An explosion in the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, has killed a teenage boy and injured at least 162 people. Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Health said a fire broke out after a lightning strike. The Ministry of Emergency Situations said the explosion happened early on Thursday morning at a warehouse in southern Tashkent but didn’t say what was
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Atlanta Braves outfielder Ronald Acuña Jr. accomplished something no one else in Major League Baseball history has done before, becoming the first player ever to hit 40 home runs and steal 70 bases in a single season. “I’d be lying to you if I said that I
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Kristin Wilson, Haley Talbot and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — Divisions among House Republicans were on display Thursday as tensions erupted during a closed-door meeting and later the chamber convened with late night votes as a government shutdown nears. With just a little over two days before the federal government shuts down,
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee, Kayla Tausche and Arlette Saenz, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden issued blunt new warnings about ongoing existential threats to US democracy in a major address Thursday, sharpening the central argument in his potential rematch with Donald Trump and asking voters to prioritize the health of American institutions. “There’s
Continue ReadingBy PETROS GIANNAKOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press VOLOS, Greece (AP) — A second powerful storm in less than a month hammered parts of central Greece on Thursday, sweeping away roads, smashing bridges and flooding thousands of homes. The storm — called Elias — caused extensive flooding in the central city of Volos and left
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, a renowned agricultural scientist who revolutionized India’s farming and was a key architect of the country’s “Green Revolution” died Thursday. He was 98. Swaminathan died at his home in southern Chennai city after an age-related illness, news agency Press Trust of India reported. In the late
Continue ReadingBy ERIC GAY, MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The American soldier who sprinted into North Korea across the heavily fortified border between the Koreas more than two months ago was whisked to a Texas Army base Thursday for medical checks and interviews after his return to the U.S.,
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police have raided offices of the country’s soccer federation as part of an investigation into the payment of millions of dollars over several years by Barcelona to a former vice president of Spain’s refereeing committee. The Guardia Civil says its police have searched the offices
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — The three letters Brooks Koepka represents in the Ryder Cup are USA. Not LIV. The five-time major champion stands out for many reasons at golf’s biggest events. This time it’s obvious. He’s the only player from LIV Golf who has made it back to
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Water levels on the Mississippi River are nearing historic lows for the second consecutive year, triggering a drinking water emergency in Louisiana as ocean water flows upstream, unimpeded by the river’s uncharacteristically weak flow. With no substantial rain in the immediate forecast, levels are expected to drop to
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The self-declared republic of Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist from next year after its president signed a decree dissolving state institutions following its defeat by Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani victory last week triggered a huge exodus of ethnic Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh and marked the end of decades of conflict
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional de España detuvo este jueves por la mañana a un menor de edad en el Instituto Elena García Amada, en Jerez de la Frontera, en la provincia de Cádiz, por haber atacado a tres profesores y un alumno con un arma blanca, según informó a CNN un
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El soldado del Ejército estadounidense Travis King está de regreso en EE.UU. después de ser liberado por Corea del Norte y aterrizó en San Antonio, Texas, este jueves temprano, según un funcionario del Departamento de Defensa. King llegó en un vuelo militar estadounidense y aterrizó en Kelly Field en la Base
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Three people have been killed in separate incidents in Sweden as a feud between criminal gangs escalates, making September the deadliest month on record for gun violence in the country. Two men were shot dead in the area around the capital, Stockholm , while a woman in her 20s died in an
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — The Senate has unanimously passed a formal dress code, including a coat, tie and slacks for men. The move was seen as reflective, at least in part, of Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman’s preference for wearing shorts and a hoodie on the floor of the chamber. Here’s what
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — One of several men indicted in a smuggling operation that left 53 migrants dead after they were trapped in the back of a sweltering semitruck in San Antonio last year has pleaded guilty, authorities said. The June 2022 tragedy – which at the time was described as the deadliest
Continue ReadingBy ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has reopened the main crossing with the Gaza Strip, allowing thousands of Palestinian laborers to enter the country for the first time since it was sealed earlier this month. The crossing reopened on Thursday, after weeks of violent protests along Gaza’s frontier with
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Inter Miami lost in the US Open Cup final on Wednesday, falling 2-1 to the Houston Dynamo with its talismanic player, Lionel Messi, watching from the sidelines. Messi, who has already helped catapult the team to its first major trophy in its history since joining in July, missed the
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Security officials say that at least five Yemeni fighters from a secessionist group were killed in clashes with suspected al-Qaida militants in the country’s south. A provincial security department said the deadly fighting broke out Wednesday night between a fighting force loyal to Yemen’s secessionist Southern Transitional Council and al-Qaida militants in
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets were mixed on Friday, with only a few open due to public holidays across the region. U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index was down 0.3% at 31,764.01. In Bangkok, the SET declined 0.5%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.4% to
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