AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordanian authorities say security forces have killed three men, including two escaped inmates, in a shootout in a remote part of the country. The Public Security Directorate said Sunday that the two prisoners had recently fled from jail, prompting a search that ended with the gunbattle. The third man killed had
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, Joe Sutton, Dakin Andone and Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — US marshals on Tuesday arrested a 25-year-old man in connection with Sunday’s mass shooting in Cleveland that left nine people wounded, Cleveland’s police chief said. The arrest happened in Lorain, about 30 miles west of Cleveland, Police Chief Wayne Drummond said
Continue Reading
TODAY: Cool in the morning with lows in the lower 60s. Sunshine today will warm temperatures back to the mid-80s. TOMORROW: Monday sees similar conditions, starting in the lower 60s and warming further to the 90s by the afternoon. This will be the last fully dry day of the week so be sure to head
Continue Reading MOSCOW (AP) — Voters in Uzbekistan are casting their ballots on Sunday in a snap presidential election which is widely expected to extend the incumbent’s rule by seven more years. The vote followed a constitutional referendum that extended a presidential term from five to seven years and allowed President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to run for two
Continue Reading AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordanian authorities say security forces have killed three men, including two escaped convicts, in a shootout in a remote part of the country. The Public Security Directorate said Sunday that the two convicts had recently fled from a prison, prompting a search that ended with the gunbattle. The third man killed
Continue Reading By KAREEM CHEHAYEB Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Syria’s Information Ministry has canceled the BBC’s media accreditation, accusing the British public broadcaster of biased and fake news in its coverage of the war-torn country. The ministry late Saturday said the decision was made after “warning the channel more than once that it has broadcasted its
Continue Reading By FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has announced he has chosen 21 new cardinals, including prelates from Jerusalem and Hong Kong, places where Catholics are a small minority. The pope announced his picks during his customary Sunday appearance to the public in St. Peter’s Square, saying the ceremony to formally
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war,” as fierce clashes between rival generals continued unabated Sunday in the capital, Khartoum. He warned on Saturday evening that the war is likely to destabilize the entire region. Sudan descended into chaos
Continue Reading By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police say no charges will be filed following a brief investigation of the altercation involving pop star Britney Spears, San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama and a member of the player’s security team. Spears said she was struck by a security guard as she tried
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Senior British politicians on Sunday called on the BBC to rapidly investigate claims that a leading presenter paid a teenager for explicit photos. Culture Secretary Lucy Frazer held crisis talks with the broadcaster’s director-general, and said the “deeply concerning” allegations must be looked into “swiftly and sensitively.”
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says Sudan is on the brink of a “full-scale civil war,” as fierce clashes between rival generals continued unabated Sunday in the capital, Khartoum. He warned on Saturday evening that the war is likely to destabilize the entire region. Sudan descended into chaos
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Luis Suárez Miramontes, the so-called “Golden Galician” who is the only Spanish man to win soccer’s most prestigious individual award, the Ballon d’Or, has died, according to former club Inter Milan. He was 88. Suárez was born in the northwest Spanish region of Galicia. But the midfielder won the bulk of
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — The family of Melissa Perez, who was fatally shot in her home by San Antonio police in June, is filing a wrongful-death lawsuit against the city and three officers involved who have been charged with murder. The suit alleges the San Antonio Police Department’s “formal and informal policies were
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A dash of pomp and a dose of politics are on the agenda during a stopover visit to the U.K. where President Joe Biden will discuss the environment with King Charles III and the war in Ukraine with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Biden flies
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN, LORNE COOK and SEUNG MIN KIM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — As the Russian invasion of Ukraine continues with no end in sight, NATO’s much-celebrated unity faces fresh strains when leaders gather for their annual summit this week in Vilnius, Lithuania. The world’s biggest security alliance is struggling to reach an agreement
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean opposition lawmakers sharply criticized the head of the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog on Sunday for its approval of Japanese plans to release treated wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. They met with Rafael Grossi in a tense meeting in Seoul that
Continue ReadingBy Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — Florida vacations are back on, sans stinky seaweed. The record-breaking mass of stinky seaweed that began appearing on Florida’s iconic beaches this spring, known as the Great Atlantic Sargassum Seaweed Belt, shrunk in the Gulf of Mexico by 75% last month, according to scientists from the University of South
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO and ANNE D’INNOCENZIO Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — First came the supposed death of skinny jeans. Then, the resurgence of cargo pants, halter tops and baby tees. If there’s one thing retailers can agree on, it’s that Gen Z is hot for the early 2000s fashion trends now booming in popularity.
Continue Reading By MELINA WALLING and ISABELLA O’MALLEY CHICAGO (AP) — With Earth breaking average heat records, cities are sure to be giving a fresh look at their readiness plans for temperatures that can kill. Dire heat waves in the past have prompted effective efforts by cities to do better at protecting people — especially their most
Continue Reading By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas has assumed one of the most influential political offices this month. He succeeded Speaker Anthony Rendon after a monthslong bitter fight last year that fractured the caucus. Rendon is still not happy about the power struggle. As speaker, Rivas wields tremendous
Continue Reading