LONDON (AP) — British Airways says it will cancel hundreds more summer flights after previously announced cuts in scheduled flights proved insufficient to ease travel disruptions. The announcement on Tuesday will affect tens of thousands of travelers planning to fly from London’s Heathrow and Gatwick airports. The airline said in the spring that it would
Continue ReadingBy DENG MACHOL Associated Press JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Hundreds of people braved a scorching sun Tuesday to welcome Pope Francis’ envoy to South Sudan’s capital, Juba, where many were disappointed last month when the pontiff canceled a trip to this East African country. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Vatican’s secretary of state, was received
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Pope Francis has called for a rejection of violence and respect for life as he lamented the “senseless shooting” during an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago. In a telegram of condolence to Chicago’s archbishop sent Tuesday, Francis said he was praying for the six people killed and for “healing and consolation
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — El tenista Nick Kyrgios deberá comparecer ante un tribunal el mes que viene en Canberra, la capital de Australia, tras haber agredido supuestamente a su exnovia a finales del año pasado, según informa la prensa australiana. Cuando se le preguntó sobre la acusación este martes, la policía australiana dijo a CNN en
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press PGA Tour and European tour players will be on both sides of the Atlantic this week. Under a new arrangement, the Scottish Open and the Barbasol Championship in Kentucky are sanctioned by both tours. That gives the Scottish Open the strongest field it has ever had. The only player from the
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN A gunman in Highland Park, Illinois, killed seven people and injured dozens more on a July Fourth parade route on Monday, setting off a manhunt that paralyzed the Chicago region before a suspect was apprehended by police later in the day. The wounded ranged from ages 8 to 85. All the
Continue ReadingGARY, Ind. (AP) — Police say gunfire during a July Fourth block party in northwestern Indiana left three people dead and seven wounded. The shooting happened in a residential neighborhood of Gary, Indiana, about 12:45 a.m. Tuesday. Gary police Lt. Dawn Westerfield says officers found three people down and unresponsive. The wounded were taken to
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee judges have dismissed a lawsuit filed by a couple who alleged that a state-sponsored Christian adoption agency refused to help them because they are Jewish. The lawsuit challenged a 2020 state law that installed legal protections for private adoption agencies to reject state-funded placement of
Continue ReadingBy OLEG CETINIC and ILAN BEN ZION Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Israel’s caretaker Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Tuesday used his first trip abroad since taking office to urge world powers to step up pressure on Iran over its nuclear activities. He called the Islamic republic a threat to regional stability. Lapid met in
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Police in Turkey’s capital have broken up an LGBTQ Pride march and detained dozens of people. Turkish authorities have banned LGBTQ events. Around 50 people holding rainbow flags nevertheless marched toward a main park on Tuesday to mark the end of Pride Month. Police officers prevented the group from reaching the
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere Debra Messing was fed up. The former “Will & Grace” star was among dozens of celebrity Democratic supporters and activists who joined a call with White House aides last Monday to discuss the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. The mood was fatalistic, according to three people on the call, which was
Continue ReadingCNN, LIZ VAN HEEL, GETTY IMAGES By Edward-Isaac Dovere Debra Messing was fed up. The former “Will & Grace” star was among dozens of celebrity Democratic supporters and activists who joined a call with White House aides last Monday to discuss the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. The mood was fatalistic, according to three
Continue ReadingCALAIS, France (AP) — Belgian rider Wout van Aert won the hilly fourth stage of the Tour de France and extended his overall lead after attacking strongly on the day’s final climb. The Belgian rider kept the leader’s yellow jersey for the Jumbo–Visma team after taking it for the first time Saturday. He also extended
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN Repeatedly catching Covid-19 appears to increase the chances that a person will face new and sometimes lasting health problems after their infection, according to the first study on the health risks of reinfection. The study, which is based on the health records of more than 5.6 million people treated in the
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German biotech company CureVac has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against rival BioNTech for work that it says contributed to the development of the BioNTech-Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. BioNTech said its work is original and it would “vigorously” contest the claim. CureVac last year reported disappointing results from late-stage testing of its own
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German biotech company CureVac has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against rival BioNTech for work that it says contributed to the development of the BioNTech-Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. BioNTech said its work is original and it plans to “vigorously” contest the claim. CureVac last year reported disappointing results from late-stage testing of its
Continue ReadingCNN, LIZ VAN HEEL, GETTY IMAGES By Megan Marples, CNN Angry, upset, depressed, anxious. Those were some of the emotions that flooded over many people when the United States Supreme Court announced it was overturning Roe v. Wade, eliminating the federal right to an abortion. Many others are celebrating the decision, but a majority of
Continue ReadingBy Megan Marples, CNN Angry, upset, depressed, anxious. Those were some of the emotions that flooded over many people when the United States Supreme Court announced it was overturning Roe v. Wade, eliminating the federal right to an abortion. Many others are celebrating the decision, but a majority of Americans apparently are not. Sixty-one percent
Continue ReadingBy Isil Sariyuce, Yusuf Gezer and Celine Alkhaldi, CNN Turkish security forces killed a child on Sunday after opening fire on a vehicle carrying migrants from the eastern Van province near Turkey’s border with Iran, a local official told CNN on Tuesday. The official, who is from the office of the Van governor and who
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Both Macy Gray and Better Midler are being accused of being transphobic. Gray, best known for her 1999 hit song “I Try,” seemed to anticipate the backlash during an appearance that aired Monday on Fox Nation’s “Piers Morgan Uncensored.“ “I will say this and everyone’s gonna hate me but as
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