Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Priceless paintings by Monet, Cezanne, Van Gogh and others were safe after firefighters worked to douse a fire at Somerset House. Smoke and flames that could be seen coming from the roof Saturday around noon had been knocked down as firefighters worked to extinguish the final pockets of flames. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Silvio Santos, a Brazilian television executive and presenter known for his beaming smile and catchphrase “Who wants money?” has died after a decades-long career in the spotlight. He was 93. Santos owned the television network SBT and created several variety shows. The most famous of them carried his name,
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman and Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Among five people charged in the death of actor Matthew Perry, two are doctors: According to federal officials, one agreed to sell ketamine from his former clinic and the other distributed the drug to Perry and taught his live-in-personal assistant how to inject it. Perry was
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov has arrived in Afghanistan in the highest-level visit by a foreign official since the Taliban returned to power three years ago. Aripov, heading a delegation, was welcomed at the Kabul airport by Abdul Salam Hanafi, the Taliban’s deputy prime minister, and other senior members of the government,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Investigators say the latest search for the remains of 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre victims has ended with three more containing visible gunshot wounds. State archaeologist Kary Stackelbeck said Friday the three are among 11 sets of remains exhumed during the latest search in Oaklawn Cemetery and that one of
Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur and Aditi Sangal, CNN (CNN) — On a recent Sunday afternoon, Vineeta Gupta hosted 20 Indian American women at her home in Silver Spring, Maryland. Fueled by chana masala, naan and rice pudding, they wrote hundreds of postcards in an appeal to fellow South Asians. Their message: Vote Kamala Harris for the next president of
Continue ReadingCNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Ernesto delivered a blow to Bermuda Saturday and was ramping up coastal danger for much of the United States’ Eastern Seaboard after it thrashed Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power. Ernesto made landfall on Bermuda early Saturday as a
Continue ReadingAP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Maurice Williams, a rhythm and blues singer and composer who with his backing group the Zodiacs became one of music’s great one-shot acts with the classic ballad “Stay,” has died. He was 86. Williams died Aug. 6, according to an announcement from the North Carolina Music Hall of
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Alrededor de 100 bomberos y 15 camiones se desplegaron este sábado para apagar un incendio en la histórica Somerset House de Londres, según anunció el Cuerpo de Bomberos de Londres. Desde el tejado del edificio se podía ver humo que se elevaba sobre el centro de Londres. Los bomberos están trabajando
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Rusia se está “acercando rápidamente” a un centro militar clave en el este de Ucrania, dijo un funcionario local, mientras Moscú continúa sus avances a pesar de los sorprendentes avances de Kyiv en la región enemiga de Kursk. Si bien Pokrovsk no es una ciudad importante (alrededor de 60.000 personas vivían
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Allison Gordon, Haley Britzky, Sara Murray, Bob Ortega and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Retired Staff Sgt. Ryan Marti enlisted in the Army National Guard before he even graduated high school, just like his football coach and teacher, future Minnesota governor Tim Walz. Another of Walz’s former students, Lt. Col. Jonathon Jaqua, also
Continue ReadingCNN By Jeremy Herb, Allison Gordon, Haley Britzky, Sara Murray, Bob Ortega and Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Retired Staff Sgt. Ryan Marti enlisted in the Army National Guard before he even graduated high school, just like his football coach and teacher, future Minnesota governor Tim Walz. Another of Walz’s former students, Lt. Col. Jonathon Jaqua,
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — A blaze that broke out at London’s historic Somerset House on Saturday required around 125 firefighters to bring it under control, according to the London Fire Brigade. Smoke was seen rising over central London from the building’s roof as firefighters worked from a crane to douse the flames. The
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — Roberto Garcia crossed the border from Mexico in 2009 looking for a better life. For the past eight years, he has been married to an American woman, and they have three kids who are all American citizens. The only one in the family who is not is Garcia. Seven years
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden is spending the weekend readying his speech for the opening night of the Democratic National Convention, a moment markedly different than what he had prepared for just a few weeks ago before the Democratic Party coalesced around a new presidential nominee. The president’s keynote speech Monday will provide Biden
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Carlos Alcaraz sufrió una sorprendente derrota ante Gaël Monfils en la segunda ronda del Cincinnati Open, y se frustró tanto que golpeó su raqueta contra la cancha varias veces, deformando el marco mientras el público miraba atónito. El momento llegó cuando Monfils consolidó un quiebre en el tercer set poco antes de
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — In the build-up to the WNBA’s return after the Olympic Games, Caitlin Clark said she had been ready to get going again for a while. In Friday’s matchup against the Phoenix Mercury, the star rookie looked like she’d never been away as the 22-year-old lit up the game with
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Este sábado entró en vigor oficialmente un nuevo conjunto de normas que rigen la forma en que la mayoría de los profesionales inmobiliarios hacen negocios en EE.UU., y los cambios podrían cambiar radicalmente la forma en que los estadounidenses compran y venden casas. Las normas fueron acordadas por la Asociación Nacional
Continue ReadingBy Jason Kravarik, CNN (CNN) — When her brother died, Kimberly McLaury texted the person who she believes sold him the drug that killed him. After receiving her brother’s phone back from police, McLaury found a text chat with the alleged dealer, indicating her brother paid for the ketamine through Venmo. “After his death certificate
Continue ReadingA Russian missile strike has sparked a blaze in the Ukrainian city of Sumy Saturday, while Ukrainian forces continue to push into Russia’s border region of Kursk. Two people were injured in the Sumy strike, which also damaged cars and nearby buildings, according to Ukraine’s State Emergency Service. Fighting continued in Russia’s Kursk region, where
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