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By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer The arms race in the AL West began with Lucas Giolito and quickly escalated. After the Los Angeles Angels acquired Giolito and signaled their intentions to make a bid for the postseason, division rivals Texas and Houston answered with some big moves of their own, acquiring Max Scherzerand Justin
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The Wacken Open Air heavy metal festival in northern Germany is opening with a reduced audience after persistent rain turned the grounds to mud. The weather forced organizers to order a halt to all new arrivals. Organizers of the famed music festival in a rural area northwest of Hamburg had already told
Continue ReadingBy TOUSSAINT N’GOTTA Associated Press ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Former Ivory Coast president Henri Konan Bédié has died Tuesday night at the age of 89, according to a communiqué from his party. State media reported that he was rushed from his hometown of Daoukro in central Ivory Coast yesterday evening after falling ill. He
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The U.S. military says an American soldier died when a truck hit his Stryker armored vehicle on a highway in southern Germany. U.S. Army Europe said in a statement Wednesday that the accident happened on Tuesday near Tirschenreuth in Bavaria. It said the civilian semi-truck hit the Stryker as it merged onto
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By Vasco Cotovio, CNN (CNN) — Nearly half of Ukrainians held in Russian detention centers in Kherson were subjected to widespread torture including sexual violence, according to a report published Wednesday. The report reveals analysis of an initial pool of 320 cases of detention in Kherson, across more than 35 identified detention centers. It was
Continue Reading By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Big, bright lunar displays will bookend August as the moon nears its closest point to Earth. When the moon reaches this position in its orbit while also appearing full, the result is a supermoon — and there will be two this month. The first of the supermoons will peak
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed Okinawa and other islands in southwestern Japan Wednesday with high winds injuring more than 20 people as it moved west making its way toward mainland China. Typhoon Khanun, which means jackfruit in Thai, was heading west at speeds of 10 kph (6 mph),
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, Simone McCarthy and Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — China has revealed two new leaders of its People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force this week in a surprise shake-up that has raised questions about the inner workings at the top of the military branch overseeing the nation’s powerful arsenal of nuclear and ballistic missiles.
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Foreign nationals lined up outside an airport in Niger’s capital Wednesday morning to wait for a French military evacuation flight, while a regional bloc continued talks about its response to the military coup that took place last week. France, Italy and Spain all announced evacuations for
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — Approval ratings of the US Supreme Court remain at record low levels and Americans are closely divided on Justice Clarence Thomas, as the court continues to issue controversial opinions and is hit with criticism about ethics standards. The latest results are based on a Gallup
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops hit port infrastructure in southern Ukraine with Shahed drones near the border with NATO member Romania overnight, the Ukrainian military and prosecutor-general’s office said Wednesday, damaging a grain elevator and causing a fire at facilities that transport the country’s crucial grain exports. Since leaving
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares dipped Wednesday after Wall Street took a step back from its big rally as markets tried to digest a slew of earnings. France’s CAC 40 fell 1.3% to 7,311.42 in early trading, while Germany’s DAX dipped 1.4% to 16,007.22. Britain’s FTSE 100 dropped 1.8%
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — The Thai political party that won the most seats in May’s general election will not be part of the coalition to form the next government. Conservative lawmakers strongly oppose its proposed reform of laws surrounding the country’s monarchy. The progressive Move Forward Party, led by Pita Limjaroenrat, was a surprise winner in
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Union leaders told striking Hollywood writers Tuesday night that they plan to meet with representatives for studios to discuss restarting negotiations after the first official communication between the two sides since the strike began three months ago. The Writers Guild of America sent an email
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Union leaders told striking Hollywood writers Tuesday night that they plan to meet with representatives for studios to discuss restarting negotiations after the first official communication between the two sides since the strike began three months ago. The Writers Guild of America sent an email
Continue ReadingBy Kate Springer (CNN) — On October 10, 2013, Torbjørn “Thor” Pedersen left his job, girlfriend, and family behind in Denmark to embark on an epic journey. His goal? To visit every country in the world without flying. Pedersen set three cardinal rules for himself. He’d spend at least 24 hours in each nation, live
Continue ReadingBy ANDY WONG and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press ZHUOZHOU, China (AP) — China’s capital has recorded its heaviest rainfall in at least 140 years over the past few days after being deluged with heavy rains from the remnants of Typhoon Doksuri. The city recorded 744.8 millimeters (29.3 inches) of rain between Saturday and Wednesday morning,
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD, HELENA ALVES and BARRY HATTON Associated Press LISBON, Portugal (AP) — Pope Francis arrived in Portugal on Wednesday to open the first edition of World Youth Day since the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of large gatherings, as he hopes to inspire the next generation of Catholics while coping with the church’s
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Foreign nationals lined up outside an airport in Niger’s capital Wednesday morning waiting for a third evacuation flight, while a regional bloc continued talks about its response to the coup that took place last week. French forces in the capital, Niamey, evacuated hundreds of mostly French
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian troops hit port infrastructure in Ukraine’s Odesa region with Shahed drones overnight, the Ukrainian military reported, damaging a grain elevator and causing a fire at facilities that transport the country’s crucial grain exports. Since leaving a deal that allowed Ukraine to export grain to world
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