By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — SpaceX’s stalwart Falcon 9 rocket, which powers satellite launches as well as trips to orbit for astronauts, experienced a rare and troubling failure Thursday night as it attempted to haul a batch of internet satellites to orbit. The ordeal has prompted federal regulators to ground the rocket, which has
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Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has made a Trumpian vow to “Make Europe Great Again” during his country’s six-month presidency of the European Union. As a first step last week, he astonished his allies by making secret trips to Russia and China for talks with two of the bloc’s
Continue Reading By Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — One person was killed and two others are missing after a tour helicopter – popular among tourists in Hawaii – crashed off the coast of Kauai, officials said. The crash happened around 1:20 p.m. Thursday near the Hanakoa Valley along the Na Pali Coast, according to a news release from the Kaua‘i
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Karen Esquivel (CNN Español) – Miles de venezolanos en el extranjero participarán en las elecciones presidenciales del 28 de julio para elegir, entre 10 candidatos, a quien será su próximo presidente. Para estos comicios solo pueden participar aquellos venezolanos que sean mayores de 18 años, que posean residencia o cualquier otro estatus que compruebe que
Continue Reading Associated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Civil defense workers on Friday dug bodies out of collapsed buildings and pulled them off rubble-covered streets, as they collected dozens of Palestinians killed this week by an Israeli assault in a district of Gaza City. The discovery of the bodies came after Israeli troops reportedly pulled
Continue Reading Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish lawmakers have narrowly approved a controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants attempting to enter from neighboring Russia and reject their asylum applications. The government’s bill was meant to introduce temporary measures to curb migrants from entering the Nordic nation. It is a response
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El multimillonario heredero Anant Ambani se casará con su novia Radhika Merchant en julio en una fastuosa ceremonia descrita como la boda del año en el país. ¿Cómo será la boda del hijo del hombre más rico de Asia? 1:11 Las extravagantes celebraciones previas a la boda ya han desatado el
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A man has been given a life sentence for plotting to kidnap, rape and murder Holly Willoughby, one of Britain’s most high-profile television personalities. At Friday’s sentencing hearing at Chelmsford Crown Court, around 40 miles (65 kilometers) east of London, Judge Edward Murray told Gavin Plumb that he would have
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities have warned of an impending weeklong heat wave during the summer tourist season, with a high risk of dangerous wildfires, as much of southern Europe swelters under high temperatures. The new heat wave comes on the heels of the hottest June on record in Greece, according to preliminary weather
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Weather for your Friday is looking calm as we continue to dry up in time for your weekend plans! Today we will see similar weather patterns to what was experienced Thursday. Rain chances are staying down, winds are looking to stay on the breezy side. Temperatures are looking to range
Continue Reading PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech brewer Budvar, which has been embroiled in a long legal dispute with U.S. beer giant Anheuser-Busch over the use of the Budweiser brand, says it increased its net profit, output and exports in 2023. Budejovicky Budvar NP said its net profit jumped 46.3% last year to 293.8 million Czech crowns
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The El Paso County Economic Development Department has extended the application deadline for the Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI). This program is a call for small businesses that lack access to traditional capital and credit markets. The HFFI is a financing program designed to improve access to healthy food in
Continue Reading Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Nepal’s prime minister has lost a vote of confidence in parliament after losing the support of the largest party in his governing coalition, forcing him to step down after 19 months in power. Pushpa Kamal Dahal failed to get the support of more than half the members of the
Continue Reading AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — JPMorgan Chase says profits jumped sharply in the second quarter as the bank cashed in billions of dollars of its holdings in Visa Inc. But the bank’s results were also helped by higher interest rates, as well as consumers who seemed to still want to spend, despite geopolitical
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court on Friday found that the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan was improperly denied at least 20 seats reserved parliament, in a significant blow to the country’s fragile governing coalition. The ruling by the Supreme Court was hailed by Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, which was previously excluded
Continue Reading Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British police have arrested a 26-year-old man on suspicion of killing two sisters and their mother in a crossbow attack. In a statement Friday, Hertfordshire Police said that the suspect remains in a serious condition in hospital. The three women, Carol Hunt, 61, and her daughters Hannah, 28, and Louise,
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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Former NFL player Steve Gleason was honored with the Arthur Ashe Award for Courage at the 2024 ESPY Awards on Thursday. The former New Orleans Saints safety has battled amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a disease he was diagnosed with back in 2011. The 47-year-old was met with a standing
Continue Reading AP Business Writer The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded from a third-party platform in a security breach, the company said Friday, as cyberattacks against businesses, schools and health systems continue to spread globally. The breach, which took place in April of this year but mostly involved data from
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AP Business Writer The data of nearly all customers of the telecommunications giant AT&T was downloaded from a third-party platform in a security breach, the company said Friday, as cyberattacks against businesses, schools and health systems continue to spread globally. The breach, which took place in April of this year but mostly involved data from
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By Taylor Nicioli, CNN (CNN) — Appreciating the little things in life can leave a lasting impact on your health. Experiencing gratitude is beneficial for physical health and emotional well-being, past research has shown. Now, a new study has found those who experience more gratitude also have a lower risk of dying. The report is
Continue Reading Story by Reuters (Reuters) — Niger’s interior ministry said it had ordered search units to be on alert after inmates escaped on Thursday from the high-security Koutoukale prison whose inmates include Islamist militants. The ministry statement did not say how many prisoners had escaped Koutoukale, which lies 50 km (30 miles) northwest of the capital
Continue Reading NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Nigerien authorities are enforcing a curfew as they search for inmates who escaped from one of the country’s most fortified prisons in the Tillaberi region on Thursday night. Niger’s Ministry of Interior issued an alert about the Thursday night attack on Koutoukale prison. The interior ministry did not say how the
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Western intelligence agencies have uncovered Russian plots to carry out assassinations, arson and other sabotage in Europe against companies and people linked to support for Ukraine’s military — one of the most serious being a plan to kill the head of a German arms manufacturer, a Western government official said.
Continue Reading By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — The man suspected of murdering three women in a crossbow attack in southern England has been arrested, British police say. Kyle Clifford, 26, was found by officers in Enfield, north London, on Wednesday following an extensive manhunt. He was in serious condition in hospital, then arrested on Thursday, police said. “A
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — AT&T says 2022 security breach compromised data of its cellular customers and landline users that interacted with them.
Continue Reading By Allie Torgan, CNN Santa Cruz, CA (CNN) — Melissa Wolf’s clients come in all shapes and sizes. Some have two legs, some have four. All of them need a second chance. Wolf is the founder of UnChained, a nonprofit in northern California that pairs vulnerable young people, often living in juvenile correction facilities, with
Continue Reading By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — North Korea is known as a heavily restricted hermit nation, but it does welcome visitors in some rare cases. One Russian student who spent two weeks at a summer camp in the isolated country told CNN about his bizarre experience. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats running to replace the late U.S. Rep. Donald Payne Jr. will go before voters in a crowded and contentious special congressional primary where three candidates survived legal challenges to have them removed from the ballot. The winner of Tuesday’s primary will represent the party in a Sept. 18 special
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Higher prices have gone too far even for salty snacks. PepsiCo’s snack unit Frito-Lay posted a dip in revenue in its second quarter Thursday after multiple quarters of price increases. Years of inflation have resulted in “tighter household financial conditions,” the company said in prepared remarks, so
Continue Reading By Oliver Darcy, CNN New York (CNN) — For nearly an hour Thursday evening, President Joe Biden went toe-to-toe with the press corps — and, perhaps against the wishes of some in his own party, managed to exit the high stakes showdown mostly unscathed. Fielding a barrage of tough questions, Biden addressed 11 outlets during his closely
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