By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The US Women’s National Team (USWNT) kicked off their Women’s World Cup campaign with a comfortable 3-0 victory against Vietnam. A brace from US soccer’s newest superstar Sophia Smith and a late goal from Lindsey Horan was enough to give the defending champion a dream start as it begins
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — England’s prospects of leveling the Ashes series are just about alive after part-timer Joe Root claimed the only wicket of a rain-ruined fourth day at Old Trafford. Just 30 overs were possible during a gloomy afternoon. The morning and evening sessions were wiped out by the weather. Australia finished 61 runs
Continue ReadingBy Chloe Melas (CNN) — Jamie Foxx is speaking out for the first time since he was hospitalized in April for an undisclosed medical condition. The award-winning actor and musician, 55, posted an Instagram video update for fans overnight on Friday. In the video, Foxx addresses the speculation as to what led to his hospitalization,
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — “Barbie,” which is gearing up to be summer’s must-see movie, has already vastly improved the cultural perception of its eponymous blonde star and made her relevant to a new generation more than 60 years after her toy store debut. But the film’s tagline immediately pegs Ken, her lovesick sidekick
Continue ReadingBy FELIPE DANA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Ukrainian drone strike Saturday caused a massive explosion at an ammunition depot in Russia-annexed Crimea, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes in the latest attack since Moscow canceled a landmark grain deal amid Kyiv’s grinding efforts to retake its occupied territories. The attack on the
Continue ReadingBy LUKE VARGAS Associated Press HAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — Hinata Miyazawa scored a pair of goals and Mina Tanaka and Jun Endo each added a goal and an assist as Japan beat Zambia 5-0 to open Women’s World Cup play for both sides. Miyazawa found the back of the net on one-time finishes on
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Local media in Serbia say 3 people have died during another deadly storm that ripped through the Balkans this week. The storm on Friday first swept through Slovenia, moving on to Croatia and then Serbia and Bosnia, blowing gusts of wind and heavy rain. Authorities on Saturday reported power distribution issues
Continue ReadingBy JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — For seven months, tens of thousands of Israelis have taken to the streets to protest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plans to overhaul the judiciary and weaken the Supreme Court. On Monday, the first piece of that legislative package passed: Lawmakers approved a measure that prevents judges from
Continue ReadingCNN By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Wild weather around the world and “unacceptable delays” for American plane passengers. Plus we hear from a woman who broke up with her boyfriend on vacation and moved in with a man she’d known for three weeks. Extreme weather Heat waves, wildfires, floods
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week: Wild weather around the world and “unacceptable delays” for American plane passengers. Plus we hear from a woman who broke up with her boyfriend on vacation and moved in with a man she’d known for three weeks. Extreme weather Heat waves, wildfires, floods and
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — Growing up in Louisville, Kentucky, Gerome Sutton looked forward all week for his chance to swim at Algonquin Park pool on the weekend. “It was like Christmas in the summer time,” said Sutton, now 66 and a local minister. “It was the best time of the week.”
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The summer of 2023 is behaving like a broken record about broken records. Nearly every major climate-tracking organization proclaimed June the hottest June ever. Then July 4 became the globe’s hottest day, albeit unofficially, according to the University of Maine’s Climate Reanalyzer. It was quickly overtaken by July 5
Continue ReadingHOYLAKE, England (AP) — Brian Harman says he would be “foolish not to envision” himself winning the British Open on Sunday. He goes into the final round with a five-shot lead over Cameron Young. Harman says “I’ve thought about winning majors for my whole entire life. It’s the whole reason I work as hard as
Continue ReadingBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Migrants in Tunisia’s port city of Sfax who are aiming to make Europe their new home are now sharing the burden and the blame for escalating tensions deeply tinged with racism amid the fears of European leaders who are trying to stanch
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — Spenser Peterson and his fiancée, Mallory Walling, loved their little blue home near Vermont’s Winooski River. They adored the old silver maple tree in the yard, the view of the clouds over a hill outside and the sunsets across a green field seen from the home they’ve been lovingly
Continue ReadingBy Steve Almasy, Dawn Sawyer and Carrington Peavy, CNN (CNN) — A former recruiting analyst for the University of Georgia Athletic Association who was badly injured in an auto accident in January has filed a lawsuit against the athletics association and others. The lawsuit says Victoria Bowles “suffered multiple debilitating injuries,” including broken bones and
Continue ReadingHAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — Japanese players have worn black armbands in their Women’s World Cup opener against Zambia following the death of Fumiko Tottori, the mother of Japanese Princess Takamado. The princess is the honorary patron of the Japan Football Association and her mother, Tottori, 96, died Tuesday in Tokyo. FIFA granted the association’s
Continue ReadingHAMILTON, New Zealand (AP) — Japanese players have worn black armbands in their Women’s World Cup opener against Zambia following the death of Fumiko Tottori, the mother of Japanese Princess Takamado. The princess is the honorary patron of the Japan Football Association and her mother, Tottori, 96, died Tuesday in Tokyo. FIFA granted the association’s
Continue ReadingBy ALI JABAR and JARI TANNER Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Tensions flared again in Iraq on Saturday over a series of recent protests in Europe involving the desecration of the Quran, Islam’s holy book, which sparked a debate over the balance between freedom of speech and religious sensitivities. Hundreds of protesters attempted to storm
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department has told Texas that a floating barrier of wrecking ball-sized buoys the state put on the Rio Grande violates federal law and raises humanitarian concerns for migrants crossing from Mexico. The Biden administration told Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in a letter obtained
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