ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says two Delta Air Lines flights were diverted over the weekend because of mechanical issues. Delta flight 927 took off from Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Saturday and was en route to Atlanta. The airline said in a statement that the flight was diverted to St. Louis just
Continue ReadingTROON, Scotland (AP) — The final men’s major of the year is the oldest championship in golf. The British Open dates to 1860. The tournament returns to Royal Troon in Scotland for the 10th time. Billy Horschel has the 54-hole lead by one shot. Two dozen players are separated by six shots. NBC Sports is
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Trump Media have surged in the first day of trading following an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Also on Monday, a federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of Trump in Florida dismissed the prosecution because of concerns over the appointment of the special prosecutor who brought the case.
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A giant panda has given birth to a cub at a Dutch zoo, in a boost to the captive population of the vulnerable mammals. Ouwehands Dierenpark announced Friday’s birth on Monday, and released video of mom Wu Wen as she gave birth to her cub, whose gender has yet to
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — If you could describe your overall vibe with two phrases, what would they be? “Five-foot-three and an attitude”? “Gen Z boss and a mini”? Maybe even “cargo shorts and a really cool mullet”? If you can think of two catchy descriptors that encapsulate your outfit and unique aura, you’ve
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A court in Moscow has ordered house arrest for a general in custody on fraud charges. Maj. Gen. Ivan Popov. The court on Monday ordered Popov to be placed under house arrest until at least Oct. 11. Popov was arrested in May along with several top military officials and has faced charges
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Prosecutors say a Lebanese man accused of being a member of the Hezbollah militant group and procuring drone components that were to be exported for use in attacks against Israel has been arrested in Germany. The suspect was arrested in Salzgitter in northern Germany on Sunday. Federal prosecutors said he is suspected
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Images of the moment have already been splashed across the world’s front pages and papered many corners of the internet — former President Donald Trump, ear bleeding, with his right hand clenched in a fist above the Secret Service agents surrounding him after he was shot. And now they’re available
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Florida dismissed the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who said the special counsel who filed the charges was illegally appointed by the Justice Department. Hours later, special counsel Jack Smith’s office said it would appeal the order,
Continue ReadingU.S. journalist and author Masha Gessen was convicted in absentia by a Russian court of spreading false information about the military and sentenced to eight years in prison. The Moscow-born Gessen, a staff writer for The New Yorker who lives in the U.S., is a prominent critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Gessen was put
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff (CNN) — Judge Aileen Cannon on Monday dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump. Read her full order below: The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2024 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, Hannah Rabinowitz and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge on Monday dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump, a shock ruling that clears away one of the major legal challenges facing the former president. In a 93-page ruling, District Judge Aileen Cannon said the appointment of special counsel Jack
Continue ReadingAP National Writer The fundraising arm for the U.S. Olympic team is revving up a donation drive aimed at raising $500 million by the time the Summer Olympics return to Los Angeles in 2028. Organizers are hoping to use the momentum of this year’s Olympics, which begin July 26, to bring in funds for the
Continue ReadingAP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — “Made in England: The Films of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger” is a poignant crescendo in one of the great love affairs in movies. The films of Powell and Pressburger, the directing-screenwriting duo known as the Archers, has been an abiding polestar for Martin Scorsese, who befriended Powell
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — For hurricane survivors, rebuilding after weather disasters can be a long and expensive process. The hundreds of thousands of dollars it can cost to build new homes on stilts, as some regulations require, can be cost prohibitive for many people. So too are the rising rates of flood
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Lisa Bregenzer’s waterfront home was her “little slice of heaven.” She watched sunsets and migrating birds from the porch, the Gulf of Mexico in the distance. There, she felt close to God and her late father. When Hurricane Idalia tore through Florida in late August, Bregenzer lost everything
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country needs 25 Patriot air defense systems to fully defend its airspace and protect the entire country from Russian missile attacks. He also wants Western partners to send more F-16 warplanes than those already pledged. Zelenskyy told a Kyiv news conference Monday he
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo, Louis Mian, Leah Collins and Stephanie Busari, CNN (CNN) — A suspected serial killer has confessed to murdering 42 women over the past two years, police in Kenya have said, in a shocking case that has sparked calls for increased measures to combat gender-based violence in the country. Authorities said Collins Jumaisi
Continue ReadingBy Nimi Princewill, CNN (CNN) — Gambia’s parliament has voted to uphold a landmark law that bans female genital mutilation (FGM) in the largely Muslim nation, after religious groups pushed for the legislation to be repealed. If Monday’s bid had been successful, the tiny West African country would have been the first in the world
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is urging leaders of religious orders to work and pray harder for new priests and nuns to join. He says their futures are at risk as the numbers of men and women entering Catholic religious life are plummeting in parts of the world. The Jesuit pope met with
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