By SUSIE BLANN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday that Bakhmut was “only in our hearts,” hours after Russia’s defense ministry reported that forces of the Wagner private army, with the support of Russian troops, had seized the city in eastern Ukraine. Speaking alongside U.S. President
Continue ReadingBy Darya Tarasova, Sugam Pokharel, Thom Poole and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Bakhmut was not occupied by Russia as of Sunday and Ukrainian soldiers remain there, a day after Russia claimed the fiercely contested city’s complete capture. “We are keeping on, we are fighting,” Zelensky said at a news
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA VERZA and GINNETTE RIQUELME Associated Pres TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Honduras has one of the world’s strictest abortion bans, with a constitutional prohibition on terminating pregnancy in all cases. But across the country, women are terminating pregnancies with the help of clandestine networks seeking to make the procedure as safe as possible. Activists
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina won the Italian Open when Ukrainian opponent Anhelina Kalinina retired eary in the second set due to a left thigh injury. Rybakina was leading 6-4, 1-0, 15-0 when Kalinina called for a trainer and grasped her left leg. The rain-delayed title match
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — An F-18 fighter jet crashed at an airbase in the Spanish city of Zaragoza but the pilot ejected successfully, the Spanish defense ministry said Saturday. The aircraft landed within the perimeter of the base, the defense ministry said on Twitter. The base, which is about 10
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lost in the 2022 WNBA Finals and then lost its coach, best player and point guard in the offseason. But the despite those departures, the team hopes to compete for what would be the franchise’s first championship. The Sun will be led by All-Star
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA VERZA and GINNETTE RIQUELME Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Inside a little wooden house among the pine and oak forests of western Honduras’ coffee-growing mountains, a woman opened a tiny package of pills, delivered to a nearby town. She didn’t know it, but the medication had more than likely entered the country
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Transgender activists in Pakistan say they plan to appeal an Islamic court’s ruling that guts a law aimed at protecting their rights. The Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act was passed by Parliament in 2018 to secure the fundamental rights of transgender Pakistanis. But the Federal Shariat Court struck down several provisions
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The United States could default on its debt in less than two weeks, and cities with a large military presence risk an economic firestorm if lawmakers don’t act. A default would mean the government won’t be able to meet all of its financial obligations, which include salaries
Continue ReadingCNN By Zachary Cohen, Oren Liebermann and Haley Britzky, CNN Washington (CNN) — An early Biden administration initiative to root out extremism in the military was designed to identify people like Jack Teixeira, the 21-year-old Air National Guardsman with a long-history of violent and racist behavior now accused of perpetrating one of the biggest leaks
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-two years of “The Fast & the Furious” movies have created enough characters and history for cameos and callbacks aplenty in “Fast X.” Yet for all its high-octane action this tenth film is really just revving its engine for more sequels to come, kicking off a multi-part story
Continue ReadingCNN Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-two years of “The Fast & the Furious” movies have created enough characters and history for cameos and callbacks aplenty in “Fast X.” Yet for all its high-octane action this tenth film is really just revving its engine for more sequels to come, kicking off a multi-part
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scott Dixon and Chip Ganassi Racing teammate Alex Palou made late engine swaps before the start of qualifying for the Indianapolis 500. It paid off with both joining teammates Marcus Ericsson and Takuma Sato in the fast 12 that will go for the pole on Sunday.
Continue ReadingCNN By Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — While President Joe Biden’s administration publicly hammered airlines for flight delays and cancellations last summer, behind the scenes Federal Aviation Administration officials were well aware that their own agency also bore responsibility for disrupting thousands of flights, according to previously unreported internal FAA records The FAA’s problem, according
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Harry Kane scored a goal and lost the game in perhaps his final home appearance for Tottenham. The England captain again has been linked with an offseason move away from Tottenham. He curled home after an indirect free kick in the eighth minute only for Bryan Mbeumo to score twice and set
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Tras permanecer cerrado durante varias horas por la presencia de ceniza volcánica del Popocatépetl, el Aeropuerto Internacional Benito Juárez, Ciudad de México, anunció que reanudaba sus operaciones cerca de las 12 pm ET. #AICMinformaPor presencia de ceniza volcánica el aeropuerto cerró operaciones a partir de la 4:25 horas. Estaremos informando
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris was among those celebrating the return of Brittney Griner to the WNBA on Friday, five months after the Phoenix Mercury star was released from a Russian penal colony. Griner received a standing ovation from the road crowd as she was
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When John Podesta left his job as an adviser to President Barack Obama nearly a decade ago, he was confident that hundreds of miles of new power transmission lines were coming to the Southwest, expanding the reach of clean energy throughout the region. So Podesta was shocked
Continue ReadingHOMINY, Okla. (AP) — The Oklahoma Department of Corrections has locked down all prisons statewide and canceled all visitations following a stabbing at a medium security prison in northeastern Oklahoma. Department spokesperson Kay Thompson said Saturday that it was “inmate on inmate,” but that she could not release further information because of an ongoing investigation
Continue ReadingBy SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON and JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients. At least 20 states already have consent laws for this practice. Montana’s
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