CNN By Kyle Feldscher and Aileen Graef, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Sunday urged House Republicans – particularly Speaker Kevin McCarthy – to keep their word on government funding and aid to Ukraine after he signed a bill that narrowly avoided a shutdown. Speaking from the White House, Biden lauded the deal
Continue ReadingBy Kyle Feldscher and Aileen Graef, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Sunday urged House Republicans – particularly Speaker Kevin McCarthy – to keep their word on government funding and aid to Ukraine after he signed a bill that narrowly avoided a shutdown. Speaking from the White House, Biden lauded the deal that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas sheriff says two people were killed and two more hospitalized with gunshot wounds in a shooting that authorities believe stemmed from a romantic dispute. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez says deputies responded to the shootings in northwest Houston Sunday morning and found multiple gunshot victims. He says two
Continue ReadingBy Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — Prices for rough diamonds — the raw, unpolished, and uncut stones — have dipped in 2023 as many post-pandemic consumers shy away from luxury goods. According to the Zimnisky Global Rough Diamond Index, prices are the lowest they’ve been in a year. Industry analysts attribute the slump to declining
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The European Union’s foreign policy chief has called on U.S. lawmakers to reconsider their decision to omit financial support for Ukraine from a stop-gap budget created to halt a federal government shutdown. The legislation passed Saturday to keep the federal government running until Nov. 17 dropped provisions on providing additional aid to
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Sunday that American aid to Ukraine will keep flowing for now as he sought to reassure allies of continued U.S. financial support for the war effort. But time is running out, the president said in a warning to Congress. “We
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — After several quiet weeks in movie theaters, four films entered wide release over the weekend. “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie” came out the top dog, with $23 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The performances of all four films – “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” “Saw X,” “The
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — After several quiet weeks in movie theaters, four films entered wide release over the weekend. “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie” came out the top dog, with $23 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The performances of all four films – “PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” “Saw X,” “The
Continue ReadingBy SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in the heart of the Turkish capital, Ankara, while a second assailant was killed in a shootout with police Sunday, the interior minister said. The attack occurred hours before Turkey’s Parliament was set to reopen after its three-month summer
Continue ReadingWCCO, CNN Mitchell McCluskey and Kara Devlin, CNN (CNN) — The annual Twin Cities Marathon has been canceled due to record-breaking heat in Minneapolis and St. Paul, marathon organizers announced Sunday morning. The event, slated to begin at 7 a.m. local time, was expected to draw 300,000 spectators, according to the organizers. Temperatures were forecast
Continue ReadingMADRID, Spain (AP) — A fire broke out in a nightclub in the southeastern Spanish city of Murcia on Sunday, killing 13 people and injuring several others, authorities said. The fire started around 6 a.m. in the popular Teatre nightclub and quickly tore through the venue, according to Spain’s state news agency EFE. It was
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer Major League Baseball’s 12 playoff teams have been decided, with just the first-round matchups left to be determined. Arizona, Houston, Miami, Texas and Toronto all clinched playoff berths on the next-to-last day of the season. Best-of-three Wild Card Series start Tuesday at Minnesota, Tampa Bay, Milwaukee and Philadelphia, while
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — The best collection of players at Marco Simone had flags from their eight countries draped around their shoulders as they took turns clutching and thrusting the gold Ryder Cup, the very trophy that turns them into one nation, one team, with one purpose. The
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Ukraine’s foreign ministry has stressed that U.S. support for Kyiv remains “unwaveringly strong” despite news that the stop-gap budget Congress passed to halt a federal government shutdown will not include new financial support. A spokesperson for Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said Sunday that a shutdown could impact ongoing aid programs but that
Continue ReadingBy Kristin Wilson and Jack Forrest, CNN (CNN) — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy could make history this week – though likely not in the way he wants. With GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz saying Sunday he will attempt to oust McCarthy as Speaker, he would become the first to have his gavel challenged in over 100
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press This week’s new entertainment releases include an album by Drake and another by Reba McEntire playing acoustic covers, the corporate thriller “Fair Play” starring Phoebe Dynevor from “Bridgerton,” and “Jane the Virgin” scene-stealer Jaime Camil hosts a new game show on CBS called “Lotería Loca.” Season two of “Quantum Leap” premieres
Continue ReadingBy Antonia Mortensen, Zahid Mahmood and Marcelo Medeiros, CNN (CNN) — Massive crowds descended on the Polish capital of Warsaw on Sunday for a rally organized by the country’s opposition party ahead of elections that could determine Poland’s future in Europe later this month. Organizers said that 1 million people attended the “March of a
Continue ReadingBy Manu Raju, Chief Congressional Correspondent (CNN) — Top Senate Republicans look at the prospects of a Donald Trump primary victory with trepidation, fearful his polarizing style and heavy baggage may sink GOP candidates down the ticket as their party battles for control of the chamber. But Sen. Steve Daines doesn’t agree. The Montana Republican,
Continue ReadingBy Keith Allen, Zoe Sottile, Andy Rose and Jared Formanek, CNN (CNN) — An Illinois father and his two young children are among the five people killed by anhydrous ammonia exposure after a semi-truck carrying thousands of gallons of the toxic substance crashed Friday, the local medical examiner’s office announced. Those killed in the incident
Continue ReadingMitchell McCluskey and Kara Devlin, CNN (CNN) — The annual Twin Cities Marathon has been canceled due to record-breaking heat in Minneapolis and St. Paul, marathon organizers announced Sunday morning. The event, slated to begin at 7 a.m. local time, was expected to draw 300,000 spectators, according to the organizers. Temperatures were forecast to reach
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