By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — Extreme heat appears to be killing people in America’s national parks at an alarming pace this year, highlighting both its severity and the changing calculus of personal risk in the country’s natural places as climate change fuels more weather extremes. More people are suspected to have died since June
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP National Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Brazil starts its ninth appearance in the Women’s World Cup trying to remain undefeated in opening matches. It shouldn’t be difficult for the Selecao, who start Group F play on Monday against tournament newcomer Panama in Adelaide, Australia. Brazil has qualified for all nine
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva has been banned from entering Poland, the country’s Ministry of the Interior says. Zvonareva was to take part in a WTA 250 tournament in Warsaw, A statement on the ministry website says Poland’s Border Guard prevented entry by the former world No. 2, who flew in
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Russian tennis player Vera Zvonareva has been banned from entering Poland, the country’s Ministry of the Interior says. Zvonareva was to take part in a WTA 250 tournament in Warsaw, A statement on the ministry website says Poland’s Border Guard prevented entry by the former world No. 2, who flew in
Continue ReadingBy EDNA TARIGAN Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — British pop rock band The 1975 announced on Sunday it was canceling its shows in Jakarta and Taipei after the Malaysian government cut short a music festival in the wake of the band’s lead singer slamming the country’s anti-gay laws and kissing a male bandmate during
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Elon Musk tuiteó en su cuenta oficial este domingo que Twitter cambiaría su logotipo a una “X” y que todos los pájaros desaparecerían de la plataforma. En una serie de tuits, Musk dijo: “Y pronto nos despediremos de la marca de Twitter y, gradualmente, de todos los pájaros”. En la misma
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA and ELISE MORTON Associated Press ODESA, Ukraine (AP) — Russia struck the Ukrainian Black Sea city of Odesa on Sunday, keeping up a barrage of attacks that has damaged critical port infrastructure in southern Ukraine in the past week. At least one person was killed and 22 others wounded in the early
Continue ReadingBy STEVE McMORRAN AP Sports Writer WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Amanda Ilestedt scored in the 89th minute to give Sweden a 2-1 win over South Africa in its Group G opener at the Women’s World Cup Sunday. The late goal denied South Africa, which scored first and won the hearts of the crowd for
Continue ReadingBy Pauline Lockwood and Heather Chen, CNN (CNN) — Elon Musk tweeted on his official account on Sunday that Twitter would be changing its logo to an “X” and that all the birds will be disappearing from the platform. In a series of tweets, Musk said: “And soon we shall bid adieu to the twitter
Continue ReadingBy Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — The doubt surrounding the alleged kidnapping of Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, which Alabama police said they couldn’t verify, threatens to overshadow thousands of unsolved cases of missing Black people, advocates say Russell went missing shortly after calling 911 on July 13 to report a toddler in a diaper
Continue ReadingTEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The hospital treating Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was released Monday ahead of a key vote on legal changes. Netanyahu was rushed to the hospital over the weekend for an emergency pacemaker implantation. The procedure went smoothly and he said he planned to be out in time to
Continue ReadingBy Al Goodman and Jack Guy, CNN Madrid (CNN) — Spaniards are voting in Sunday’s snap general election that could see a far-right party enter government for the first time in decades. Most polls predict the center-right opposition Popular Party will win but fall short of an absolute majority in Parliament, meaning they would likely
Continue ReadingBy Al Goodman and Jack Guy, CNN Madrid (CNN) — Spaniards are voting in Sunday’s snap general election that could see a far-right party enter government for the first time in decades. Most polls predict the center-right opposition Popular Party will win but fall short of an absolute majority in Parliament, meaning they would likely
Continue ReadingBILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — More than 30 people were injured when a deck collapsed at a Montana country club during a weekend golf tournament, police and city officials said Sunday. The second-story patio floor of Billings’ Briarwood Country Club broke and gave way Saturday evening. The collapse caused head wounds, broken ribs and other injuries
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Despite a quarter-inch of rain in places, the Bedrock Fire on the Willamette National Forest continues actively burning in dry fuels, and the 750-plus firefighters still have it 5% contained, officials said Sunday.
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — In Zimbabwe, the low number of women standing as candidates in general elections scheduled for Aug. 23 is viewed as perpetuating decades-old domination of politics by men. The number of women contesting presidential, preliminary and council elections is lower than in the previous election in 2018.
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Fadem, CNN (CNN) — Sharks have scared us a lot this summer, primarily for suspected attacks on humans. However, humans are a larger threat to sharks than sharks are to us. The 35th official Shark Week takes place from July 23 to July 29 on the Discovery Channel and aims to increase conversation
Continue ReadingBy Heather Chen, Josh Pennington, Maria Kostenko and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Russian missiles badly damaged dozens of Ukrainian architectural landmarks, including a historic Orthodox cathedral in the southern port city of Odesa, sparking outrage and prompting President Volodymyr Zelensky to vow retaliation. The strikes – the latest in a wave of attacks on
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La ciudad de Padua, en el norte de Italia, comenzó a eliminar los nombres de madres homosexuales no biológicas de los certificados de nacimiento de sus hijos en virtud de una nueva legislación aprobada por el gobierno de “primero la familia tradicional” de la primera ministra Giorgia Meloni. Estos certificados de
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Three months’ worth of rain over the course of one day has flooded the Canadian province of Nova Scotia since Friday night, inundating streets, forcing evacuations and leaving at least four people missing – including two children. A provincewide state of emergency has been declared, including
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