By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Treasury chief Rishi Sunak is one of two finalists in the race to replace Boris Johnson as Britain’s prime minister. At 42, Sunak would be the youngest prime minister in more than 200 years and the country’s first South Asian leader. He was seen as Johnson’s
Continue ReadingBy BABA AHMED Associated Press RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Mali’s government has given the United Nations mission in Mali spokesman 72 hours to leave the country following a standoff between the West African country and Ivory Coast over the detention of 49 soldiers who came to Mali to support a security group contracted by the
Continue ReadingBy MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s congress has granted President Nayib Bukele another 30-day extension of the state of exception that has suspended fundamental rights since a surge in gang killings in late March. The Legislative Assembly is controlled by Bukele’s party and it voted overwhelmingly late Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Prepare for a potential liftoff to the moon at the end of the summer. The Artemis I mega rocket may be launching on its trip to the moon on August 29, September 2 or September 5, according to Jim Free, associate administrator for NASA’s Exploration Systems Development Mission Directorate, during a
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The CEO of one of America’s largest banks is worried inflation will remain problematic for a while longer — and he thinks there’s a growing chance of a recession. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said in an interview with CNN’s Poppy Harlow Wednesday that people need to “prepare
Continue ReadingCNN By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business The CEO of one of America’s largest banks is worried inflation will remain problematic for a while longer — and he thinks there’s a growing chance of a recession. Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon said in an interview with CNN’s Poppy Harlow Wednesday that people need to
Continue ReadingBy Gabby Orr and Melanie Zanona, CNN Former Vice President Mike Pence is no longer keeping his cards close, telegraphing in several high-profile moves this week that he is actively exploring a 2024 presidential bid and working to gain a foothold in Trump-fatigued corners of the Republican Party. These speeches and appearances undoubtedly reflect the
Continue ReadingBy TOM DAVIES Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Leaders of Indiana’s Republican-dominated Senate on Wednesday proposed banning abortion with limited exceptions — a move that comes amid a political firestorm over a 10-year-old rape victim who came to the state from neighboring Ohio to end her pregnancy. The proposal will be taken up during a
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Continue ReadingBy Ryan Curry Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A man was injured after a stabbing incident at the San Francisco International Airport’s baggage claim area early Tuesday morning, police said. At around 4:55 a.m., officers arrived at the baggage claim area of Terminal 3 and located a man suffering
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman, CNN Guantanamo detainee Khalid Ahmed Qasim has been cleared for release from the US detention facility in Cuba after being held for 20 years without a trial, according to documents from the Department of Defense. Qasim, a Yemeni national, was taken into custody in December 2001 and transferred to the Guantanamo prison
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Quidditch, the real-life sport inspired by the airborne game played by young wizards in “Harry Potter,” is ditching its whimsical name. Now, athletes will mount broomsticks to play quadball. US Quadball and Major League Quadball, the sports’ two governing bodies in North America, both announced the new name of “quadball” this
Continue ReadingBy CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Fewer manatee deaths have been recorded so far this year in Florida compared to the record-setting numbers in 2021, but wildlife officials cautioned Wednesday that chronic starvation remains a dire and ongoing threat to the marine mammals. Between Jan. 1 and July 15, about 631
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — A medida que una opresiva ola de calor se extiende por Estados Unidos y no muestra signos de disminuir hasta al menos el fin de semana, los líderes locales de todo el país están pidiendo que se extreme la precaución. El calor abrasador que ya se ha instalado en gran parte
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The Greek Cypriot president of Cyprus has dismissed proposals put forward by the leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots as an “unacceptable” bid to permanently partition the ethnically divided nation. President Nicos Anastasiades said Wednesday that he considered the ideas to be “another attempt to entrench
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — De Estados Unidos a China, pasando por Europa, el mundo arde: las temperaturas altas ya se cobran cientos de vidas y las llamas devoran miles de hectáreas. ¿Por qué las olas de calor han alcanzado estas dimensiones históricas? La respuesta la anticiparon largamente los científicos: el factor cambio climático. “Nuestro modo
Continue ReadingBy Shimon Prokupecz, Eric Levenson, Rosa Flores and Rebekah Riess, CNN The Uvalde, Texas, schools superintendent has recommended the firing of Pete Arredondo, the school police chief who oversaw the response to May’s mass shooting at Robb Elementary School, according to a Board of Education meeting agenda. The board announced Wednesday it will hold a
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova, Sana Noor Haq and Jack Guy, CNN Russia’s objectives in Ukraine now extend beyond the eastern Donbas region into the country’s south, a senior government minister has said. As the war in Ukraine approaches its fifth month, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told state media that the “geography is different.” “It is
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Gemas y joyas valoradas en millones de dólares fueron robadas de un camión blindado que estaba estacionado en una parada cerca de Los Ángeles el lunes 11 de julio, informaron las autoridades. Ahora varias agencias investigan los hechos. Joyas valoradas en millones de dólares fueron robadas de un camión blindado cerca de
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess, CNN A grand jury in Harris County, Texas, on Tuesday declined to indict a man who allegedly killed 9-year-old Arlene Alvarez while shooting at an armed robber in February, Harris County District Attorney Kim Ogg said. “I just want to tell the family how saddened we are,” Ogg said. “We don’t have
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