By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid and Atlético Madrid rallied to avoid disappointing results in their milestone matches in the Spanish league. Madrid had to twice come from behind to beat Celta Vigo 5-2 in its return to the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium after more than 18 months. Atlético needed two
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By SARAH RANKIN and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — When an enormous statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee was hoisted off a pedestal in the former capital of the Confederacy and carted off to storage, many civil rights activists saw it as a step toward a more inclusive Virginia, if only a
Continue Reading By DANIELLA MATAR Associated Press Championship leader Max Verstappen and defending champion Lewis Hamilton have crashed out of the Italian Grand Prix. Sunday’s race was won by McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo. The stewards decided that Verstappen “was predominantly to blame for the collision.” They gave the Red Bull driver a three-place grid drop for the start
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Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN It was too good to last. While summer saw much of Europe open up to American visitors, offering them the chance to fulfill lockdown dreams of eating gelato in Italy or touring the art museums of Paris, the season’s end has brought with it new restrictions, and the doors to the continent
Continue Reading Tamara Hardingham-Gill, CNN It was too good to last. While summer saw much of Europe open up to American visitors, offering them the chance to fulfill lockdown dreams of eating gelato in Italy or touring the art museums of Paris, the season’s end has brought with it new restrictions, and the doors to the continent
Continue Reading By BERNAT ARMANGUE Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A small flag shop, tucked away in the courtyard of a Kabul market, has documented Afghanistan’s turbulent history over the decades with its ever-changing merchandise. The owner says that until the Taliban takeover last month, he used to produce flags from all nations that had diplomatic
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — La adolescente británica Emma Raducanu ganó su primer título de Grand Slam al derrotar a la canadiense Leylah Fernández 6-4, 6-3 en la final del US Open este sábado, completando una carrera espectacular en la primera final de adolescentes en el Flushing Meadows desde 1999. Con su victoria en sets seguidos,
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Italian police are investigating a Somali man for attempted murder after he allegedly slashed two bus ticket controllers in the beach resort town of Rimini, then wounded three pedestrians as he fled. State radio said investigators have ruled out terrorism and think the 26-year-old asylum-seeker was under the influence of drugs during
Continue Reading ALCAÑIZ, Spain (AP) — Francesco Bagnaia has fended off a late charge by Marc Márquez to win the Aragón GP for his first MotoGP victory. Bagnaia and Márquez exchanged positions at the top a few times in the final laps but the Italian held on after Márquez went wide off the track in the final
Continue Reading BY COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has promised to “break and smash” the human trafficking networks that smuggle migrants across the border from Turkey. Mitsotakis, in a news conference Sunday following his Saturday keynote speech at the Thessaloniki International Fair, also said, in response to a question
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By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Saturday released the first of what is expected to be several documents related to its investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and suspected Saudi government support for the hijackers, following an executive order by President Joe Biden. The newly declassified document, which is
Continue Reading By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Federal Bureau of Investigation on Saturday released the first of what is expected to be several documents related to its investigation of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and suspected Saudi government support for the hijackers, following an executive order by President Joe Biden. The newly declassified document, which is
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ZEINA KARAM Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Not long after 9/11, the Bush administration shifted its attention to Iraq, saying it was part of an “axis of evil” that pursued anti-American policies. In subsequent months, the U.S. asserted that brutal Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was armed with weapons of mass destruction
Continue Reading By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer LULING, La. (AP) — Louisiana students were just getting back to class after a year and a half of COVID-19 disruptions when Hurricane Ida struck. Now many of them are missing school again. Nearly 170,000 public school students statewide have no school to report to. Top administrators promise that
Continue Reading By MATT SEDENSKY AP National Writer LULING, La. (AP) — Louisiana students were just getting back to class after a year and a half of COVID-19 disruptions when Hurricane Ida struck. Now many of them are missing school again. Nearly 170,000 public school students statewide have no school to report to. Top administrators promise that
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN Brittany Starks knows what it’s like to struggle. Despite being a single mother who lives paycheck to paycheck and has been homeless twice, Starks hasn’t allowed her hardships to break her spirit. Rather, they’ve inspired her to spread kindness. One way the hairstylist does that is by offering other struggling parents
Continue Reading PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) — Maine potato growers are feeling optimistic with a solid crop awaiting harvest and reopening restaurants driving stronger demand. Growers are looking for something to cheer after a dismal 2020 in which crops withered from heat and drought, and some potatoes were given away. Don Flannery from the Maine Potato Board
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PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) — Maine potato growers are feeling optimistic with a solid crop awaiting harvest and reopening restaurants driving stronger demand. Growers are looking for something to cheer after a dismal 2020 in which crops withered from heat and drought, and some potatoes were given away. Don Flannery from the Maine Potato Board
Continue Reading By ANDREW DAMPF AP Sports Writer ROME (AP) — Seven minutes is all Zlatan Ibrahimović required to score in his first match back after four months out for a left knee injury. Ibrahimović came off the bench on the hour mark then quickly redirected a cross from Ante Rebić from close range for AC Milan’s
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By Anneken Tappe, CNN Business The American consumer is dealing with a lot of problems: higher prices, shortages and the Delta variant. America’s economy can’t fully recover without help from its consumers, who are the backbone of the nation’s economic strength. But rising inflation, goods shortages, supply chain issues and rising coronavirus cases have left
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