Don’t blink! Summer Olympics’ fastest sport, kitesurfing, will debut at Paris Games
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press Fans looking for something different at the Olympics might want to check out kitesurfing. But don’t…
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Whale-watching excursions off Rio de Janeiro’s coast begin captivating tourists
By GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA and DIARLEI RODRIGUES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Rio de Janeiro is famous for its beaches and vibrant parties in…
Continue ReadingUS home prices just hit a record high. Americans are still buying
By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington (CNN) — Homes in America are the most expensive they’ve ever been, according to one measure. The median price…
Continue ReadingNewly named Washington Post editor decides not to take job after backlash, will stay in Britain
By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Washington Post says that Robert Winnett, who had been named to take over the…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Utah’s state primaries
By LEAH ASKARINAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Utah voters will decide whether Sen. Mitt Romney’s brand of politics can still succeed in…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in Colorado’s state primaries
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Colorado’s congressional delegation faces a reshuffling in new week’s state primaries…
Continue ReadingNiger revokes French company’s operating permit at major uranium mine
By DALATOU MAMANE and MONIKA PRONCZUK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Nigerien military authorities have withdrawn the operating permit for a…
Continue Reading3 men arrested in Germany are suspected of spying on a Ukrainian for a foreign intelligence agency
BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors in Germany say three men have been arrested on suspicion of trying to collect information on a person from Ukraine for a…
Continue ReadingChad military arms depot blast leaves 9 dead
By Paul Murphy and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN (CNN) — A massive explosion on Tuesday evening near Chad’s capital city of N’Djamena killed at…
Continue ReadingSouth Carolina governor visiting Germany, a major driver of the state’s economy
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is off to Germany next week to strengthen the business…
Continue ReadingApple’s new China problem: ChatGPT is banned there
By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Apple is banking on its upcoming AI features to boost iPhone sales especially in China, where demand has…
Continue ReadingNearly 500 confirmed fatalities from Hajj heatwave as hundreds more feared dead
CNN By Lauren Kent, Caroline Faraj, Hande Atay Alam and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The official death toll from this year’s Hajj pilgrimage…
Continue ReadingAP Decision Notes: What to expect in South Carolina’s state primary runoffs
By ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — South Carolina will hold runoff elections next week to decide a handful of races in which no…
Continue ReadingKing Charles III takes the reins at Royal Ascot
By Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — Arriving in a horse-drawn open carriage, King Charles III and Queen Camilla attended Royal Ascot in…
Continue ReadingDemocrats put a spotlight on more than 1 million pensions saved under a 2021 law
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are putting a spotlight on more than 1 million union workers and retirees whose…
Continue ReadingPhilippines won’t invoke mutual defense treaty with US after Chinese confrontation at disputed shoal
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippines says it has no plans to invoke its mutual defense treaty with the United…
Continue ReadingUS tourist killed in Zambia elephant attack, the second this year
MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Zambian officials say a U.S. tourist has been killed by an elephant in the city of…
Continue ReadingKenya launches probe into fatal police shooting of protester
By Duarte Mendonca, CNN (CNN) — Kenya’s independent policing review body has launched an investigation into the death of a protester who was…
Continue ReadingA major power outage hits Balkan region as countries swelter in an early summer heat wave
By PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A major power outage has hit the Western Balkans as the region swelters in an early…
Continue ReadingKate and the kids wish Prince William a happy birthday with fun family photo
By Max Foster and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Prince William’s family marked his 42nd birthday on Friday by posting a fun photo of him jumping…
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