By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Kingdom is calling for an immediate and sustained pause in clashes and unrest that have followed the military takeover in Myanmar in order to allow vaccinations against a third wave of COVID-19 that is ravaging the country. Britain’s deputy U.N. ambassador told reporters
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The New York Giants have sent Isaac Yiadom to the Green Bay Packers for Josh Jackson in an exchange of fourth-year cornerbacks. Yiadom spent one season with the Giants after being acquired in a trade with Denver for a 2021 seventh-round draft choice. The Packers had high hopes for Jackson
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GREENVILLE, N.C. (KMIZ) The Daniel Boone Little League All-Star softball team lost to Oklahoma, 7-0, in the semifinals at the Little League Softball World Series on Tuesday. Oklahoma snapped Missouri’s four game winning streak in North Carolina. Missouri will now play for third place on Wednesday at noon against Texas. You can hear from head
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — As the new school year begins for Texas students, at least four school districts have had to temporarily close campuses due to COVID-19 outbreaks. The shutdowns are taking place as more school districts and communities continue this week to defy Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask
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By Chauncey Alcorn, CNN Business Serena Williams is pairing up with Nike to try to bring more people of color into the world of fashion design. On Tuesday, the 39-year-old tennis legend joined Nike in unveiling a collection of women’s athleisure wear and accessories, created by a group of 10 up-and-coming designers known as the
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By Steve Almasy, CNN Trenton Dale, who has driven a school bus in Atlanta for 23 years, loves his job. “To see the kids grow up and graduate, I mean, that’s the most beautiful sight you will see,” he told CNN affiliate WXIA earlier this month. But Dale, like other bus drivers across the country,
Continue ReadingBy David Williams, CNN A Utah animal trainer is recovering after the alligator she was feeding during a girl’s birthday party chomped down on her hand and refused to let go until after one of the adult guests jumped on its back to help her. Lindsay Bull, 31, said that she’s fed Darthgator hundreds of
Continue Reading By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press CLEVELAND (AP) — A major Thai asphalt company has been implicated for money laundering in a criminal complaint against a Miami businessman accused of violating U.S. sanctions for doing maintenance work on Venezuela’s fleet of Russian fighter jets. Jorge Nobrega was arrested Sunday at Miami’s international airport. A criminal complaint
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By Christina Carrega, CNN A licensed pharmacist was arrested in Chicago on Tuesday for allegedly selling dozens of authentic Covid-19 vaccination cards on eBay, the Justice Department said in a news release. Tangtang Zhao, 34, allegedly sold 125 Covid-19 vaccination cards from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to 11 different buyers for
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Alrededor de 1,2 millones de personas, entre ellas 540.000 niños, se han visto afectadas por el terremoto de 7,2 grados de magnitud que sacudió el suroeste de Haità el sábado por la mañana, según la Unicef. El terremoto dejó al menos 1.419 muertos y más de 6.900 heridos. Se espera que
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The Baltimore Orioles have reinstated rookie slugger Ryan Mountcastle from the concussion injured list. Mountcastle was in lineup batting fourth and playing first base at Tampa Bay. He had been out since he took a hard tag to the head while trying to steal second against the Rays on Aug.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El terremoto de este 14 de agosto en HaitÃ, que hasta este martes dejó más de 1.900 muertos, no solo hizo recordar el devastador sismo de 2010 (en el que murieron alrededor de 200.000 personas y de cuyos efectos aún no se recupera el paÃs) sino que obliga a muchos a preguntarse
Continue Reading By CARLOS VALDEZ and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Bolivia’s past interim government came to power by sidestepping constitutional rules for presidential succession and relied on systematic torture to persecute opponents in the tumultuous aftermath of Evo Morales’ resignation in 2019. That’s according to a new report by independent human rights
Continue Reading By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The judge presiding over the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy is considering whether the organization can pursue an $850 million agreement as the foundation for a reorganization plan. A three-day hearing ended Monday. The agreement involves the national Boy Scouts organization, about 250 local Boy Scout
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By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The judge presiding over the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy is considering whether the organization can pursue an $850 million agreement as the foundation for a reorganization plan. A three-day hearing ended Monday. The agreement involves the national Boy Scouts organization, about 250 local Boy Scout
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer If you’re flying on a plane or taking a train, be ready to keep wearing that face mask for a few more months. The Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday it will extend the face-mask rule on public transportation. The mandate was scheduled to expire Sept. 13 but will now
Continue Reading By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer If you’re flying on a plane or taking a train, be ready to keep wearing that face mask for a few more months. The Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday it will extend the face-mask rule on public transportation. The mandate was scheduled to expire Sept. 13 but will now
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By Lauren Fox, Clare Foran, Annie Grayer and Ryan Nobles, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is signaling that she won’t be backed into a corner next week by moderates in her caucus who are refusing to back a budget agreement unless the speaker first allows a vote on the bipartisan infrastructure bill. It’s the first
Continue Reading By GENE CHAMBERLAIN Associated Press LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Fan reaction to Justin Fields’ debut with the Chicago Bears has been overwhelming but it can lead to a bit of an uncomfortable situation for the entire team because coach Matt Nagy has not backed off his decision to let veteran Andy Dalton start the
Continue Reading By BRETT MARTEL AP Sports Writer BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU and coach Ed Orgeron are looking to re-emerge as a force in the SEC after a turbulent 2020 that saw the Tigers narrowly avoid their first losing record since 1999. It seems many are inclined to give LSU the benefit of the doubt.
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