By Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Mining giant BHP has made a near-$40 billion bid to take over its UK rival Anglo American in what would be the largest mining deal on record. BHP said in a statement Thursday that it valued Anglo American shares at £25.08 ($31.40) apiece, or £31.1 billion ($38.9 billion)
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Danish police say that a routine traffic stop on a highway south of the capital turned into an unusual standoff as a 26-year-old woman locked her car and refused to speak to the police officer who had pulled her over. The Central and West Zealand Police said in its daily report
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The 2024 NFL Draft has kicked off with the Chicago Bears selecting USC quarterback Caleb Williams with the first overall pick on Thursday night. Bears fans at the event applauded Williams as he walked onto the stage to share an embrace with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. This year’s draft
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN (CNN) — The clock has begun ticking for TikTok to find a new owner. President Joe Biden signed legislation Wednesday that would ban TikTok in the United States unless its Chinese parent, ByteDance, sells the app. TikTok plans to challenge the law in court, but if it fails, the company would
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Almost a year after the April 26, 2019 premiere of “Avengers: Endgame,” a viral clip made the rounds via social media, capturing the wild audience reaction to Captain America wielding Thor’s hammer and the blipped-away heroes returning during the “Portals” sequence. For many it felt like a soothing
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A top European Union top military officer says a frigate that’s part of an EU miliary mission in the Red Sea to protect merchant shipping has destroyed a drone launched from an area in Yemen controlled by Houthi rebels. Austrian Gen. Robert Brieger is the chair of the EU’s military Committee.
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Trillions of cicadas will soon emerge across more than a dozen US states, including heavily populated areas. Naturalists have already spotted the first arrivals of the flying bugs, with some saying the nuisance can be “as loud as a lawn mower.” Here’s what else you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Trillions of cicadas will soon emerge across more than a dozen US states, including heavily populated areas. Naturalists have already spotted the first arrivals of the flying bugs, with some saying the nuisance can be “as loud as a lawn mower.” Here’s what else you need to know
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Trillions of cicadas will soon emerge across more than a dozen US states, including heavily populated areas. Naturalists have already spotted the first arrivals of the flying bugs, with some saying the nuisance can be “as loud as a lawn mower.” Here’s what else you need to know
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Air passengers traveling to and from Paris have experienced significant disruptions Thursday, despite a decision by air traffic controllers to cancel a strike after last-minute negotiations. Flight operations were substantially reduced because of adjustments made to schedules ahead of the proposed industrial action. French civil aviation authorities had preemptively requested airlines to
Continue ReadingBy ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers for an American believed to be held by the Taliban for nearly two years are asking a United Nations human rights investigator to intervene, citing what they call cruel and inhumane treatment. Ryan Corbett was abducted in August 2022 after returning to Afghanistan, where he and
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A change in the court schedule means Donald Trump won’t be forced off the campaign trail next week to attend a hearing in his hush money criminal trial. Judge Juan M. Merchan moved a hearing on the former president’s alleged gag order violations to next Thursday, avoiding a conflict with his
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El 25 de abril ha sido durante mucho tiempo un día histórico en Venecia: la fecha no es solo el día de la Liberación de Italia, sino también la fiesta del santo patrón de la ciudad, San Marcos. Pero ahora Venecia obtendrá otra dosis de historia para el 25 de abril,
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Sydney bishop who was stabbed repeatedly in an alleged extremist attack blamed on a teenager has backed X Corp. owner Elon Musk’s legal bid to overturn an Australian ban on sharing graphic video of the attack on social media. Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel said in
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Two military horses that bolted and ran miles through the streets of London after being spooked by construction noise and tossing their riders were in serious condition Thursday after undergoing operations, a U.K. government official said. The animals were among a group of four horses that broke free during routine exercises Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy INDRAJIT SINGH Associated Press PATNA, India (AP) — A major fire that engulfed a restaurant and hotel in eastern India killed at least six people and injured 20. The fire began when a cooking gas cylinder exploded while diners were eating in the restaurant, and it soon spread into an adjacent hotel in Patna,
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WILKS ISTANBUL (AP) — A court in Turkey sentenced nine rail officials to more than 108 years’ imprisonment over a crash six years ago that killed 25 people, local media reported on Thursday. A passenger train operated by Turkish State Railways derailed in July 2018 as it passed through Corlu district some 110
Continue Reading By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Angel Reese said she is “super excited” by the “really great direction” that the WNBA is heading in, after being drafted into the league by the Chicago Sky earlier this month. Reese was selected by the Sky with the No. 7 pick in the 2024 WNBA draft, pairing her
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Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — In tennis, “love” means nothing. Love also has little to do with “Challengers,” which uses the sport as the backdrop to serve up an elaborate, non-linear psychological triangle that proves twisty and enticing for much of the match, before double faulting by whiffing on the ending. Seduction and
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Whether at home or on the road, Art Schallock would begin each day by taking the elevator down to the lobby and collecting the latest comic books for roommate Yogi Berra. “Every morning,” Schallock recalled, chuckling at the thought decades later. Schallock never minded. It
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