DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Police in Des Moines are investigating a shooting over the weekend that critically wounded a 15-year-old boy. Police say the shooting happened late Sunday morning, when officers were called to an area in the Evelyn Davis Park neighborhood. Arriving officers found someone performing CPR on the wounded teen, who was
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By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A criminal fraud trial in Kentucky aims to determine whether four officials of the now-bankrupt Armstrong Coal company skirted federal rules meant to reduce deadly coal dust in underground mines. Federal prosecutors say they ordered workers at two Kentucky mines to rig dust-monitoring equipment to pass
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By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A criminal fraud trial in Kentucky aims to determine whether four officials of the now-bankrupt Armstrong Coal company skirted federal rules meant to reduce deadly coal dust in underground mines. Federal prosecutors say they ordered workers at two Kentucky mines to rig dust-monitoring equipment to pass
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Lauren Groff’s novel “Matrix” is among the finalists for an Andrew Carnegie Medal for fiction. It’s the story of a 12th century royal outcast who combats the rule of men and other hierarchies, Non-fiction nominees include “Four Hundred Souls,” a “Community History of African America.” It’s co-authored by Ibram X. Kendi
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Un tribunal de Moscú, capital de Rusia, aplicó una nueva multa a Google, esta vez de 2 millones de rublos (unos US$ 28.000), por no eliminar información prohibida. “Por decisión del magistrado de la sección judicial N422 del distrito Tagansky de Moscú, Google LLC ha sido declarada culpable de cometer una
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Los casos mundiales de covid-19 superaron el lunes los 250 millones, según datos de la Universidad Johns Hopkins (JHU, por sus siglas en inglés). La JHU informó de 250.005.427 casos hasta este lunes por la mañana, y desde que comenzó la pandemia. Tres países representan más del 40% de los
Continue Reading SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A senior U.S. diplomat says he’s received assurances from members of Bosnia’s presidency there will be no repeat of armed clashes in the war-scarred nation despite deep tensions triggered by Bosnian Serb separatist moves. U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Gabriel Escobar said on Monday that Bosniak, Serb and Croat members
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NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle has appointed Eddie Howe as manager, tasked with trying to keep the relegation-threatened team in the Premier League by the new Saudi ownership. The 43-year-old Howe was in the directors’ box at Brighton on Saturday to see Newcastle draw 1-1 to sit five points from safety. There are 27 games
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By Marianne Garvey, CNN Sarah Jessica Parker is tackling criticism of her looks as she grows older. Parker says she and her former “Sex and the City” co-stars have received some negative comments over how their physical appearances have changed as they’ve gotten older. The cast is in production on a spinoff series, “And Just
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Live Nation Entertainment, the concert promoter that organized the tragic Astroworld Festival, has been cited about a dozen times for numerous safety issues, records show. Records on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration website shows that Live Nation has been fined or sued on a variety of issues over the
Continue Reading By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Live Nation Entertainment, the concert promoter that organized the tragic Astroworld Festival, has been cited about a dozen times for numerous safety issues, records show. Records on the Occupational Safety and Health Administration website shows that Live Nation has been fined or sued on a variety of issues over the
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Coaches Ron Rivera and Sean McDermott, standout players Christian McCaffrey, George Kittle and Demario Davis, team owner Arthur Blank, and the Houston Texans cheerleaders are among nominees from 31 teams for the NFL’s Salute to Service Award. The award, presented by USAA and the league, recognizes players, coaches, staff and alumni
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By Christina Carrega and Sean Lyngaas, CNN Law enforcement officials seized an estimated $6 million in ransom payments and federal prosecutors charged a suspect from Ukraine over a damaging July ransomware attack on an American company in a breakthrough for the Biden administration’s pursuit of cybercriminals, the Justice Department announced Monday. Yaroslav Vasinskyi, a Ukrainian
Continue Reading By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The NCAA has set the stage for a dramatic restructuring of college sports. The nation’s biggest and most influential governing body in college athletics released a draft of an 18 1/2-page constitution. That is cut down from 43 pages. It focuses more on the NCAA’s broader goals
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By Pamela Kirkland, Devon M. Sayers and Ralph Ellis, CNN The first police officer who responded to the scene of the fatal shooting of Ahmaud Arbery testified on Monday that William “Roddie” Bryan Jr., the man who recorded video of Arbery being chased, never told him a citizen’s arrest of Arbery was being made. Bryan
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Austrian authorities say they are stepping up police checks to enforce new rules under which unvaccinated people who haven’t had COVID-19 are barred from restaurants, hotels, hairdressing salons and large public events. The rules, which were announced on Friday night, took effect on Monday across the country of 8.9 million people. They
Continue Reading By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — France is showcasing its military muscle with a tour of its new frigate Auvergne to the eastern Mediterranean. The ship’s captain said that underlines the importance that Paris attaches to ensuring security and stability in the region. Captain Paul Merveilleux de Vignaux said Monday that the
Continue Reading LONDON, Ky. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say a 16-year-old girl held captive by a 61-year-old man was rescued on an interstate highway in Kentucky after another driver noticed her making a silent distress signal with her hand. The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office says the driver is being held on charges of unlawful imprisonment and
Continue Reading By ELLEN KNICKMEYER, ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press GLASGOW, Scotland (AP) — Barack Obama is expressing confidence that the Biden administration will ultimately get its $555 billion climate package through Congress and says that bill will be “historic.” At the U.N. climate talks Monday, he also faulted U.S. rivals China and Russia for
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to talk about climate change. But his opponents want to focus on corruption. As a United Nations climate summit aimed at staving off catastrophic global warming enters its final week in Glasgow, host Johnson is facing a barrage of criticism in
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