SpaceX rocket grounded as two key human spaceflight missions loom
By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s prolific Falcon 9 rocket has been grounded for the second time in two months after federal regulators…
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Biden plans to travel to Wisconsin next week to highlight energy policies and efforts to lower costs
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden plans to travel to southwest Wisconsin early next month. His Sept. 5 visit will focus on…
Continue Reading US Open: Iga Swiatek and other tennis players say their mental and physical health are ignored
AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s nothing new for tennis players to worry aloud about their sport’s overcrowded calendar, too-tough season…
Continue Reading Report says instructor thought gun was empty before firing fatal shot at officer during training
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Investigative records say a firearms instructor in Ohio failed to make sure his gun was empty and fired a fatal shot into the…
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Ex-politician found guilty of murder in Vegas reporter’s stabbing death sentenced to life in prison
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — A jury has sentenced Robert Telles, a former Nevada politician found guilty of fatally stabbing a Las Vegas…
Continue Reading Bayreuth to present special Ring Cycle in 2026; 30 sellouts this year as ticket sales rebound
Associated Press A special Ring Cycle will be performed for the 150th anniversary Bayreuth Festival in 2026, the annual Richard Wagner showcase said…
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What’s hot in theaters? Old movies — and some that aren’t so old
AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — When Jennifer Kent’s “The Babadook” opened in theaters a decade ago, it played at two cinemas. When it returns…
Continue Reading Massachusetts strikes down a 67-year-old switchblade ban, cites landmark Supreme Court gun decision
Associated Press Residents of Massachusetts are now free to arm themselves with switchblades after a 67-year-old restriction was struck down in the…
Continue Reading RFK Jr. appeals ruling that knocked him off New York’s presidential election ballot
Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A lawyer for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a state appeals court Wednesday to restore him to New York’s…
Continue Reading A magnitude-5.2 quake hits the Greek island of Crete with no immediate reports of injuries, damage
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.2 has struck off the southern resort island of Crete.…
Continue Reading Russia bans 92 more Americans from the country, including journalists
MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced 92 additions to its list of Americans banned from entering the country. That includes some…
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4,500 Portland-area Fred Meyer workers go on strike, with union claiming unfair labor practices
PORTLAND, Ore. (KGW/KTVZ)— Thousands of Portland-area Fred Meyer employees went on strike Wednesday morning at stores around the metro area, KGW…
Continue Reading Body of Delta Air Lines worker who died in tire explosion was unrecognizable, son says
ATLANTA (AP) — The body of a worker who died Tuesday in a tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near the Atlanta airport was…
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Todd Bridges doesn’t think there will ever be another Gary Coleman
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Actor Gary Coleman was 42 when he died following a brain hemorrhage in 2010, but most people remember him…
Continue ReadingEstados Unidos reanudará un programa clave de inmigración para cubanos, haitianos, nicaragüenses y venezolanos
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) –El Gobierno de Joe Biden reanudará un programa clave de inmigración que se había detenido este verano por…
Continue ReadingANÁLISIS | Zelensky juega a los dados en el campo de batalla con la vista puesta en las elecciones estadounidenses
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Las últimas semanas en la guerra de Ucrania han parecido, parafraseando un adagio que se suele atribuir a Lenin,…
Continue Reading Court revives Sarah Palin’s libel lawsuit against The New York Times
Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court revived Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times on Wednesday, citing errors…
Continue Reading Jamaican police suspect a shark killed a teenager found dead by fishermen
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Authorities in Jamaica say they believe a shark attacked and killed a 16-year-old high school student whose body was…
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Oceanographers find underwater mountain bigger than Mount Olympus
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Imagine four skyscrapers the height of Burj Khalifa, the world’s tallest building, stacked on top of one another.…
Continue Reading Militia group member sentenced to 5 years in prison for Capitol riot plot
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A militia group member who communicated with other far-right extremists while they stormed the U.S. Capitol has…
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