By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The next Emmy Awards will go family style. The father and son duo Eugene and Dan Levy, who co-starred in the Emmy-winning sitcom “Schitt’s Creek,” have been named as hosts of the 76th Emmy Awards. “For two Canadians who won our Emmys in a literal quarantine tent, the
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Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Wyoming has been among the most conservative states in the county, and on Tuesday, voters will select the Republican candidates who will advance to November’s general election for federal and state legislative offices. The only contested races in Wyoming’s state primary are on the Republican side. There will be general
Continue Reading Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — African leaders will meet in Zimbabwe on Saturday for a scheduled summit of the 16-nation Southern African Development Community. It may discuss the rising issue of mpox outbreaks across the continent but is less likely to tackle international concerns about the human rights record of its host. This week,
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Coco Gauff’s defense of her Cincinnati Open title didn’t get past the first round as the American was surprisingly defeated 6-4 2-6 6-4 by Yulia Putintseva. The world No. 34 was trailing 2-4 in the final set, but won four straight games to see out the match in spectacular
Continue Reading The running mates of Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris are coming under greater scrutiny as the presidential election heats up. Ohio Sen. JD Vance winds down several unsuccessful charities that he started after the successful publication of “Hillbilly Elegy,” while Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz’s DUI arrest from nearly 30 years ago has attracted
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By Ramishah Maruf, Alicia Wallace, Samantha Delouya and Luciana Lopez, CNN (CNN) — Americans across the political spectrum can agree on this: Rent is expensive, and buying a home can feel nearly impossible. America’s housing affordability crisis has a number of origins, but it largely stems from two key factors that you learned in Econ
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — We are under an ABC-7 First Alert for the heat. We are trending warmer and getting near record breaking heat potential. Temperatures today are expected to reach the lo 100s. El Paso is expected to reach 105, Las Cruces is expecting to reach 102. Saturday temperatures are expected to be
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — Officials in China say BMW is recalling more than 1.3 million vehicles that may have Takata airbag inflators following a similar recall in the U.S. last month. The Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation said Friday that the recall covers nearly 600,000 vehicles made in China and more than 750,000 imported vehicles
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By Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN (CNN) — Their shared love of travel was one of the main topics of conversation during their first date back in 2004. But other than a “couple of cruises,” Janell and Stu Clarke, both from Australia, had barely traveled beyond their home country nearly a decade later. Once Janell got her
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EL PASO, TX (KVIA) — The Humane Society of El Paso is hosting their 31st Annual Happiness Happens Here Telethon presented by Mark Worley, this Saturday, August 17 on ABC-7. This event is the largest fundraiser for the organization, all proceeds will go to help provide food, shelter, medical care and socialization services to the 4,000 vulnerable
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By Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — It may be time to dust off the face masks and air purifiers. The US is in the midst of a significant Covid-19 wave, with viral activity levels in wastewater the highest they’ve been for a summer surge since July 2022, according to the US Centers for Disease Control
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By Ella Nilsen and Rachel Wilson, CNN (CNN) — Two years after President Joe Biden’s landmark climate law was signed, millions of Americans have used it to save millions of dollars on solar panels, appliances and home insulation. Inflation Reduction Act tax credits for residential energy upgrades are going gangbusters, recent Treasury Department data shows, with
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rick Scott’s bid for renomination for a second Senate term tops the list of races that Florida voters will decide in the upcoming primary. Scott is heavily favored on Tuesday against two challengers. In the Democratic primary, a former congresswoman, Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, leads a field of four candidates in
Continue Reading Associated Press JIT, West Bank (AP) — Israeli leaders on Friday roundly condemned a deadly settler rampage in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a rare Israeli denunciation of the settler violence growing more common since the start of the Israel-Hamas war. The settler riot in the village of Jit, near the city of Nablus in the
Continue Reading Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Firefighters are tackling blazes across Turkey as dry, hot and windy weather conditions cause a series of fires. Flames threatening World War I memorials and graves at the Gallipoli battle site, where an Allied landing was beaten back by Ottoman troops, were brought under control Friday. On the outskirts of
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Alaska voters are set to shrink the pool of contenders for its highly sought-after U.S. House seat from a dozen candidates to just four. In Alaska, every candidate runs on the same primary ballot, regardless of partisan affiliation. The primary is Tuesday. The four candidates with the most votes advance
Continue Reading By Amy Simonson, CNN (CNN) — The city of Edmond, Oklahoma, has agreed to a $7.15 million settlement with a man who served 48 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit, his attorney announced. Glynn Simmons, now 71, served 48 years, one month and 18 days following his murder conviction in a 1974
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Julia Hernández (CNN) — El presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, hizo una gran promesa cuando lanzó su guerra contra Ucrania: los reclutas no participarían en combate. Pero mientras Moscú lucha por contener los avances ucranianos en su territorio, las familias de los jóvenes soldados desplegados en la zona están dando la voz de alarma sobre
Continue Reading Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris announced a sweeping set of economic proposals on Friday meant to cut taxes and lower the cost of groceries, housing and other essentials for many Americans. “Look, the bills add up,” she declared, trying to address the financial concerns that are at the top of
Continue Reading By Kathleen Toner, CNN Gothenburg, Sweden (CNN) — Every Saturday, at a church in Gothenburg, Sweden, hundreds of people of all ages and backgrounds gather. There are more than 20 languages spoken among them, and they come not to worship, but to play music. As they chat and tune their instruments, a smiling man sweeps
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By Tami Luhby, Ebony Davis and Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday unveiled a populist economic agenda, proposing a new plan to provide tax relief for more than 100 million middle-class and lower-income Americans as she builds out the details of her governing agenda weeks after locking down the Democratic
Continue Reading Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto began to pound Bermuda late Friday with heavy winds and rain after officials in the tiny British territory in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean opened shelters and closed government offices. The Category 2 storm located 95 miles (150 kilometers) south-southwest of Bermuda was packing
Continue Reading WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has announced that his country will strive to host the Summer Olympics for the first time. Tusk has a particular eye on the Games in 2040 and 2044. He says, “Life will show whether this is a realistic goal. Taking into account the initial decisions, commitments,
Continue Reading IPSWICH, England (AP) — Lifelong Ipswich fan Ed Sheeran has bought a small stake in the club ahead of its return to the Premier League. Ipswich said Thursday that the British musician has acquired a 1.4% ownership stake, but will be a passive investor and not part of the club’s board of directors. Sheeran is
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Ajax and Panathinaikos took a remarkable 34 penalties to decide their Europa League third-round qualifying tie on Thursday, setting a new UEFA record. After Ajax beat Panathinaikos 1-0 in Athens last week, the Greek side leveled the tie with an 89th-minute goal from Tetê in the second leg. When
Continue Reading Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Military authorities in the eastern Ukrainian city of Pokrovsk have urged civilians to speed up their evacuation because the Russian army is quickly closing in on what has for months been one of Moscow’s key targets. Authorities said in a Telegram post Friday that Russian troops are “advancing at
Continue Reading Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — India has announced three-phased assembly elections in disputed Kashmir, the first in a decade and in a new political environment after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government in 2019 stripped the Muslim-majority region of its semi-autonomy and downgraded it to a federally controlled territory. The country’s election commission said Friday
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia Phillies rookie Weston Wilson hit for just the 10th cycle in franchise history during the team’s comfortable 13-3 win over the Washington Nationals. The outfielder hit a triple and a single in the fourth inning, homered in the seventh and then completed the cycle with a double in
Continue Reading By Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Greece’s worst wildfire of the year has ripped through the Attica region toward the capital Athens at lightning speed, tracking a devastating course that killed a woman, torched thousands of hectares of land and forced people to flee their homes. The fire, which started Sunday near the town of
Continue Reading KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (AP) — A prisoner serving a life sentence for murder was captured at a North Carolina hotel early Friday, three days after his escape on the way to a medical appointment, and authorities say he had help from at least one person. Ramone Alston, 30, escaped from a van Tuesday as it arrived
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