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By Helen Regan and Kocha Olarn, CNN (CNN) — Thailand’s parliament on Tuesday voted for real estate tycoon Srettha Thavisin to be the country’s next prime minister, ending a political deadlock more than three months after elections delivered a landslide to progressive parties over pro-military groups. Srettha, 60, was the sole candidate put forward by
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRUNAT Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain’s acting prime minister has greeted the country’s Women’s World Cup champions at the presidential palace in Madrid. Pedro Sánchez announced that the team members will be awarded Spain’s golden medal of sports achievement in honor of their victory on Sunday in Australia. Players and staff
Continue ReadingCNN, KCCI, TEAMSTER.ORG, UPS By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — Rank-and-file members of the Teamsters union have overwhelmingly ratified a five-year deal with UPS, putting an end to the threat of a crippling strike. The union said 86% of members had voted for the five-year contract, which will now be in effect retroactive
Continue ReadingBy RIAZ KHAN PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says militants have ambushed a military convoy in a former stronghold of Pakistani Taliban in the country’s northwest. The attack Tuesday triggered an intense shootout that has killed at least six soldiers. The military says in a statement that the attack took place in South Waziristan,
Continue ReadingBy Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Microsoft has made a major concession to UK authorities in a bid to remove the last remaining regulatory obstacle to its huge takeover of Activision Blizzard. The companies have submitted a new proposal to the UK antitrust watchdog — the only regulator worldwide standing in the way of
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Srettha Thavisin from the populist Pheu Thai party secured enough votes in parliament to become the country’s 30th prime minister Tuesday, hours after former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra returned from years of self-imposed exile and began an eight-year prison sentence. While the vote was not complete, Srettha
Continue Reading By Jamiel Lynch, Sara Smart and Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — A prosecutor is asking a judge to dismiss the felony charge against an unarmed Black semi-truck driver who was attacked by a police dog after a chase in Ohio on July 4. Jadarrius Rose, 23, was bitten by a K-9 after a lengthy vehicle
Continue ReadingBy RIAZ KHAN Associated Press PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A cable car carrying six children and two adults dangled hundreds of meters (feet) above the ground in a remote part of Pakistan after it broke on Tuesday, trapping the occupants for hours before rescuers arrived in helicopters to try to free them. Army commandos could
Continue ReadingBy COSTAS KANTOURIS and ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece (AP) — Hundreds of firefighters struggled Tuesday to control major wildfires burning out of control for days in northeastern Greece and on Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands, with strong winds fanning the flames and prompting evacuations of villages and a city hospital in Greece. Hot,
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Save the Children says about 500 children have died from hunger in Sudan, including two dozen babies in a government-run orphanage in the capital of Khartoum, since fighting erupted in the East African country in April. The organization said on Tuesday that at least 31,000 children lack
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer POND GAP, W.Va. (AP) — In seven decades of following West Virginia football, little has gotten in the way when Terry Keenan wants to see his beloved Mountaineers. Conference realignment promises to be a headache. College sports and the traveling fan are on course for a big reset in
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer POND GAP, W.Va. (AP) — In seven decades of following West Virginia football, little has gotten in the way when Terry Keenan wants to see his beloved Mountaineers. Conference realignment promises to be a headache. College sports and the traveling fan are on course for a big reset in
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Autumn Nelson said she was seeking help for alcohol addiction last spring when fellow members of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana suggested a rehabilitation center in Phoenix, far to the south. The 38-year-old said the center even bought her a one-way airline ticket to make the 1,300-mile
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — As the US Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, DC, gets ready to begin its new term next month, the next two weeks could usher in several consequential rulings from the federal appeals court, often called the second most powerful court in the country, that could bear
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden has tapped Ed Siskel, the former White House attorney who helped manage the Obama White House’s response to the Benghazi and Solyndra investigations, to serve as his next White House counsel. Siskel will step into the role next month, the White House said, as Biden is
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Already involved in two lawsuits with Disney, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to a board that oversees Disney World’s governing district on Monday launched a battle against the company on a new front — free passes and discounts for district employees. Board members of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District submitted
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Already involved in two lawsuits with Disney, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ appointees to a board that oversees Disney World’s governing district on Monday launched a battle against the company on a new front — free passes and discounts for district employees. Board members of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District submitted
Continue ReadingBy RIAZ KHAN PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says militants have ambushed a military convoy in a former stronghold of Pakistani Taliban in the country’s northwest. The attack Tuesday triggered an intense shootout that killed at least six soldiers. The military says in a statement that the attack took place in South Waziristan, a
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Considering that about 110 million people live in the Philippines, it’s not feasible to expect that they all would be basketball fans. “But it’s close,” said Tim Cone, the country’s top professional coach. And that might not be an understatement, either. Basketball’s World Cup starts
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Considering that about 110 million people live in the Philippines, it’s not feasible to expect that they all would be basketball fans. “But it’s close,” said Tim Cone, the country’s top professional coach. And that might not be an understatement, either. Basketball’s World Cup starts
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