By Barbie Latza Nadeau, Christian Edwards and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Porticello, Italy (CNN) — Italian authorities say a fifth body has been found in the search for those missing from the “Bayesian” superyacht, which sank off the coast of Sicily earlier in the week. The head of Sicily’s civil protection agency Salvatore Cocina told CNN
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has accepted his party’s nomination for vice president. He used his Democratic National Convention address to thank the packed arena for “bringing the joy” to an election transformed by the elevation of his running mate, Vice President Kamala Harris. Democrats gathered at Chicago’s United Center are
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams is expected to be resentenced to life without parole under a consent judgment reached Wednesday, the St. Louis Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced, just over a month before he was scheduled to be put to death for the 1998 murder of Felicia Gayle, a killing he
Continue ReadingBy Olga Voitovych, Edward Szekeres and Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — Russian authorities have urged people in the border regions to stop using dating apps and limit their use of social media to prevent Ukrainian forces from gathering intelligence as it presses on with its incursion into the Kursk region. Russia’s interior ministry issued the
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — European milk and cheese producers have become the latest target in a simmering trade war with China. The Chinese Commerce Ministry said Wednesday that it would launch an investigation into subsidies given by the European Union and EU member countries for dairy products that could lead to tariffs on their export to
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Gilma is the second hurricane of this year’s eastern Pacific Ocean season and was forecast to strengthen into a major hurricane by the end of the week as it remains away from land. The National Hurricane Center in Miami says Wednesday that the Category 1 storm was located about 965 miles
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks ticked higher Wednesday after more big companies delivered profit reports that topped analysts’ expectations. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% a day after breaking an eight-day winning streak, its longest of the year. The index is back to within 0.8% of its all-time high set last month.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Greek-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea has come under repeated attack, leaving the vessel “not under command” and drifting ablaze in an assault suspected to have been carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The Houthis for months have targeted ships to force an end
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A flood of Chinese products into Indonesia has hit local manufacturers hard, prompting the government to look for ways to placate domestic producers while avoiding angering the country’s biggest trading partner. Garment makers, both home-based piece work producers and factories, have appealed for help as they lose market share
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — Moscow came under one of the largest attacks by Ukrainian drones since the start of fighting in 2022, Russian authorities reported Wednesday, saying they destroyed all of those headed toward the capital. The drone attacks come as Ukrainian forces are continuing to push into Russia’s western Kursk region. In the past week,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — After six days stranded on a remote peak in Pakistan’s northeast, two injured Russian climbers were rescued, while another remains missing and is presumed dead, a mountaineering official said Wednesday. The five-member team was attemping to climb one of Gasherbrum’s peaks to retrieve the body of a fellow climber who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Masked police officers in Romania have carried out fresh raids at the home of internet influencer Andrew Tate, who is awaiting trial on charges of human trafficking, rape and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women. Romania’s anti-organized crime agency said it was searching four homes in the
Continue ReadingBy David Wright and Alex Leeds Matthews, CNN (CNN) — Kamala Harris supercharged Democratic fundraising in July after taking over the top of the party’s presidential ticket, new federal filings show, helping erase what had been an emerging cash advantage for Republican nominee Donald Trump. The new filings also show independent presidential candidate Robert F.
Continue ReadingSEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A tropical depression is dumping heavy rain in southern South Korea and the populous Seoul region after weakening from a tropical storm. Some southern areas recorded up to 6 inches of rain and parts of the capital region had more than 4 inches Wednesday. The depression that was once Tropical
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It’s been one year since 16-year old Joseph Aroz was gunned down in his Coachella neighborhood, yet there have been no suspects named, and no arrests. His family says the year has brought more questions than answers, but they aren’t letting his memory be forgotten. “We miss him a lot. It’s been really hard,” said
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung, Paul P. Murphy, Isaac Yee and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s bold cross-border advance in Russia has seen troops continue to take out key bridges in the western part of the country, while on Wednesday Moscow’s mayor accused Kyiv of attempting to launch “one of the largest ever” drone attacks on
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Barack and Michelle Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, delivering back-to-back speeches that eviscerated Donald Trump and urged Americans to reject the Republican nominee once and for all. The former first lady, in one of the most memorable speeches in convention history, called
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Barack and Michelle Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, delivering back-to-back speeches that eviscerated Donald Trump and urged Americans to reject the Republican nominee once and for all. The former first lady, in one of the most memorable speeches in convention history, called on
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Barack and Michelle Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, delivering back-to-back speeches that eviscerated Donald Trump and urged Americans to reject the Republican nominee once and for all. The former first lady, in one of the most memorable speeches in convention history, called
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hailed “flourishing” trade ties with China during a meeting with a top Chinese official in Moscow as the two countries bolster their partnership in the face of mounting frictions with the West. Speaking to Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Putin said Russia-China “large-scale joint
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