KIMT By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — Two children were killed and another two were injured when an SUV crashed into a two-wheeled horse-drawn Amish buggy in southern Minnesota on Monday morning, authorities said. The buggy and the SUV were going in the same direction when the crash happened shortly before 8:25 a.m. in Fillmore
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez is due in court Wednesday to answer to charges that he used his powerful post to secretly advance Egyptian interests and do favors for New Jersey businessmen in exchange for bribes of cash and gold bars. The New
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The inauguration of two new electricity-generating units in Zimbabwe’s Hwange power station last month was not an unfamiliar scene when it comes to major infrastructure projects in Africa. There, in a rural corner of the southern African nation, government officials and the Chinese ambassador gathered to ribbon-cut
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — As his Republican rivals gather onstage in California for their second primary debate, former President Donald Trump will be in battleground Michigan on Wednesday night working to win over blue-collar voters in the midst of an autoworkers’ strike. The Republican front-runner’s trip comes a
Continue ReadingBy JILL COLVIN and TOM KRISHER Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — As his Republican rivals gather onstage in California for their second primary debate, former President Donald Trump will be in battleground Michigan on Wednesday night working to win over blue-collar voters in the midst of an autoworkers’ strike. The Republican front-runner’s trip comes a
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Six Portuguese young adults and children between 11 and 24 years of age are at the European Court of Human Rights where they are accusing 32 European governments of violating their human rights for what they say is a failure to adequately address climate change. It’s
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey’s Supreme Court is considering whether an Atlantic City casino can get payouts from business interruption insurance for losses during the COVID-19 outbreak. The eventual decision could provide guidance for policy holders across the country regarding the scope of coverage for pandemic losses. The court
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Evergrande Group has just missed another bond payment, casting further doubt over the future of the embattled property developer at the epicenter of China’s real estate crisis. Hengda Real Estate, Evergrande’s flagship unit in mainland China, missed principal and interest payments on Monday on an onshore 4
Continue ReadingBy STEVE PEOPLES AP National Political Writer SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A growing sense of urgency looms over the Republican Party’s second presidential primary debate as seven candidates seek momentum on a stage that will not feature the race’s frontrunner. Former President Donald Trump’s second consecutive absence gives those who do show up more
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Republicans are meeting for their second presidential debate on Wednesday as Donald Trump’s top rivals seek to blunt the momentum of the former president, who is so confident of cruising through the party’s primary that he again won’t share a stage with
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press SIMI VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — Republicans are meeting for their second presidential debate on Wednesday as Donald Trump’s top rivals seek to blunt the momentum of the former president, who is so confident of cruising through the party’s primary that he again won’t share a stage with
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — The rush of heat comes out of nowhere, so fierce for some that their faces burn and sweat streams from every pore of their bodies. Welcome to the hot flashes and other symptoms of approaching menopause — an experience experts say about 75% of women will share if they
Continue Reading CNN By Vasco Cotovio, Frederik Pleitgen, Daniel Hodge and Kostyantyn Gak Eastern Ukraine (CNN) — Two Ukrainian soldiers huddle around a drone controller in darkness, their faces illuminated only by its screen. “Oh, something is burning,” one says. They’ve just dropped a bomb on a Russian target. The night-time assault is part of a coordinated
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Among the first families to return to the burn zone in Lahaina is that of Leola Vierra, who spent nearly 50 years living in a home she designed before it burned down Aug. 8 in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century. Vierra,
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Freddie Freeman hit a two-run homer to back the strong seven-inning start by rookie Bobby Miller, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat Colorado 11-2 on Tuesday night to gain a doubleheader split and send the Rockies to their first 100-loss season. Chase Anderson pitched five scoreless innings
Continue ReadingPHILADELPHIA (AP) — Police and witnesses say groups of teenagers swarmed into stores in Philadelphia’s Central City on Tuesday night, stuffing plastic bags with merchandise and fleeing, although police made several arrests. Police say an Apple store was one of those hit, but fleeing teenagers dropped iPhones and a pile of iPads. Eyewitness video and
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Alexandra Ferguson Londres (CNN) — Los planes para lo que promete ser la atracción turística subterránea más espectacular de Londres fueron revelados: la transformación, por valor de US$ 268 millones, de una serie de túneles de la Segunda Guerra Mundial de kilómetro y medio de longitud en una deslumbrante experiencia inmersiva. Tan clandestinos que en
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The US government and 17 states are suing Amazon in a landmark monopoly case reflecting years of allegations that the e-commerce giant abused its economic dominance and harmed fair competition. The groundbreaking lawsuit by the Federal Trade Commission and 17 attorneys general marks the government’s sharpest attack yet against
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Melanie Zanona, CNN (CNN) — House Republicans are planning to plow ahead with their impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden in the event of a government shutdown, though a lapse in federal funding could present logistical challenges to their investigative work. In recent days, House Republicans – like all federal agencies
Continue ReadingCNN By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — Target’s decision to close nine of its stores in major cities, citing persistent large-scale theft at those locations, is the latest signal that retailers may be struggling in their battle to contain a growing and dangerous problem. Industry experts say even a small increase in crime
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