TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The U.S. and the Canadian navies have sailed two warships through the Taiwan Strait in a challenge to China’s sweeping territorial claims. The U.S. Navy says The USS Ralph Johnson and the Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa sailed through the narrow band of ocean that separates China and self-ruled
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Prince Harry arrived in the western German city of Duesseldorf on Saturday where he will open the Invictus Games, a competition for wounded, injured and ill service personnel and veterans. Harry, also known as the Duke of Sussex, was welcomed by the mayor, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, and about 100 cheering
Continue ReadingBy Benjamin Brown, CNN Marrakech (CNN) — As the dust began to settle, panic set in. Screams echoed through the narrow streets of Marrakech’s old city as the extent of injuries and damage became apparent. Just seconds before the magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook the Moroccan city, scores of people had been enjoying their Friday evening
Continue ReadingBy DEMETRIS NELLAS and COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The body of a missing 77-year-old man was found Saturday, raising the death toll from floods in central Greece to 11, authorities said. The number of missing increased to six, but there could be more. The man was living in the seaside village
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Follow live updates of a deadly, powerful earthquake that struck Morocco, killing more than 2,000 people and causing widespread damage in and around the city of Marrakesh. WHAT TO KNOW: — Morocco was shaken by a 6.8 magnitude earthquake late Friday — Morocco’s African Cup qualifier postponed because of quake —
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni has met with Chinese Premier Li Qiang on the sidelines of the G20 summit. She vowed Saturday to “consolidate and deepen” relations as her government considers abandoning Beijing’s “Belt and Road” initiative of Chinese-built and -funded infrastructure projects. Neither government mentioned the initiative in brief statements after the
Continue ReadingBy NOREEN NASIR, AARON MORRISON and AISHA I. JEFFERSON Associated Press The racist motivations of the white shooter who targeted and fatally shot Black people in Jacksonville, Florida, two weeks ago have revived concerns about the threat of hate violence and domestic terrorism against African Americans. Most hate crime victims in the U.S. are Black,
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — As soon as Tracy Area Schools in Minnesota resumed charging for breakfast and lunch last year, students started dropping out of the program. Many of their families simply couldn’t shell out up to $2.65 for a meal each day. “We have some kids who didn’t eat because Mom and
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Michelle Yeoh could soon become a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after the Oscar winner was among eight candidates nominated by the organization’s executive board. Her proposed membership is set to be ratified at an IOC session in Mumbai, India, next month. In March, Yeoh won best
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Una madre de Mississipi pide una disculpa y que se despida a varios agentes del Departamento de Policía de Senatobia después de que su hijo de 10 años fuera detenido por orinar en un aparcamiento. LaTonya Eason, madre de Quantavious Eason, de 10 años, dijo que estaba en una cita
Continue ReadingBy AVET DEMOURIAN Associated Press YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Lawmakers in a breakaway Armenian-populated region of Azerbaijan have elected a new separatist president in a move that was strongly condemned by the Azerbaijani authorities. Samvel Shakhramanyan’s election on Saturday as the new president of Nagorno-Karabakh comes amid soaring tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Azerbaijan’s Foreign
Continue ReadingBy MATT O’BRIEN and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The cost of building an artificial intelligence product like ChatGPT can be hard to measure. But one thing Microsoft-backed OpenAI needed for its technology was plenty of water, pulled from the watershed of the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers in central Iowa
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, Dan Heching and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — “Dear summer, I know you’re gonna miss me/For we been together like Nike Airs and crisp tees.” So says Jay-Z in his 2005 song “Dear Summer” and it’s one I always think of around this time of year. All good things, like seasons,
Continue ReadingBy Conor Powell and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has declared gun violence and drug abuse a public health emergency after a string of recent deadly shootings, some involving children. The emergency order includes the suspension of open and concealed carry laws in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, temporarily banning
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Los líderes reunidos para la cumbre anual del G20 lograron acordar una declaración conjunta que exponía puntos de vista compartidos sobre el cambio climático y el desarrollo económico, pero mostraron fracturas dentro del grupo al no llegar a condenar explícitamente la invasión rusa de Ucrania. Los diplomáticos habían estado trabajando frenéticamente
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Clashes have resumed at the largest refugee camp in Lebanon between Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah group and Islamic groups, killing three people and wounding 10 others. Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, discussed with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas the volatile situation. In the early hours of
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Barcelona teenager Lamine Yamal came off the substitutes’ bench against Georgia on Friday to make history twice. The forward was introduced in the 44th minute to become, aged 16 years and 57 days, Spain’s youngest men’s player, breaking the record previously held by Gavi who had made his international
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Lordstown, Ohio (CNN) — The massive Lordstown Assembly factory in Ohio, nearly the size of the Pentagon, more than 50 years old and nearly empty, is a reminder of the past strength of both General Motors and the United Auto Workers union. The much smaller, new electric vehicle battery factory next
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Neymar Jr. scored twice in Brazil’s 5-1 victory over Bolivia on Friday to surpass the great Pelé as the country’s top male all-time scorer. The 31-year-old missed a penalty in the first half of the World Cup qualifying match but responded with two goals – in the 61st and
Continue ReadingBy Laura Kiniry, CNN (CNN) — San Francisco is undeniably having a moment. Over the past year, headlines claiming the city is caught in a spiraling “doom loop” have become so prominent that a city commissioner decided to cash in on downtown San Francisco’s storefront vacancies, homelessness and opioid issues by anonymously advertising an hour-and-a-half long tour showcasing “doom and
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