Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshima officials urged world leaders Tuesday to stop relying on nuclear weapons as deterrence and take immediate action toward abolishment — not as an ideal, but to remove the risk of atomic war amid conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and rising tensions in East Asia. They commented as
Continue Reading Story by Associated Press Jayapura, Indonesia — Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region on Monday, and they released two health workers and two children it was carrying, police said. Glen Malcolm Conning, a pilot for Indonesian aviation company PT Intan Angkasa Air
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By Chris Lau and Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Diners huddling around barbecue grills used to be a familiar sight in the streets of Zibo. The previously nondescript city in the eastern Chinese province of Shandong became one of China’s hottest spots for domestic tourism last year thanks to its affordable and juicy
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NEW YORK (AP) — Georgia will open the season ranked No. 1 in the preseason USA Today Coaches Poll a year after having its two-year run as national champion end. The Bulldogs received 46 of the 55 first-place votes from college football coaches. Preseason No. 2 Ohio State got seven votes at No. 1, followed
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Belén Liotti (CNN Español) — El presidente de República Dominicana, Luis Abinader, propuso este lunes disminuir el número de diputados, junto a otras tres reformas constitucionales que enviará al Congreso el próximo 16 de agosto, cuando se inicia la nueva legislatura. En su habitual rueda de prensa semanal en el Palacio Nacional, dijo que la
Continue Reading AP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Elon Musk has filed a second lawsuit against OpenAI and two founders, Sam Altman and Greg Brockman. Musk claims he is suing over a betrayal of the ChatGPT maker’s founding aims of benefiting the public good rather than pursuing profits. The lawsuit, filed in a Northern California federal
Continue Reading AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A rising tide swept stocks higher, and calm returned to Wall Street after Japan’s market soared earlier Tuesday to claw back much of the losses from its worst day since 1987. The S&P 500 climbed 1% to break a brutal three-day losing streak. It had tumbled a bit
Continue Reading Associated Press/Report for America PHOENIX (AP) — The race for the Democratic nomination in Arizona’s 3rd Congressional District narrowed further Monday, making it too close to call and ensuring an automatic recount. The district lies in Maricopa County, which finished counting ballots Monday. Former Phoenix City Council member Yassamin Ansari led former state lawmaker Raquel
Continue Reading 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,
Continue Reading 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
Continue Reading 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
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