By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Andy Murray urged the US Open to fix its new video review (VR) technology after it malfunctioned during his first-round win against Corentin Moutet on Tuesday. The Scot had been serving for the match in the third set when his opponent requested the umpire to review a double bounce
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is planning to release an update to his landmark 2015 environmental encyclical on Oct. 4. That’s the feast of his nature-loving namesake, St. Francis of Assisi. Francis recently revealed he was writing a “second part” to the document “to address current problems” and announced
Continue ReadingBy YVES LAURENT and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Mutinous soldiers claimed to have seized power in Gabon on Wednesday and put the president under house arrest, hours after he was declared the winner in an election to extend his family’s 55-year rule in the oil-rich Central African nation. In a video
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By Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — A Broadway star has withdrawn from a musical about the Tiananmen Square protests weeks before its debut in the US – while he is on a concert tour in China. Zachary Noah Piser, a Chinese-American actor, was supposed to play the leading role in Tiananmen: A New Musical when
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN and DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian officials on Wednesday accused Ukraine of launching what appeared to be the biggest nighttime drone attack on Russian soil since the war began 18 months ago. The Kremlin’s forces also hit Kyiv during the night with what Ukrainian officials called a “massive,
Continue Reading By Samantha Bresnahan, CNN (CNN) — In a studio in Culver City, California, T-Pain is ready to put on a show. The American rapper and singer-songwriter, known for popularizing Auto-Tune with his hits such as “Buy U a Drank” and “Bartender,” is used to performing in front of thousands of screaming fans. But today, there’s
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A defense lawyer says Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan will remain in prison for another two weeks despite being granted bail. A special court has extended his detention in a case involving the revealing of an official secret document on Wednesday, after a hearing at the
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Egyptian authorities say the national carrier will resume direct flights to Sudan this week following high profile talks between the Egyptian president and Sudan’s military chief. Egypt’s Ministry of Civil Aviation said Tuesday that EgyptAir would launch a weekly flight route from Cairo to the Sudanese coastal city of Port Sudan starting
Continue ReadingOpinion by Gib Brogan (CNN) — Editor’s note: Gib Brogan is a campaign director at Oceana, an advocacy organization, where he leads the effort to protect North Atlantic right whales and improve the management of US fisheries. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion at CNN. North Atlantic right whales and speeding boats just don’t mix.
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — When Pope Francis travels to Mongolia this week, he will in some ways be completing a mission begun by the 13th-century Pope Innocent IV, who dispatched emissaries east to ascertain the intentions of the rapidly expanding Mongol Empire and beseech its leaders to halt the bloodshed
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — At least 11 people are suspected to be involved with a loan scam that allegedly drove a man to kill his wife and two young boys before trying to take his own life in their family home, Thai police said Wednesday. Sanit Dokmai has been charged with
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Ten years ago, China’s capital was often covered in dense yellow and gray smog, so thick it shrouded nearly everything from view. People locked their windows, donned face masks and cranked air purifiers on high to escape what became known as Beijing’s “air-pocalypse.” The air quality was
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer The Russian currency has stabilized after dipping below 100 rubles to the U.S. dollar — but that doesn’t mean the pressure is off Russia’s economy. Western sanctions have cut into oil earnings, while government spending is heating up the economy, threatening to increase inflation. Russia’s central bank can strongly
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Por años ellos se han quejado del humo que suelta la planta eléctrica Desert View.
Continue ReadingCNN By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Country Garden is raising funds to avoid default, as the troubled real estate giant battles a liquidity crisis which some fear could spread to China’s wider economy and even spill over abroad. The Foshan, Guandong-based company said Wednesday that it plans to issue 350 million shares
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat, James Cleverly, has begun a long-awaited visit to China as the two countries attempt to stabilize ties that have frayed in recent years. The trip is the first by a United Kingdom foreign secretary to China in more than five years. Relations have sunk over Beijing’s curbing of civil
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mutinous soldiers in Gabon said Wednesday they were seizing power in order to overturn the results of a presidential election, seeking to remove a president whose family has held power for 55 years. The coup attempt came hours after the central African country’s President Ali Bongo
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CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Flights across Florida continue to be disrupted Wednesday as Hurricane Idalia churns through the state. Several airports are currently closed, including Tampa, St. Pete-Clearwater and Tallahassee, according to the Federal Aviation Authority. Tampa’s airport is reopening to inbound flights at 4 pm ET and full reopen
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people abroad a Delta Airlines flight were taken to a hospital on Tuesday, August 29 after experiencing “severe turbulence” before landing in Atlanta, a company spokesperson told CNN. The plane was carrying 151 passengers and 14 crew members from Milan when the turbulence happened, a Delta spokesperson said.
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Palm Springs tied the record high temperature of 118° for the second day in a row! Temperatures look to take a step back from record territory on Wednesday, though heat risk remains high, so the Excessive Heat Warning will remain in effect until 8 PM. A trough of low pressure will enter the chat on
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