By Simone McCarthy and Haley Britzky, CNN (CNN) — The Chinese surveillance balloon that traversed the United States earlier this year before it was shot down did not collect intelligence while flying over the country, the Pentagon said Thursday. Steps taken by Washington to stop the high altitude device from potential information gathering as it
Continue ReadingBy RAJESH KUMAR SINGH, PIYUSH NAGPAL and SIBI ARASU Associated Press BANPUR, India (AP) — Siren blaring, Sunil Kumar Naik’s ambulance tore across a dry and rocky countryside blasted by dangerous midday heat, rushing to check on a vomiting and dizzy 30-year-old man with possible heat stroke. As soon as they reached the man’s village,
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher and Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — North Carolina’s Republican-controlled legislature has advanced a bill that would ban certain gender-affirming care for minors to the governor’s desk. The state’s House voted to pass the bill Wednesday along party lines after it cleared the state Senate earlier this week. The measure now awaits a
Continue ReadingCNN, KTLA By Tierney Sneed (CNN) — Justice Amy Coney Barrett, in a concurrence to Friday’s ruling striking down President Joe Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan, defended the Supreme Court conservative majority’s use of a controversial legal theory and – deploying analogies concerning babysitters and grocery store owners – laid out how she believed the
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Chase Kalisz has become the seventh American swimmer to make six world championship teams. The 29-year-old Kalisz was runner-up in the 400-meter individual medley at the U.S. nationals. That’s good enough to earn a spot for the worlds in Fukuoka, Japan, next month. Kalisz joined Michael
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Experian looked at anonymized consumer credit data from the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 to observe recent trends in borrowing and spending with retail credit cards.
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Stacker reviewed historical milestones and education statistics to determine how college admissions have changed over the last 80 years.
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OLBG has assembled a rundown on every quarterback selected first overall in the NFL Draft since 2000.
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Stacker compiled a list of 25 things about Sidney Poitier’s life story you may not know, citing sources like WaPo, PBS, historical archives, and more.
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To save big on big purchases, timing can be everything. CouponBirds compiled a list of 10 shopping holidays so you can save the dates.
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By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. humanitarian chief warned Thursday that the 12-year conflict in Syria has pushed 90% of its population below the poverty line, and that millions face cuts in food aid next month because of a funding shortfall. Martin Griffiths said that the $5.4 billion U.N.
Continue ReadingBy JOE HARRIS Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Tucker homered and drove in five runs, Alex Bregman hit his third grand slam this season and the Houston Astros blew out Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 14-0. Houston had 18 hits, its most since Sept. 10, 2019, against Oakland. Bregman, Yainer Diaz
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution that will establish an independent body to determine what happened to more than 130,000 people missing as a result of the conflict in Syria. It is an important response to appeals by their families and loved ones.
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Carly Keenan has some great ideas for summer fun, especially as we celebrate our nation’s birthday! Plenty more to find at http://events.ktvz.com.
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Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Schwarber homered on the game’s first pitch, Taijuan Walker won his fifth straight start and the surging Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1. Bryce Harper drove in two runs. Trea Turner had two hits and scored a run, helping the Phillies win for the
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Un sismo de magnitud 4,7 sacudió el centro de Colombia durante la noche de este jueves, reportó el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El foco sísmico estuvo localizado a 10 kilómetros de profundidad y el epicentro se ubicó a 21 kilómetros al noroeste de Vistahermosa,
Continue ReadingBy LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Devin Williams struck out Starling Marte to strand the bases loaded in the ninth inning and the Milwaukee Brewers hung on for a 3-2 victory over the Mets, dropping New York a season-high nine games under .500 at the halfway point. The $355 million Mets are
Continue ReadingBy Dianne Gallagher, CNN (CNN) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law significant changes to the state’s recently passed 12-week abortion ban, just hours before it is set to take effect Saturday. Earlier this week, the state’s Republican-controlled legislature advanced House Bill 190 – an unrelated measure focusing on the Department of Health
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