Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The Democratic National Convention kicks off this week, with delegates and officials descending on Chicago to formally nominate Vice President Kamala Harris as their nominee. The gathering begins Monday and runs through Thursday at the United Center. A number of broadcast outlets will carry prime-time speeches live each night, and
Continue ReadingHIRAM, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed while responding to a reported domestic dispute in what police say was an ambush on officers by a suspect who took his own life. Major Ashley Henson of the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office says two deputies responded to a call shortly after 6
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROCHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz gave pep talks to campaign volunteers and a high school football team Sunday, with their bus tour in a corner of Pennsylvania serving as a modest, small-town version of the grand rally she’s expected to have at the Democratic
Continue ReadingBy Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Jennifer Hansler, Dana Karni, Ibrahim Dahman, Sophie Tanno, Abeer Salman, Mitchell McCluskey and Eugenia Yosef, CNN (CNN) — Seven members of the same family were killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on Sunday, medical officials said, as Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Israel to push for a
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday the daring military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region aims to create a buffer zone to prevent further attacks by Moscow across the border. It was the first time Zelenskyy clearly stated the aim of the operation that began Aug. 6. Previously, he had said the
Continue ReadingAP Technology Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — For hours, motion capture sensors tacked onto Noshir Dalal’s body tracked his movements as he unleashed aerial strikes, overhead blows and single-handed attacks that would later show up in a video game. He eventually swung the sledgehammer gripped in his hand so many times that he tore a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) — International experts have warned that famine is looming in four Yemeni districts after instances of hunger have rapidly surged among children in areas controlled by the internationally recognized government. All 117 districts in government-controlled areas are expected to suffer from “serious” levels of acute malnutrition. Among them, the four districts
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — At least 23 people were injured when two gondolas of a Ferris wheel caught fire at a music festival near Leipzig in eastern Germany, news agency dpa reported Sunday. The fire started in one gondola and then spread to a second one on Saturday night, police said. Four people suffered burn injuries
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A sailor is thanking his lucky stars for being rescued unharmed from the dark waters of the east Mediterranean, nearly five hours after falling 18 meters off a commercial ship. Cypriot authorities say 24-year-old Lebanese needed no medical attention after the Panamanian-flagged vehicles carrier NIVIN plucked him from the sea in
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Tiny, oil-rich Kuwait has instituted rolling blackouts in several residential neighborhoods despite high summertime temperatures in the desert emirate. The state-run KUNA news agency blamed “a fuel supply disruption” for the blackouts Sunday, which shut down desalination plants and some power stations. The high temperature for Kuwait on Sunday
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials say a crocodile attacked a zookeeper in Jerusalem, leaving him hospitalized with severe injuries on his upper body. Police said a security guard at the zoo likely saved the man’s life by firing stun bullets at the crocodile during Sunday’s attack. It was not immediately clear if the animal was
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — More than 20 people were injured after a Ferris wheel at a music festival in Germany caught fire on Saturday evening. Images show two carriages of the ride on fire as smoke billows into the air at the Highfield Festival near the city of Leipzig. According to a statement
Continue ReadingBy Rebekah Riess and Dalia Faheid, CNN (CNN) — A sheriff’s deputy in northwest Georgia was fatally shot while responding to a domestic dispute call Saturday evening – marking the first line-of-duty death for the county sheriff’s office, authorities said. Paulding County sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Cunningham, 30, was killed in the shooting at a home
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – One person has died during a crash in Miller County on Saturday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Steven Buckner, 43, of Eldon, was driving a 1989 Chevrolet Pickup Truck on Route Z at 6:22 p.m., Saturday when the crash occurred. Buckner was about 1630 feet south
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Alain Delon, the internationally acclaimed French actor who embodied both the bad guy and the policeman and made hearts throb around the world, died at age 88, French media reported. With his handsome looks and tender manner, the prolific actor was able to combine toughness with an appealing, vulnerable quality
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams and Denise Royal, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Debby left behind not only a trail of deadly destruction in the Southeast last week but also more than 100 pounds of narcotics, discovered along Florida’s shores, authorities said. On August 4, 25 packages of cocaine were found on a beach in Islamorada, a
Continue ReadingExtreme heat at a Colorado airshow caused about 100 people to seek emergency treatment and sent 10 people to area hospitals. The Colorado Springs Fire Department says the majority of patients were treated by emergency personnel onsite at the Pikes Peak Regional Airshow. Colorado Springs Fire Chief Randy Royal says the “quick actions” of organizers
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes across Gaza killed 29 people including young quintuplets overnight and into Sunday, health officials said, as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel to try to seal a cease-fire deal that could help ease soaring regional tensions. The U.S. and fellow mediators Egypt
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — Around 100 people were treated for heat-related illness at an air show in Colorado Springs and 10 were taken to hospitals Saturday, officials said, on a day when temperatures reached into the 90s in the east-central Colorado city. “The Colorado Springs Fire Department and the onsite operations team worked
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Paetongtarn Shinawatra, daughter of the divisive former leader Thaksin Shinawatra, became Thailand’s prime minister after receiving a royal letter of endorsement Sunday, two days after she was chosen by Parliament following a court order that removed her predecessor. She replaces another leader from the same Pheu Thai Party, at the
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