UK set for national railway strike as last-ditch talks fail
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain is facing its biggest rail strikes in decades after last-minute talks between a union and…
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I gave up dieting for my kids. Here’s why
By Jodie Sadowsky, CNN I came of age in a house of fat-free cookies, Weight Watchers’ meetings and Denise Austin’s eight-minute abs.…
Continue ReadingAirline changes livery as passengers link it to Russian invasion symbol
CNN Julia Buckley, CNN As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine approaches the four-month mark, one airline has announced plans to change its livery…
Continue ReadingHundreds of thousands affected by floods, landslides as heaviest rain in 60 years hits southern China
Kathleen Magramo, CNN Almost half a million people have been affected by floods and landslides in the Chinese province of Guangdong, according to…
Continue ReadingChina says it successfully intercepted a missile in flight
BEIJING (AP) — China says it has successfully intercepted a missile in flight, in a test of an anti-ballistic missile system that could improve its…
Continue ReadingPhilippine government attorney fatally shot in Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philippine officials are mourning a government attorney fatally shot in Philadelphia and called for the perpetrator to be…
Continue ReadingInternational Swimming Federation votes to restrict transgender athletes from competing in elite women’s aquatics competitions
By Homero De la Fuente, CNN The International Swimming Federation (FINA) has voted to approve a new policy that will restrict most transgender…
Continue ReadingFitzpatrick’s victory a win for golf at thrilling US Open
By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — The unsettled future of golf was in the surest of hands over the final four tantalizing…
Continue ReadingWilliam at 40: A milestone birthday in a life under scrutiny
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The world watched as Prince William grew from a towheaded schoolboy to a dashing air-sea rescue…
Continue ReadingLEADING OFF: Padres check star 3B Machado’s sprained ankle
By The Associated Press A look at what’s happening around the majors today: ___ MACHADO INJURED The Padres will see how star third baseman…
Continue ReadingRays trying to stay afloat as injuries hurt offense
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The Tampa Bay Rays came into the season with Wander Franco at shortstop, Brandon Lowe at second base and Mike…
Continue ReadingTitle IX: Ann Meyers Drysdale shares how law shaped her life
By ANN MEYERS DRYSDALE For The Associated Press Ann Meyers Drysdale was the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship at UCLA. The Hall of…
Continue ReadingTitle IX: Ann Meyers Drysdale shares how law shaped her life
By ANN MEYERS DRYSDALE For The Associated Press Ann Meyers Drysdale was the first woman to receive an athletic scholarship at UCLA. The Hall of…
Continue ReadingSmith, Holmgren, Banchero top list of forwards in NBA draft
By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Forwards are expected to dominate Thursday’s NBA draft, starting with the trio of Gonzaga’s Chet…
Continue ReadingSue Bird starts farewell tour with emotional win in New York
By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly an hour after playing her final regular-season game in New York, Sue Bird was still…
Continue ReadingChaka Khan, Khalid, Ne-Yo and more light up the stage at CNN’s ‘Juneteenth: A Global Celebration of Freedom’
GALVESTON TOURISM BUREAU, GETTY IMAGES, WTMJ, WFAA, CNN, POOL, ART RAY By Scottie Andrew, CNN CNN’s inaugural “Juneteenth: A Global…
Continue ReadingOfficials try to deliver aid to flooded South Asia villages
By JULHAS ALAM and WASBIR HUSSAIN Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in India and Bangladesh struggled Monday to deliver food…
Continue ReadingIran hangs man convicted of killing clerics in April attack
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state TV says the man convicted of killing two clerics in a stabbing attack in April at a revered Shiite shrine…
Continue ReadingGunfire near a concert in Washington, DC, kills a 15-year-old and wounds 3 others, including an officer
By Gregory Clary, Sarah Fortinsky, Susannah Cullinane and Holly Yan, CNN A shooting near an unpermitted concert Sunday evening left a 15-year-old boy…
Continue ReadingNew body armor rules in NY miss vest worn by Buffalo killer
By MAYSOON KHAN Associated Press/Report for America ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s new law barring sales of bullet-resistant vests to most…
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