By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — If you haven’t seen some of the summer’s hottest blockbusters, there’s no time like the present. Sunday is the second annual National Cinema Day. At more than 3,000 participating theaters across the country the price of a movie ticket is just $4. The last time the average
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government has ordered East Timor’s diplomat to leave the country in retaliation for the East Timorese government holding meetings with Myanmar’s main opposition organization. A Foreign Ministry statement says East Timor has conducted engagements with Myanmar’s shadow National Unity Government, which views itself as the country’s legitimate administration after the
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN The end of a presidential summer vacation makes for some abrupt trade-offs. The beach for budget battles. Pilates for politics. Sunshine for special counsels. Heading home from Lake Tahoe on Saturday, President Joe Biden exchanged a week of waterfront seclusion for the more workaday realities of running the country from Washington.
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By Andy Rose, Ashley R. Williams and Isabel Rosales, CNN (CNN) — Three people were killed Saturday in a racially motivated attack after a gunman targeted Black people at a Dollar General store in Jacksonville, Florida, in one of several weekend shootings that again shocked Americans in public places – from stores to football games
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Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Se han registrado al menos 472 tiroteos masivos en Estados Unidos en lo que va de 2023, según Gun Violence Archive, que, al igual que CNN, define un tiroteo masivo en el que cuatro o más personas resultan heridas y/o muertas, sin incluir al tirador. La nación superó la marca de
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With Donald Trump facing felony charges over his attempts to overturn the 2020 election, the former president is flooding the airwaves and his social media platform with distortions, misinformation and unfounded conspiracy theories about his defeat. It’s part of a multiyear effort to undermine public confidence in
Continue ReadingVANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Megan Khang birdied four of the last five holes for a 4-under 68 and a three-stroke lead Saturday in the CPKC Women’s Open. Seeking her first LPGA Tour victory, Khang rebounded from bogeys on Nos. 10 and 12 with birdies on Nos. 14-16 and 18 — holing a 15-footer on
Continue ReadingBy Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN New York (CNN) — Americans are being asked more and more often whether they would like to tack a tip onto their check, sometimes facing a screen that reads “add a tip?” Whether it’s paying for coffee, picking up food at a restaurant counter, or taking a ride-share, a tip is
Continue ReadingVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says his visit later this week to Mongolia, the first-ever by a pontiff to that Asian country, is a much-desired occasion to meet with a “noble, wise” people. Speaking to the public on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square, Francis called the trip an occasion to embrace the Catholic community
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — ‘Messi mania’ swept across New York on Saturday as Lionel Messi made his Major League Soccer (MLS) regular season debut for Inter Miami away against the New York Red Bulls. However, fans who attended the match had to wait until the 60th minute for the Argentine
Continue ReadingBy RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say they will use security forces to stop women from visiting one of Afghanistan’s most popular national parks in central Bamiyan province. Authorities banned women from public spaces, including parks, last November alleging that women were not wearing the hijab, or Islamic headscarf, correctly. This
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan have resumed their years-long negotiations over the controversial dam Ethiopia is building on the Nile River’s main tributary. The resumption of talks came after President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said last month that they aim to reach within four months an agreement on
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities on Sunday confirmed the death of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, putting to rest any doubts about whether the wily mercenary leader turned mutineer was on a plane that crashed Wednesday, killing everyone on board. Genetic testing on the 10 bodies recovered at the crash site “conform to the manifest
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA and GERALD IMRAY Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader on Sunday alleged “blatant and gigantic fraud” in the country’s election after President Emmerson Mnangagwa was declared the winner and international observers reported an atmosphere of intimidation against voters. The returns from the latest troubled vote in the southern
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s Investigative Committee has confirmed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin was killed in a plane crash. The committee said in a statement Sunday that after forensic testing, all 10 bodies recovered at the site of the crash were identified, and their identities “conform to the manifest.” Russia’s civil aviation authority earlier this week
Continue Reading Sol Amaya Este seguimiento terminó. Puedes ver las últimas noticias de la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania, haciendo click aquí. Una vista muestra un retrato del jefe mercenario de Wagner, Yevgeny Prigozhin, en un monumento improvisado cerca del antiguo Centro PMC Wagner en San Petersburgo, Rusia, el 24 de agosto de 2023. REUTERS/Anastasia Barashkova El
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — With the final grand slam of the season nearly upon us, there are plenty of storylines for fans to get excited about. From a tennis great making a record-extending outing to plenty of home favorites to get behind, the 143rd US Open women’s draw promises to be an exciting
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A ridge of building high pressure will continue to send temperatures above the seasonal average (107°) through Tuesday. Temperatures are expected to exceed 115° during this time. The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the Coachella Valley from 10 a.m. Monday until 8 p.m. Tuesday due to the potentially dangerous heat. Cooler temperatures
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Tres infantes de Marina estadounidenses murieron y varios más resultaron gravemente heridos después de que un avión Osprey se estrellara durante ejercicios militares en Australia, dijeron funcionarios este domingo. De los 23 infantes de Marina a bordo del avión MV-22B Osprey, tres murieron mientras que otros cinco fueron trasladados al Hospital
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — London’s Metropolitan Police force says it has stepped up security after a company that holds details of its officers and staff was hacked. The force says there was “unauthorized access to the IT system of one of its suppliers.” It says the company had access to names, ranks, photos, vetting levels and
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