This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 5 Airlines worked Saturday to deliver luggage to passengers around the world after a technical breakdown left at least 1,500 bags stuck at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport, the latest of several tangles hitting travelers this summer. The airport’s baggage sorting system had a technical malfunction Friday that caused 15 flights to depart without luggage, leaving about 1,500 bags on the ground, according to the airport operating company. The airport handled about 1,300 flights overall Friday, the operator said. Union activists said many more passengers flew without their bags, apparently because of knock-on effects from the original breakdown. It came as airport workers are on strike at French airports to demand more hiring and more pay to keep up with high global inflation. Because of the strike, aviation authorities canceled 17% of flights out of the Paris airports … [Read more...] about Stuck bags add to tangles at Paris airports amid travel boom
Parkland jurors must manage trial stress on their own
By TERRY SPENCER FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The jurors chosen this past week to decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz is executed will visit a bloodstained crime scene, view graphic photos and videos and listen to intense emotional testimony — an experience that they will have to manage entirely on their own. Throughout what is expected to be a monthslong penalty trial, Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer will order jurors not to talk to anyone about what they have seen, heard or thought. Not their spouse. Not their best friend. Not their clergy or therapist. Not even each other until deliberations begin. The order is not unusual; it is issued at all trials to ensure jurors’ opinions aren’t influenced by outsiders. Once the trial ends, the 12 jurors and 10 alternates can unload to others — but they won’t receive any assistance from the judicial system. As is the case in most of the United States, neither Florida nor Broward County courts provide juries with post-trial … [Read more...] about Parkland jurors must manage trial stress on their own
For now, wary US treads water with transformed COVID-19
By CARLA K. JOHNSON The fast-changing coronavirus has kicked off summer in the U.S. with lots of infections but relatively few deaths compared to its prior incarnations. COVID-19 is still killing hundreds of Americans each day, but is not nearly as dangerous as it was last fall and winter. “It’s going to be a good summer and we deserve this break,” said Ali Mokdad, a professor of health metrics sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle. With more Americans shielded from severe illness through vaccination and infection, COVID-19 has transformed — for now at least — into an unpleasant, inconvenient nuisance for many. “It feels cautiously good right now,” said Dr. Dan Kaul, an infectious diseases specialist at the University of Michigan Medical Center in Ann Arbor. “For the first time that I can remember, pretty much since it started, we don’t have any (COVID-19) patients in the ICU.” As the nation marks July Fourth, the average number of daily deaths from … [Read more...] about For now, wary US treads water with transformed COVID-19
Pride parade returns in London on 50th anniversary
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 4 LONDON (AP) — The streets of London were filled with color on Saturday as the U.K. capital marked 50 years of Pride. A vibrant crowd of hundreds of thousands turned out to either take part in or watch the festivities, forming a spectacle of rainbow flags, glitter and sequins. After two years of cancellations because of the coronavirus pandemic, the parade came a half-century after London’s first march to celebrate Pride in 1972. Saturday’s procession took on a similar route to the original, starting outside Hyde Park and touring the streets towards Westminster. It was to be followed by a concert in Trafalgar Square. Chris Joell-Deshields, the director of organizers Pride in London, said “momentous” rights and freedoms had been earned since the inaugural event, “but there is more to be done”. London Mayor Sadiq Khan hailed a “beautiful day” of “unity, visibility, equality … [Read more...] about Pride parade returns in London on 50th anniversary
Musk meets pope, uses Twitter to announce the audience
ROME (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk, whose $44 billion bid to buy Twitter remains in limbo, used the social media platform to announce he had met with Pope Francis. “Honored to meet @Pontifex yesterday,” Musk tweeted of the Friday afternoon audience, alongside a photo showing Musk, Francis and four of Musk’s teenage children. Honored to meet @Pontifex yesterday pic.twitter.com/sLZY8mAQtd — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 2, 2022 The Vatican didn’t announce the audience or provide any information about what was discussed. Musk’s tweet followed one of a street scene in Venice, suggesting he might have had other stops on his tour. Francis frequently meets with high-profile figures in strictly private audiences that are held in a reception room of the Vatican hotel where he lives. A common talking point he uses when meeting with corporate CEOs is to appeal for them to use wealth and technology to help the poorest while caring for God’s creation. On June 21, Twitter’s … [Read more...] about Musk meets pope, uses Twitter to announce the audience
Texas’ border mission grows, but crossings still high
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 4 AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Following the horror of a human-smuggling attempt that left 53 people dead, Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered state troopers to inspect more trucks — again expanding a border security mission that has cost billions, given the National Guard arrest powers and bused migrants to Washington, D.C. What Abbott’s get-tough plans haven’t done in the year since he began rolling them out is curb the number of people crossing the border. Along the border in Texas, where officials say Monday’s fatal tractor-trailer journey began, U.S. authorities stopped migrants from crossing illegally 523,000 times between January and May, up from 417,000 over the same span a year ago. It reflects how, across the nation’s entire southern border, crossings are at or near the highest in about two decades. The deadliest smuggling attempt in U.S. history illustrated the limitations … [Read more...] about Texas’ border mission grows, but crossings still high
Bodies of 2 of 3 missing kids found in Minnesota lake
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 2 VADNAIS HEIGHTS, Minn. (AP) — The bodies of two young children have been recovered from a Minnesota lake, and searchers are still looking for a third they fear may have been intentionally drowned. Meanwhile, the father of the children died at a different location hours earlier, and their mother is missing. Names have not been released. The chain of events began Friday morning when the father was found dead at a mobile home park in the town of Maplewood, near Minneapolis. Police determined that the woman had left with the children, and a search began. Maplewood Police Lt. Joe Steiner said the woman's car was found near Vadnais Lake around 4 p.m. Friday. The shoes of the children were found on the shore. A search of the lake found one child's body Friday evening. A second body was found overnight. Searchers from several organizations were busy Saturday looking for the third, as well as … [Read more...] about Bodies of 2 of 3 missing kids found in Minnesota lake
Tennessee Titans Star Derrick Henry Scores Offseason Home in Dallas
Tennessee Titans running back Derrick Henry has scooped up a new home in Dallas . While we don't know the final sale price, the brand-new residence had been on the market for $1.69 million. King Henry’s purchase with his partner, Adrianna Rivas , had been announced by listing agent Zac Gideo , who shared a photo of the NFL pro on Instagram. “HUGE congrats to my clients Derrick & Adrianna for closing on their custom modern home in Dallas, TX,” Gideo wrote. The contemporary home was still under construction when it came on the market in January 2022. The home was scheduled for completion in March, when the All-Pro purchased it. The location makes sense for the two-time NFL rushing yards leader, who's known for his intense, offseason workouts in the Longhorn State. Photos from the Titans’ website show Henry “putting in the work” at Sanders Fit gym in Dallas. Now, the gym rat has a local pad where he can relax postworkout. Dallas domicile Spanning just … [Read more...] about Tennessee Titans Star Derrick Henry Scores Offseason Home in Dallas
Selena Gomez shines in the return of ‘Only Murders in the Building’
A version of this story appeared in Pop Life Chronicles, CNN's weekly entertainment newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here . (CNN) I'm trying to be optimistic, but boy, is the world making it hard. Life on Earth looks a little out of control these days. It's summer, however, and I, for one, plan on leaning into the season . That means lots of things, including enjoying as much streaming content as the beckoning sunshine will allow me — like when it's way too hot and muggy to be outside. Three things to watch Read More 'Only Murders in the Building' Season 2 (From left) Selena Gomez, Martin Short and Steve Martin are shown in a scene from "Only Murders in the Building." I never would have bet that Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez would make a not-to-miss TV series, and yet they have done it. "Only Murders in the Building" is back for its sophomore … [Read more...] about Selena Gomez shines in the return of ‘Only Murders in the Building’
Afghan clerics’ assembly urges recognition of Taliban govt
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A three-day assembly of Islamic clerics and tribal elders in the Afghan capital concluded Saturday with pledges of support for the Taliban and calls on the international community to recognize the country's Taliban-led government. The meeting in Kabul was tailored along the lines of Afghanistan’s traditional Loya Jirgas — regular councils of elders, leaders and prominent figures meant to deliberate Afghan policy issues. But the overwhelming majority of attendees were Taliban officials and supporters, mostly Islamic clerics. Women were not allowed to attend, unlike the last Loya Jirga that was held under the previous, U.S.-backed government. The former insurgents, who have kept a complete lock on decision-making since taking over the country last August, touted the gathering as a forum on issues facing Afghanistan. According to Mujib-ul Rahman Ansari, a cleric who attended the gathering, an 11-point statement released at the end urges countries in the region … [Read more...] about Afghan clerics’ assembly urges recognition of Taliban govt