ROSWELL, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico National Guard is continuing search and rescue operations after record rainfall produced severe flooding in and around the city of Roswell and Chaves County. Guard officials say 309 people have been rescued since Saturday with 38 taken to hospitals. City officials say two people have died, but no
Continue ReadingALBANY, Ga. (AP) — One person was killed and five others were wounded in a shooting during homecoming weekend at Albany State University in Georgia. Interim President Lawrence M. Drake II says the shootings happened Saturday night on the university’s east campus in Albany. He says the university’s priority is the safety of students, faculty
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN Wembley Stadium, London (CNN) — The Jacksonville Jaguars returned to winning ways with a 32-16 victory against the New England Patriots in London’s final NFL game of the year. At Wembley Stadium, a venue that has become the Jaguars’ home from home in recent years, Jacksonville picked up a much-needed win,
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Albany State University was filled with dancing, cheers and celebration Saturday after the Golden Rams took victory in the university’s homecoming game. Hours later, a shooting on the school’s campus in southwest Georgia left one person dead and multiple others injured, university officials said. “We have
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LIVONIA, Mich. (AP) — Standing before hundreds of people in a suburban Detroit chapel, at an event organized by Donald Trump’s campaign, Marlin J. Reed declared that God had called on them to vote for the former president. “You are being called upon to stand up and face down this darkness and face
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A climbable sculpture in Manhattan that was popular with tourists before a series of suicides forced its closure in 2021 will reopen Monday with new safety features. Operators of the Vessel say it will reopen with floor-to-ceiling steel mesh barriers installed on some sections. The 150-foot structure opened in 2019 as
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer Horror movies topped the domestic box office charts and an Oscar contender got off to a sparkling start this weekend. “Smile 2,” in its first weekend, and “Terrifier 3” in its second proved to be the big draws for general movie audiences in North America, while the Palme d’Or winner“Anora” got the
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Idris Elba has conquered Hollywood with iconic roles in “The Wire” and “Luther.” Now, the London-born actor is shifting his focus to a new stage — one that’s 10,000 miles away. Elba, whose parents hail from Sierra Leone and Ghana, is on a mission to transform the
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — London’s Hyde Park was one of the several sites around the world this weekend for an outpouring of love, grief and recollection in honor of Liam Payne, the former One Direction boy band member who tragically fell to his death at a hotel in Buenos Aires
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump has pivoted to making his closing argument to voters heading into the final stretch of his race for the White House. Or so his campaign said Saturday as the former president took the stage in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. But shortly after walking out following a
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Six-time Olympic champion Chris Hoy has announced that he has terminal cancer and that doctors have given him two to four years to live. The 48-year-old former cyclist, who is one of Britain’s most successful and recognizable Olympians, shared his diagnosis with The Sunday Times newspaper, saying that he
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The prominent American writer Anne Applebaum has urged continued support for Ukraine with weapons in accepting a prestigious German prize. She argued that pacificism in the face of aggression is often nothing more than appeasement. Applebaum made her appeal to an audience Sunday in Frankfurt, where she was awarded
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Georgia authorities say they are investigating the catastrophic failure of a dock gangway that collapsed, killing seven on Sapelo Island off the state’s Atlantic seacoast. Crowds gathered Saturday for a fall celebration by the historic island’s tiny Gullah-Geechee community of Black slave descendants. Georgia Department of Natural Resources Commissioner
Continue ReadingBy Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — A few years ago, I had a male patient who came to me complaining of breast enlargement. At first, we thought it was a side effect of one of his medications for an enlarged prostate. But during the exam, something about one side just didn’t feel right to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) — Many Cubans waited in anguish late Sunday as electricity on much of the island had yet to be restored days after a country-wide blackout. Their concerns were heightened as Hurricane Oscar slammed into Cuba’s eastern coast, lashing it with heavy wind and rain. Energy Minister Vicente de la O Levy
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Oppmann, CNN Havana, Cuba (CNN) — Hurricane Oscar’s arrival to eastern Cuba Sunday impacted millions of residents already facing days without power, after fresh attempts to restore much of the nation’s electric grid failed. In the capital city of Havana early Monday, people were seen outdoors in poor lighting, a few playing dominoes
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The French soccer league has condemned homophobic chants made by some Paris Saint-Germain fans during the home game against Strasbourg on Saturday. PSG is playing bitter rival Marseille next Sunday and the offensive slurs were made about its midfielder Adrien Rabiot. He is a former PSG player who made
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris turns 60 on Sunday – and, her campaign wants voters to know, that makes her 18 years younger than Donald Trump. Harris’ campaign is increasingly questioning the former president’s mental and physical fitness in the final weeks of the 2024 presidential race. “He’s becoming increasingly
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — The defense ministers of Japan, the U.K. and Italy have agreed to accelerate the joint development of a next-generation fighter jet. Japanese officials announced Sunday that a trilateral government organization would be established to work with the parties producing the craft. The three countries agreed in 2022 to jointly produce
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Rwanda’s health minister said Sunday that an outbreak of the Marburg virus is not spreading in the country, citing the absence of new infections or deaths in the past six days. Sabin Nsanzimana told reporters in Kigali, the Rwandan capital, that there was no community transmission and all positive
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