Skip to Content
BEIJING (AP) — High waters swept a fire truck into a river in southeastern China early Tuesday, leaving five crew members missing, local authorities said, as the second tropical storm in recent days hit the mainland. Haikui weakened to a tropical storm as it scraped along the coastline of Fujian and Guangdong provinces Tuesday morning,
Continue ReadingBy Reuters (Reuters) — Qantas Airways said on Tuesday that long-serving CEO Alan Joyce would exit the company two months earlier than previously flagged as a reputational turbulence engulfs Australia’s flagship carrier. Joyce’s early retirement will see CEO Designate Vanessa Hudson, the first woman to lead the century-old airline, take charge on Wednesday. The accelerated
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN London (CNN) — Mercedes-Benz has just unveiled new “close-to-production” concept vehicles that could outdo Tesla cars by going more than 466 miles on a single charge. That’s compared with a range of less than 380 miles for any Tesla model. The German automaker’s Concept CLA Class, revealed Sunday at the IAA
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit another long home run at Petco Park and Trea Turner and Edmundo Sosa also connected for the Philadelphia Phillies, who beat the Padres 9-7 on Monday in their first visit to San Diego since the NL Championship Series. Schwarber connected for his
Continue ReadingBy Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — Two teams of US scientists have completed lab experiments testing the antibodies from vaccinated and infected Americans to see how well they might be able to fend off currently circulating variants of the virus that causes Covid-19, including the highly mutated BA.2.86. Their results match up almost exactly, and
Continue ReadingBy Jaymes Langrehr Click here for updates on this story MADISON, Wis. (WISC) — MADISON, Wis. — A pier collapsed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Memorial Union Terrace Monday afternoon, sending dozens of people into the water, officials confirmed to News 3 Now. The call for a water rescue came in for multiple area agencies
Continue Reading
Tres personas murieron en un accidente de coche debido a las condiciones polvorientas en Palm Springs domingo por la tarde. La policía de Palm Springs respondió al accidente de tres coches en North Gene Autry Trail en el canal o arroyo justo antes de las 3 p.m. funcionarios cerraron Gene Autry en el arroyo por
Continue Reading
macamilarincon (CNN) –– La primera dama de Estados Unidos, Jill Biden, dio positivo por covid-19 la noche de este lunes, informó la Casa Blanca. “Esta tarde, la primera dama dio positivo por covid-19. Actualmente sólo tiene síntomas leves. Ella permanecerá en su casa en Rehoboth Beach, Delaware”, dijo la portavoz Elizabeth Alexander en un comunicado.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 Monday but is experiencing only mild symptoms, her spokeswoman said. President Joe Biden was tested for the virus following his wife’s positive test, but his results were negative. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said the president would continue testing regularly and would be
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Aryna Sabalenka is going to be the No. 1 player in the WTA rankings next week, replacing Iga Swiatek there. That much is certain. The way Sabalenka is playing at the moment, she might very well supplant Swiatek as the U.S. Open champion, too. In
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Carson Daly is remembering his friend Steve Harwell, the co-founder and former lead singer of the rock band Smash Mouth, who died Monday at age 56. The “Today Show” anchor and former MTV VJ rose to fame during the same era that Harwell’s Smash Mouth did, and Daly took
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI Associated Press BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Human rights activists surrounded the Buenos Aires City Legislature to denounce an event honoring victims of armed leftist groups during the 1970s, when Argentina was engulfed by political violence. Monday’s tribute was arranged by the running-mate of right-wing populist presidential candidate Javier Milei, and demonstrators
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19. The White House says the first lady received the positive test result Monday. She is experiencing only mild symptoms. President Joe Biden was tested Monday evening but his results were negative. White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre says the president will continue testing
Continue ReadingCANBERRA, Australia (AP) — The boss of Australian airline Qantas says he will leave his job immediately — two months earlier than planned — following a series of embarrassing revelations about the company, including allegations it sold tickets for flights that had already been canceled. Chief Executive Alan Joyce said that after 15 years running
Continue Reading
Originally Published: 04 SEP 23 21:01 ET Updated: 04 SEP 23 21:22 ET By Mary Kay Mallonee and Donald Judd, CNN (CNN) — First lady Jill Biden tested positive for Covid-19 Monday, the White House announced. “This evening, the First Lady tested positive for COVID-19. She is currently experiencing only mild symptoms. She will remain
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has announced a $141 million emergency fund to help exporters hit by a ban on Japanese seafood imposed by China in response to the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. The discharge of the wastewater into
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Un conflicto entre dos grupos rebeldes colombianos terminó con la vida de nueve personas e hirió a cinco más, dijo este lunes el gobernador de Arauca, Wilinton Rodríguez. Según Rodríguez, las autoridades aún no identificaron a las nueve víctimas asesinadas. Una niña indígena de 14 años está entre las cinco personas
Continue Reading Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Un grupo de cazadores de Mississippi batió el récord estatal al capturar el caimán más largo jamás registrado: un reptil de 4,3 metros (14,3 pies) que pesa poco más de 360 kilos (unas 800 libras). Los cazadores Tanner White, Don Woods, Will Thomas y Joey Clark de Red Antler Processing, una
Continue Reading
By Jiani Navarro Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — A Kansas City man who was born blind defied the odds and was able to fulfill his dreams, throwing the first pitch at the Royals game on Labor Day. “I always thought that sports was something that was out of
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A group of men who say they were sexually abused by a Japanese boy band producer have expressed hope the company will provide financial compensation and introduce measures to prevent a recurrence. They say producer Johnny Kitagawa sexually preyed on young dancers and singers for decades, having
Continue Reading