ST. ANDREWS, Scotland (AP) — Danny Willett has celebrated his birthday by winning the Alfred Dunhill Links Championship by two strokes. The Englishman took a three-shot lead into the European Tour event’s final round which was played over the Old Course at St. Andrews. Willett shot a 4-under 68 and finished on 18 under par
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By Rachel Ramirez and Clare Duffy, CNN The life cycle of a smartphone begins in mines around the world. There, raw materials and rare earth metals are extracted from the planet in an energy-intensive process. Those materials get transported to factories where they’re refined, often using high temperatures and significant energy, and turned into components
Continue Reading By Rachel Ramirez and Clare Duffy, CNN The life cycle of a smartphone begins in mines around the world. There, raw materials and rare earth metals are extracted from the planet in an energy-intensive process. Those materials get transported to factories where they’re refined, often using high temperatures and significant energy, and turned into components
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BY AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say Houthi rebels have fired three ballistic missiles at a government-held central city, killing two children and wounding more than 30 people. The attack is the latest by the Iranian-backed Houthis on Marib. The rebels have for months been trying to retake the energy-rich
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — An independent commission examining church sex abuse in France believes that 3,000 child abusers, two-thirds of them priests, have worked in the church over the past 70 years. The estimate was given by the commission president, Jean-Marc Sauvé, in a newspaper interview published Sunday. The commission has been investigating for 2 1/2
Continue Reading SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least five civilians were killed in a bomb blast outside a Kabul mosque Sunday, a Taliban official said. It was the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital since U.S. forces left at the end of August. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but suspicion fell
Continue Reading MEXICO CITY (AP) — A blaze has ripped through a small, densely populated cay along a Honduran island, destroying or damaging more than 200 homes and sending hundreds of people fleeing by sea. The national Emergency Commission said Sunday it is analyzing the extent of the damage from the blaze a day earlier on Bonacca
Continue ReadingBy Iyani Hughes Click here for updates on this story MORGANTON, Georgia (WGCL) — Project Chimps, home to 77 chimpanzees retired from medical research, announced it has become the first sanctuary to vaccinate chimps against COVID-19 Saturday. This innovative COVID-19 vaccine was uniquely made for animals and has already been used to vaccinate animals at
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Sisay Lemma of Ethiopia has won the men’s London Marathon for the first time and Joyciline Jepkosgei of Kenya was victorious on her debut in the women’s race. The 30-year-old Lemma completed the 26.2-mile (42.2-kilometer) route in 2 hours, 4 minutes, 1 second. He was 27 seconds ahead of Vincent Kipchumba of
Continue ReadingBy WLOS Staff Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — Saturday at McCormick Field, a memorial service was held for the man credited with saving Asheville baseball. The family of Ron McKee, together with members of the public, gathered Oct. 2 at McCormick to remember McKee, who was general manager
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By Rachel Janfaza, CNN Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat in the chamber, projected confidence that the Democratic majority will not let the United States government run out of money on October 18, when it’s on track to hit the borrowing ceiling set by Congress. “We’re gonna get this done, and we’re
Continue Reading SELMA, Ala. (AP) — The world knows the names of John Lewis and a few more of the voting rights demonstrators who walked across Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge in 1965 only to be attacked by Alabama state troopers on “Bloody Sunday.” A new project aims to identify more of the hundreds of people who were
Continue Reading KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — At least five civilians were killed in a bomb blast at the entrance to a Kabul mosque Sunday, a Taliban official said, describing the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital since U.S. forces left at the end of August. There was no immediate claim of responsibility, but suspicion fell on Islamic
Continue Reading DAVENPORT, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a third victim has died following a violent attack where an angry electrician wielding a knife and baseball bat killed three co-workers and injured another at the Florida home they shared. Polk County Sheriff’s officials say electrician Shaun Runyon punched his supervisor Friday and returned to the Davenport home
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Yoane Wissa scored in stoppage time at West Ham to lead Brentford to a 2-1 victory in the Premier League. Jarrod Bowen thought he had scrambled West Ham a draw with a low finish for his first goal in 15 league games in the 80th minute which canceled out Bryan Mbeumo’s 20th
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By Alta Spells, CNN Fan celebrations following the University of Kentucky’s victory over the University of Florida in Saturday’s football game resulted in several fires and at least one arrest, according to Lexington officials. The Lexington Fire Department responded Saturday night to at least five incidents stemming from fan celebrations on State and Crescent Streets,
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN and CHRISTOPHER WEBER Associated Press HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A major oil spill off the coast of Southern California fouled popular beaches and killed wildlife while crews scrambled Sunday to contain the crude before it spread further into protected wetlands. A statement from the city of Huntington Beach says at least
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By Chandelis Duster and Daniella Diaz, CNN House Progressive Caucus Chair Pramila Jayapal said Sunday that the $1.5 trillion figure for the economic bill was “too small,” but wouldn’t say whether she would accept the $2.1 trillion dollar price tag that is being floated. “That’s not going to happen,” Jayapal told CNN’s Dana Bash on
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Jeffrey Schlupp came off the bench to earn Crystal Palace a 2-2 draw against Leicester after his former club threw away a two-goal lead at Selhurst Park. Leicester looked on course for a first Premier League win since August as Kelechi Iheanacho and Jamie Vardy capitalized on defensive errors to have the
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Tottenham ended a three-match losing run in the Premier League by beating Aston Villa 2-1. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg’s strike and an own goal by Matt Targett in the 71st minute shortly after Ollie Watkins equalized secured the win that eases the scrutiny on Nuno Espirito Santo heading into the international break. Tottenham has
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