Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s attorney general says another nitrogen gas execution will go forward in September. The state on Monday reached a settlement agreement to end litigation filed by death row inmate Alan Miller who is slated to be the second person put to death with nitrogen gas. Alabama Attorney General Steve
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By Piper Hudspeth Blackburn, CNN (CNN) — Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she has not spoken to President Joe Biden since he dropped out of the presidential race last month. Asked by CNN’s Dana Bash on Monday whether she would like to speak with him in the future, Pelosi said, “Yes.” “Is everything OK with
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By Laura He, Juliana Liu and Anna Cooban, CNN Hong Kong/London (CNN) — Japanese shares soared Tuesday, clawing back some of their record losses from the previous day and underpinning a patchy recovery on global markets. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index finished 10% higher and the broader Topix closed around 9% up. Elsewhere in Asia,
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los egiptólogos llevan años debatiendo acaloradamente cómo se construyeron las enormes pirámides del antiguo Egipto hace más de 4.000 años. Ahora, un equipo de ingenieros y geólogos pone sobre la mesa una nueva teoría: un dispositivo de elevación hidráulica que habría hecho flotar las pesadas piedras por el centro de la pirámide
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TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 share index has soared as much as 10.7% a day after it plunged a near record 12.4%. The index gave up some of those gains as it wavered throughout the day but closed 10.2% higher at 34,675.46. The gains followed sharp losses on Wall Street that were not
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By Andrew McNicol and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN (CNN) — She only recently turned 25, but Yui Susaki is already a reigning Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion, and is widely touted as the best pound-for-pound freestyle wrestler in the world. Susaki – all 5 feet (1.52 meters) of her – has never lost an
Continue Reading TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian President Kais Saied has filed the necessary paperwork to run in the presidential election in October. He is expected to face little competition as prominent opposition members and other potential challengers have been imprisoned during his first term. The list of candidates for the Oct. 6 election will be published
Continue Reading CNN By Isaac Yee and Tanbirul Miraj Ripon, CNN Dhaka, Bangladesh (CNN) — The prime minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, resigned and fled to neighboring India on Monday after protesters stormed her official residence after weeks of deadly anti-government demonstrations in the South Asian nation. Scenes of jubilation erupted on the streets as protesters celebrated
Continue Reading SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Results of a recount in the Republican primary for Utah’s 2nd Congressional District show incumbent U.S. Rep. Celeste Maloy still narrowly leads her opponent. The recount was completed Monday. The Associated Press is not calling the race until the resolution of a pending legal challenge from Colby Jenkins. The challenge
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) — No contento con vestir a las estrellas más destacadas de la escena musical, desde Beyoncé y Usher hasta Christina Aguilera, Dolce & Gabbana ahora tiene la mira puesta en hacer que los perros sean un poco más elegantes. La última propuesta de la marca de moda italiana es para los perros
Continue Reading By Marlon Sorto and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Venezuela’s Public Ministry has opened a criminal investigation into presidential candidate Edmundo González Urrutia and opposition leader María Corina Machado, the country’s Attorney General Tarek William Saab said in a statement on Monday. The Public Ministry said the investigation was sparked by the two opposition figures’
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By Kati Weis Click here for updates on this story BOULDER COUNTY, Colorado (KCNC) — A 0.1% sales tax in Boulder County is paying for structure-saving and life-saving wildfire mitigating measures, one house at a time, all across the county. It’s a model that program leaders believe could serve as a model for other counties
Continue Reading ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended search efforts for four people who were missing after the boat they were on capsized near Homer in south-central Alaska on Saturday. The Anchorage Daily News reports that the missing were identified by a relative as a family of four from Troy, Texas. Travis Magee,
Continue Reading By Shaun Boyd Click here for updates on this story Colorado (KCNC) — As fires rage across the Western United States, the nation’s elite wildland firefighters are facing a 50% pay cut. Hotshots, smokejumpers and Helitack crews are among the federal firefighters who would be impacted by the reduction. They go where no one else
Continue Reading Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — A rural Nevada sheriff is investigating a potential hate crime after a Black man who was collecting signatures for a ballot measure recorded a confrontation with another man he said directed a racial slur at him and said “they have a hanging tree” for people like him. “I’m still
Continue Reading By Matthew Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story SAN BERNARDINO, California (KCAL/KCBS) — A grass fire burned several homes in the San Bernardino neighborhood of Shandin Hills Monday afternoon. The inferno, dubbed the Edgehill Fire, started at about 3 p.m. on a hillside near the 3300 block of Beverly Drive, about 1.5 miles
Continue Reading By Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker has agreed to a four-year deal that makes him the highest-paid kicker in the NFL, according to reports. Butker announced the extension on X but provided no details. Unidentified sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport the contract is worth $25.6 million, including
Continue Reading Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety has reinstated a state trooper who was suspended after the botched law enforcement response to the shooting at a Uvalde elementary school in 2022. In a letter sent to Texas Ranger Christopher Ryan Kindell on Aug. 2 and released by the agency on
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Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Department of Public Safety has reinstated a state trooper who was suspended after the botched law enforcement response to the shooting at a Uvalde elementary school in 2022. In a letter sent to Texas Ranger Christopher Ryan Kindell on Aug. 2 and released by the agency on
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A vehicle crashed into an AT&T store in Northeast El Paso Monday morning, according to the El Paso Fire Department. It happened at the storefront at 5301 Dyer St. EPFD said the driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. The scene was turned over to El Paso Police,
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Luego de semanas de polémica y de la poca información sobre el destino al que fueron enviadas las reservas de oro que Argentina tenía en su Banco Central, el organismo confirmó este lunes que transfirió parte de sus lingotes al exterior. Pero sigue sin dar detalles sobre las cantidades,
Continue Reading Associated Press A Virginia man has been arrested and charged with threatening online to kill Vice President Kamala Harris and harm other public officials. Frank L. Carillo, 66, of Winchester, made an initial appearance Monday in federal court and is being held pending a detention hearing scheduled for Thursday, according to court records and the
Continue Reading WCBS By Nick Caloway, Mark Prussin Click here for updates on this story KEYPORT, New Jersey (WCBS) — New Jersey environmental officials are warning people in one Jersey Shore town not to touch anything at the beach, including the water, because it could be contaminated with arsenic. Stone-like materials called slag tested positive for elevated
Continue Reading By Nick Caloway, Mark Prussin Click here for updates on this story KEYPORT, New Jersey (WCBS/WLNY) — New Jersey environmental officials are warning people in one Jersey Shore town not to touch anything at the beach, including the water, because it could be contaminated with arsenic. Stone-like materials called slag tested positive for elevated levels
Continue Reading By Kristie Keleshian Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS/WLNY) — An Uber driver was pepper sprayed by a passenger in an unprovoked attack in Manhattan, and it was all caught on video. The victim told CBS New York’s Kristie Keleshian he believes it was because of the color of his skin.
Continue Reading Associated Press SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The deputy sheriff who fatally shot Sonya Massey in her Illinois home last month says he thought that when she unexpectedly said, “I rebuke you in the name of Jesus,” she intended to kill him. That’s what Sean Grayson wrote in his field report on July 9, three days
Continue Reading By Sydney Bishop and Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Texas Ranger Christopher Ryan Kindell has been reinstated to his position after being removed from duty amid inquiries into the botched response to the Robb Elementary School mass shooting in Uvalde, according to a letter from Col. Steven McCraw, director of the Texas Department of Public
Continue Reading By Kristie Keleshian Click here for updates on this story NEW YORK (WCBS/WLNY) — An Uber driver was pepper sprayed by a passenger in an unprovoked attack in Manhattan, and it was all caught on video. The victim told CBS New York’s Kristie Keleshian he believes it was because of the color of his skin.
Continue Reading WEST GLACIER, Mont. (AP) — The body of a man believed to have drowned in Glacier National Park was recovered over the weekend. Rangers believe they recovered the body of 26-year-old Siddhant Vitthal Patil of India on Saturday. Patil fell into Avalanche Creek on July 6. Clothing and gear similar to what Patil was wearing
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — UTEP’s Niesha Burgher earned herself a spot in the 200-meter semifinals on Saturday in the 2024 Olympics in Paris after finishing second in her heat in round one, clocking in a time of 22.54. The 21-year-old finished fifth in heat two of the 200-meter semifinals on Monday with a time
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