By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A deadly hurricane that battered multiple island nations in the Caribbean this week is now impacting Bermuda before crashing into Canada this weekend, where residents are being warned to prepare for dangerously high winds and heavy rainfall. Officials in Bermuda as well as Canada’s Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island are
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Theresa Waldrop and Christina Maxouris, CNN Deadly Hurricane Fiona has weakened slightly to a Category 3 storm but is still packing forceful winds of 125 mph as it barrels toward Canada’s Atlantic coast. It’s expected to bring hurricane conditions to the region Friday night, the National Hurricane Center said. It’s on track
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By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press HENDERSON, Nev. (AP) — Las Vegas Raiders linebacker Jayon Brown is looking forward to his return to Nashville, where he spent the first five years of his career with the Tennessee Titans. Playing against former teammate Derrick Henry — that’s another story. Henry, the NFL’s second-leading rusher since he entered
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stocks fell for a third day Friday after more rate hikes by the Federal Reserve and other central banks to control persistent inflation spurred fears of a possible global recession. London and Frankfurt opened lower. Shanghai, Hong Kong and Seoul declined. Oil prices fell by
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By Wayne Chang, CNN China’s former deputy public security minister Sun Lijun has been sentenced to life in prison on corruption charges, state media reported Friday, as a purge of officials intensifies ahead of a twice-a-decade key Communist Party gathering. Sun, 53, who was accused of leading a “political clique” in China’s security establishment, was
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s leader announced the city would no longer require incoming travelers to quarantine in designated hotels as it seeks to remain competitive and open up globally after nearly two years. Incoming travelers will also no longer need a negative PCR test within 48 hours before
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — England coach Gareth Southgate is taking inspiration from his rugby counterpart Eddie Jones by continuing to pick valued players even if they are not regularly competing at the highest level. Jones wrote in his book how he selected players from English champion Saracens despite the team’s relegation to the second tier at
Continue Reading By DANIEL NIEMANN Associated Press COLOGNE, Germany (AP) — A family-run bakery in the German city of Cologne is turning off its ovens for good after 90 years because it can no longer afford rising energy prices resulting from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Engelbert Schlechtrimen’s grandparents founded the bakery before World War II and the
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy The Hong Kong government has announced the ending of formal quarantine for international travelers after more than two and a half years of stringent pandemic controls. Under new rules that will take effect from September 26, incoming travelers will be required to undergo three days of monitoring on arrival. The Hong Kong
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A police investigation into allegations that France soccer star Paul Pogba was targeted by extortionists has taken a bizarre new twist with a series of videos released by his elder brother, who is one of the suspects. Mathias Pogba posted more than 30 videos
Continue Reading By JOHN LEICESTER and SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press PARIS (AP) — A police investigation into allegations that France soccer star Paul Pogba was targeted by extortionists has taken a bizarre new twist with a series of videos released by his elder brother, who is one of the suspects. Mathias Pogba posted more than 30 videos
Continue Reading By MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is deploying thousands of additional doctors and paramedics in the country’s worst flood-hit province to contain the spread of disease. Officials said Friday that diseases have caused over 300 fatalities among flood victims since July. Some of the doctors refusing to work in Sindh province have
Continue Reading By JADE LE DELEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s parliament speaker on Thursday released the first public accounting of complaints to a special unit aimed at fighting sexual harassment and other misconduct. The announcement came after several cases involving French political figures accused of abuse prompted public outrage. Yael Braun-Pivet is the first woman
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By Tim Lister, Julia Kesaieva, Olga Voitovych, Simone McCarthy and Mick Krever, CNN Four Russian-occupied areas of Ukraine began voting in referendums on joining Russia, according to their separatist leaders, in a move that raises the stakes of Moscow’s invasion seven months after fighting began. The referendums, which are illegal under international law and dismissed
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Several hundred protesters have demanded the cancellation of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s state funeral as they shouted slogans and waved banners in a Tokyo park. One demonstrator said Abe’s policies supported war and he feared a step back to militarism. Abe, who was assassinated in
Continue Reading By SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government will publish an emergency budget statement outlining how it plans to slash taxes, tame soaring inflation and boost economic growth as a recession looms on the horizon. Treasury chief Kwasi Kwarteng’s “mini-budget” will be presented Friday to lawmakers. It’s expected to scrap a planned
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The Mizzou Tigers face the season’s first SEC opponent on Saturday at Auburn.
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside and Dakin Andone, CNN The state of Alabama halted the execution of a death row inmate Thursday evening due to an inability to meet protocols before a midnight deadline, officials say. Alan Eugene Miller was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection after a US Supreme Court ruling earlier Thursday vacated a
Continue Reading KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Voting opened Friday on whether Russian-held regions of Ukraine should become part of Russia, referendums that Ukrainian officials and their allies condemned as an illegitimate attempt by Moscow to annex areas its forces have occupied during nearly seven months of war. As the balloting got underway, United Nations experts and Ukrainian
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — Alabama officials have called off the lethal injection of a man convicted in a 1999 workplace shooting because of time concerns and trouble accessing the inmate’s veins. Alabama Corrections Commissioner John Hamm said prison officials called off Thursday’s execution after they determined inmate Alan Miller’s “veins
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