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By KOSTYA MANENKOV and KARL RITTER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — In a leaked video, Finland’s Prime Minister Sanna Marin is seen dancing and singing with friends at a private party. The 36-year-old leader poses for the camera. She sits on her knees, hands behind her head. She’s entangled in a group hug. She’s having
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The first surprise, for the Finnish conscripts and officers taking part in a NATO-hosted military exercise in the Arctic this spring: the sudden roar of a U.S. Marine helicopter assault force, touching down in a field right next to the Finns’ well-hidden command post. The second surprise:
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A surge of monsoonal moisture continues to create humid conditions for this weekend. Dew point temperatures will hover in the 60s and 70s across the Coachella Valley. KESQ Temperatures will remain seasonable but may feel 5-10° warmer due to the increased humidity. These conditions are likely to feel uncomfortable and will increase the chances of
Continue Reading By PAUL BYRNE and JOANNA KOZLOWSKA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces stepped up their battle to seize one of the dwindling number of cities in embattled eastern Ukraine not already under their control while continuing to fire on towns and villages in the country’s north and south, Ukrainian officials said Saturday. Russian
Continue Reading ISTANBUL (AP) — Officials in southern Turkey say at least 15 people were killed when a passenger bus collided with emergency teams handling an earlier road accident. Three firefighters, two paramedics and two journalists were among those killed on the highway between Gaziantep and Nizip on Saturday, the interior minister said. The other eight fatalities
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By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, often knocks President Joe Biden for high inflation and a looming recession — a standard GOP argument going into the November elections. But inflation is even worse in major Texas cities than across the nation as a whole. Government figures show inflation is
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, often knocks President Joe Biden for high inflation and a looming recession — a standard GOP argument going into the November elections. But inflation is even worse in major Texas cities than across the nation as a whole. Government figures show inflation is
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN When we first meet Helly R., the indefatigable heroine of “Severance,” she’s splayed on a conference table in a windowless room carpeted in putrid shades of green. She awakens, for the first time, as an “innie” — someone who’s elected to sever their brain so that they can perform their work
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Al menos 15 personas murieron después de que hombres armados no identificados irrumpieron en un hotel de lujo en la capital somalí, Mogadiscio, el viernes por la noche, dijeron las autoridades. Ahmed Abdi, médico del Hospital Madina, dijo que es probable que aumente el número de muertos y que muchas víctimas
Continue ReadingBy Haley Brink, CNN meteorologist Nearly 10 million people across Arizona, New Mexico and western Texas are under flood watches Saturday, including Phoenix, Albuquerque and El Paso. “The stage is set for southern Arizona and New Mexico to potentially receive prolific rainfall and widespread flash flooding today,” as a low-pressure system brings moist, tropical air
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La exsecretaria de Desarrollo Social de México, Rosario Robles, obtuvo la libertad provisional, informó este viernes la Fiscalía General de México en un comunicado. Robles estuvo detenida de forma preventiva por tres años en el penal de Santa Martha Acatitla, en el proceso que aún se le sigue presunto uso
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By Zoe Sottile, CNN If you see a squirrel splayed on its belly, you might be worried for the critter’s welfare. But don’t worry: It’s just “splooting,” as officials say — and it’s perfectly healthy. The term splooting exploded on the internet shortly after the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation posted about
Continue Reading By MARK PRATT Associated Press A bronze statue of an enslaved woman from Massachusetts who went to court to win her freedom in 1781 has been unveiled in the Berkshires. The statue of Elizabeth Freeman was unveiled Sunday during a ceremony in Sheffield that was expected to attract about 200 people. Freeman was inspired to
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business In Hollywood, there’s the reboot, the remake and the requel. But now, coming this summer to a theater near you: the re-release. The box office has entered the dog days of summer, in which big ticket sales and new releases are hard to come by. In the meantime, amid the
Continue Reading By MARK SCHIEFELBEIN Associated Press LONGQUAN, China (AP) — Hundreds of persimmon trees that should be loaded with yellow fruit lie wilted in Gan Bingdong’s greenhouse in southwestern China, adding to mounting farm losses in a scorching summer that is the country’s driest in six decades. Gan’s farm south of the industrial metropolis of Chongqing
Continue ReadingBy MARK SCHIEFELBEIN Associated Press LONGQUAN, China (AP) — Hundreds of persimmon trees that should be loaded with yellow fruit lie wilted in Gan Bingdong’s greenhouse in southwestern China, adding to mounting farm losses in a scorching summer that is the country’s driest in six decades. Gan’s farm south of the industrial metropolis of Chongqing
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Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most super commuters in California using data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Continue Reading By JADE LE DELEY Associated Press Family, friends and fans have paid tribute to French cartoonist Jean-Jacques Sempé, who died last week at age 89. Sempé’s work graced more than 100 covers of The New Yorker magazine and granted him international acclaim. In his native France, he found fame with illustrations for the classic “Le
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile and Tina Burnside, CNN A partial foot inside a shoe was found floating in one of the deepest hot springs in Yellowstone Park, prompting an investigation by the National Park Service. An employee made the discovery Tuesday, according to a statement from Morgan Warthin, public affairs officer for Yellowstone National Park. The
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press BULLA HAGAR, Kenya (AP) — The United States is stepping up to buy about 150,000 metric tons of grain from Ukraine in the next few weeks for an upcoming shipment of food aid from ports no longer blockaded by war, the World Food Program chief has told The Associated Press.
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