By TERESA M. WALKER AP Sports Writer KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Diana Taurasi is settling into a new role with USA Basketball. She is trying to earn a spot on the U.S. Olympic roster for the 2024 Paris Games, which would be her sixth. But this one feels like her first. Ignore that she turns
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — An official says the Cypriot president will expand it detail his government’s initiative for the establishment of a maritime corridor to ship aid from the east Mediterranean island nation to Gaza when he meets other European Union heads of state at an international conference on assisting Gaza’s civilian population in Paris
Continue ReadingBy Rob Picheta, Maria Kostenko, Gul Tuysuz, Victoria Butenko, and Kostyantyn Gak, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — An aide to the commander-in-chief of Ukraine’s military was killed after receiving a live grenade as a birthday present that was immediately detonated by his 13-year-old son. Major Gennadiy Chastyakov, who served as the assistant to Valery Zaluzhny,
Continue ReadingLISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portuguese state prosecutor says police have arrested the chief of staff of Prime Minister António Costa while raiding several public buildings and other properties as part of a widespread corruption probe. An investigative judge issued arrest warrants for Costa’s chief of staff, the mayor of Sines, and three other people. The
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for the “full resumption of free and unimpeded trade” with China in a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Their meeting on Tuesday marked the resumption of an annual leaders meeting after a four-year hiatus and a sharp deterioration in relations over security and other
Continue ReadingBy EILEEN NG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Celebrities joined Britain’s Prince William to walk the “green carpet” in Singapore on Tuesday for the third Earthshot Prize awards ceremony, where five winners ranging from solar-powered dryers to combat food waste to making electric car batteries cleaner were unveiled. The Prince of Wales said at the
Continue ReadingBy WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — WeWork has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, marking a stunning fall for the office sharing company once seen as a Wall Street darling that promised to upend the way people went to work around the world. In a late Monday announcement, WeWork said it
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force’s vast fields of underground nuclear missile silos are rarely disturbed by more than the occasional wandering cow or floating spy balloon. But the service is now asking Congress to help with another unexpected danger: towering wind turbines, which are growing in number and size
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists on Tuesday unveiled the first pictures taken by the European space telescope Euclid, a shimmering and stunning collection of galaxies too numerous to count. The photos were revealed by the European Space Agency, four months after the telescope launched from Cape Canaveral. Although
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers BANGKOK (AP) — Wall Street inched lower early Tuesday as more corporate earnings trickled in but a lack of economic data gave markets little to work with coming off their best week of the year. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN Singapore (CNN) — An agritech startup that helps female farmers in India to cut food waste using solar-powered dehydration equipment is among the five green innovations to scoop the Prince of Wales’ prestigious Earthshot Prize. The winners of the annual eco-awards were revealed on Tuesday evening
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s 16 state governors have agreed on new, stricter measures in an effort to curb the large number of migrants coming to the country. The compromise on the issue, which has become a huge political problem for the government and a hot-button topic
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A former dive boat captain has been convicted of neglect of a ship officer – also known as “seaman’s manslaughter” – in connection with an overnight fire that ravaged his vessel on Labor Day 2019, killing 34 people on board and causing the boat to sink off the coast
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Several banks in the US are trying to resolve a processing issue that caused direct deposit delays. Since last week, frustrated customers have reported payment problems at Bank of America, Chase, US Bank and Wells Fargo, to name a few. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
Continue Reading CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Several banks in the US are trying to resolve a processing issue that caused direct deposit delays. Since last week, frustrated customers have reported payment problems at Bank of America, Chase, US Bank and Wells Fargo, to name a few. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
Continue Reading By Dakin Andone, Cindy Von Quednow and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A 69-year-old Jewish man died after suffering a head injury Sunday following an “interaction” with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator during dueling rallies in Southern California, the Ventura County Sheriff said Tuesday, adding authorities had not ruled out the possibility of a hate crime. The
Continue ReadingKCAL, KCBS, WITNESS VIDEO, UNSOURCED PHOTO, CNN By Dakin Andone, Cindy Von Quednow and Taylor Romine, CNN (CNN) — A 69-year-old Jewish man died after suffering a head injury Sunday following an “interaction” with a pro-Palestinian demonstrator during dueling rallies in Southern California, the Ventura County Sheriff said Tuesday, adding authorities had not ruled out
Continue ReadingBy Rene Marsh and Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Department of Education is reminding schools and colleges that they have a legal obligation to address incidents of discrimination – including against those who are Jewish, Israeli, Muslim, Arab or Palestinian – and that they could ultimately lose federal funding if they fail to
Continue ReadingBy ALANA BENSON of NerdWallet If you’ve sat your kids down to discuss Roth IRAs and compound interest, you might have been going about things the wrong way. Investing can seem dry and unapproachable, especially for kids, but the concept is amazing. In its most basic form, investing is money magically making more money. Learn
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BUREIJ REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip (AP) — What was once Gaza’s busiest thoroughfare has become a terrifying escape route for Palestinian civilians fleeing combat on foot or on donkey carts. On their way south, those running for their lives said they raised their hands and
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