MUNICH (AP) — Thousands of Taylor Swift fans have gotten free seats to her concerts in Munich on a grassy hill near the concert venue. The Swifties packed the Olympic Hill, one of the highest elevations in the southern German city, for the second day in a row Sunday. They were claiming a high perch
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Paris (CNN) — It may have been a bronze medal, but it was celebrated in the stands like it was a gold. When Brazilian superstar Rayssa Leal stuck her all-important final trick of the women’s street skateboarding final at the Paris Olympics, a deafening roar went up from the many green-and-gold-clad
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Carmen Sánchez (CNN Español) — Las instalaciones donde los atletas de las competencias acuáticas muestran su potencial son unas de las más llamativas de las justas olímpicas. Las dimensiones y especificaciones de las piscinas olímpicas están dictadas por World Aquatics antes conocida como la Federación Internacional de Natación (FINA). Dimensiones de una piscina olímpica Una
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By Ray Sanchez and Stephanie Becker, CNN Los Angeles (CNN) — After California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued a directive ordering state officials to take down homeless encampments, John Janosko returned to a dead-end street in Oakland where he once lived for years in one of the state’s largest camps. Longtime residents of the makeshift shelters
Continue ReadingBLOOMINGTON, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota medical providers and public officials are preparing for the arrival of new patients before an Iowa law banning most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy goes into effect. The new restrictions in Iowa take effect Monday. Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan toured an abortion clinic this week and welcomed
Continue ReadingAP National Writer PARIS (AP) — It may be too early to call these Paris Olympics the Fashion Olympics. But in the city widely considered the capital of fashion, the word “fashion” has surely been mentioned so far more than in any other Games. And so it made sense to Angela Ruggiero, a four-time U.S.
Continue ReadingBy Marisa Sardonia Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Asheville Police Department made four arrests on Thursday, July 25, while conducting proactive enforcement. At around 3 p.m., detectives tried to make contact with Dennis Aguilar Scott, 51, who was wanted for a parole violation. Scott fled on foot
Continue ReadingNEON, UNIVERSAL PICTURES, DISNEY, PIXAR, MARVEL STUDIOS, CNN, Disney/Pixar By Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — “Deadpool & Wolverine” barreled through the $200 million benchmark, cementing the blockbuster as the record holder for the highest grossing opening weekend for an R-rated movie. According to studio estimates, “Deadpool & Wolverine” — the 34th movie in
Continue ReadingBy Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — “Deadpool & Wolverine” barreled through the $200 million benchmark, cementing the blockbuster as the record holder for the highest grossing opening weekend for an R-rated movie. According to studio estimates, “Deadpool & Wolverine” — the 34th movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe lineup — has grossed $205
Continue Reading By Sara Smart and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — A stretch of the major highway between California and Las Vegas was closed for 48 hours after a tractor trailer carrying hazardous materials overturned and caught on fire. The California Highway Patrol announced Sunday morning that all lanes of Interstate 15 were open after crews worked
Continue ReadingBy Andrea Kane, CNN (CNN) — Can money buy happiness? It’s an age-old question with which many — including philosophers, economists and psychologists — have wrestled. Even rappers have gotten in on the act. “Mo Money Mo Problems,” a 1997 song by the Notorious B.I.G., contains the chorus “It’s like the more money we come across/
Continue ReadingBy Sunshine Kuhia Smith Click here for updates on this story KAHULUI, Hawaii (KITV) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently donated $1.5 million to the American Red Cross for its continuing mission to help with disaster relief and recovery services on Maui. Elder Voi Taeoalii, Area Seventy of the Church of
Continue ReadingCNN By Kyle Feldscher and Issy Ronald, CNN Paris (CNN) — Simone Biles fought through pain in her calf on Sunday to post an impressive all-around score and display the qualities which have made one of the greatest gymnasts of all time on her return to the Olympics. After she produced a flawless balance beam
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Feldscher and Issy Ronald, CNN Paris (CNN) — Simone Biles fought through pain in her calf on Sunday to post an impressive all-around score and display the qualities which have made one of the greatest gymnasts of all time on her return to the Olympics. After she produced a flawless balance beam routine
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The lawyer of a powerful Mexican drug cartel leader who is now in U.S. custody pushed back Sunday against claims that his client was tricked into flying into the country, saying he was “forcibly kidnapped” by the son of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada had eluded authorities
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainians urged their government to do more to get Russia to release prisoners of war, voicing their anger on Sunday at a ceremony commemorating the second anniversary of an explosion that killed more than 50. Several thousand soldiers and civilians gathered at Kyiv’s Independence Square Sunday to commemorate the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts on Sunday as thousands of firefighters battled the flames, including the largest wildfire in California this year. The so-called Park Fire had scorched an area greater than the size of Los Angeles
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FOREST RANCH, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires across the western United States and Canada put millions of people under air quality alerts on Sunday as thousands of firefighters battled the flames, including the largest wildfire in California this year. The so-called Park Fire had scorched an area greater than the size of Los Angeles
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN (CNN) — Mark Meadows’ lawyers say they’ve asked the Supreme Court this weekend to take up his bid to move the Georgia election subversion prosecution against him to federal court, where the former White House chief of staff to ex-President Donald Trump would bring arguments that he is entitled to immunity
Continue Reading By Kaila Nichols, CNN (CNN) — US Customs and Border Protection officers at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport seized illegal drugs twice from the same traveler in one week, according to a news release. The first seizure took place July 14 when a 43-year-old man was referred to officers for a secondary inspection upon arrival on a
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