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By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Norway’s Karsten Warholm powered to victory in the 400-meter hurdles, then put on his trademark Viking horns to celebrate his third victory at the world championships. His win came only moments after pole vaulters Katie Moon of America and Nina Kennedy of Australia, in a
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A Delaware judge on Wednesday rejected Newsmax’s attempt to throw out part of a defamation case brought by the election technology company Smartmatic against the right-wing network. Smartmatic sued Newsmax after the network repeatedly aired false claims about the 2020 election — specifically the lie that the company’s software
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — Fox News argued in court Wednesday that its hosts and guests were merely raising questions and “presented a puzzle to unravel” when they repeatedly suggested, falsely, that January 6 rioter Ray Epps was a government agent who orchestrated the attack. The pushback came in a defamation suit that Epps
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says its second attempt to launch a spy satellite failed again but vowed to make another attempt in October, demonstrating willingness to endure flops to acquire a key military asset coveted by leader Kim Jong Un. The failed launch prompted neighboring Japan to
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, Josh Campbell and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — The man accused of fatally shooting a Southern California clothing store owner after an argument about a rainbow Pride flag hanging outside her business, had social media accounts containing anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-law-enforcement material, sheriff’s office officials said in a Monday news conference. Laura Ann
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Priscilla Presley had an instinct that something was off with her daughter Lisa Marie Presley days before she died earlier this year. “I did know there was something not right,” Priscilla said in an interview published Wednesday with The Hollywood Reporter. Priscilla told the outlet that she remembered Lisa
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The mother of a U.S. Army private who mysteriously sprinted across the border into North Korea last month says her son, Travis King, has “so many reasons to come home. Claudine Gates spoke Wednesday to The Associated Press, casting doubt on a recent statement from North Korea’s
Continue ReadingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A U.S. nurse who was kidnapped in Haiti last month with her young daughter spoke via video this week for the first time since her release. Alix Dorsainvil appeared alone in the video and sat in a manicured garden with crickets chirping in the background. She thanked people who
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — A person facing eviction opened fire from inside a Pittsburgh home Wednesday and was later pronounced dead after a siege that lasted much of the day, authorities said. Pittsburgh Public Safety said city emergency medical service responders pronounced the person dead shortly after 5 p.m. Wednesday after the hourslong siege that forced
Continue ReadingBy Dana Bash, Veronica Stracqualursi and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum will participate in Wednesday night’s Republican presidential primary debate despite suffering an Achilles injury. “I’m in,” the 2024 candidate posted on social media along with a photo of him on crutches. Burgum, 67, suffered a high-grade tear of his
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER WEBER and RICHARD VOGEL Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The California woman killed for apparently refusing to remove an LGBTQ+ rainbow Pride flag from outside her store was adamant that she would never take it down, a longtime friend said Wednesday. Laura Ann Carleton was fatally shot Friday outside Mag.Pi, the clothing
Continue ReadingYORK, S.C. (AP) — A 50-year-old woman has been sentenced to life in prison for killing her newborn daughter, whose stabbed body was found in a plastic bag in a South Carolina river in 1992. A York County jury convicted Stacy Michelle Rabon of homicide by child abuse earlier this month. She was charged with
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Shohei Ohtani left the mound in the middle of an at-bat during the second inning Wednesday because of arm fatigue, the Los Angeles Angels said. Ohtani had a 2-2 count on Cincinnati Reds third baseman Christian Encarnacion-Strand when the Angels’ training staff came out to
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Jack Ma, co-founder of China’s most successful tech empire and billionaire entrepreneur. Personal Birth date: September 10, 1964 Birth place: Hangzhou, China Birth name: Ma Yun Father: Ma Laifa Mother: Cui Wencai Marriage: Zhang Ying (Cathy Zhang) Children: Two (some sources say three)
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Personal Birth date: September 11, 1965 Birth place: Damascus, Syria Father: Hafez Assad, late Syrian President Mother: Anisa Makhlouf al-Assad Marriage: Asma (Akhras) al-Assad (2000-present) Children: Karim, Zein and Hafez Education: University of Damascus, Medicine, 1988; Ophthalmology residency, London,
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL LIEDTKE and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Computer chip maker Nvidia has rocketed into the constellation of Big Tech’s brightest stars while riding the artificial intelligence craze that’s fueling red-hot demand for its technology. The latest evidence of Nvidia’s ascendance emerged with Wednesday’s release of the company’s quarterly earnings
Continue ReadingCNN By Zachary Cohen, Paula Reid, Marshall Cohen and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — Three of Donald Trump’s key election lawyers, Rudy Giuliani, Sidney Powell and Jenna Ellis, surrendered Wednesday on charges in the Georgia election subversion case. The scene of Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and a notable former federal prosecutor, walking
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian military earlier this year, was presumed dead Wednesday after a plane crash north of Moscow that killed all 10 people on board. Prigozhin was on the plane, according to Russia’s civil aviation agency,
Continue ReadingBy ACACIA CORONADO and JUAN LOZANO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Temperatures are soaring in the central U.S., leading to deaths and damage. A National Weather Service official says more dangerous heat is expected this week. The harsh heat wave has led to deaths, broken records, damaged Texas roads and water lines, and evacuated
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Originally Published: 23 AUG 23 07:40 ET Updated: 23 AUG 23 16:41 ET By Zachary Cohen, Paula Reid, Marshall Cohen and Dan Berman, CNN (CNN) — Two of Donald Trump’s key election lawyers, Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell, surrendered Wednesday on charges in the Georgia election subversion case. The scene of Giuliani, the former New
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