Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Dos hijos del notorio capo de la droga Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán –uno detenido en Estados Unidos, el otro libre en México– llegaron a un acuerdo entre ellos antes de que uno tomara un importante vuelo el mes pasado desde México a El Paso, Texas, según la secretaria de Seguridad de México.
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The Perseids are back to dazzle the sky with bursts of light and color. The annual meteor shower, active since July, peaks before dawn Monday. It’s one of the brightest and most easily viewed showers of the year, producing “bright blue meteors — and lots of them,” said University
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A recent pullback in mortgage rates is spurring more homeowners to refinance their home loan and lower their monthly payments. The Mortgage Bankers Association’s refinance index, which tracks home loan application volume, surged 16% last week from the previous week to its highest level in two years, the
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Officials say part of a cornice that fell from a building in downtown Prague hit a tram stop, killing one person. Television footage showed a hole in the roof of the stop. The victim was not immediately identified. The accident took place Thursday on Lazarska street before noon. Police say the street
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At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Team USA’s Spencer Lee dominates his 57kg freestyle semifinal match against Gulomjon Abdullaev of Uzbekistan, winning 14-4. Lee will compete against Rei Higuchi of Japan in the final.
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France is moving on to the final of the women’s handball tournament after a 31-28 semifinal win over Sweden in overtime at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Lisa Carrington continued her march towards history while Germany and China brought home medals in the first medal events of canoe sprint at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits fell last week but remain at slightly elevated though not troubling levels. Jobless claims for the week of Aug. 3 fell by 17,000 to 233,000 last week, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than the 240,000 analysts surveyed by FactSet were expecting. Weekly
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer A new chief executive took over at Boeing on Thursday, and he began by walking the floor of the factory near Seattle that has become the heart of the aerospace giant’s troubles. Robert “Kelly” Ortberg takes the helm of a money-losing company that has agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy to commit
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With the help of captain and tournament hero Harmanpreet Singh, India came back from a one-goal deficit to secure its second-straight bronze medal.
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Team USA beat Brazil in a thrilling five-set match to advance to its second straight gold medal match in women’s volleyball
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Nelly Korda was on fire and alone in second place until disaster at the par-3 16th. Hear from Korda and see what happened in Round 2 of the Olympic women’s golf competition.
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Bilal El Khannous dribbled past a group of Egyptian players and scored from outside of the box to extend Morocco’s lead to 2-0 in the bronze medal final at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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Morgane Metraux was on the clock for most of her round and under an official’s watchful eye. The Golf Central crew weighs in on how Metraux handled the situation and if the official was too obtrusive.
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Canada’s Brandie Wilkerson and Melissa Humana-Paredes continued their magical run, outlasting Switzerland’s Nina Brunner and Tanja Huberli in a three-set comeback victory to reach the women’s gold medal game.
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — The total value of the housing market now exceeds $1 trillion in eight US cities, doubling from just four cities last year and underscoring just how much home prices have skyrocketed in a relatively short time, according to a report released Thursday from Redfin. Chicago, Phoenix, Washington and Anaheim,
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Rusia afirma haber detenido el jueves una incursión ucraniana en su territorio, aunque las últimas pruebas sobre el terreno sugieren que los combates continúan en la región de Kursk. El Ministerio de Defensa ruso afirmó que unidades del grupo “Norte” de sus fuerzas, junto con el Servicio Federal de Seguridad
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Donald Trump recommitted to debating Vice President Kamala Harris after recently backing out, holding a lengthy news conference Thursday in which he taunted his new rival, boasted of his crowd on Jan. 6, 2021, and lashed out at questions about the enthusiasm her campaign has been generating. As
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — For almost two weeks, the world has watched transfixed as athletes have pushed themselves to the limit at these Paris Olympic Games, ripping every imaginable emotion out themselves – their elation, joy, relief, shock, disappointment, despair, anxiety and excitement displayed for all to see. It is these emotions that
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Defending individual Olympic jumping champion Ben Maher was eliminated from medal contention after his horse stumbled and knocked over one of the course’s obstacles.
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