Green declined his $27.6M player option for the 2023-24 season to enter free agency
By Jasmyn Wimbish Draymond Green became the latest player to decline a contract option for the 2023-24 season and enter NBA free…
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Germany’s biggest theme park to reopen after large fire forces evacuation
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s biggest theme park will reopen to visitors on Tuesday after a large fire the day before sent a dense plume of black…
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Houston rapper Big Pokey dies after collapsing on stage
Originally Published: 19 JUN 23 06:23 ET Updated: 19 JUN 23 10:36 ET By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Rapper Big Pokey has died at the age of 45…
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California bill aims to create pension fund for MMA fighters
Originally Published: 19 JUN 23 12:05 ET By Brady Halbleib Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR)…
Continue Reading Mobile home fire kills 5 in North Carolina, including a couple, their friend and his boys
BROADWAY, N.C. (AP) — Authorities have identified the five people who died in a mobile home fire in rural North Carolina Sunday as a husband and…
Continue Reading Deep-sea craft carrying 5 people to Titanic wreckage reported missing, search underway
By BEN FINLEY and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press A rescue operation was underway deep in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean on Monday in search of a…
Continue Reading Trump faces questions about whether he’ll drag down the Republican Party after his indictments
By SARA BURNETT Associated Press For now, no one comes close to Donald Trump in his command of the voters who’ll decide the Republican…
Continue ReadingFishing crew misses out on $3 million prize after 619-pound blue marlin disqualified because of ‘mutilation’ at sea
By Eric Levenson and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A fishing crew lost out on over $3 million in tournament prize money after the 619.4-pound blue…
Continue Reading Intel to build $33-billion chip plant in Germany after government pledges to cover 1/3rd of cost
BERLIN (AP) — Intel and the German government have signed a deal that will see the U.S. company spend more than 30 billion euros ($32.8 billion) to…
Continue ReadingWhat is El Niño?
By Brandon Miller, Nick Thompson and Jennifer Gray, CNN (CNN) — El Niño is a climate pattern that originates in the Pacific Ocean along the…
Continue Reading Former student opens fire in Brazilian school, killing teen and wounding other, official says
Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A former student entered a school and then began shooting in Brazil’s southern Parana state Monday,…
Continue Reading American woman who survived being thrown into ravine near German castle is released from hospital
BERLIN (AP) — Police in southern Germany say an American tourist who was thrown into a ravine during an attack near Neuschwanstein castle in which…
Continue Reading Airbus wins record order for 500 jets from India’s IndiGo at Paris Air Show
PARIS (AP) — India’s IndiGo airline is buying 500 passenger jets from European planemaker Airbus. The record-setting order Monday underscores…
Continue Reading Guatemala prepares to vote after a tumultuous presidential campaign
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — This has been one of the most turbulent election seasons in Guatemala’s modern history.…
Continue Reading Auto tycoon Ghosn denies payments to former French Cabinet minister
By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese officials say a judge has questioned auto tycoon Carlos Ghosn in Beirut over possible links…
Continue ReadingAbout 100 letters containing a white powder were sent to public officials across Kansas, officials say
By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Approximately 100 letters containing a white powder have been received by state legislators and…
Continue Reading Ex-PM Cameron says the UK focused too much on flu rather than other potential pandemics before COVID
By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has told a public inquiry that his government made a…
Continue Reading Egyptian family awaits word on son as village mourns dozens feared drowned trying to reach Europe
By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press IBRASH, Egypt (AP) — Dozens of migrants who packed a fishing vessel that sank off Greece last week came from…
Continue Reading UN: International donors promise $1.5 billion in aid to Sudan
By JACK JEFFERY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says International donors have promised Monday almost $1.5 billion in additional…
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Tom Watson is the latest to want answers on the PGA Tour’s deal with Saudi backers of LIV
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eight-time major champion Tom Watson wants answers on the PGA Tour’s new business partnership…
Continue Reading Tom Watson is the latest to want answers on the PGA Tour’s deal with Saudi backers of LIV
By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Eight-time major champion Tom Watson wants answers on the PGA Tour’s new business partnership…
Continue Reading Montenegro court sentences founder of cryptocurrency firm Terraform Labs to 4 months in prison
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A court in Montenegro has sentenced the founder of cryptocurrency firm Terraform…
Continue Reading Soccer fan chuckles after getting ban for wearing offensive jersey related to Hillsborough tragedy
LONDON (AP) — A soccer fan has been banned from attending matches for four years for wearing a shirt to this month’s FA Cup final that made an…
Continue Reading As death toll rises to 81, new accounts clash with official version of migrant disaster off Greece
By DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press MALAKASA, Greece (AP) — The number of confirmed victims from one of the worst migrant shipwrecks in the…
Continue Reading Tunisia says attacker fatally stabbed police officer at Brazilian Embassy; suspect arrested
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The Tunisian government says a police officer guarding the Brazilian Embassy in Tunisia has been fatally stabbed in an…
Continue Reading Buttigieg says US ‘green corridors’ initiative key to cutting shipping industry emissions
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press YOKOHAMA, Japan (AP) — U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says an American push to establish “green…
Continue Reading Insider Q&A: Lithium batteries have a 4-hour limit. Mateo Jaramillo hopes to solve that
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Associated Press Wind and solar power are sometimes dinged for not producing electricity 24 hours a day, but one of the…
Continue Reading Macron urges Europe to develop its own air defense systems and not rely on the US
By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is urging European nations to seek more independence on airspace…
Continue ReadingWhat to know about Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday
By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — Despite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans until recent…
Continue Reading Kuwait names new Cabinet amid infighting with parliament that has paralyzed the political system
By NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Kuwait has named a new Cabinet following its third parliamentary election in…
Continue Reading Who gets a break? Clashing ideas on tax relief are teed up for the 2024 campaign
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Just six days after the bipartisan deal on the debt limit became law, House Republicans proposed a…
Continue Reading ‘It was hell’: Hostage freed after years in Africa recounts ordeal and frustrations with US response
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic extremists drove up to the American missionary’s home in Niger under the cover…
Continue Reading ‘It was hell’: Hostage freed after years in Africa recounts ordeal and frustrations with US response
By ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Islamic extremists drove up to the American missionary’s home in Niger under the cover…
Continue Reading5 things to know for June 19: Juneteenth, Extreme weather, China, Climate, Ukraine
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Many Americans have been reveling in optimism as back-to-back holidays and celebrations take place across the…
Continue Reading Kimberly Palmer: Shopping on social media the smart way
By KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Shoppers are increasingly buying items on social media sites, whether it’s through an influencer post or…
Continue ReadingThe new museum at America’s largest slave port site also taps into a deeply rooted joy
By Devon M. Sayers, CNN Charleston, South Carolina (CNN) — At the site of one of the world’s most prolific slave ports, a museum designed to…
Continue Reading High art becomes body art as visitors to Amsterdam’s Rembrandt House Museum get inked
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press AMSTERDAM (AP) — Henk Schiffmaker’s needle whirrs as he tattoos the familiar lines of an elephant on Lilian…
Continue Reading UK lawmakers back scathing report that slammed Boris Johnson over ‘partygate’
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s House of Commons on Monday resoundingly endorsed a report that found Boris Johnson lied…
Continue Reading Author Salman Rushdie awarded prestigious German prize for his literary work and resolve
BERLIN (AP) — Writer Salman Rushdie has been awarded a prestigious German prize for his literary work and for his resolve and positive attitude in…
Continue Reading Wyndham Clark’s US Open win on Father’s Day is also a tribute to his late mom
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Open wrapped up, as it always does, on Father’s Day. Golf’s newest champion would…
Continue Reading Russian opposition leader Navalny urges anti-Kremlin campaign as his new trial begins
MELEKHOVO, Russia (AP) — Imprisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny urged his supporters Monday to begin a broad campaign against…
Continue Reading Chinese online shoppers are enticed by deep discounts, payment plans as zest for spending lags
By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — Shoppers were treated to deep discounts, new products and payment plans as online merchants sought…
Continue Reading Pakistan widens search for human traffickers after a boat carrying hundreds sank off Greece’s coast
By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s police have widened its search for human traffickers after a tragedy off the…
Continue Reading Days of sweltering heat, power cuts in northern India overwhelm hospitals as death toll climbs
By RAJESH KUMAR SINGH, PIYUSH NAGPAL and SIBI ARASU Associated Press BALLIA, India (AP) — A scorching heat wave in two of India’s most populous…
Continue Reading Fiercest fighting in years erupts in West Bank camp of Jenin, at least 5 Palestinians killed
By ILAN BEN ZION and MAJDI MOHAMMED Associated Press JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli military forces raided a refugee camp in the…
Continue Reading New Chinese premier makes first foreign trip to Europe as part of Beijing’s outreach
By GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chinese Premier Li Qiang has started a visit to Germany and France, his first trip abroad since…
Continue Reading The UAE and Qatar reopen embassies as Gulf Arab relations improve after a yearslong rift
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates and Qatar announced the reopening of their embassies on Monday following a yearslong…
Continue Reading UN complains Russia blocks aid workers from area of Ukraine dam collapse; Moscow says it’s unsafe
By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The Kremlin’s spokesman says U.N. aid workers who want to visit areas ravaged by a…
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Three people injured in head-on crash on Castroville Boulevard and Archer Road
PRUENDALE, Calif. (KION-TV)- The California Highway Patrol said that three people were taken to a local hospital for major injuries after being…
Continue Reading 5 killed after truck collides with bus in Hokkaido in northern Japan
TOKYO (AP) — Five people have been killed and 12 others taken to the hospital after a truck collided with a bus in Hokkaido in northern Japan.…
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