By Lauren Mascarenhas and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — A large fire erupted in a historic hotel in the smallest town of the nation’s smallest state Friday night, leaving the area with limited water and no power and prompting a state of emergency on Rhode Island’s Block Island. Multiple agencies responded to the fire at
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Lopez-Martinez Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — Mapping data from NASA shows the extent of wildfires raging across the Northwest Territories and British Columbia where several towns have been damaged, forcing thousands of residents to flee their homes. The Fire Information for Resource Management System U.S./Canada (FIRMS) created
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis Click here for updates on this story Toronto (CTV Network) — Yellowknife lawyer and former forest firefighter Garth Wallbridge has a straightforward message for anyone who’s still in the city and doesn’t need to be. “If you’re just a citizen and you’re hanging around Yellowknife, my request, saying it as politely as
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — More than a year after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion, the issue has at times dominated the discussion among the Republicans seeking their party’s 2024 presidential nomination and is sure to be on display during the first GOP campaign debate Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary has struck a deal with Serbia that could bring increased shipments of Russian natural gas through the Balkan country if Ukraine ends a gas transit agreement with Moscow. Hungary’s foreign minister said Sunday that Serbia’s president, Aleksandar Vucic, had met with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Holland (CNN) — The people of Ecuador are heading to the polls – but they’re voting for more than just a new president. For the first time in history, the people will decide the fate of oil extraction in the Ecuadorian Amazon. The referendum will give voters the chance to decide whether oil
Continue ReadingEva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — Apple’s fall product launch next month is all but certain to include a new iPhone, and rumors say it could include faster charging. According to 9to5Mac, a tech blog with a solid track record on Apple rumors, the next iPhone will switch from Apple’s Lightning charging port to
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Christmas, apparently, can’t come soon enough for retailers. While plenty of families are still rushing to wrap up their back-to-school shopping before the new academic year gets going, several retailers have already set the mood for Christmas in stores and online. But what about Halloween? And should
Continue ReadingBy BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Local officials in central Mali say gunmen killed at least 23 people and wounded a dozen others in an attack on a village. They said unidentified armed men swept into the village of Yarou, shot civilians, set fire to buildings, and stole cattle on Friday. A
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi and Shawna Mizelle, CNN (CNN) — Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Sunday he has qualified for the first GOP primary debate, which will take place Wednesday in Milwaukee. Hutchinson joins a crowd of White House hopefuls looking for a breakout moment onstage. “I’m pleased to announce that
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer There could be some new rivalries between Christian schools brewing in the evolving Big 12 Conference. There are now three private Christian schools from different denominations in the league with BYU coming in this season. The Cougars, who were the 1984 national champions, played the past 12 seasons as
Continue ReadingSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Musicians authorized a strike against the Philadelphia Orchestra if bargaining breaks down for an agreement to replace the four-year deal that expires on Sept. 10. Local 77 of the American Federation of Musicians said Sunday that 95% of voting members approved the strike authorization a day earlier. In addition to
Continue ReadingBy Megan Thomas, Chris Boyette and Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — Ron Cephas Jones, who won two Emmy Awards for his acting on the hit television drama “This Is Us,” has died at age 66, according to his manager, Dan Spilo. Jones was best known for playing William Hill, a bisexual recovering drug addict with
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Libya’s central bank has announced its reunification after being split for nearly a decade due to the country’s long-running civil war that resulted in two rival administrations, in the east and the west. The bank said in a statement Sunday that it has become a “unified sovereign institution” following a meeting in
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — On Hayling Island, just off the southern coast of England, you’ll find Stoke Fruit Farm — home to a massive field of some 2 million sunflowers. Paying visitors are invited to wander around the 50-acre site and enjoy the blooms, but lately, the farm’s owners have
Continue ReadingTHESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have evacuated five more villages near the northeastern border with Turkey where a large summer wildfire is raging for a second day. The operation on Sunday brought the total number of evacuations to 13, after residents of eight other villages near the town of Alexandroupolis were forced to leave
Continue ReadingBy ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer SYDNEY (AP) — A champion’s medal around her neck, Salma Paralluelo lay on the field for a while and nestled into the golden glitter that had fallen over Spain’s Women’s World Cup team as it celebrated a 1-0 victory over England. Already a world champion in the Under-17
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — An already miserably unaffordable housing market is getting more expensive. As mortgage rates top 7% — the highest they’ve been in 21 years according to Freddie Mac — home buyers face ballooning costs. Some housing experts are warning that rates could keep climbing toward 8%. What does
Continue ReadingBy Nick Watt, CNN (CNN) — The Yurok Tribe’s annual salmon festival in Klamath, California, is a little different this year. Yes, there’s a noisy parade, yes there are dozens of stalls selling T-shirts and jewelry, yes there are kids wrestling it out in a traditional stick game and yes there is plenty of food.
Continue ReadingBy Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent (CNN) — Aging. It’s funny how a biological process we all go through, individually and collectively, is a concept we try not to think about, much less talk about with others. When I started work on this season of the “Chasing Life” podcast, which is all about
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