By CNN’s Katharina Krebs and Reuters A performer at Moscow’s renowned Bolshoi Theatre was killed on Saturday in an accident on stage during an opera. The Bolshoi, one of Russia’s most prestigious theaters, said the incident occurred during a set change in Sadko, an opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. The cast member has been
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MOSCOW (AP) — A doctor for former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says his condition is deteriorating 10 days into a hunger strike that he started after being arrested when he returned to the country. Saakashvili, 53, left Georgia in 2014 and became a Ukrainian citizen. He faces several charges in Georgia and earlier was sentenced
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By Eric Levenson, CNN The leak of over 100,000 gallons of crude oil off the coast of Southern California first came to official attention with a vague report October 1 about a sheen on the water. It took more than 12 hours for authorities to recognize the extent of the problem. The time period between
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson, CNN The leak of over 100,000 gallons of crude oil off the coast of Southern California first came to official attention with a vague report October 1 about a sheen on the water. It took more than 12 hours for authorities to recognize the extent of the problem. The time period between
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By Amir Vera, CNN The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office in Florida is looking to reunite $2 million worth of marijuana with its rightful owner, according to a snarky post on the department’s Facebook page. “If you happened to have lost or misplaced approximately 770 pounds of high grade marijuana and would like to have your
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By Alta Spells and Holly Yan, CNN A man suspected of shooting five people and killing two, including a state trooper, is now in custody, Louisiana authorities said in a news conference. Matthew Mire, 31, was arrested without incident Saturday night, Louisiana State Police Superintendent Col. Lamar Davis said during a news conference. Attempts by
Continue ReadingBy Kelly Murray, CNN A 3-year-old boy who vanished Wednesday afternoon near Magnolia, Texas, was found Saturday morning alive and well. Christopher RamÃrez was reunited with his mother. “He was smiling, drinking water, and in good shape,” Grimes County Sheriff Don Sowell told reporters Saturday. The toddler was taken to a hospital for observation, but
Continue Reading By KATHY GANNON Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban say Washington has agreed to provide humanitarian aid to a desperately poor Afghanistan on the brink of an economic disaster, while refusing to give political recognition to the country’s new rulers. The statement from the Taliban came on Sunday at the end of the first
Continue Reading CHAMBLEE, Ga. (AP) — Authorities say a small plane that crashed just after takeoff from a suburban airport in a northeast suburb of Atlanta, killing all four people aboard, was full of fuel and headed for Houston. Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board provided that information Sunday during an update on their investigation. Officials
Continue Reading By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Large protests were held across Poland to show support for the country’s membership in the European Union. The nationwide rallies on Sunday follow Poland’s constitutional court ruling this week that the Polish constitution overrides some EU laws. Donald Tusk, the top opposition leader in Poland and
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By Emma Tucker, CNN Six months after Art Acevedo resigned as Houston’s police chief to take the top job at the Miami Police Department, his future with the agency is on thin ice after city commissioners called for his ouster during two contentious meetings. The commission held hourslong meetings on September 27 and October 1
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Associated Press CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 6 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.31 per gallon. That’s $1.07 more than a year ago. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday the rise comes as the cost of crude oil increases and demand goes
Continue Reading Associated Press CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline jumped 6 cents over the past two weeks, to $3.31 per gallon. That’s $1.07 more than a year ago. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey said Sunday the rise comes as the cost of crude oil increases and demand goes
Continue Reading ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The island of Evia, Greece’s second-largest, has been hit by floods months after devastating forest fires last summer destroyed about a third of its forest cover. There were no casualties from the heavy rains that hit the northern part of the island, but dozens of residents had to be evacuated from
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By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House’s second-ranking Republican, Rep. Steve Scalise, is refusing to say that the 2020 election wasn’t stolen. In a television interview Sunday, the Louisiana congressman stood by Donald Trump’s lie that Democrat Joe Biden won the White House because of mass voter fraud. It’s more than 11
Continue Reading By HOPE YEN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House’s second-ranking Republican, Rep. Steve Scalise, is refusing to say that the 2020 election wasn’t stolen. In a television interview Sunday, the Louisiana congressman stood by Donald Trump’s lie that Democrat Joe Biden won the White House because of mass voter fraud. It’s more than 11
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Southwest Airlines canceled hundreds of flights over the weekend, blaming the woes on air traffic control issues and weather. The airline canceled more than 1,000 flights, or 28% of its schedule as of 2 p.m. ET Sunday, according to flight tracker FlightAware. The cancellations mark
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By Niamh Kennedy and Antonia Mortensen, CNN A record number of people attempted to cross the border between Poland and Belarus Saturday, amid accusations that Belarus is facilitating migration to the European Union’s eastern border. The Polish Border Guard told CNN that Saturday’s figure of of 739 attempted crossings was the most so far for
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By Kelly Murray, Alaa Elassar and Adrienne Broaddus, CNN Police in St. Paul, Minnesota, have arrested three men after a shooting at a bar left a woman dead and 14 others injured, authorities said. Around 12:15 a.m. Sunday, several people called 911 to report shots fired inside the Seventh Street Truck Park on West 7th
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer The Tampa Bay Lightning have won the last two Stanley Cup championships and not just because they were the best team on the ice. They were also the best at managing the salary cap, which limits teams to no more than $81.5 million each season. Tampa Bay’s Julien BriseBois
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