JERUSALEM (AP) — An EgyptAir jet has landed in Tel Aviv, making the first official direct flight by the Egyptian national carrier since the two countries signed an historic 1979 peace treaty. The plane landed at Ben Gurion International airport in Tel Aviv on Sunday. The airline’s affiliate, AirSinai, has for decades operated flights to
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JERUSALEM (AP) — An EgyptAir jet has landed in Tel Aviv, making the first official direct flight by the Egyptian national carrier since the two countries signed an historic 1979 peace treaty. The plane landed at Ben Gurion International airport in Tel Aviv on Sunday. The airline’s affiliate, AirSinai, has for decades operated flights to
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN The leaves are changing color, there’s a slight crisp feeling in the air and the shelves are stocked with pumpkin spice everything. It all points to one thing: Fat Bear Week is here. Fat Bear Week is an annual competition, nay, celebration, of fat bears everywhere — although in this case,
Continue Reading By Eric Cheung and Brad Lendon, CNN Taiwan has reported a record number of incursions by Chinese warplanes into its air defense identification zone (ADIZ) for the second day in a row, Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense said on Saturday night. The self-governing island said a total of 39 Chinese military aircraft entered the ADIZ
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press ABOARD GEO BARENTS (AP) — The U.N. refugee agency says Libya’s coast guard has intercepted a wooden boat carrying around 500 Europe-bound migrants off the country’s shore. Sunday’s interception was the latest amid a surge in attempted crossings from the North African nation to European shores in recent months. The
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LONDON (AP) — Opting for the London Marathon over the defense of her New York title paid off for Joyciline Jepkosgei after the Kenyan won on her debut in the British capital. Jepkosgei won in two hours, 17 minutes, 43 seconds — making her the seventh fastest woman in history. Degitu Azimeraw of Ethiopia was
Continue Reading By SAMUEL PETREQUIN and JEROME PUGMIRE AP Sports Writers PARIS (AP) — Bernard Tapie, the charismatic president of French soccer club Marseille during its glory era whose reign was marred by a match-fixing scandal, has died. He was 78. Marseille announced Tapie’s death on its Twitter page. Marseille “learned with a great sadness the passing
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — A blaze that possibly was sparked by a gas canister explosion has destroyed part of an historic bridge spanning the Tiber River in Rome. Firefighters said the fire erupted before midnight Saturday near the Ostiense neighborhood and by early Sunday the flames were extinguished. No one was injured. The blaze appeared to
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — After flourishing for two decades with little regulation, China’s internet industries face a future of tighter control by the ruling Communist Party and pressure to pay for its tech ambitions, social welfare and propaganda. E-commerce platform Alibaba, games and social media operator Tencent
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD and ZEN SOO AP Business Writers BEIJING (AP) — After flourishing for two decades with little regulation, China’s internet industries face a future of tighter control by the ruling Communist Party and pressure to pay for its tech ambitions, social welfare and propaganda. E-commerce platform Alibaba, games and social media operator Tencent
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The University of Missouri is hosting its 110th Homecoming in 2021, with events set to kick off Sunday both on and off campus.
Continue Reading WATFORD, England (AP) — Watford has fired Xisco Munoz. He is the first managerial departure of the Premier League season. The Spaniard left with the club 14th in the standings having collected seven points from their opening seven games since regaining promotion back to the top division. Munoz took charge at Vicarage Road last December
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Merck y Ridgeback Biotherapeutics anunciaron el viernes un resultado temprano que indica que su fármaco antiviral oral experimental molnupiravir podrÃa reducir a la mitad el riesgo de muerte u hospitalización por covid-19. En un comunicado de prensa, la compañÃa dijo que el 7,3% de los 385 pacientes que recibieron el
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez and Priya Krishnakumar, CNN James Bosquez grew up being singled out by his cousins for only speaking English and prompting surprised looks from his peers for not getting good grades in Spanish class. The 39-year-old standup comedian says those reactions used to bother him as a young boy, but he learned that
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Cuando Italia entró por primera vez en cuarentena por coronavirus el año pasado, Khabane Lame acababa de perder su trabajo en una fábrica cerca de la ciudad de TurÃn. Pasó sus dÃas encerrado en la casa de sus padres en Chivasso con sus tres hermanos, buscando otros trabajos. Un dÃa,
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Residente le envió otro mensaje a J Balvin tras el polémico intercambio que protagonizaron esta semana. Como el video anterior, Residente se dirigió directamente al reguetonero de MedellÃn a través de un IGTV que publicó la noche del sábado en su cuenta oficial de Instagram. En esta oportunidad, Residente hace
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Today: Showers to start, ending by mid-morning. Fog is possible early, especially in areas that received abundant rain overnight. Highs reach the upper 70s with gradually clearing skies. Some lingering isolated rain will be possible through the afternoon. Tomorrow: Cloud cover clears out and highs will dip to the mid-70s. Expect a cool fall start
Continue ReadingBy Alaa Elassar, CNN A multi-agency law enforcement operation in Nebraska resulted in the arrest of 231 people, according to the US Marshals Service. Operation “K.O.” focused on reducing and dismantling gang activity in the Omaha metro region, Marshals said Monday in a news release. The operation, led by the US Marshals Service Metro Fugitive
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A cyclone is approaching the coast of Oman, lashing the sultanate with high winds and rain as a child was killed in floodwaters. India’s Meteorological Department forecast that Cyclone Shaheen would make landfall in Oman from the Arabian Sea sometime Sunday night. It estimated the cyclone would pack wind
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has warned the United Nation’s top body against making any statements criticizing the isolated country’s missile program. During an emergency closed-door meeting at the U.N. Security Council Friday, France circulated a proposed statement that expresses concern over North Korea’s missile launches and calls
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