By Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s Thursday trip to a Philadelphia shipyard came at the intersection of key planks of his reelection argument: union jobs, clean energy, and his economic policies – and all in battleground Pennsylvania, where he’s visited 27 times since taking office. Biden’s economic message is
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak and Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s Thursday trip to a Philadelphia shipyard came at the intersection of key planks of his reelection argument: union jobs, clean energy, and his economic policies – and all in battleground Pennsylvania, where he’s visited 27 times since taking office. Biden’s economic message
Continue ReadingBy JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Captain Sam Kerr has missed Australia’s opening Women’s World Cup game against Ireland because of a calf injury that wasn’t revealed publicly until about an hour before kickoff. Kerr will also miss the Matildas’ game against Nigeria in Brisbane next week. She will be assessed before
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Authorities say one man has been killed and at least 48 people are injured, some of them seriously, after a suspected underground gas explosion ripped open roads and flipped vehicles in the heart of South Africa’s biggest city. Authorities say the man’s body was found under a vehicle
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Los coanfitriones, Nueva Zelandia, vencieron a Noruega 1-0 en el partido inaugural del Mundial Femenino de Fútbol 2023 en el Eden Park de Auckland, obteniendo así su primera victoria de la historia en los mundiales femenonos de fútbol. Hannah Wilkinson anotó el tanto ganador de la segunda mitad, conectando con un
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese, U.S. and South Korean senior officials have condemned North Korea for its recent ICBM-class ballistic missile launches. At a meeting in Japan, they vowed to step up their trilateral cooperation to strengthen deterrence and sanctions against the North, while stressing the need for dialogue with Pyongyang.
Continue ReadingBy Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham talked to CNN about his latest star signing and revealed that he’s been working to get Lionel Messi on his Major League Soccer (MLS) team since 2019. “The moment that Leo went on TV and announced … that he was coming to Miami, that
Continue ReadingCNN By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham talked to CNN about his latest star signing and revealed that he’s been working to get Lionel Messi on his Major League Soccer (MLS) team since 2019. “The moment that Leo went on TV and announced … that he was coming to Miami,
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un boleto vendido en California ganó el premio mayor de Powerball de US$ 1.089 millones en el sorteo de este miércoles por la noche, uno de los más grandes en la historia del juego, según el sitio web de Powerball. Los números ganadores fueron 7, 13, 10, 24, 11 y
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Fans of late martial arts legend Bruce Lee, who broke negative stereotypes around Asian men in films, gathered in Hong Kong this week to commemorate their idol’s death half a century ago, remembering his legacy and his life philosophy on persistence. Lee, who was born in
Continue ReadingBy SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — An eighth cheetah death in India’s Kuno National Park last Friday has raised new questions about a project that reintroduced the big cats to the country 10 months ago and has been mired in controversy since its inception. The latest death was caused by an infestation
Continue ReadingReuters Tourists flocked to China’s scenic Flaming Mountains this week to experience searing high temperatures amid punishing heat waves that have scorched much of the Northern Hemisphere. Armed with broad-brimmed hats and umbrellas for added protection, tourists took selfies by a 12-meter (6.5 feet_-tall thermometer that displayed a real-time surface temperature of 80 Celsius (176 Fahrenheit), Chinese state
Continue ReadingBy Juliana Liu and Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China has promised to throw its weight behind private businesses, just days after a slew of economic data showed growth momentum had slumped. The ruling Communist Party and the State Council, the cabinet, issued a policy document on state media late on Wednesday detailing
Continue ReadingBy ZACH ALLEN Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — The Women’s World Cup has opened with an elaborate greeting from the Maori people of New Zealand and the First Nations people of Australia. In a moment intended by soccer’s world governing body to stress the cultural roots of co-hosts New Zealand and Australia, along
Continue ReadingBy Fred Pleitgen and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of German police officers are using helicopters, drones and infrared cameras to track down what is believed to be a lioness spotted on the outskirts of Berlin. Police are working with a team of experts, including a veterinarian and hunters, as part of a search
Continue ReadingBy Fred Pleitgen and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — Dozens of German police officers are using helicopters, drones and infrared cameras to track down what is believed to be a lioness spotted on the outskirts of Berlin. Police are working with a team of experts, including a veterinarian and hunters, as part of a search
Continue ReadingBy SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke more than two months of public silence over deadly ethnic clashes in India’s northeast, saying Thursday that the assaults of two women as they were being paraded naked by a mob in Manipur state were unforgivable. A video showing the assaults
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP National Writer AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — Christine Sinclair hopes her sixth appearance at the Women’s World Cup will finally land Canada the elusive title. Canada begins tournament play Friday against Nigeria. Sinclair is the most prolific scorer in international soccer, and has one Olympic gold medal and two bronzes, but
Continue ReadingBy Christy Choi, CNN (CNN) — The United States has returned a stolen 15th-century letter by Christopher Columbus to Italy, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced Wednesday. Written in Latin, it is one of some 30 surviving first editions of the explorer’s letter announcing his discoveries on the American continent to Spain’s King Ferdinand
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia pounded Ukraine’s southern cities with drones and missiles for a third consecutive night Thursday, keeping Odesa in the Kremlin’s crosshairs after a bitter dispute over the end of a wartime deal that allowed Ukraine to send grain through the key Black Sea port. The strikes
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