By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Russia is preparing to launch Luna 25, the country’s first lunar lander in 47 years. The uncrewed spacecraft is set to lift off this week from the Vostochny Cosmodrome in Amur Oblast, Russia. Hitching a ride aboard a Soyuz-2 Fregat rocket, Luna 25 is expected to take flight at
Continue ReadingBy KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — The United States, United Kingdom, and Canada have slapped sanctions on Lebanon’s embattled ex-central bank governor and a handful of close relatives and associates over allegations of corruption. U.S. Treasury Department said Thursday that Riad Salameh “abused his position of power … to enrich himself and his
Continue ReadingBy Alex Stambaugh and Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Australian TV anchor Cheng Lei, who will have spent three years in detention in China as of Sunday, said in a rare message that she misses her family and life in Australia. “I miss the sun. In my cell, the sunlight shines through the window but
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — When Mark Stefl and his wife Michele learned their Hawaii home was swallowed by vicious flames, it brought back a horrific feeling they knew too well. Five years ago, the couple’s home turned into ashes when winds from Hurricane Lane helped fuel a fire that encroached onto their property
Continue ReadingPhelps County Deputy Justin B. Durham, 40, was arrested on Wednesday and is accused of possessing child pornography.
Continue ReadingBy Antonia Mortensen, Catherine Nicholls and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Poland is planning to move around 10,000 troops to its eastern border with Belarus amid mounting concerns over Wagner forces in the region. Wagner troops have been stationed within Belarus – a close ally of Russia – in the wake of a short-lived rebellion
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer WEST LIBERTY, Iowa (AP) — Bob Molsberry was a college student when he first watched the recreational bike ride that organizers say is now the country’s longest, largest and oldest. That was in 1973, and there were just a few hundred riders in RAGBRAI (the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle
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As of Thursday morning, the death toll of the Maui wildfires has risen to 36 people, CNN reports. The fires have destroyed hundreds of structures in Maui, including homes and businesses with thousands of people being displaced. More than 11,000 people visiting the island were flown out of Maui Wednesday, with more expected to leave early Thursday morning. Over 600
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The Columbia Mall continues to draw crowds when malls in other areas are shutting their doors.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Empujado de nuevo entre los arbustos, más allá de Bradleys destruidos y Humvees envejecidos, el T72 de la era soviética baja su torreta para disparar. Sus objetivos son las posiciones rusas, en peligro por el avance de Ucrania hacia el sur, justo después del edificio en el horizonte. Tres rondas
Continue ReadingBy NICK EL HAJJ Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — “Barbie” is set to open across the Middle East on Thursday, but moves by Kuwait and Lebanon to ban the film over its themes on gender and sexuality have raised questions about how widely it will be released. Kuwait said it banned the
Continue ReadingBy Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, shot dead on the campaign trail on Wednesday, was known as a tireless anti-corruption campaigner and investigative journalist. A 59-year-old lawmaker in the National Assembly, he had been outspoken about corruption and the violence caused by drug trafficking in the country, telling CNN En
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The wind-whipped fires in Maui spread swiftly and created a deadly tinderbox, overwhelming residents and local officials in one of the nation’s deadliest wildfires. “It’s very strange to hear about severe wildfires in Hawaii – a wet, tropical island – but strange events are becoming more common with climate
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The 16 Michigan Republicans who served as fake electors in 2020 have pleaded not guilty to the first-of-their-kind felony charges stemming from the Trump-backed election subversion plot. Nine of the defendants were arraigned on the state charges Thursday at a virtual court hearing in Lansing. The other seven defendants
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — People in Norway are preparing for more flooding and destruction in the mountainous southeast as swollen rivers carry large amounts of water southward following days of heavy rain, with vast areas either inundated or hit by landslides. Along waterways, people are being evacuated, houses emptied
Continue ReadingBy Nell Lewis, CNN Bosnia and Herzegovina (CNN) — The Neretva River carves its way through Bosnia and Herzegovina’s impenetrable forest. A mesmerizing blue-green, it runs 140 miles (225 kilometers) from deep within the Dinaric Alps to the Adriatic Sea – at some points disappearing into subterranean channels before re-emerging in bubbling springs. One of the coldest rivers
Continue ReadingCNN By Nell Lewis, CNN Bosnia and Herzegovina (CNN) — The Neretva River carves its way through Bosnia and Herzegovina’s impenetrable forest. A mesmerizing blue-green, it runs 140 miles (225 kilometers) from deep within the Dinaric Alps to the Adriatic Sea – at some points disappearing into subterranean channels before re-emerging in bubbling springs. One of the coldest
Continue ReadingBy Hafsa Khalil and Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — An ancient skull dating back 300,000 years is unlike any other premodern human fossil ever found, potentially pointing to a new branch in the human family tree, according to new research. An international team of researchers from China, Spain and the United Kingdom unearthed the skull
Continue ReadingCAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s national statistics bureau says inflation has reached a record high in July. It said Thursday that consumer prices rose 38.2% from a year earlier, up from 36.8% in June. The agency also says average food and beverage prices, the main drivers of inflation, rose 68.2% over the past 12 months. Prices
Continue ReadingBy Su Chay, Heather Chen and Mihir Melwani, CNN (CNN) — Rescue teams have found at least 17 bodies on Myanmar’s shores after a Rohingya boat capsized while on its way to Malaysia on Monday, officials told CNN. Among the dead were 10 women and seven men – all of whom were Rohingya Muslims, said
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