By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA will try again Saturday to launch its new moon rocket on a test flight, after engine trouble halted the first countdown this week. Managers said Tuesday they are changing fueling procedures to deal with the issue. The 322-foot (98-meter) rocket remains on its
Continue Reading By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A Los Angeles attorney detained in Venezuela is pleading for help from the Biden administration, saying in a secretly recorded jailhouse message that he feels forgotten by the U.S. government as he faces criminal charges at the hands of one of the nation’s top adversaries. Eyvin Hernandez,
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By Ivana Kottasová and Anna Chernova, CNN Vladimir Putin will not attend the funeral of Mikhail Gorbachev, the Kremlin said Thursday, in a snub of the former Soviet leader with whom the Russian President had a fraught relationship. Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said “Putin’s work schedule will not allow him to take part in the farewell
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By ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Dolphins made cuts to get their roster to 53 as they prepare for their season opener at home against the New England Patriots on Sept. 11. Miami cut running back Sony Michel after he failed to stand out in a tough and
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN, MARC LEVY and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday railed against the “MAGA Republicans in Congress” who have refused to condemn the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol and now are targeting the FBI as he tried to portray Democrats as the
Continue Reading By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Before Mikhail Gorbachev came along, the Soviet Union seemed an immovable superpower in perpetual antagonism to the United States. With a breathtaking series of reforms, Gorbachev changed all that — and redirected the course of the 20th century. Alongside Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, Gorbachev was a
Continue Reading By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Testimony at his penalty trial showed that Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz went through middle school frequently cursing at teachers and making threats. Testimony presented Tuesday also showed that his drawings of gunshot victims so disturbed one teacher that she kept them for years and
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By Matt Egan, CNN Goldman Sachs will no longer require its non-New York City based employees to get vaccinated for Covid-19, according to a memo obtained by CNN. The Wall Street investment bank told staff in a memo on Tuesday that effective September 6, all employees can enter its offices in the Americas, “regardless of
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By Steve Almasy, CNN A day after her sister Serena advanced to the second round of the singles play at US Open tennis tournament, Venus Williams was not as fortunate, losing in straight sets to Alison Van Uytvanck of Belgium. Appearing in an Open-era record 23rd US Open, Williams lost her first-round match 6-1, 7-6
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Charlbi Dean, una actriz cuya estrella apenas comenzaba a brillar con un papel principal en la película galardonada con la Palme d’Or “Triangle of Sadness” perdió la vida, según confirmó a CNN un representante de la actriz. Tenía 32 años. El representante confirmó que Dean había fallecido el lunes a causa
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN Taking oral or inhaled glucocorticoids, a type of steroid used to curb inflammation in asthma and other autoimmune disorders, may be linked to damaging changes in the white matter of the brain, a new study found. “This study shows that both systemic and inhaled glucocorticoids are associated with an apparently widespread
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By Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden on Tuesday delivered a forceful speech in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania that demonstrated his escalated rhetoric against “MAGA Republicans” in Congress months before the midterm elections. During another amped up speech, Biden delivered a strong defense of the FBI amid increased threats following the agency’s search
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More than 600 kids at Columbia Public Schools got new books Tuesday at Blue Ridge Elementary School as part of the Read Across Columbia program.
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. political chief is warning that failure to resolve Libya’s political crisis and hold delayed elections poses a growing threat in the country. Rosemary DiCarlo pointed to violent clashes Saturday that killed at least 42 people and injured 159 others according to Libyan authorities.
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN The uncrewed Artemis I mission will get another attempt at launching on a journey around the moon on Saturday. The two-hour launch window opens at 2:17 p.m. ET on September 3. After the launch was scrubbed Monday morning, the launch team spent the remainder of the day evaluating data gathered during
Continue Reading By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Chelsea is getting precious little return for being the biggest-spending team in Europe this summer and it’s starting to irritate manager Thomas Tuchel. Tuchel struck a frustrated figure after a 2-1 loss at Southampton in the Premier League. Tuchel says “it does not take a lot to beat us.”
Continue Reading By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Major League Baseball Players Association head Tony Clark is confident that at least 30% of minor league players will sign union authorization cards in the coming days and weeks. That would pave the way forward to start the process of creating a separate bargaining unit from
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Mizzou football team released their injury report for week one which includes four Tigers that have been ruled out. This includes: wide receiver Demariyon Houston, defensive lineman Ky Montgomery, defensive end DJ Wesolak and offensive lineman Hyrin White. Mizzou will start the season Thursday at home against Louisiana Tech at 7
Continue Reading By AARON BEARD AP Sports Writer A former North Carolina State men’s soccer player is suing the school. He is alleging sexual abuse by the Wolfpack’s former director of sports medicine. The lawsuit from Benjamin Locke accuses Robert Murphy Jr. of improperly touching him during roughly numerous massages between 2015-17. The Associated Press typically doesn’t
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Two minor league players have been suspended by Major League Baseball for drug violations. Pittsburgh infielder Francisco Acuna, on the roster of Single-A Greensboro, was banned 80 games without pay after testing positive for gw501516, a performance-enhancing substance. Arizona pitcher Sebastian Santana, on the roster of the Arizona Complex League D-backs,
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