By Scott McLean, Ipek Yezdani and Anna Cooban, CNN Istanbul/London (CNN) — Down a dimly lit alleyway tucked just inside Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar, a few dozen men are packed together, shouting, waving, and frantically speaking on their phones, others nervously pacing. This “standing market” — a low-rent version of a chaotic stock exchange floor —
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — El rescate por parte de la Armada de la India de un barco comercial tomado por piratas frente a la costa de Somalia el fin de semana pasado muestra cómo las fuerzas armadas de Nueva Delhi desarrollaron capacidades de fuerzas especiales a la par de algunas de las mejores
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer Tennis could be on the verge of massive structural change if one of two separate proposals formulated by the four Grand Slam tournaments and the WTA and ATP professional tours ends up moving forward. There is plenty of discussion happening now behind closed doors about the sport’s future. Negotiations
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court says the government has systematically put the interests of the aviation sector above those of people who live near Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport. The Hague District Court ruled Wednesday that the treatment of local residents amounts to a breach of Europe’s human rights
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By Web staff Click here for updates on this story MENOMONEE FALLS, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A FedEx employee reportedly fired dozens of gunshots inside a distribution center in Menomonee Falls. Police were called to the distribution center located on County Line Road around 9:40 p.m. on Sunday, March 16 to investigate a report of a
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Buczek Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — A 30-year-old Wayne woman has been charged with felony murder and first-degree child abuse in the death of her 8-year-old daughter, the Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office says. At 5:19 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, Wayne police responded to a home in
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By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — It’s late summer 2,850 years ago. A fire engulfs a stilt village perched above a boggy, slow-moving river that weaves though the wetlands of eastern England. The tightly packed roundhouses, built from wood, straw, turf and clay just nine months earlier, go up in flames. The inhabitants flee, leaving
Continue ReadingBANGKOK (AP) — Britain’s foreign secretary has met with Thailand’s prime minister on his first visit to the Indo-Pacific region. Britain’s foreign office says the discussion between David Cameron and Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin was aimed at improving cooperation in areas including defense, the economy and trade. Britain estimates the countries’ trading relationship as being
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Jailyn’s cries echoed through the quiet streets of Cleveland in the dead of the night. The toddler whimpered and howled, but no one came to her rescue. Her mother, Kristel Candelario, was away on a 10-day summer vacation and had left Jailyn alone in a playpen with a few
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Simona Halep lost in her first match back since returning from her doping ban, losing in three sets, 6-1 4-6 3-6, to Paula Badosa at the Miami Open on Tuesday. The two-time grand slam champion was making her first appearance on court since the Court of Arbitration for Sport
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — A 2-year-old died after being struck by a truck with a 3-year-old behind the wheel, police in California said. Authorities got call that a child had been hit by a vehicle near a gas station Saturday afternoon, the Woodland Police Department said in a statement on Facebook. Investigators discovered
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say an F-16 fighter jet crashed in the Aegean Sea during a training flight. The pilot ejected from the aircraft and was later rescued. The incident occurred near the small island of Psathoura, 175 kilometers (110 miles) northeast of Athens, after the single-seat jet fighter took off from an
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Venus Williams’ first-round Miami Open defeat to Diana Shnaider was interrupted by a court-invading cat on Tuesday as the seven-time grand slam winner was beaten 6-3 6-3 in an hour and 19 minutes. The cat made its way onto the court as Williams was getting ready to serve during the
Continue ReadingBy HEATHER WALKER, DARCELLE HALL Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WSVN) — Kids are scared to walk outside their homes after they were attacked by dogs. It happened in their Broward neighborhood and one parent said the county isn’t doing enough. 7’s Heather Walker investigates this story which includes some pictures
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE LINSALATA, KEVIN BOULANDIER, DANNIELLE GARCIA Click here for updates on this story SUNRISE, Florida (WSVN) — Sunrise Police are on the search for two subjects who, they said, stormed into a Neiman Marcus at Sawgrass Mills Mall, smashed a glass display, and made off with purses before pepper-spraying two employees during their escape.
Continue Reading By Al Goodman and Pau Mosquera, CNN (CNN) — A Barcelona court has ruled that former Brazilian international soccer player Dani Alves could be conditionally released from prison on a bail of $1.08 million (one million euros) following his conviction last month for sexual assault, the court press office said in a statement Wednesday. The
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — French bulldogs. U.S. dog owners. C’est l’amour. Frenchies remained the United States’ most commonly registered purebred dogs last year, according to American Kennel Club rankings released Wednesday. The club calls the Frenchie the most popular breed, though other canine constituencies may beg to differ. Is it
Continue Reading By Niamh Kennedy and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Ireland’s Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has announced his resignation, citing “personal and political, but mainly political reasons” in a surprise move. Flanked by colleagues outside government buildings in Dublin on Wednesday, Varadkar said he felt he was no longer the “best man” for the job. He
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By Jennifer Hauser and Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — A Delta Airlines pilot was sentenced to 10 months in prison for reporting for duty at Scotland’s Edinburgh Airport while drunk, according to a court statement. The pilot, 63-year-old American citizen Lawrence Russell Jr., was due to captain a flight from Edinburgh to New York’s
Continue Reading By Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — Within an original poem, spelled out in neon lettering, the Indigenous artist Demian DinéYazhi´ hid a message in their installation at the Whitney Biennial in New York. Unknown to the show’s curators, flickering letters across the artwork’s three stanzas reveal the words: “Free Palestine.” Titled “we must stop imagining
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