Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Cinco años antes del primer vuelo del Concorde, otro majestuoso avión supersónico surcó los cielos y estuvo a punto de convertirse en la inspiración de un avión de pasajeros aún más rápido. Se trataba del XB-70 Valkyrie, un avión experimental desarrollado para las Fuerzas Aéreas de Estados Unidos. Su vuelo inaugural,
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By Kevin Liptak and Nikki Carvajal, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden spoke by phone Monday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, their first known interaction in more than a month as a rift deepens between the two men over the war in Gaza. During the call, the White House said the leaders discussed
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Writer and actor Kate Taney Billingsley has been thinking a lot about America’s racial history and her family’s part in it. One of her ancestors had an outsized role. Billingsley’s great-great-great-great uncle was Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, who made arguably the worst decision in
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Dodgers are paying $700 million for Shohei Ohtani. That means his loyal fans in Japan will be paying big time for his merchandise. A store called Selection in Tokyo’s Shijuku area sells gear for all 30 MLB teams, but store employees say about
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Authorities say a 1-year-old girl has died after being hit by an Uber driver who had just dropped her family at their apartment complex in Houston. Harris County Sheriff’s officials say the driver apparently didn’t see the girl in front of his car as he pulled away Sunday. Authorities say the girl’s
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The NASA astronaut who commanded the dress rehearsal mission for the 1969 moon landing has died. Thomas Stafford died Monday in a Florida hospital. He was 93. Before Apollo 10, Stafford also took part in the first rendezvous of two U.S. spacecraft in 1965. A decade
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration sided with a promoter who filed an antitrust suit against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation over the world governing body’s policy against hosting league matches from other countries, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the case to proceed to trial.
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Columbia state Sen. Caleb Rowden said Monday that he is dropping out of the Republican primary for secretary of state and will not seek any office this year.
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The US Environmental Protection Agency said Monday that it is taking a “historic” step by banning ongoing uses of asbestos, which has long been linked to multiple types of cancer. The agency’s announcement of the final rule applies to chrysotile asbestos, the only form of asbestos currently being used in or
Continue ReadingBy Christl Dabu Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Purchasing potentially defective products or experiencing unwanted side effects or harm are risks consumers always take. But they can hold companies accountable through class-action lawsuits, legal action undertaken on behalf of a number of complainants. “For consumers, class action is an
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By Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Gas price inflation is back. For the first time since late last year, prices at the pump are now higher on a year-over-year basis. It’s a trend that industry experts expect to continue in the coming weeks and months, especially if Russian oil facilities continue to get
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI, ZEKE MILLER and JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday agreed to send a team of Israeli officials to Washington to discuss with Biden administration officials a prospective Rafah operation as each side is looking to make “clear to the other its perspective,” White House
Continue Reading By Chris Isidore, CNN New York (CNN) — The United Auto Workers union’s effort to organize the American plants of foreign automakers just took a major step forward as it filed for a representation election for the more than 4,000 hourly workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee. If the union were to win
Continue ReadingBy MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Israel has urged the top U.N. court to reject the latest request by South Africa for interim orders to prevent starvation in Gaza as part of a case accusing Israel of breaching the Genocide Convention with its military offensive against Hamas. In a written response
Continue ReadingGILA BEND, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the crash of an experimental, homemade plane that left one person dead and another seriously injured about 70 miles southwest of Phoenix. The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says the plane went down about 9:45 a.m. Sunday near the Gila Bend Municipal Airport with two people aboard. It
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By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — In tennis love means zero, but Zendaya and Tom Holland taking in a tennis match together was love yet far from zero. The pair recently attended the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California, and it was pretty cute. They were spotted courtside over the weekend, enjoying the
Continue ReadingBy JIM SALTER Associated Press A pair of ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” were returned to their owner, nearly 20 years after the iconic shoes were stolen from a museum in the late actor’s hometown. But “No place like home?” Not exactly. The memorabilia collector who owns the iconic
Continue Reading By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and past president of the Florida Urological Society. Colon cancer may seem like a distant concern for some, but with the growing trend of younger people being diagnosed, staying informed and proactive is crucial.
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CNN By Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt, CNN (CNN) — Editor’s note: Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt is a urologist and robotic surgeon with Orlando Health and past president of the Florida Urological Society. Colon cancer may seem like a distant concern for some, but with the growing trend of younger people being diagnosed, staying informed and proactive is
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY Associated Press CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South African rescue services searching for a missing charter boat captain are concerned about possible foul play after they discovered his boat burned and abandoned on a beach in neighboring Mozambique. There was no sign of the captain or the unknown man who hired
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