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MANILA, Philippines (AP) — China has expressed its “very dramatic” alarm over a mid-range missile system that the U.S. military recently deployed to the Philippines and warned it could destabilize the region. Manila’s top diplomat, however, said Friday he reassured his Chinese counterpart that the weaponry was only in the country temporarily. Philippine Foreign Secretary
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump held a news conference on Thursday in which he continued to be highly dishonest – again making more than 20 false claims, as he also did in his Monday conversation with Elon Musk. Many of Trump’s inaccurate Thursday claims have been debunked for years.
Continue ReadingCNN By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump held a news conference on Thursday in which he continued to be highly dishonest – again making more than 20 false claims, as he also did in his Monday conversation with Elon Musk. Many of Trump’s inaccurate Thursday claims have been debunked for
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Highs remain fairly stable through the period, running close to our seasonal norm of 109, but we could see a little more monsoonal moisture moving back into the region. Today, northwesterly winds will help keep the humidity nicely in check. By Sunday a little of that moisture moves back into SoCal. Highs climb just a
Continue ReadingCNN By Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Ernesto is delivering a blow to Bermuda and is ramping up coastal danger for much of the United States’ Eastern Seaboard after it thrashed Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, leaving hundreds of thousands of people without power. The hurricane made landfall on Bermuda early Saturday as
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The next Emmy Awards will go family style. The father and son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, who co-starred in the Emmy-winning sitcom “Schitt’s Creek,” have been named as hosts of the 76th Emmy Awards. “For two Canadians who won our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Wyoming has been among the most conservative states in the county, and on Tuesday, voters will select the Republican candidates who will advance to November’s general election for federal and state legislative offices. The only contested races in Wyoming’s state primary are on the Republican side. There will be general
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By Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — More than 40,000 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since Israel launched its war on Hamas following the group’s October 7 attack, the health ministry in the enclave said Thursday, yet another dark milestone in the 10-month-old conflict. The ministry said 40 people had died in Gaza during the past 24 hours, taking the total number
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — African leaders will meet in Zimbabwe on Saturday for a scheduled summit of the 16-nation Southern African Development Community. It may discuss the rising issue of mpox outbreaks across the continent but is less likely to tackle international concerns about the human rights record of its host. This week,
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff’s defense of her Cincinnati Open title didn’t get past the first round as the American was surprisingly defeated 6-4 2-6 6-4 by Yulia Putintseva. The world No. 34 was trailing 2-4 in the final set, but won four straight games to see out the match in spectacular
Continue ReadingBy Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Their shared love of travel was one of the main topics of conversation during their first date back in 2004. But other than a “couple of cruises,” Janell and Stu Clarke, both from Australia, had barely traveled beyond their home country nearly a decade later. Once Janell got her
Continue Reading By Stefano Pozzebon, Michael Rios and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Bogotá, Colombia (CNN) — Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, arrived in the Colombian capital of Bogotá on Thursday, for a visit to support initiatives that protect children from online harm. The four-day visit came together following an invitation from Vice President Francia Márquez, the first Afro-Colombian
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rick Scott’s bid for renomination for a second Senate term tops the list of races that Florida voters will decide in the upcoming primary. Scott is heavily favored on Tuesday against two challengers. In the Democratic primary, a former congresswoman, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, leads a field of four candidates in
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Julia Hernández (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, hizo una gran promesa cuando lanzó su guerra contra Ucrania: los reclutas no participarían en combate. Pero mientras Moscú lucha por contener los avances ucranianos en su territorio, las familias de los jóvenes soldados desplegados en la zona están dando la voz de alarma sobre
Continue ReadingBy Jon Passantino and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — ESPN has fired football analyst Robert Griffin III and host Samantha Ponder, a person familiar with the situation told CNN on Thursday. Both moves were business decisions, the source said. The 34-year-old Griffin, a Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL quarterback, joined ESPN in 2021. He was regularly featured
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JIT, West Bank (AP) — Israeli leaders on Friday roundly condemned a deadly settler rampage in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a rare Israeli denunciation of the settler violence growing more common since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The settler riot in the village of Jit, near the city of Nablus in the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Firefighters are tackling blazes across Turkey as dry, hot and windy weather conditions cause a series of fires. Flames threatening World War I memorials and graves at the Gallipoli battle site, where an Allied landing was beaten back by Ottoman troops, were brought under control Friday. On the outskirts of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alaska voters are set to shrink the pool of contenders for its highly sought-after U.S. House seat from a dozen candidates to just four. In Alaska, every candidate runs on the same primary ballot, regardless of partisan affiliation. The primary is Tuesday. The four candidates with the most votes advance
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — The city of Edmond, Oklahoma, has agreed to a $7.15 million settlement with a man who served 48 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, his attorney announced. Glynn Simmons, now 71, served 48 years, one month and 18 days following his murder conviction in a 1974
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Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is promoting a broad set of economic proposals that would offer new tax breaks and lower the cost of living for Americans, aiming to address the financial concerns that are at the top of the mind for voters and that Republican Donald Trump is trying
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