PACIFIC JUNCTION, Iowa (AP) — Two people were shot and killed at a raceway in Iowa just as a concert was about to begin, authorities said Sunday. The shooting happened Saturday night at the I-29 Speedway in Pacific Junction, roughly 20 miles south of Omaha, Nebraska. An outdoor concert at the venue was about to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — Surgeon General Vivek Murthy isn’t shying away from politics, as his mother had once hoped when he was a kid. Today, Murthy is in second term as the “Nation’s Doctor,” and in that job, he’s taken on powerful tech companies, saying their algorithms and some online content are making the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has accused demonstrators who oppose a lithium mining project in the Balkan country of being part of a Western-backed “hybrid” warfare against his government and vowed to take strong legal action against those protesters who have blocked railway and road traffic in the capital a day earlier.
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Shoppers looking for backyard barbecue or back-to-school supplies are in for a spooky surprise: Stores are rolling out their Halloween merchandise earlier than ever. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • US gymnast Jordan Chiles will be
Continue ReadingCNN By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced on Sunday that the bronze medal given to American gymnast Jordan Chiles in the floor exercise at the Paris Games will be awarded to her Romanian counterpart Ana Bărbosu. It comes after a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling on Saturday
Continue ReadingCNN By Andrew Torgan and Daniel Wine, CNN (CNN) — Shoppers looking for backyard barbecue or back-to-school supplies are in for a spooky surprise: Stores are rolling out their Halloween merchandise earlier than ever. Here’s what else you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. The weekend that was • US gymnast Jordan Chiles will
Continue ReadingAssociated Press The Navy’s ability to build lower-cost warships that can shoot down Houthi rebel missiles in the Red Sea depends in part on a 25-year-old laborer who previously made parts for garbage trucks. Lucas Andreini, a welder at Fincantieri Marinette Marine, in Marinette, Wisconsin, is among thousands of young workers who’ve received employer-sponsored training
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — More than 30,000 police officers have been deployed around Paris and beyond to watch over the last Olympic events and the closing ceremony of the 2024 Summer Games. France’s Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said Sunday that about 3,000 police officers will be mobilized around the Stade de France to ensure the safety
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEL AIR, Md. (AP) — Fire officials say two people were killed and 12 families displaced after a Maryland house exploded amid reports of a possible gas leak. Firefighters were called to the scene in Bel Air, northeast of Baltimore, for a report of a gas leak and an outdoor odor of gas
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, CNN (CNN) — Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar wants a ceasefire deal — at least, that’s the message Egyptian and Qatari mediators have conveyed to Israeli officials in recent days ahead of a critical summit later this week, an Israeli source familiar with the matter said. Whether the Israeli prime minister wants one
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — At least 18 people were killed when a landfill collapsed in the Ugandan capital, according to the Red Cross. Fourteen others were injured when the Kiteezi landfill, which serves as a waste disposal site for much of Kampala, collapsed late Friday. City officials say at least two of the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Latino voters and leaders say they are enthusiastic about Kamala Harris as the Democratic presidential nominee, but for her to win their crucial support, they want to know where she stands on issues like the economy, immigration and education. Vanessa Cruz Nichols, an assistant professor of political science at Indiana University, said Harris
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MIAMI (AP) — The dated gold and silver trophies packed in the china cabinet of Dr. Vivek Murthy’s childhood home still boast the surgeon general’s many talents, from dance performances to math competitions. Growing up in a Florida suburb, it seemed to his family that Murthy could succeed at just about anything. But
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — Jacob Reitan said he told Gwen Walz he was gay before he told his parents. Reitan was a student in 1999 at Mankato West High School in Minnesota, where Walz and her husband, Tim, were teachers. In her classroom, Gwen Walz had announced at the start of his sophomore
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Olympic boxing champion Imane Khelif has filed a legal complaint in France for online harassment after a rain of criticism and false claims about her sex during the Paris Olympics, her lawyer said Sunday. Khelif, who will be Algeria’s flag bearer in the closing ceremony, won gold Friday in the women’s welterweight
Continue ReadingBy Graham Hurley, CNN (CNN) — Kayren Spain, 81, describes herself as a “football fanatic.” Since the early days of her childhood growing up in Alabama, the sport has been a consistent theme in her life. From Johnny Unitas to Cam Newton, she has always had an affinity for quarterbacks. But none have been greater
Continue ReadingBy Samia Da Costa, Alex Stambaugh and Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — All 62 bodies have been recovered from the site of the deadly plane crash outside São Paulo on Friday afternoon, according to the state government. The bodies of 34 men and 28 women were recovered, according to the São Paulo government, who said
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, Maria Kostenko, Clare Sebastian, Mariya Knight and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has confirmed Kyiv’s troops are fighting inside Russia, days into the surprise Ukrainian cross-border incursion into Russia’s Kursk region that has become a major embarrassment for the Kremlin. “Ukraine is proving that it really knows how to
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has proposed former nuclear negotiator Abbas Araghchi as the country’s new foreign minister and named a woman as housing minister. Araghchi, a career diplomat, was a member of the Iranian negotiating team that reached a nuclear deal with world powers in 2015. The deal later
Continue ReadingAP Entertainment Writer PARIS (AP) — The closing ceremony for the Paris Olympics will bring out several stars: Billie Eilish, Snoop Dogg and Red Hot Chili Peppers are scheduled to perform Sunday. The all-star lineup will hit the stage as part of the handover to the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Each of the music artists
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