CNN By Max Foster and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has said she has completed her chemotherapy and is “doing what I can to stay cancer free,” as she plans to return gradually to public life in the coming months. Catherine, who revealed in March she has been diagnosed with
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s military says the national police director, other high-ranking police officials and a fugitive banker were among nine people killed in a military helicopter crash in a rural part of the country. The crash on Sunday night is being investigated. It occurred after the banker, Manuel
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Kate, the Princess of Wales, has completed chemotherapy and will make some public appearances in the coming months, bolstering Britain’s royal family after it was rocked by the twin cancer diagnoses of the princess and King Charles III. The 42-year-old wife of Prince William released a video Monday in which
Continue ReadingAssociated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The Palestinians have circulated a draft U.N. resolution demanding that Israel end its “unlawful presence” in Gaza and the West Bank within six months. The AP obtained the proposed General Assembly resolution. It follows a July ruling by the top United Nations court that said Israel’s presence in the
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Christian Edwards, CNN London (CNN) — Catherine, Princess of Wales, has said she has completed her chemotherapy and is “doing what I can to stay cancer free,” as she plans to return gradually to public life in the coming months. Catherine, who revealed in March she has been diagnosed with cancer,
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s interior minister has ordered temporary controls at all German land borders as a response to irregular migration and to protect the country from extremist threats. Nancy Faeser said at a news conference Monday that the government is extending temporary border controls to all German land borders. The ministry said that it
Continue ReadingAP Airlines Writer Battery-powered devices are overheating more often on planes, and that is raising safety concerns because of the fire danger. The risk is coming from lithium-ion batteries that power all kinds of portable electronics. Safety-science group UL Standards said Monday that overheating incidents rose 28% from 2019 to 2023, although such events remain
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette and Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Wildfires in California and Nevada are driving thousands from their homes as firefighters in the air and on the ground work to contain them, amid daytime temperatures nearing 100 degrees. Here is the latest: More than 70 active large wildfires across the western United States
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Tropical Storm Francine strengthened Monday in the Gulf of Mexico and was forecast to make landfall as a hurricane this week in Louisiana, where evacuation orders were quickly issued in some coastal communities and residents began filling sandbags in preparation for heavy rains and widespread flooding. Francine, the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press VEENDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Hyperloop has achieved significant liftoff in the northern Netherlands. Hyperloop is a new form of mass transit involving capsules whizzing on magnetic fields through depressurized tubes, A company involved in developing the high-speed transit system once promoted by Elon Musk said Monday that a test vehicle was levitated and
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — The Paris luxury fashion house Givenchy has named Sarah Burton creative director for women’s and men’s collections, with immediate effect. The appointment was announced on Monday. Burton, who stepped down from Alexander McQueen last year, said she was excited “to bring to Givenchy my own vision, sensibility and beliefs.” Burton becomes the
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A Columbia man was unhurt after a train hit the back of the truck Saturday in Mexico, Missouri.
Continue ReadingPITTSBURGH (AP) — The University of Pittsburgh has fired athletic director Heather Lyke, a somewhat surprising move that came a few months before Lyke’s contract expired. Pitt chancellor Joan Gabel thanked Lyke on Monday for her leadership but noted she felt it was time for the athletic department to have a “new vision.” Lyke arrived
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MOUNTAIN HOME VILLAGE, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of people have been evacuated from the path of a scorching wildfire in the foothills of a national forest east of Los Angeles as the blaze threatens some 36,000 structures. The so-called Line Fire burned mostly out of control Monday along the edge of the San
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Norwegian police say there’s no evidence to suggest that gunshots caused the death of a tame beluga whale that lived off Norway’s coast and whose harness ignited speculation it was a Russian spy. Animal advocates alleged the animal was shot to death after its carcass was found on Aug. 31 in
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NOWY DWOR MAZOWIECKI, Poland (AP) — Polish army dogs are being bestowed with military ranks as part of a new program aimed at honoring their service in the armed forces. A ceremony on Friday came after the Chief of the General Staff of the Polish Army decided last year that service dogs would
Continue ReadingAP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government’s road safety agency wants the auto industry to design new vehicles including SUVs and pickup trucks so they reduce pedestrian deaths and injuries. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a statement Monday that it’s proposing a new rule setting performance requirements to minimize the
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson and Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — “I’m sorry, mom.” Those were the words Colt Gray texted his mother Wednesday morning before the deadliest school shooting in the United States so far this year erupted at Apalachee High School in Winder, Georgia. That text was enough to spur a call from Marcee Gray
Continue ReadingCLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — The Guilford County Sheriff’s Department said former Clemson receiver Diondre Overton was found shot and killed at house party early Saturday morning. Overton was 26. A release from the department said deputies responded to complaints of loud noise when they found Overton. Immediate medical aid was given, but Overton was pronounced
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Author-playwright Jessica Hagedorn, “Yellowface” novelist R.F. Kuang and poet Monica Youn are among this year’s recipients of the 45th annual American Book Awards, which honor “outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum” of the country’s artistic and cultural community. The awards were announced Monday by the nonprofit Before Columbus Foundation, which
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