BERLIN (AP) — Police say three people have been killed in the crash of a helicopter in southwestern Germany. The aircraft crash in a forested area near the small town of Buchen on Sunday afternoon. The crash left wreckage strewn over several hundred meters (yards). Police in nearby Heilbronn couldn’t immediately give any information on
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By Faith Karimi, CNN Call it a lucky streak! A 47-year-old man recently won $100,000 on a scratch-off ticket in Maryland — and it’s not his first time. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was
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AL AMERAT, Oman (AP) — Openers Jatinder Singh and Aqib Ilyas smashed unbeaten half centuries as co-host Oman thumped debutant Papua New Guinea by 10 wickets in its opening first-round Group B game on Sunday. Singh scored 73 off 42 balls and Ilyas made 50 that eased the host to 131-0 with more than six
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LONDON (AP) — Celebrities will join Prince William in London for the inaugural awards ceremony of his Earthshot Prize. The ambitious environmental program aims to find new ideas and technologies around the world to tackle climate change and Earth’s most pressing challenges. Judges including naturalist and veteran broadcaster David Attenborough, actor Cate Blanchett and singer
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i defeated Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors 3-2 in an Asian Champions League quarterfinal on Sunday to stay on course for a second successive continental title. Ulsan, which also won in 2012, needed extra-time to beat its South Korean rival. Knockout ties in the tournament have been reduced to a
Continue Reading The Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 18 people have died a day after torrential rains swept through villages and flooded roads in the southern Indian state of Kerala. Local officials said rescuers recovered the bodies in two of the worst-hit districts, where the heavy downpours triggered massive landslides, according to the Press
Continue Reading By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Persistent concerns about the first new Alzheimer’s treatment in more than 20 years are curbing access more than four months after regulators approved it. Several major medical centers remain undecided on whether to use Biogen’s Aduhelm. Big names like the Cleveland Clinic and Mass General Brigham in Boston say
Continue Reading By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Persistent concerns about the first new Alzheimer’s treatment in more than 20 years are curbing access more than four months after regulators approved it. Several major medical centers remain undecided on whether to use Biogen’s Aduhelm. Big names like the Cleveland Clinic and Mass General Brigham in Boston say
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has donated religious offerings to a Tokyo shrine viewed by Chinese and Koreans as a symbol of Japanese wartime aggression. Kishida did not visit Yasukuni Shrine, but donated “masakaki” religious ornaments to mark the shrine’s autumn festival. It was the
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer Much of the US Supreme Court’s business occurs in private, as the nine justices meet alone around a rectangular table in a small oak-paneled room. The results of some of those internal deliberations become public when rulings in cases, fully briefed and openly argued, are
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Celebrities will join Prince William in London for the inaugural awards ceremony of his Earthshot Prize. The ambitious environmental program aims to find new ideas and technologies around the world to tackle climate change and Earth’s most pressing challenges. Judges including naturalist and veteran broadcaster David Attenborough, actor Cate Blanchett and singer
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI The Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s new prime minister has visited the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant and said a planned mass disposal of wastewater stored at the complex cannot be delayed, despite concerns from local residents. Fumio Kishida was speaking Sunday during his first tour of the facility since taking office.
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Tua Tagovailoa will start but the Miami Dolphins will be without starting cornerbacks Xavien Howard and Byron Jones for Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars in London. Howard had earlier been ruled out but Jones, who has an Achilles injury, was questionable and had hoped to play. Both were declared inactive about
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business For much of this year, Netflix shares have trailed big tech rivals Facebook, Apple and Amazon. That’s no longer the case, in part because of the global mega-hit “Squid Game.” Netflix’s stock was in the red for 2021 as recently as August. Investors worried it may have lost
Continue ReadingNoah Sheidlower, CNN Jazz artist and composer Terence Blanchard never thought his work would be performed on the Metropolitan Opera Stage. Adapted from Charles M. Blow’s memoir of the same name, Blanchard’s opera “Fire Shut Up in My Bones” tells of a Black boy growing up in rural Louisiana, where he faces poverty and sexual
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Team Jessica Korda won the Aramco Team Series on Saturday, the first Ladies European Tour golf event to be held in the US. Comprised of Korda, Karolin Lampert, Lina Boqvist and amateur Alexandra O’Laughlin, her team finished just ahead of Sophia Popov and her team to claim the inaugural title. The
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research Here’s a look at Major League Baseball’s World Series. November 5, 2022 – The Houston Astros win the World Series, defeating the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 in Game 6. November 2, 2021 – The Atlanta Braves win the World Series for the first time since 1995, defeating the Houston Astros 7-0 in Game
Continue Reading By AHMED AL-HAJ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — U.N. aid workers and Yemeni officials say Houthi rebels have continued their weekslong blockade of a district in the central province of Marib. They say that’s blocking humanitarian aid and movement of its 37,000 people. The officials say the Iranian-backed Houthis have advanced
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at Lebanon, a Middle Eastern country bordering Syria, Israel and the Mediterranean Sea. About Lebanon (from the CIA World Factbook)Area: 10,400 sq km (slightly larger than Connecticut) Population: 5,296,814 (2022 est.) Median age: 33.7 years Capital: Beirut Ethnic groups: Arab 95%, Armenian 4%, other 1% Religion: Muslim 67.8%,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Hall of Fame hockey player Wayne Gretzky, who is the all-time leading scorer in National Hockey League (NHL) history, with 2,857 career points (894 career goals and 1,963 career assists). Personal Birth date: January 26, 1961 Birth place: Brantford, Ontario, Canada Birth name: Wayne
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