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Julia Buckley, CNN Deserted streets, silent canals and eerily empty bridges. Photos of an empty Venice during lockdown sent social media wild, with many people vowing to flock to the city as soon as borders reopened. And they seem to be true to their word. This summer, with the borders open to US citizens, plus
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, CNN Detroit Tigers first baseman Miguel Cabrera hit his 500th career home run against the Toronto Blue Jays in Toronto on Sunday to become the 28th member of the exclusive 500 home run club. Playing in his 19th season, Cabrera hit a 400-foot solo shot off Blue Jays pitcher Steven
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By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid couldn’t manage more than a 3-3 draw at Levante in the Spanish league despite playing nearly 10 minutes when Levante was forced to have a defender as its goalkeeper. Madrid failed to get a shot on target after Levante goalkeeper Aitor Fernández was sent
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business News outlets including CNN and the Washington Post are working overtime to ensure the safety of staffers in Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the country. The Wall Street Journal said it successfully “evacuated its last workers out of Kabul on Saturday after a week of repeated attempts
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Benveniste, CNN Business News outlets including CNN and the Washington Post are working overtime to ensure the safety of staffers in Afghanistan after the Taliban took control of the country. The Wall Street Journal said it successfully “evacuated its last workers out of Kabul on Saturday after a week of repeated attempts that
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Massimiliano Allegri’s return to Juventus got off to a disappointing start as two mistakes from goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny saw his side relinquish an early two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at Udinese in the Italian league. Cristiano Ronaldo started on the bench amid reports he had asked to
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NEW YORK (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo spent his second-to-last day in office projecting an image that he is still in control, and still fully engaged as the state dealt with heavy rain from Tropical Storm Henri. The Democrat, who is set to resign at the end of the day Monday, appeared at
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) — Liberty National avoided the brunt of the wind from Hurricane Henri, but not the rain that forced the final round of The Northern Trust to finish on Monday. That was the hope, anyway. If the weather or the conditions don’t cooperate, the tournament could
Continue ReadingBy Ellie Kaufman, Oren Liebermann, Veronica Stracqualursi and Alexis Benveniste, CNN The Department of Defense is mobilizing commercial airline flights to help with the United States’ evacuation efforts in Afghanistan, which has been chaotic as thousands are desperate to leave the country after the Taliban swiftly took control. The Pentagon announced Sunday that Defense Secretary
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Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — En la misma semana en que la tormenta tropical Fred causó inundaciones catastróficas en Carolina del Norte y el huracán Grace tocó tierra por segunda vez en México, el huracán Henri se dirigía hacia Nueva Inglaterra, y sería el primero en tocar tierra allí en 30 años. Los huracanes —también
Continue Reading TORONTO (AP) — Miguel Cabrera celebrated with his teammates on the Detroit Tigers. He took a curtain call on the road. He paid tribute to his family, his team and his native country. It was quite a day, even for one of baseball’s most accomplished sluggers. Cabrera became the 28th major leaguer to hit 500
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN Anna Nordqvist held her nerve on the final hole to win this year’s Women’s Open at Carnoustie, Scotland, on Sunday. The Swedish golfer was all smiles as she was crowned champion after a nerve-wracking end to competition. Nordqvist was tied on 12 under with playing partner Nanna Koerstz Madsen coming into
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PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix police say a toddler who was pulled unconscious from a backyard pool has died. The Phoenix Fire Department was called to a home near the Cave Creek Golf Course at about 6 p.m. Saturday and found family members performing CPR on the boy. The fire department says the family did not
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Police in Phoenix are investigating a series of unrelated weekend shootings that left four people dead and two others critically wounded. The dead include a 16-year-old boy who was shot early Sunday while leaving a party. In another incident, one of two men shot inside a hotel near Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Continue Reading By CIARÅN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — Bayern Munich set a European scoring record as it beat Cologne 3-2 for its first Bundesliga win under new coach Julian Nagelsmann. Serge Gnabry scored twice and Robert Lewandowski got the other goal to ensure Bayern became the only team among Europe’s top five leagues to
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Oppmann, CNN Following widespread anti-government protests last month, the Cuban government is now receiving unprecedented criticism from health care workers who say officials botched the island’s response to the pandemic. Symbols of the socialist health care system pioneered by Fidel Castro, doctors and nurses are usually praised as “heroes in white coats” by
Continue Reading By TERESA M. WALKER AP Pro Football Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Titans coach Mike Vrabel said Sunday he has tested positive for COVID-19 and has quarantined pending further testing. Vrabel told reporters he woke up with a sore throat and an earache. He went to the team headquarters Sunday morning to be tested,
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Este fin de semana es tu próxima oportunidad de ver la rara luna llena azul antes de que se convierta nuevamente en tan “solo un recuerdo” hasta 2024. Una luna azul es la tercera luna llena en una temporada que contiene cuatro lunas llenas, en lugar de las tres habituales,
Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Romelu Lukaku scored only 15 minutes into his second Chelsea debut as Arsenal was beaten 2-0. Reece James provided the pass to set up Lukaku’s tap-in and then scored himself in the 35th minute at the Emirates Stadium. Chelsea has opened the Premier League season
Continue ReadingBy Nicky Robertson Then-Vice President Joe Biden was right when he urged then-President Barack Obama to withdraw troops from Afghanistan, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen said Sunday, adding that the US could have left Afghanistan earlier. “I thought we could turn it around, obviously, I was wrong,” Mullen,
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