By Kelly Bowman, CNN Atlanta (CNN) — After a quarter-century hosting giant pandas, Zoo Atlanta is saying goodbye to its beloved residents. The zoo announced its four giant pandas: Lun Lun, Yang Yang, Ya Lun and Xi Lun will head home to China mid-October. Meanwhile, the San Diego Zoo welcomed two new pandas this summer,
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani authorities have suspended policemen who opened fire and killed a blasphemy suspect earlier this week, only to be applauded and showered with rose petals by local residents after the killing. The death of Shah Nawaz — a doctor in Sindh province who went into hiding after being accused
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Friday declined a request from the Green Party to ensure presidential candidate Jill Stein could appear on the ballot in the battleground state of Nevada. The Green Party, which was represented by a lawyer for former President Donald Trump, argued that its candidates were “ripped
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Earth is about to gain a new “mini-moon,” but it won’t stay around for long. The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily be captured by Earth’s gravity and orbit our world from September 29 to November 25, according to astronomers. Then, the space rock will return to
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, Sara Murray and Ali Main, CNN (CNN) — Suspicious packages were sent this week to election offices in more than 20 states, leading to an FBI investigation, triggering evacuations and rattling staff, according to a CNN survey of state offices and Associated Press reporting. The threatening envelopes arrived as election officials across the country
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has rejected an emergency appeal from Nevada’s Green Party seeking to include presidential candidate Jill Stein on the ballot in the battleground state. The court’s order Friday allows ballot preparation and printing to proceed in Nevada without Stein and other Green Party candidates included. The outcome is a victory
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s Queen Margrethe II, who stunned her country by abdicating earlier this year, has been discharged from a hospital after a fall earlier this week. The palace said Friday that the 84-year-old queen suffered “damage around the neck vertebrae as well as a fracture of the left hand.” Margrethe has her
Continue ReadingPESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani security officials say nine troops have died in separate militant attacks. The assaults happened in the tribal districts of North and South Waziristan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which borders Afghanistan. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, but suspicion is likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban,
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Shares of Trump Media have slumped to new lows on the first trading day that its biggest shareholder, former President Donald Trump, is free to sell his stake in the company behind the Truth Social platform. Shares of Trump Media tumbled almost 7% to $13.73 at the opening bell Friday, putting the
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell is selling his home in the Motor City because of what he calls “safety concerns.” Campbell told Crain’s Detroit Business on Wednesday that he and his family “loved” the house but decided to move after fans found out where he lived. “There’s plenty
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, Nikki Carvajal and Michael Williams, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden wrapped a meeting with his Cabinet on Friday, his first high-profile convening of his advisers in a year as he tries to set his post-presidential legacy. Ahead of the meeting, a White House official said Biden would instruct Cabinet members
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Czechs are voting in a two-day vote for a third of the seats in Parliament’s upper house, the Senate, and to select their representatives in regional elections. The elections take place as the country recovers from massive floods that hit Central Europe in recent days. The floods claimed at least 24 lives
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s space agency says two Russians have set a record for the longest continuous stay on the International Space Station. Roscosmos said that Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub on Friday broke the old record of 370 days, 21 hours and 22 minutes which was set in September 2023 by Russians Sergei Prokopiev
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — It has been a WNBA season unlike any other. The 2024 campaign has seen unprecedented growth, records shattered and an introduction to one of the most hyped rookie classes in the history of the league – and we still have the postseason to go. Eight of the 12 WNBA
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear power plant said Friday that it plans to restart the reactor under a 20-year agreement that calls for tech giant Microsoft to buy the power to supply its data centers with carbon-free energy. The announcement by Constellation Energy comes five
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer A’ja Wilson had a season like none other in WNBA history. Caitlin Clark set records and made the Indiana Fever the biggest draw in the women’s game. Angel Reese rebounded like nobody the league has ever seen. The WNBA regular season is over and the stat sheets were filled like never before.
Continue ReadingBy Anna Chernova and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has accused Tesla CEO Elon Musk of “remotely disabling” his Cybertruck, which had been sent to the frontline of Russia’s war in Ukraine. Kadyrov claimed Thursday that the vehicle, which he said had been outfitted with a machine gun and was “performing well
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRANDON, Mississippi (AP) — The beginning of high school football season has seen a string of deaths. Players are most at risk in August of suffering heat-related illnesses due to searing temperatures and high humidity. Those conditions have worsened in recent decades due to climate change. Fifty-eight players have died from exertional heat
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