By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — U.S. Soccer said it was “deeply disturbed” by the racist abuse directed at two of the men’s national team’s players following it’s surprise 2-1 defeat by Panama at the 2024 Copa América in Atlanta on Thursday. Defender Chris Richards and striker Folarin Balogun posted on their Instagram stories the racist messages they had
Continue Reading By George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Sha’Carri Richardson became the second-fastest women’s 200-meter runner in the world this year as she cruised to victory in her heat at the US Olympic Trials. Having already secured her spot on the US team for the Paris Olympics by winning the 100 meters last week, Richardson’s time of
Continue ReadingRussia’s defense minister ordered officials to prepare a “response” to U.S. drone flights over the Black Sea, the ministry said Friday, in an apparent warning that Moscow may take forceful action to ward off the American reconnaissance aircraft. The Russian Defense Ministry noted a recent “increased intensity” of U.S. drones over the Black Sea, saying
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has protested to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo over at least two sexual assault cases involving American servicemembers on the southern Japanese island of Okinawa which have only recently been made public. In one case, an Air Force member is accused of assaulting a 16-year-old girl in December,
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By Joseph Ataman and Frederik Pleitgen and Claudia Otto, CNN Tehran, Iran (CNN) — Under the specter of conflict with Israel, a struggling economy and social discontent, Iranians headed to the polls on Friday for snap presidential elections that could be the most important for the country in decades. The sudden death of President Ebrahim
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By Ramishah Maruf and Eva Rothenberg, CNN New York (CNN) — CDK Global is still down heading into the brisk car-selling Fourth of July holiday next week. Auto dealerships use its software to manage everything from scheduling to records, and the mass outage since last week has paralyzed nearly 15,000 dealerships across North America. CDK
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN New York (CNN) — If you’re a PR person, I can’t possibly think of a harder job right now than working at Boeing. It’s not just clean-up on aisle six, it’s clean up the entire store, loading dock and parking lot on a daily — if not hourly — basis.
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The NFL has been found guilty of breaking antitrust laws in its distribution of out-of-market Sunday afternoon games on the “Sunday Ticket” premium subscription service. Even though the jury of five men and three women in a U.S. District Court awarded nearly $4.8 billion in damages Thursday to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency is delaying its planned launch of a satellite on its new flagship H3 rocket due to expected bad weather at the launch site in southwestern Japan. The launch was initially planned for Sunday and is rescheduled for Monday. The rocket will carry an Advanced Land
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, Sydney Bishop, Sarah Dewberry and Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Residents in Maricopa County, Arizona, are able to return home Sunday after evacuation orders in areas impacted by the ongoing Boulder View Fire in the Sonoran Desert were downgraded – though some should continue to stay vigilant, according to state fire officials. The
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — Michael Ceely once spent a four-hour flight just zoning out – no magazines, no movies, no podcasts, just looking out the window and watching the flight map. Ceely, a therapist in California who specializes in working with men, believed it was a form of digital detox and meditation. But
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship traveling through the Red Sea has come under repeated missile fire in a likely attack launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Five missiles landed near the vessel as it traveled off the coast of the rebel-held port city of Hodeida in Yemen on Friday. That’s according
Continue Reading By Josh Campbell, Nouran Salahieh and Jack Hannah, CNN (CNN) — A judge in New Mexico on Friday denied the latest motion from Alec Baldwin seeking to dismiss his indictment ahead of the scheduled start of his criminal trial next month. Baldwin’s team had asked the court to dismiss the case, claiming because the gun
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Si Joe Biden pierde las elecciones de noviembre, la historia recordará que bastaron 10 minutos para destruir una presidencia. Estaba claro que se iba a producir un desastre político en cuanto el comandante en jefe, de 81 años, subió al escenario de Atlanta para situarse a dos metros del expresidente
Continue ReadingAP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It almost didn’t seem to matter that CNN’s Dana Bash and Jake Tapper were on stage for the much-awaited presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. They asked pointed questions on the issues, many meticulously prepared, and they were for the most part ignored. The CNN moderators
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — A Kosovo court has sentenced four ethnic Serbs to four to 10 years in jail for the killing of a moderate Serb leader. The Pristina court ruled that the defendants were part of an organized crime ring and had targeted the victim because of his moderate politics. The defendants were not
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer DORTMUND, Germany (AP) — Here’s a quiz question: What do the 2022 World Cup final, the 2021 African Cup of Nations final, the 2020 European Championship final and the 2016 Copa America final have in common? Answer: They were all settled by a penalty shootout. Like it or not, the shootout —
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Anti-immigration British politician Nigel Farage has condemned a worker for his Reform UK party who suggested migrants crossing the English Channel in boats should be used for “target practice.” But Farage later suggested that the episode had been a “stitch-up” by Reform’s opponents. Party activist Andrew Parker also used a
Continue Reading By Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Women’s basketball is seeing a surge in popularity – especially at collegiate level – but this isn’t an upsurge that’s happened overnight, or without investment. A boom in interest in the WNBA has been fueled in part by the induction of a powerhouse rookie class that includes the likes
Continue Reading Review by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — The “Older woman dates younger star” concept is getting a workout lately, with “The Idea of You” now followed by “A Family Affair,” which could easily be called “The Idea of My Movie-Star Boss Sleeping With My Mom.” While the Nicole Kidman-Zac Efron pairing should provoke curiosity, the
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