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BEIJING (AP) — China says it carried out its fourth consecutive day of military drills in the air and sea around Taiwan in the wake of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to the self-ruled island, despite international calls to calm the tensions. The People’s Liberation Army says the exercises focused on testing its long-range
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By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Four more ships carrying agricultural cargo held up by the war in Ukraine received authorization Sunday to leave the country’s Black Sea coast as analysts warned that Russia was moving troops and equipment in the direction of the ports to stave off a Ukrainian counteroffensive. The
Continue Reading By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Four more ships carrying agricultural cargo held up by the war in Ukraine received authorization Sunday to leave the country’s Black Sea coast as analysts warned that Russia was moving troops and equipment in the direction of the ports to stave off a Ukrainian counteroffensive. The
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By Jacquelyne Germain, CNN Beneath the asphalt parking lot of America’s largest living history museum, gravesites linked to one of the nation’s oldest Black churches remained hidden for decades until last year. Archaeologists in Williamsburg, Virginia, are now excavating three burials at the original location of the historic 18th century First Baptist Church, launching a
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Monsoon moisture is trickling back into Southern California today. Humid conditions can be expected as dew points remain elevated into the late 40s and 50s across the Coachella Valley. When dew points are within this range, evaporative coolers may be less effective. There is a chance of storm development in the High Desert and area
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The scheduled arrival Sunday of the first grain ship to leave Ukraine and cross the Black Sea under a wartime deal has been delayed, a Lebanese Cabinet minister and the Ukraine Embassy said. The cause of the delay was not immediately clear and Marine Traffic, which monitors
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Netflix has had a terrible 2022. In April, it said it lost subscribers for the first time since 2011. Its stock has tumbled more than 60% so far this year. Yet its recent struggles may not be the start of a downward spiral or the beginning of the end for
Continue Reading By ALAN FRAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats drove their election-year economic package toward Senate approval early Sunday, debating a measure with less ambition than President Joe Biden’s original domestic vision but that touches deep-rooted party dreams of slowing global warming, moderating pharmaceutical costs and taxing immense corporations. Debate began Saturday and by early
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN James Winston was always immaculately dressed. Since he was 10 years old, he would carefully iron his clothes, right down to his socks and underwear. He would later do the same for his kids, making sure they were coordinated from head to toe. He would likely have done the same for
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Chang and Simone McCarthy, CNN Chinese forces took part in drills focused on land attacks and long-range airstrikes around Taiwan on Sunday, its military said, on what was expected to be the final day of extensive exercises rolled out in response to a visit to the island by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Continue Reading PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani police say gunmen shot dead four people including two police in the country’s northwest in an attack targeting a provincial lawmaker from former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s political party. The lawmaker with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party was wounded in the attack late Saturday along with three others and was hospitalized
Continue Reading By JEROME DELAY Associated Press BUTHA-BUTHE, Lesotho (AP) — While millions across Europe sweat through a summer of record-breaking heat, others are skiing in Africa. Don’t worry. This isn’t another sign of climate change but rather the fascinating anomaly of Lesotho, a tiny mountain kingdom completely surrounded by South Africa. Lesotho has a geographical claim
Continue Reading By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Ali Jeylani knows you shouldn’t pick favorites when it comes to family members, but of his seven siblings, he’s always had a soft spot for his younger brother, Issa. Maybe it’s their shared love of soccer, their admiration for Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo, or maybe it’s simply that the pair
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By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Reid Detmers pitched seven smooth innings, Mickey Moniak hit his second home run in three days before getting injured, and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-1 on Saturday night to split their doubleheader. David Fletcher homered and drove in three runs for the Angels,
Continue ReadingBy Casey Barber, CNN I have a kitchen stuffed to the rafters with all sorts of cookware. As a professional recipe developer and food writer, I can claim it’s for work. But my cast-iron skillet is the pan I use more often than any other. A cast-iron pan is one of the most versatile and
Continue Reading By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press CHUBYNSKE, Ukraine (AP) — Natalia Popova has found a new purpose in life: Rescuing wild animals and pets from the devastation wrought by the war in Ukraine. “They are my life,” says the 50-year-old, stroking a light-furred lioness like a kitten. From inside an enclosure, the animal rejoices at the
Continue ReadingZoe Sottile, CNN On Friday, Tiffany & Co debuted and quickly sold out a limited collection of 250 custom jewel-encrusted pendants for holders of CryptoPunks, a popular early non-fungible token collection. CryptoPunks was launched in 2017 and consists of 10,000 unique 8-bit-style generated characters stored on the Ethereum blockchain. The collection is “essentially the cave
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN The unexpected discovery of a 16th-century horse tooth in modern-day Haiti has provided credence for an age-old folk story about the origin of feral horses on an island off Maryland and Virginia. The famous wild Chincoteague ponies have lived for centuries on Assateague Island, a barrier island on the Atlantic coast.
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN More human remains have been found in the receding waters of Lake Mead, authorities announced Saturday. This is the fourth time human remains have been found at Lake Mead National Recreation Area since May. In the latest incident, park rangers got a call Saturday morning about skeletal remains
Continue Reading By SHANE LANTZ Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — Reid Detmers pitched seven smooth innings, Mickey Moniak hit his second home run in three days and the Los Angeles Angels defeated the Seattle Mariners 7-1 on Saturday night for a doubleheader split. David Fletcher homered and drove in three runs for the Angels, who dropped the
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