London, Sept. 10, (GNA/BBC) – Billionaire Jared Isaacman has taken off in a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for what he hopes will be the…
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Europe’s top court just delivered multi-billion dollar blows to Apple and Google
London, Sept. 10, (CNN/GNA) – Apple has lost its fight to dodge a €13 billion ($14.4 billion) tax bill following a ruling by Europe’s top court Tuesday,…
James Earl Jones, iconic voice of Darth Vader in ‘Star Wars’ and Mufasa in ‘The Lion King,’ dead at 93
Sept 9 (CNN/GNA) – You can’t think of James Earl Jones without hearing his voice. That booming basso profundo, conveying instant dignity or menace,…
Venezuelan presidential candidate González arrives in Spain
Havana, Sept. 9, (dpa/GNA) – The Venezuelan opposition candidate Edmundo González, whom the US and many Latin American countries consider the true winner of the July 28…
New poll shows tight race as Harris, Trump prepare for key debate
Washington, Sept. 9, (dpa/GNA) – A bit more than 48 hours before Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump battle it out for the first…
Central Kentucky children told to stay home from school as I-75 shooting suspect evades capture for third day
Sept 9 (CNN/GNA) – Schools across a swath of central Kentucky have cancelled classes Monday and residents have been urged to remain on high…
Boeing Starliner returns to Earth, but without astronauts
Sept 7 (BBC/GNA) – Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft has completed its journey back to Earth – but the astronauts it was supposed to be carrying…
Mexican mayor-elect kidnapped weeks before taking office
Mexico City, Sept. 6, (dpa/GNA) – A mayor-elect has been kidnapped in the southern Mexican state of Chiapas only a few weeks before taking office. Authorities said…
US secures release of 135 political prisoners in Nicaragua
Buenos Aires, Sept. 5, (dpa/GNA) – Nicaragua’s authoritarian government has released 135 political prisoners – including missionaries, Catholic laypeople, students and charity workers – following mediation by…
Georgia high school student, 14, kills 4 and wounds 9 in campus shooting
Atlanta, Sept 5 (Reuters/GNA) – A 14-year-old boy killed two fellow students and two teachers and wounded nine others in a shooting at a…
Trump pleads not guilty in revised election fraud case
Washington, Sept. 4, (dpa/GNA) – Former US president Donald Trump is continuing to plead not guilty following the publication of a revised indictment in the election fraud…
Some 10,000 hotel workers strike in US cities over contract disputes
Sept 2 (VOA/GNA) – About 10,000 hotel workers began a multiday strike Sunday in several U.S. cities after contract talks with Marriott International, Hilton…
Lula da Silva warns Elon Musk must respect Brazilian rules
Lula da Silva warns Elon Musk must respect Brazilian rules BRASILIA, Aug. 31, (Xinhua/GNA) — Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, warned Friday…
Harris unscathed after walking careful line in first interview
Aug 30 (BBC/GNA) – Kamala Harris’s apparent reluctance to give an extended broadcast interview meant that her sit-down with CNN on Thursday night assumed…
NASA finally gives Boeing Starliner capsule a return date
—But it will fly home without its crew Aug 30 (CNN/GNA) — After 12 weeks in space, Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft is finally set to return home…
Harris widens lead over Trump, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds
Washington, Aug 29 (Reuters/GNA) – Democrat Kamala Harris leads Republican Donald Trump 45% to 41% in a Reuters/Ipsos poll published on Thursday that showed the vice president sparking new enthusiasm…
SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule to return Boeing Starliner crew to Earth
Aug 24 – (CNN/GNA) — A SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule will bring home two NASA astronauts who have remained on board the International Space Station for…
Walz formally accepts Democrats’ nomination for US vice president
Chicago, Aug. 22, (dpa/GNA) – Tim Walz formally accepted the US Democratic Party’s nomination to join the ticket with presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Wednesday, the third night…
Oprah Winfrey slams JD Vance over ‘cat ladies’ comments in speech
Chicago, Aug. 22, (dpa/GNA) – US talk show host Oprah Winfrey took a swipe at Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance during a surprise speech at the Democratic…
Maduro orders suspension of X for 10 days in Venezuela
Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 9, (dpa/GNA) – Authoritarian President Nicolás Maduro on Thursday ordered the blocking of social media platform X in Venezuela for 10 days amid…