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By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A 16-year-old boy and three other people were detained Thursday in connection with a suspected plan for an Islamic extremist attack on a synagogue in the German city of Hagen, authorities said. The detentions took place on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in Judaism, and two years
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By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — On the morning of the trade deadline in late July, the St. Louis Cardinals were a .500 team sitting 7 1/2 games outside a playoff spot. Their next move? Trading for a pair of struggling starting pitchers in their late 30s: Jon Lester and J.A.
Continue Reading By ANGELA CHARLTON and BABA AHMED Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The leader of the Islamic State in the Greater Sahara died of wounds from a drone strike that hit him on a motorcycle last month in southern Mali, in a French-led operation involving backup from U.S., EU, Malian and Nigerien military forces, French authorities
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olivertapia (CNN) — Las fuerzas francesas abatieron a Adnan Abou Walid al Sahraoui, líder del Estado Islámico en el Gran Sahara (ISIS-GS), anunció el presidente de Francia, Emmanuel Macron, en Twitter la madrugada del jueves. La ministra francesa de las fuerzas armadas, Florence Parly, tuiteó el jueves que agentes militares y de inteligencia habían contribuido
Continue ReadingCNN By Brad Lendon, Jake Kwon, Gawon Bae and Yoonjung Seo, CNN Both North and South Korea tested ballistic missiles on Wednesday, ratcheting up tensions exponentially in what was already one of the most volatile regions on the planet. Pyongyang fired the first missiles on Wednesday, sending two into waters off the east coast of
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — La Gran Mentira ya está contaminando las elecciones de 2022 y 2024. Los incansables esfuerzos del expresidente Donald Trump y sus verdaderos creyentes en la política y medios de comunicación han convencido a millones de estadounidenses de que Joe Biden es un presidente fraudulento que tomó el poder en una elección
Continue ReadingBy Brad Lendon and Blake Essig, CNN Japan is drawing a red line around an island chain also claimed by China, pushing back at Beijing’s increasingly aggressive military posturing, and setting the stage for a potential showdown between the region’s two biggest powers. In an exclusive interview with CNN, Japanese Defense Minister Nobuo Kishi said
Continue Reading By SAM MCNEIL Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — Three astronauts who lived for 90 days on China’s space station departed Thursday in preparation for returning to Earth. The national space agency said Nie Haisheng, Liu Boming and Tang Hongbo boarded the Shenzhou-12 spacecraft and undocked from the space station at 8:56 a.m. Thursday (0056 GMT).
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — What could be more American than summer camp? It has fresh air, sailing, cookouts — and, in Bess Wohl’s new play, swastikas. “Camp Siegfried” is based on a real-life camp on Long Island in the 1930s that indoctrinated young German-Americans into Nazi ideology. The play has its
Continue Reading By JOEAL CALUPITAN and DAVID RISING Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte would rather “die first” before facing an international tribunal, his spokesman said Thursday, the day after the International Criminal Court announced it would investigate allegations of crimes against humanity during his bloody war on drugs. Duterte’s spokesman, Harry Roque,
Continue Reading By FADI TAWIL and BILAL HUSSEIN Associated Press AL-AIN, Lebanon (AP) — Dozens of trucks carrying Iranian diesel arrived in Lebanon on Thursday, the first in a series of deliveries organized by the militant Hezbollah. The powerful group operates independently from Lebanese authorities, which are struggling to deal with a crippling energy crisis. The overland
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Mike Trout is likely done for the year. Same for Jo Adell, another talented outfielder for the Los Angeles Angels. Manager Joe Maddon said Wednesday he would be very surprised if Trout played again this season. The three-time AL MVP injured his right calf running the bases May 17 and had
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Brooks Koepka says in an interview with Golf Digest that Ryder Cup week is hectic and “a bit odd” because it takes him from his individual routine and leaves him no time to decompress. It was enough to make Paul Azinger wonder if Koepka should even play next week.
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins left tackle Austin Jackson believes people are entitled to make their own decisions about whether to get vaccinated against the coronavirus. That said, he’s thankful he got his shots. Jackson was back at practice Wednesday with the Dolphins. He was winded, sweaty
Continue Reading By The Associated Press College football’s storied history includes a dozen or more games considered among the best ever played. Some have been labeled “Game of the Century,” a title that is reused time and timeagain. The clash between No. 1 Nebraska and No. 2 Oklahoma in 1971 is one of those games and it
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The head of the United Nations called Thursday for “immediate, rapid and large-scale” cuts in greenhouse gas emissions to curb global warming and avert climate disaster. Ahead of the annual U.N. General Assembly meeting next week, Antonio Guterres warned governments that climate change is
Continue Reading By TERRY TOWERY Associated Press CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Maryland opens Big Ten play at Illinois on Friday night. The Terrapins have won their first two games. Illinois has dropped two straight after opening the season with a win over Nebraska. Illini coach Bret Bielema says he has been working with his players to correct
Continue Reading By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Environmentalists in Sri Lanka are challenging a court order that would allow the return of 14 illegally captured wild elephants to people accused of buying them from traffickers. Rights groups and lawyers say the Sept. 6 court order is based on a government decree that
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Fernando Tatis Jr. matched his career high with four hits, Jurickson Profar homered and the San Diego Padres snapped a five-game skid, holding off San Francisco 9-6 and ending the Giants’ nine-game winning streak. Adam Frazier got four hits and Manny Machado doubled twice for
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, CNN An earthquake in China’s southwestern province of Sichuan left at least three people dead and 60 injured on Thursday, according to state-run media. Local authorities put the quake at 6.0-magnitude, while the US Geological Survey (USGS) put it at 5.4-magnitude on an 8-point scale. The quake hit in the early hours
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