By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — An incident involving a bird gave new meaning to the term “fish fry” after an electric company suspected an osprey of dropping its meal onto power lines – triggering an outage in a New Jersey neighborhood. A fish that fell from a bird’s grip landed on a transponder
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Washington (CNN) — Prominent conservative legal scholars are increasingly raising a constitutional argument that 2024 Republican candidate Donald Trump should be barred from the presidency because of his actions to overturn the previous presidential election result. The latest salvo came Saturday in The Atlantic magazine, from liberal
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — British police say a sting operation at a London hotel helped authorities recover a 15th-century Chinese vase worth about 2 million pounds ($2.5 million) and break up the criminal ring believed to have stolen the artifact from a Swiss museum. The vase, which dates to the Yongle period of the Ming Dynasty,
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have evacuated eight villages near the northeastern border with Turkey due to a large summer wildfire burning out of control and whipped on by high winds. The fire service says more than 130 firefighters, assisted by 17 water-dropping aircraft, are struggling to contain the blaze. The forest fire broke
Continue ReadingBy Omar Jimenez, Alison Main and Kim Berryman, CNN (CNN) — Just days ahead of a crucial first Republican presidential debate, Chris Christie held a town hall in the home state of the two leading primary contenders. “I do know that you have a couple of candidates who live here,” the former New Jersey governor
Continue ReadingBy Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Ice and permafrost are thawing rapidly across vast areas of Earth — imperiling glaciers, releasing carbon and, potentially, reawakening ancient pathogens. The climate crisis is also revealing secrets of a once inaccessible past. Viking arrows, an Iron Age tunic and prehistoric wooden skis are some of the artifacts recovered from melting
Continue ReadingDETROIT (AP) — Nissan is recalling more than 236,000 small cars in the U.S. because the tie rods in front suspension can bend and break, possibly causing drivers to lose steering control. The recall covers certain Sentra cars from 2020 through 2022. Tie rods help vehicles move the wheels for steering. Nissan says in documents
Continue ReadingBy Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — Roberto Colaninno, the CEO and chairman of vehicle manufacturer Piaggio, died on Friday. He was 80. Colaninno’s investment firm, Immsi SpA, announced his death Saturday morning in a news release but did not provide additional details. Colaninno began his business career as the CEO of Italian auto
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bryce Harper wants to get to Cooperstown. Sure, what baseball player, especially a two-time NL MVP such as Harper, doesn’t dream of induction into the Hall of Fame. But Harper’s hopes extend well beyond a call to the Hall — the Philadelphia Phillies slugger would love
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — ¿Vas al aeropuerto? Asegúrate de usar zapatos cómodos. A medida que los viajes vuelven con fuerza, las personas caminan distancias más largas desde la acera hasta la puerta de embarque, pasando Hudson News, Chanel y Estée Lauder libres de impuestos, salones, Auntie Anne’s y Starbucks. Y eso es solo el partido
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — The Lionesses had seemingly lost their ability to hunt. England had been on a poor run of form, at one stage losing seven out of 11 matches, and head coach Phil Neville was winding down the days until his exit. It was announced that Neville’s successor was to be
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The days may be numbered for US Steel Corp., a one-time backbone of the nation’s economy. Once US Steel was the most valuable company in the world. Now, it’s the subject of a bidding war among rivals offering a fraction of what the company was once worth.
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Long before a wildfire blasted through the island of Maui last week, there was tension between Hawaii’s longtime residents and the visitors some islanders resent for turning their beaches, mountains and communities into playgrounds. But that tension is building in the aftermath
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — One of the Egyptian activists behind the 2011 uprising that toppled longtime autocrat Hosni Mubarak has walked free from prison under a presidential pardon after spending nearly 10 years behind bars. Authorities released prominent activist Ahmed Douma from a prison complex outside Cairo on Saturday, according to
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — US Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon arrived in Niger on Saturday, the State Department announced, taking up her post as the United States and partners continue to grapple with the military takeover in that country. “Ambassador Kathleen FitzGibbon has traveled to Niamey to lead our diplomatic mission in Niger and bolster
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Peers, CNN New York (CNN) — The dog days of summer are boom times for divorce filings. Divorce filings tend to peak every March and August, according to lawyers and research studies. So, right now, many people are wrestling with the emotional strains and financial challenges of divorce. If you think budgeting and
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The decorated French general in charge of the ambitious, big-budget restoration of fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris has died. Jean-Louis Georgelin was 74. President Emmanuel Macron called him one of France’s “greatest soldiers, greatest servants.” Georgelin previously served as chief of France’s general staff among other senior military positions. Macron pulled
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El director técnico de Philadelphia Union, Jim Curtin, dijo en una conferencia de prensa reciente que Lionel Messi es el mejor jugador de todos los tiempos, tras perder 4-1 ante el equipo rosa en la semifinal de la Leagues Cup. La declaración del técnico de unos de los
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi and United Nations officials have marked the 20th anniversary of a deadly attack on the UN headquarters in Baghdad. The Aug. 19, 2003, truck bomb attack on the Canal Hotel in Baghdad, which housed the U.N. headquarters in Iraq at the time, killed 22 U.N. staff
Continue ReadingBy SAM MCNEIL and NASSER NASSER Associated Press HAWARA, West Bank (AP) — Two Israelis were killed in a suspected Palestinian shooting attack on a car wash in a volatile stretch of the occupied West Bank on Saturday, the latest outburst of violence to rock the region. The Israeli military said it was searching for
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