CNN By Amy Woodyatt, David Close and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — A string of sports games and practices have been postponed as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to choke the Midwest, Northeast and Southeast parts of the United States. Around 75 million people are under air quality alerts as wildfire smoke shrouds major US
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of heat records have fallen in Siberia, as temperatures climbed above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 Celsius). Despite only being early June, records are tumbling across parts of Siberia as extreme heat pushes into unusually high latitudes. Last Saturday, temperatures reached 37.9 degrees Celsius (100.2 Fahrenheit) in Jalturovosk, its
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Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Racing at Belmont Park was canceled on Thursday due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada, and New York’s governor warned that the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of the Triple Crown, could be affected if conditions don’t improve by Saturday. It was the second straight day in which the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Racing at Belmont Park was canceled and the Washington Nationals’ home game against the Arizona Diamondbacks was postponed Thursday due to poor air quality from wildfires in Canada. It’s the second straight day the continuing fires north of the border have impacted sports in the Northeastern United States. Several Major League
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A U.S. petroleum company has signed an agreement with Sri Lanka allowing it to import and sell fuel in the country as the Indian Ocean nation grapples with an economic and energy crisis. RM Parks Inc. signed the agreement in collaboration with Shell and will
Continue ReadingBy Benjamin Sutton Françoise Gilot, a tireless artist who defied simple categorization — and efforts to define her merely as a footnote in the story of her former lover Pablo Picasso — died Tuesday in New York. She was 101. Her death was confirmed to The New York Times by her daughter, Aurelia Engel, who said Gilot
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey (CNN) — There was a tie for first place when it came to the most shocking part of the “Vanderpump Rules” reunion finale. The third and final installment of the Season 10 reunion aired Wednesday night and it was a doozy. Cast member Tom Sandoval, who cheated on his life partner of
Continue ReadingCNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — When Chief Justice John Roberts began reading his decision in a voting rights dispute from the Supreme Court bench on Thursday, few would have expected the significant turn he was about to take favoring Black voters in Alabama. Here was the author of a
Continue ReadingBy Mostafa Salem, CNN (CNN) — Two hundred and eighty children between the ages of one month and 15 years were evacuated from a Khartoum orphanage that was affected by the heavy combat in Sudan’s capital, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said. The children from the Mygoma Orphanage in Khartoum have had no access
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Tierney Click here for updates on this story WAYNESBORO, Tennessee (WSMV) — School is out for the summer, but some Wayne County High School students are still trying to make up for missed classes during the spring semester as part of a controversial attendance policy. The rule requires students with more than eight
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — JP Dellacamera will be Fox’s lead play-by-play commentator for the third straight Women’s World Cup and two-time FIFA Player of the Year Carli Lloyd will work as a studio analyst. Dellacamera will be paired with former U.S. national team midfielder Aly Wagner for the second straight women’s tournament and one of
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Mackenzie Click here for updates on this story REVARD, North Carolina (WLOS) — A two-letter response to a text message led to a Brevard man losing $15,000. Marcos Meilan said it all started on June 1, when he received a text message claiming to come from Bank of America. The message warned Melian
Continue ReadingBy Julia Scammahorn Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Kansas (KCTV) — After 8 years of service to the citizens of Lawrence, Patrol Service Dog C.B., affectionately known to the community as “Cheeseburger”, is passing on his leash. Corporal Matt Weidl will announce his companion’s retirement from the Lawrence Kansas Police Department Thursday
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GOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Mostly cloudy skies this morning may clear for a bit, but storm activity pressing into the region from the SE will give us a chance of showers and thunderstorms from this afternoon and into tonight. Highs will reach the mid 80’s, and this heat will help boost the chance of storms.
Continue ReadingBy Amal Elhelw Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Portland State University student Faisal El Obeidi is bringing tastes from his home right to campus with his food truck, Sheesh Shawarma. For most 20-year-old college students, their priorities surround studying and having a good time, but for El Obeidi, he’s
Continue ReadingBy Soyoung Kim Click here for updates on this story SALMON CREEK, Washington (KPTV) — People are trying to plan for what comes next after a fire destroyed an industrial building in Salmon Creek. Officials said at least seven businesses were impacted by the fire. “Seeing everything you work for, you’re just in shock,” Buddy
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — On the first day that Richa Moorjani walked onto the set of “Never Have I Ever,” she realized she was a part of something special. For one, she wasn’t the only South Asian person there. For another, she and her fellow South Asian castmates Maitreyi Ramakrishnan and Poorna Jagannathan were the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH and COURTNEY BONNELL AP Business Writers LONDON (AP) — The European economy has contracted slightly at the end of last year and beginning of 2023. The revised figures released Thursday by the European Union’s statistics agency underline the impact of the loss of Russian natural gas and high inflation on consumer spending.
Continue ReadingBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s foreign ministry has informed Russia that it must reduce the number of its embassy positions in Bucharest by 51, bringing it in line with the size of Romania’s embassy staff in Moscow. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Thursday that because some of the jobs at the Russian Embassy are
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