By Ben Church and Tara Subramaniam, CNN (CNN) — New Zealand picked up an unwanted record by becoming the first host nation knocked out at the Women’s World Cup group stages, after its 0-0 draw against Switzerland on Sunday. With Norway thrashing the Philippines 6-0 in the other Group A game, the Football Ferns needed
Continue ReadingBy MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — In two weeks, Republicans will hold their first presidential debate of the 2024 campaign. So far, eight candidates say they’ve met the qualifications to be on the debate stage in Milwaukee on Aug. 23. But that also means that some in the broad GOP field are
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis, CNN (CNN) — Morocco earned a surprise victory over South Korea on Sunday to secure the country’s first win at a Women’s World Cup in a match where Nouhaila Benzina also made history. Striker Ibtissam Jraidi scored the only goal of the match in a 1-0 victory as Morocco became the third
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By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Christian leadership in the US has typically been seen as a male occupation. The right for women to be ordained and serve as faith leaders has been hard-won over decades, and in several major factions, like the Roman Catholic and Southern Baptist churches, women are barred from the highest
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — When viewed through a wide lens, renters across the U.S. finally appear to be getting some relief, thanks in part to the biggest apartment construction boom in decades. Median rent rose just 0.5% in June, year over year, after falling in May for the first
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Palestinian officials say five people have been killed and six others wounded during clashes in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp. The officials, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said the clashes Sunday broke out in Ein el-Hilweh after an unknown
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Thousands of supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup earlier this week marched through the streets of the capital, Niamey, on Sunday waving Russian flags, chanting the name of the Russian president and forcefully denouncing former colonial power France. The protestors marched
Continue ReadingBy Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Gathered at the vice president’s residence at the Naval Observatory last weekend, a group of aides and advisers to Kamala Harris marveled at what they had just pulled off. They did not even have a venue lined up when they started reaching out to supporters about attending a quickly
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Krystal Hur, CNN (CNN) — After months of uncertainty about the economy’s health and whether bank stresses from this past spring would weigh too heavily on credit conditions, the possibility of the Federal Reserve pulling off a soft landing is looking brighter. The Fed last Wednesday raised interest rates by a quarter point,
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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Tucked at the bottom of the Alps, Évian-les-Bains was a picture of calm on Saturday afternoon as drizzles of rain cast light ripples across nearby Lake Geneva. Yet beneath the surface, the charming spa town is crackling with excitement. If France’s Celine Boutier can achieve her dream on Sunday,
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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Sometimes, the more you want something, the harder it becomes to obtain. French golfer Céline Boutier knows that as well as anyone. The 29-year-old has risen to become one of the best players on the LPGA Tour since turning pro in 2016, propelled by a string of top-10 performances
Continue Reading By Kocha Olarn and Teele Rebane, CNN (CNN) — At least 12 people were killed and 121 injured in an explosion at a fireworks warehouse in southern Thailand. The incident – in the village of Mu No – reduced the warehouse and surrounding area to rubble, drone footage showed. At least two of the victims
Continue ReadingLANSING, Mich. (AP) — Police in Michigan say an early morning shooting wounded five people, including two who were listed in critical condition. The Lansing Police Department says officers responded to reports of a shooting around 1 a.m. Sunday. The five victims transported to a hospital by the Lansing Fire Department ranged in age from
Continue Reading CNN By Heather Law and Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — An American nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, according to El Roi Haiti, the Christian humanitarian aid organization she works for. Alix Dorsainvil, wife of El Roi Haiti Director Sandro Dorsainvil, and their child were reportedly abducted Thursday morning, according to a
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Palestinian factions are meeting in Egypt to discuss reconciliation efforts amid surging violence between Israel and Palestinian militants in the occupied West Bank. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa reports that Sunday’s gathering in the Mediterranean city of el-Alamein aims to discuss “ways to restore national unity and end the division.” With
Continue ReadingBy JEAN FERNAND KOENA and ZANE IRWIN Associated Press BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — The Central African Republic went to the polls Sunday in a highly anticipated vote on a new constitution, which could remove presidential term limits. The new constitution would replace the one adopted at President Faustin Archange Touadera’s inauguration in 2016,
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Temperatures are set to lower closer to the seasonal average through the beginning of the upcoming work week. An influx of monsoonal moisture is behind the cool down and the increased chances for thunderstorm activity. The chances for isolated thunderstorms over mountain and high desert communities is expected to increase this afternoon. Monday looks to
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Thousands of supporters of the junta that took over Niger in a coup earlier this week marched through the streets of the capital, Niamey, on Sunday waving Russian flags, chanting the name of the Russian president and forcefully denouncing former colonial power France. Russian mercenary group
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Palestinian officials say one person has been killed and six others wounded during clashes in Lebanon’s largest Palestinian refugee camp. The officials, speaking to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity in line with regulations, said the clashes Sunday broke out in Ein el-Hilweh after an unknown
Continue ReadingAnalysis by John Blake, CNN (CNN) — One dreary Christmas Eve, singer Tony Bennett found himself alone and miserable in New York City’s Gotham Hotel. His first marriage was crumbling. His two sons were at home with his soon-to-be ex-wife. It was 1965, and the arrival of four mop-haired British rock and rollers the year before on
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