Sep 08 Paris bids farewell to its sporting summer at the 2024 Paralympics closing ceremony By Jerome Pugmire, Associated Press A summer sporting bonanza which started under pouring rain on July 26 with a remarkable opening ceremony for the Paris Olympics on the Seine River ended Sunday with the Paralympics closing ceremony at a rain-soaked Stade de France. Continue reading
Sep 08 Italy's Jannik Sinner wins U.S. Open men's final just weeks after doping exoneration By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press “This title, for me, means so much,” Sinner said, “because the last period of my career was really not easy.”… Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 3:13 News Wrap: Three Israelis fatally shot at bridge crossing between West Bank and Jordan In our news wrap Sunday, a Jordanian gunman killed three Israelis at a West Bank border crossing, the mother of the teen suspect in last week’s Georgia school shooting said she called the school to warn of an “emergency,” Ukraine… Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 5:28 'Enormous' profits from avocado exports drive deforestation, water shortages in Mexico By Stephanie Sy, Claire Mufson Demand in the United States for one popular food is driving deforestation in Mexico. Daniel Wilkinson, senior policy adviser at Climate Rights International, joins Stephanie Sy to discuss the environmental and human costs of skyrocketing avocado sales and what can… Continue watching
Sep 08 Algerian President Tebboune declared winner of presidential election for second term By Associated Press In a result that surprised few observers internationally or in Algeria, the country's independent election authority on Sunday announced that Tebboune had won 94 percent of the vote, far outpacing his challengers Islamist Abdelali Hassani Cherif, who received only 3… Continue reading
Sep 08 Venezuelan opposition candidate González flees country for political asylum in Spain By Jorge Rueda, Joshua Goodman, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo González fled into exile in Spain on Sunday after being granted asylum there, delivering a major blow to millions who placed their hopes in his opposition campaign to end two decades of single-party rule. Continue reading
Sep 08 Typhoon Yagi kills 14 in Vietnam as officials warn of heavy rain and flooding By Aniruddha Ghosal, Associated Press At least 14 people have died and 176 others injured in Vietnam after Typhoon Yagi slammed the country's north, state media said Sunday, as officials warned of heavy downpours despite its waning power. Continue reading
Sep 08 Gunman kills 3 Israelis in attack at border crossing between West Bank and Jordan By Mahmoud Illean, Natalie Melzer, Associated Press Three Israelis were shot and killed Sunday at the border crossing between the West Bank and Jordan, Israeli officials said, in what appeared to be an attack linked to the 11-month-old war in Gaza. Continue reading
Sep 07 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus wins U.S. Open final for her third Grand Slam title By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Aryna Sabalenka got past Jessica Pegula 7-5, 7-5 in a rollicking U.S. Open women’s final Saturday to win her first championship at Flushing Meadows and third Grand Slam title of her career. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 2:56 News Wrap: UN calls for full inquiry after U.S. citizen killed in West Bank protest In our news wrap Saturday, the UN called for an investigation into the death of a Turkish American protester in the West Bank, Ukraine’s Zelenskyy met with European leaders in Italy, Harris and Trump campaigned in swing states, the CDC… Continue watching