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QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador has announced a state of emergency in all of its prisons after a series of violent incidents including shootings and explosions occurred in one of its most dangerous prisons. The measure — the second state of emergency that President Guillermo Lasso has ordered in less than 24 hours — will
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Bronny James, the oldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James, was hospitalized in stable condition on Tuesday, a day after going into cardiac arrest while participating in a practice at the University of Southern California, a family spokesman said. The spokesman said medical staff treated the 18-year-old James on
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer Bronny James, the oldest son of NBA superstar LeBron James, was hospitalized in stable condition on Tuesday, a day after going into cardiac arrest while participating in a practice at the University of Southern California, a family spokesman said. The spokesman said medical staff treated the 18-year-old James on
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Kylian Mbappé is very much the talk of the sporting world this week as the Frenchman’s transfer saga took a new twist on Monday. With his position at Paris-Saint Germain (PSG) currently at an impasse, Saudi Arabian club Al Hilal reportedly offered to smash the world record transfer fee
Continue ReadingBy Brendan Tierney Click here for updates on this story CLARKSVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — Police are trying to figure out who shot a teenager and threw him out of a moving car and onto the side of the road in a Clarksville neighborhood. Security video shows at least six shots being fired before the car
Continue ReadingBy Miles Montgomery Click here for updates on this story HAPEVILLE, Georgia (WANF) — A young Georgia boy received a special surprise from a police officer in Hapeville. After responding to a call about neighbors wanting a young boy to be “removed,” an officer discovered the youngster was going around searching for homes to do
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers UPS has reached a contract agreement with its 340,000-person strong union Tuesday, averting a strike that had the potential to disrupt logistics nationwide for businesses and households alike. The Teamsters called the tentative agreement “historic” and “overwhelmingly lucrative.” The two side reached a tentative agreement early
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN (CNN) — Saudi Arabian soccer club Al Hilal has submitted a world-record bid of over $332 million (300 million euros) for Paris Saint Germain (PSG) striker Kylian Mbappé, according to multiple reports on Monday. The 24-year-old has been left out of PSG’s squad for its preseason tour of
Continue ReadingBy Jay Kenney, Eliza Kruczynski, Kristina Russo and Olivia Schueller Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, Connecticut (WFSB) — Hartford police launched a homicide investigation after they found a man and woman shot dead in an apartment on Russ Street. Officials first shared word of an investigation at 70 Russ St. around 8
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Levenson and David Close, CNN (CNN) — Bronny James, the older son of NBA star LeBron James, suffered a cardiac arrest during basketball practice at the University of Southern California and was hospitalized Monday, according to a statement from a family spokesperson. He is out of the intensive care unit and in
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says Republicans in Congress may launch an impeachment inquiry of President Joe Biden over unproven allegations of financial wrongdoing. That would be a first step toward bringing articles of impeachment and could go into campaign season. McCarthy first floated the idea Monday
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China removed its sometimes outspoken foreign minister on Tuesday and replaced him with his predecessor at an unusually scheduled meeting, a move that has fueled rumors about what might be going on with the nation’s Communist Party elite. The step to remove Qin Gang after less than a year and replace him
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL VARAKLAS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press RHODES, Greece (AP) — A Greek air force water-dropping plane crashed while diving into a wildfire in southern Greece on Tuesday, killing both pilots, as authorities battled blazes that have been raging for days across the country amid a return of heat wave temperatures. A state ERT
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — George R.R. Martin is feeling grateful he is keeping busy during the current strikes in Hollywood. As both writers and actors strike, the “Game of Thrones” creator has written on his website about the current situation. “I joined the WGA in 1986 and have been through several strikes
Continue ReadingBy Alicia Wallace, CNN Minneapolis (CNN) — High interest rates aren’t souring Americans’ moods: A key measurement of consumer confidence just shot up to a level not seen since July 2021. The Conference Board’s monthly Consumer Confidence Index hit 117 in July, rising from 110.1 the month before, according to new data released Tuesday. The
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — A Russian fighter jet flew “dangerously close” to a US drone over Syria and damaged it with flares, according to the US Air Force, in the latest in a series of incidents between the two militaries in the Middle East. On Sunday, a Russian jet closed to within a
Continue ReadingBy McKenzie Diaz Click here for updates on this story San Luis Obispo (KSBY) — Over the weekend, masked men held up a “White Men Unite” sign on the sidewalk in front of San Luis Obispo City Fire Station No. 1. Following the incident, San Luis Obispo’s Mayor Erica Stewart took to social media to
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLEE KRUESI and MICHELLE L. PRICE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was involved in a multi-car accident on Tuesday in Tennessee but was uninjured as he traveled in a motorcade to a campaign stop for his 2024 presidential bid. The chain reaction crash happened before 8:15 a.m. when traffic
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer The fingerprints of climate change are all over the intense heat waves gripping the globe this month, a new study finds. Researchers say the deadly hot spells in the American Southwest and Southern Europe could not have happened without the continuing buildup of warming gases in the air. Thanks
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Bronny James, son of NBA superstar LeBron James, was hospitalized after going into cardiac arrest while participating in a practice at Southern California on Monday, a family spokesman said Tuesday. The spokesman said medical staff treated the 18-year-old James on site and he was transported to a hospital, where he was
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