By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press FUTABA, Japan (AP) — At Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, giant blue pipes have been constructed to bring in torrents of seawater to dilute radioactive water under a plan to discharge the treated but radioactive wastewater into the sea. Workers were making final preparations as Associated Press journalists received
Continue ReadingBy MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police investigations support claims by Israel’s Mossad spy service that an Iranian-backed hit squad planned to kill Israelis and other Jews in the east Mediterranean island nation. An intelligence official said on Friday that Cypriot police had tracked an Iranian national identified as Yusef Shahabazi
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer The Houston Rockets’ other first-round draft pick, Cam Whitmore, refuses to be overshadowed. Much of the buzz surrounding the Rockets the past few weeks was about the addition of No. 4 overall pick Amen Thompson. However, it’s been Whitmore, who fell to the 20th in the NBA draft, who’s
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Mowbray, CNN (CNN) — From carefully coordinated all-pink looks, to opulent evening outfits made in partnership with Oscar de la Renta, it’s no secret Barbie has long been one of the most fashion-forward toys on the market. It’s a reputation forged in large part thanks to Carol Spencer, a now 90-year-old fine arts
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic closed in on a record-tying eighth title at Wimbledon and fifth in a row by repeatedly serving his way out of potential trouble to beat Jannik Sinner 6-3, 6-4, 7-6 (4) in the semifinals on Friday. Djokovic saved all six break points he
Continue ReadingKNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The NCAA has fined Tennessee more than $8 million and issued a scathing report outlining more than 200 infractions during the three-year tenure of former football coach Jeremy Pruitt. The Volunteers escaped a postseason ban. The sprawling report said Tennessee committed 18 Level I violations, the most severe, and said most
Continue ReadingLE GRAND COLOMBIER, France (AP) — Former world champion Michal Kwiatkowski has soloed to the top of the Grand Colombier mountain on the Tour de France and Tadej Pogacar has cut a little more time off Jonas Vingegaard’s lead in the fight for the yellow jersey. Kwiatkowski was part of an early breakaway and went
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya are urging President William Ruto to repeal a finance bill whose new taxes have sparked protests and police killings of civilians. The national religious groups warn that Kenyans face a level of hopelessness that “can easily inspire insurrection.” The main
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Stanley Tucci had some initial concerns about the age difference with his now wife, Felicty Blunt. At 62, Tucci is 21 years older than Blunt, who is actor Emily Blunt’s sister. Tucci and Blunt married in 2012, years after his first wife, Kate Tucci, died of breast cancer. “I
Continue ReadingBy Dana Bash, CNN (CNN) — White House director of legislative affairs Louisa Terrell, one of President Joe Biden’s longest serving aides, is planning to leave the White House at the end of this month, CNN has learned. Though her public profile is minimal, she has an outsize, behind-the-scenes influence as a native of Delaware
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Police say that one person has died and two are wounded, one seriously, in a stabbing at a church-run center that houses several aid organizations in the Dutch university city of Leiden. Police hunting for a male suspect who fled the scene said later they had detained a man in
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GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… High pressure over the Pacific NW will gain some strength to help keep our skies sunny and our temperatures very warm. Highs today will be in the low 90’s and northerly breezes will be gentle at 5-10 mph; getting a little stronger in the late afternoon and early evening. Skies will be
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey denied that grabbing men by the crotch was his “trademark” pickup move as he became testy under questioning Friday by the prosecutor at his sexual assault trial in a London courtroom. In a heated exchange that required intervention by the judge, Spacey was asked about
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Two years after their legal battle ended, Chris Perez appears to be on better terms with the family of his late wife, Tejano star Selena Quintanilla. Perez posted photos on his verified Instagram account Thursday of him with the singer’s sister and father, Suzette and Abraham Quintanilla. “Made
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Un informe pericial que encargó el gobierno de Ecuador y fue presentado recientemente señala a los posibles autores intelectuales del asesinato en 2010 de un general de la Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana (FAE), un caso judicial emblemático del país por el que aún se espera justicia. La noche de este
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — A 9-month-old baby in Florida died after his teenage mother allegedly put fentanyl in his bottle before putting him down for a nap, Nassau County Sheriff Bill Leeper said. Deputies were called Monday to a home in the Callahan area about a baby who was not
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Braithwaite (CNN) — The United Nations said it was “very concerned” about the widespread use of violence by police against protesters in Kenya, after clashes against tax hikes reportedly turned deadly. Protests broke out across the country on Wednesday, including the capital Nairobi, where Opiyo Wandayi, who leads the opposition in Kenya’s parliament
Continue ReadingBy Sharon Braithwaite (CNN) — The United Nations said it was “very concerned” about the widespread use of violence by police against protesters in Kenya, after clashes against tax hikes reportedly turned deadly. Protests broke out across the country on Wednesday, including the capital Nairobi, where Opiyo Wandayi, who leads the opposition in Kenya’s parliament
Continue ReadingCHESTER, England (AP) — Former Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy has been found not guilty at a retrial of one count of raping a woman and the attempted rape of another woman. Mendy broke down in tears as the verdicts were given by the jury foreman following a three-week trial at Chester Crown Court in
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee raised more than $72 million for his reelection in the 10 weeks since he announced his 2024 candidacy. That word comes from his campaign on Friday. That’s all the money raised between April 25, when Biden made
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