Month: August 2024

Bangladesh’s chief justice resigns under pressure as Yunus-led interim government starts working

August 11, 2024 8:22 PM Associated Press

Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan has resigned following new protests by students and other demonstrators, as the interim government starts functioning after a mass uprising toppled Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The country’s Law Adviser Asif Nazrul said Saturday that his office received the resignation letter from the chief justice.

South Korea and US will start summer military drills next week to counter North Korean threats

August 11, 2024 8:03 PM Associated Press

Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea and the United States will start their annual joint military exercises next week with a focus on improving their combined capabilities to deter and defend against growing North Korean nuclear threats. North Korea may react with belligerence as it views the drills as rehearsals for an

Hezbollah fires rockets into Israel as threat of Iran attack looms

August 11, 2024 7:59 PM CNN Newsource

By Jeremy Diamond, Lauren Izso, Irene Nasser and Eyad Kourdi, CNN Haifa, Israel (CNN) — Hezbollah fired a barrage of rockets toward northern Israel on Sunday night, as Israeli forces remain on high alert for potential retaliation from Iran and its proxies following the assassination of a top Hamas leader last month. Rocket fire toward

Hong Kong’s top court upholds convictions of 7 prominent pro-democracy activists over 2019 protest

August 11, 2024 7:47 PM Associated Press

Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s top court on Monday upheld the convictions of seven of Hong Kong’s most prominent pro-democracy activists over their roles in one of the biggest anti-government protests in 2019. Jimmy Lai, founder of the now-defunct Apple Daily newspaper; Martin Lee, the founding chairman of the city’s Democratic Party;

Una persona hospitalizada tras aterrizaje de emergencia de avioneta en carretera de Jalisco, México

August 11, 2024 7:47 PM CNN Newsource

Marlon Sorto (CNN Español) — Una persona terminó hospitalizada este domingo luego de que la avioneta en la que viajaba realizara un aterrizaje de emergencia en una carretera cercana al municipio de Tala, en el estado mexicano de Jalisco, informó a CNN la comandante Tania Lemus, de la Unidad Municipal de Protección Civil y Bomberos.

USA and China tie for most gold medals in the 2024 Summer Olympics

August 11, 2024 7:32 PM CNN Newsource

By Kyle Feldscher, CNN Paris (CNN) — It’s the final day of the Summer Olympics and the USA and China have tied in the overall gold medal rankings from these 2024 Summer Olympics. While Team USA is far ahead in the total medal rankings with 126 in Paris, it went into the last competition of

High-speed pursuit comes to an end with crash on Washington overpass

August 11, 2024 7:25 PM KESQ News Team

A high-speed pursuit ended in a crash near the Washington overpass around 4:50 p.m. Sunday evening. Our crews captured video from the scene after a suspect vehicle exited the I-10 Eastbound onto Washington and crashed. Authorities on scene confirmed with News Channel 3 that a suspect was arrested. We’re still working to confirm what prompted

The 49ers and the Saints cancel joint practices because of injuries for San Francisco

August 11, 2024 7:17 PM Associated Press

AP Pro Football Writer SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco 49ers and New Orleans Saints canceled their scheduled joint practices for this week with the Niners dealing with several nagging injuries. The teams announced Sunday that they jointly agreed to call off the practices that were supposed to be held Thursday and Friday

Coroner IDs man killed in crash with tree in Rancho Mirage

August 11, 2024 7:16 PM KESQ News Team

Update: 8/16/24 The coroner’s office identified the person killed in the crash as Charlie Garcia Rodriguez, 22, of Cathedral City. Original Report: 8/11/24 One person is dead after their vehicle crashed into a tree Sunday evening in Rancho Mirage. CAL FIRE officials said the crash was reported at around 6:10 p.m. on Highway 111 and

Zelensky says Russian forces started fire at Russian-controlled nuclear plant in southern Ukraine

August 11, 2024 7:05 PM CNN Newsource

By Mariya Knight, CNN (CNN) — Russian forces started a fire at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in southern Ukraine, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a Telegram post Sunday. Zelensky posted a video showing a large plume of smoke coming out of one of the towers on the plant’s territory. He said radiation

Zelensky confirms Ukrainian troops are fighting inside Russian territory

August 11, 2024 7:02 PM CNN Newsource

By Ivana Kottasová, Maria Kostenko, Clare Sebastian, Mariya Knight and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed Kyiv’s troops are fighting inside Russia, days into the surprise Ukrainian cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region that has become a major embarrassment for the Kremlin. “Ukraine is proving that it really knows how to

Storm dumps intense rainfall on northern Japan, sending some people to shelters

August 11, 2024 6:50 PM Associated Press

Associatd Press TOKYO (AP) — A slow-moving storm is dumping intense rainfall on northern Japan, causing rivers to swell and sending some residents to shelters. The storm was once Typhoon Maria but has weakened, with winds now blowing up to 45 mph. It made landfall in Iwate prefecture Monday morning and was expected to cut

Emiten alerta de tormenta tropical para una parte de las Islas de Sotavento

August 11, 2024 6:50 PM CNN Newsource

Belén Liotti (CNN) — Se emitieron alertas de tormenta tropical para partes de las Islas de Sotavento asociadas a una perturbación tropical ubicada en el Atlántico central. La perturbación se llama Potencial Ciclón Tropical Cinco, una designación utilizada por el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de EE.UU. para denotar una tormenta que aún no se ha

ANÁLISIS | Cómo la maquinaria de desinformación a favor de Trump ha cobrado fuerza desde 2020

August 11, 2024 6:40 PM CNN Newsource

Paulina Nares (CNN) — Traté de pasar desapercibido, pero no funcionó. Era octubre de 2020 –el apogeo de la pandemia de covid-19– y yo era una de las pocas personas que usaba una mascarilla durante una reunión en una sala de conferencias de un hotel sin ventanas en Scottsdale, Arizona. Uno de los asistentes, vestido

Aaron Rai takes advantage of Max Greyserman’s late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship

August 11, 2024 6:13 PM Associated Press

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Aaron Rai took advantage of Max Greyserman’s late meltdown to win the Wyndham Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title. Rai closed with a 6-under 64, with the Englishman making a 6 1/2-foot birdie putt on the 18th to post at 18-under 262 in the regular-season finale at Sedgefield.

US beefs up posture in Middle East, warns an Iran-backed attack on Israel could come this week

August 11, 2024 5:55 PM Associated Press

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has ordered a guided missile submarine to the Middle East and is telling the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group to sail more quickly to the area, as the U.S. on Monday said it believes Iran or its proxies may launch a strike against

US appeals decision that led Jordan Chiles to be stripped of her bronze medal, provides evidence in her favor

August 11, 2024 5:48 PM CNN Newsource

By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Sunday that the bronze medal given to American gymnast Jordan Chiles in the floor exercise at the Paris Games will be awarded to her Romanian counterpart Ana Bărbosu. It comes after a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling on Saturday that

Meet ‘Eve’ the DNA-collecting robot fish

August 11, 2024 5:31 PM CNN

CNN By Amy Gunia and Alkira Reinfrank, CNN (CNN) — Some 400 kilometers (250 miles) from the nearest sea, engineering students at Switzerland’s ETH Zurich are hard at work on cutting-edge robots that may change the way the world’s oceans are studied. “Eve” the robotic fish swings its silicone tail side to side, powered by

Meet ‘Eve’ the DNA-collecting robot fish

August 11, 2024 5:31 PM CNN Newsource

By Amy Gunia and Alkira Reinfrank, CNN (CNN) — Some 400 kilometers (250 miles) from the nearest sea, engineering students at Switzerland’s ETH Zurich are hard at work on cutting-edge robots that may change the way the world’s oceans are studied. “Eve” the robotic fish swings its silicone tail side to side, powered by pumps

Teoscar Hernández delivers game-winning hit in 10th as Dodgers sweep Pirates

August 11, 2024 5:01 PM Associated Press

Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Teoscar Hernández drove in three runs, including a game-ending RBI single in the 10th inning, as the Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off a 6-5 victory over Pittsburgh on Sunday, handing the Pirates a season-high seventh consecutive defeat. “When (the moment) gets hot, with runners in scoring position, Teo’s heartbeat

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