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By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — An ailing elephant that Thailand had presented to Sri Lanka more than two decades has returned to its native land to get medical treatment after animal lovers charged that he had been badly abused. The elephant, known in Sri Lanka as Muthu Raja, or Pearly King, was
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By Brandon Griggs, CNN (CNN) — We’ve all seen it. Many of us have done it. We treat dog walks as a chance to accomplish two (or three) things at once, leading our pooches around the neighborhood while gazing at our phones, chatting with a friend, listening to a podcast or pushing a stroller. The
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Portland Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard has requested a trade away from the franchise that drafted him over a decade ago, according to his agent. The seven-time NBA All-Star point guard has been the star of the Blazers franchise, but he’s now looking for a new home. Lillard’s agent,
Continue Reading By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer An enormous medical bill can trigger a wave of panic, but try to resist. That startling invoice that arrived in the mail may not be what you wind up paying. Errors or slow insurance payments may have inflated the total. Even if it’s accurate, financial aid or other assistance
Continue Reading By Amaya McDonald and Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — The first of four supermoons to rise in 2023, July’s lunar display will appear to be brighter in the night sky than any other full moon event that has occurred this year. The full moon will rise on Monday, July 3, and reach peak illumination below
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Joe Sutton, CNN (CNN) — One person is in police custody after at least seven people were wounded in a shooting at a Wichita, Kansas, nightclub overnight, Wichita Police said Sunday. No one has died as a result of the shooting, which occurred at 12:58 a.m. inside a business at 222
Continue Reading By SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Republicans keep jumping into the 2024 race for president, with more than a dozen candidates seeking the party’s nomination in what’s turning out to be the GOP’s most diverse presidential field ever. Yet there’s only one woman among the bunch. That’s Nikki Haley, a former U.N. ambassador
Continue ReadingBy Haley Britzky, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US Army’s air defense units are among the most overworked in the US military, manning missile systems across the globe to provide around-the-clock deterrence against adversaries including North Korea, China, Iran and Russia. In describing the problem to CNN, the Army’s most senior air defense officer, Lt.
Continue Reading By CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Through history, the Fourth of July has been a day for some presidents to declare their independence from the public. They’ve bailed to the beach, the mountains, the golf course, the farm, the ranch. Other presidents have inserted themselves front and center on Independence Day. Teddy Roosevelt
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Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El director de la CIA, William Burns, viajó recientemente a Ucrania y se reunió con el presidente de ese país, Volodymyr Zelensky, y con funcionarios de los servicios de inteligencia ucranianos, según un funcionario estadounidense. “El director Burns viajó recientemente a Ucrania, como lo ha hecho regularmente desde el comienzo de
Continue ReadingBy Steve Contorno, CNN (CNN) — Former president Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis – both maligned by Democrats and medical experts for not doing enough to slow the spread of the coronavirus – are lately each trying to convince GOP voters that the other was too strict in responding to Covid-19. Their disparate
Continue Reading CNN, WBFF, WBAL By Elizabeth Wolfe, Melissa Alonso and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Investigators in Baltimore are searching for multiple suspects in a mass shooting that turned a beloved annual neighborhood block party into chaos early Sunday, killing two people and injuring 28 others, most of whom were teens, officials said. The search for
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Tennis fans have become very accustomed to the sight of Novak Djokovic hoisting Wimbledon’s iconic gold trophy at the end of the championships in southwest London. This year looks likely to follow the same script again, as the Serb heads to the All England Club as the overwhelming favorite
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La amenaza de incendios y la preocupación por el medio ambiente han llevado a algunas ciudades estadounidenses a renunciar este año a los tradicionales fuegos artificiales del 4 de julio en favor de llamativos espectáculos de luz con drones. Salt Lake City (Utah) probó este sábado esta forma alternativa de celebrar
Continue Reading By JULIO CORTEZ and HOLLY RAMER Associated Press BALTIMORE (AP) — Gunfire erupted at a block party in Baltimore on Sunday — killing two people, wounding 28 and leaving an extensive crime scene that marred the U.S. holiday weekend, police said. Three of the wounded were in critical condition. Baltimore Police Department Acting Commissioner Richard
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Twin energy powered a memorable 1-2 finish on Saturday as the 110th Tour de France got underway in Bilbao, Spain. Twin brothers, Adam and Simon Yates, finished the stage in first and second place respectively – the last brothers to do so were Andy and Frank Schleck in 2011.
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Siete personas resultaron heridas en un tiroteo en el distrito de ocio de Wichita, Kansas, a última hora de la noche de este sábado, según un portavoz de la Policía de Wichita (WPD). El tiroteo se produjo en un club nocturno de Old Town Wichita situado en 222 N Washington, dijo
Continue Reading WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Police in Kansas say a shooting left seven people with gunshot wounds and an additional two victims hospitalized after being trampled as people rushed out of a nightclub. Wichita Police Lt. Aaron Moses says shots were fired just before 1 a.m. Sunday in a nightclub on North Washington Street. Moses says
Continue Reading By ABDUL SATTAR Associated Press QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani officials say militants have attacked a security post in the country’s southwest, triggering a shootout that left four police officers and a paramilitary soldier dead. A local police chief said on Sunday one of the militants was also killed while the others managed to escape
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Canada has moved to ban the testing of cosmetics on animals, joining a number of other countries and American states to outlaw the practice. The Canadian government announced the decision in a Tuesday news release. Bill C-47 amends the Food and Drugs Act to ban both the testing of
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