By PETROS GIANNAKOURIS and DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press VOLOS, Greece (AP) — A second powerful storm in less than a month hammered parts of central Greece on Thursday, sweeping away roads, smashing bridges and flooding thousands of homes. The storm — called Elias — caused extensive flooding in the central city of Volos and left
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, a renowned agricultural scientist who revolutionized India’s farming and was a key architect of the country’s “Green Revolution” died Thursday. He was 98. Swaminathan died at his home in southern Chennai city after an age-related illness, news agency Press Trust of India reported. In the late
Continue ReadingBy ERIC GAY, MATTHEW LEE and LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The American soldier who sprinted into North Korea across the heavily fortified border between the Koreas more than two months ago was whisked to a Texas Army base Thursday for medical checks and interviews after his return to the U.S.,
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police have raided offices of the country’s soccer federation as part of an investigation into the payment of millions of dollars over several years by Barcelona to a former vice president of Spain’s refereeing committee. The Guardia Civil says its police have searched the offices
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer GUIDONIA MONTECELIO, Italy (AP) — The three letters Brooks Koepka represents in the Ryder Cup are USA. Not LIV. The five-time major champion stands out for many reasons at golf’s biggest events. This time it’s obvious. He’s the only player from LIV Golf who has made it back to
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Water levels on the Mississippi River are nearing historic lows for the second consecutive year, triggering a drinking water emergency in Louisiana as ocean water flows upstream, unimpeded by the river’s uncharacteristically weak flow. With no substantial rain in the immediate forecast, levels are expected to drop to
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By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — The self-declared republic of Nagorno-Karabakh will cease to exist from next year after its president signed a decree dissolving state institutions following its defeat by Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijani victory last week triggered a huge exodus of ethnic Armenians living in Nagorno-Karabakh and marked the end of decades of conflict
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional de España detuvo este jueves a un menor de edad en un instituto de educación secundaria de Jerez de la Frontera, en la sureña provincia de Cádiz, tras el ataque a tres profesores y dos alumnos con un arma blanca, según informó a CNN un portavoz de
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — El soldado del Ejército estadounidense Travis King está de regreso en EE.UU. después de ser liberado por Corea del Norte y aterrizó en San Antonio, Texas, este jueves temprano, según un funcionario del Departamento de Defensa. King llegó en un vuelo militar estadounidense y aterrizó en Kelly Field en la Base
Continue ReadingBy KARL RITTER Associated Press STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s prime minister has summoned the head of the military to discuss how the armed forces can help police deal with an unprecedented crime wave that has shocked the country with almost daily shootings and bombings. Getting the military involved in crime-fighting would be a highly unusual
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — One of several men indicted in a smuggling operation that left 53 migrants dead after they were trapped in the back of a sweltering semitruck in San Antonio last year has pleaded guilty, authorities said. The June 2022 tragedy – which at the time was described as the deadliest
Continue ReadingBy ISSAM ADWAN Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel has reopened a main crossing with the Gaza Strip, allowing thousands of Palestinian laborers to enter the country for the first time since it was sealed last week. The crossing reopens after weeks of violent protests along Gaza’s frontier with Israel, where demonstrators
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Inter Miami lost in the US Open Cup final on Wednesday, falling 2-1 to the Houston Dynamo with its talismanic player, Lionel Messi, watching from the sidelines. Messi, who has already helped catapult the team to its first major trophy in its history since joining in July, missed the
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Security officials say that at least five Yemeni fighters from a secessionist group were killed in clashes with suspected al-Qaida militants in the country’s south. A provincial security department said the deadly fighting broke out Wednesday night between a fighting force loyal to Yemen’s secessionist Southern Transitional Council and al-Qaida militants in
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TODAY: We’re tracking drier conditions this morning, with much more of the same in the forecast ahead. Expect temperatures to reach a few degrees warmer than yesterday, to put us near 85 for a high give or take depending on your location. Skies are expected to be mostly sunny, with only some fair weather clouds
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian markets were mixed on Friday, with only a few open due to public holidays across the region. U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index was down 0.3% at 31,764.01. In Bangkok, the SET declined 0.5%. Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 added 0.4% to
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — China’s ambassador to Australia has criticized Australian politicians who visit Taiwan, saying they are being utilized by separatists on the self-governing island. Ambassador Xiao Qian was commenting in Sydney after an Australian parliamentary delegation visited Taiwan this week, and as a former prime minister plans to
Continue ReadingBy JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand has acquitted four national park employees, including a senior official, of the kidnapping and murder of an Indigenous rights activist who disappeared under suspicious circumstances more than nine years ago. The activist, Porlajee Rakchongcharoen, was last seen in the custody of Kaeng Krachan
Continue ReadingBRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — A shooting incident in the Slovak capital has left one person dead and four others injured. The rescue service in Bratislava said that a 32-year-old man died and four other people were transported to hospitals with injuries. The incident occurred in the Dubravka neighborhood after midnight on Thursday. Police spokesman Michal
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By Natasha Bertrand, Megan Trimble and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — US Army Private Travis King arrived back on United States soil Thursday after being returned to American custody weeks after he crossed into North Korea, a Defense Department official said. King flew in on a US military flight, landing at Kelly Field at Joint
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