Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Government leaders of Poland and Germany are holding consultations aimed at giving a new impulse to bilateral relations that sagged under Poland’s previous government and to jointly declare responsibility for Europe’s security in turbulent times. Germany Chancellor Olaf Scholz traveled with 12 ministers and government officials for the meeting
Continue ReadingAP Tennis Writer LONDON (AP) — Andy Murray has withdrawn from singles at Wimbledon a little more than a week after surgery to remove a cyst from his spine. The two-time men’s champion at the All England Club said he would make his farewell appearance at the tournament by playing doubles with his older brother,
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Vaughen Click here for updates on this story DETROIT, Michigan (WWJ) — The Detroit Police Department is changing how it uses facial recognition technology as part of a lawsuit settlement. The ACLU called it a pathbreaking settlement. The multiple policy changes come as part of a settlement with Robert Williams, a man who
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Vandals have beheaded a sculpture featuring the Virgin Mary giving birth to Jesus that had been exhibited in the cathedral in the Austrian city of Linz and drawn criticism from some Catholics who said it was blasphemous. The sculpture had been on view at the St. Mary Cathedral, Austria’s
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By Aishwarya S Iyer, Mariya Knight, Sugam Pokharel, Rhea Mogul and Esha Mitra, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — A crowd crush at a religious gathering in northern India killed more than a hundred people Tuesday, mostly women, in one of the deadliest such incidents the country has seen in recent years. Many of the scores
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By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Tuesday will announce the nation’s first-ever federal safety standard for excessive heat in the workplace at a time when millions of Americans are under extreme heat warnings and advisories. The rule from the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposes employees have new
Continue ReadingOpinion by David M. Perry (CNN) — The hat was solid gray when I got it, but now it’s faded and splotchy, especially on the brim where a sweat line differentiates the light from the dark. It smells of bug spray, fish and gasoline. Still, the Tractor Supply Company (TSC) logo gleams red and white,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press It’s been 100 years since a Scottish runner famously refused to race on a Sunday at the Paris Olympics because of his Christian beliefs. Devout top athletes say elite sports performance still poses some hurdles for the faith practices that are central to their lives on and off the field. At this summer’s
Continue Reading By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — One of the leaders of the Republican National Convention’s platform committee, which shapes the party’s official stance on key issues, has a history of pushing extreme anti-abortion positions, including advocating for a national ban without exceptions for rape or incest. He also entertained the possibility of
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CNN By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN (CNN) — One of the leaders of the Republican National Convention’s platform committee, which shapes the party’s official stance on key issues, has a history of pushing extreme anti-abortion positions, including advocating for a national ban without exceptions for rape or incest. He also entertained the possibility
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By Patrick Snell and Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Hundreds of pairs of eyes tracking him as he walks to the next tee, Jordan Spieth is not playing well, and he knows it. Once upon a time, an internal monologue of insecurity – ‘Man, I’m stinking today’ – would have been the soundtrack to the
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By Niamh Kennedy, CNN (CNN) — A Parisian drag cabaret club that has hosted singers such as Liza Minnelli and Serge Gainsbourg is closing its doors due to financial struggles. Chez Michou, which lies in the hilltop neighborhood of Montmartre in the French capital, announced in a Facebook post Monday that it will be closing
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By Kate Golembiewski, CNN (CNN) — Earthquakes, caused by the shifting of Earth’s tectonic plates, have the potential to transform the face of the world. Now, for the first time, scientists have evidence that earthquakes can reroute rivers: It happened to the Ganges River 2,500 years ago. The Ganges snakes its way from the Himalaya
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. Inflation rates in Canada, the EU and Australia have
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By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Free agent Klay Thompson has reportedly agreed to a three-year, $50 million deal with the Dallas Mavericks after confirming his departure from the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic’s Shams Charania, citing unnamed sources. The move brings Thompson’s 13-year tenure with the Warriors to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Pål Enger, a talented Norwegian soccer player and artist turned celebrity art thief who pulled off the sensational 1994 heist of Edvard Munch’s famed “The Scream” painting from the National Gallery in Oslo has died. He was 57. His death was confirmed by Vålerenga Fotball, an acclaimed Oslo soccer club
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Thousands of people at a religious gathering in India rushed to leave a makeshift tent, setting off a stampede Tuesday that killed at least 116 people and injured scores, officials said. It was not immediately clear what triggered the panic following an event with a Hindu guru known locally
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Beryl, now a potentially catastrophic Category 5 storm, has set its sights on Jamaica after leaving at least one person dead and inflicting ruin across entire islands in the Caribbean on Monday. The storm is expected to bring life-threatening winds and storm surge to Jamaica on Wednesday and
Continue ReadingBy GLORIA WALKER Click here for updates on this story MISSION, Texas (KRGV) — A home in Mission collapsed early Sunday morning after crews removed an 18-wheeler that crashed into it, according to police. The driver of an 18-wheeler was killed on Saturday morning after it crashed into a home at the 2600 block of
Continue ReadingBy Jose De Leon III Click here for updates on this story MCALLEN, Texas (KRGV) — A man faces up to 20 years in prison after admitting to his role in a scheme to smuggle over $1 million worth of ammunition from the Rio Grande Valley into Mexico, according to a news release. Erving Alberto
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