By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Will Power swept both poles for the IndyCar doubleheader at Iowa Speedway to move within one of Mario Andretti’s all-time record. Power dominated Saturday’s quirky qualifying session in which his first lap set his starting spot for the race later that afternoon. His second
Continue ReadingBy NOAH BERGER and JOCELYN GECKER Associated Press WAWONA, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size Saturday into one of California’s largest wildfires of the year, prompting evacuation orders for thousands of people and shutting off power to more than 2,000 homes and businesses. The Oak Fire started
Continue ReadingBAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s Foreign Ministry says it’s filed a complaint to the U.N. Security Council, requesting an urgent session to discuss a deadly attack this week that Baghdad blames on Turkey. The ministry also says that Baghdad has recalled its chargé d’affaires from Ankara. Iraq’s parliament convened a session on Saturday to discuss Wednesday’s
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — El premio mayor de Mega Millions aumentó a US$ 790 millones después de que ningún boleto acertó los seis números ganadores en el sorteo del viernes por la noche. Los números ganadores del viernes fueron 14, 40, 60, 64, 66, más el Mega Ball dorado 16, según el sitio web de
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Zoe Sottile, CNN A small plane crashed near a neighborhood by the Reid-Hillview Airport in California on Friday night. The crash was reported at 7:12 p.m., and a male pilot was taken to a hospital with serious injuries, the San Jose Police Department said on Twitter. The pilot was stabilized and
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden likely contracted a highly contagious variant of the coronavirus spreading rapidly through the United States, and now has body aches and a sore throat since his positive test, according to an update from his doctor on Saturday. The variant, known as BA.5, is an
Continue ReadingBy Josh Campbell and Zoe Sottile, CNN A New Jersey woman has been sentenced to one year and a day in prison for her role in scamming more than $400,000 from GoFundMe donors, claiming to be collecting money for a homeless man. Katelyn McClure pleaded guilty to one count of theft by deception in the
Continue ReadingCNN By Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Tennessee officials are investigating an officer’s violent arrest of a Black man accused of fleeing from police trying to stop him after allegedly running a stop sign, officials said. Brandon Calloway, 25, was tased and eventually subdued with a police baton during an arrest captured on cellphone and body-worn camera
Continue ReadingBy Donald Judd, Rebekah Riess and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN President Joe Biden’s symptoms “continue to improve” after being diagnosed Thursday with Covid-19, the President’s physician said in a Saturday letter. “His primary symptoms, though less troublesome, now include sore throat, rhinorrhea, loose cough and body aches,” Dr. Kevin O’Connor wrote. “His voice remains deep. His
Continue ReadingROCAMADOUR, France (AP) — Jonas Vingegaard is all but guaranteed to win the Tour de France on Sunday. After three weeks of exhausting bike racing, the Jumbo-Visma leader dug deep in his reserves to deliver yet another impressive performance in Saturday’s long time trial in southern France. He increased his overall lead to 3 minutes,
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Struggling Chinese real estate developer China Evergrande has announced that its chief executive and chief financial officer have resigned after initial findings in a probe found $2 billion belonging to its property unit subsidiary was redirected back to the group. The news, announced Friday, comes
Continue ReadingCNN By Katie Hunt, CNN When I was training to be a journalist, the best piece of advice I got was KISS — keep it simple, stupid. It’s a principle allegedly coined by the late Kelly Johnson, one of the world’s greatest aircraft designers, who once engineered Cold War spy planes. He believed a few
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN When I was training to be a journalist, the best piece of advice I got was KISS — keep it simple, stupid. It’s a principle allegedly coined by the late Kelly Johnson, one of the world’s greatest aircraft designers, who once engineered Cold War spy planes. He believed a few tools
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La Asamblea Nacional de Cuba aprobó el viernes una ley que podría generar cambios radicales en los derechos conyugales y familiares en el país. El Código de Familias busca “proteger a los sectores vulnerables de la sociedad” y podría allanar el camino para el matrimonio entre personas del mismo sexo y
Continue ReadingEVIAN-LES-BAINS, France (AP) — Brooke Henderson saw her lead at the Evian Championship reduced to two shots after the third round as the Canadian seeks her second major title. Henderson missed a three-foot putt for birdie at the par-5 18th and had to settle for a 3-under 68 that left her on 17-under par. She
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — Inside northern Minnesota’s only abortion clinic, patients from Wisconsin and Texas sit among Minnesotans. They are the leading edge of an expected surge of out-of-state patients following the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of the federal right to abortion. Employees of the WE Health Clinic
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Ten employees of a coal company have died in northwestern China when a mountainside slope collapsed on them. State TV reported rescuers spent all day to retrieve the workers who were buried in their vehicle en route to a mine site in Jingtai county in Gansu province. Ten died and seven were
Continue ReadingBy Carma Hassan and Carolyn Sung, CNN The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern. The decision was announced Saturday morning after WHO convened its second emergency committee on the issue on Thursday. “I have decided that the global monkeypox outbreak represents a public health emergency
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Draped in rainbow flags, around 150,000 people were marching for LGBTQ rights at Berlin’s annual Christopher Street Day celebration. Berlin police gave the crowd estimate on Saturday afternoon but said the number could grow into the evening. Klaus Lederer, Berlin’s deputy mayor, said in a speech opening the celebrations that Berlin must
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 17.7 million viewers watched Thursday night’s hearing of the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The Nielsen Company said that is second to the 20 million who saw the first committee hearing on June 9, the only
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