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By Maeve Reston and Dan Merica, CNN The effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom took off last year amid a backlash to his aggressive restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus. But when the last ballots are cast in Tuesday’s special election, it may be the fears about the surge of the Delta
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By ROB HARRIS and STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writers Premier League clubs which blocked South American players from traveling to World Cup qualifiers will be able to play them this weekend after the threat of a five-day ban from FIFA was lifted. Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Paraguay agreed to waive their right to trigger a
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Agiesta, CNN Polling Director The landscape of political polling is changing, and so too is the way CNN carries out its polls. Beginning with Friday’s newly released CNN poll conducted by SSRS, the network is implementing a new methodology for measuring public opinion. The new approach relies on both online and telephone interviews,
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — Olympic power broker Sheikh Ahmad al-Fahad al-Sabah of Kuwait has been found guilty of forgery linked to implicating political rivals in Kuwait in a coup plot. Sheikh Ahmad, his English former lawyer and a Kuwaiti aide were convicted on forgery charges linked to orchestrating a sham
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By Katie Hunt, CNN Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species of predatory dinosaur with shark-like teeth that would have been the T. rex of its day. It belongs to family of dinosaurs known as carcharodontosaurs, best known for their shark-like teeth. Named Ulughbegsaurus uzbekistanensis, it was at least 22 feet (seven meters) long and
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By BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Europe has witnessed many more jihadist attacks on its soil than the United States since 9/11, and analysts say a variety of reasons account for that. They point to Europe’s homegrown extremists, weaknesses in counterterrorism strategies and geography. They note that many Muslims in Europe are
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Business The United States has lifted an import ban on the world’s largest glove maker after concluding that its products are no longer being produced using forced labor. In an announcement Friday, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency said that it had cleared Top Glove, a Malaysian company, after
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By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has cleared an injection of Italian funds into new airline ITA and says the company won’t be responsible for illegal state aid granted to predecessor Alitalia. The EU’s competition watchdog said Friday that the 1.35 billion euros in capital Italy intends to grant the
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Commission has cleared an injection of Italian funds into new airline ITA and says the company won’t be responsible for illegal state aid granted to predecessor Alitalia. The EU’s competition watchdog said Friday that the 1.35 billion euros in capital Italy intends to grant the
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olivertapia (CNN) — Okefenokee Joe, un caimán de 3,5 metros (11 pies y medio) que se cree que vivió en un pantano de Georgia desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial, murió, dijeron las autoridades. El caimán falleció de vejez, dijo el Laboratorio de Ecología Costera de Georgia, y había sido parte de un programa de seguimiento
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A leading scientist behind the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine says booster shots may be unnecessary for many people. Oxford University Professor Sarah Gilbert told The Telegraph newspaper on Friday that immunity from the vaccine was holding up well — even against the delta variant. While the elderly and
Continue Reading LIMASSOL, Cyprus (AP) — Operators from the U.S. navy’s elite special forces unit SEAL joined Cypriot underwater demolition soldiers in a joint drill to hone skills in countering terrorist hijackings at sea. Friday’s exercise involved teams of U.S. and Cypriot special forces operators re-taking a ship controlled by terrorists. Cypriot Defense Minister Charalambos Petrides said
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Políticos de la oposición de Ucrania exigieron una investigación inmediata sobre cómo fracasó una operación especial para atrapar a presuntos criminales de guerra rusos después de que Belarús arrestara a los hombres en Minsk el año pasado. Estos nuevos llamados llegan luego de una investigación exclusiva de CNN en la que exfuncionarios
Continue Reading By UROOBA JAMAL Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Many young workers around the world have entered the workforce during the past 18 months without ever having stepped foot into their offices or having met a single colleague. While workers of all ages have had to make the transition to remote work, young workers appear to
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press At the first meeting of a new White House council on U.S. economic conditions, participants are highlighting at least 18 actions taken to help consumers and potentially lower prices. The council is aimed at refocusing the economy around the interests of consumers, workers and entrepreneurs. Details about Friday’s meeting were
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press At the first meeting of a new White House council on U.S. economic conditions, participants are highlighting at least 18 actions taken to help consumers and potentially lower prices. The council is aimed at refocusing the economy around the interests of consumers, workers and entrepreneurs. Details about Friday’s meeting were
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — La temporada 2021 de la NFL está oficialmente en marcha. Comenzó el jueves con la victoria del campeón defensor del Super Bowl, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, ante los Dallas Cowboys con marcador de 31-29 frente a una multitud en el Estadio Raymond James en Tampa, Florida. El juego tuvo suspenso hasta los últimos
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky and Diksha Madhok, CNN Business Ford is ending production in India and taking a hit of $2 billion as it retrenches from a market that has been almost impossible for American automakers to break into. In an announcement Thursday, the company said that roughly 4,000 employees will be laid off and manufacturing
Continue Reading By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Denmark’s high vaccination rate has enabled the Scandinavian country to become one of the first European Union nations to lift all domestic COVID-19 restrictions. The return to normality has been gradual, but as of Friday, the digital pass is no longer required when entering night
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story VANCOUVER, Washington (KPTV) — A Vancouver man has been given the maximum sentence for killing a transgender teenager in 2019. Clark County judge David Gregerson sentenced David Bogdanov to 19.5 years in prison on Thursday for the murder of 17-year-old Nikki Kuhnhausen. Bogdanov declined to
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