By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that he had signed a bill into law that prohibits nearly all abortions except in certain medical situations or in cases of rape or incest. The GOP-led legislature passed House Bill 302 on Tuesday in a special session, making West Virginia the second state
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Yunus Musah will miss the United States’ last two World Cup warmup matches because of a left groin injury, depriving the Americans of a chance for their preferred midfield trio to play together ahead of the tournament in November. Johnny Cardoso of the Brazilian club Internacional replaced Musah for the matches against
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — John Stearns, a four-time All-Star catcher with the New York Mets, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 71. Stearns, who played football and baseball at the University of Colorado, died Thursday night in Denver, according to the Mets. He passed away less than three weeks after attending an
Continue ReadingBy Pete Muntean and Gregory Wallace, CNN United Airlines considers government air traffic controller staffing shortages its top concern and says there is still time to minimize the impact on holiday travel this winter. “When you have air traffic control close a center down or close a region of the country, it leads to hundreds
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El legendario futbolista inglés David Beckham fue captado en la fila para ver a la reina en Londres. En declaraciones a los periodistas junto a la fila, Beckham dijo que había estado esperando con los miembros del público durante más de 12 horas. Funeral de la reina Isabel II: fecha, detalles
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Las autoridades ucranianas encontraron 440 tumbas en un sitio de entierro masivo en Izium, una ciudad del este recientemente recuperada de las fuerzas rusas, dijo el viernes el Ministerio de Defensa de Ucrania en una publicación de Twitter. Anteriormente, el presidente ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelensky, dijo que a los periodistas ucranianos e internacionales
Continue ReadingSAMARKAND, Uzbekistan (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed Friday to press his attack on Ukraine despite Ukraine’s latest counteroffensive and warned that Moscow could ramp up its strikes on the country’s vital infrastructure if Ukrainian forces target facilities in Russia. Speaking to reporters Friday after attending a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business A group of Democrats in Congress is calling on President Joe Biden to keep releasing oil from America’s emergency stockpile through at least the end of the year. In a letter obtained first by CNN, eight House Democrats urged Biden on Friday to immediately scrap his current plan to halt
Continue ReadingBy Celine Alkhaldi, Mia Alberti and Charbel Mallo CNN Depositors held up at least five separate banks around Lebanon on Friday in an attempt to retrieve savings frozen in the banking system, a Lebanese army official told CNN. In one of the incidents an armed man entered a bank in the south Lebanese city of
Continue ReadingBy DREW COSTLEY AP Science Writer JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Carey Wooten spent nearly seven weeks hunting for safe drinking water for herself, her two children and three dogs after clocking out each day as a Taco Bell manager, so Gov. Tate Reeves’ announcement that the water is clean again in Mississippi’s capital came as
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Officials in Slovakia have dismissed claims by the Russian Embassy that graves of Russian soldiers from World War I were damaged on orders from the local village mayor. The embassy said Russia’s ambassador to Slovakia visited a cemetery in Ladomirova earlier this week and found the graves “almost completely destroyed.” In
Continue ReadingBy Jasmine Wright, Priscilla Alvarez and Kate Sullivan, CNN Biden administration officials are set to meet Friday to discuss a multitude of critical immigration issues as the administration responds to Republican governors sending migrants north in protest of President Joe Biden‘s border policies. A White House official said the meeting had been planned prior to
Continue ReadingBy ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A judge has found key parts of Michigan’s newborn blood-testing program unconstitutional in a challenge by four parents who raised concerns about how leftover samples are used long after screening for rare diseases. The lawsuit is not a class action. But the decision this week is likely
Continue ReadingBy Niamh Kennedy, CNN England football legend David Beckham paid his respects to Queen Elizabeth II on Friday afternoon after queuing for hours alongside other members of public. The football star was seen inside Westminster Hall, where the late monarch’s body is lying in state, at around 3:25 p.m. Friday afternoon, more than 13 hours
Continue ReadingCNN, ITN By Niamh Kennedy, CNN England football legend David Beckham paid his respects to Queen Elizabeth II on Friday afternoon after queuing for hours alongside other members of public. The football star was seen inside Westminster Hall, where the late monarch’s body is lying in state, at around 3:25 p.m. Friday afternoon, more than
Continue ReadingLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs has modified paths to the Kentucky Derby and Oaks, awarding points to the top five finishers in qualifying races and increasing significance for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and late prep season events. Most Derby prep races during the qualifying series for 3-year-olds will award points on a 10-4-3-2-1 sliding
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN A few years ago, retired Maine couple George and Cathy Hardy installed their first heat pump inside their 1930s Cape-style house. Then they installed two more — completely replacing their entire oil-based home heating system that had gotten them through countless sub-zero winters. George, a former engineer, was initially skeptical that
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Fiona is buffeting the Caribbean’s easternmost islands, and forecasters warn it will later threaten Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic with dangerous heavy rains. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami says Fiona is then likely to become a hurricane near the Bahamas next week. Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Lester in
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer PayPal says the company will no longer sponsor the Phoenix Suns if owner Robert Sarver remains part of the franchise when his suspension ends. PayPal says its current partnership deal with the Suns ends after the coming 2022-23 season, meaning it will expire during Sarver’s one-year suspension from the
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer PayPal says the company will no longer sponsor the Phoenix Suns if owner Robert Sarver remains part of the franchise when his suspension ends. PayPal says its current partnership deal with the Suns ends after the coming 2022-23 season, meaning it will expire during Sarver’s one-year suspension from the
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