By Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — India launched its first spacecraft dedicated to studying the sun, building on a month of historic successes for the country’s civil space efforts. The spacecraft, called Aditya-L1, launched from Sriharikota, an island off the Bay of Bengal, at 11:50 a.m. Saturday local time (2:20 am ET). And it’s headed
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, Caroll Alvarado and Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — A 19-year-old passenger on a cruise ship went overboard in the Caribbean on Tuesday and a search for him is ongoing, according to cruise line Royal Caribbean and the passenger’s family. But one relative of missing Texas resident Sigmund Ropich says the family is
Continue Reading By Merlin Delcid, CNN (CNN) — Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arévalo alleged Friday that powerful groups within the country’s justice system who are opposed to his victory in the August 20 presidential runoffs are involved in an “ongoing coup.” Arévalo said during a press conference that the groups – which he said were headed by the
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — An electric scooter manufacturer is recalling some of its products due to the risk of a loosening bolt that could cause injuries. Delaware-based Apollo Imports issued a voluntary recall of its Phantom Electric Scooters made in China, according to a news release from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Una mujer de Maryland ganó US$ 25.000 en la lotería, recogió sus ganancias en la sede del juego y luego cruzó la calle y ganó US$ 50.000 más. Victoria Sadler había recogido un premio de los funcionarios de la lotería cuando decidió probar suerte de nuevo en una gasolinera cercana.
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — El asesinato a sangre fría de una osa madre conocida como Amarena ha enfurecido a los grupos defensores de los animales y a los políticos locales en Italia. La osa parda fue abatida por un vecino de San Benedetto dei Marsi, a las afueras del parque nacional de los Abruzos,
Continue ReadingCANBERRA (AP) — A delegation of Australian federal ministers will attend a high-level dialogue in Beijing next in a further sign of a warming of relations after a years-long chill. Delegates will discuss trade and investment, people-to-people links and regional and international security at the Sept. 7 gathering. Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Saturday that it is
Continue ReadingBy Kara Nelson, CNN (CNN) — A Maryland woman won $25,000 in a lottery game, collected her winnings from lottery headquarters, then walked across the street and won $50,000 more. Victoria Sadler had picked up a second-chance prize from lottery officials when she decided to try her luck again at a nearby gas station. The
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — The cold-blooded killing of a mother bear known as Amarena has angered animal rights groups and local politicians in Italy. The brown bear was shot by a local resident of San Benedetto dei Marsi just outside the national park of Abruzzo in central Italy, the park confirmed
Continue Reading By Mariya Knight and Radina Gigova, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s Security Service says it has identified a Russian commander who is accused of giving orders to shoot civilians. The SBU announced in a statement on Thursday that it is investigating Vadym Ovchinnikov, the commander of a Russian intelligence group, who it alleges ordered the shooting
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — En la Luna ha aparecido un nuevo cráter, que probablemente se creó cuando la misión rusa no tripulada Luna 25 se estrelló contra su superficie. Imágenes tomadas por el Orbitador de Reconocimiento Lunar de la NASA y publicadas por la agencia el jueves revelan el nuevo cráter. La nave Luna
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Everyone should know by now to never count out Novak Djokovic. No matter how big a deficit he faces. No matter how poorly he might be playing. And so it made sense that Djokovic would manage to come all the way back from a two-set
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — China ha construido la mayor flota naval del mundo, con más de 340 buques de guerra, y hasta hace poco se la consideraba una armada de aguas verdes, que operaba sobre todo cerca de las costas del país. Sin embargo, la construcción de buques navales por parte de China revela
Continue ReadingBy MUKHTAR KHAN Associated Press SRINAGAR, India (AP) — After consulting with several doctors in the main city in Indian-controlled Kashmir, Aayat Hameed was advised to seek help from a mental health expert for her bouts of unspecified anxiety, random palpitation attacks and occasional but strong suicidal thoughts. A psychiatrist diagnosed her with acute depression.
Continue ReadingPORT ALLEN, La. (AP) — Police in Louisiana say a shooting during halftime of a high school football game has killed a 16-year-old student and wounded a woman in the arm. West Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Landon Groger said no arrests have been made as of Saturday. A medical helicopter landed on the field
Continue ReadingBy FERNANDA PESCE Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO TEPEYACAC, Mexico (AP) — One family in central Mexico is struggling to preserve the production of cochineal dye, an intense, natural red pigment so prized that, after gold and silver, it was probably the most valuable thing the Spaniards found in Mexico after the 1521 conquest. For centuries,
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press They were the kids most disrupted by the pandemic, the ones who were still learning to write their names and tie their shoes when schools shut down in the spring of 2020. Now, they’re the big kids at elementary schools across the United States. Many still need profound help overcoming
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — As People’s Liberation Army fighter jets from China sped toward Taiwan on Friday, life on the self-governing island carried on as normal. Andy Huang, a restaurateur in Taipei, said he has become desensitized to military threats from the mainland. “I’ve been hearing about China invading for
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER and JAKE BLEIBERG Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Billionaires, burner phones, alleged bribes: The impeachment trial of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is going to test the will of Republicans senators to oust not only one of their own, but a firebrand who has helped drive the state’s hard turn
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By Kylie Atwood, CNN (CNN) — When Nikki Haley took the Republican presidential debate stage alongside her seven male rivals last month, she shone a spotlight on her gender only once – evoking a former British prime minister. “This is exactly why Margaret Thatcher said, ‘If you want something said, ask a man; if you
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