By KONSTANTIN TESTORIDES Associated Press SKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — North Macedonia’s center-right leader Hristijan Mickoski has secured parliamentary approval to lead a new coalition government. Mickoski faces significant challenges in his four-year term in office. Above all it’s to advance the small Balkan NATO member’s long efforts to join the 27-nation European Union. At
Continue ReadingBy Housam Ahmed and Zahid Mahmood, Mostafa Salem and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 people died on this year’s Hajj pilgrimage – with “numerous cases” due to heat stress and “unauthorized” trips accounting for more than four out of five of the fatalities. “The health system addressed
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Millions of Americans sweated through yet another scorching day, while floodwaters forced evacuations in parts of the Midwest, including a town in Iowa whose own water-level gauge was submerged. One person was killed during flooding in South Dakota, the governor said. From the mid-Atlantic to Maine, across the Great Lakes region,
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — The historically expensive bid to unseat Rep. Jamaal Bowman is entering its final frantic hours as a moderate, White county executive from north of New York City – propelled by pro-Israel groups’ record advertising outlay – appears poised to deny the progressive, Black former middle school principal a third term in Congress. New York Democrats are no
Continue ReadingCésar López (CNN Español) — Antes del arranque de la Copa América 2024, James Rodríguez conquistó una marca legendaria con la selección colombiana de fútbol. El goleador del Mundial Brasil 2014 llegó a los cien partidos con el equipo nacional y lo hizo justo al cumplirse una década de su momento cumbre con el seleccionado
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — It was a mismatch of considerable proportions. Australia won the T20 Cricket World Cup just three years ago, while Afghanistan has never progressed past the tournament’s second round nor defeated Australia in international cricket. But on Saturday, Afghanistan kept its hopes of progressing to the semifinals alive with a
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Major League Baseball history was made on Saturday when the Colorado Rockies beat the Washington Nationals with the first walk-off pitch clock violation. With the game tied at 7-7 in the bottom of the ninth inning, bases loaded, a full 3-2 count and no outs, Nationals’ Kyle Finnegan committed
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — These days, Tennessee middle school student Aubrey Sauvie, 12, who was born with no hands, says she can bang on her snare drum as hard or fast as she wants. It’s all thanks to a generous gift from a group of college engineering students who created a custom
Continue ReadingBy Krystal Hur, CNN New York (CNN) — One morning at 6 am, Gyaltsen Moktan woke in a panic. It was 2019. He worked at an all-you-can-eat sushi buffet and was responsible for opening the restaurant each morning. So he set a wakeup call on his iPhone. Then Apple’s “By the Seaside” alarm sound went
Continue ReadingCNN By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN Washington (CNN) — Alarm is rising in Democratic circles that the turmoil set off by the October 7 attack by Hamas and Israel’s bloody war launched in response is becoming yet another weight on President Joe Biden’s reelection, with warning signs flashing over Jewish voters’ support for the president. For
Continue ReadingVIENNA (AP) — Authorities in Switzerland say rescuers have found the body of one of three people a day after they were swept away in a rockslide that hit their Alpine village following massive thunderstorms and rainfall. The search for the other two missing people is continuing. The head of the rescue, William Kloter from
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — The birth of the American mall in the 1950s ushered in a new era of shopping. But have you ever wondered why malls don’t have windows? It’s all part of a carefully constructed strategy to get people to stay longer and spend more. Here’s what else
Continue ReadingBy Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden and his allies will mark the second anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade this week, homing in on an issue that the president’s campaign sees as key to his reelection bid. Biden’s campaign is hosting more than 50 events across
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The last time Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the U.S. Congress, nearly 60 Democrats skipped his speech nine years ago, calling it a slap in the face to then-President Barack Obama as he negotiated a nuclear deal with Iran. With Netanyahu scheduled to address U.S. lawmakers
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Police say an adult male turned himself in at Columbus Police headquarters and identified himself as the driver of a car seen fleeing an early morning shooting in Ohio’s capital that sent 10 people to hospitals, one in critical condition. Columbus police say officers responded to the Short North Arts District
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Hay hitos que marcan la historia. Que rompen líneas cronológicas. Hay momentos que tal vez no tienen una fecha exacta, un día claro, pero que, en retrospectiva, a la luz del presente se muestran rupturistas. Y el efecto Messi en Estados Unidos, no solo en la Major League Soccer, tiene
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press OREM, Utah (AP) — As he led a crowd of picnicking families in the “YMCA” dance, Trent Staggs gleefully waved a “Utah for Trump” flag at a recent campaign rally — one more not-so-subtle reminder to voters that he is backed by the former president in the race to replace
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The chief data officer of Britain’s Conservative Party has taken a leave of absence, British media reported Sunday, following growing allegations that the governing party’s members used inside information to bet on the date of Britain’s July 4 national election before it was announced. The Sunday Times
Continue ReadingKQDS, KTIV, CNN By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — Millions of people across the US are still trudging through a record-setting heat wave that is shifting to the mid-Atlantic, while many Americans – including those in areas of New Mexico, Iowa, Minnesota and South Dakota – contend with “catastrophic” flash flooding this weekend. Here’s the
Continue ReadingBy Michael Schwartz, Tim Lister and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has defended his decision to go public about delays in the supply of weapons from the United States, saying months of private discussions did not yield any results. At the beginning of a cabinet meeting Sunday, Netanyahu said that
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