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Rome CNN — A tip from a member of the public to a popular Italian television show led to the arrest on a Greek island of an American man suspected of murdering a baby girl and hiding her mother’s body in a busy park in Rome. “On June 13, in Skiathos, police officers of the island’s police department, in collaboration with (Italian) state police… identified and stopped an American citizen, credibly suspected of the murder of a newborn and the concealment of her mother’s cadaver, whose lifeless bodies were found in Rome on June 7 inside Rome’s Villa Doria Pamphili…
CNN — When Israel launched its series of strikes against Iran last week, it also issued a number of dire warnings about the country’s nuclear program, suggesting Iran was fast approaching a point of no return in its quest to obtain nuclear weapons and that the strikes were necessary to preempt that outcome. But US intelligence assessments had reached a different conclusion – not only was Iran not actively pursuing a nuclear weapon, it was also up to three years away from being able to produce and deliver one to a target of its choosing, according to four people familiar…
Jun 17, 2025, 05:07 AM ETDonald Trump was given the signed Cristiano Ronaldo shirt by Antonio Costa. António Costa/ XEuropean council president Antonio Costa presented U.S. President Donald Trump with a Portugal shirt signed by Cristiano Ronaldo during the Group Seven summit in Canada.Costa, who is Portuguese and has presided the European Council since 2024, arrived in Kananaskis, Alberta, on Monday.During a private audience on Monday, Costa handed the Ronaldo signed No.7 jersey to Trump.The former Portuguese prime minister read out loud the message that was written on the shirt: “To president Donald J. Trump, Playing for Peace.”Trump, 79, held the…
Ryan O’HanlonJun 17, 2025, 05:00 AM ETCloseRyan O’Hanlon is a staff writer for ESPN.com. He’s also the author of “Net Gains: Inside the Beautiful Game’s Analytics Revolution.”And just like that, the transfer window is closed.Now depending on where you’ve been for the past few weeks, you might be asking yourself two questions:1. Is that a “Sex and the City” reference?2. Wait, what?To the first question: Of course it is. Bring back Samantha.And to the second: With the Club World Cup kicking off this past weekend and set to stretch all the way through mid-July, FIFA gave all of the leagues…
Joy Metzler was a second lieutenant in the US Air Force when Aaron Bushnell self-immolated in protest against the US’s role in Israel’s war on Gaza. The 23-year-old Metzler was so moved by Bushnell’s sacrifice in February 2024 that she began researching Palestine.Horrified by Israel’s occupation and US backing for what international human rights groups, experts and several countries now qualify as an act of genocide in Gaza, she became a conscientious objector to the war, choosing to leave the air force in August 2024. Her application to be excused from the air force was approved in April 2025. With death and destruction continuing to envelope…
Jun 17, 2025, 04:53 AM ETMichail Antonio played for Jamaica on Tuesday. Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn ImagesMichail Antonio has returned to professional football six months after a car crash which left him in hospital for three weeks, playing for Jamaica in the Gold Cup on Tuesday.Antonio came on as a second-half substitute in Jamaica’s 1-0 defeat to Guatemala in Los Angeles.The 35-year-old, who is in contract negotiations with West Ham, suffered a lower limb fracture which required surgery in December.He spent three weeks in hospital and said he was “grateful to be alive” after his Ferrari skidded off road into a tree.Antonio’s…
CNN — In this time of division, a group of New Yorkers found themselves agreeing with each other about one thing this past weekend: Two Pedro Pascals are better than one. On Sunday, Brooklyn eatery Son del North hosted a Pedro Pascal lookalike contest, ultimately crowning George Gountas, a lighting designer for “The Daily Show,” the winner. Gountas, who according to IMDb has worked for the television program since 2017 and is a two-time Emmy nominee, won in a victorious moment featured on the restaurant’s Instagram page. Gountas, whose resemblance to the “Last of Us” star is certainly uncanny, is…
U.S. Treasury yields fell on Tuesday after retail sales narrowed more than Wall Street economists had expected, lifting fixed income prices and raising concern that the economy is headed for a slowdown or even a recession.Retail sales dropped by 0.9% in May according to the Census Bureau, worse than the 0.6% contraction that had been estimated by economists surveyed by Dow Jones. Excluding automobiles, sales last month eased by 0.3%, underperforming the Street’s expectation for a 0.1% increase. Gas station sales slid 2% in the month, which can reflect both lower prices but possibly slower economic activity.The yield on the…
Jun 17, 2025, 03:34 AM ETInterest in women’s football in the UK grew by 15% in the two years after the Lionesses’ Euro 2022 victory Lynne Cameron – The FA/The FA via Getty ImagesWomen’s football is set to become one of the world’s top five sports by 2030, according to a report by Nielsen Sports in collaboration with PepsiCo, with a global fan base projected to grow by 38% to reach more than 800 million people.Some 60% of those fans are projected to be women, according to their report “Undervalued to Unstoppable” released on Tuesday, creating one of the few sports…
Jun 17, 2025, 03:33 AM ETOmar Berrada joined Manchester United in January 2024. Ash Donelon/Manchester United via Getty ImagesManchester United will keep their target of lifting both the Premier League and Women’s Super League titles in 2028 to mark the club’s 150th anniversary, chief executive Omar Berrada has said.The men’s side endured their worst league campaign since 1973-74 this season, finishing 15th in the Premier League. They also missed out on qualifying for European football next term.The women’s side finished third in the WSL and reached the FA Cup final, losing the treble winners Chelsea.Disney+ becomes new home of Women’s Champions…