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By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss, a onetime accountant who has served in Parliament for the past 12 years, will become Britain’s prime minister on Tuesday when Queen Elizabeth II formally asks her to form a government. The ceremony, which will take place at a royal residence in Scotland, follows a
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BENGALURU, India (AP) — Life for many in the southern Indian city of Bengaluru is disrupted after two days of torrential rains set off long traffic snarls, widespread power cuts and heavy floods that swept into homes and submerged roads. With several parts of the city still heavily waterlogged, videos on social media showed people
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after China promised to speed up the rollout of policy changes to boost anemic economic growth and Australia’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate. Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul gained while Hong Kong declined. The Chinese Cabinet’s planning agency promised
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after China promised to speed up the rollout of policy changes to boost anemic economic growth and Australia’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate. Shanghai, Tokyo and Seoul gained while Hong Kong declined. The Chinese Cabinet’s planning agency promised
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss has persuaded Britain’s Conservative Party to make her its leader. On Tuesday, she will become prime minister of the whole U.K. and must win over millions of people who don’t know her, but want her to help — fast. A day after winning a leadership
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss has persuaded Britain’s Conservative Party to make her its leader. On Tuesday, she will become prime minister of the whole U.K. and must win over millions of people who don’t know her, but want her to help — fast. A day after winning a leadership
Continue ReadingBy Mary Kay Mallonee, CNN Leonard Francis, the former military contractor known as “Fat Leonard” who orchestrated the largest corruption scandal in US Navy history, is on the run after escaping house arrest in San Diego by cutting off his GPS monitoring ankle bracelet, according to the US Marshals Service. The escape, first reported by
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Australia says its navy ships have been given clearance to resume visits to the Solomon Islands, which had last week announced a temporary block on all military vessels during a review of its approval processes. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed that military ships from
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olivertapia (CNN) — El veintidós veces campeón de Grand Slam, Rafael Nadal, fue sorprendido en la cuarta ronda del US Open el lunes por el estadounidense Frances Tiafoe en el Arthur Ashe Stadium en Flushing, Nueva York. En un partido que duró más de 3 horas y 30 minutos, el nativo de Maryland derrotó a
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CNN, CTV NETWORK By Amir Vera, Eric Levenson and Nouran Salahieh, CNN Myles Sanderson, the suspect in the mass stabbing in Canada, died Wednesday after going into “medical distress” after his arrest, according to Royal Canadian Mounted Police Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore. Sanderson’s death means both suspects in the attack that rocked the Canadian province
Continue Reading By Nouran Salahieh and Paula Newton, CNN A manhunt is underway for one of two brothers suspected in a mass stabbing that left 10 dead and 18 injured across multiple locations in Saskatchewan, Canada. Investigators with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said while there were reports that suspect Myles Sanderson may have been spotted at
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By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — With nothing but pride to play for, there are opportunities aplenty for some youngsters on the San Francisco Giants. They’re taking full advantage with a month to go in the season. Lewis Brinson, J.D. Davis, Thairo Estrada and David Villar rocked Andrew Heaney for home
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has boosted its benchmark interest rate for a fifth consecutive month to a seven-year high of 2.35%.The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision on Tuesday was the cash rate’s fourth consecutive hike of half a percentage point. When the bank lifted the rate by
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s central bank has boosted its benchmark interest rate for a fifth consecutive month to a seven-year high of 2.35%.The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision on Tuesday was the cash rate’s fourth consecutive hike of half a percentage point. When the bank lifted the rate by
Continue Reading By JAY REEVES Associated Press Ruby Bridges was a 6-year-old first-grader when she walked past jeering crowds of white people to become one of the first Black students at racially segregated schools in New Orleans more than six decades ago. Now, with teaching about race in America more complicated than it’s ever been, she’s authored
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been welcomed to India by her counterpart, Narendra Modi, on her visit aimed at boosting bilateral ties. She and Modi are set to talk Tuesday on connectivity, energy, food security, and trade. In Bangladesh, her visit is being seen as politically significant as it comes
Continue Reading NEW DELHI (AP) — Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been welcomed to India by her counterpart, Narendra Modi, on her visit aimed at boosting bilateral ties. She and Modi are set to talk Tuesday on connectivity, energy, food security, and trade. In Bangladesh, her visit is being seen as politically significant as it comes
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout are still putting on a show, even though the Los Angeles Angels are far out of postseason contention. Ohtani had his sixth multi-homer game of the season and Trout also went deep as the Angels routed the skidding Detroit Tigers
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after China promised to speed up the rollout of policy changes to boost anemic economic growth. Shanghai gained while Hong Kong declined. Tokyo and South Korea were unchanged at midday. The Chinese Cabinet’s planning agency promised Monday to accelerate easier
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets were mixed Tuesday after China promised to speed up the rollout of policy changes to boost anemic economic growth. Shanghai gained while Hong Kong declined. Tokyo and South Korea were unchanged at midday. The Chinese Cabinet’s planning agency promised Monday to accelerate easier
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