By DIARLEI RODRIGUES and GABRIELA SÁ PESSOA Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Rio de Janeiro hosted the Olympics in 2016, videos of the extensive lagoon complex surrounding the Olympic Park were everywhere. Long polluted by sewage and garbage, many hoped the surge of investments tied to the international sports event would restore
Continue ReadingBy Brittany Breeding Click here for updates on this story CADDO PARISH, Louisiana (KTBS) — It’s been nearly a year since a mass shooting at a Fourth of July party in Shreveport left four people dead and injured seven others. Now, a Caddo Parish sheriff’s deputy is being honored for his heroic actions that night.
Continue ReadingBy Kimberly King Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — The Hendersonville, North Carolina, aquarium that owns Charlotte the stingray has temporarily closed in the wake of the May 30 announcement that the fish that gained international fame in February for becoming pregnant without a male mate was no longer
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By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — The US job market showed a softer side in April when just 175,000 jobs were added, marking one of the weakest months in the past three years. It was also well shy of economists’ expectations (for 235,000 jobs added) and sharply lower than the 315,000 net gain for March.
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer SpaceX’s mega Starship rocket completed its first full test flight Thursday, returning to Earth without exploding after blasting off from Texas. It was the fourth launch of the world’s biggest and most powerful rocket, standing nearly 400 feet (121 meters) tall. The three previous flight demos ended in explosions.
Continue ReadingBy MATT OTT AP Business Writer The number of Americans applying for jobless claims rose last week, but layoffs remain at healthy levels despite lingering inflation and high interest rates. Unemployment benefit applications for the week ending June 1 rose by 8,000 to 229,000, up from 221,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — A searing heat dome will reach peak intensity Thursday afternoon and usher in the hottest day of the year so far for millions in the western US. Temperatures Thursday topped out up to 25 degrees above what’s normal for the time of the year, making it feel like
Continue ReadingBy Dean Hensley Click here for updates on this story COLUMBUS, North Carolina (WLOS) — A 25-year-old Polk County man was sentenced to 21 years in prison on June 4 for the production of child pornography. Dena King, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, said Aaron Joseph Wehrstein, of Columbus, was
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Vatican police have detained a former employee on charges of attempted extortion after he allegedly tried to sell a 17th-century gilded manuscript describing Bernini’s designs for the altar canopy of St. Peter’s Basilica back to the Holy See. Vatican prosecutors said that the 18-page manuscript, which apparently
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France (AP) — President Joe Biden marked the 80th anniversary of D-Day on Thursday by pledging “we will not walk away” from the defense of Ukraine and allow Russia to threaten more of Europe. “To surrender to bullies, to bow down to dictators, is simply unthinkable,”
Continue ReadingBy PETER SMITH Associated Press From its towering white steeple and red-brick facade to its Sunday services filled with rousing gospel hymns and evangelistic sermons, First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Virginia, bears many of the classic hallmarks of a Southern Baptist church. On a recent Sunday, its pastor for women and children, Kim Eskridge, urged
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By Leah Dolan, CNN London (CNN) — Dressed in an ivory white leotard and tutu, a tall Black figure poses in retiré. Arms and legs angular, chest turned towards the light. It’s a traditional oil on linen — the frothy movement of the ballerina skirt almost like an Edgar Degas. The image, a self-portrait of
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Boeing’s new capsule arrived at the International Space Station on Thursday, delayed by last-minute thruster trouble that almost derailed the docking for this first test flight with astronauts. The 260-mile-high (420-kilometer-high) linkup over the Indian Ocean culminated more than a day of continuing drama
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Around 80 migrants have been rescued at sea by British authorities after a small boat got into difficulty while crossing the English Channel from France. The coastguard confirmed Thursday that it scrambled two helicopters after the incident while the Royal National Lifeboat Institution dispatched lifeboats. A spokesperson for the coastguard said the
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, RANDALL CHASE, COLLEEN LONG and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The widow of Hunter Biden’s brother told jurors in his federal gun trial Thursday about the moment she found the revolver in his truck, describing how she put it into a leather pouch, stuffed it into a shopping bag
Continue Reading By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — The European Central Bank cut interest rates Thursday, moving before the US Federal Reserve and the Bank of England to lower borrowing costs as inflation recedes following years of rate hikes. The first ECB rate cut in nearly five years takes the benchmark rate in the 20 countries
Continue Reading By Brian Fung, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Trade Commission is investigating a recent Microsoft deal with artificial intelligence startup Inflection, according to a person familiar with the matter, as US antitrust regulators ramp up scrutiny of the red-hot AI industry. Microsoft announced in March that it had hired Inflection’s co-founders and a number of its
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese, U.S. and South Korean coast guard vessels have conducted their first three-way drill off Japan’s coast as the countries strengthen their maritime ties in response to increased assertiveness by China in pressing its territorial claims. Skirmishes between Chinese and Philippine coast guard vessels have escalated in
Continue Reading By Parija Kavilanz, CNN New York (CNN) — In Florida, a handful of dead mall anchor Sears stores, left vacant and unmoored by the iconic retailer’s bankruptcy six years ago, are being jolted back to life. They won’t be resurrected into new stores, but they’re definitely being primed, one company hopes, to pull in plenty
Continue ReadingBy FATMA KHALED Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Officials and resistance movements in Sudan say clashes between the Rapid Support Forces and the Sudanese army in Gezira province early Wednesday morning killed at least 100 people and injured dozens. The RSF alleged that it attacked the village after spotting Sudanese armed forces mobilizing in three
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