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CNN  —  India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation bureau has released a preliminary report on the Air India flight that crashed in June, showing the fuel to the engines was cut off. The London-bound plane had barely left the runway at Ahmedabad airport before it careened back to earth. Everyone on board was killed, except for one passenger. According to the report obtained by CNN, the fuel control switches in the cockpit of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner had been flipped, starving the engines of fuel. Investigators were able to get data out of the black boxes, including 49 hours of flight data…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Sand and dust storms affect about 330 million people in over 150 countries and are taking an increasing toll on health, economies and the environment, the U.N. World Meteorological Organization says.“About 2 billion tons of dust are emitted yearly, equivalent to 300 Great Pyramids of Giza” in Egypt, the organization’s U.N. representative, Laura Paterson, told the General Assembly.More than 80% of the world’s dust comes from the deserts in North Africa and the Middle East, she said, but it has a global impact because the particles can travel hundreds and even thousands of kilometers (miles) across…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department and FBI are struggling to contain the fallout and appease the demands of far-right conservative personalities and influential members of President Donald Trump’s base after the administration’s decision this week to withhold records from the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking investigation.The move, which included the acknowledgment that one particular sought-after document never existed in the first place, sparked a contentious conversation between Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino at the White House earlier this week that threatened to permanently shatter relations between the two officials, and centered — in part —…

The Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country announced today they have received over $30 million in donations that will start being distributed as grants immediately. The first $5 million in grants will be allocated to local organizations doing work on the ground, Austin Dixon, Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country CEO, said at a news conference. Additional grants will be available to directly support individuals and families with cash assistance, food, gift cards, rent assistance, utility assistance and other emergency needs. The foundation is also providing grants to local businesses and to first responder agencies for the tools…

CNN  —  Ecuador’s most notorious drug kingpin is headed to the United States. Jose Adolfo Macías, better known as “Fito,” agreed Friday to be extradited from Ecuador to the US, where he is wanted by the US Justice Department on charges of drug and weapons trafficking. The head of the criminal organization Los Choneros accepted his extradition during a hearing at the National Court of Justice. In a statement to CNN, Alexei Schacht, Macías’s attorney in the US, said that his client agreed to be extradited on the advice of his Ecuadorean lawyer. “We are working hard to defend his…

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday overturned a mortgage fraud conviction of former Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby, who gained a national profile for charging police officers in a Black man’s death. But the court upheld two perjury convictions relating to real estate she purchased.The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision that jury instruction in the mortgage fraud case was “erroneously overbroad” concerning the proper court venue. The case was tried in Maryland relating to property she bought in Florida.“As a result of our decision to vacate the mortgage fraud conviction,…

Breakfast cereal could use a lucky charm.U.S. sales of the colorfully packaged morning staple have been in a decades-long decline, a trend back in the spotlight with news that Italian confectioner Ferrero Group plans to purchase WK Kellogg, maker of Corn Flakes, Froot Loops, Rice Krispies and other familiar brands. Except for a brief period during the coronavirus pandemic, when many workers were home and had time to sit down with a bowl of cereal and milk, sales of cold cereal have steadily fallen for at least 25 years, experts say. In the 52 weeks ending July 3, 2021, Americans…

Chelsea’s Enzo Fernández has said the playing conditions at the Club World Cup are “very dangerous” and urged FIFA to “change the schedule” at the 2026 World Cup to avoid putting players at risk in the tournament next year.Extreme heat during the Club World Cup in the United States has led to several high-profile players and coaches voicing their concerns over the conditions.Global players’ union FIFPRO has shown data indicating that three games should have been delayed or postponed due to the heat exceeding their threshold of 28 degrees Celsius on the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature gauge (WBGT).Editor’s Picks2 RelatedChelsea’s…

ATLANTA (AP) — A prominent Georgia Republican accused of running a $140 million Ponzi scheme publicly apologized on Friday as a federal judge ordered his assets frozen and appointed a receiver to try to recover cash for investors.Brant Frost IV said in a statement issued through his lawyers that he “would like to apologize personally to those I have harmed, but I am under restrictions which prevent me from doing so.”“I take full responsibility for my actions and am resolved to spend the rest of my life trying to repay as much as I can to the many people I…

Jul 11, 2025, 12:08 PM ETNoni Madueke has left the Chelsea camp ahead of a proposed £50 million ($67.5m) transfer to Arsenal, sources told ESPN.Madueke is set to undergo a medical on Saturday before completing a move to the north London side, sources added.The 23-year-old has been involved with Chelsea at the Club World Cup and made two starts in their journey to Sunday’s final, where they face Paris Saint-Germain. He remained on the bench for their semifinal win over Fluminense.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedChelsea manager Enzo Maresca confirmed the potential move during a news conference later on Friday, saying that the…