Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly 2,500 delegates gather in Milwaukee this week for a roll call vote to select the Republican presidential nominee, formally ending the presidential primary. Former President Donald Trump has already been the presumptive nominee for months, having clinched a majority of convention delegates on March 12, but he doesn’t officially
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Protests around the Republican National Convention in downtown Milwaukee have been peaceful and without any major problems. On the first day of the meeting Monday, the activists called attention to issues such as abortion rights, economic justice and the war in Gaza. The largest group is the Coalition to March
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Republican National Convention kicks off this week, with delegates and officials descending on Wisconsin to formally nominate former President Donald Trump as the GOP nominee. The gathering begins Monday and runs through Thursday at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee. A number of broadcast outlets will carry prime-time speeches live
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NORTHERN UKRAINE (AP) — Ukraine hopes to find a strategic edge against Russia in drones built in abandoned warehouses or factory basements. An ecosystem of versatile laboratories hidden in hundreds of secret workshops is leveraging technological innovation. Ukraine hopes to kill Russian troops or save wounded soldiers and civilians with a robot army.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — In 1948, the Republican and Democratic parties did something unthinkable in today’s climate of ferocious political animosity: They not only held their national conventions in the same city but also shared some of the props. Both gathered in Philadelphia, largely because its Municipal Auditorium had already been fitted with the
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer The photograph of a bloodied Donald Trump with his fist in the air and an American flag looming in the background is quickly emerging as the pivotal image of Saturday’s shooting, and it wouldn’t exist without a journalist who acted quickly and on a hunch. Video of the assassination attempt at a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first night of the Republican National Convention kept its official focus on the economy Monday even after Saturday’s shooting at a rally in Pennsylvania in which former President Donald Trump was injured. Speakers argued that Trump would fix inflation and bring back prosperity simply by returning to the White
Continue ReadingBy David Close, CNN (CNN) — What a way to win a first major championship. Japan’s Ayaka Furue sank a dramatic, clutch putt for eagle on the final hole of the 2024 Amundi Evian Championship in France on Sunday to win by one stroke. Coming into the final hole, there was a three-way tie with
Continue ReadingBy Emily Blumenthal, CNN (CNN) — Lord Howe Island has the look of a destination ripe for overtourism, with verdant mountaintops, pristine white-sand beaches and clear-blue waters teeming with colorful fish. Yet on this island of around 400 people, located 372 miles off the east coast of mainland Australia, the beaches are empty. The only
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Cleveland Guardians selected Australian second baseman Travis Bazzana with the top pick in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft on Sunday, the first time an Aussie has been taken in the first round – let alone with the first overall pick – for the world’s
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer Four poultry workers in Colorado have been diagnosed with bird flu. The new cases, confirmed Sunday, bring the U.S. total to nine since the first human case of the current outbreak was detected in 2022, also in a Colorado poultry worker. Eight of the nine cases were reported this year. The illnesses
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Lionel Messi salió del campo a los 66 minutos de juego en la final de la Copa América contra Colombia, con el partido empatado. Messi se fue lesionado en el tobillo, cojeando. El capitán argentino, de 37 años, salió del campo en medio de una gran ovación de los aficionados
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REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The group Central Oregon Women in Law Enforcement (COWIL) hosted their first ever Jr. Women’s Law Enforcement Academy last Wednesday, designed for teens 13-18 years of age. This one-day camp, the first of its kind in Central Oregon, was put on by all women in a variety of law enforcement roles
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — MSNBC will not air “Morning Joe,” its celebrated politics roundtable program, on Monday, opting to instead air continued breaking news coverage of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. The progressive news network confirmed the decision to preempt its influential and top-rated morning show after a
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — After months of unexplained delay, top officials from China’s ruling Communist Party are gathering in Beijing this week to signal the direction forward for the world’s second largest economy as it faces major economic challenges and friction with the West. Stakes are high for the meeting, which
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — Shakira fue la artista encargada de animar el espectáculo de entretiempo de la final de la Copa América en el Hard Rock Stadium en Miami Gardens, Florida. Se trata de un espectáculo atípico: el medio tiempo en un partido de fútbol suele ser de 15 minutos. Esta vez se extendió a 20
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — China says its economy expanded at a slower-than-forecast 4.7% annual rate in the last quarter. That was sharply below the 5.3% annual pace of growth seen in the first quarter of the year. Economists say weak consumer demand and reduced government spending are dragging on growth. The economy grew
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares Análisis (CNN) — Momentos después de que Donald Trump fuera puesto a salvo tras un fallido intento de magnicidio en un mitin el sábado, algunos de sus partidarios se dirigieron al área de prensa con obscenidades mientras señalaban a los periodistas como culpables. “¡Esto es culpa de ustedes!”, gritó enfáticamente un asistente, señalando
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AP Baseball Writer FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Travis Bazzana played cricket, rugby and soccer growing up in Australia. What he always wanted was to be a major league baseball player. “I don’t remember ever putting a different answer to what’s your dream job or what are you going to do in the future,” Bazzana
Continue ReadingBy Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: This story discusses plot points from “House of the Dragon” Season 2, episode 5. While both sides absorb the fallout from the battle of Rook’s Rest in episode 4, one message comes through loud and clear in “House of the Dragon’s” latest chapter: the women in this
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