The Texas Department of Public Safety is asking for an independent review of some of its officers who responded to the Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde. Two of the five officers have been suspended with pay pending the outcome of the inspector general’s investigation, Texas DPS spokesman Travis Considine told ABC News. None of the officers
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By DAVID SHARP Associated Press BATH, Maine (AP) — The Navy is getting ready to turn the chapter on its workhorse destroyer, the Arleigh Burke, which went into production more than 30 years ago. The Navy has awarded design contracts on a future ship that would be equipped with lasers and hypersonic missiles. The stakes
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — The Austrian government has presented plans for a power price cap to curb the rise in energy costs. Chancellor Karl Nehammer said Wednesday that the cap should ease costs for an average household of three by about 500 euros per year. The government will provide around 3 billion to 4 billion euros
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Emotions were high in Uvalde, Texas Tuesday as kids returned to school. It’s been just three months since 19 students and two teachers were killed by a gunman at Robb Elementary school. Now that school is not open, and it never will be again. It is permanently closed. Uvalde’s Mayor says it will be demolished.
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Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — Este es un vistazo a la vida de Vladimir Putin, presidente de Rusia. 1 de 45 | El presidente de Rusia Vladimir Putin es una figura popular pero polarizante que ha dominado la política rusa desde que fue elegido por primera vez en 2000. En febrero de 2022, el Ejército
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says European Union countries should set a price cap on Russian natural gas. She also said Wednesday that European oil and gas companies are making extraordinary profits as the war in Ukraine drives up energy costs and that the bloc’s executive arm will propose they
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Kim Kardashian is entering the world of private equity. She’s partnering with Jay Sammons, a former executive with Carlyle Group, to launch SKKY Partners, a new firm that will invest in fast-growing businesses across several sectors, including hospitality, media and consumer products. The fund hasn’t begun any raising money just
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By David Close, CNN The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) announced Tuesday that it will return to hosting tournaments in China in 2023 after previously suspending all events in the country, including Hong Kong, last November due to the uncertainty over tennis player Peng Shuai’s safety. Peng was feared to be held incommunicado by the Chinese
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Children’s TV show “Thomas & Friends” is introducing its first autistic character, in a bid to diversify on-screen representation. Bruno, a “joyful, pun-making brake car,” will make his debut this month, US toy giant Mattel said in a press release. The new series regular will be voiced by autistic actors Chuck
Continue Reading By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albania’s prime minister says the government has cut diplomatic ties with Iran and expelled the country’s embassy staff. Albania and the U.S. have blamed Tehran for a major cyberattack nearly two months ago that was allegedly carried out by Tehran on Albanian government websites. The White
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN For some students in the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District in Texas, the start of classes this week came with feelings of fear and anxiety. In May, Robb Elementary — which is now closed and soon may be demolished — was the scene of a horrific shooting that claimed the lives
Continue Reading By Jacqueline Howard, CNN For some students in the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District in Texas, the start of classes this week came with feelings of fear and anxiety. In May, Robb Elementary — which is now closed and soon may be demolished — was the scene of a horrific shooting that claimed the lives
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Serena Williams’ loss last week at the US Open, likely her final match, made history for ESPN. The roughly three-hour match averaged 4.8 million viewers, making it ESPN’s most-watched tennis match in its 43-year history. Ratings peaked during the match’s final set in the 10:15 pm quarter-hour, garnering 6.9 million
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CNN By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Serena Williams’ loss last week at the US Open, likely her final match, made history for ESPN. The roughly three-hour match averaged 4.8 million viewers, making it ESPN’s most-watched tennis match in its 43-year history. Ratings peaked during the match’s final set in the 10:15 pm quarter-hour, garnering 6.9
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The world is in desperate need of water. Drought and increasing temperatures have threatened to impact nearly every major sector of the economy, from energy to agriculture to shipping. Markets are taking note. The S&P Global Water Index, which tracks 50 companies from around the world that are involved in
Continue Reading By MICHELLE CHAPMAN and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Target is dropping the mandatory retirement age for its CEO, allowing its Chief Executive Brian Cornell to stay on for three more years. Cornell would have passed mandatory retirement age in that span. Sales have grown steadily since Cornell took the top
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By Larry Madowo One of East Africa’s most popular music festivals has been cleared to go ahead after members of parliament tried to ban it for “promoting gays” in the country. The Nyege Nyege festival will now take place next week but under “strict guidelines,” according to Ugandan Prime Minister Robina Nabbanja, quoted in local
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EL PASO, Texas – El Pasoans will be voting on a 2022 Community Progress Bond when they head to the polls on November 8th. The bond includes 3 separate largest proposals, Streets Infrastructure Focus, Parks and Recreation Facilities, and a Climate Action Plan. The largest of these is the Streets Infrastructure Focus, with a proposed
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Liz Truss’s new Cabinet is Britain’s most diverse ever with women serving as prime minister and deputy prime minister and Black and South Asian politicians filling many of the top jobs. The government’s diversity reflects years of work by the right-of-center Conservative Party to shake its “pale,
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Una ola de calor sin precedentes ha horneado el oeste de Estados Unidos durante días —alimentando incendios forestales destructivos y amenazando con cortes de energía en California— y podría durar aún más tiempo debido a los efectos de un huracán que se forma a lo largo de la costa del
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, cumple este miércoles un mes en el cargo con la búsqueda de una serie de reformas políticas y económicas, un remezón en las fuerzas militares, así como con una tendencia favorable en las encuestas que le dan confianza para continuar camino hacia sus
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By Maegan Vazquez, CNN Former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama will visit the White House on Wednesday for the unveiling of their official White House portraits — marking their first joint return since they left in 2017 and the return of a Washington tradition last celebrated 10 years ago. The pieces,
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Surprises, schemes and supreme skill — the NFL is back. The US’ most popular sport returns on Thursday as the reigning Super Bowl champions, the Los Angeles Rams, host the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium. Heading into the season as reigning champions, the Rams will see their championship banner lifted into
Continue Reading By SALLY FRENCH of NerdWallet NerdWallet looked at the price of 1,000 Airbnb listings and compared them to the cost of hotels. Airbnbs can be an affordable alternative to hotels, particularly for longer stays, large groups and for people who need a washer and dryer or kitchen. But beware of vacation rental cleaning fees that
Continue Reading By Alexandra Meeks, CNN With summer nearing an end, the battle to get employees back into the office is getting a little more heated. About 70% of mid- to large-sized companies experimenting with hybrid work schedules have said they want employees back in the office for a set number of days each week. But many
Continue Reading Record hot temperature threat remains for the West as Hurricane Earl and Hurricane Kay approach Bermuda and Mexico respectively. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the forecast.
Continue Reading IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi talks to Christiane Amanpour about his trip to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.
Continue Reading CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on an experimental treatment for “brain fog” that could help what some long-Covid patients experience.
Continue Reading By Javed Iqbal, Sameer Mandhro and Kathleen Magramo, CNN “There is too much water. We are going to drown.” That was the warning from the villagers of Sehta Sehanj, where flooding caused by the overflow of Pakistan’s largest lake has left many residents trapped by rising water levels and fearing for their lives. Lake Manchar
Continue Reading By Ben Morse and David Close, CNN On the eve of his 23rd NFL season, Tom Brady has been reflecting on how his life has changed as he’s grown older. Brady, now 45 years old, has had a tumultuous offseason, retiring in February only to later reverse that decision. In the midst of August’s training
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