By Eva Rothenberg, CNN (CNN) — International airlines have reported significant profits this year, boosted by strong demand for leisure travel – and events, such as the World Cup, which gave Qatar Airways an enormous lift. On Thursday, International Airlines Group, which includes Aer Lingus and British Airways, announced a record profit of about $1.4
Continue ReadingBy FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are demanding the release of a transcript from a new FBI witness, saying it contradicts Republicans’ claims in the vast congressional inquiry into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter. Rep. Jamie Raskin, the top Democrat on House Oversight Committee, sent a letter Friday to committee chair
Continue ReadingSKOPJE, North Macedonia (AP) — Authorities in North Macedonia have arrested 21 people following clashes between visiting Levski Sofia soccer fans and Shkupi supporters in Skopje ahead of a Europa Conference League qualifying match. Police say that 19 Bulgarians and two people from North Macedonia were arrested because of Thursday’s violence. The clashes came amid
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By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Ruins of a private theater belonging to the 1st century Roman Emperor Nero have been unearthed in the Italian capital just meters from the Vatican, in what experts are calling an “exceptional” find. The discovery, revealed by Rome’s special superintendent Daniela Porro on Thursday, unveils the venue
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN (CNN) — Nickolas Wilt is finally going home after spending over 100 days in the hospital recovering from being shot in the head while responding to a fatal bank shooting in April. The 26-year-old underwent brain surgery after the shooting and spent roughly a month on a ventilator, police said. By
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By Svitlana Vlasova, Amy Cassidy, Tim Lister and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — The leader of Ukraine’s national fencing team, Olga Kharlan, said she “acted with my heart” following her disqualification from the world championships for refusing to shake hands with a Russian opponent. The four-time individual world champion and four-time Olympic medalist also called
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Nuevos cargos notables contra Donald Trump y dos asociados en el caso de los documentos clasificados profundizaron significativamente el jueves la difícil situación legal del expresidente y arrastraron aún más las elecciones de 2024 a un atolladero legal sin precedentes. El fiscal especial Jack Smith alegó, tras sus 37 acusaciones
Continue ReadingMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A merger that would have created one of the largest health service companies in the Upper Midwest has been scrapped. Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and Sioux Falls, South Dakota-based Sanford Health announced Thursday that they would not proceed with the merger they had been discussing since late last year. It would have
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Streams of air whirled by Ida Cartlidge in every direction, but she couldn’t breathe. Between the thin walls and above the shaky foundation of a mobile home, Cartlidge, 32, miraculously survived a March tornado that carved a path of destruction through Rolling Fork,
Continue ReadingBY SETH BORENSTEIN, CAMILLE FASSETT and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press ROLLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Many were not just killed at home. They were killed by their homes. Angela Eason had visited Brenda Odoms’ tidy mobile home before. It was a place where Odoms, who had many tragedies in her life, felt safe. In March,
Continue ReadingBY SETH BORENSTEIN, CAMILLE FASSETT and MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — Many were not just killed at home. They were killed by their homes. Angela Eason had visited Brenda Odoms’ tidy mobile home before. It was a place where Odoms, who had many tragedies in her life, felt safe. In March,
Continue ReadingBy SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — The final meeting of climate and environment ministers from the world’s largest economies ended without an agreement or joint statement Friday despite pleas from leading figures for nations to show a united front on climate change as weather records shatter across the globe. In a gathering
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A Paradis, Louisiana man has died after drowning at Table Rock Lake Thursday afternoon.
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By Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — The US on Friday announced a new weapons package for Taiwan valued at up to $345 million, a move that is likely to anger Beijing at a time when the US has been attempting to reset its relationship with China. This package marks the first
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La amistad de David Beckham, uno de los dueños el Inter Miami, y el astro argentino del fútbol, Lionel Messi, que recientemente llegó al cuadro rosa de la MLS, al parecer va por buen camino con bromas que van y vienen. Este jueves, Beckham, a quien se le ha
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration is being sued by wildlife and environmental groups over SpaceX’s launch of its giant rocket from Texas. The lawsuit was filed Monday in federal court in Washington. SpaceX’s Starship soared 24 miles high before exploding over the Gulf of Mexico
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — Authorities say a woman died and six other people were hospitalized after a boat struck a Chicago breakwall and capsized in Lake Michigan amid strong winds and high waves. Chicago Deputy District Fire Chief Jason Lach says there was “a huge increase in wind and wave activity” around the time the boat
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — US consumers have been feeling a whole lot better this summer as inflation has continued to slow. Consumer sentiment tracked by the University of Michigan rose 11% in July from the prior month, reaching its highest level since October 2021, according to a final reading of the
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Sinéad O’Connor conocía el valor de su legado musical. En una entrevista de 2021 con la revista People para promocionar sus memorias “Rememberings”, O’Connor dijo que les había explicado a sus hijos la importancia de proteger su música y sus finanzas. Con ese fin, dijo que les dijo que llamaran a
Continue ReadingPLEASANT HILL, Mo. (AP) — A 78-year-old Missouri woman charged with robbing a bank in April didn’t show up to a court date, and police found a woman dead at her home when they checked on her this week. Police in Pleasant Hill, southeast of Kansas City, have not said whether they think the body
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