Associated Press MUMBAI, India (AP) — Rafiq Maqbool has been with The Associated Press for more than 20 years, covering conflict, politics, fashion shows, sports and everyday life. He has been based in Mumbai for the past several years. He always looks forward to photographing the annual Ganesh Festival.
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AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brandon Aubrey is getting his kicks with the Dallas Cowboys. He extended his NFL record to 15 consecutive made field goals of at least 50 yards without a miss at the start of a career while breaking a franchise record with a 65-yarder. There is one big problem
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By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson helped put smiles on the faces of some students from Apalachee High School, where earlier this month a gunman killed four people and injured nine others. On Saturday, Johnson posted a series of photos and videos to his Instagram showcasing his visit with students, identified
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It is the First Day of Fall in the Borderland and feels somewhat like Fall. We will rise to around normal temperatures today with a high of 90 degrees. Winds will turn out of the north later this evening as a weak backdoor cold front blows into the area. Tomorrow, highs will be in the
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Belén Liotti (CNN) –– Un ataque aéreo israelí reduce a escombros un edificio de apartamentos de nueve pisos en un suburbio del sur de Beirut. Un hombre cubierto de polvo se tumba sin vida en los brazos de un escatista. Un cadáver en una bolsa pasa rápidamente al lado de ambulancias estacionadas atrás de una
Continue Reading Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama has announced plans to transform the Tirana-based Bektashi Muslims into a sovereign state. On Sunday, he spoke at the United Nations, highlighting Albania’s history of saving Jewish refugees during World War II and sheltering Afghans after the Taliban took over Afghanistan. Rama mentioned Mother
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Associated Press SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — Under tight security, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Sunday visited a Pennsylvania ammunition factory to thank the workers who are producing one of the most critically needed munitions for his country’s fight to fend off Russian ground forces. Rep. Matt Cartwright, a Democrat who was among those who met
Continue Reading Former President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he doesn’t “think” he’d run again for president in 2028 if he falls short in his bid to return to the White House in 2024. “No, I don’t. I think that will be, that will be it,” Trump said when journalist Sharyl Attkisson asked him if he’d
Continue Reading AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — With the Minnesota Vikings savoring the unfamiliar vibe of being in full control in the fourth quarter, Justin Jefferson climbed on the bench to repeatedly wave his arms in encouragement of the home crowd to roar even louder for a defense that had the Houston Texans on their
Continue Reading WBRC, CNN By Michelle Watson, Paradise Afshar and Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Authorities in Birmingham, Alabama, are offering a combined reward of up to $100,000 dollars for information to help identify multiple people who opened fire in a bustling entertainment district Saturday night as part of what they called a targeted “hit” that left
Continue Reading OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Luis Armando Albino was 6 years old in 1951 when he was abducted while playing at an Oakland, California park. Now, more than seven decades later, Albino has been found thanks to help from an online ancestry test, old photos and newspaper clippings. The Bay Area News Group reported Friday that
Continue Reading SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — “Paper or plastic” will no longer be a choice at grocery store checkout lines in California under a new law signed Sunday by Gov. Gavin Newsom that bans all plastic shopping bags. California had already banned thin plastic shopping bags at supermarkets and other stores, but shoppers could purchase bags made
Continue Reading Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Houston Astros outfielder Yordan Alvarez exited Sunday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels with a right knee contusion after sliding into second base after hitting a double in the third inning. Alvarez slid into second, stood up and bent over and put his hands on his knees in pain after
Continue Reading Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — A menos que ya te gusten las películas de género, puede que sea fácil descartar “The Substance”, a primera vista, como una entrada demasiado sangrienta en la categoría de terror corporal. Pero al analizarla más a fondo, este segundo trabajo de la guionista y directora francesa Coralie Fargeat (cuyo
Continue Reading By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Olivia Munn and John Mulaney are now parents of two. On Sunday, the couple announced on Instagram that they welcomed a daughter named Méi June Mulaney on September 14. “My heart has exploded,” Munn wrote, adding that their daughter’s name means “plum” in Chinese. Mulaney and Munn wed in
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By WBBM News Staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO, Illinois (WBBM) — Inmates at the Cook County Jail got the chance to cut loose Saturday morning when actor Kevin Bacon came to perform alongside his brother at the jail. It’s part of a collaboration with Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart to bring
Continue Reading By Nikiya Carrero Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — Inches is what separated a Miami man from life and death on Saturday after a car came flying off southbound Interstate 95 and descended toward him with only seconds to act. The man and the car’s driver reportedly made it out
Continue Reading By Miana Massey Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WJZ) — September is National Sepsis Awareness Month, the condition that affects over a million Americans each year and can be deadly. In May of 2021, Jackie Duda nearly died of septic shock. “When I closed my eyes, I didn’t think I’d see
Continue Reading Comedian John Mulaney and actor Olivia Munn now have a second child, a daughter named Méi June Mulaney. Munn said in an Instagram post Sunday that the girl was born via a surrogate on Thursday. “I had so many profound emotions about not being able to carry my daughter,” Munn said in the post that
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By Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump told two fictional stories about Oprah Winfrey on Saturday – one of them new, another he has been telling for at least 11 years. Trump’s claims about Winfrey are both trivial. But they are the latest on a long list of recent examples of
Continue Reading UNIONDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the United States has brought him to New York. On Sunday, Modi addressed an estimated 13,000 people at a cultural celebration at Long Island’s Nassau Coliseum. Speaking for more than an hour, Modi praised the United States’ return this week of nearly 300 antiquities
Continue Reading By Fredreka Schouten and Sara Murray, CNN (CNN) — In Pennsylvania, officials are bracing for another presidential election in which the state could once again be the decisive battleground and take days to determine the winner. Seth Bluestein, a Republican city commissioner in vote-rich Philadelphia, put the odds of knowing the winner on election night at
Continue Reading Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Ken Salazar has rejected accusations by Mexico’s president that the U.S. shares some responsibility for cartel violence in Sinaloa state. On Saturday, Salazar said the U.S. was not to blame for the massacres in Sinaloa. The violence erupted after two Sinaloa cartel leaders were arrested in the
Continue Reading FATIMA, Portugal (AP) — An estimated 180,000 motorcyclists gathered Sunday at the Our Lady of Fatima shrine in central Portugal for the ninth annual Pilgrimage of the Blessing of Helmets. Carlos Cabecinhas, the rector of the Sanctuary of Fatima, said the event has steadily increased in prominence — renowned for its conviviality as well as
Continue Reading AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Max Scherzer is going home and into free agency after what the three-time Cy Young Award winner considers the most frustrating of his 17 seasons in the big leagues. Still at age 40, and finishing a year with the Texas Rangers in which he made his fewest starts
Continue Reading RAVENNA, Ohio (AP) — A local Ohio elections board says the county sheriff’s department will not be used for election security following a social media post by the sheriff saying people with Kamala Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded so that immigrants can be sent to live with them if the Democratic vice
Continue Reading AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — It’s a three-peat for “Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.” The Tim Burton legacy sequel to his 1988 horror comedy topped the North American box office charts for the third straight weekend with $26 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. It edged out the animated new release “Transformers: One,”
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EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — September is Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, and medical experts are urging women to be aware of the subtle symptoms of this disease, often referred to as a “silent killer.” According to Dr. Sal Saldivar, Medical Director at Spero Women’s Oncology Center, ovarian cancer often goes undetected in its early stages
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has condemned the slaying of an environmental activist in Honduras. On Sunday, he joined international voices expressing concern over the killing. Juan López, the environmental leader, was gunned down earlier this month. He had spent years fighting mining companies to protect rivers and forests. Francis expressed solidarity with those
Continue Reading AP College Football Writer Tennessee moved up to No. 5 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday as the Volunteers continued to surge up the rankings, and No. 25 Boise State returned to the AP Top 25 for the first time in four years. Texas was No. 1 for the second straight week, receiving
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