By Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — A judge on Wednesday chided Hunter Biden’s lawyers and threatened to sanction them for “making false statements” in their recent motion to throw out his federal tax indictment. District Judge Mark Scarsi issued the warning in a 3-page order where he called out Hunter Biden’s lawyers for “misrepresenting the
Continue ReadingBy Dalia Faheid, Robert Shackelford, Lauren Mascarenhas and Cheri Mossburg, CNN (CNN) — The largest active wildfire in the United States has scorched almost 270,000 acres in eastern Oregon, as nearly 80 large active wildfires are burning in the US, including a California blaze that exploded in size overnight. Here’s the latest: • California battles
Continue ReadingCNN Analysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden saved his most powerful argument against Donald Trump for the moment he explained to the nation why he was no longer the person to make it. In his primetime Oval Office address on Wednesday, Biden ceded the political stage to Kamala Harris, ushering in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Emmanuel Macron has pledged to make France shine during the Olympics. Weaker than ever at home after recent elections, the French president hopes the Paris Games also will help his own star glitter again. The Olympics are the best way to convince the world to “choose France,” Macron said this
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — The International Organization for Migration says more than a dozen migrants died and at least 150 others are missing after their boat capsized off Mauritania on their way to Europe, triggering a frantic search and rescue operation. There were 300 migrants on the boat that capsized on Monday near
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The United Nations’ cultural agency is recommending that Laos invite a monitoring mission to the historic city of Luang Prabang. Concerns have been raised that the World Heritage Site could lose its coveted status because of a nearby dam project on the Mekong River. Laos seemed agreeable to the idea,
Continue ReadingCNN By Maija Ehlinger, Lex Harvey, Jerome Taylor, Ivana Kottasová and Lauren Kent, CNN (CNN) — A British policeman has been suspended after multiple videos emerged on social media showing officers beating at least three people inside Manchester Airport in an incident the city’s own force has labeled “truly shocking.” The viral videos, in which one
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares were mostly higher in Asia on Friday, with major markets apart from Shanghai and Taiwan logging modest gains. U.S. futures and oil prices rose. That followed a split Thursday on Wall Street, where general stocks and other formerly downtrodden areas of the market rose while superstar Big Tech
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nissan has lowered its full fiscal year outlook after the Japanese automaker reported a 73% decline in profit in the April-June quarter compared to the previous year. Chief Executive Makoto Uchida called the results “very challenging,” blaming sales incentives and marketing expenses amid intense competition, especially in the U.S.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An explosion ripped through the Russian-controlled Olenivka prison barracks two years ago, killing more than 50 Ukrainian prisoners of war and leaving dozens injured. The Associated Press interviewed over a dozen survivors, investigators and families of the dead and estimated 120 missing still being held captive. All described evidence
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The former prisoners of war still puzzle over the strange events leading up to the night now seared into their memories, when an explosion ripped through the Russian-controlled Olenivka prison barracks and killed so many comrades two years ago. Among the survivors: Kyrylo Masalitin, whose months in captivity and
Continue ReadingRussian President Vladimir Putin has met with Syrian President Bashar Assad in the Kremlin. The Kremlin press service says the meeting took place on Wednesday. Putin and Assad last met in March 2023 in the Kremlin on the anniversary of Syria’s 12-year uprising-turned-civil war. At that meeting, Putin emphasized the Russian military’s role in stabilizing
Continue ReadingThe opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics is set for Friday. Instead of a traditional march into a stadium, about 6,800 athletes will parade on more than 90 boats on the Seine River for 6 kilometers (3.7 miles). This will start the ceremony, not mark the end of it, another break from tradition. What time
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — A total of 270 flights were canceled at Germany’s busiest airports after environmental activists launched a coordinated effort to disrupt air travel across Europe at the height of the summer vacation season to highlight the threat posed by climate change. Frankfurt Airport said flights were halted for safety reasons
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine oil tanker has sunk in Manila Bay after encountering huge waves, and the coast guard is working to determine whether the vessel is leaking oil — in what could be a major spill — after it rescued 16 of 17 crew members in a nighttime operation. The
Continue ReadingBy Betsy Klein, CNN (CNN) — First lady Jill Biden watched on Wednesday night as President Joe Biden told the American people it was time to “pass the torch” on his political career. Then she got on a plane, flying nearly 4,000 miles to Paris, where another torch was being passed. Jill Biden is arriving
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Twentynine Palms was under a Flash Flood Warning along Highway 62 on Wednesday afternoon, the third warning of its kind in a week. The warning began at 3:00 p.m. and expired at 6 p.m., but it was enough rain to warn drivers to stay off the roads. City crews worked quickly to clear mud and
Continue ReadingBy Shania Baweja, Dalia Faheid and Robert Shackelford, CNN (CNN) — A 42-year-old Belgian tourist was hospitalized after suffering third-degree burns on his feet Saturday while walking in sand dunes in California’s portion of Death Valley National Park as temperatures soared above 120 degrees, according to the National Park Service. The man, whose name has not been
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President Biden addressed the nation from the oval office Wednesday evening. This announcement coming just three days after Biden announced he was dropping his Presidential-bid Sunday in a letter saying in part, “I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and to focus solely
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — One year has passed since a dramatic coup in Niger. Coup leaders said they deposed the West African nation’s elected government for two key reasons: its security and economic crises. But those challenges have persisted, even worsened. The country’s 26 million people are among the world’s youngest and poorest,
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