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By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — In the distant future, archaeologists will happen upon a Shrek Croc, its soft vinyl unsullied by the ages, and they will have questions. Why was the 2001 animated film about an ogre so popular that it warranted a special shoe? What was the purpose of this odd foam footwear;
Continue ReadingBy Casey Barber, CNN (CNN) — Sign up for CNN’s Eat, But Better: Mediterranean Style. Our eight-part guide shows you a delicious expert-backed eating lifestyle that will boost your health for life. The adage of only eating oysters in months that end in R no longer holds true as advances in aquaculture have made farmed shellfish
Continue ReadingRIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — A U.N. conference voted Sunday to list the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine, a decision likely to anger Israel, which controls the territory and does not recognize a Palestinian state. Jericho is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities on earth, and
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has begun enforcing an entry ban on all Russian-registered passenger cars seeking to enter the country. The move comes just days after the nearby Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia banned vehicles with Russian license plates from entering their territory. The countries are acting
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Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un ayudante del sheriff del condado de Los Ángeles murió después de que le dispararan dentro de su patrulla este sábado por la noche, dijeron las autoridades. El agente Ryan Clinkunbroomer, de 30 años, fue encontrado inconsciente por un civil en su patrulla alrededor de las 6 p.m. hora local frente
Continue ReadingPALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy died after he was shot in his patrol car Saturday evening by an unknown assailant, and an investigation is underway that the sheriff said will press all of the department’s resources into action. Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, died after being taken to a hospital,
Continue ReadingPALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy died after he was shot in his patrol car Saturday evening by an unknown assailant, and an investigation is underway that the sheriff said will press all of the department’s resources into action. Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, died after being taken to a hospital,
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG, HYUNG-JIN KIM and ELISE MORTON Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is on his way home Sunday from Russia, ending a six-day trip that triggered global concerns about weapons transfer deals between the two countries locked in separate standoffs with the West. Kim’s armored train
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By Annette Choi and Krystina Shveda, CNN (CNN) — Cities across the US, particularly those in California where wildfires are common, are often exposed to lower air quality due to a mix of urban pollution and weather effects. But even some rural areas of the country known for their pristine air reached dangerous pollution levels
Continue ReadingBy Rob Hodgetts, CNN (CNN) — From the litany of bad headlines surrounding the world of travel, you could be forgiven thinking it’s been the summer from hell for vacationers. Environmental disasters, aviation industry mishaps and strikes, dirty beaches, soaring temperatures, deluges, price hikes and overcrowding all seem to have conspired to ruin getaways for
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — During the final days of 1936, about 50 autoworkers at General Motors shut down their machines at Fisher Body Plant No. 2 in Flint, Michigan, and sat down. The workers, members of the tiny United Automobile Workers union founded just a year prior, sought to improve brutal
Continue Reading By Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — The numbers on an Maryland woman’s license plate led her to win a $50,000 lottery prize from a $1 ticket. The 50-year-old Baltimore woman, who hasn’t been publicly identified, was assigned the lucky license plate with her new car a few years ago. She initially didn’t like the numbers
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER and JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Newly acquitted of impeachment charges, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is back on the job and getting back to the usual. Promises to keep dragging the Biden administration into court. Support from former President Donald Trump. And coming soon, a sit-down
Continue ReadingDAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Miles Hastings threw two touchdown passes, Lan Larison finished with eight receptions for 106 yards, including a 73-yard TD, and UC Davis beat Southern Utah 23-21 Saturday night. Hastings completed 21 of 37 passes for 236 yards with no interceptions and Larison added 60 yards rushing on 14 carries for UC
Continue ReadingPALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy died after he was shot in his patrol car Saturday evening by an unknown assailant and an investigation is underway that the sheriff said will press all of the department’s resources into action. Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, died after being transported to a hospital,
Continue ReadingPALMDALE, Calif. (AP) — A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy died after he was shot in his patrol car Saturday evening by an unknown assailant and an investigation is underway that the sheriff said will press all of the department’s resources into action. Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, died after being transported to a hospital,
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Barely a week after being elected as a local councilor for Zimbabwe’s main opposition party, Womberaiishe Nhende and a relative were pulled out of their car by unidentified men, shot with a stun gun and handcuffed. They were then bundled into a pickup truck and driven
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Fresno State coach Jeff Tedford took a couple moments after the game to greet some of the fans who had made the road trip to watch the Bulldogs dominate a team from the Pac-12. It wasn’t a hard thing to do. Those clad in Fresno
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s president said the international community “will unite more tightly” to cope with deepening military cooperation between Russia and North Korea, as he plans to raise the issue with world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly this week. Worries about Russian-North Korean ties have
Continue ReadingBy HAZEM TURKIA and JACK JEFFERY Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — Zahra el-Gerbi wasn’t expecting much of a response to her online fundraiser, but she felt she had to do something after four of her relatives died in the flooding that decimated the eastern Libyan city of Derna. She put out a call for
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