The Associated Press UVALDE, TEXAS (AP) — Police in Texas say a road accident Wednesday evening has killed two people and left 10 injured.Authorities in Uvalde say the accident occurred around 6:30 p.m. on Highway 90, KSAT-TV reports.Border Patrol agents reportedly saw a black truck speeding before crashing into an 18-wheeler and another vehicle near
Continue Reading CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Most judges sitting on Australia’s highest court will be women for the first time in the institution’s 121-year history. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said Thursday that Justice Jayne Jagot will fill a High Court vacancy on its seven-judge bench when Justice Patrick Keane retires Oct. 17. Jagot has been a Federal Court judge
Continue Reading By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Hurricane Ian left a path of destruction in southwest Florida, trapping people in flooded homes, damaging the roof of a hospital intensive care unit and knocking out power to 2 million people before aiming for the Atlantic Coast. One of the strongest hurricanes to ever
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By DAIMON EKLUND Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — George Kirby allowed one run over six innings, Eugenio Suarez had three hits and an RBI and the Seattle Mariners beat the Texas Rangers 3-1 on Wednesday night. Trying to secure a playoff spot for the first time since 2001, Seattle rebounded after dropping the series opener
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By Vasco Cotovio, Melissa Bell, Mark Esplin and Ekaterine Kadagishvili CNN With one bag in each hand and another on his back, Denis makes his way up a hill on foot, having just crossed the border from Russia into Georgia. “I’m just tired. That’s the only thing I feel,” the 27-year-old says as he tries
Continue Reading By Vasco Cotovio, Melissa Bell, Mark Esplin and Ekaterine Kadagishvili CNN With one bag in each hand and another on his back, Denis makes his way up a hill on foot, having just crossed the border from Russia into Georgia. “I’m just tired. That’s the only thing I feel,” the 27-year-old says as he tries
Continue Reading HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Astros lost out on an opportunity to clinch the top seed in the AL when Christian Walker capped Arizona’s three-run 10th inning with a two-run single, sending the Diamondbacks to a 5-2 victory. With the loss and the New York Yankees’ 8-3 win at Toronto, the Astros’ magic number to
Continue Reading By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Keith Ellison gave up a safe seat in Congress to run for Minnesota attorney general, saying it was his best chance to push back against the policies of Donald Trump. Now locked in a tough reelection fight, he’s arguing that he’s been far less of a partisan
Continue Reading EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Northwestern unveiled plans to build a new Ryan Field and replace the current 97-year-old football stadium with a state-of-the-art facility featuring a reduced seating capacity and greater emphasis on the fan experience. The school said the stadium would seat 35,000, down more than 12,000 from the current Ryan Field, and feature
Continue Reading By DAVID BILLER Associated Press SALVADOR, Brazil (AP) — The vast blanket of white sand overlooking Salvador is a place to escape rumbling traffic, pinging phones and crying children. A space to find solitude and, increasingly, God. Evangelicals have been converging on the massive Abaete dune system for some 25 years but especially lately, with
Continue Reading By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer SYDNEY (AP) — Alyssa Thomas had 13 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists to help the United States beat Serbia 88-55 in the quarterfinals of the women’s World Cup. Kelsey Plum scored 17 points and A’ja Wilson added 15 to lead the Americans, who will face Canada in the
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher Thursday after Britain’s central bank moved forcefully to stop a budding financial crisis. Market benchmarks in Hong Kong, Seoul and Sydney added more than 1%. Shanghai and Tokyo also rose. Oil prices edged lower after jumping by more than
Continue ReadingCNN en Español (CNN Español) — En el marco de la conferencia mundial MONDIACULT 2022, que se lleva a cabo en la Ciudad de México, Carmen Aristegui habló con Audrey Azoulay, directora general de la Unesco, sobre el rediseño de la política cultural en Latinoamérica tras la pandemia de covid-19. Azoulay se refirió a la
Continue Reading By AMY FORLITI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Chinese billionaire, one of the richest people in the world, is heading to trial in Minneapolis to defend himself against allegations that he raped a former University of Minnesota student after a night of dinner and drinks in 2018. Richard Liu, the founder and former CEO
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By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Woodruff struck out 10 over six scoreless innings and Devin Williams delivered four big outs late to boost the Milwaukee Brewers’ playoff hopes with a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The victory, Milwaukee’s first since last Saturday at Cincinnati, combined with the Phillies’ loss
Continue Reading By ANDREW WAGNER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Woodruff struck out 10 over six scoreless innings and Devin Williams delivered four big outs late to boost the Milwaukee Brewers’ playoff hopes with a 5-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. The victory, Milwaukee’s first since last Saturday at Cincinnati, combined with the Phillies’ loss
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press DOLLOW, Somalia (AP) — Blindness heightens the remaining senses. The thud of a toppling camel is more jarring, the feel of tightening skin more acute, the smell of death thicker after weeks and months and then years without the rain that’s needed to survive. Perhaps, as panic rose with the
Continue Reading By ALINA HARTOUNIAN The Associated Press Hurricane Ian swamped a Florida hospital from both above and below, the storm surge flooding its lower level emergency room while fierce winds tore part of its fourth floor roof from its intensive care unit, according to a doctor who works there. Dr. Birgit Bodine spent the night at
Continue Reading By MARK GONZALES Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Aaron Nola surrendered Christopher Morel’s three-run homer in the fifth inning, and the Philadelphia Phillies lost 4-2 to the Chicago Cubs. Philadelphia dropped its fourth consecutive game. Trying for their first playoff appearance since 2011, the Phillies are just a half-game ahead of Milwaukee for the third
Continue Reading By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press/Report for America LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan lawmakers approved legislation Wednesday that would allow larger municipalities to begin processing ballots two days before an election. The measure allows offices to begin preparing absentee ballots the Sunday before the election but not count votes until 7 a.m. on Election Day. Officials
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