By Gul Tuysuz, Yusuf Gezer and Tamara Qiblawi, CNN (CNN) — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has won Turkey’s presidential election, defeating opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu in Sunday’s runoff vote and stretching his rule into a third decade. With 99.43% of the votes counted, preliminary official results announced by Turkey’s Supreme Election Council (YSK) on Sunday
Continue ReadingBy Irene Nasser, Karla Cripps and Mengchen Zhang, CNN (CNN) — China’s first large homegrown passenger jet made its inaugural commercial flight on Sunday, flying from Shanghai to Beijing, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported. Flying as China Eastern Airlines flight MU9191, the new narrow-body C919 plane left Shanghai at 10:32 a.m. local time. It
Continue ReadingSAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Nkosi Tafari scored in the fourth minute of second-half stoppage time to rally FC Dallas to a 1-1 draw with the San Jose Earthquakes. Neither team scored until Benjamin Kikanović found the net for San Jose (5-5-4) in the 70th minute with an assist from Tanner Beason. It was the
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — A government official in India has been suspended from his job after he ordered a water reservoir to be drained so he could retrieve his smartphone, which he had dropped while taking a selfie. Food inspector Rajesh Vishwas dropped his Samsung smartphone in Kherkatta dam in the central Indian state of
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO, ZEKE MILLER, FARNOUSH AMIRI and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With days to spare before a potential first-ever government default, President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached final agreement Sunday on a deal to raise the nation’s debt ceiling and worked to ensure enough support in Congress
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — Jordan Morris ended an eight-match scoreless streak with a first-half goal and Stefan Frei made it stand up in the Seattle Sounders’ 1-0 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday night. Morris ended his scoring drought when he took passes from Léo Chú and Albert Rusnák and found the net
Continue ReadingBy CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Ryan McMahon hit a go-ahead homer in the seventh inning and the Colorado Rockies outslugged the New York Mets 10-7 after blowing an early six-run lead. Charlie Blackmon’s two-run double in a five-run second helped the Rockies race out to a 6-0 advantage against Justin Verlander after
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Delilah, an Oregon Zoo chimpanzee who helped launch a decades-long friendship with renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, turned half a century old Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Kevin McCarthy was never Washington’s bet to become House speaker. But the 58-year-old California Republican persevered and now he’s leading the House GOP in the high-wire act of his career. He’s just negotiated a deal with President Joe Biden over raising the nation’s debt limit, and
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM, ANDREW DALTON and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With the end of the critically acclaimed drama’s fourth and final season, dedicated fans of “Succession” now know the answer to the series’ central question: Which of the Murdoch-esque Roy family siblings will prevail? Oh, and — for those who haven’t yet
Continue ReadingBy W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A’ja Wilson had 23 points and six rebounds to lead the Las Vegas Aces to a 93-65 win over the Los Angeles Sparks. Kelsey Plum added 19 points, and Jackie Young had 16. The Aces received their championship rings before the game in a ceremony that
Continue ReadingCARSON, Calif. (AP) — Karol Swiderski scored a second-half goal, Justin Meram added to his club record with an assist and Charlotte FC kept the Los Angeles Galaxy reeling with a 1-0 victory. Swiderski scored his fourth goal of the season when he took a pass from Meram and found the net in the 70th
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won reelection Sunday, extending his increasingly authoritarian rule into a third decade as the country reels from high inflation and the aftermath of an earthquake that leveled entire cities. A third term gives Erdogan, a polarizing populist, an
Continue ReadingBy CLIFF BRUNT AP Sports Writer OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kinzie Hansen and the Oklahoma Sooners were down to their last strike. Oklahoma needed a win to set the NCAA Division I record for consecutive softball victories and clinch a Women’s College World Series berth. But the Sooners trailed Clemson by three with two on
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — To pass their debt ceiling deal, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Joe Biden will now have to sell it to their respective parties. They have to make sure that the deal is popular enough to pass both the House and Senate without
Continue ReadingBy Josh Pennington and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — Russia launched its largest drone attack of the conflict yet on Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, leaving one person dead and sparking fires across the city early on Sunday. In an update late Sunday, the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces said Russia unleashed 59 Iranian Shahed drones
Continue ReadingTUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — Ashley Prange hit an RBI single in the top of the seventh inning, Montana Fouts threw 2 2/3 innings of no-hit relief and No. 5 seed Alabama beat Northwestern 2-1 to force a decisive Game 3 at the Tuscaloosa Super Regional. Alabama, which lost 3-1 on Friday in Game 1, plays
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-five years after Phil Hartman’s tragic death, his memorable comedic work still brings joy to audiences. Hartman was fatally shot by his wife Brynn Omdahl on May 28, 1998, before she died by suicide hours later. The tragedy that unfolded inside the their home in Encino, California, came
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — The time has come to say goodbye to “Succession.” The Emmy-winning HBO series will come to an end on Sunday after four fast-talking seasons of sharp and dramatic television. Along the way, the Roy family and the staff of Waystar RoyCo have fired off some of the cruelest –
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Ty Dellandrea scored twice in a 1:27 span midway through the third period and the Dallas Stars beat the Vegas Golden Knights 4-2 on Saturday night to stay alive in the Western Conference Final. The Stars escaped elimination for the second game in a row
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