By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — The first time Cameron Young played the Old Course at St. Andrews was a happy memory. He was 13 and on a golf trip with his father. The most recent time is even better. Young made his British Open debut with a 64 for
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Second-degree murder charges against former Las Cruces police officer Christopher Smelser were dropped Thursday morning. Smelser was accused of killing 40-year-old Antonio Valenzuela in 2020 while using a controversial chokehold technique. After three days of testimony, a judge in the Third Judicial District Court dismissed the jury after he said there was not
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By ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press A new cybersecurity panel created by President Joe Biden says a computer vulnerability discovered last year in a ubiquitous piece of software is an “endemic” problem that will pose security risks for potentially a decade or more. The Cyber Safety Review Board said in a new report Thursday that while
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By Jack Bantock, CNN Every golfer playing at the Open Championship this week will be thrilled to see an eagle. Yet so too will thousands of fans. Situated on the east coast of Scotland, St Andrews may be affectionately known as the ‘home of golf,’ but it’s a residence shared by some highly disruptive roommates:
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By Matt McFarland, CNN Business Andrej Karpathy, Tesla’s director of artificial intelligence, announced Wednesday he’s leaving the company only months before its anticipated release of its long-delayed “full self-driving” software to 1 million people. Tesla’s driver-assist features made significant advances in his tenure, but also have drawn increased scrutiny from regulators over their safety record.
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By Brian Rokus and Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN A group of conservatives, including prominent lawyers and retired federal judges, issued a 72-page report on Thursday categorically rebutting each of the claims made in court by former President Donald Trump and his supporters over the 2020 election results. The report, “LOST, NOT STOLEN: The Conservative Case that
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By MICHAEL PHILLIS and SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press Preston Brown knows the risk of wildfire that comes with living in the rural, chaparral-lined hills of San Diego County. He’s lived there for 21 years and evacuated twice. That’s why he fiercely opposed a plan to build more than 1,100 homes in a fire-prone area he
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By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was defiant and cited free speech rights during a lawsuit deposition in April when questioned about calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting a hoax and the effect the statement had on families who lost loved ones, according to court documents released
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El líder del Partido Revolucionario Institucional (PRI) de México, “Alito” Moreno, como se le conoce a Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas, aseguró que permanecerá al frente de ese partido hasta 2024 cuando se defina la carrera presidencial, según un audio difundido este martes por la gobernadora del estado de Campeche, Layda
Continue Reading By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Christopher Waller, a member of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, said Thursday that he would be open to supporting a huge 1 percentage point increase in the Fed’s key short-term interest rate later this month if upcoming economic data points to robust consumer spending. Such
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writer Companies hit the brakes on deal-making during the first half of 2022 as concerns over pervasive inflation, interest rate hikes and the threat of a recession loomed over Wall Street. Companies announced $2.2 trillion worth of buyout deals in the first half, a 21% drop from a year
Continue Reading By TINASHE CHINGARANDE, ELIZABETH FLOOD, SPENCER FRIEDMAN and DANIEL LAWALL / Howard Center for Investigative Journalism Howard Center for Investigative Journalism The companies that run state-backed lotteries already have a heavy hand in how the games are operated. But in the years ahead, their control over lotteries is expected to expand significantly while state officials
Continue Reading CNN By Ryan Nobles, Dana Bash, Annie Grayer and Zachary Cohen, CNN Former President Donald Trump tried to call a member of the White House support staff who was talking to the House select committee investigating January 6, 2021, two sources familiar with the matter tell CNN. The support staffer was not someone who routinely
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las condiciones climáticas cálidas y secas complican el esfuerzo de los bomberos por combatir un incendio forestal en el Parque Nacional Yosemite, en California, que amenaza una arboleda de secuoyas gigantes, la mayoría de las cuales tienen más de 2.000 años. El incendio Washburn se ha extendido por lo menos
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is warning his country’s people to prepare for a total cutoff of Russian natural gas by supporting alternatives and having public lights switched off at night. Macron said in a televised interview marking Bastille Day that France needs to engage in a period of nationwide energy “sobriety.” The
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, dijo este jueves que el gobierno de Estados Unidos aceptó “aumentar considerablemente el número de visas de trabajo” temporal. El anuncio lo hizo en una conferencia de prensa, la primera tras reunión con el presidente Joe Biden esta semana en Washington.
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By Marnie Hunter, CNN Disney’s newest cruise ship is setting sail on its maiden voyage Thursday from Port Canaveral, Florida, to the Bahamas. Disney Wish is the fifth ship in the cruise line’s fleet and the first new Disney ship in a decade. The mammoth vessel, weighing in at about 144,000 gross tons, carries a
Continue Reading By NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Libya says it’s concerned over the struggle for control of Libya’s oil corporation after its chairman was sacked. The embassy said in a statement on Thursday that it’s following the standoff over the leadership of Libya’s National Oil Corporation. The Tripoli-based government of
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN Nick Cannon has nothing but love for his ex-wife Mariah Carey. In a new interview, Cannon describes their marriage as a “fairytale.” “I guess because I’m a true romantic, I’m a true believer in love and I allow the capsules of love to be where they lie. I’m not a timeline
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Este 2022 se llevan a cabo las elecciones intermedias en Estados Unidos, unos comicios que se celebran cada dos años (o cada mitad de mandato presidencial) y son cruciales para el rumbo que tomará el país no solo porque se redefine el control de los partidos Republicano y Demócrata en
Continue Reading BEAUMONT, Texas (AP) — A man filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing a Texas police officer of using excessive force while restraining him in jail and inflicting injuries that left him paralyzed from the chest down. The lawsuit on behalf of Christopher Shaw seeks unspecified damages from Beaumont police Officer James Thomas Gillen, the city, the
Continue Reading LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Finland will host a round of the figure skating Grand Prix series which was removed from Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. The International Skating Union says the event will move to Espoo, Finland, and be held from Nov. 25-27 as the last of the six regular Grand Prix events before
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By Brian Fung, CNN Amazon’s smart-doorbell company, Ring, has provided surveillance footage to law enforcement without a warrant or the consent of doorbell-owners 11 times this year alone, according to a letter Amazon (AMZN) sent to Congress earlier this month. The disclosure highlights the degree of Amazon’s control over data generated by the doorbells’ cameras
Continue Reading CNN By Brian Fung, CNN Amazon’s smart-doorbell company, Ring, has provided surveillance footage to law enforcement without a warrant or the consent of doorbell-owners 11 times this year alone, according to a letter Amazon (AMZN) sent to Congress earlier this month. The disclosure highlights the degree of Amazon’s control over data generated by the doorbells’
Continue Reading By CHRIS LEHOURITES AP Sports Writer ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Phil Mickelson walked out onto the first tee at the Old Course with only a few hundred fans watching nearby and several boisterous seagulls cackling above. His golf week was about to begin a few days later than normal for a British Open champion
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates were back up this week, just as the latest government data shows inflation has not slowed, meaning the Federal Reserve is almost certain to raise its benchmark borrowing rate again. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate rose
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates are on the rise again after a dramatic drop last week. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.51% in the week ending July 14, up from 5.3% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. That is significantly higher than this time last year when it was 2.88%. Rates rose
Continue Reading By Clare Duffy, CNN Business It’s not every day that a major corporate lawsuit features a poop emoji, but then again it’s not every day that one of the world’s most influential social media platforms sues the world’s richest man to make him buy it. Twitter on Tuesday filed a lengthy and colorful lawsuit against
Continue Reading By ANITA SNOW and EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Long lines are back at food banks around the U.S. as working Americans overwhelmed by inflation turn to handouts to help feed their families. With gas prices soaring along with grocery costs, many people are seeking charitable food for the first time, and more
Continue Reading By ANITA SNOW and EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Long lines are back at food banks around the U.S. as working Americans overwhelmed by inflation turn to handouts to help feed their families. With gas prices soaring along with grocery costs, many people are seeking charitable food for the first time, and more
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