By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A massive, fanged creature with a head shaped like a toilet seat lurked in swamps near the edge of the world 280 million years ago, long before the first dinosaurs appeared, new research has found. Now, scientists who made the surprising discovery of its fossils in Namibia and Brazil
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Wimbledon has started a new tradition of handing out sterling silver plaques to players to commemorate that they played at the Grand Slam tournament. They essentially amount to participation trophies. It’s a relatively well-kept secret at the event that ends next weekend. Even some athletes were completely unaware of
Continue ReadingBy Eugenia Yosef and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — A former spokesman for the Israel Defense Forces has sharply criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s conduct of the war against Hamas, in the latest sign of growing tensions between the military and the government. Lt Col. Peter Lerner said that while speaking with the world’s
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Ryan Garcia fue expulsado por el Consejo Mundial de Boxeo (CMB, por sus siglas en inglés) luego de una transmisión en vivo en redes sociales donde usó repetidamente lenguaje racista y discriminatorio contra negros y musulmanes, según Associated Press. “Ejerciendo mi autoridad como presidente del CMB, por la presente expulso
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El arzobispo Carlo Maria Viganò, exembajador papal en Estados Unidos que se convirtió en un crítico ultraconservador de Francisco, fue excomulgado por cisma. El Vaticano dijo en un comunicado que el prelado se había negado a “reconocer y someterse” a la autoridad del papa, y había rechazado la “comunión” con
Continue ReadingBy Christiana Ford Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WXYZ) — A decorated World War II fighter pilot reached a major milestone this Fourth of July. Retired Air Force Lt. Col. Harry T. Stewart Jr. turned 100 years old. Eighty years ago, he earned distinction in the skies of Europe as a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. will remove all its forces and equipment from a small base in Niger this weekend and fewer than 500 remaining troops will leave a critical drone base in the West African country in August, ahead of a Sept. 15 deadline set in an agreement with the new ruling
Continue ReadingBy Simon Shaykhet Click here for updates on this story ROMULUS, Michigan (WXYZ) — The trip of a lifetime for a metro Detroit couple on their way to Iceland has been nearly spoiled by Delta Air Lines food and that’s not all. Their plans include officiating a wedding ceremony, but other delays have also put
Continue ReadingBy Ashley McDowell Click here for updates on this story BEL AIR, Maryland (WMAR) — While America is celebrating the Declaration of Independence, the community of Bel Air is also celebrating the town’s 150th Anniversary. Cathy Stark-Kowalewski and Tom Stark carefully reflected on newspaper articles from 1974. “This [article] talks about my mom and what
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Vladimir Kara-Murza, a Russian opposition politician serving a lengthy jail sentence for treason, has been transferred to a prison hospital, his wife Evgenia said Friday. Kara-Murza, 42, was moved from the maximum-security IK-6 penal colony in the Siberian city of Omsk to a prison hospital in
Continue ReadingTALLINN, Estonia (AP) — The United States and the European Union are welcoming Belarus’ release of some political prisoners, freed since the country’s authoritarian president earlier this week promised to release those seriously ill who are behind bars and those swept up in connection in the severe crackdown on mass protests in 2020. The number
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Mientras Ucrania cede territorio a Rusia, el apoyo de uno de los más fuertes partidarios de Kyiv parece que flaqueará si la extrema derecha llega al poder en las elecciones parlamentarias francesas del domingo. Marine Le Pen, figura detrás de los candidatos del partido de extrema derecha francés Agrupación Nacional (Rassemblement
Continue ReadingAP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas’ highest court strongly reaffirmed Friday that the state constitution protects abortion access, striking down a ban on a common second-trimester procedure and laws regulating abortion providers more strictly than other health care providers. The pair of 5-1 decisions suggests that other restrictions — even ones decades on
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Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German investigators say they have arrested a third suspect in an attempt to blackmail the family of former Formula 1 race driver Michael Schumacher. The 52-year-old man, who was detained on Thursday in a town near Wuppertal in western Germany, had worked for the family as a security officer. That’s according to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian election authorities have stripped an ethnic Greek minority mayor of his post after he was imprisoned on charges of vote-buying in municipal elections last year. Fredis Beleris was elected mayor of the Albanian city of Himare, which has a Greek minority presence, in May 2023. He was arrested two
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Friday that officials can place ballot drop boxes around their communities in this fall’s elections, overturning its own ruling two years ago limiting their use in the presidential swing state. The court limited the use of drop boxes in July 2022, ruling then that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Capitol Police Sgt. Aquilino Gonell is mostly recovered from the brutal assaults he endured from Donald Trump’s supporters on Jan. 6, 2021. But not completely. His shoulder still has limited endurance and there are screws and a metal plate holding his right foot together after bone fusion surgery. Emotional
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Kendrick Lamar turned the visual of his Drake diss track into a family affair. The prolific rapper dropped his “Not Like Us” music video on July 4 and it included some very important people to him. The song is part of what has become a very public feud
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Nashville judge has ruled that the writings of the person who killed three 9-year-olds and three adults at a private Christian elementary school in Nashville last year cannot be released to the public. Chancery Court Judge I’Ashea Myles ruled Thursday that The Covenant School children and parents hold
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