead of Olympic women’s boxing title bouts, IOC president again defends Imane Khelif and Li Yu-ting
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Algerian boxer Imane Khelif was preparing to fight for an Olympic title when IOC president Thomas Bach again defended…
Continue ReadingContract holdouts and hold-ins cast a shadow over NFL contenders
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Whether it’s star players holding out of training camp or holding in by reporting and not…
Continue ReadingThese Gazan children have been reunited with their families after months of war. But thousands remain unaccompanied
By Antoinette Radford and Billy Stockwell, CNN (CNN) — On Tuesday morning, as Abdallah stood on a dusty street in northern Gaza amid the debris…
Continue ReadingNYPD officer charged with using chokehold banned after George Floyd’s death
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors say a New York City police officer has been arrested for trying to arrest a man by using a chokehold…
Continue ReadingTrump’s tale of a harrowing helicopter ride and emergency landing? Didn’t happen, Willie Brown says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump mixed up two prominent politicians from California when he told a harrowing tale…
Continue ReadingTrump’s tale of a harrowing helicopter ride and emergency landing? Didn’t happen, Willie Brown says
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump mixed up two prominent politicians from California when he told a harrowing tale…
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NYC’s ice cream museum is sued by a man who says he broke his ankle jumping into the sprinkle pool
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who says he broke his ankle jumping into the sprinkle pool at the Museum of Ice Cream in New York City has filed a lawsuit…
Continue ReadingYankees vs. Rangers game postponed Friday due to rain
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The series opener Friday between the New York Yankees and Texas Rangers was postponed due to rain. With the…
Continue ReadingWater quality was acceptable when Olympians swam in Seine River, data shows
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Water quality data used by Paris Olympics organizers shows that bacteria levels in the Seine River were within…
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Markets saw a massive shift this week. Here’s what happened
Originally Published: 09 AUG 24 09:41 ET By Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — After a prolonged period of calm, financial markets went into a…
Continue ReadingThe threat Israel didn’t foresee: Hezbollah’s growing drone power
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group launched one of its deepest strikes into Israel in mid-May, using an explosive…
Continue ReadingFugitive ex-Catalan leader said to be in Belgium as Spanish police try to explain how he escaped
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The lawyer for Carles Puigdemont says the former Catalan leader is back in Belgium after evading arrest in Spain for the…
Continue ReadingU.S. men win volleyball bronze medal at the Paris Olympics, beating Italy in straight sets
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — As of this moment, Matt Anderson is planning to make another go at an Olympic gold medal in men’s volleyball…
Continue ReadingUN refugee agency urges Cyprus government to process asylum seekers pushed into a UN buffer zone
Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says government authorities in ethnically divided Cyprus have rounded up…
Continue ReadingPolish leader Tusk says billions of dollars in illegal spending by predecessors uncovered
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Prime Minister Donald Tusk has accused Poland’s previous government of illegally spending 100 billion Polish zlotys or $25…
Continue ReadingAll 4 Milwaukee hotel workers charged with murder in Black man’s death now in custody
MILWAUKEE (AP) — All four hotel workers charged in connection with D’Vontaye Mitchell’s death are now in custody, more than five weeks after…
Continue ReadingKerr says Tatum’s minutes at Paris Olympics come down to a mathematical logjam
AP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — Jayson Tatum has not played in two of the five U.S. games at the Paris Olympics, held out of both matchups…
Continue ReadingCo-founder of Smartmatic voting machine company charged with paying bribes for Philippine contracts
Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A federal indictment has charged three current and former executives of Smartmatic in a scheme to pay more than $1…
Continue ReadingUNC’s interim leader approved for permanent job
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The University of North Carolina Board of Governors has voted to approve the nomination of Lee Roberts as the…
Continue ReadingHarvard rebuffs protests and won’t remove Sackler name from two buildings
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University has decided against removing from campus buildings the name of a family whose company makes the…
Continue ReadingNorway likely won’t proceed with spying trial for a Russian citizen who was part of Russia-US swap
Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A senior prosecutor in Norway says that a Russian citizen who was arrested in the Scandinavian country…
Continue ReadingUN rights office decries ‘alarmingly high’ number of executions in Iran: 29 over two days this week
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N. human rights office is expressing concerns about reports that Iran has executed 29 people over two days this week. The U.N.…
Continue ReadingItalian beach establishments close umbrellas briefly to protest long-delayed liberalization plans
ROME (AP) — Italian beach establishments mounted a symbolic two-hour strike early Friday aimed at pressuring the government not to enact a…
Continue ReadingLeBron James, still leading the way for the US at age 39, has another chance at an Olympic gold
AP Basketball Writer PARIS (AP) — LeBron James knows there aren’t many moments like this left. He’s 39. He’s entering his 22nd professional…
Continue ReadingH.E.R. will sing at the Paris Olympics’ closing ceremony as part of the handover to Los Angeles
AP Entertainment Writer PARIS (AP) — H.E.R. will perform during the closing ceremony at the Paris Olympics. The five-time Grammy winner is expected…
Continue ReadingH.E.R. will sing at the Paris Olympics’ closing ceremony as part of the handover to Los Angeles
AP Entertainment Writer PARIS (AP) — H.E.R. will perform during the closing ceremony at the Paris Olympics. The five-time Grammy winner is expected…
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Monterey Police investigating an attempted homicide
MONTEREY, CALIF. (KION-TV)- The Monterey Police Department is investigating a shooting that left one person with minor injures. On August 6th at…
Continue ReadingJapan’s b-girl Ami wins Olympic breaking’s first gold medal
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Japan’s b-girl Ami won gold at the Olympics’ first breaking event by spinning, flipping and toprocking past a…
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California governor tells local officials to reduce homelessness or he will cut funds
Originally Published: 09 AUG 24 04:03 ET Updated: 09 AUG 24 07:16 ET By Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he…
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Birthday shout outs on Wake Up: August 5 – August 11
(KION-TV) – As the week comes to a close, Wake Up gave a few shout outs for birthdays for this past week and the weekend coming up. Here are the…
Continue ReadingAmtrak train hits tractor trailer in Connecticut, minor injuries reported
NORTH HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — An Amtrak train carrying nearly 100 passengers has crashed into the rear of a tractor trailer in Connecticut. Amtrak says…
Continue ReadingDaniel Wiffen’s most excellent Olympic adventure ends with a two-hour dip in the Seine
AP National Writer PARIS (AP) — For Daniel Wiffen, it was the beginning of his open water career. And, in all likelihood, the ending. The star of…
Continue ReadingYou had a lot of questions about next-generation nuclear reactors. We posed them to the experts
Associated Press The United States is speeding up efforts to license and build a new generation of nuclear reactors to supply carbon-free…
Continue ReadingFlooding restricts aid to areas of Sudan facing famine, UN says
Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says flood conditions in Sudan are hindering the delivery of aid to areas where…
Continue ReadingPlane carrying Panthers players, coaches and staff gets stuck in the mud after landing in Charlotte
AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers players, coaches and staff members were unharmed after their Delta Airlines flight veered…
Continue ReadingJapan’s Kishida cancels Asia trip after scientists urge preparations for a possible ‘megaquake’
Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida canceled a planned trip to Central Asia on Friday to lead the government’s…
Continue ReadingIt’s all about style and individuality as the world’s best breakers take the Olympic stage
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The journey of Olympic breaking was a long one that began with a vision — one that early pioneers of the art form…
Continue ReadingQ&A: John Legend on his ambitious children’s album, ‘My Favorite Dream,’ and new single, ‘L-O-V-E’
AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Twenty years on from the release of his career-making debut album, John Legend is entering uncharted territory. The…
Continue ReadingWrexham is halfway to the Premier League under Ryan Reynolds. Expect things to get much tougher now
AP Sports Writer Wrexham is at the halfway stage of its unlikely journey to the Premier League. The next stop is League One. The Welsh club owned by…
Continue ReadingBaby gorilla is born at Detroit Zoo, the first in its 96-year history
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Zoo says the birth of a gorilla at the zoo in suburban Detroit is the first in its 96-year history. The gorilla…
Continue ReadingUkraine’s surprise cross-border incursion seen as a tactical reply to Russia’s grinding gains
Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s army has in recent months made an unrelenting effort to punch through Ukrainian defenses at…
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