MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two high schools in Alabama’s capital, a hub of the civil rights movement, will no longer bear the names of Confederate leaders. The Montgomery County Board of Education on Thursday voted for new names for Jefferson Davis High School and Robert E Lee High School, news outlets reported. Lee will become
Continue ReadingBy CNN International Diplomatic Editor Nic Robertson, CNN Once the scene of Russian occupation, the drive into newly liberated Kherson city was eerily quiet. For much of the journey through smaller towns and settlements, our team of CNN journalists was forced to drive through diversions and fields: bridges over canals were blown up, and roads
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Ivan Toney has issued the perfect response to being omitted from England’s World Cup squad by scoring both goals in Brentford’s shock 2-1 Premier League win against Manchester City. The striker was left out of Gareth Southgate’s 26-man squad for Qatar, with Newcastle’s Callum Wilson
Continue ReadingFLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Italy has ended 49 years of hurt from Australia by upending the Wallabies 28-27 for the first time in test rugby in Florence. Ange Capuozzo scored two tries and Pierre Bruno also crossed. Debutant Ben Donaldson could have denied the hosts with a conversion after the clock had run out. But
Continue ReadingBy CAROLE FELDMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is no longer accepting applications for student loan forgiveness after a second federal court shut down the program. The Education Department says on its federal student aid website that it is seeking to overturn the court orders blocking the student debt relief program. A
Continue ReadingBy MONICA SAMAYOA Oregon Public Broadcasting PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A research team led by Oregon State University is planning to develop a new rechargeable battery that could reduce the need for environmentally destructive mining of rare minerals like nickel and lithium and accelerate the clean energy transition. The U.S. Department of Energy awarded OSU
Continue ReadingBy MONICA SAMAYOA Oregon Public Broadcasting PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A research team led by Oregon State University is planning to develop a new rechargeable battery that could reduce the need for environmentally destructive mining of rare minerals like nickel and lithium and accelerate the clean energy transition. The U.S. Department of Energy awarded OSU
Continue ReadingBy PETER PRENGAMAN Associated Press SHARM el-SHEIKH, Egypt (AP) — Marina Silva, a former environmental minister, has a message for the U.N. climate summit: Brazil is back when it comes to protecting the Amazon, the largest rainforest in the world that is crucial to staving off the worst effects of climate change. The recent election
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — El renombrado artista callejero Banksy presentó su última obra de arte en una publicación de Instagram: un mural en la ciudad ucraniana liberada de Borodianka. La obra de arte muestra a una gimnasta balanceándose sobre una pila de escombros en el costado de un edificio dañado por los ataques rusos. El
Continue ReadingCNN, KHOU, KTRK, KPRC By Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN State Farm Arena was transformed into a church Friday as family and fans gathered to celebrate the earthly departure of Takeoff from Migos. The three-hour sendoff was a superstar affair, featuring performances from Justin Bieber, Chloe Bailey and Yolanda Adams, as well as a poem by
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — The leader of Cyprus’ Orthodox Church Chrysostomos II has been laid to rest with all the ceremony of centuries of ecclesiastical tradition. He was eulogized as his church’s greatest reformer and an outspoken fighter for his people. The spiritual head of the world’s 300 million Orthodox,
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press The United Methodist Church moved toward becoming more progressive and LGBTQ-affirming during U.S. regional meetings this month that included the election of its second openly gay bishop. Conservatives say the developments will only accelerate their exit from one of the nation’s largest Protestant denominations. Each of the UMC’s five U.S.
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s final warmup game ahead of the World Cup will not be held at the National Stadium as planned due to a construction defect. Poland’s Football Association says the game with Chile on Wednesday will now be held at the Legia Warsaw Stadium. Poland’s sports minister says that the National Stadium’s
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — Con la victoria del senador de Arizona Mark Kelly el viernes por la noche, los demócratas están a solo un escaño de mantener el control del Senado de Estados Unidos, mientras todas las miradas se posan hacia la vecina Nevada, donde la contienda por el Senado se vuelca cada vez más
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Opposition politicians in Poland have criticized police for detaining anti-fascist activists but not reacting to the appearance of a Nazi-era symbol during a nationalist march. The detention of the activists occurred during Friday’s yearly far-right-led Independence March in Warsaw. Many liberal groups who oppose the march
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — A bus fell into a canal in Egypt’s Nile River Delta region Saturday killing at least 21 people, the country’s Health Ministry said. Dr. Sherif Makeen, a health ministry official, said three children were among the dead. In a statement, the ministry said the accident happened in Dakahlia province, around 100 kilometers
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — Desde la elección en 2010 de Qatar como sede del Mundial de Fútbol 2022, numerosas críticas han surgido sobre la situación de los derechos humanos en el país, especialmente en lo referido a las mujeres, los miembros del colectivo LGBT y los trabajadores migrantes. ¿Pero qué ha dicho la FIFA
Continue ReadingBy KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer MUNICH (AP) — The NFL plans to play more regular-season games in Germany, possibly sooner than expected. League commissioner Roger Goodell told a fan forum in Munich on Saturday that the NFL will stage “at least” four games in Germany through 2025. The current agreement includes Sunday’s first game
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — It’s taken 60 years and billions of dollars, but mass transit is finally coming to Dulles International Airport outside the nation’s capital. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is ready to open the second and final phase of its Silver Line Metrorail extension on Nov. 15.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — It’s taken 60 years and billions of dollars, but mass transit is finally coming to Dulles International Airport outside the nation’s capital. The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is ready to open the second and final phase of its Silver Line Metrorail extension on Nov. 15.
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