CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has posted air quality alerts for several states stretching from Montana to Ohio because of smoke blowing in from Canadian wildfires. The National Weather Service said Sunday that “air quality alerts are in place for much of the Great Lakes, Midwest, and northern High Plains … due
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer Isaiah Mobley had 23 points, including the winning shot in overtime, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Brooklyn Nets 102-99 to advance to the NBA Summer League championship game. They will play Monday against the Houston Rockets, who beat the Utah Jazz 115-101 in the other semifinal game Sunday.
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten, David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — The first full financial look at the 2024 presidential race came into focus over the weekend as candidates filed campaign finance reports with federal regulators. They highlight potential trouble spots for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a skeletal campaign operation for the current White
Continue ReadingWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Clervie Ngounoue of the United States and Henry Searle of Britain won the junior singles titles at Wimbledon. The 16-year-old Ngounoue became the second straight American to win the girls’ singles title at the All England Club by beating Nikola Bartunkova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-2. Liv Hovde won it
Continue ReadingWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Clervie Ngounoue of the United States and Henry Searle of Britain won the junior singles titles at Wimbledon. The 16-year-old Ngounoue became the second straight American to win the girls’ singles title at the All England Club by beating Nikola Bartunkova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-2. Liv Hovde won it
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — The wait has been long but Britain finally has a Wimbledon boys’ singles champion. Unseeded 17-year-old Henry Searle won the title in straight sets on Sunday, becoming the first Briton to do so since 1962. Stanley Matthews, the son and namesake of the famous English footballer, was the last
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Microsoft (MSFT) has signed an agreement with Sony (SNE) to ensure “Call of Duty” remains available on PlayStation after Microsoft (MSFT) closes its $69 billion Activision Blizzard (ATVI) merger, the tech giant said Sunday. The agreement could resolve long-standing complaints by Sony that the merger — which aims to
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — Microsoft (MSFT) has signed an agreement with Sony (SNE) to ensure “Call of Duty” remains available on PlayStation after Microsoft (MSFT) closes its $69 billion Activision Blizzard (ATVI) merger, the tech giant said Sunday. The agreement could resolve long-standing complaints by Sony that the merger — which aims to
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer LOUDON, N.H. (AP) — Rain has postponed the NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway until Monday. Kevin Harvick will try to end a long losing streak, which would give him the record for the most wins at New Hampshire and an automatic spot in NASCAR’s playoffs.
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Somehow, the original “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” premiered on Bravo two decades ago this month, presenting five gay men – each specializing in a specific lifestyle area – as they descended upon a (usually) heterosexual male subject in need of some support, whether it was with clothing
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — The average American saved $5,011 last year. That means it would take them about 75 years to save up enough cash to send one child to a top-rated US university. College is really expensive. And it just keeps getting more expensive. The average tuition at US private
Continue ReadingCNN By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — The average American saved $5,011 last year. That means it would take them about 75 years to save up enough cash to send one child to a top-rated US university. College is really expensive. And it just keeps getting more expensive. The average tuition at US
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Brittney Griner scored 18 points, including two dunks, in her return to the All-Star Game to lead Team Stewart to a 143-127 win over Team Wilson. Team Stewart’s Jewell Loyd of the Seattle Storm broke the All-Star Game scoring record with 31 points. Maya Moore
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — US wages have been on the rise, but it sure hasn’t felt like it. For more than two years, persistent and pervasive inflation has taken big bites out of Americans’ paychecks. That’s finally starting to change now that inflation is waning. In June, for the first time in
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — An urgent rescue operation is underway to save Florida coral species from extinction as a mass bleaching event and die-off from unprecedented water temperatures spreads across reefs in the the Florida Keys. Multiple reefs around the Florida Keys are now completely bleached or dead in a grim escalation
Continue ReadingCNN By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Remember these words: Rose, Chair, Hand, Blue, Spoon. Draw a clock. Name as many animals as you can in one minute. What’s the date today? List words that start with the letter F. Recall the first five words. Since the 1980s, memory tests like these, often taken with a paper and
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Remember these words: Rose, Chair, Hand, Blue, Spoon. Draw a clock. Name as many animals as you can in one minute. What’s the date today? List words that start with the letter F. Recall the first five words. Since the 1980s, memory tests like these, often taken with a paper and pencil
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON CROSSING, Pa. (AP) — Heavy rains pounded an already saturated Northeast on Sunday for the second time in a week, spurring another round of flash flooding, cancelled airline flights and power outages. In Pennsylvania, a sudden flash flood late Saturday afternoon claimed at least five lives. Officials in Bucks County’s Upper Makefield Township in
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Gallagher and Sissi De Flaviis Click here for updates on this story Ottawa (CTV Network) — Canada is launching a new pathway to permanent residency for Ukrainians who fled Russia’s invasion to stay in Canada with their families. The program will allow Ukrainian nationals with temporary resident status to apply for permanent residency
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — A recent survey finds most Canadians oppose having government fund newsrooms over concerns of journalistic independence. The results from the Angus Reid Institute, released on Thursday, found that a majority of Canadians also oppose the consolidation of the news media in
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