By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Selena Gomez can now add becoming a billionaire to her long list of achievements. The 32-year-old actress, singer, investor and entrepreneur just achieved the financial milestone thus making her one of the youngest self-made billionaires in the United States, according to Bloomberg, which values her net worth
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Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man who helped fuel a fire outside a hotel housing more than 200 asylum-seekers has been sentenced to nine years in prison, the longest punishment so far handed to those involved in last month’s wave of far-right riots in England. At the sentencing hearing Friday at Sheffield Crown Court
Continue Reading By Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — In the wake of Wednesday’s school shooting in Georgia, a number of tumultuous events leading up to the tragic day stand out. Here is a timeline of developments that, according to officials and court records, occurred before, during and after the shooting that left four dead at Apalachee High School. •
Continue Reading By Mick Krever, Ibrahim Dahman, Kareem Khadder, Abeer Salman, Eyad Kourdi and Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — A young Turkish-American woman, Aysenur Eygi, was shot and killed in the Israeli-occupied West Bank on Friday, according to US and Palestinian officials, while she was taking part in a protest near Nablus. Eygi was shot in the
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say a man armed with a machete has been overwhelmed and arrested after threatening to kill officers at a police station in western Germany. Investigators believe he had an Islamic extremist motive. The 29-year-old Albanian citizen arrived at the police station in the small town of Linz am Rhein at about
Continue Reading Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — In a big milestone for Japan’s royal family, Prince Hisahito has turned 18, becoming the first male royal family member to reach adulthood in almost four decades. It is a significant development for a family that has ruled for more than a millennium but faces the same existential problems as
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Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The final act of the Paralympics in Paris will be a giant dance party. That’s a promise from Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the Olympic and Paralympic opening and closing ceremonies. Jolly says 24 DJs will perform thumping techno and dance music at the Stade de France on Sunday
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By Ben Church and Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — There will be a unique backdrop to the NFL game between the Green Bay Packers and the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday, with the two squads set to hit the field in São Paulo, Brazil. The Week 1 clash between two of the National Football Conference’s (NFC)
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — One doesn’t need to know sign language to understand what Michael Connolly feels about his colleagues’ efforts to break down the barriers posed by his deafness. When asked what he thought of his teammates’ decision to learn British Sign Language, the 45-year-old autoworker at the Nissan plant in Sunderland, England,
Continue Reading Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s justice minister has denied corruption allegations against her related to a mutual bank scandal in which thousands of retirees lost their life savings. VBS Mutual Bank was declared insolvent and bankrupt in 2018 after it emerged that more than 2 billion rand or $112 million had been stolen
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Weeks after becoming an Olympic gold medalist, Sara Errani continued her sensational year on the tennis court with victory in the US Open mixed doubles alongside partner Andrea Vavassori. The Italian pair defeated Americans Taylor Townsend and Donald Young on Thursday for their first mixed doubles title at a
Continue Reading Associated Press LVIV, Ukraine (AP) — Thousands of mourners gathered Friday for funeral services in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv for victims of a Russian missile attack that killed seven people, including a mother and her three daughters. The pre-dawn blasts earlier this week in the historic center of the city also injured dozens
Continue Reading By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — After losing her leg in a shark attack just 16 months ago, Ali Truwit completed a glittering return to swimming by winning a medal at the Paralympics. Her remarkable comeback culminated on Thursday night when Truwit took silver in the women’s S10 400-meter freestyle, setting a new American record
Continue Reading AP Music Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly two decades ago, Paris Hilton released her debut album, 2006’s eponymous “Paris,” at one height of her powers — an album of breezy pop music that offered a soundtrack to her cheery and decadent public-facing lifestyle, anchored by the reggae-lite sugar rush of “Stars Are Blind.” Not
Continue Reading AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — The parent company of the Japanese 7-Eleven convenience store chain is turning down a takeover offer from Alimentation Couche-Tard of Canada. In a letter made public Friday, Stephen Dacus, who heads a special committee examining the proposed takeover, said the committee carefully reviewed the offer to acquire all outstanding
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By Jim Sciutto, CNN (CNN) — The US has detected increased Russian military activity around key undersea cables, and believes Russia may now be more likely to carry out potential sabotage operations aimed at disabling a critical piece of the world’s communications infrastructure, two US officials told CNN. Russia has put increasing emphasis on building
Continue Reading Associated Press Sweden says children under the age of 2 should not be exposed to any digital screens. The recommendations were issued by the Scandinavian country’s public health agency earlier this month. The suggestions are the latest in a worldwide effort to limit screen time for young children. The coronavirus lockdowns exacerbated the problem as
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — The highly anticipated all-American matchup between Taylor Fritz and Frances Tiafoe — marking the first US Open semifinals between two US men in nearly 20 years — will cost you quite a few Honey Deuces to attend. Prices have surged 60% since Tuesday, when the pairing was
Continue Reading By Kit Maher, CNN (CNN) — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance on Thursday lamented that school shootings in the US have become “a fact of life” and called for greater security at schools in the wake of the shooting in Winder, Georgia, that left four people dead earlier this week. “I don’t like this.
Continue Reading TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Japanese man has been arrested in Belarus and is facing charges of working for Japan’s special services by photographing military and civilian infrastructure near the border with Ukraine. A report on Belarusian state TV said suspect Masatoshi Nakanishi was arrested in July and faces seven years in prison if convicted.
Continue Reading By Lianne Kolirin, CNN London (CNN) — PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) will start tracking where its employees in the United Kingdom work, in a bid to dial back its current work-from-home culture. Staff at the UK arm of PwC, one of the world’s “Big Four” accounting firms, were this week informed by management that the new policy
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The impending departures of Gov. John Carney and U.S. Sen. Tom Carper are having ripple effects throughout the ballot in Tuesday’s state primaries in Delaware. Carney is term-limited and is now running for Wilmington mayor after holding different statewide offices for more than 20 years. Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long hopes
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — New Hampshire is among the smallest states in the country, but its state primaries have enough intrigue to fill a much larger state. Tuesday’s primaries will set the stage for important general elections. Due to the retirements of Gov. Chris Sununu and longtime Rep. Ann Kuster, there are open races
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than five months after weighing in on the presidential matchup, Rhode Island voters will choose which candidates will face off in this fall’s U.S. Senate election. Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse faces a primary challenge from Mike Costa, a former Republican candidate for governor who lives in Bristol. Costa, now
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The rollout of updated Covid-19 vaccines has begun in the US, but for the first time, the shots will no longer be free for people without insurance at their local pharmacy. Some states are still offering free vaccines to those who can’t afford them, but it will cost
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — The rollout of updated Covid-19 vaccines has begun in the US, but for the first time, the shots will no longer be free for people without insurance at their local pharmacy. Some states are still offering free vaccines to those who can’t afford them, but it will cost more
Continue Reading Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s anti-immigrant government is signaling that it is serious about implementing a plan to provide asylum seekers free one-way travel to Brussels. It’s a measure meant to pressure the European Union into relenting on heavy fines against the country for its restrictive asylum policies. At a news conference in
Continue Reading By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — A soccer player in England has been ruled out with an injury after a “pretty hefty sneeze,” according to his head coach. Victor Adeboyejo – who plays for Bolton Wanderers in League One, the third tier of English soccer – hurt his back due to the sneeze on Monday.
Continue Reading Julia Hernández Nota del editor: esta historia contiene imágenes perturbadoras y descripciones de violencia explícita. (CNN) — Los soldados emergen y se tambalean en medio del camino polvoriento, luego se arrodillan y se ponen las manos en la cabeza. Segundos después, según muestra la grabación del dron ucraniano, yacen boca abajo, inmóviles, con polvo a
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Swimming Australia has terminated the contract of coach Michael Palfrey after he voiced support for a South Korean athlete at the Paris Olympics, the governing body confirmed in a statement to CNN. Palfrey had said that he hoped South Korean swimmer Kim Woo-min would win the men’s 400-meter freestyle
Continue Reading Associated Press PRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — The European Union envoy for the Western Balkans has urged Kosovo and Serbia step up their efforts at normalization talks, saying these are decisive on their path toward membership into the bloc. Miroslav Lajcak was visiting Kosovo’s capital Pristina Friday, where he met with Deputy Prime Minister Besnik Bislimi,
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, Lauren del Valle, Jeremy Herb and Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump lashed out at E. Jean Carroll and several other women who have accused him of sexual assault following a hearing in New York where the former president’s attorneys tried to convince a federal appeals court that he should get
Continue Reading By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — The oil market is in another tailspin. Producer group OPEC+ is scrambling to stop the bleeding. And gas prices are falling fast, with more to come. All of this is music to the ears of drivers. US gas prices fell to a fresh six-month low of $3.31
Continue Reading By Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — A spokesman for the Manhattan US Attorney’s office apologized following the release of a secretly recorded video that captured him slamming Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s hush money case against Donald Trump as “nonsense” and a “perversion of justice.” Nicholas Biase, chief public information officer for the US Attorney’s Office for
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — All eyes were on the US labor market, and the latest check-up shows its diagnosis was not as bleak as some feared: Job growth returned to solid form in August, and unemployment trended back down after a concerning jump. Employers added an estimated 142,000 jobs last month, marking stronger
Continue Reading THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government is expanding export restrictions on machines that make advanced processor chips that can be used in weapons systems. It cited security risks. Dutch company ASML is one of the world’s leading makers of chip machines and it already faced export restrictions on other machines ahead of the
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By Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — For many people, the idea of moving to France usually conjures up dreams of romance or – because this is the land of Michelin stars and cafe culture – food. US woman Jane Satow found both. Not only that, but in a country renowned for showing disdain toward the
Continue Reading By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Internal Revenue Service said Friday that it has collected nearly $1.3 billion in overdue taxes from wealthy households since last fall, thanks to a ramp-up of enforcement efforts funded by the Democrat-backed Inflation Reduction Act that passed Congress two years ago. The Trump campaign has claimed the federal investment
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign increased its already blistering fundraising pace last month, bringing in $361 million in August – easily swamping the $130 million raised by her Republican rival last month and giving the Democrat a whopping $404 million in cash reserves for the final, two-month sprint
Continue Reading By Steve Contorno and Kristen Holmes, CNN (CNN) — On the last Saturday of July, with the presidential race in flux from an unthinkable month of turmoil, Donald Trump looked out at an overflowing St. Cloud, Minnesota, crowd and predicted he could accomplish what no Republican presidential candidate had managed in nearly half a century.
Continue Reading By Jamie Barton, CNN (CNN) — Chuck Aoki is the most decorated wheelchair rugby player in US history, but that did not stop him from feeling a touch of disappointment as the Americans took silver in the Paralympics on Monday having lost 48-41 to Japan. “I think that obviously as a competitor, you want to
Continue Reading AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris raised well more than double what former President Donald Trump took in from donors in August, her campaign announced Friday, saying it raised $361 million from nearly 3 million donors in her first full month as a candidate. Trump’s team had announced Wednesday he
Continue Reading Associated Press ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Friday signed an executive order for federal grants that will prioritize projects with labor agreements, wage standards, and benefits such as access to child care and apprenticeship programs. Biden said the ideas in his order “are common sense.” “Economists have long believed that these
Continue Reading By Haley Britzky, CNN Ramstein Air Base, Germany (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky urged international allies on Friday to speed up deliveries of promised air defenses, warning of a “significant” shortfall in vital aid. Speaking at Ramstein Air Base in Germany at the opening of the 24th Ukraine Defense Contact Group meeting, Zelensky said the
Continue Reading By Yahya Salem, CNN (CNN) — To the untrained eye, a tennis court is merely an amalgamation of nine parallel and perpendicular lines, converging to define the limitations of movement for both ball and player. But to American photographer and journalist Nick Pachelli, a tennis court is the harmonious union of surface, sound, and spectators,
Continue Reading By Mick Krever, Abeer Salman and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Residents of Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, are taking stock after nine days of what they say has been the most intense and sustained Israeli military operation in their city since October 7. Witnesses describe widespread destruction of infrastructure, severed water and electricity
Continue Reading Associated Press RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) — Ukraine’s president has told U.S. and allied military leaders meeting in Germany that his country needs the ability to strike deep within Russia now. Ukraine is pressing the West to loosen weapons use restrictions and allow it to target Russian air bases and launch sites far from
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — Durante meses, Estados Unidos persiguió un espejismo: un acuerdo para liberar a los rehenes de Gaza, poner fin a la agonía de los civiles palestinos y detener los combates entre Israel y Hamas. Pero su objetivo nunca ha parecido tan remoto, y el Gobierno de Biden rara vez ha estado tan
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China is ending most foreign adoptions of its children, leaving hundreds of American and other foreign families with pending applications in limbo. Since the early 1990s, China has sent tens of thousands of adoptees overseas – with about half arriving in the United States – as its
Continue Reading By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s men’s soccer team fell to a 7-0 loss to arch-rivals Japan on Thursday night, a startling new low for a soccer-obsessed nation where the game has been plagued by corruption scandals and ever-worsening performances. Players in top European leagues led the way for Japan, with Liverpool’s
Continue Reading By Larry Madowo, Manveena Suri and Isaac Yee, CNN (CNN) — At least 17 students have been killed and 14 injured following a fire in an elementary school dormitory in central Kenya, while a further 70 children remain unaccounted for, authorities said Friday. The inferno occurred late Thursday at the Hillside Endarasha Academy in Kieni,
Continue Reading By Veronica Miracle, Kevin Flower and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The defense team for Bryan Kohberger, the man charged in the 2022 killings of four University of Idaho students, is seeking to remove the death penalty from his case. Kohberger faces four counts of first-degree murder and one count of burglary in the November
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — Telegram CEO Pavel Durov is promising to step up efforts to fight criminality on the messaging app. In a Telegram post, the app’s founder made his first public comments since French authorities handed him preliminary charges for allegedly allowing the platform’s use for criminal activity. Durov defended himself against the French judicial
Continue Reading Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-backed human rights investigators are urging the creation of an “independent and impartial force” to protect civilians in Sudan’s war. The fact-finding mission is blaming both sides for war crimes including murder, mutilation and torture and warning that countries that arm and finance them could be complicit. It also accused
Continue Reading By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — American Jessica Pegula has advanced to her first grand slam singles final, with the world No. 6 rallying from a set and a break down to beat unseeded Czech Karolína Muchová 1-6, 6-4, 6-2 at the US Open on Thursday in New York. At 30 years old, she’s the
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — From jail, Shane Jenkins helped sell T-shirts, tote bags and other merchandise promoting the notion that he and other rioters who attacked the U.S. Capitol are political prisoners unjustly held in pretrial detention. That disturbed the judge who sentenced the Texas man to seven years in prison for storming the
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Finding a viable trial defense hasn’t been easy for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol. Their arguments aren’t swaying jurors who are hearing testimony and viewing evidence. Of the nearly 100 riot defendants who have elected to a trial by jury, none has been fully acquitted. A retired New York
Continue Reading Associated Press JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank (AP) — Israeli forces appear to have withdrawn from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank, after a more than weeklong military operation that has left dozens dead and a trail of destruction. Overnight, Israeli armored personnel carriers were seen leaving the Jenin refugee camp and there
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said she hasn’t grown numb to the violent scenes of Jan. 6 that are routinely shown in her courtroom. “I’m horrified every single time,” she said before sentencing a U.S. Marine Corps veteran in February to more than three years prison. That man, Michael Foy,
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Inside Washington’s federal courthouse, there’s no denying the reality of Jan. 6, 2021. Day after day, judges and jurors silently absorb the chilling sights and sounds from television screens of rioters beating police, shattering windows and hunting for lawmakers as democracy lay under siege. But as he seeks to reclaim the White
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer TOKYO (AP) — Japan defeated China’s men’s national team 7-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Saitama, Japan, a brutal loss that came against one of China’s biggest sporting and geopolitcal rivals in Asia. The loss on Thursday was China’s most lopsided against Japan, and a historic loss in World Cup qualifying.
Continue Reading WXIA, CNN By Ashley R. Williams, Holly Yan, Mark Morales, Ryan Young, Isabel Rosales and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The 14-year-old Apalachee High School student charged in connection with a shooting that left two students and two teachers dead did not enter a plea during his first appearance in court Friday. Colt Gray was arraigned
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — El mortal comienzo del curso escolar en una pequeña ciudad del norte de Georgia ha dejado a una comunidad “desconsolada” este viernes, después de que un sospechoso de un tiroteo masivo de 14 años y su padre fueran acusados en relación con la embestida que dejó dos estudiantes y dos profesores
Continue Reading Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya has killed 18 students and 27 others have been hospitalized, with 70 children unaccounted for, the country’s deputy president said Friday. President William Ruto declared three days of mourning during which flags will be flown at half-staff in honor of the
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Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) — El lanzamiento de las vacunas actualizadas contra el covid-19 comenzó en Estados Unidos pero, por primera vez, las inyecciones ya no serán gratuitas para las personas sin seguro en su farmacia local. Al principio de la pandemia, las vacunas eran adquiridas por el gobierno federal y eran gratuitas para todos. El año
Continue Reading Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The legal saga surrounding Hunter Biden took an unexpected turn when he pleaded guilty to nine federal tax counts after prosecutors refused to budge in their opposition to a special plea that would have allowed him to maintain his innocence. The twist that played out as jury selection was
Continue Reading AP Education Writer Mass shootings have effects on communities that are felt long after the day’s tragedy. School shootings in particular can have physical, emotional and behavioral effects on kids. Many health experts, including psychologists and grief counselors, remind people there are resources to support students’ mental and emotional health as they grieve and process.
Continue Reading Associated Press CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) — A former Mafia hitman already serving life in prison was sentenced to 25 years Friday in the 2018 fatal prison bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger. Prosecutors said Fotios “Freddy” Geas used a lock attached to a belt to repeatedly hit the 89-year-old Bulger in the head
Continue Reading Associated Press RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — In a scenic Southern California community perched over the Pacific Ocean, the land is rapidly moving. Homes have been damaged or destroyed and swaths of residents recently had their gas and power shut off, some indefinitely. Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency for the
Continue Reading Associated Press WINDER, Ga. (AP) — The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting that killed four people at a Georgia high school and his father, who was arrested for allowing his son to have a weapon, will stay in custody after their lawyers decided not to seek bail Friday. Colt Gray, who has been charged with
Continue Reading AP Lifestyles Writer BRIDGEHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — Ralph Lauren took to Hamptons horse country for a rollout of his signature Americana featuring first lady Jill Biden, Usher and Colman Domingo on his front row and Naomi Campbell, Christy Turlington and a bevy of adorable kids on his runway. Horses and riders meandered Thursday night in
Continue Reading Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Pope Francis’s visit to Papua New Guinea will take him to a remote part of the South Pacific island nation where Christianity is a recent addition to traditional spiritual beliefs developed over millenia that remain deeply ingrained. Francis will visit the diocese of Vanimo on the main island of
Continue Reading Julia Hernández (CNN) — Al preguntarle cómo lograría que el cuidado infantil fuera más asequible, el expresidente Donald Trump respondió que su plan para aumentar los aranceles generaría ingresos suficientes, aunque no explicó de qué manera eso beneficiaría a las familias. “Vamos a ingresar billones de dólares. Y por mucho que se hable de que
Continue Reading By Jill Martin, CNN (CNN) — The NFL’s 105th season is underway, and so is the Kansas City Chiefs’ quest for a historic Super Bowl three-peat, in thrilling fashion. In front of a delighted Arrowhead Stadium crowd – which included Taylor Swift – the Chiefs unveiled their championship banner and gave their home fans a
Continue Reading AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes thought for a moment that the Chiefs were headed to overtime. So did Ravens counterpart Lamar Jackson, who had found Isaiah Likely in the back of the end zone with no time left for a touchdown that appeared to tie the game. In the end,
Continue Reading Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka will hold its presidential election Sept. 21 in a crucial vote that will decide the future course of the South Asian nation still struggling to recover from its economic collapse in 2022, which provoked mass protests and forced the former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the
Continue Reading Associated Press Ballot measures on abortion access could attract voters to polls in November who otherwise might sit out the election — and even a small number of additional voters could make a difference in close races for offices from the state legislature to president. Scholars and ballot measure experts are divided on the impact
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Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — This week’s indictment of two Russian state media employees accused of paying a Tennessee company to create pro-Russian content is revealing Moscow’s latest tactic for meddling in the November election. U.S. authorities say the company employed several popular right-wing influencers who regularly criticized America’s support for Ukraine in its war
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, Holly Yan, Mark Morales, Ryan Young, Isabel Rosales, Chelsea Bailey, Sara Smart, Jaide Timm-Garcia, Raja Razek and Jade Gordon, CNN (CNN) — A 14-year-old Apalachee High School student and his father, who are charged in connection with a shooting at the Georgia school that left two students and two teachers dead
Continue Reading Associated Press WINDER, Ga. (AP) — It was the middle of second period at Apalachee High School, and the boy who few knew slipped out of his algebra class in J Hall again. That didn’t strike his fellow students as unusual. “He got up sometime in the morning, and class continued as normal,” Lyela Sayarath
Continue Reading AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone knows how much is at stake for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump during Tuesday’s presidential debate, the only one they have scheduled during their compressed campaign. It’s a big moment for ABC News, the network that’s producing the event and supplying moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis.
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump looked on as his lawyer pressed three federal appeals judges to overturn a verdict finding him liable for sexual abuse and defamation. Attorney D. John Sauer told the panel Friday that the civil trial in a lawsuit brought by writer E. Jean Carroll was muddied
Continue Reading By Nick Paton Walsh, Kostya Gak, Victoria Butenko and Muhammad Darwish, CNN (CNN) — The troops emerge and stagger into the middle of the dusty track, then onto their knees, their hands placed on their heads. Seconds later, the Ukrainian drone footage shows, they lie face down, motionless, dust trailing nearby. Video obtained exclusively by
Continue Reading CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Kostya Gak, Victoria Butenko and Muhammad Darwish, CNN (CNN) — The troops emerge and stagger into the middle of the dusty track, then onto their knees, their hands placed on their heads. Seconds later, the Ukrainian drone footage shows, they lie face down, motionless, dust trailing nearby. Video obtained exclusively
Continue Reading Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump has accepted a key endorsement from one of the nation’s most influential law enforcement lobbies. The Fraternal Order of Police convention in the battleground state of North Carolina on Friday was billed as a way for Trump to pitch himself as a law-and-order figure and cast his
Continue Reading AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Hiring by America’s employers picked up a bit in August from July’s tepid pace, and the unemployment rate dipped for the first time since March in a sign that the job market may be cooling but remains sturdy. Employers added a modest 142,000 jobs, up from a scant 89,000
Continue Reading By Juliana Liu, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The operator of 7-Eleven has rejected an opening offer from the owner of convenience store rival Circle K, indicating the bid was too low and that its global business was worth more. In a statement Friday, Tokyo-based Seven & I Holdings, which owns 7-Eleven, said it was
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — It could be a well-rehearsed zinger, a too-loud sigh — or a full performance befuddled enough to shockingly end a sitting president’s reelection bid. Notable moments from past presidential debates demonstrate how the candidates’ words and body language can make them look especially relatable or hopelessly out-of-touch — showcasing if
Continue Reading Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A powerful typhoon has made two landfalls in southern China after it swept south of Hong Kong, bringing many aspects of life in the region to a halt. The Hainan province’s meteorological service said Typhoon Yagi made landfall in the province’s Wenchang city at 4:20 p.m. on Friday. China’s
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