KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant say the site has been attacked by Ukrainian military drones, including a strike on the dome of the plant’s sixth power unit. According to the plant authorities, there was no critical damage or casualties and radiation levels at the plant are normal. The
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Voters across Poland are casting ballots in local elections in what is the first electoral test for the coalition government led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, nearly four months after it took power. Voters will elect mayors as well as members of municipal councils and provincial
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A Texas woman who went into premature labor, developed sepsis and nearly died and a Louisiana woman who said restrictive abortion laws prevented her from getting medical help for a miscarriage are now campaigning for President Joe Biden as the Democrat highlights how women’s health is being
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — When a truck carrying over 100,000 salmon crashed and overturned in Oregon, it might have spelled disaster for the fish aboard, which were intended to replenish local populations in the Imnaha River. But in a miraculous twist of fortune, over 70,000 of the fish landed in a nearby creek
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, Benjamin Brown and Rob Picheta, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said it has withdrawn its ground forces from Khan Younis in southern Gaza after months of fierce fighting that left much of the city in ruins. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that its 98th division had “concluded its
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio and Benjamin Brown, CNN (CNN) — The Israeli military said it has withdrawn its ground forces from Khan Younis in southern Gaza after months of fierce fighting. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday that its 98th division had “concluded its mission” in Khan Younis. The division was leaving the
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno and Richard Roth, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador is facing outrage after storming the Mexican embassy in Quito to arrest former Ecuadorian Vice President Jorge Glas, a controversial figure who had been seeking asylum there. Mexico said it will file a case against Ecuador at the International Court of Justice on Monday after
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A top Iranian military adviser on Sunday warned Israel that none of its embassies were safe following last week’s strike in Damascus blamed on Israel that killed two elite Iranian generals. Regional tensions threaten to draw the Middle East into a wider conflict as
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona, CNN BALTIMORE, MD (CNN) — Former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan passed on a bid for a Maryland Senate seat last cycle, insisting he had no ambitions to serve in higher office. And even up until early this year, Hogan was still signaling he wasn’t interested. But after years of entreaties from Senate
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — State media say Russia’s government has declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency. Preparations for possible flooding are also underway in three other regions. The floods, caused by rising water levels in the Ural River, forced over 4,000 people, including 885 children, to evacuate, the Orenburg
Continue ReadingBy RODNEY MUHUMUZA and IGNATIUS SSUUNA Associated Press KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) — Rwandan President Paul Kagame blamed the inaction of the international community for allowing the 1994 genocide to happen as Rwandans on Sunday commemorated 30 years since an estimated 800,000 people were killed by government-backed extremists. Rwanda has shown strong recovery and economic growth
Continue ReadingBy BILL BARROW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Davante Jennings cast his first vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential race and then walked away from politics after Republican Donald Trump’s election that year. Jennings sat out two historic election cycles in Georgia before realizing his cynicism was self-defeating. He’s now 27 years
Continue ReadingBy Hanako Montgomery, Junko Ogura and Simone McCarthy, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Spiraling geopolitical tensions have pushed the world to a “historic turning point” and are forcing Japan to change its defense posture, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told CNN Sunday ahead of a closely watched summit with US President Joe Biden next week. “As
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO and GABRIELA MOLINA Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — The global condemnation of Ecuador’s government for its decision to break into the Mexican Embassy snowballed Sunday with more presidents and other leaders expressing disapproval, shock and dismay. The criticism came as Mexico’s ambassador and other personnel arrived in Mexico City on
Continue ReadingBy MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer The CMT Music Awards, celebrating the best in country music videos, are set to return on Sunday night live from Austin, Texas. Hosted by Kelsea Ballerini, the fan-voted show begins at 8 p.m. Eastern and will be broadcast from the Moody Center on CBS and Paramount+. This year, the
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Powerball player in Oregon won a jackpot worth more than $1.3 billion on Sunday, ending a winless streak that had stretched more than three months. The single ticket — revealed following a delay of more than three hours to the drawing — matched all six numbers drawn to win
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Preliminary hearings open Monday at the United Nations’ top court in a case that seeks an end to German military and other aid to Israel, based on claims that Berlin is “facilitating” acts of genocide and breaches of international law in the Israel-Hamas war in
Continue ReadingDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Powerball player has won a $1.3 billion jackpot, ending a winless streak that had stretched more than three months. The winning numbers drawn early Sunday morning were: 22, 27, 44, 52, 69 and the red Powerball 9. Until the latest drawing, no one had won Powerball’s top prize since
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — State media say Russia’s government has declared the situation in flood-hit areas in the Orenburg region a federal emergency. The floods, caused by rising water levels in the Ural River, forced over 4,000 people, including 885 children, to evacuate, the regional government said. State news agency Tass said that a further 2,000
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China’s military says it has conducted air and sea patrols and that all activities that “disrupt the South China Sea” are under control. The brief announcement on Sunday is an apparent response to joint U.S. naval exercises with its allies. The United States, Japan, Australia and the Philippines announced Saturday that they
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