TOKYO (AP) — North Korea on Monday launched a missile into the sea, Japan and South Korea said, hours after North Korea announced plans to put a rocket into orbit apparently carrying its second military reconnaissance satellite. North Korea had earlier notified Japan’s coast guard about its plans to launch “a satellite rocket” during a
Continue ReadingBy Sydney Bishop and Colin McCullough, CNN (CNN) — Two cruise ships set sail for the sea from Baltimore this weekend for the first time since the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed. Royal Caribbean’s Vision of the Sea left Baltimore on Saturday for a five-night voyage to Bermuda, according to Port of Baltimore Director Jonathan
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has secured from Spain a pledge of additional air defense missiles to help fight the about 3,000 bombs that he says Russia launches every month at Ukraine. He said Monday in Madrid that Ukraine still urgently needs another seven U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems to stop Russia hitting
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Laura Barnett has always had a bit of wanderlust. When she was a kid, her father took a job as a teacher with the US Department of Defense and moved his family from rural Kentucky to Poitiers, France, which is when the travel bug hit. She’s been
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The original “Bachelorette” Trista Sutter says there’s nothing to see here after recent social media posts from her husband caused concern among their followers. Over the weekend, Sutter posted a photo on Instagram of her, husband Ryan Sutter and their two children enjoying some beach time and explained
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — La NASA lanzó el primero de dos satélites de investigación que medirán cuánto calor se pierde en el espacio desde el Ártico y la Antártida. El satélite del tamaño de una caja de zapatos despegó este sábado a las 7:42 p.m., hora local (3:42 a.m. ET) a bordo de un cohete
Continue ReadingBy Diana Pearl (CNN) — A decade ago, Lilly Pulitzer’s bright prints were omnipresent on college campuses across the US, and a pop-up for its 2015 collaboration with Target in New York’s Bryant Park drew crowds of Millennial shoppers at the height of their modern preppy obsession. That same year, sales grew 22 percent. Fashion
Continue ReadingBRAINTREE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts man will be arraigned Tuesday on multiple charges including assault with the intent to murder after six people, including four girls at a movie theater, were stabbed in separate attacks, officials said. Jared Ravizza, 26, of Chilmark, a town on Martha’s Vineyard, was arrested Saturday night after a police
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Relations between the European Union and Israel took a nosedive on the eve of the diplomatic recognition of a Palestinian state by EU members Ireland and Spain, with Madrid suggesting sanctions should be considered against Israel for its continued attacks in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel faced new condemnation Monday for strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah that local health officials said killed at least 45 Palestinians, including displaced people living in tents that were engulfed by fire. Israel has faced surging international criticism over
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Dairy-loving daredevils threw caution to the wind Monday for one of Britain’s most extreme annual events: Cheese rolling. Cheered by several thousand spectators, scores of reckless racers chased 7-pound (3 kilogram) wheels of Double Gloucester cheese down the near-vertical Cooper’s Hill, near Gloucester in southwest England. The
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The testimony in Donald Trump’s New York hush money trial is all wrapped up after more than four weeks and nearly two dozen witnesses, meaning the case heads into the pivotal final stretch of closing arguments, jury deliberations and possibly a verdict. It’s impossible to say how
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The federal government recently reclassified race and ethnicity groups in an effort to better capture the diversity of the United States, but some groups feel the changes miss the mark. Hmong, Armenian, Black Arab and Brazilian communities in the U.S. say they are not represented accurately in
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG and MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press The federal government recently reclassified race and ethnicity groups in an effort to better capture the diversity of the United States, but some groups feel the changes miss the mark. Hmong, Armenian, Black Arab and Brazilian communities in the U.S. say they are not represented accurately in
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — School’s out, you’re on vacation and you’re looking to catch some live music to take full advantage of the summer’s longest days of the year. Thankfully, there are many options! If you find yourself in London in August, you can catch Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. In Japan this July?
Continue ReadingDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says seven soldiers and 23 militants have been killed in three separate shootouts in the volatile northwest near Afghanistan, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban. In a statement on Monday, the army said The first exchange of fire occurred overnight on the outskirts of Peshawar, the
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — They traveled from all over — from Europe and Oceania, from North America and South America — to be at Roland Garros on Monday, intent on watching Rafael Nadal play what turned out to be his only French Open match this year. And might be his
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Winds have eased, but temperatures are on the rise this Memorial Day, so as you commemorate the day, be sure to stay hydrated and use that sunscreen! Highs will reach 100 later this afternoon. As temperatures rise, be sure to follow important heat safety tips to keep you healthy in the summer-like temps. Winds are
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who spend Memorial Day scouting sales online and in stores may find more reasons to celebrate the return of warmer weather. Major retailers are stepping up discounts heading into the summer months, hoping to entice inflation-weary shoppers into opening their wallets. Target, Walmart and
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By Angus Watson, Sophie Jeong, Heather Chen, Lucas Lilieholm and Teele Rebane, CNN (CNN) — As many as 2,000 people are feared to have been buried by last week’s massive landslide in Papua New Guinea, according to the country’s National Disaster Centre, as survivors recounted the horror losing so many loved ones. The landslide occurred
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