By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer ISTANBUL (AP) — Inter Milan’s impressive performance in a losing cause at the Champions League final stood out even in the current renaissance for Italian club soccer. Inter gave Manchester City as many if not more problems than either Real Madrid or Bayern Munich did in the previous two
Continue ReadingBy RON TODT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early Sunday in Philadelphia after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire, closing a heavily traveled segment of the East Coast’s main north-south highway indefinitely, authorities said. Transportation officials warned of extensive delays and street closures and urged drivers
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer LE MANS, France (AP) — Ferrari ended a 50-year absence from the 24 Hours of Le Mans by toppling mighty Toyota in the centenary running of the most iconic sports car race in the world. Ferrari last competed at Le Mans in 1973 and returned to Circuit de
Continue ReadingBy AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Military officials and tribal leaders say clashes between suspected al-Qaida militants and Yemen’s pro-government forces in the country’s south have killed three men. They said fighting broke out Saturday evening when the suspected al-Qaida militants attacked the United Arab Emirates-backed force in the southern province of
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Manufacturers around the world are contending with weakening demand as the economic outlook for the industry darkens. Factories in the United States and across the eurozone reported a decline in new orders for manufactured goods in May as they worked through their backlog of orders, according to
Continue ReadingOAK PARK, Ill. (AP) — Police say shots were fired into vehicles as a funeral procession passed through a Chicago suburb, badly wounding two people and hurting two others. The shooting happened about 1 p.m. Saturday when a white pickup truck pulled alongside a vehicle and someone inside opened fire as the procession traveled from
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who dominated politics in Scotland for almost a decade, was arrested and questioned for several hours on Sunday by police investigating the finances of the governing, pro-independence Scottish National Party. Police Scotland said a 52-year-old woman was detained Sunday morning “as
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The intimate, funny-sad musical “Kimberly Akimbo” nudged aside splashier rivals on Sunday to win the musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its creative muscle amid the Hollywood writers’ strike and made history with laurels for nonbinary actors J. Harrison
Continue ReadingBy Celina Tebor and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A section of northbound I-95 in Philadelphia that collapsed after a tanker truck caught fire underneath the highway Sunday morning could take months to repair, snarling regional commutes and cutting off a major East Coast artery, Pennsylvania officials said. The commercial tanker truck, which was carrying
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Half of surveyed adults in the US disapprove of students’ race and ethnicities factoring into the college admissions process, according to a recent Pew Research Center study. The poll of over 5,000 people found that 33% of respondents approved of colleges and universities boosting diversity by considering racial
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Comer harina de yuca ayudó a salvar las vidas de cuatro niños que fueron encontrados con vida en la selva amazónica más de un mes después de que su avión se estrellara, según un funcionario de las fuerzas especiales militares de Colombia. Los niños comieron “tres kilogramos (seis libras) de fariña”,
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Unseeded Hsieh Su-Wei of Taiwan and Wang Xinyu of China won the French Open women’s doubles after beating 10th-seeded Leylah Fernandez of Canada and Taylor Townsend of the United States 1-6, 7-6 (5), 6-1. It was another upset victory for Hsieh and Wang after they beat four other seeded pairs on their
Continue ReadingBy LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press ST JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — In recent years, several Caribbean nations have struck down laws criminalizing same-sex relations. Courts in Belize in 2016 and Trinidad and Tobago in 2018 found such laws unconstitutional. Last year, a top Caribbean court ruled some provisions of Antigua and Barbuda’s “Sexual Offences Act”
Continue ReadingBy Spencer Van Dyk Click here for updates on this story Ottawa (CTV Network) — Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says a public inquiry into foreign interference “has never been off the table,” following the sudden resignation of special rapporteur David Johnston. “All options remain on the table,” LeBlanc told reporters Saturday. “The prime minister
Continue ReadingBy Natasha O’Neill Click here for updates on this story Mississauga, Ont. (CTV Network) — There were tearful goodbyes from Max Khomenko’s friends and family as they watched him head off to Ukraine’s capital, a dangerous destination due to frequent air bombings from Russia. The 19-year-old who lives in Winnipeg is a filmmaker and has
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — If you’ve spent the past three years relishing the one-minute commute to your home office (or kitchen table) to begin your workday, an email ordering you back to the office may trigger something of an existential crisis. When faced with such an edict that seemingly boils
Continue ReadingBy LUIS ANDRES HENAO Associated Press ST. JOHN’S, Antigua (AP) — For years, Orden David was persecuted in his native Antigua and Barbuda — a frequent complaint by many LGBTQ people who fear for their safety across the conservative and mostly Christian Caribbean, where anti-gay hostility is widespread. David was bullied and ridiculed. One time,
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Track and field history was made not once but three times in Paris on Friday on a memorable night in the French capital. A week after breaking the women’s 1,500m world record, Kenya’s Faith Kipyegon put her name in the record books again, this time setting a world record
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Scheduling more night sessions for women is proving a tough issue to resolve for French Open tournament director Amélie Mauresmo. She was asked at her tournament-ending news conference Sunday if she was comfortable with the equality in the scheduling at Roland Garros this year. She responded to say “I’m comfortable with the
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A shooting at a Houston nightclub left six people injured, including one who is listed in critical condition, police said early Sunday. Police responded to the shooting overnight at a club on Richmond Avenue in west Houston, Police Chief Troy Finner said at a news conference, and found multiple
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