Visa’s fiscal third-quarter profits rise 9% as payments become increasingly digital
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Payment processing giant Visa Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal third-quarter profits rose 9% on an adjusted…
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Last Sunday was Earth’s hottest day in all recorded history, European climate agency says
AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The European climate service Copernicus says Earth sizzled to the hottest day ever measured last Sunday.…
Continue ReadingSurprise blast of rock, water and steam in Yellowstone sends dozens running for safety
Associated Press CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A surprise eruption in Yellowstone National Park shot steam, water and dark-colored rock and dirt high into…
Continue ReadingMount Rushmore National Memorial Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Mount Rushmore National Memorial, composed of sculptures of the…
Continue ReadingAt least 6 people are dead and 7 are missing after a fishing vessel sinks in the South Atlantic
Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — British and Spanish maritime officials say a fishing boat carrying 27 people has sunk nearly 200…
Continue ReadingAlberto Gonzales Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Alberto R. Gonzales, the first Latino US attorney general. Personal Birth date:…
Continue ReadingDemonstrators stage mass protest against Netanyahu visit and US military aid to Israel
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters against the Gaza war staged a sit-in at a congressional office building Tuesday ahead of Israeli…
Continue ReadingRussian detained in Paris over fears of Olympic ‘destabilization’ plans
By Joseph Ataman and Emmanuel Miculita, CNN Paris (CNN) — A Russian national has been detained and placed under preliminary investigation in…
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty to bribing a Minnesota juror with a bag of cash in COVID-19-related fraud case
Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One of five people charged with attempting to bribe a Minnesota juror with a bag of $120,000 in cash in…
Continue ReadingMissouri prison ignores court order to free wrongfully convicted inmate for second time in weeks
Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — For the second time in weeks, a Missouri prison has ignored a court order to release an inmate whose murder…
Continue Reading49ers have no intention of dealing Brandon Aiyuk despite his trade request
AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers have no intention of granting star receiver Brandon Aiyuk his trade…
Continue ReadingTesla’s 2Q profit falls 45% to $1.48 billion as sales drop despite price cuts and low-interest loans
AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Tesla’s second-quarter net income fell 45% compared with a year ago as the company’s global electric…
Continue ReadingWNBA All-Star Game has record 3.44 million viewers, the league’s 3rd most watched event ever
NEW YORK (AP) — The WNBA All-Star Game drew a record number of viewers with 3.44 million people watching the contest in Phoenix on Saturday night.…
Continue ReadingUS banks to begin reporting Russian assets for eventual forfeiture under new law
AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Treasury Department is ordering the nation’s banking industry to start disclosing its holdings of Russian…
Continue ReadingGoogle’s corporate parent posts another quarter of steady growth amid AI-driven shift in its dominant search engine
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Google’s corporate parent posts another quarter of steady growth amid AI-driven shift in its dominant search…
Continue ReadingTwo killed as walkway collapses at Italy’s notorious ‘Gomorrah’ slum
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Two people were killed and at least 13 injured Tuesday when an elevated walkway collapsed in a…
Continue ReadingRams rework Matthew Stafford’s contract to avoid holdout, but no extension for QB
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams have come to a resolution with quarterback Matthew Stafford to avoid a potential holdout…
Continue ReadingTesla’s second-quarter net income tumbled 45% as the company’s global electric vehicle sales fell despite price cuts
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Tesla’s second-quarter net income tumbled 45% as the company’s global electric vehicle sales fell despite price…
Continue ReadingMcMillon still leans on wrestling experience in roaming the secondary for Pittsburgh
AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Donovan McMillon roams Pittsburgh’s secondary thinking about angles to take on a ballcarrier and the…
Continue ReadingA group of 2,000 migrants advance through southern Mexico in hopes of reaching the US
Associated Press TAPACHULA, Mexico (AP) — A group of 2,000 migrants from dozens of countries set out on foot Tuesday through southern Mexico as…
Continue ReadingFamily of aid worker detained in Central African Republic for alleged rebel contacts urge release
Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The family of a Portuguese-Belgian aid worker detained in the Central African Republic for allegedly being…
Continue ReadingRecords show deputy charged in Sonya Massey’s fatal shooting worked for 6 agencies in 4 years
Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — A former sheriff’s deputy charged with murder in the fatal shooting of Sonya Massey inside her Illinois…
Continue ReadingCuban Olympic Committee demands the immediate exclusion of an athlete from refugee team
Associted Press HAVANA (AP) — The Cuban Olympic Committee has demanded the “immediate exclusion” of an island athlete who was included by the…
Continue ReadingWisconsin man charged with fleeing to Ireland to avoid prison term for Capitol riot role
Associated Press A Wisconsin man has been charged with fleeing to Ireland to avoid a prison sentence for joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts issues tighter restrictions on access to homeless shelter system
Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has unveiled new restrictions on the state’s homeless family shelter programs.…
Continue ReadingSteve Bannon’s trial in border wall fundraising case set for December, after his ongoing prison term
Associated Press While Steve Bannon is serving a four-month federal prison term, he’s got another trial coming up. A New York state judge on…
Continue ReadingWisconsin, in a first, to unveil a Black woman’s statue at its Capitol
Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — About a thousand people are expected at a gala event this weekend as Wisconsin finally honors a person of…
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Lideres del valle hablan sobre el Presidente Joe Biden’s renunció a la candidatura presidencial
Maria Garcia El Presidente Joe Biden renunció a su reelección el pasado fin de semana, hablamos con líderes sobre sus reacciones…
Continue ReadingClimate change imperils drought-stricken Morocco’s cereal farmers and its food supply
Associated Press KENITRA, Morocco (AP) — Golden fields of wheat no longer produce the bounty they once did in Morocco. A six-year drought has…
Continue ReadingBerlin Wall Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s some background information about the Berlin Wall, which enclosed West Berlin from 1961 to 1989, in an…
Continue ReadingDemocratic delegates cite new energy while rallying behind Kamala Harris for president
Associated Press After weeks of intraparty division over President Joe Biden’s candidacy, delegates to the upcoming Democratic National…
Continue ReadingMiss Kansas reveals more about stunning statement that her abuser was in the audience
CNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Being a pageant winner takes more than beauty and talent. The newly crowned Miss Kansas Alexis Smith showed…
Continue ReadingHamas and Fatah agree to form a government. What does it mean and who are these Palestinian groups?
Associated Press RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Palestinian factions and bitter foes Hamas and Fatah have signed a declaration in China vowing to form…
Continue ReadingWildfires threaten communities in the West as Oregon fire closes interstate, creates its own weather
Associated Press BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and…
Continue ReadingUS Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is resigning from office following his corruption conviction
Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey says he is resigning from office Aug. 20 following his conviction for…
Continue ReadingFrance’s Macron says he’ll keep the centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics
Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday he will keep a centrist caretaker government on through the Olympics to…
Continue ReadingClip resurfaces of Vance criticizing Harris for being ‘childless,’ testing Trump’s new running mate
Associated Press Comments JD Vance made in 2021 questioning Vice President Kamala Harris’ leadership because she did not have biological children…
Continue ReadingClip resurfaces of Vance criticizing Harris for being ‘childless,’ testing Trump’s new running mate
Associated Press Comments JD Vance made in 2021 questioning Vice President Kamala Harris’ leadership because she did not have biological children…
Continue ReadingExiled Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar convicted in absentia for criticizing Russian army
By Anna Chernova and Nathan Hodge, CNN (CNN) — A Moscow court has sentenced exiled Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar in absentia to eight years…
Continue ReadingRushed railcar inspections and ‘stagnated’ safety record reinforce concerns after fiery Ohio crash
Associated Press Rail unions say that inspections continue to be rushed and a new federal study reinforces that concern with railroads routinely…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris faces a major test as she looks for a running mate for her White House run
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on four potential candidates as she races to choose a running mate…
Continue ReadingKamala Harris faces a major test as she looks for a running mate for her White House run
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is zeroing in on four potential candidates as she races to choose a running mate…
Continue ReadingCommission says New York judge should be removed over profane rant at graduation party
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A New York watchdog panel says a judge who engaged in a prolonged, offensive rant after a melee erupted at a high…
Continue ReadingFlorida’s only public historically Black university names interim president
Associated Press/Report for America TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s only public historically Black university has chosen an interim leader,…
Continue ReadingDeath row inmate in South Carolina resentenced to life in prison
Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A man who spent nearly two decades on South Carolina’s death row for killing two people has been…
Continue ReadingNashville grapples with lingering neo-Nazi presence in tourist-friendly city
Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Among the throngs of tourists in cowboy attire who flock to Nashville’s famed downtown honky-tonks,…
Continue ReadingHow college sports video games became the entry point to dismantle the NCAA’s amateurism rules
AP College Sports Writer Sonny Vaccaro knew nothing about the law. He did know a lot about college sports and was sure the athletes who were driving…
Continue ReadingBulls, Blackhawks owners unveil $7 billion plan to transform area around United Center
AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The owners of the NBA’s Chicago Bulls and NHL’s Blackhawks unveiled a $7 billion plan Tuesday to replace the…
Continue ReadingAntisemitism runs rampant in Philadelphia schools, Jewish group alleges in civil rights complaint
Associated Press The Anti-Defamation League says the Philadelphia school district has failed to protect Jewish students from “a virulent wave of…
Continue ReadingUN envoy to Yemen warns of a ‘devastating’ regional escalation, but points to glimmer of hope
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Yemen is warning that recent developments in the Red Sea, Israel and inside the country…
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