By Ellie Kaufman, CNN The US Space Force, the newest branch of the US military, on Tuesday unveiled a new uniform prototype for its members, known as Guardians. Gen. Jay Raymond, commander of the US Space Force, announced the new uniforms during his speech at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber conference. The
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By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister has partly blamed “incitement” against the government’s pandemic rules on social media for the killing of a gas station clerk by a man who refused to wear a face mask. A 49-year-old German man was arrested Sunday over the the fatal shooting a day
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By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister has partly blamed “incitement” against the government’s pandemic rules on social media for the killing of a gas station clerk by a man who refused to wear a face mask. A 49-year-old German man was arrested Sunday over the the fatal shooting a day
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DETROIT (AP) — Wednesday’s game between the Chicago White Sox and the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park has been postponed because of rain. The game will be made up on Monday afternoon. The Tigers stalled the White Sox’s drive for the AL Central title with a 5-3 victory on Tuesday. Chicago’s magic number for clinching
Continue Reading By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s Supreme Court has ruled that women will be able to take the entrance examination for the national defense academy in November for the first time, opening the way for them to become full-time officers. The court turned down a government request that it be given
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN Español) — La presidencia de Argentina anunció este martes que flexibiliza varias medidas adoptadas por pandemia de covid-19. Esto entrará en vigor a partir del 1 de octubre. En un comunicado, las autoridades señalaron que se pone fin a la obligatoriedad del uso de la mascarilla al aire libre cuando se circula de
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A library devoted to Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami’s writings, scrapbooks and record collection opens next week in Tokyo for research, cultural exchange and a gathering spot for his fans. The Haruki Murakami Library, which opens Oct. 1 at Waseda University, his alma mater, features a replica of
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By Rob Picheta, CNN Germans will file into polling stations to vote in an unpredictable federal election on Sunday — but for the first time in nearly two decades, their longtime leader won’t be in contention. Chancellor Angela Merkel has been a symbol of stability in Europe since she took on the role in 2005;
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Isabelle Jani-Friend, CNN A self-portrait by Frida Kahlo has become the most expensive work by a Latin American artist ever to sell at auction, fetching $34.9 million in New York on Tuesday. The price achieved by the painting “Diego y yo” (“Diego and I”) more than tripled the previous record of $9.8 million, set by
Continue Reading By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Most TV dramas try to tell stories over a few years with maybe half a dozen central characters. The new series “Foundation” is a bit more ambitious — try 400 years and 25 million worlds. To say it’s sweeping doesn’t do it justice. World-building is
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By Matt Egan and Phil Mattingly, CNN The fight over raising the nation’s borrowing limit underscores a reality for Democrats as they are in the midst of their highest stakes moment for President Joe Biden’s sweeping legislative agenda: thrusting a potential default into the mix may have devastating consequences. A mild recession, according to analysts,
Continue ReadingBy John Garcia and Maher Kawash Click here for updates on this story KENOSHA, WI (WLS) — The Kyle Rittenhouse case returned to court Friday as a Kenosha judge held a key hearing. The Antioch teenager is accused of killing two men and wounding a third during a protest following the shooting of Jacob Blake
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The most significant rift in decades between the United States and France seems on the mend after French President Emmanuel Macron and President Joe Biden got on the phone to smooth things over. In a half-hour call that the White House described as “friendly,” the two leaders
Continue Reading By MATTHEW PERRONE, LAURAN NEERGAARD and MIKE STOBBE Associated Press The U.S. has moved a step closer to offering booster doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine to seniors and others at high risk from the virus. The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday signed off on such shots as a way to shore up protection in
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Judge Kimberly Shaw sentenced Nancy Metz on Thursday to two years of unsupervised probation for a misdemeanor charge of failure to stop for a school bus that’s receiving or dropping off students. She pleaded guilty to the charge last week.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Los talibanes han solicitado representación en la Asamblea General de las Naciones Unidas de esta semana, una medida que se espera que inicie una batalla diplomática con el enviado afgano preexistente. Afganistán está actualmente representado en la ONU por Ghulam Isaczai, designado por el antiguo gobierno democrático del país, que se
Continue Reading RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Morocco’s prime minister-designate has announced that a three-party coalition will form the country’s next government. King Mohammed VI appointed billionaire Aziz Akhanouch as prime minister after his party placed first in a Sept. 8 legislative election. The coalition includes Akhanouch’s liberal National Rally of Independents Party, the Authenticity and Modernity party,
Continue ReadingBy Eyewitness News Click here for updates on this story BROOKLYN, NY (WABC) — An NYU student is recovering after being shot by a stray bullet on campus in Brooklyn Tuesday. The incident happened around 3 p.m. as the student was standing outside MetroTech Center, home to NYU’s School of Engineering. In a statement released
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Welcome to Autumn! Mother Nature’s feeling festive this year and brought us some classic fall-like weather to start the season. Cool mornings and mild afternoons have us looking ahead to what’s in store for the Autumn season. WHAT IS AUTUMN Sunlight gives us weather but the tilt of the earth gives us the seasons. That
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By Tierney Sneed, CNN Former President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit in New York state court Tuesday against his niece Mary Trump, as well as several New York Times journalists, for the disclosure of his tax information that was published in several New York Times articles. Trump’s lawsuit — which is seeking “damages in an
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