By JIM SALTER Associated Press A Missouri judge has refused to reinstate federal unemployment benefits that were cut in June when Gov. Mike Parson pulled out of several programs. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem said the court “would not substitute its judgment” for that of the governor. The ruling by Beetem on Tuesday came
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By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Novak Djokovic has started his bid to make history at the U.S. Open with a four-set victory over Danish teenager Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune. The top-seeded Djokovic is trying to complete the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s tennis since 1969 and collect a record-breaking
Continue Readingolivertapia Hong Kong / Beijing (CNN Business) — China ha prohibido a los jugadores en línea menores de 18 años jugar entre semana y ha limitado su juego a solo tres horas la mayoría de los fines de semana, lo que representa una escalada significativa de restricciones en la enorme industria del juego del país.
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By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler, Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of US Central Command, announced Monday at the Pentagon. The US departure marks the end of a fraught, chaotic and bloody exit from the United States’ longest war. “I’m here to
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By Nicole Gaouette, Jennifer Hansler, Barbara Starr and Oren Liebermann, CNN The last US military planes have left Afghanistan, Gen. Frank McKenzie, the commander of US Central Command, announced Monday at the Pentagon. The US departure marks the end of a fraught, chaotic and bloody exit from the United States’ longest war. “I’m here to
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By JOSEF FEDERMAN and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel has allowed dozens of truckloads of construction materials into the Gaza Strip, easing a tight blockade it has maintained on the Hamas-ruled territory since an 11-day war in May. The imports Tuesday came during a tense period in which Hamas activists have launched
Continue Reading By EMILY McFARLAN MILLER Religion News Service Terry Wildman hopes a new translation of the New Testament published Tuesday will help Christians and Indigenous peoples read Scripture again in a fresh way. Wildman, a licensed local pastor in the United Methodist Church, has been working for two decades to translate the Bible into words and
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CNN Editorial Research Here’s some background information about Great Britain’s Houses of Parliament, located on the Thames River in London. Facts The meeting place of Great Britain’s bicameral legislature – composed of the House of Commons and the House of Lords – is also known as Westminster Palace. Visitors are subject to airport style security
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La efectividad general de las vacunas contra el coronavirus aún no ha disminuido mucho para la mayoría de los estadounidenses vacunados, dijeron el lunes a los asesores de vacunas de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de Estados Unidos, CDC. El Comité Asesor de Prácticas de
Continue Reading JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi says he has fully recovered from COVID-19, less than two weeks after being diagnosed. The 70-year-old Wicker says Tuesday that he’s looking forward to traveling in Mississippi this week. He’s one of three senators who announced Aug. 19 that they had tested positive for COVID-19.
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By Masoud Popalzai and Rob Picheta, CNN Four days after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, 20-year-old YouTuber Najma Sadeqi sat on her bed and recorded a final video to tens of thousands of followers. Usually, her posts would show her cooking or exploring Kabul alongside her friends, in bright clothes and with cheerful music playing
Continue Reading By Masoud Popalzai and Rob Picheta, CNN Four days after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, 20-year-old YouTuber Najma Sadeqi sat on her bed and recorded a final video to tens of thousands of followers. Usually, her posts would show her cooking or exploring Kabul alongside her friends, in bright clothes and with cheerful music playing
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER and ACACIA CORONADO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Legislature has signed off on a sweeping GOP rewrite of election laws after months of protests by Democrats. The nearly 75-page bill that won final approval Tuesday in both the House and Senate would ban 24-hour polling locations and empowers
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton says the team is investigating the possibility of remaining in the Dallas area for up to a month and opening its regular season against Green Bay in the Cowboys’ home stadium. The Superdome appears to have been spared significant damage from Hurricane Ida.
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By Clare Foran and Ali Zaslav, CNN The Senate on Tuesday approved a bill that would provide temporary assistance to American citizens who have returned from Afghanistan. The bill would set aside up to $10 million for each fiscal year during fiscal years 2021 and 2022 to provide emergency repatriation assistance to affected individuals. Vice
Continue Reading By JAKE SEINER AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Javier Báez bolted home for the winning run in the ninth inning of New York’s 6-5 win over the Miami Marlins hours after he and Francisco Lindor apologized for taking a dig at booing Mets fans. Báez and Lindor were at the center of a
Continue Reading By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Jimmie Johnson is moving one step closer to adding the Indianapolis 500 to his IndyCar schedule with a successful test on his first oval. The track was familiar — Johnson has a record seven victories at Texas Motor Speedway. But the sensation of speed was totally different. The
Continue Reading By JONATHAN MATTISE Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Authorities say rain from Tropical Depression Ida is temporarily hampering cleanup efforts for a rural Tennessee community ravaged by recent deadly flooding. But the extra dousing has brought on no recurrence of flooding Tuesday. The Humphreys County Emergency Management Agency said about 2.5 inches of rain
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer Overhauls are usually reserved for bad teams that miss the playoffs, not ones that play in consecutive Super Bowls. Chiefs general manager Brett Veach, however, was impelled to dismantle his offensive line after watching Patrick Mahomes run for his life in Kansas City’s 31-9 shellacking at the hands
Continue Reading By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer Overhauls are usually reserved for bad teams that miss the playoffs, not ones that play in consecutive Super Bowls. Chiefs general manager Brett Veach, however, was impelled to dismantle his offensive line after watching Patrick Mahomes run for his life in Kansas City’s 31-9 shellacking at the hands
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