DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia said Thursday it will launch a training program with the goal of sending its own astronauts, including a woman, into space next year. The kingdom is actively promoting science and technology as part of its wide-ranging Vision 2030 plan to overhaul its economy and reduce its dependency
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By Oliver Darcy, CNN Business Jake Tapper is moving to primetime as part of a sweeping set of programming changes CNN announced Thursday that will take effect through the midterm elections. Tapper, the network’s lead Washington anchor, will anchor the 9 p.m. hour starting October 10 and continuing until November 11. “The world has come
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CNN By Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Russia’s military is divided over how best to counter Ukraine’s unexpected battlefield advances this month, according to multiple sources familiar with US intelligence, as Moscow has found itself on the defensive in both the east and the south. Russian President Vladimir Putin is himself giving directions directly to generals
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By JIMMY GOLEN and TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writers BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have suspended Ime Udoka for a full year, banning the coach who led them to the NBA Finals last spring for the entire 2022-23 season over what two people with knowledge of the matter said was an improper relationship with
Continue Reading BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Spain-based winger Awer Mabil scored his eighth goal in 29 appearances for Australia and the Socceroos beat New Zealand 1-0 at Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane. Australia midfielder Jackson Irvine poached the ball in New Zealand’s half and fed Mabil in the 32nd minute. The Cádiz players stepped around a defender and
Continue Reading By KAREL JANICEK and STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Foreign Ministry has told the NHL that Russian players are not welcome for season-opening games because of the invasion of Ukraine. The Nashville Predators and San Jose Sharks are set to play regular-season games Oct. 7 and 8 in Prague’. Each team
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By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN A mechanical problem on a United Airlines flight prompted an emergency landing early Thursday at New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International Airport. “After our aircraft experienced a mechanical issue shortly after takeoff, it remained in the air to burn fuel and then landed safely,” United said in a statement.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Northwestern remains in bounce-back mode with two straight losses heading into the game against Miami (Ohio). The Wildcats dropped a stunner to an FCS program last week when Southern Illinois beat them 31-24. They are also staring at a tough one-two punch to open Big Ten play. They visit No. 14
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El número de rusos que intentan abandonar el país por aire o tierra ha aumentado considerablemente tras el anuncio del presidente Vladimir Putin de la “movilización parcial” de ciudadanos rusos para reforzar sus debilitadas fuerzas en Ucrania. Los sitios web de agencias de viajes en Rusia mostraron un aumento dramático este
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Good morning! It will feel like midsummer this afternoon in the borderland, but fall should arrive right on time this evening. As the fall season arrives I know you will be tempted to ditch the shorts and tank tops and break out the sweaters and jackets but not so fast. Temperatures will run above average
Continue Reading By SCOTT McFETRIDGE Associated Press CHURDAN, Iowa (AP) — In the 1970s when George Naylor said he wanted to grow organic crops, the idea didn’t go over well. Back then organic crops were an oddity, destined for health food stores or maybe a few farmers markets. “I told my dad I wanted to be an
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By The Associated Press No. 10 Arkansas (3-0, 1-0 SEC) vs. No. 23 Texas A&M (2-1, 0-0), at Arlington, Texas, Saturday, 7 p.m. ET, (ESPN). Line: Texas A&M by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Arkansas leads 42-33-3. WHAT’S AT STAKE Arkansas has a chance to start 4-0 in consecutive seasons for the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press No. 10 Arkansas (3-0, 1-0 SEC) vs. No. 23 Texas A&M (2-1, 0-0), at Arlington, Texas, Saturday, 7 p.m. ET, (ESPN). Line: Texas A&M by 1 1/2, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Series record: Arkansas leads 42-33-3. WHAT’S AT STAKE Arkansas has a chance to start 4-0 in consecutive seasons for the
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EL PASO, Texas — Three people were arrested in Juarez Wednesday for possession of about 12,000 fentanyl pills, two firearms, and methamphetamine. They intended to smuggle and sell the items in the U.S., that’s according the Juarez Municipal Government. Officials say a 2008 Toyota Tundra truck with New Mexico license plates was pulled over in Batalla de Chamizal and
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By Brian Fung, CNN Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy must testify in an ongoing Federal Trade Commission probe into whether the company misled people into subscribing to Amazon Prime and other services, the agency said Wednesday. The decision follows earlier Amazon claims that FTC staff were harassing the two men and imposing
Continue Reading By MATT OTT AP Business Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans filing for jobless benefits rose slightly last week despite the Federal Reserve’s year-long battle against inflation that’s intended to cool the economy and the tight labor market. Applications for unemployment benefits for the week ending Sept. 17 rose by 5,000 to 213,000,
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Colombia Gustavo Petro se disculpó con Haití por la participación de ciudadanos colombianos en el asesinato del presidente Jovenel Moise en 2021. “Hoy le pedí perdón a Haití por el asesinato de su presidente cometido por mercenarios colombianos”, dijo Petro en un tuit publicado en la noche
Continue Reading By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s embattled banks have decided to remain indefinitely closed after rejecting a proposed government security plan. The secretary-general of the Association of Banks in Lebanon told The Associated Press on Thursday that the banks will now have to determine their own security measures following a string of
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Novak Djokovic is still awaiting word on whether he will be allowed to return to the Australian Open in January after missing the tournament this year because he is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Djokovic says at the Laver Cup that he is hoping for positive news.
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Former President Donald Trump is on the defensive. A Federal appeals court says the Justice Department can resume its review of classified documents seized from his Florida home, and the New York Attorney General is suing him for alleged fraud. Trump is responding to two probes that took major steps forward yesterday. A Federal appeals
Continue Reading By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business When the Federal Reserve started hiking interest rates to combat decades-high inflation, Chair Jerome Powell stressed that the central bank could increase borrowing costs without inflicting too much damage on the economy. “We feel the economy is very strong and will be able to withstand tighter monetary policy,” Powell said
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Protests erupted on the streets of Russia after Putin announced a partial mobilization of citizens. Some protesters are clashing with police and reportedly being immediately conscripted, while other Russians are seeking to flee the country. CNN’s Clare Sebastian reports.
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Government statistics show the number of field invasions in soccer matches in England and Wales last season soared by 127% compared to the last full campaign before the coronavirus pandemic. The data provided by the Home Office highlighted the growth in anti-social behavior at matches that soccer authorities are attempting to combat.
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million vehicles in the U.S. because the windows can pinch a person’s fingers when being rolled up. Tesla says in documents posted Thursday by U.S. safety regulators that the automatic window reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Tesla is recalling nearly 1.1 million vehicles in the U.S. because the windows can pinch a person’s fingers when being rolled up. Tesla says in documents posted Thursday by U.S. safety regulators that the automatic window reversal system may not react correctly after detecting an obstruction. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Continue Reading By Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating what happened with a United Airlines flight that prompted an emergency landing early Thursday. Sparks flew off the plane as it climbed after takeoff, according to a video posted online that purports to show the flight. United Airlines Flight 149 departed Newark
Continue Reading By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — German soccer club Hoffenheim is skipping this year’s World Cup in Qatar. The club says it will not give any coverage to the tournament because of the difficulty in providing what it says is the “urgently required analytical commentary contextualizing the sporting events” in the country.
Continue Reading By David McKenzie and Allegra Goodwin, CNN Uganda’s Ministry of Health reported another 11 suspected cases of Ebola identified in the country’s Mubende district as of Tuesday. Of these, the ministry recorded one probable Ebola-related death, a one-year-old, it said in a statement released Tuesday night. Samples for the one-year-old and the 10 suspected cases
Continue Reading By Elizabeth Cohen and Danielle Herman, CNN As soon as Dr. Mae Winchester did an ultrasound on Tara George, she knew Tara’s baby was in trouble. During that July ultrasound, Winchester noticed there was no amniotic fluid around the baby. More tests that day and the next morning indicated the baby was in kidney failure
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN It’s been 100 days since the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, undoing constitutional protections for abortion access. Many states immediately banned the procedure. A new survey by the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive-health nonprofit, shows how consequential that June 24 decision has been. The survey found that among 15 states
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