WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon said Wednesday that he survived a leadership vote among his own party’s lawmakers less than three months before an election. The vote took place during a hastily convened meeting of Luxon’s center-right National Party lawmak
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Firefighters who responded to a deadly fire at a Maine lumber mill used tactics that inadvertently helped cause an explosion, according to a report from federal investigators. The May 15 fire and explosion killed three people, including two firefighters, and originated at the
CHICAGO (AP) — Severe weather cut power to over half a million people in the Chicago area and northwestern Indiana as perilous thunderstorms and extreme wind gusts pummeled the region on Tuesday. Tornado warning sirens howled as the skies darkened. All flights were temporarily stopped at Chicago’s t
LATROBE, Pa. (AP) — There was a time when the preseason felt like the Super Bowl to Aaron Rodgers. Now is not that time. While the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback is trying to soak in every moment of what he says will be his 22nd and final NFL training camp, he doesn’t sound like someone who thinks
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have chosen Kyler Murray as their starting quarterback over J.J. McCarthy, according to a person with knowledge of the decision. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity on Tuesday because the team had not yet made the announcement.
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — New York Jets cornerback Qwan’tez Stiggers was taken to a hospital by ambulance after he briefly lost consciousness during a joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday. Jets coach Aaron Glenn said the 24-year-old Stiggers was conscious and talking on the field
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice called the 30 days he spent in a Texas jail over the summer a “learning experience” and a “reality check,” one that he got through by rehabbing from knee surgery and watching plenty of comedian Kevin Hart on TV to keep his spirits u
Aug 11 (Reuters) – Spokane International Airport in Washington state was operating normally on Tuesday after a false fire alarm forced the evacuation of the air traffic control tower, the Federal Aviation Administration said. “Flight operations were not impacted, and the Airport continues to remain
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK, Aug 11 (Reuters) – AI infrastructure company Alpha Compute has signed a binding term sheet to acquire land and natural gas rights in Pennsylvania for $55 million to develop a 200-megawatt data center campus, CEO Brittany Kaiser told Reuters on Tuesday. Surging demand for a
(SRN NEWS)- ( ) Lawmakers in Massachusetts have passed legislation that will give doctors the final say on whether an abortion should be allowed late in pregnancy. Under current Massachusetts law, abortion is legal for the first 24 weeks of pregnancy. It is allowed after that only if a physician say
(SRN NEWS)-A new poll from the Pew Research Center indicates that 68% of Americans believe the death penalty IS morally justified in the case of murder — 28% disagree. Republicans are more likely than Democrats to support execution — 84% to 51%. The poll also reveals that the groups most OPPOSED to
(SRN NEWS)-The Women’s Tennis Association recently banned men and Aryna Sabalenka thinks it’s a good idea. The number one ranked female player in the world, along with number-three ranked Jessica Pegula, are cheering the WTA for taking action. Sabalenka says “It’s obvious that biologically, the men
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s Supreme Court is set to weigh a series of cases in the coming days that could reshape protections for the Amazon rainforest and the Indigenous communities that depend on it. The cases span from Indigenous land rights, recent rollbacks on environmental safeguards and infrast
Mecca Joint Defence Agreement Exposes Limits of US Military Reliance Cyril Widdershoven, senior advisor at Blue Water Strategy, told TML that “Gulf leadership increasingly doubts that US power is able actually to prevent missile attacks, drone warfare, and maritime disruption” By Giorgia Valente / T
At Least 111 Killed as Magnitude 7.4 Earthquake Strikes Colombia By The Media Line Staff A magnitude 7.4 earthquake that struck western Colombia on Monday has killed at least 111 people, prompting the government to declare a state of national disaster and deploy soldiers to affected areas, President
Colombia Becomes Second Country To Recognize Israeli Sovereignty Over Golan Heights By The Media Line Staff Colombia on Monday officially recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights, becoming the second UN member state after the United States to do so. President Abelardo de la Espriella, w
NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James will visit the New York Knicks on opening night and the Los Angeles Lakers on Christmas. James’ arrival in Philadelphia has made the 76ers must-see TV, and they are all over the NBA’s biggest days of the season. James will make his 76ers debut against the NBA champion Kn
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon’s parliament Tuesday abolished the death penalty, making it the first country in the Arab world to replace the sentencing with life imprisonment with aggravated hard labor. The tiny Mediterranean country has committed to an unofficial moratorium on executions since January 2004
One of the toughest things to go through as an adult is helping your parents as they get older. Life is finite, and both you and your parents might be reluctant to talk about what type of support they might need. But as difficult as these conversations can be, it’s important to make time for them. E
Aug 11 (Reuters) – Singapore’s Sea Ltd beat estimates for quarterly revenue on Tuesday, powered by growth at its e-commerce business led by Shopee and rising demand for its financial services. U.S.-listed shares of the company were up 7.6% in premarket trading. • Shopee has grown into Southeast Asia
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Periods of extreme heat are becoming more frequent, intense and longer-lasting as climate change warms the planet, the U.N. weather agency said on Tuesday, noting changes since the famously hot European summer of 1976. Parts of Europe are enduring the
By Savyata Mishra and Waylon Cunningham Aug 11 (Reuters) – U.S. fast-food chains including McDonald’s that spent the second quarter battling to pull in price-conscious diners discovered discounts alone were no longer enough to keep them coming back. Value meals and promotions have been the industry’
HAVANA, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Gasoline at $38 a gallon sold from cramped apartments. Diesel hawked on Instagram by a celebrity model to a reggaeton soundtrack. Six decades after Fidel Castro’s revolution, all of a sudden, capitalist cracks are appearing in Cuba’s communist energy sector. Under Washingt
Aug 11 (Reuters) – A small cargo ship was attacked by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis in the Bab el-Mandeb strait on Tuesday, killing three crew members, said two Yemeni coast guard sources and two military officials in the government. If confirmed, the fatalities on the Tanzania-flagged Tihamah would
By Mike Dolan Aug 11 (Reuters) – What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets With U.S. Treasuries on tenterhooks ahead of tomorrow’s big inflation report, the renewed tightening of energy markets is adding to the tension, with Brent crude trading
Aug 11 (Reuters) – The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said on Tuesday it received a report of an incident involving a container ship and military forces in the Gulf of Oman, after changing the vessel type from tanker to container ship. Maritime security sources said the container ship is b
Aug 11 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Tuesday as a deadlock in U.S.-Iran talks pushed up oil prices and discouraged investors from taking risks while the inflation outlook remained uncertain. President Donald Trump on Monday countered Iran’s conditions for a peace deal by deman
CF Montreal is signing Alexis Sanchez, one of the most heralded Chilean soccer players of all time, The Athletic reported Monday. Sanchez, 37, would come to Major League Soccer after spending the 2025-26 season with Sevilla in Spain’s La Liga. But he is best known for his stints with FC Barcelona, A
HANOI, Aug 11 (Reuters) – VinSpace, a unit of Vietnamese conglomerate Vingroup, has signed a launch contract with SpaceX for its satellite missions, the company said on Tuesday. • VinSpace’s satellites will launch on a SpaceX Transporter rideshare mission in 2027, joining multiple other customers on
Kelsey Plum won’t be able to play against her former team when the Phoenix Mercury visit the Los Angeles Sparks on Tuesday. Phoenix listed Plum as out on Monday’s injury report due to a lower left leg injury, which she suffered Sunday in a loss to the Washington Mystics. The team referred to her ail
