AP Sports Writer PARIS (AP) — The Dutch beach volleyball player who served time in prison after he was convicted of raping a 12-year-old girl in England has won his second match at the Paris Olympics. Steven van de Velde received an even harsher reaction from the crowd on Wednesday than for his first match.
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La inquietante calma que se instaló sobre la cuenca del Atlántico tras el paso del histórico huracán Beryl está a punto de desaparecer. Han pasado más de tres semanas desde que el mortífero huracán Beryl terminó su recorrido en Texas. El aire seco y polvoriento ha ayudado a mantener el Atlántico libre
Continue ReadingBy Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Babies who have a peanut allergy are now being offered potentially life-changing treatment at hospitals across Australia in a world-first program aimed at building tolerance to them. It is the first time that a nationwide peanut oral immunotherapy program is being introduced into mainstream care anywhere in the world, according
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have been attacking each other’s health insurance positions, warning what Americans could lose if their rival is elected president in November. “She wants to outlaw private health insurance,” Trump said Friday at the conservative Turning Point Action’s Believers’ Summit in West
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By Emma Tucker, Stephanie Becker, Cheri Mossburg and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — As the city of San Francisco prepares to fall in line with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order to clear homeless encampments, Los Angeles is pushing back, refusing to allow its jails to be used to hold those removed from encampments. Newsom,
Continue ReadingBROWNSBURG, Ind. (AP) — Drag racing Hall of Famer John Force may contend for another Funny Car title, even though he won’t drive the rest of the season as he recovers from a traumatic brain injury after a crash in Virginia last month. John Force Racing president Robert Hight announced this week past Funny Car
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German city of Gelsenkirchen, which temporarily renamed itself “Swiftkirchen” before the American superstar played three concerts there in mid-July, said Wednesday it received about 1,400 bids from Germany and abroad for signs it put up with the name. The new name was one of a flurry of fan attractions around the
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Feldscher and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The head coach and players of Team USA’s women’s basketball emphasized their endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential bid on Wednesday. It’s the first major political statement from a top American team at this year’s Olympics and comes as the presidential race is heating up
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s air force says Ukrainian forces shot down all 89 Shahed drones launched by Russia in a nighttime attack on the country, in what was one of the largest drone barrages this year. No damage or injuries were immediately reported in the bombardment, which mostly targeted the region of Kyiv, the
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Packing up your lives and starting afresh in a new country together is a huge move for many couples. But Patricia Mahan and Dan Matarazzo, from the US, have opted to do it twice in the past two decades. The retired pair, who’ve been married for 37 years, left
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — John Mangum has been hired to succeed Anthony Freud as general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The 49-year-old Mangum had been CEO of the Houston Symphony since April 2018. He previously worked at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony and Philharmonic
Continue ReadingBRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida ballerina has been convicted of manslaughter in the 2020 shooting death of her estranged husband. Court records show that a Manatee County jury returned the guilty verdict late Tuesday against Ashley Benefield. She had been charged with second-degree murder, but the jurors opted for a lesser offense. The
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Entertaining the King of England is an expensive business, France is finding out. A sumptuous lobster dinner held to welcome Britain’s King Charles III to Paris last September cost the French president’s office nearly €475,000 ($515,000), according to accounts published on Monday by France’s public auditor. The lavish
Continue ReadingAP Health Writer U.S. health officials are warning that several types of ground cinnamon sold at certain discount and specialty grocery stores are contaminated with high levels of lead. The Food and Drug Administration issued alerts for at least 10 types of packaged ground cinnamon sold at Dollar Tree, Patel Brothers, Eurogrocery and other stores
Continue ReadingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri woman will spend the rest of her life in prison after admitting in federal court that she kidnapped and killed a pregnant Arkansas woman in what prosecutors say was an attempt to claim her baby. Amber Waterman of Pineville, Missouri, pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count each of kidnapping
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — The eerie calm over the Atlantic basin that settled in after historic Hurricane Beryl is about to be shattered. It’s been more than three weeks since deadly Beryl made its final landfall in Texas. Dry, dusty air has helped keep the Atlantic hurricane-free ever since. But a disorganized
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled the state’s death penalty is legal. All five justices agreed Wednesday with at least part of the ruling, opening the door to restart executions in a state that hasn’t put an inmate to death since 2011. South Carolina’s death penalty now includes
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Ismail Haniyeh formó parte de Hamas durante décadas, en los últimos años dirigiendo las operaciones políticas del grupo militante desde el exilio, y emergiendo como uno de sus líderes más visibles durante la guerra con Israel en Gaza. Medios de comunicación estatales de Hamas e Irán afirmaron este miércoles que
Continue Reading Alfredo Meza (CNN Español) — El Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) no ha publicado los resultados detallados por colegio electoral y mesa de votación que respaldan el anuncio de la victoria del presidente Nicolás Maduro en las elecciones presidenciales del domingo, pero las actas que contienen esos resultados ya circulan en internet, según pudo comprobar CNN. La
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is suspending $95 million in U.S. assistance to Georgia after its parliament adopted legislation related to foreign agents that critics say was inspired by a Russian law used to crack down on political dissent. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he’s decided to pause the aid directly benefiting
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