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GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Metallica postponed Sunday’s concert in Arizona after the band said lead singer James Hetfield tested positive for COVID-19. The band has rescheduled the second night of its tour stop at Glendale’s State Farm Stadium for Sept. 9. “We’re extremely disappointed and regret any inconvenience this has caused you. We look forward
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas residents on Sunday were drying out after two days of heavy rainfall that flooded streets, prompted various water rescues, shut down a portion of Interstate 15 south of the city and possibly resulted in at least one death. A marginal risk for excessive rainfall was expected on Sunday before
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, Jennifer Hansler and Lauren Koenig, CNN (CNN) — Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a longtime fixture of Democratic politics with turns as Energy Secretary and United Nations ambassador under the Clinton administration, died on Friday, the Richardson Center for Global Engagement said in a statement. He was 75. Richardson died in
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Their rivals are busy answering voters’ questions at town halls across South Carolina, glad-handing with business owners in New Hampshire and grinding to hit every one of Iowa’s 99 counties. But the front-runners for their party’s nomination, former President Donald Trump and President Joe
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By Darya Tarasova and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — A fire burning at an oil depot in St. Petersburg has been extinguished, the Russian Emergency Ministry said on Telegram, after dozens of firefighters were called to the scene. Videos from the area posted on social media showed a large plume of black smoke rising as
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The US suffered a surprise 110-104 loss to Lithuania at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in the Philippines on Sunday. Lithuania led by 17 points at halftime and despite a late US resurgence held on to secure the country’s third ever victory over the Americans and
Continue Reading CNN By Nouran Salahieh and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are investigating a death at the Burning Man festival in the Nevada desert as thousands of people remain trapped on site after heavy rains inundated the area and created thick, ankle-deep mud which sticks to campers’ shoes and vehicle tires. Attendees were told to
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler wants his fans to visit the Hawaiian island of Maui to help its economy recover from last month’s devastating wildfires. Tyler, who has a home on Maui, told the audience at the opening night of the band’s farewell tour in Philadelphia on Saturday
Continue ReadingMONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Five people charged in an Alabama riverfront brawl that drew national attention as white boaters fought with Black riverboat crew members have pleaded not guilty to assault and disorderly conduct charges. Police said four white boaters were filmed hitting and shoving a Black riverboat captain in Montgomery. They pleaded not guilty
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Little Richard lived a vibrant life. The late rock and roll legend struggled with being a queer Black man in the Jim Crow era South and failed to earn the recognition he believed he deserved as one of the architects of the music genre with hits like “Good
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Little Richard lived a vibrant life. The late rock and roll legend struggled with being a queer Black man in the Jim Crow era South and failed to earn the recognition he believed he deserved as one of the architects of the music genre with hits like
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Tunisia’s opposition Islamist party Ennahdha says one of its senior officials has been placed under house arrest by authorities in what it called an illegal decision. Ennahdha condemned in a statement the sanction against Abdel Karim Harouni and called for him to be released. The move comes after the founder of the
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s top electoral authority says that it has blocked the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s Seed Movement, at least temporarily giving the party back its legal status and cutting off an attempt by rials to weaken Arévalo. The decision announced by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal
Continue ReadingBy Aimee Lewis and Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Max Verstappen further cemented his status as the dominant driver of his generation with a historic victory at the Italian Grand Prix, his 10th consecutive race win. No Formula One driver has ever won as many races in a row in a season. The Red Bull
Continue Reading By Wayne Chang, Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — At least 44 people were injured and tens of thousands of homes were left without power as Typhoon Haikui made its way across Taiwan, authorities said. The storm made landfall along the southeastern coastal township of Donghe at about 3:40 p.m. local
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer The third installment in the Denzel Washington-led “Equalizer” franchise topped the domestic box office this weekend with $34.5 million according to studio estimates Sunday. By the end of the Monday holiday, Sony expects that total will rise to $42 million. Labor Day signals the end of Hollywood’s summer movie
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Millman, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota said Sunday that Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell is “perfectly capable” of carrying out his leadership position after he froze in public for the second time in as many months. “There’s a lot of folks out there who would like to
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s moon rover has completed its walk on the lunar surface and been put into sleep mode less than two weeks after its historic landing near the lunar south pole, India’s space mission said. “The rover completes its assignments. It is now safely parked and set
Continue ReadingBy SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s top electoral authority says that it has blocked the suspension of President-elect Bernardo Arévalo’s Seed Movement, at least temporarily giving the party back its legal status and cutting off an attempt by rials to weaken Arévalo. The decision announced by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal
Continue ReadingBLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. (AP) — An unusual late-summer storm turned a week-long counterculture fest into a sloppy mess with tens of thousands of partygoers stuck in foot-deep mud and with no working toilets in the northern Nevada desert. But some Burning Man revelers said Sunday that their spirits remained unbroken. Organizers closed the festival
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