By Elizabeth Wolfe and Jessica Xing, CNN (CNN) — The wife of Gilgo Beach serial killings suspect Rex Heuermann and her attorney told CNN she had “no idea” about her husband’s alleged actions and the flood of public attention has been “extremely overwhelming” for the mother and her two children. The days since Heuermann’s arrest
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By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Plunging sales of new homes and the reported cancellation of a share placement by China’s biggest property developer on Tuesday underscored the depth of the country’s real estate crisis. Reports that Country Garden had abruptly pulled an attempt to raise $300 million by issuing new shares in
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Un zoológico del este de China desmintió las insinuaciones de que algunos de sus osos son personas disfrazadas, después de que se hicieran virales unos videos de un oso solar malayo que se levantaba sobre sus patas traseras y parecía increíblemente humano, alimentando rumores y teorías conspirativas en las redes
Continue ReadingBy Jamiel Lynch and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A 79-square-mile area of Los Angeles County is under quarantine after an invasive fruit fly was found there – the first such quarantine for the pest in the Western Hemisphere, according to California officials. More than 20 Tau fruit flies were found in the Stevenson Ranch
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Today: Scattered showers and storms remain across much of Mid-Missouri throughout the day with the possibility of flash flooding and gusty winds being the main threat. A few strong to severe storms remain possible with an addition of hail up to 1″ possible. Afternoon highs climb into the early 80s. Tonight: Overnight lows cool to
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By Alex Stambaugh and Simone McCarthy, CNN (CNN) — Myanmar’s ruling military junta has pardoned Aung San Suu Kyi on five charges for which she was previously convicted, reducing the lengthy sentences handed down to the deposed, democratically elected leader after generals seized control of the Southeast Asian nation. The pardon was announced by Aung
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — “The defenders were always mad at her,” Sissi recalls with a chuckle. “You were like: ‘How are we going to stop this girl?’” Out of the thousands of training sessions the former Brazil international took part in over the course of her 13-year career, there is one in particular
Continue ReadingBy DASHA LITVINOVA and EMMA BURROWS Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Russian authorities have accused Ukraine in yet another drone attack on Moscow and its surroundings. One of the drones on Tuesday hit the same building in the capital that was damaged by a drone in a similar attack Sunday. An adviser to Ukrainian
Continue ReadingBy BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — The United States is imposing travel restrictions on citizens of Hungary over concerns that the identities of nearly 1 million foreigners granted Hungarian passports over nine years were not sufficiently verified. That’s according to the U.S. Embassy and a government official. The restrictions apply to the
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Plenty of hype and anticipation always accompany the preseason and this year the biggest question might be at quarterback.
Continue ReadingBy Isabel Rosales, Kristina Sgueglia and Chris Youd, CNN (CNN) — The K-9 officer in Ohio who released a police dog on a Black man who was surrendering was fired for allegedly talking about the incident repeatedly with family and colleagues and allegedly lying to the police chief about sharing those sensitive details, new documents
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China will place export controls on drone and drone equipment in order to “safeguard national security and interests,” its commerce ministry announced Monday, in a move that could impact the war in Ukraine. The restrictions on equipment will require vendors to seek permission to export certain drone
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The French Foreign Ministry says France is planning an imminent evacuation of people seeking to leave Niger after the coup last week in the former French colony. In a brief statement to The Associated Press, the ministry said “an evacuation is being prepared” and that it “will happen rapidly.” The ministry in
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan has amended three laws governing sexual harassment in a special session of the legislature, after a wave of #MeToo accusations hit the island in June. The changes approved Monday include higher penalties and longer periods for victims to come forward and report an incident to
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares dipped Wednesday after Wall Street took a step back from its big rally as markets tried to digest a slew of earnings. Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 dove 1.8% in morning trading to 32,871.85. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.8% to 7,390.30. South Korea’s Kospi slid
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — A massive fire burning across both California and Nevada is generating extreme fire behavior, spawning “fire whirls” and creating dangerous conditions for firefighters, authorities said. The fire, dubbed the York Fire, which is California’s largest fire of the year, has consumed 80,000 acres as of Tuesday morning. The blaze
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Toyota’s profit for the first fiscal quarter jumped to 1.3 trillion yen, or $9 billion, hitting a quarterly record for Japan’s top automaker. Sales grew as the parts shortages related to the coronavirus pandemic eased. Toyota’s April-June net profit rose 78% from 736.8 billion yen the
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-led government reduced the prison sentences of ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi in a clemency connected to a religious holiday in the Buddhist-majority country, state media said Tuesday. Former President Win Myint also had his sentence reduced as part of the clemency granted to more than 7,000 prisoners. But Suu
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un hombre de 68 años se entregó este lunes después de que seis trabajadores migrantes fueran atropellados y heridos por una camioneta frente a un Walmart de Carolina del Norte el domingo por la tarde, dijo la policía. El conductor le dijo a los investigadores y a su familia que “accidentalmente
Continue Reading By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — HSBC’s profits have soared as it continues to cut costs and cash in on high interest rates around the world. Europe’s biggest bank said Tuesday that pre-tax profit grew by $4.1 billion to $8.8 billion in the second quarter compared to the same time a year before.
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