By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Some chapters of human history are more poignant to revisit than others. The Battle of Waterloo ended a 23-year war, but thousands were killed on June 18, 1815, when allied armies led by the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher defeated Napoleon Bonaparte and his forces south
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — A social media account run by Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign has been repeatedly deceptive. The @KamalaHQ account, which has more than 1.3 million followers on the X social media platform formerly known as Twitter, has made a habit of misleadingly clipping and inaccurately captioning video clips to attack former President Donald
Continue ReadingBy Tim Lister and Kosta Gak, CNN (CNN) — A Russian counteroffensive to recover parts of Kursk lost to Ukrainian forces following a surprise, cross-border attack is underway but is yet to gain momentum. Ukraine launched its assault last month, capturing scores of settlements, a move that stunned even Kyiv’s allies. But from the beginning observers have
Continue ReadingCNN By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — It started with a melting glacier that set off a huge landslide, which triggered a 650-foot high mega-tsunami in Greenland last September. Then came something inexplicable: a mysterious vibration that shook the planet for nine days. Over the past year, dozens of scientists across the world have been trying to
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump lashed out at Nasdaq over a routine trading halt in shares of his social media company and even threatened to move the listing to the New York Stock Exchange. “Why is NASDAQ halting the sale of DJT?” Trump said Friday on Truth Social, referring to
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — State media in Syria say President Bashar Assad has issued a decree naming former Communications Minister Mohammed Ghazi Jalali as the head of the new government following July’s parliamentary election. The decree was issued on Saturday. The 55-year-old Jalali has been under European Union sanctions since October 2014 over the government crackdown
Continue ReadingBy Carlos Suarez and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — The Miami-Dade Police officer placed on administrative duties after the controversial traffic stop of Miami Dolphins star Tyreek Hill has been suspended multiple times, police records show. Officer Danny Torres was placed on suspension at least six times during his 27-year career, according to his employee
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Una breve pero tensa disputa de distribución entre Disney y DirecTV llegó a su fin este sábado después de que las dos partes acordaran un nuevo acuerdo que restaurará los canales propiedad de Disney, incluidos ABC, ESPN y FX, al proveedor de televisión por satélite. DirecTV dejó de transmitir los canales
Continue ReadingALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — Algeria’s constitutional court has certified President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s landslide victory in last weekend’s election after re-tabulating vote counts that he and his two opponents had called into question. The North African nation’s constitutional court said Saturday that it had reviewed local voting data to settle questions about irregularities that Tebboune’s opponents
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer The NCAA has given full approval for Gallaudet’s football team to use a helmet designed for players who are deaf or hard of hearing this season. The helmet developed by Gallaudet University and AT&T debuted last year with the team getting the chance to play one game with it. The technology involved
Continue ReadingBy Robert Ilich, CNN (CNN) — A short but tense distribution dispute between Disney and DirecTV came to an end Saturday after the two sides agreed to a new deal that will restore Disney-owned channels, including ABC, ESPN and FX, to the satellite TV provider. DirecTV stopped airing Disney-owned channels on September 1, denying sports
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Earlier in this turbulent week for the Miami Dolphins, Mike McDaniel joked that enough people had seen him cry. The Dolphins coach was referring to a news conference in which he choked back tears while reflecting on a controversial traffic stop involving Tyreek Hill hours before Miami’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Caitlin Stephen Hu and Omar Jimenez, CNN Springfield, Ohio (CNN) — Rose Goute Creole restaurant does a bustling business in Springfield, Ohio, with clientele drawn from across the city to its heaping displays of patties and donuts, and pots of perfumed rice, fried pork and fish, and golden plantains. Rosena Jean Louis runs
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Home Depot will pay nearly $2 million to settle a civil enforcement claim from California district attorneys that the home improvement company was engaging in false advertising and unfair competition. The complaint filed in San Diego Superior Court said that when people at Home Depot brought an
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Al menos siete personas han muerto en las últimas 24 horas en Sinaloa, en el noroeste de México, según informó el viernes la fiscalía del estado. Sinaloa, y en particular su capital, Culiacán, y sus alrededores, enfrentan un aumento en la violencia desde el lunes 9 de septiembre debido al enfrentamiento
Continue ReadingCNN By Kocha Olarn and Chris Lau, CNN Bangkok (CNN) — With her pinkish cheeks and natural charisma, two-month-old pygmy hippo Moo Deng is making millions of fans online and drawing bumper crowds to the Thai zoo where she lives. The pint-sized new arrival at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo, east of the capital Bangkok,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The 76th Emmy Awards, television’s biggest night, will take place Sunday. “The Bear,” the beloved FX series set in a Chicago sandwich shop, scored 23 nominations this year, breaking a comedy record of 22 set by the NBC hit “30 Rock” back in 2009. Among television dramas, “Shōgun”
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Get ready for a partial lunar eclipse and supermoon, all rolled into one. The spectacle will be visible in clear skies across North America and South America Tuesday night and in Africa and Europe Wednesday morning. A partial lunar eclipse happens when the Earth passes between the sun
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN Español) — La tormenta tropical Ileana se localiza en el norte del estado de Sinaloa con vientos sostenidos de 75 km/h y rachas de hasta 95 km/h, informó este sábado la Comisión Nacional del Agua en México (Conagua). La Comisión Nacional del Agua en México (Conagua) advirtió que el paso de la
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Catholic Church is getting a new addition to its ranks of “blessed,” with the beatification of the Rev. Moisés Lira. The beatification ceremony was taking Saturday at Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Basilica, led by Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, who was appointed by Pope Francis for the occasion. Before Lira,
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