By HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — They traveled from all over — from Europe and Oceania, from North America and South America — to be at Roland Garros on Monday, intent on watching Rafael Nadal play what turned out to be his only French Open match this year. And might be his
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Retail Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Americans who spend Memorial Day scouting sales online and in stores may find more reasons to celebrate the return of warmer weather. Major retailers are stepping up discounts heading into the summer months, hoping to entice inflation-weary shoppers into opening their wallets. Target, Walmart and
Continue ReadingBy GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA Associated Press As climate change makes storms more frequent and intense, Florida community foundations are looking for new ways to make sure they have resources on hand to support the public before, during and after a disaster. Some are establishing permanent disaster relief funds, the earnings of which can be used
Continue ReadingBy MOHAMMED ZINATY Associated Press BINT JBEIL, Lebanon (AP) — An Israeli strike targeting a motorcycle in southern Lebanon hit next to a hospital entrance Monday, killing the motorcycle driver and a hospital security guard and wounding several civilians nearby, local health officials said. It was not immediately clear who the driver was or why
Continue ReadingDERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s military says seven soldiers and 23 militants have been killed in three separate shootouts in the volatile northwest near Afghanistan, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban. In a statement on Monday, the army said The first exchange of fire occurred overnight on the outskirts of Peshawar, the
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By Amanda Schupak, CNN (CNN) — The cockroach that emerged from your sink drain and scuttled under the fridge? The nocturnal critter was most likely a German cockroach, and its ancestors were pestering people more than 2,000 years ago in southern Asia, a new study found. The research, published May 20 in the journal Proceedings
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Joe Yogerst, CNN (CNN) — 2024 is already shaping up to be another banner year for nudity around the world with a nude cruise and nude beach weddings on the horizon. Earlier this year, tour and travel company Bare Necessities announced an 11-day voyage from Miami to the Caribbean in collaboration with Norwegian Cruise Line.
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A German court has convicted a military officer of espionage for passing internal documents to Russia and offering more. It sentenced him Monday to 3 1/2 years in prison. The 54-year-old defendant worked for the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment, Information Technology and In-Service Support and had the military rank of captain.
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British opposition leader Keir Starmer has made his first major speech of the U.K. election campaign. He told undecided voters that they can trust his Labour Party to safeguard the country’s economy, borders and security. Starmer is the favorite to win the July 4 election. Polls give
Continue ReadingCNNEE (CNN) — El Memorial Day, o Día de los Caídos, rinde homenaje a los estadounidenses que murieron sirviendo a su país en las guerras. Se conmemora anualmente el último lunes de mayo. Hechos Varias ciudades reivindican el haber instituido el Día de los Caídos, pero en 1966 el Congreso declaró Waterloo, en Nueva York,
Continue Reading By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Lizzo appeared to be left stunned after “South Park” referenced the singer in an episode satirizing the increasing popularity of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro. The “About Damn Time” singer posted a live reaction video on Instagram and TikTok of her watching a scene from “South Park: The
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By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — A British equestrian rider has died after falling from her horse during a competition on Sunday. Georgie Campbell was competing at the Bicton International Horse Trials in Devon, southwest England when she suffered the fatal accident on her horse, Global Quest. Campbell’s profile on the International Federation for Equestrian
Continue ReadingBy DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The Papua New Guinea government said more than 2,000 people are believed to have been buried alive in a landslide in the South Pacific island nation, after the side of a mountain came down in the early hours of Friday morning when the village of Yambali was
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By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Memorial Day is here, and soon summer will arrive. The threat of some diseases, such as Covid-19 is receding, though there are new coronavirus variants to keep an eye on, and a second human case of the bird flu has just been detected in the United States. With Memorial Day gatherings
Continue Reading By Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — Burkina Faso’s military regime will extend its rule by five years under a new agreement reached during national consultations on Saturday, the talks’ chairman Colonel Moussa Diallo said on state television. Diallo said the extension would start on July 2 and last five years, at the end of which
Continue Reading By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Stan Wawrinka turned back the clock to play his “best match of the year” as he eased past fellow tour veteran Andy Murray 6-4 6-4 6-2 in the first round of the French Open. The pair have produced some brilliant battles over the years, but Sunday’s match was a
Continue ReadingMADRID (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has secured from Spain a pledge of additional air defense missiles to help fight the about 3,000 bombs that he says Russia launches every month at Ukraine. He said Monday in Madrid that Ukraine still urgently needs another seven U.S.-made Patriot air defense systems to stop Russia hitting
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By Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — Laura Barnett has always had a bit of wanderlust. When she was a kid, her father took a job as a teacher with the US Department of Defense and moved his family from rural Kentucky to Poitiers, France, which is when the travel bug hit. She’s been
Continue Reading By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China is doubling down on its plan to dominate advanced technologies of the future by setting up its largest-ever semiconductor state investment fund, according to information posted by a government-run agency. Worth $47.5 billion, the fund is being created as the US imposes sweeping restrictions on the export
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A passenger bus has crashed into vehicles on a highway in southern Turkey, killing at least 10 people and leaving 39 others injured. The accident occurred in the province of Mersin late on Sunday, when the bus veered into the opposite lane in heavy rain and crashed into two vehicles. A
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