Associated Press NANTERRE, France (AP) — The mother of a French teenager with North African origins killed by police held a silent march to mark one year since his death. The shooting sparked shock, disbelief and days of rioting and looting across France. The march comes at a politically fraught time. Hate speech is blighting
Continue ReadingAssociated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — With temperatures rising across the country and school out for the summer, many families will visit the beach, lake or local swimming pool. Now is the time to review safety tips to keep children safe around water. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says drowning is the
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The far-right Alternative for Germany has reelected its leadership duo after the party made gains in the recent European election. Thousands of people protested against its convention in the western city of Essen Saturday and some demonstrators tried to block roads or clashed with police. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, took 15.9%
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Move over, Baha Men, and step aside, Timmy Trumpet. Here comes Candelita — aka, New York Mets infielder Jose Iglesias. The tradition of musicians appearing at Mets games and performing songs associated with the team took a unique turn Friday night, when Iglesias sang his song “OMG” at Citi
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Ebrahim, Frederik Pleitgen, Joseph Ataman and Mostafa Salem, CNN Tehran, Iran and Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — A reformist candidate won the most votes in the first round of Iran’s presidential election and will face a conservative hardliner in a run-off next week. None of the four candidates secured more than 50% of
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A shark attack off Florida’s east coast left a man aboard a boat with a “severe bite to his right arm” on Friday, according to authorities. The Nassau County Sheriff’s Office Marine Unit found the victim with a critical injury when they responded to the shark attack at about
Continue ReadingBy Sydney Bishop, CNN (CNN) — Two days after Jonathan Fielding fell to his death while taking photos from a scenic overlook in southern Utah, his older sister Rebecca found herself sitting on the same ledge where he had lost his footing. It was January 29. She had driven some 15 hours from her home
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Officials say five Indian soldiers are dead after a military tank they were travelling in sank. The tank was crossing a river in the remote region of Ladakh that borders China. An Indian army command center statement said the tank sank early Saturday during a military training activity in the Shyok
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — In 1964, the Conservative Party had been in power for 13 years and was on its fourth prime minister, Alec Douglas-Home. That has echoes of the current Conservative government, which has been in power for 14 years and is now on its fifth prime minister of the period, Rishi Sunak.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Before Emperor Naruhito of Japan hopped into a horse-drawn carriage with King Charles III, laid a wreath at Westminster Abbey or toured one of Britain’s premier biomedical research institutes, he kicked off his trip to the U.K. by visiting a site that has special meaning for him: The Thames Barrier.
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — As the conservative Supreme Court majority has won case after case in recent days, liberal dissenters are having their moment in the courtroom. Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson each took the rare step of reading provocative dissenting statements this past week. The ritual from the elevated
Continue ReadingAP Hockey Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — It meant little to Trevor Connelly what spot he was selected in the NHL draft — first round or beyond — due to the regrettable decision he made in the past. What ultimately mattered to the 18-year-old is the work he put in through volunteer work and diversity
Continue ReadingAssociated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Two indictments against former Uvalde, Texas, schools police officers were the first charges brought against law enforcement for the botched response that saw hundreds of officers wait more than an hour to confront an 18-year-old gun who killed 21 at an elementary school. But the welcome news for families
Continue ReadingAssociated Press GIMHAE AIR BASE, South Korea (AP) — The United States wrapped up its first multidomain exercise with Japan and South Korea in the East China Sea on Saturday, a step forward in Washington’s efforts to strengthen and lock in its security partnerships with key Asian allies in the face of growing threats from
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — They know chronic back pain from couch surfing while pregnant. They tuck their children in at bedtime in the backs of cars and under bridges. Once their kids are asleep, and only then, do they let themselves cry. Since January, a group of eight San Francisco mothers have met
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — They know chronic back pain from couch surfing while pregnant. They tuck their children in at bedtime in the backs of cars and under bridges. Once their kids are asleep, and only then, do they let themselves cry. Since January, a group of eight San Francisco mothers have met
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HAVANA (AP) — Ely Malik Reyes stepped onto the platform and began delivering powerful punches and spectacular flying kicks against his combatant. He lost the fight, but he won a major victory that day by becoming the first transgender athlete to officially compete in a Cuban sports league. Reyes, a 26-year-old transgender man,
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Brett Wisely hit a two-run homer with none out in the ninth inning after Jason Heyward tied it in the top half on a sacrifice fly, and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Friday night. Camilo Doval (3-1) wound up with the victory
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Zack Gelof tripled to key a three-run eighth and the Oakland Athletics snapped a five-game losing streak, beating the Arizona Diamondbacks 9-4 on Friday night. The A’s also halted an 11-game road losing streak. They hadn’t won away from home since June 1 in Atlanta and had lost 15 of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations warned Friday that only 17% of its 169 targets to improve life for the world’s more than 7 billion people are on track to be reached by the 2030 deadline. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres launched the annual report saying, “It shows the world is getting a
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