By STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer Gareth Bale feels fitter and happier since joining MLS team Los Angeles FC and is hoping that helps his performances for Wales going into the World Cup. Bale chose to move to the United States to get the most out of the final years of his career for his
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By Julia Horowitz and Anna Cooban, CNN Business The US dollar climbed to a new two-decade high on Wednesday after Russia said it was mobilizing 300,000 military reserves in an escalation of the war in Ukraine. In a televised national address Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin announced an immediate partial mobilization of Russian citizens and threatened
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By TED ANTHONY AP National Writer UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The head of the United Nations had just warned of a world gone badly wrong — a place where inequity was on the rise, war was back in Europe, fragmentation was everywhere, the pandemic was pushing onward and technology was tearing things apart as much
Continue Reading TOKYO (AP) — Top seed Paula Badosa, second seed Caroline Garcia and Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina have been knocked out of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo. Badosa was overwhelmed by Qinwen Zheng in straight sets. The 19-year-old rapid improver from China played fearlessly on Badosa’s serve to break her four times. Garcia was upset
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA came under pressure Wednesday from several European soccer federations who want their captains to wear an armband with a rainbow heart design during World Cup games in Qatar to campaign against discrimination. France and Germany, the last two World Cup champions, were among eight of
Continue Reading By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA came under pressure Wednesday from several European soccer federations who want their captains to wear an armband with a rainbow heart design during World Cup games in Qatar to campaign against discrimination. France and Germany, the last two World Cup champions, were among eight of
Continue Reading ISTANBUL (AP) — A wildfire is burning in the Turkish port town of Marmaris, which is a tourist destination on the Aegean Sea. The Mugla province branch of the Turkish Foreign Affairs Ministry said the fire erupted on Wednesday in forests around the Yalancibogaz area. Images showed heavy smoke behind lush hills that bordered the
Continue Reading By Michelle Toh, CNN Business The number of rich people in the world rose at a rapid pace last year, boosted by gains in the stock market and house prices. As many as 5.2 million people became millionaires last year, with nearly half in the United States alone, according to Credit Suisse’s latest annual wealth
Continue Reading By CORA LEWIS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Mortgage rates have jumped, home sales have slumped and credit cards and auto loans have gotten pricier. Savings rates are slightly juicier, though. Many economists say they fear that a recession is inevitable in the coming months. With it could come job losses that could cause
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN A crucial fueling test for the Artemis I mega moon rocket has met all objectives, despite experiencing some challenges Wednesday, a NASA official said. The test results will determine when the mission launches on a journey around the moon and back. “All of the objectives that we set out to do
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — La carrera para las elecciones intermedias en Estados Unidos avanza, así como los plazos para registrarte y ejercer tu derecho al voto. Aquí, una guía sobre los requisitos y fechas límite en cinco estados con fuerte presencia hispana: Arizona, California, Florida, Nuevo México, Nueva York y Texas. Cada estado
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By Fredreka Schouten, CNN As they scramble to prepare for November’s general election, election officials around the country said they have been inundated in recent weeks by what they view as frivolous public records requests from supporters of former President Donald Trump. The requests range from broad demands for all records associated with the 2020
Continue Reading By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press CAYEY, Puerto Rico (AP) — Hurricane Fiona strengthened into a Category 4 storm Wednesday after devastating Puerto Rico, then lashing the Dominican Republic and the Turks and Caicos Islands. It was forecast to squeeze past Bermuda later this week. The storm has been blamed for directly causing at least four
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Right now, you’re using at least one of your five human senses: sight, smell, hearing, touch, or taste. Animals, of course, have senses too — including a bunch that we don’t have. The senses that exist in the animal kingdom are often a mystery to us, so if you’ve ever wondered
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Right now, you’re using at least one of your five human senses: sight, smell, hearing, touch, or taste. Animals, of course, have senses too — including a bunch that we don’t have. The senses that exist in the animal kingdom are often a mystery to us, so if you’ve ever wondered
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Right now, you’re using at least one of your five human senses: sight, smell, hearing, touch, or taste. Animals, of course, have senses too — including a bunch that we don’t have. The senses that exist in the animal kingdom are often a mystery to us, so if you’ve ever wondered
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Right now, you’re using at least one of your five human senses: sight, smell, hearing, touch, or taste. Animals, of course, have senses too — including a bunch that we don’t have. The senses that exist in the animal kingdom are often a mystery to us, so if you’ve ever wondered
Continue Reading By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Business The Federal Reserve made history on Wednesday, approving a third consecutive 75-basis-point hike in an aggressive move to tackle the white-hot inflation that has been plaguing the US economy. The supersized hike, which was unfathomable by markets just months ago, takes the central bank’s benchmark lending rate to a new
Continue Reading By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Roger Federer says he now is at peace with his choice to retire from professional tennis and plans to close his career with one doubles match at the Laver Cup — perhaps with longtime rival Rafael Nadal by his side. “I’m happy, because I know it’s
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The Missouri Department of Transportation is set to close the Highway 54/63 interchange Wednesday, for approximately two weeks.
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