By Raja Razek and Dakin Andone, CNN Hundreds of people will need to find new homes after an explosion at their apartment building in Aurora, Colorado, Saturday that injured at least three people, according to Aurora Fire Rescue. Fire crews responded to the building along East Alameda Avenue after “reports of smoke conditions” on Saturday,
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By ALI SWENSON and JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press Election officials preparing for the rapidly approaching midterm elections have one more headache: trying to combat misinformation that sows distrust about voting and results while fueling vitriol aimed at rank-and-file election workers. Some states and counties are devoting more money or staff to a problem that
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press PRESTONSBURG, Ky. (AP) — Derrek McIntosh was left homeless twice within weeks — first by floodwaters that destroyed his eastern Kentucky home, then when a fire burned down the house he stayed in with relatives. Now that he’s moved into a temporary travel trailer, McIntosh said he no longer worries
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By Aaron Pellish and Marshall Cohen, CNN Republican Rep. Louie Gohmert of Texas presented an honorary American flag recently flown above the US Capitol to a convicted January 6 rioter after she was released from prison Friday. Gohmert, a Trump ally who has previously promoted debunked conspiracies about the January 6, 2021, insurrection, met Dr.
Continue Reading VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is asking for prayers to accompany him this week for what he calls his “pilgrimage of peace” in Kazakhstan. Francis on Sunday in his remarks to the public in St. Peter’s Square noted that on Tuesday he begins a three-day visit to that central Asian country to participate in
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By Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business Is inflation really peaking? Are consumers growing more confident? We’ll get those answers this week when the latest consumer and producer price indexes as well as retail sales figures for August all come out. The numbers could change the calculus for the Federal Reserve, which is guaranteed to
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Jill Biden realized that terrorists had attacked America on Sept. 11, her husband, Joe, wasn’t the only loved one she worried about. The first lady recalls in an Associated Press interview how “scared to death” she was that her sister Bonny Jacobs, a United Airlines flight
Continue Reading By KARL RITTER and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian forces on Sunday pushed its counteroffensive in the country’s east, exploiting quick gains they made in a week of fighting that has sharply changed the course of the conflict. Ukraine’s quick action to reclaim Russia-occupied areas in the northeastern Kharkiv region forced
Continue Reading By COLLEEN LONG and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is set to mark the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks at the Pentagon, a year after he ended the long and costly war in Afghanistan that the U.S. and allies launched in response to the terror attacks. In ending
Continue ReadingBy David Culver and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Shanika Whiten has devoted over two decades to working for the Los Angeles Unified School District. But recent soaring inflation, combined with the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, have put the 42-year-old special education assistant — and countless teachers and school staff across the US — under
Continue ReadingBy David Culver and Anna-Maja Rappard, CNN Shanika Whiten has devoted over two decades to working for the Los Angeles Unified School District. But recent soaring inflation, combined with the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, have put the 42-year-old special education assistant — and countless teachers and school staff across the US — under
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Queen Elizabeth II’s flag-draped coffin is passing through the rugged Scottish countryside Sunday on a final journey from her beloved summer estate Balmoral Castle to London, with mourners quietly lining roads and some tossing flowers to honor the monarch who died after 70 years on the throne.
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Sana Noor Haq, CNN The Queen’s coffin has arrived at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, following a six-hour journey from Balmoral Castle to the Scottish capital. Crowds of mourners lined the streets of villages and cities, paying tribute to the monarch as her cortege made its way across
Continue Reading By The Associated Press The last operating reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, which is Europe’s largest, was shut down Sunday to reduce the threat of a radiation disaster amid the continuing fighting. The move became possible after the plant was reconnected to Ukraine’s power grid. Here is a look at the situation at
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By Amir Vera and Jacob Lev, CNN Carlos Alcaraz is now the youngest world No. 1 in the history of the ATP rankings after defeating Casper Ruud in the US Open Final on Sunday. Alcaraz, 19, defeated 23-year-old Ruud 6-4 2-6 7-6(7-1) 6-3 in a match that took over three hours in New York. He
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Max Foster, CNN London (CNN)–The death of Queen Elizabeth II has set into motion an intricate period of mourning which will culminate with a huge state funeral on September 19 honoring her lifetime of devotion and steadfast service. Codenamed “Operation London Bridge,” arrangements for Britain’s longest-serving monarch have been carefully pored
Continue Reading By ZARAR KHAN Associated Press KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Two more U.S. military planes loaded with tons of aid for Pakistanis affected by flooding from deadly monsoon rains landed Sunday in southern Sindh province, one of the worst-affected regions in the impoverished country. Saif Ullah, spokesman for the country’s Civil Aviation Authority, said each plane
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The executive director of the Loop CID says she thinks there is potential for the land that houses Mizzou North.
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN Last Sunday afternoon was one to forget for the Cleveland Browns. For a franchise with a history of heartbreak and disappointment, giving up a 13-point lead in the final few minutes against the New York Jets — and their backup quarterback — to lose was shocking even for the Browns. However,
Continue Reading By Bobby Kent and Coy Wire, CNN From not knowing any English to becoming a starter, Younghoe Koo is one of the most improbable National Football League success stories. Now, Koo is the second-highest paid kicker in the league having signed a five-year contract extension with the Atlanta Falcons earlier this year. But it hasn’t
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