Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A jury has heard that the father of a 10-year-old girl found dead in her home in England fled to Pakistan and called U.K. police from there to say he had killed her. Urfan Sharif is on trial at London’s Central Criminal Court accused of Sara Sharif’s murder, alongside his
Continue ReadingSKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — The body of Alex Salmond, Scotland’s former first minister who died during a conference in North Macedonia, will soon be returned by special flight to Scotland. Salmond, who as leader of the Scottish National Party took Scotland to the brink of independence in a 2014 referendum, died suddenly Saturday at
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — A 26-year-old British man has died after falling from Spain’s tallest bridge during an attempt to climb one of its pylons. The man fell from the Castilla-La Mancha bridge, which crosses the River Tagus outside the town of Talavera de la Reina in central Spain, according to a statement
Continue ReadingAP Basketball Writer There’s never been an era in NBA history where it’s been harder to win back-to-back titles. Here are the last six NBA champions, in order: Toronto, the Los Angeles Lakers, Milwaukee, Golden State, Denver and now Boston. That’s six different title-winning franchises in six seasons, a run of parity that the league
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Striking images from the Sahara Desert show large lakes etched into rolling sand dunes after one of the most arid, barren places in the world was hit with its first floods in decades. The Sahara does experience rain, but usually just a few inches a year and rarely in
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Foxx hadn’t been on stage for 18 years, but he returned recently for a very special reason. On Sunday he posted photos on social media from his performances in Atlanta showing him on stage including performing on the piano. The Oscar-winning actor and singer wrote, “God is
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 2022 Atlantic hurricane season. Follow the storm tracker for the path and forecasts of the latest storm. Facts The 2022 Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30. The areas covered include the Atlantic Ocean, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea.
Continue ReadingBy Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) — Over the past week, the UN has said that the Israeli military has fired on its peacekeepers, forcibly entered its base, stopped logistics and injured more than a dozen of its troops in southern Lebanon. Israel’s attacks on the peacekeeping mission, which has operated in Lebanon for more than
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer A nonprofit finds in a recent survey that large employers expect the cost to treat patients will jump nearly 8% next year. That’s the highest growth rate in a decade. The nonprofit, Business Group on Health, is trying to help employers navigate it. Its CEO, Ellen Kelsay, expects employers to react by
Continue ReadingAP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Just how much pain do you have to endure to benefit from weight training? Fitness experts say that depends on what you’re trying to accomplish. For years, some trainers have instructed gym-goers that to get the best results, they need to train “until failure,” meaning until you physically cannot
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press national player of the week in college football for Week 7 of the season: Tyler Warren, Penn State Warren caught 17 passes to tie the Football Bowl Subdivision record for receptions by a tight end in the Nittany Lions’ 33-30 overtime win at Southern California. His 224 receiving yards set a Penn
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A year that began with the prospect of a federal court reckoning for Donald Trump will conclude without any chance at trial, leaving voters without an up-or-down jury verdict in the two most consequential cases against the Republican presidential nominee. Yet both cases — one charging him with illegally hoarding
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A train operator is dead and nearly two dozen passengers injured after a New Jersey Transit commuter train struck a chunk of a tree on the tracks. New Jersey Transit says the accident occurred shortly after 6 a.m. Monday north of the Roebling Station in Mansfield Township. There were 42 passengers aboard the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s campaign is using GoFundMe to rally its network of deep-pocketed backers and everyday donors around the survivors of his July assassination attempt and Hurricane Helene’s destruction, bucking more traditional avenues of emergency relief. The two high-profile fundraisers — organized by the Republican nominee’s national finance
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Human and civil rights groups are expressing concern after Poland’s leader said he would suspend the right to asylum because of its alleged abuse by eastern neighbors Belarus and Russia. Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced the plan over the weekend. Poland has accused Belarus and Russia of organizing the
Continue ReadingAP Lifestyles Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Uncle Jim is profoundly red, politically speaking. Cousin Jane is liberal, activist left. The two can’t usually be in a room together without sparks flying, but both are invited to your wedding. As the polarizing November election in the U.S. creeps closer, wedding planners, etiquette experts and conflict-resolution
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — An 80-year-old former officer with communist East Germany’s secret police, the Stasi, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of a Polish man at a border crossing in divided Berlin 50 years ago. The Berlin state court said in its ruling Monday that there was no doubt that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press AASUM, Denmark (AP) — In a village in central Denmark, archeologists made a landmark discovery that could hold important clues to the Viking era: a burial ground, containing some 50 “exceptionally well-preserved” skeletons. “This is such an exciting find because we found these skeletons that are so very, very well preserved,” said archeologist
Continue ReadingCNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Controversy bubbled for a Canadian drink company after its founders drew the ire of a Marvel superhero on an episode of a “Shark Tank”-style reality series. On a recent episode of CBC’s “Dragons’ Den,” actor Simu Liu appeared as a guest star and prospective investor. The owners of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ERIE, Pa. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris zeroed in on former President Donald Trump ‘s comments suggesting the U.S. military could be used to deal with “the enemy from within” as the two presidential nominees took the fight for battleground Pennsylvania to opposite ends of the state on Monday. Harris, at her
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