NEW YORK (AP) — The United States will face Mexico, Italy and Britain in Group B of the first round of the 2026 World Baseball Classic, which be based at Houston’s Minute Maid Park, Major League Baseball and the players’ association said Wednesday. Puerto Rico will play Cuba, Panama and Canada in Group A at
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WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say they referred 43 cases of unruly airline passengers to the FBI for possible prosecution in the last year. The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that the rate of troubling passenger behavior has come down sharply since early 2021, but it’s still too high. Airlines have reported more than 1,240
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — In the paddy fields and around the ponds of central China, a common species of orb-weaving spider builds new webs every evening at sunset, allowing it to entrap fireflies that begin to flash, flicker and glow around the same time. Not content to rely on pure happenstance, the spider, Araneus
Continue Reading AP Business Writer Online fast-fashion giant Shein is suing its competitor Temu once again, accusing the China-founded shopping platform of stealing its designs, product images and engaging in other types of fraud. The complaint was filed in a Washington federal court this week. It alleges that Temu, which has grown in popularity in the U.S.
Continue Reading ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Arab Emirates has accepted the credentials of the Taliban’s ambassador to the oil-rich Gulf Arab country. It’s a major diplomatic coup for the Taliban, who aren’t officially recognized as Afghanistan’s government. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kabul confirmed on Wednesday the news about Badruddin Haqqani in a post on
Continue Reading CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Jacinda Ardern, former prime minister of New Zealand. Personal Birth date: July 26, 1980 Birth place: Hamilton, New Zealand Birth name: Jacinda Kate Laurell Ardern Father: Ross Ardern, police officer Mother: Laurell Ardern, school cook Marriage: Clarke Gayford (January 2024-present) Children: with
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CNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Former football players coached by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will be on hand as his name is entered into nomination on Wednesday, as the vice presidential nominee assumes the biggest stage of his political career. The former players from Mankato West High School, where Walz once coached, will
Continue Reading Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — The governor of Brazil’s Tocantins northern state has denied any wrongdoing, hours after the country’s federal police carried out search warrants targeting him and other 41 people as part of an investigation into alleged fraud and graft related to COVID-19 funds. Gov. Wanderlei Barbosa is a target of a
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Former football players coached by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will be on hand as his name is entered into nomination on Wednesday, as the vice presidential nominee assumes the biggest stage of his political career. The former players from Mankato West High School, where Walz once coached, will join
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A 43-year-old Juarez woman was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for recruiting for a Mexican drug trafficking organization. Karla Adriana Votta-Cardenas is said to have worked for a drug trafficking organization that is allegedly led by Jorge Sanchez-Morales. Court documents state, the organization primarily trafficked methamphetamine in liquid
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy added 818,000 fewer jobs from April 2023 through March this year than were originally reported, the government said Wednesday. The revised total adds to evidence that the job market has been steadily slowing and likely reinforces the Federal Reserve’s plan to start cutting interest rates soon. The Labor Department
Continue Reading Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention heads into its third day on Wednesday. Democrats will hear from Gov. Tim Walz, the vice presidential candidate, who will accept the nomination. Former President Bill Clinton, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi and Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg are also expected to speak as the party makes the
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By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with suicidal thoughts or mental health matters, please call the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 988 to connect with a trained counselor, or visit the 988 Lifeline website. Having a severe case of Covid-19 appears to be linked with
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say they have rescued nearly 150 migrants trying to reach the country by sea in small boats over a 24-hour period, including one that had 115 people crammed into it. A coast guard statement says Wednesday the small vessel was located in distress Tuesday off the eastern Aegean Sea
Continue Reading By Kara Scannell, CNN (CNN) — A New York appeals court will hear oral arguments on Donald Trump’s appeal of the $454 million civil judgment against him on September 26 – making it unlikely the appeals court will issue a decision by Election Day. Trump has asked the First Department appellate division to throw out Judge Arthur
Continue Reading AP Tennis Writer How well do you know the U.S. Open? The year’s last Grand Slam tennis tournament begins Monday on the hard courts of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York. The AP has written a quiz to test your tennis knowledge. Who was the last player to win at
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Chinese premier Li Qiang at the Kremlin. He hailed growing trade relations as Moscow becomes increasingly dependent on Beijing for political and economic support. Their meeting Wednesday took place as Russia struggled to push back an incursion by Ukrainian forces into the Kursk region that
Continue Reading AP Health Writers Federal officials affirmed this month that the pain people might feel when getting an IUD can be more than doctors’ promises of “just a pinch.” The local anesthetic lidocaine “might be useful for reducing patient pain” when inserting intrauterine devices, according to new guidance from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
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CNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — No need to worry about Alicia Silverstone, you guys. The “Clueless” star sparked concern after she posted on TikTok video in which she took a bite into what some of her followers speculated was poisonous fruit. “I’ve discovered something that I can’t figure out what it is
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — No need to worry about Alicia Silverstone, you guys. The “Clueless” star sparked concern after she posted on TikTok video in which she took a bite into what some of her followers speculated was poisonous fruit. “I’ve discovered something that I can’t figure out what it is and
Continue Reading CNN By Eric Bradner and Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Barack and Michelle Obama electrified the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday, delivering back-to-back speeches that eviscerated Donald Trump and urged Americans to reject the Republican nominee once and for all. The former first lady, in one of the most memorable speeches in convention history, called
Continue Reading AP Medical Writer LONDON (AP) — Jet lag is a problem for many travelers but there are some easy ways to adjust your body clock. It might take planning ahead and getting exposure to sunlight after you land. Scientists define jet lag as the effect on the human body of traveling across different time zones.
Continue Reading Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Key mediator Egypt expressed skepticism Wednesday about the proposal meant to bridge gaps in cease-fire talks between Israel and Hamas as more details emerged a day before negotiations were expected to resume in Cairo. The challenges around the so-called bridging proposal appeared to undermine the optimism for an imminent agreement
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US job growth during much of the past year was significantly weaker than initially estimated, according to new data released Wednesday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ preliminary annual benchmark review of employment data suggests that there were 818,000 fewer jobs in March of this year than were initially reported.
Continue Reading By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — The family of Alain Delon, who died at the weekend aged 88, has denied the actor’s request for his dog to be euthanized and buried alongside him following outcry in France. Delon, an icon of French cinema known for his starring roles in “The Leopard” and “Our Story,” died
Continue Reading Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former babysitter pleaded guilty to manslaughter Wednesday for the 2019 death of a man she was accused of disabling as an infant 40 years ago and was sentenced to three years in prison, finally admitting that she hit him numerous times. Terry McKirchy, 62, accepted a plea
Continue Reading Associated Press PORTICELLO, Sicily (AP) — Divers searching the wreck of a superyacht that sank off Sicily found the bodies of five passengers Wednesday, leaving one still missing as questions intensified about why the vessel sank so quickly when a nearby sailboat remained largely unscathed. Rescue crews brought four body bags ashore at Porticello. Salvatore
Continue Reading CHICAGO (AP) — Thousands of Democratic delegates have officially made Vice President Kamala Harris their party’s presidential nominee, after a rollercoaster month that saw President Joe Biden shutter his campaign and boost her to the top of the ticket. That high-level switcheroo meant a lot of changes for party officials, delegates and speakers alike heading
Continue Reading JEFFERSON, Pa. (AP) — State police say an explosion that leveled a home in northeastern Pennsylvania and killed a woman and seriously injured a man was apparently caused by a propane leak. The blast in Jefferson Township near Scranton was reported around 2 p.m. Tuesday. It sparked a fire that sent thick smoke spewing high
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is recognizing Wednesday, August 21 as National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. Currently more than 5,000 photos of people whose lives were lost to fentanyl are being displayed at DEA headquarters in Arlington, Virginia. The exhibit is called “Faces of Fentanyl.” DEA says that education
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