Angola was able to test the Netherlands early and often to kick off Group B play in women’s handball, but the Dutch were able to do enough and earn a victory in the Olympics Group B opener.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine oil tanker has sunk in Manila Bay after encountering huge waves. The coast guard is working to determine whether the vessel is leaking oil — in what could be a major spill — after it rescued 16 of 17 crew members in a nighttime operation. The tanker
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The former prisoners of war still puzzle over the strange events leading up to the night now seared into their memories, when an explosion ripped through the Russian-controlled Olenivka prison barracks and killed so many comrades two years ago. Among the survivors: Kyrylo Masalitin, whose months in captivity and
Continue ReadingRussian President Vladimir Putin has met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Kremlin. The Kremlin press service says the meeting took place on Wednesday. Putin and Assad last met in March 2023 in the Kremlin on the anniversary of Syria’s 12-year uprising-turned-civil war. At that meeting, Putin emphasized the Russian military’s role in stabilizing
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Un Policía británico fue retirado de sus funciones de primera línea después de que aparecieran varios videos en las redes sociales que mostraban a agentes golpeando al menos a tres personas dentro del aeropuerto de Manchester en un incidente que la propia fuerza de la ciudad calificó de “verdaderamente impactante”. Los
Continue ReadingThe opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics is set for Friday. Instead of a traditional march into a stadium, about 6,800 athletes will parade on more than 90 boats on the Seine River for 6 kilometers (3.7 miles). This will start the ceremony, not mark the end of it, another break from tradition. What time
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Simone Biles stuck her eponymous skill – the Yurchenko double pike – in podium training ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — First lady Jill Biden watched on Wednesday night as President Joe Biden told the American people it was time to “pass the torch” on his political career. Then she got on a plane, flying nearly 4,000 miles to Paris, where another torch was being passed. Jill Biden is arriving
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that Russian and Chinese bombers flying together for the first time in international airspace off the coast of Alaska is a new show of expanding military cooperation and it raises concerns. The flights were not seen as a threat, and the bombers were tracked
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A total of 270 flights were canceled at Germany’s busiest airports after environmental activists launched a coordinated effort to disrupt air travel across Europe at the height of the summer vacation season to highlight the threat posed by climate change. Frankfurt Airport said flights were halted for safety reasons
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PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – The City of Prineville is looking for a new police chief. At Ron’s Comfort Food Café, community members were invited Wednesday evening to meet-and-greet three finalists: Tom Crino, Kenneth Booker and Chad Davis. Prineville City Councilor Marvin Sumner said, “I think we want someone that’s going to bring in stability, knowledge,
Continue ReadingBy Amy Gunia, CNN (CNN) — Abu Dhabi isn’t about to wean itself off the oil that made it super rich. But it is putting some of that wealth to work in support of startups trying to find solutions for the climate crisis. In April, Abu Dhabi tech ecosystem Hub71 announced its first-ever program designed
Continue ReadingBy Shania Baweja, Dalia Faheid and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — A 42-year-old Belgian tourist was hospitalized after suffering third-degree burns on his feet Saturday while walking in sand dunes in California’s portion of Death Valley National Park as temperatures soared above 120 degrees, according to the National Park Service. The man, whose name has not been
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Casi dos tercios de las detenciones relacionadas con el ISIS en Europa en los últimos nueve meses han sido de adolescentes, según un estudio académico de referencia, mientras crece la preocupación entre los responsables de seguridad europeos ante los Juegos Olímpicos de París por la creciente potencia y alcance en
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — One year has passed since a dramatic coup in Niger. Coup leaders said they deposed the West African nation’s elected government for two key reasons: its security and economic crises. But those challenges have persisted, even worsened. The country’s 26 million people are among the world’s youngest and poorest,
Continue ReadingBy Duarte Mendonca, Kathleen Magramo, Alex Stambaugh and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Germany’s busiest airport temporarily suspended flights on Thursday after climate activists glued themselves to the tarmac in a protest against the use of fossil fuels. The airport, used by nearly 60 million travelers last year, advised passengers not to travel to the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The United Nations is calling for a flurry of efforts to reduce the human toll from soaring and searing temperatures in what it calls an extreme heat epidemic. Thursday’s report from 10 UN agencies and the secretary-general comes on the heels of three of the hottest days ever measured. Europe’s Copernicus climate service
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PIPER CITY, Ill. (AP) — An Associated Press analysis of county tax data across three states — Illinois, Iowa and Nebraska — found wind companies rank among the biggest taxpayers in many rural communities, with their total tax bills at times outstripping that of large farms, power plants and other major businesses. Local
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Complex and confusing taxation systems make it easier for wind’s opponents, some citing misinformation, to say that wind has fallen short of its promises. According to an independent AP analysis, tax income from wind can make up as much 10% of counties’ taxes. An AP analysis of three other states found wind companies
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Adding a citizenship question to the census reduces the participation of people who aren’t U.S. citizens, particularly those from Latin American countries. That’s according to a new study released last month. The study says noncitizens are less likely to fill out the census questionnaire if there is a citizenship question, exacerbating undercounts of
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