By PAUL NEWBERRY AP National Writer INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Soul Cap has gotten the green light from swimming’s top governing body, which figures to be a huge step toward bringing more diversity to a largely white sport. Just don’t expect the revolutionary piece of equipment to have a big impact at the Olympics or
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A German woman convicted on charges that she and her husband allowed the death by thirst of a 5-year-old Yazidi girl she and her husband kept as a slave when they were members of the Islamic State group in Iraq has expressed remorse at the start of a new sentencing hearing. A
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — A Minnesota woman was severely injured by a bison in Theodore Roosevelt National Park in Medora, North Dakota, according to the National Park Service. It’s the second instance of a bison injuring a person in the past week. A bison gored a 47-year-old Arizona woman Monday morning in Yellowstone
Continue ReadingBy Olga Voitovych, Mick Krever and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — A series of explosions roared through a Russian ammunition storage facility in occupied Crimea on Wednesday, forcing thousands of residents of nearby areas to flee and prompting leaders there to redirect traffic away from a local highway. Footage showed smoke and flames rolling
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa says Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend an economic summit in Johannesburg next month. The decision means South Africa will not have to face the dilemma of whether it should act on an International Criminal Court arrest warrant against the Russian
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE and CLAIRE SAVAGE Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Allegations of hazing in Northwestern’s athletic programs have broadened. Attorneys say male and female athletes reported misconduct within two other sports and suggested sexual abuse and racial discrimination within the football program was so rampant coaches knew about it. Civil rights attorney Ben Crump
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey was cut by the Cleveland Browns after police opened an investigation into him being involved in a robbery. The team made the move just days before training camp is scheduled to begin, ending Winfrey’s troubled tenure with the Browns. He was selected
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Seoul (CNN) — New details have emerged about a US soldier who crossed into North Korea on Tuesday – but his exact whereabouts remain a mystery since the secretive country hasn’t said a word about the incident. Court documents showed that Private Travis King, believed to be the
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Seoul (CNN) — New details have emerged about a US soldier who crossed into North Korea on Tuesday – but his exact whereabouts remain a mystery since the secretive country hasn’t said a word about the incident. Court documents showed that Private Travis King, believed to be the
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — About 20% of people who caught Covid-19 only knew they had it because it showed up on a routine screening test. They never had any symptoms. Others got it and couldn’t shake its aftereffects for months, going on to be diagnosed with long Covid. There are myriad factors that may determine
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — This weekend, the movies belong to dolls and doom. It’s the cinematic event of the summer: Greta Gerwig’s splashy pink romp “Barbie” and Christopher Nolan’s “emotionally devastating” three-hour epic “Oppenheimer” rolled out in theaters this week. Aside from their prestige-y creative teams, the films have little in common, but
Continue ReadingGOOD WEDNESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The warm up continues today and it looks like it is going stay pretty hot for the next few days. Highs today will reach the low to mid 90’s. Under sunny skies we will see northerly winds pick up to 5-15 mph with gusts for some a bit higher. Clear skies
Continue ReadingBy David McKenzie, Catherine Nicholls and Sana Noor Haq, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attend in person the BRICS summit hosted by Johannesburg in late August, his South African counterpart confirmed on Wednesday, halting months of speculation triggered by an arrest warrant issued against the Kremlin leader for alleged war crimes
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Este miércoles apareció un video que parece mostrar al fundador del grupo mercenario Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, saludando a sus combatientes en Belarús, en lo que sería su primera aparición pública desde que lideró una rebelión armada en Rusia el mes pasado. “¡Bienvenidos chicos! Me alegra saludaros a todos. ¡Bienvenidos a
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, Katharina Krebs, Gianluca Mezzofiore, Paul P. Murphy and Allegra Goodwin, CNN (CNN) — A video emerged on Wednesday that appears to show Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin greeting his fighters in Belarus, in what would be his first public appearance since he led an armed rebellion in Russia last month. “Welcome guys! I
Continue ReadingBy Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Prague, Czech Republic (CNN) — It was a rare moment when the publicly visible Kremlin matched the reality behind closed doors. That is according to the head of Britain’s MI6, who in a rare speech in Prague, gave the first confirmation from Western intelligence that private military group Wagner boss
Continue ReadingBy EVELYNE MUSAMBI Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya have opened fire on protesters calling for the government of President William Ruto to lower the cost of living. At least 12 protesters have been wounded, many of them shot by police. The opposition called for three days of countrywide protests starting Wednesday
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un marinero australiano que pasó meses a la deriva en el océano Pacífico junto a su adorada perra relató su extraordinaria historia de supervivencia a base de pescado crudo y agua de lluvia, tras haber conseguido finalmente volver sano y salvo a tierra firme. Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, de 54 años,
Continue ReadingMAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — High-water rescue crews pulled people from flooded homes and vehicles Wednesday in Kentucky, where waves of thunderstorms prompted flash flood warnings and watches. A search continued for two children swept away after torrential rains in the northeastern United States. The National Weather Service issued flash flood watches and warnings, estimating that
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Five European Union countries will extend their ban on Ukrainian grain to protect their farmers’ interests. But agriculture ministers from Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania said Wednesday that but food can still move through their land to parts of the world in need after Russia pulled out of a deal
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