BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico has taken his first trip outside the capital since resuming his duties after an assassination attempt. Fico visited a farm northeast of the capital of Bratislava along with agriculture minister Richard Takáč to check the grain harvest. He said Slovakia was not ready to lift
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By Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — When Matthew Sherwood goes shopping for clothes, he needs help to ensure that what he’s picking up is the color or style he’s looking for. Sherwood has been blind for more than 15 years; he has a family, a successful investing career and a dog, Chris, who
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By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — There are a ton of different ways to play Pokémon, the über-popular Japanese franchise that follows pocket-sized monsters across trading cards, video games and film and TV. But the main mission of Pokémon, no matter how you play, is distilled best through its English-language slogan: “Gotta catch ‘em all!”
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift’s love affair is “so high school” in the best way. Not only have they given fans and followers something to be dreamy about, but there’s also the anticipation of whether Kelce will put a ring on it (and not one of his Super
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — A version of this story first appeared in CNN Business’ Before the Bell newsletter. Not a subscriber? You can sign up right here. You can listen to an audio version of the newsletter by clicking the same link. New data shows weakening in the US economy –
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By Ben Morse and Bea Adeleke, CNN (CNN) — French rugby player Melvyn Jaminet has left the team’s tour of Argentina after he was suspended for using a racist remark in a video posted on his social media accounts. He has since apologized. In the post which has since been deleted, but has been widely shared
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CNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year again: officials in the US are on alert for shark attacks that, while rare, pose a threat to summer beachgoers. Learn how to survive an unwanted shark encounter — or better yet, avoid one entirely. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year again: officials in the US are on alert for shark attacks that, while rare, pose a threat to summer beachgoers. Learn how to survive an unwanted shark encounter — or better yet, avoid one entirely. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingCNN By Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year again: officials in the US are on alert for shark attacks that, while rare, pose a threat to summer beachgoers. Learn how to survive an unwanted shark encounter — or better yet, avoid one entirely. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year again: officials in the US are on alert for shark attacks that, while rare, pose a threat to summer beachgoers. Learn how to survive an unwanted shark encounter — or better yet, avoid one entirely. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Malpensa, el aeropuerto más grande de Milán y el segundo más transitado de Italia, pasará a llamarse en honor al fallecido ex primer ministro del país, Silvio Berlusconi. Matteo Salvini, viceprimer ministro y ministro de Infraestructura y Transporte de Italia, anunció el cambio en las redes sociales este viernes, escribiendo: “Buenas noticias:
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By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Las Vegas Aces superstar A’ja Wilson made history on Sunday as she became the franchise’s all-time leading scorer in a comfortable win against the Dallas Wings at home. The two-time WNBA MVP scored 28 points in the 104-85 victory to bring her Aces total to 4,301 points, taking her
Continue Reading By Catherine Nicholls, CNN (CNN) — Malpensa, Milan’s biggest airport, and the second-busiest in Italy, will be renamed after the country’s late former prime minister, Silvio Berlusconi. Matteo Salvini, Italy’s deputy prime minister and minister of infrastructure and transport, announced the change on social media Friday, writing: “Good news: Milan Malpensa airport will be named
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — The US already boasts a promising roster of young tennis stars but there is a new name on the scene. Emma Navarro is quickly establishing herself as a force to be reckoned with on the senior tour, with the 23-year-old reaching the quarterfinals at this year’s Wimbledon. As if
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — One of Myanmar’s most powerful ethnic minority groups battling the military government says it captured an airport serving the country’s top beach resort, marking the first time resistance forces have seized such a facility. It’s the latest major setback for the military government that took took power in 2021 after
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — For Ukrainian athletes, the Paris Olympics are more than just sports. They’re a way to draw attention to their country’s fight for survival against Russia — a sort of war on another battlefield. But an Associated Press analysis found Russia’s war is making it increasingly difficult for Ukraine, once
Continue Reading By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — Financial files in disarray. Late payments and last-warning service-cutoff notices. Multiple daily bank withdrawals. Out-of-character purchases. When a family member who has been fairly responsible with money all their lives becomes careless with their finances, it may be one sign of as-yet-undiagnosed dementia. Researchers at the New
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It was the largest and most destructive wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history. The government-sparked conflagration known as the Hermit’s Peak-Calf Canyon Fire forever changed the lives, and livelihoods, of thousands of residents in numerous rural communities. Two years later, independent government investigators say there are still gaps that
Continue Reading By Svitlana Vlasova, Daria Tarasova-Markina, Maria Kostenko, Victoria Butenko and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Kyiv, Ukraine (CNN) — A Russian missile strike partially destroyed a children’s hospital in Kyiv on Monday, causing terrified patients and their families to flee for their lives. Moscow launched a brazen daytime aerial assault on targets in cities across Ukraine during
Continue ReadingAP Baseball Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Christian Walker is a two-time Gold Glove winner, helped lead his team to the World Series last season, has hit at least 33 home runs in each of the past two seasons and is currently on pace for about 40 homers this season. The Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman is
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