By Joe Sutton and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Residents in parts of Arizona were ordered to evacuate Sunday as firefighters battled several wildfires across the state amid extreme temperatures that have persisted for weeks. About 160 residents were ordered to evacuate from the Sunflower area in Arizona’s Maricopa County Sunday as a wildfire burned
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON and CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain may be facing weeks, even months of political gridlock and possibly a new election, but a national ballot produced one result that will be greeted with relief in continental capitals that like Madrid firmly support the European Union. Spain’s Vox party, with its
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The Jesuits say a famous artist priest has been definitively expelled from the religious order for sexually, spiritually and psychologically abusing women. The Jesuits say the Rev. Marko Rupnik remains a Catholic priest but is no longer a Jesuit priest, after he didn’t appeal his June expulsion
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Gene Norman and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A powerful storm sweeping across the Pacific Ocean in the direction of the Philippines has intensified into a super typhoon, with forecasters warning it could hit the northern part of the country before hitting mainland China later this week. Super typhoon Doksuri
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Gene Norman and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A powerful storm sweeping across the Pacific Ocean in the direction of the Philippines has intensified into a super typhoon, with forecasters warning it could hit the northern part of the country before hitting mainland China later this week. Super typhoon Doksuri
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Christopher Nolan’s latest blockbuster movie “Oppenheimer” has sparked controversy among the Hindu-right in India, with some calling for a boycott and demanding the removal of a sex scene in which the titular character utters a famous line from the religion’s holy scripture. The film tells the story
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities say 11 people were killed when a roof collapsed at a middle school gymnasium in the country’s far northeast. The incident occurred Sunday in the city of Qiqihar and the last victim was pulled from the wreckage Monday morning. The official Xinhua News Agency said construction work at the school
Continue ReadingSTEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer FUKUOKA, Japan (AP) — American Matt Cooper and his Dutch wife Ginni van Katwijk are high divers. They take risks diving off platforms that are taller than many buildings. In the World Aquatics Championships this week, men will dive from heights of 27 meters — that’s about 90 feet —
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police said Monday that they have arrested a man on suspicion of slashing three people on a train in western Japan. The 37-year-old suspect was carrying three knives, including two in each hand, when he was arrested on the platform of Rinku Town station in Osaka,
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Tuesday after China’s ruling Communist Party promised to shore up its sagging economy ahead of a Federal Reserve meeting traders hope will announce this interest rate cycle’s final increase. Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney advanced. Tokyo declined.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The outcome of Spain’s elections shows the country is politically split down the middle. The expected battle between two leftist and two rightist parties that were teaming up to form potential coalitions became a reality, in a nail-biting vote account that left Spain close to a
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Los drones ucranianos atacaron dos edificios no residenciales en Moscú en las primeras horas de la mañana de este lunes y fueron “reprimidos” por las defensas de la ciudad, dijeron las autoridades rusas, describiendo el incidente como un ataque “frustrado”. Los ataques no causaron daños graves ni víctimas, dijo este lunes
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer SYDNEY (AP) — The underdogs are rising up at the Women’s World Cup. Jamaica’s 0-0 draw with one of the tournament favorites in France was the latest evidence that the gap is closing in international soccer. There were enough examples of that during the men’s World Cup in Qatar
Continue ReadingBy Faye Bradley, CNN (CNN) — Found on coastlines around the world, man-made “sea pools” are designed to offer swimmers a safe haven from the dangers of rough waters and unpredictable currents. From Australia’s 82-foot beachside Avalon Rock Pool to the “Mermaid Pool” in Cornwall, UK, they can provide a serene saltwater oasis against a
Continue ReadingBy DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Jill Biden has represented her country at the Olympics in Tokyo, a king’s coronation in London and a royal wedding in Jordan. She gets another chance to put her ambassadorial skills to work this week when the United States formally rejoins a United Nations agency devoted to
Continue ReadingBy LEAH WILLINGHAM and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust. The inaction since has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands from pneumoconiosis, or “black lung.”
Continue ReadingBy MAX RALPH Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — How’s this for a pair of stats? The first eight matches of the Women’s World Cup each included a penalty kick – and the attacking team converted just four times from the spot. Some of the attempts were turned away by goalkeeping heroics, others were
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Set aside the polls, the fundraising numbers or Donald Trump’s name recognition as metrics of his early dominance of the Republican presidential contest. He has what could prove to be the most important advantage in the race: a leg up in winning the delegates needed
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN NOVECK and R.J. RICO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Jason Kravits gets a lot of this: People recognize him — they’re just not sure how. “I’m that guy who looks like the guy you went to high school with,” says Kravits. “People think they’ve just seen me somewhere.” Actually, they have —
Continue ReadingBy VALERIE GONZALEZ and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press EAGLE PASS, Texas (AP) — Wrecking ball-sized buoys on the Rio Grande. Razor wire strung across private property without permission. Bulldozers changing the very terrain of America’s southern border. For more than two years, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has escalated measures to keep migrants from entering
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