Officials at the remote site of a derailed train carrying hazardous materials that sparked a fire in North Dakota briefly issued a shelter-in-place notice early Sunday. County emergency management coordinator Andrew Kirking says the notice was issued as a precaution after air monitors detected low levels of anhydrous ammonia. That occurred after a rail car
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For 30 years, the Essence Festival of Culture has brought together people from all walks of life and from around the world to connect through conversation, shared experiences and, of course, music. The nation’s largest annual celebration of Black culture ended Sunday with musical performances by Janet Jackson and
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — A month ago, the New Popular Front (NFP) did not exist. Now, it has won the most seats in the French parliament and could provide France with its next prime minister. The left-wing coalition chose its name in an attempt to resurrect the original Popular Front that blocked the
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — The French rugby federation has suspended fullback Melvyn Jaminet from the national team after a video surfaced of the player making a racist remark. He later apologized. The federation condemned the comments as contrary to the sport’s values and said Jaminet is “sidelined with immediate effect, and will leave the French squad
Continue Reading Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Maikel Garcia, MJ Melendez and Bobby Witt Jr. homered, Brady Singer won for the first time on the road this season and the Kansas City Royals beat the Colorado Rockies 10-1 on Sunday to end a three-game losing streak. Garcia’s three-run homer capped a four-run second inning off right-hander Tanner
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Red Cross volunteer from the Central and Northern Missouri Red Cross Chapter is driving an Emergency Response Vehicle to Texas as Tropical Storm Beryl approaches. According to the news release, the volunteer left Sunday morning from the chapter office in Jefferson City. The Red Cross says other Missouri volunteers are
Continue Reading By Zenebou Sylla, CNN (CNN) — Two people are dead and 19 others are injured after a shooting in Detroit, according to the Michigan State Police. The shooting unfolded early Sunday at a block party where someone opened fire shortly before 2:30 a.m. ET, CNN affiliate WDIV reported. The 19 people who survived suffered “various injuries,” Michigan
Continue Reading John Cena announced Saturday night that he will retire from professional wrestling next year after two decades in the ring. The wrestler-turned-actor delivered a heartfelt speech to a stadium of World Wrestling Entertainment fans in Toronto, who booed in disappointment as Cena said the 2025 season would be his last. He promised a farewell tour
Continue Reading Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Willson Contreras hit his second homer of the series and Kyle Gibson (7-3) tossed five innings as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Washington Nationals 8-3 Sunday at Nationals Park. Contreras’ line drive 395-foot homer off Nationals reliever Derek Law in the seventh left the yard at 108.9 mph. He
Continue Reading QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — A court in Ecuador has ruled that pollution has violated the rights of a river that runs through the capital, Quito. The city government appealed the unusual ruling, which is based on an article of Ecuador’s Constitution that recognizes the rights of natural features like the Machángara River. Activists who filed
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The U.S. Coast Guard reopened the Missouri River on Sunday, according to a post by the Missouri State Highway Patrol on X.
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Two boys have been shot in a McDonald’s in the Bronx borough of New York City. A New York Police Department spokesman says the shooting occurred around 10 p.m. Saturday. The victims, ages 12 and 13, were hospitalized and listed in stable condition. Authorities say they are searching for a male
Continue Reading Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — West Africa’s divided regional bloc has asked Senegal’s President Basirou Diomaye Faye to have a dialogue with the three military junta-led member states to try to reunite the region whose stability has been under threat following their decision to leave the group in January. At its summit in Nigeria’s
Continue Reading 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 Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing mild symptoms, his office announced Sunday, but his wife, Vice President Kamala Harris, has tested negative and remains asymptomatic. Emhoff spokesperson Liza Acevedo said in a statement that the second gentleman “is fully vaccinated and three times boosted” and that he
Continue Reading Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court in New Orleans is taking another look at its own order requiring a Texas county to keep eight books on public library shelves that deal with subjects including sex, gender identity and racism. Llano County officials had removed 17 books from its shelves amid complaints
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards and Xiaofei Xu, CNN (CNN) — A left-wing alliance has won the most seats in the French parliament after tactical voting in Sunday’s second round election thwarted Marine Le Pen’s far-right party, but France will be left in political limbo after no party came close to winning an absolute majority. In a
Continue Reading By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The United States Marshals Service led a six-week nationwide operation that resulted in 200 critically missing children being found – the youngest being a 5-month-old, according to the US Department of Justice. The children included endangered runaways and those abducted by parents who didn’t have custody, a news
Continue Reading AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — After a historically bad first half of the year, the box office is suddenly booming. “Despicable Me 4,” the Illumination Animation sequel, led the way over the holiday weekend with $75 million in ticket sales Friday through Sunday and $122.6 million since opening on Wednesday, according to studio
Continue Reading DETROIT (AP) — Michigan State Police say two people are dead and more than a dozen others have been injured in an early morning shooting at a Detroit block party. State police say no one is in custody and say preliminary information shows 19 injured victims. Detroit police confirmed the shooting led to two deaths
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