By Ana María Cañizares, Marlon Sorto and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Fifty prison guards and seven police officers have been freed after being taken hostage by inmates held in six prisons across Ecuador, authorities said, part of a coordinated protest against security operations being conducted inside the country’s violence-plagued penitentiaries. The protests began on
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff says she drew inspiration from Justin Bieber during her third-round comeback victory at the US Open on Friday, rallying after she saw the singer in the crowd on the big screen. “I definitely saw who was there,” the 19-year-old said on the ESPN broadcast after the match.
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — If you stroll through the real or virtual aisles of a Japanese store, you might find Kit Kats in flavors like salt lemon, caramel pudding, whole grain biscuit, melon, and milk tea. Good luck finding those at Target or Walmart in the US. Kit Kat aficionados know
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM and MADDIE BURAKOFF Associated Press Writers NEW YORK (AP) — If Shohei Ohtani has a second Tommy John surgery, it’s possible his recovery might be more difficult than the first — but not a given. “My first one, my rehab was pretty tough and I never felt 100%,” Chicago Cubs pitcher Jameson
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, Brandon Griggs and Jonny Hallam, CNN (CNN) — Jimmy Buffett, the tropical troubadour whose folksy tunes celebrated his laid-back lifestyle, inspired legions of devoted fans and spawned a lucrative business empire, has died, according to his official website and multiple media outlets. He was 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN (CNN) — If the idea of spending three years on a cruise ship made you claustrophobic, it’s time to look away now. Life at Sea Cruises – which is due to depart in November for a three-year round-the-world cruise – reckons that people are so enthused by the idea of sailing around
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cyprus police say they have arrested 13 people after a mob smashed storefronts and set numerous trash bins on fire during an anti-immigration march in the coastal resort city of Limassol. Police said Saturday five people reported that they had been assaulted during Friday night’s march that involved some 500 demonstrators.
Continue ReadingBy Elle Reeve and Samantha Guff, CNN Douglas, Georgia (CNN) — The breach of the Coffee County elections office can seem almost out of place in the 97-page Georgia indictment of former President Donald Trump and associates. The sprawling racketeering allegations spread from centers of power with pressure on the vice president to ignore the
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s king has formally endorsed members of a new Cabinet, paving the way for a government headed by Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin to take office more than three months after the general election. Srettha, representing the Pheu Thai party, was named prime minister by Parliament on Aug. 22. A prominent real estate
Continue ReadingBy Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — In travel news this week, the Americans who’ve had enough of the United States and have started new lives overseas, plus everything you need to know about Europe’s new visa waiver scheme. And while this Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of the summer travel season, you might
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Two cargo vessels have left Ukraine despite Russian threats and are in the Black Sea, maritime officials said Saturday. Ukraine’s infrastructure minister says the Anna-Theresa, a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier carrying 56,000 tons of pig iron, left the Ukrainian port of Yuzhny on Friday. A second vessel, the Ocean Courtesy, left the
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is dismissing a junior coalition partner’s suggestion that the country should keep open the option of using its closed nuclear power plants. He declared in an interview broadcast Saturday that nuclear energy is a “dead horse” in Germany. Germany switched off its last three nuclear reactors in April,
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia said Saturday its forces destroyed three Ukrainian naval drones being used in an attempt to attack a key bridge linking Russia to the Moscow-annexed Crimean Peninsula, forcing its temporary closure for a third time in less than a year. One naval drone was destroyed late
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized beach bum soft rock with the escapist Caribbean-flavored song “Margaritaville” and turned that celebration of loafing into a billion-dollar empire of restaurants, resorts and frozen concoctions, has died. He was 76. “Jimmy passed away peacefully on the night of September
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — As Texas baked in record-breaking heat this summer and a growing drought pushed water levels down, a group of volunteers uncovered something sort of magnificent: new giant dinosaur tracks that are believed to be from around 110 million years ago. Paul Baker, the retail manager at Dinosaur Valley State
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — K.C. Hwang, whose six-decade-long journalism career included 30 years chronicling South Korea’s tumultuous modern history for the Associated Press, including as Seoul bureau chief, has died. He was 99. His son says Hwang died Thursday of chronic ailments. From joining the AP in 1957, Hwang
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press CHIBA, Japan (AP) — Hatsune Miku has always been 16 years old and worn long aqua ponytails. She is Japan’s most famous Vocaloid — a computer-synthesized singing voice software that, in her case, comes with a virtual avatar. Legions of fans are celebrating the 16th anniversary of Miku’s Aug. 31,
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Las autoridades francesas serán “inflexibles” en la aplicación de una nueva prohibición de abayas en las escuelas, dijo el viernes el presidente Emmanuel Macron, tras la decisión de prohibir esta prenda similar a una túnica en el próximo año académico. La prohibición, anunciada por el ministro francés de Educación, es
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh and Mitchell McCluskey, CNN (CNN) — “Persistent bear activity” forced fire crews to leave a camp in British Columbia, Canada, authorities said Thursday. The camp near the community of Gold Bridge was housing crews working on the Downton Lake wildfire, which was reported on July 13 and has consumed more than 9,000
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — India lanzó su primera nave espacial dedicada al estudio del sol, tras un mes de éxitos históricos en los esfuerzos espaciales del país. La nave, llamada Aditya-L1, despegó de Sriharikota, una isla del golfo de Bengala, a las 11:50 hora local del sábado (2:20 hora de Miami). Y se dirige
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