‘Hairspray’ actress went into labor at Beyoncé’s birthday concert
By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sarah Francis Jones took the birthday portion of Beyoncé’s birthday concert on September 4 very…
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Miami Beach’s iconic Clevelander Hotel and Bar to be replaced with affordable housing development
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Plans are underway for an iconic Miami Beach hotel and bar to be replaced with a high-end restaurant and affordable…
Continue ReadingEU rebukes its representative in Austria over ‘blood money’ comment on Russian gas imports
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive branch has strongly criticized the bloc’s representative in Austria for accusing the country of…
Continue ReadingResidents and fishermen file a lawsuit demanding a halt to the release of Fukushima wastewater
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Fishermen and residents of Fukushima and five other prefectures along Japan’s northeastern coast…
Continue ReadingSpanish prosecutors accuse Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for kissing a player at World Cup
By JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish state prosecutors have accused Luis Rubiales of sexual assault and coercion for…
Continue ReadingRail infrastructure in Hamburg is damaged by fires. Police suspect a political motive
BERLIN (AP) — A series of fires has hit railway infrastructure in the German city of Hamburg, causing widespread disruption to trains between…
Continue Reading5 things to know for Sept. 8: Presidential race, Hurricane Lee, G20, SCOTUS, Climate
By Alexandra Meeks, CNN (CNN) — Covid-19 cases are increasing, but after the pandemic’s intense physical and emotional toll, many people…
Continue ReadingAustralia and the Philippines strengthen their ties as South China Sea disputes heat up
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Australia and the Philippines have elevated their seven-decade ties to a strategic level to broaden an alliance…
Continue ReadingKing Charles III marks one year since Queen Elizabeth II’s death
By Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN London (CNN) — It will be a bittersweet day for Britain’s royal family Friday as they mark not…
Continue ReadingFinland’s center-right government survives no-confidence vote over 2 right-wing ministers
By JARI TANNER and JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finland’s center-right government has survived a no-confidence motion from three…
Continue ReadingSouth Korea’s Yoon meets Indonesian leader to deepen economic, defense ties
By NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has met with his Indonesian counterpart, Joko…
Continue ReadingRescue operation to save American caver in Turkey is underway
By Mostafa Salem, Celine Alkhaldi, Eyad Kourdi, Isil Sariyuce and Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — A rescue operation has been launched to save…
Continue ReadingArkansas hospital sued thousands of patients over medical bills during the pandemic, including hundreds of its own employees
By Casey Tolan and Ed Lavandera, CNN (CNN) — As Covid cases spread in 2020, visitors to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences were…
Continue ReadingQueen Elizabeth II remembered a year after her death as gun salutes ring out for King Charles III
By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — With gun salutes and tolling bells, the United Kingdom on Friday marked the anniversary of the death…
Continue ReadingUK police scour London’s largest park in search of escaped terror suspect
By Max Foster, Amy Cassidy, Rob Picheta and Sophie Tanno, CNN London (CNN) — Police in London are combing through the city’s largest park for…
Continue ReadingConvicted killer’s escape is the latest in string of Pennsylvania jailbreaks this year
By Eric Levenson, CNN (CNN) — The escape of a convicted murderer from a Chester County correctional facility in late August is not the only…
Continue ReadingThe death toll from flooding in central Greece has increased to 10 while 4 others are missing
By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The death toll from severe flooding in central Greece rose to 10 people Friday, while…
Continue ReadingGermany will keep Russian oil giant Rosneft subsidiaries under its control for another 6 months
BERLIN (AP) — The German government says it will keep two subsidiaries of Russian oil giant Rosneft under the control of German authorities for…
Continue ReadingRescuers may soon try to remove a sick American researcher from 3,000 feet down in a Turkish cave
By MEHMET GUZEL and KHALIL HAMRA Associated Press TASELI PLATEAU, Turkey (AP) — Rescue crews were waiting for doctors to give the go-ahead Friday…
Continue ReadingRussian missile attack kills policeman, wounds 73 people in Zelenskyy’s hometown in central Ukraine
By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian missile attack on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s hometown has killed…
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