By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Growling, clacking teeth, the rumble of hooves – as night falls at one of the United States’ most scenic golf clubs, sinister noises reverberate off the red-rock canyon walls. And when the Arizona sunshine breaks over Seven Canyons in the morning, the destruction is revealed. Sprawling mounds of ravaged
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A former dive boat captain has been convicted of neglect of a ship officer – also known as “seaman’s manslaughter” – in connection with an overnight fire that ravaged his vessel on Labor Day 2019, killing 34 people on board and causing the boat to sink off the coast
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By Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Senior Chinese officials have defended the state of the world’s second largest economy at a conference in Hong Kong, telling global financiers not to worry about prospects in China despite an uneven recovery and ailing property market. In a recorded message, Vice Premier He Lifeng told the
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED and RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — An international media watchdog is urging Pakistan not to deport more than 200 Afghan journalists who fled their homeland after the Taliban regained control in August 2021 as U.S. and NATO forces withdrew following more than two decades of war. The plea by Reporters
Continue ReadingBy SHONAL GANGULY and PIYUSH NAGPAL Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Masks are back on the New Delhi streets as residents grapple with the annual surge in air pollution that has engulfed the Indian capital region. Primary schools have been ordered shut this week and polluting vehicles and construction banned as a thick cover
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK and HARRIET MORRIS Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO allies have frozen their participation in a key Cold War-era security treaty in response to Russia’s withdrawal from the pact. Many of NATO’s 31 allies have signed the Treaty of Conventional Armed Forces in Europe, which was aimed at preventing Cold War rivals
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Conservative government is setting out a pre-election policy slate including tougher sentences for criminals and measures to boost economic growth. The plans are included in the King’s Speech read out by King Charles III at the State Opening of Parliament. The speech is written by Prime
Continue Reading By Jennifer Henderson and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — A second former player has sued the NHL’s Chicago Blackhawks, accusing the team of overlooking his complaints that then-video coach Brad Aldrich sexually assaulted him leading up to the 2010 Stanley Cup Finals. Attorneys for the unnamed player, who is referred to as “John Doe” in
Continue Reading By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — UBS made a hefty loss in the first full quarter since it closed a deal to rescue Credit Suisse, highlighting the scale of the challenge the bank faces as it absorbs its stricken rival. The Swiss lender reported a net loss of $785 million for the June-to-September quarter
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Germany’s 16 state governors have agreed on new, stricter measures in an effort to curb the large number of migrants coming to the country. The compromise on the issue, which has become a huge political problem for the government and a hot-button topic
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Developing countries owe Chinese lenders at least $1.1 trillion, according to a new data analysis published Monday, which says more than half of the thousands of loans China has doled out over two decades are due as many borrowers struggle financially. Overdue loan repayments to Chinese lenders are soaring, according
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A group of University of Missouri students is asking the Columbia City Council to make the city a sanctuary for the LGBTQ+ community.
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Nintendo is reporting an 18% rise in its net profit for the first fiscal half, as sales were boosted by its hit Super Mario movie. Nintendo reported Tuesday a six-month profit of nearly 271.3 billion yen, or $1.8 billion. Sales surged 21%. Demand is strong for
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer TOKYO (AP) — Fresh from a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken shifted his intense diplomacy on the Israel-Hamas war to Asia on Tuesday with an appeal for the Group of Seven leading industrial democracies to forge consensus on how to deal with
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La policía de Texas arrestó a un sospechoso de 20 años después de que seis personas resultaron heridas por disparos durante un tiroteo en una manifestación de motocicletas en Galveston, Texas, el sábado por la noche, según una actualización de la policía de Galveston. Los disparos se efectuaron mientras la multitud
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli ground forces were battling Hamas fighters deep inside Gaza’s largest city, Israel said Tuesday. The push signals a major new stage in the month-old conflict, and its leaders foresee controlling the enclave’s security after the war. The push into Gaza
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The Philadelphia Orchestra has returned to Beijing for a tour that will mark 50 years since its historic performance in China, the latest sign of improving ties between the two countries ahead of a highly anticipated meeting between Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping. The orchestra first visited China in September 1973,
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By Marc Bain (CNN) — When Revolve and Maison Meta, an AI-centric creative agency, teamed up for the first AI Fashion Week this April, the promise was always that the online retailer would turn garments from the top three collections submitted to a design competition that ran during the fashion week’s proceedings into physical products
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By Richard Roth, Hamdi Alkhshali, Pierre Meilhan and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Gaza is “becoming a graveyard for children,” the United Nations chief warned on Monday as the death toll rises and calls grow around the world for a ceasefire, one month into Israel’s assault on Hamas – the militant group that runs the
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has called for the “full resumption of free and unimpeded trade” with China in a meeting with Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Their meeting on Tuesday marked the resumption of an annual leaders meeting after a four-year hiatus and a sharp deterioration in relations over security and other
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