By Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — A low-calorie sweetener called xylitol used in many reduced-sugar foods and consumer products such as gum and toothpaste may be linked to nearly twice the risk of heart attacks, stroke and death in people who consume the highest levels of the sweetener, a new study found. “We gave healthy volunteers
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A court in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladivostok has begun the trial of an American soldier arrested earlier this year on charges of stealing. U.S. officials and Russian authorities say Staff Sgt. Gordon Black flew to Vladivostok to see his girlfriend and was arrested after she accused him of stealing from
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas Aces star center A’Ja Wilson put up a historic statline in the team’s 95-81 win over the Dallas Wings on Wednesday. Wilson finished with 36 points, 12 rebounds and six steals, becoming the first player in WNBA history to have at least 35 points, 10 rebounds and
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (Jerusalén, CNN) — Decenas de personas murieron y muchas más resultaron heridas en un ataque aéreo israelí nocturno contra una escuela administrada por las Naciones Unidas en el centro de Gaza, según autoridades hospitalarias y gubernamentales en el enclave palestino. La escuela, dirigida por la agencia de la ONU para los refugiados palestinos
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER and MEG KINNARD Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Donald Trump has returned to the campaign trail with a trip to Arizona, his first appearance in a battleground state since he was convicted in a hush money scandal. Trump spoke Thursday at a town hall in Phoenix organized by Turning Point, a
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A top ally and potential running mate of ex-President Donald Trump is launching an effort to win over Black and other nonwhite working class voters he argues could be the deciding factor in November’s elections. South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott is the only Black Republican in the
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Fiji Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka proved his days of sporting prowess aren’t yet behind him as he won a bronze medal in shot put at the Oceania Athletics Championships on Wednesday. The 75-year-old put matters of state to one side as he competed in the over-65 category, recording a
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Existen algunas zonas secretas en los aviones de fuselaje ancho, donde los pilotos y la tripulación de cabina van a descansar durante los vuelos largos. Los pasajeros no pueden acceder a ellas bajo ninguna circunstancia y están bien ocultas. Se llaman Compartimentos de Descanso de la Tripulación y su ubicación en
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Novak Djokovic hopes to return to the tennis court “as soon as possible” having undergone surgery on his knee earlier this week. Djokovic struggled with pain in his right knee during his five-set victory against Francisco Cerúndolo at the French Open and later withdrew from his quarterfinal against Casper
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press VER-SUR-Mer, France (AP) — King Charles III came to northern France to honor the 22,442 British troops who died in the Battle of Normandy. He also came on Thursday for the 80th anniversary of D-Day to honor a generation. It is a generation that sacrificed and fought and died. They
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales, Brynn Gingras, Christina Maxouris, Lauren Mascarenhas, Carolyn Sung, Samantha Beech and Celina Tebor, CNN Riverhead, New York (CNN) — Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann now faces charges in the deaths of six women spanning three decades and multiple Long Island communities after he was indicted on two new murder charges Thursday —
Continue ReadingBy David G. Allan, CNN (CNN) — The NBA Finals are about to start, or so I’m told. It’s usually these professional sport high holidays where I’m cornered into admitting I’m sports agnostic. One summer afternoon in a Brooklyn park, while cheering on my daughter at a peewee softball game, another dad approached me because
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The expected conservative media quadrants lashed out at “Queer Planet,” a Peacock documentary about queer behavior in the animal kingdom, which, in terms of getting attention, already represents a kind of win for the NBC-owned streaming service. Yet the Pride month-themed special does represent an intriguing wrinkle on
Continue ReadingBy KEN MAGUIRE AP Sports Writer LONDON (AP) — Baseball at the highest club level in Britain is competitive but it’s a league in which babysitters are just as important as balls and strikes. Teams are a mélange of locals and expats some with college and minor league experience. Only one guy throws 90 mph.
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A class-action lawsuit filed by “Sunday Ticket” subscribers claiming the NFL broke antitrust laws got underway in federal court Thursday with the league’s attorney telling jurors that fans have a choice when it comes to watching games and the “Sunday Ticket” package is a premium
Continue ReadingBy Kit Maher and Eva McKend, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, a contender to be former President Donald Trump’s running mate, is launching a multimillion dollar effort to recruit Black voters to support Republicans in 2024. The effort will target swing and low propensity Black and Latino voters. Scott will tour battleground
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Former NBA player Chase Budinger is set to make his debut at the Olympics later this year, though he won’t be doing it on the hardwood. The 36-year-old has earned a spot on the US beach volleyball team alongside partner Miles Evans having switched sports seven years ago. Their
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is meeting with senior officials of the African National Congress to decide how to go about forming a government after the party lost its 30-year grip on power and left a post-election deadlock. The party’s National Executive Committee was
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee, CNN (CNN) — The United States and 16 other countries whose citizens were taken hostage by Hamas on October 7 are set to release a joint statement Thursday calling on Israel and Hamas to come to an agreement on the most recent ceasefire and hostages proposal, according to a US official –
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain became on Thursday the first European country to ask a United Nations court for permission to join South Africa’s case accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza. South Africa filed its case with the International Court of Justice late last year. It alleged that Israel was
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