By Morgan Rimmer, CNN (CNN) — Republican Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama is recovering at home after being hospitalized over the weekend while in Montgomery with her family. Britt said in a Monday statement that she had been admitted to a hospital after she “experienced a sudden onset of numbness” in her face. Her condition,
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Singer and songwriter Coco Lee is being mourned by family and friends at a private ceremony a day after fans paid their respects for the Hong Kong-born entertainer who had international success. Sobs were heard when pallbearers marched solemnly with her coffin inside the funeral hall
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By Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — A US Border Patrol agent working at a processing center in El Paso, Texas, was indicted last week on multiple federal charges, including bribery and “alien smuggling,” after he allegedly offered a migrant an “immigration benefit” in exchange for $5,000, according to court documents. The charges
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Elections in Texas’ most populous county are facing court scrutiny in a civil trial. A Republican candidate who lost her bid to become a judge in Harris County is challenging last November’s election results. The case comes as the Democratic stronghold, home to Houston, faces unprecedented
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Jan Pappas and Ronald Yasuda hired a contractor to fasten the roof of their 1960s-era home to their walls with metal plates and nails so high winds of a potential hurricane wouldn’t blow it away. Their motivation? Global warming fueling natural disasters around the planet. “It’s happening
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CNN By Nick Paton Walsh, Florence Davey-Attlee, Kostyantin Gak and Brice Lâiné, CNN Neskuchne, Ukraine (CNN) — The four roads of Staromaiorske appear almost ground to dust in the drone footage. It’s a tiny village, but as the latest gain of Ukraine’s renewed counteroffensive in the direction of Mariupol, Staromaiorske’s symbolism far outweighs its size.
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press BONNE TERRE, Mo. (AP) — A man who abducted a 6-year-old girl and beat her to death is scheduled to be executed in Missouri, after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected an 11th-hour appeal for a stay. Tuesday’s planned execution of Johnny Johnson would mark the fourth of the year
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A longtime Mar-a-Lago staffer who spent years fetching luxury cars for wealthy club members is the latest person to be ensnared in former President Donald Trump ‘s ballooning legal troubles. Carlos De Oliveira appeared in court Monday to face charges connected to what prosecutors allege was
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Every weekday, Maddi Todd wakes up at 4:30 a.m. and is out the door by 5 to start her day. She’s at the gym before the sun rises, starting on the treadmill before lifting weights. She goes home to make breakfast, feed her pets, tidy up her apartment and
Continue ReadingMALIBU, Calif. (AP) — The body of a naked man was found inside a barrel in Malibu, California, on Monday and homicide detectives are investigating the circumstances around the death, authorities said. The barrel was first spotted over the weekend but it wasn’t opened until Monday morning, Lt. Hugo Reynaga of the Los Angeles County
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The Australian government has welcomed a draft UNESCO decision to a lift a threat of downgrading the Great Barrier Reef to an endangered World Heritage site. The U.N. cultural agency and the International Union for Conservation of Nature recommended in November last year that the world’s
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — A huge crane collapsed at a highway construction site in western India, killing at least 14 workers, officials said Monday. Television footage showed the collapsed crane on the ground as rescue workers looked for survivors near the site in Thane, a city just outside Mumbai. At least three people who were
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN SLODYSKO and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s political operation enters the second half of the year in a strained financial position. Its bank account is drained by tens of millions of dollars that were directed toward defending the former president from mounting legal challenges as he seeks the White
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, boosted by market optimism set off by a Wall Street rally despite lingering worries about inflation and regional growth. Investors were also watching for the policy decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia, which kept its rates steady. “With the RBA
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press/Report for America RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man who drove his car into a group of migrant workers in a Walmart parking lot has turned himself in to police. The Lincolnton Police Department arrested 68-year-old Daniel Gonzalez on Monday night and charged him with a felony hit-and-run. His
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By Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — There are several ways to wear a beanie: Cuffed, uncuffed, doubled cuffed, or far back from the hairline, delicately balanced on the crown of your head, as was the preference of British footballer David Beckham circa 2013. But few have sported the style debuted by Timothée Chalamet on Monday,
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By Olga Voitovych and Vasco Cotovio, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A day after Volodymyr Zelensky said war was “returning to Russia” with an attempted drone strike on Moscow, the Kremlin launched a deadly airstrike against the Ukrainian president’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih. At least six people were killed, including a 5-year-old girl, and dozens
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China has imposed restrictions on exports of long-range civilian drones, citing Russia’s war on Ukraine and concern drones might be converted to military use. Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s government is friendly with Moscow but says it is neutral in the 17-month-old war. It has been stung
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Angus Cloud, a rising actor best known for his role in the HBO drama “Euphoria,” has died, his family announced in a statement to CNN on Monday. He was 25. “It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today. As an
Continue Reading CNN By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Angus Cloud, a rising actor best known for his role in the HBO drama “Euphoria,” has died, his family announced in a statement to CNN on Monday. He was 25. “It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today. As
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