By MEG KINNARD Associated Press The field for the second Republican presidential debate will be smaller than the first. Seven candidates have qualified for Wednesday night’s debate at Ronald Reagan’s presidential library in California, the Republican National Committee said, confirming that former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson did not make the cut this time. Former President
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian officials say Russia struck the Black Sea port city of Odesa for a second night in a row in a drone barrage that damaged a warehouse, charred dozens of trucks and injured two drivers in fiery explosions. The attacks led officials to suspend ferry service
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Gatwick Airport, London’s second-busiest, is limiting flights this week, partly because of an outbreak of COVID-19 within air traffic control. In a statement late Monday, the airport said a daily 800-flight limit, affecting both departures and arrivals, has been imposed until Sunday. Gatwick said around 30% of staff in the division within
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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — A Woods was back in the winner’s circle this weekend – but not the one golf fans grew accustomed to seeing. This time, Tiger Woods played caddie to his son Charlie as the 14-year-old shot the best round of his fledgling career to win his age group’s regional qualifier
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Buques de guerra rusos seguían lanzando ataques contra Ucrania tras la afirmación de Kyiv de que el comandante de la Flota del mar Negro de Moscú murió el pasado viernes, mientras el presidente Volodymyr Zelensky elogiaba la llegada de los tanques Abrams estadounidenses al país. Un portavoz de la Armada
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter (CNN) — The Supreme Court returns to Washington to face a new term and the fresh reality that critics increasingly view the court as a political body. In the wake of a series of controversial decisions made possible by former President Donald Trump’s three nominees, including the
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By AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — The “Barbie” movie is a bona fide cultural moment. Not only has it set box office records and ushered in a massive spike in Barbie sales, it’s also inspired fascinating conversations about childhood and mental health. Since the movie’s release in July, adults on TikTok and other social media
Continue ReadingBy SEUNG MIN KIM, TOM KRISHER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s decision to stand alongside United Auto Workers pickets on Tuesday on the 12th day of their strike against major carmakers underscores support of labor unions that appears to be unparalleled in presidential history. Experts in presidential and U.S.
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Ronald Brownstein (CNN) — The candidates who will gather for the second Republican presidential debate this week face an unusual challenge: how to take on a front-runner who’s not on stage and is already acting as if he’s the nominee. Former President Donald Trump’s posture was symbolized by his decision to hold a
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press Lawyers for former President Donald Trump are slamming prosecutors’ request for a narrow gag order in his 2020 election subversion case in Washington, calling it an effort to “unconstitutionally silence” his political speech. Trump’s attorneys in court papers filed late Monday urge U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan to deny
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish prosecutors have charged pop star Shakira with failing to pay 6.7 million euros ($7.1 million) in tax on her 2018 income, authorities said Tuesday, in Spain’s latest fiscal allegations against the Colombian singer. Shakira is alleged to have used an offshore company based in a tax haven to avoid paying
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Emergency services in central Greece are on alert as another storm system heads toward areas hit by massive floods this month. Municipal and military crews using excavators have reinforced flood defenses in the region. Flooding from Storm Daniel killed 16 people, and caused widespread damage. Heading eastward, the latest storm has
Continue ReadingSTOCKHOLM (AP) — Two powerful explosions have ripped through dwellings in central Sweden, injuring at least three people and damaging buildings. Late Monday, an explosion occurred in Hasselby, a suburb of the capital, Stockholm. In the early hours of Tuesday, a blast in Linkoping, some 175 kilometers (110 miles) to the southwest, ripped the facade
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — The leader of Spain’s conservatives is trying to win the endorsement of the nation’s Parliament to form a new government. Alberto Núñez Feijóo’s Popular Party won the most seats after inconclusive July 23 national elections that left all parties well shy of an absolute majority. Feijóo faces two investiture votes — one
Continue ReadingOpinion by David A. Andelman (CNN) — The vast store of goodwill accumulated among the forces of democracy for Ukraine and its courageous and utterly unorthodox president may be running dry. That is the clearest and most present danger to the security of Europe and the entire Western alliance. It is surely also the fervent hope on which Russian President Vladimir Putin continues
Continue ReadingOpinion by Frankie de la Cretaz (CNN) — Taylor Swift broke sports media when she showed up to the Kansas City Chiefs game on Sunday, seated next to tight end Travis Kelce’s mother, Donna. The outing capped a frenzied period of speculation in which the rumor mill had been working overtime to speculate whether Swift
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military has reshuffled the country’s ruling council and Cabinet with an apparent purge of two high-ranking generals who independent media have said are under investigation for alleged corruption. The military’s top ruling body has directed four reshuffles since the army seized power from Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government more than
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Growing up on the remote island of Karpathos, Greece, in the 1990s, Anna Katogiritis struggled to make friends at school and says she was bullied for being “small-sized.” But she was able to find comfort and friendship from another source – the thousands of stray cats that roamed the
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By Michelle Toh and Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong/Taipei (CNN) — China and the European Union have agreed to exchange information on export controls as part of efforts to dial down tension over trade imbalances and geopolitical issues. Europe’s trade chief said the relationship was at a “crossroads” and the bloc’s exporters needed better access
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration plans to maintain refugee admissions to the United States at 125,000, according to a draft report obtained by CNN, and admit a larger share of refugees from the Western Hemisphere amid unprecedented movement in the region. The upcoming year’s proposed refugee ceiling underscores the unique challenges
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