By Macie Goldfarb, CNN (CNN) — An evening of inner tubing turned perilous for three Montana women when they were attacked by an otter. The women were floating along the Jefferson River on Wednesday around 8:15 p.m. when they observed one or two otters, the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (FWP) said in a news
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WPLG, DELRAY BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Aya Elamroussi and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man has been charged with first-degree murder on suspicion of killing and dismembering his wife, whose remains were found in suitcases at a beach last month, authorities said Thursday. William Lowe, who was arrested Wednesday, is accused of
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine said its sea drones struck a major Russian port Friday and damaged a warship in an attack that underlined Kyiv’s growing naval capabilities as the Black Sea becomes an increasingly important battleground in the war. The strike on Novorossiysk halted maritime traffic
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi and Morayo Ogunbayo, CNN (CNN) — A Florida man has been charged with first-degree murder on suspicion of killing and dismembering his wife, whose remains were found in suitcases at a beach last month, authorities said Thursday. William Lowe, who was arrested Wednesday, is accused of killing his 80-year-old wife, Aydil Barbosa
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton and Andy Rose, CNN (CNN) — Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement with a Black journalism professor who said her tenured position offer fell apart after backlash to her work on diversity and equity efforts, the university announced Thursday. The university’s leadership apologized to Kathleen McElroy for “the way her
Continue ReadingBy SAM MEDNICK and CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press NIAMEY, Niger (AP) — Defense chiefs from West African nations finalized an intervention plan Friday and urged militaries to ready resources after negotiations deadlocked with Niger’s military junta, which says it is severing military agreements with France, its former colonial ruler. With two days remaining before a
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China is lifting a stifling 3-year-old tariff on Australian barley in a sign of an improving bilateral trade relationship since Australia’s government changed. China effectively closed its door to Australian barley in May 2020 by imposing an 80.5% tariff after the previous Australian government angered Beijing
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El primer ministro griego ofrece una “segunda oportunidad” a los turistas cuyos viajes a la isla de Rodas se vieron interrumpidos o directamente se cancelaron debido a los incendios de este verano. El 2 de agosto, el primer ministro Kyriakos Mitsotakis apareció en el programa británico Good Morning Britain para hablar
Continue ReadingBy YUCHENG TANG Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Eight people were killed when a freight train struck a pickup truck crossing the tracks in an eastern province of Thailand. The State Railway of Thailand says the accident at 2:20 a.m. Friday also injured four people in the Muang district of Chachoengsao province. The railway agency
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By Brad Lendon and Sooyeon Kim, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — As tensions with North Korea spike, South Korea will hold its first nationwide civil defense drill in six years later this month, requiring most of the country’s 51 million residents to practice evacuating to shelters or underground safe spaces during the 20-minute exercise.
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By Gawon Bae and Jessie Yeung, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — Hundreds of teenage boy and girl scouts have fallen ill at a global event in South Korea as a sweltering heat wave sweeps the country, angering some parents who have called for the 12-day event to be canceled. Nearly 40,000 participants – mostly
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El expresidente Donald Trump se declaró inocente este jueves de los cargos penales federales derivados de sus planes para anular las elecciones de 2020, en un procedimiento de 27 minutos de duración en el que surgieron los primeros destellos de las tácticas de la defensa. Fue la tercera ocasión en
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks closed lower following mixed reports about the U.S. job market and profits at two of Wall Street’s most influential stocks. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% Friday, its fourth straight loss. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 150 points, or 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe’s main opposition leader accused President Emmerson Mnangagwa of violating the law and tearing apart independent institutions to cling to power. In an interview with The Associated Press, Nelson Chamisa also warned that any evidence of tampering by Mnangagwa’s ruling party in upcoming elections could lead
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean police detained a man suspected of stabbing a high school teacher with a knife Friday in the city of Daejeon. The stabbing follows a separate, apparently random attack on Thursday in which 14 people were wounded near a busy subway station in Seongnam.
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Heavy rain and high water levels in China’s northeastern rivers are threatening cities downstream, prompting the evacuation of thousands. Hebei province, which surrounds the capital Beijing on three sides, issued alerts for several of its cities. The province of Heilongjiang to the north was evacuating entire villages in anticipation of life-threatening deluges.
Continue ReadingBy Maria Sole Campinoti and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A man claims a $1.5 million home is being built on his Fairfield, Connecticut, property without his permission after somebody fraudulently sold the land to a property developer, according to a lawsuit. Daniel Kenigsberg says he and his family have long owned the disputed plot
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The kidnapping of a woman who authorities say escaped her abductor by punching her way out of a cinder block cell in Oregon has focused attention on the area where authorities say she was taken: Aurora Avenue in Seattle, an urban stretch of state highway lined with
Continue ReadingBy ABBY SEWELL and SALAR SALIM Associated Press IRBIL, Iraq (AP) — A feud between two prominent Christian leaders has divided believers of the faith in Iraq. The dispute involves a Vatican-appointed cardinal and a militia leader, with land and influence at the core of the drama. Cardinal Louis Sako withdrew last month from his
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By Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — Diana Taurasi, the Phoenix Mercury star who stands atop the WNBA’s all-time leading scorer list, reached another milestone in her highly decorated career by becoming the first player to score 10,000 points in league history. Playing in front of a packed Footprint Center in Phoenix, Taurasi entered
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