Boeing names new CEO after losses more than triple
Originally Published: 31 JUL 24 07:41 ET Updated: 31 JUL 24 12:08 ET By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing named a new CEO Wednesday after…
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Guinea court sentences former junta leader to 20 years in prison over 2009 stadium massacre
Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — A Guinea court has sentenced former junta leader Moussa “Dadis” Camara to 20 years in prison after…
Continue ReadingUS arrests a former Green Beret over the failed 2020 raid into Venezuela to remove Maduro
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A former U.S. Green Beret who organized a failed cross-border raid in 2020 to remove Venezuelan…
Continue ReadingColorado clerk who became hero to election conspiracists wanted to preserve data, lawyer says
Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A lawyer for former Colorado county clerk Tina Peters, a hero to election conspiracy theorists who is accused of…
Continue ReadingWhy does Vermont keep flooding? It’s complicated, but experts warn it could become the norm
Associated Press Vermont is flooding and experts say the state could see catastrophic events for the foreseeable future. Climate change is fueling…
Continue ReadingMichigan Supreme Court restores minimum wage and sick leave laws reversed by Republicans years ago
Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — The Michigan Supreme Court has overruled the Legislature and reinstated major changes to the state’s minimum wage…
Continue ReadingUkraine receives first F-16 fighter jets to bolster defenses against Russia, a US official tells AP
Associated Press Ukraine has received the first F-16 fighter jets that it has sought for months to fight back against an onslaught of Russian missile…
Continue ReadingVoting Rights Act Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which serves to protect and enforce the 14th and 15th…
Continue Reading1998 US Embassies in Africa Bombings Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the bombings of US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania on August 7, 1998, which killed 224…
Continue ReadingRobert Redford Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of award-winning filmmaker, philanthropist and environmentalist Robert Redford.…
Continue ReadingIsmail Haniyeh Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas leader in Gaza. Personal Birth date: 1962 Death date: July 31, 2024…
Continue ReadingUtility chief in north Florida sentenced to 4 years in prison for privatization scheme
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The former head of a north Florida public utility was sentenced to four years in prison for a scheme to privatize the…
Continue ReadingFederal protections of transgender students are in effect where courts haven’t blocked them
Associated Press New federal protections for transgender students at U.S. schools and colleges have launched, but not everywhere. Most Republican-led…
Continue ReadingThe careers of Olympians like Simone Biles mirror the rise of adult gymnastics. ‘I’m never leaving.’
AP National Writer Every few years when the Olympics would roll around, the unmistakable pangs Jen Castellano knew were coming but was powerless to…
Continue ReadingToilet paper and flat tires — the strange ways that Californians ignite wildfires
CalMatters Of all the insidious threats faced by wildland firefighters — extreme heat, desiccated forests, unpredictable fire behavior and a nearly…
Continue ReadingRussian couple pleads guilty to spying charges and are released from Slovenian prison on time served
LJUBLJANA, Slovenia (AP) — A Russian couple arrested on spying charges in December 2022 have pleaded guilty and were sentenced in the Slovenian…
Continue ReadingDutch beach volleyball player convicted of rape booed again, louder, loses second match of Olympics
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The Dutch beach volleyball player who served time in prison after he was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl in…
Continue ReadingJohn Force Racing picks Beckman to sub for injured Force as team chases Funny Car title
BROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Drag racing Hall of Famer John Force may contend for another Funny Car title, even though he won’t drive the rest of…
Continue ReadingGerman city renamed ‘Swiftkirchen’ for Taylor Swift concerts gets 1,400 bids for the signs
BERLIN (AP) — The German city of Gelsenkirchen, which temporarily renamed itself “Swiftkirchen” before the American superstar played three…
Continue ReadingRussia launches its biggest drone barrage against Ukraine in 7 months. No injuries are reported.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s air force says Ukrainian forces shot down all 89 Shahed drones launched by Russia in a nighttime attack on the…
Continue ReadingJohn Mangum to head Lyric Opera of Chicago, had been CEO of Houston Symphony
CHICAGO (AP) — John Mangum has been hired to succeed Anthony Freud as general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The 49-year-old Mangum had…
Continue ReadingFormer ballerina in Florida is convicted of manslaughter in her estranged husband’s 2020 shooting
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida ballerina has been convicted of manslaughter in the 2020 shooting death of her estranged husband. Court…
Continue ReadingFDA warns about more ground cinnamon tainted with lead. Here’s what you need to know
AP Health Writer U.S. health officials are warning that several types of ground cinnamon sold at certain discount and specialty grocery stores are…
Continue ReadingMissouri woman admits kidnapping and killing a pregnant Arkansas woman
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman will spend the rest of her life in prison after admitting in federal court that she kidnapped and killed a…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina Supreme Court rules state death penalty including firing squad is legal
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled the state’s death penalty is legal. All five justices…
Continue ReadingSevere storms in the Southeast US leave 1 dead and cause widespread power outages
CANTON, Ga. (AP) — A weather system that produced severe thunderstorms in the Southeast left one man dead in Georgia, caused damage in a South…
Continue ReadingCivil Rights Movement Freedom Riders urge younger activists to get out the vote
Associated Press/Report for America ATLANTA (AP) — During the Civil Rights Movement, young people put their bodies on the line as Freedom Riders,…
Continue ReadingDenver-area wildfire turns deadly as California’s Park Fire torches an area larger than Los Angeles
By Holly Yan and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — While California battles the fifth-largest wildfire in state history, a trio of wildfires near Denver…
Continue ReadingMeyerbeer’s ‘Le Prophète’ from 1849 sounds like it’s ripped-from-the-headlines at Bard SummerScape
Associated Press ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. (AP) — A demagogue and religious fanatics impose a theocracy. What sounds like a…
Continue ReadingVenezuela’s Maduro asks top court to audit the presidential election, but observers cry foul
Associated Press CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — President Nicolás Maduro on Wednesday asked Venezuela’s high court to conduct an audit of the…
Continue ReadingKevin Costner’s ‘Horizon: An American Saga-Chapter 2’ gets Venice Film Festival premiere
AP Film Writer The second part of Kevin Costner’s “Horizon: An American Saga” will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival in…
Continue ReadingOnline misinformation is fueling tensions over the Southport stabbing attack that killed 3 children
Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Within hours of a stabbing attack in northwest England that killed three young girls and wounded several more…
Continue ReadingDelta CEO says airline is facing $500 million in costs from global tech outage
AP Business Writer Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian says the airline is facing $500 million in costs related to a global tech outage this month that…
Continue ReadingPaychecks grew more slowly this spring, a sign inflation may keep cooling
AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Pay and benefits for America’s workers grew more slowly in the April-June quarter than in the first three…
Continue ReadingUS arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden’s presidency
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arrests of migrants for illegally crossing the border to the United States from Mexico plummeted about 30% in…
Continue ReadingRussia launches one of war’s biggest drone attacks on Ukraine
By Svitlana Vlasova and Lauren Kent, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — Russia has launched one of the largest drone attacks on Ukraine since the war…
Continue ReadingTwo strikes on militant leaders risk inflaming a Middle East on edge
Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The targeting of two senior militant leaders in two Middle Eastern capitals within hours of each other —…
Continue ReadingUS arrests at Mexico border are expected to drop 30% in July to a new low for Biden’s presidency
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Arrests of migrants for illegally crossing the border to the United States from Mexico plummeted about 30% in…
Continue ReadingMbappé takes first step into club ownership when his company buys second-division French team Caen
CAEN, France (AP) — French soccer great Kylian Mbappé took his first step into club ownership when his company completed a takeover of…
Continue ReadingThe war in Gaza might complicate Haniyeh’s replacement. Here are the possible contenders
Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The militant Palestinian group Hamas has a history of swift and smooth replacement of fallen leaders killed in…
Continue ReadingExtortion and gang violence are hitting even big corporations and business leaders in Mexico
Associated Press CIUDAD VICTORIA, Mexico (AP) — Even Mexico’s largest corporations are now being hit by demands for protection payments from…
Continue ReadingCan a 6-second kiss each day lead to a more intimate relationship?
Associated Press Can a six-second kiss each day lead to a more intimate relationship? That’s what couples therapists John and Julie Gottman say.…
Continue ReadingMeet the Olympics superfan who spent her savings to get to her 7th Games
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Covered with pins and adornments, Vivianne Robinson is hard to miss in the streets of Paris. The Olympics superfan…
Continue Reading9 tips from decor experts for a comfortable and functional dorm room
Associated Press For many college students, a dorm room is their first home away from home. How do you turn it into a work, sleep and hangout space?…
Continue ReadingMeet the Olympics superfan who spent her savings to get to her 7th Games
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Covered with pins and adornments, Vivianne Robinson is hard to miss in the streets of Paris. The Olympics superfan…
Continue ReadingAnna Netrebko to sing at Palm Beach Opera gala in first US appearance since 2019
Associated Press Soprano Anna Netrebko is scheduled to give a recital at the Palm Beach Opera for its gala on Feb. 3 in what would be her first U.S.…
Continue ReadingBoeing names its next CEO while posting a quarterly loss of more than $1.4 billion
AP Airlines Writer Boeing has a new chief executive. The company says aerospace industry veteran Robert “Kelly” Ortberg will take over as CEO…
Continue ReadingEtsy plans to test its first-ever loyalty program as it aims to boost sales
AP Business Writer Etsy says it will begin testing its first-ever loyalty program in September. The effort is designed to boost the e-commerce…
Continue ReadingChina sanctions US Rep. McGovern for ‘interference’ in its domestic affairs
Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China has sanctioned another U.S. lawmaker for “frequently interfering” in China’s domestic affairs. The…
Continue ReadingSpiraling drone-spying scandal at Olympics risks damage to Canadian soccer ahead of 2026 World Cup
AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — Canada has lost its appeal against the deduction of six competition points following a drone-spying scandal in the…
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