Large geological feature known as the ‘Double Arch’ and the ‘Toilet Bowl’ collapses in southern Utah
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — A large geological feature in southern Utah known as the “Double Arch,” the “Hole in the Roof” and sometimes the “Toilet Bowl” has collapsed. National Park Service officials said Friday that no injuries were reported. The popular arch in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area fell Thursday. Park rangers suspect changing water levels and erosion from waves in Lake Powell contributed to its demise. The arch was formed from 190 million-year-old Navajo sandstone originating in the late Triassic to early Jurassic periods. The fine-grained sandstone has endured erosion from weather, wind and rain.
Travis Scott is released from police custody after arrest over a Paris hotel altercation
PARIS (AP) — Prosecutors in France say Travis Scott, the rapper, has been released from police custody a day after his arrest at a Paris hotel following an altercation with a security guard. The Paris prosecutor’s office said, “the police custody order for Travis Scott has been lifted and all proceedings (against him) were terminated because the incident was minor.”  The rapper is in Paris for the Olympics. He watched the United States rally over Serbia in the men’s basketball semifinal on Thursday night. Scott is one of the biggest stars in hip hop whose birth name is Jacques Webster. He has more than 100 songs that made the Billboard Hot 100.
Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO and longtime Google executive, has died at 56
Susan Wojcicki, the former YouTube chief executive officer and longtime Google executive, has died. Her husband, Dennis Troper, said in a statement posted on social media late Friday that Wojcicki, who was 56, has died after suffering with non small cell lung cancer for the past two years. No other details of her death were provided. Wojcicki stepped down as YouTube’s CEO in 2023 after spending nine years running the video-sharing service that reshaped entertainment, culture and politics. She also played a key role in Google’s creation and rented her garage in Menlo Park, California, to the company’s co-founders.
Amanda Knox wasn’t coerced but ‘freely’ accused a bar owner in roommate’s murder, Italian court says
MILAN (AP) — An Italian appeals court says that Amanda Knox’s hand-written memo at the center of her latest retrial for falsely accusing a Congolese bar owner in the 2007 murder of her British housemate contained enough elements for her to be reconvicted of slander in June. The Florence court gave its reasonings on Friday. Knox’s lawyer has said that she plans to appeal. The slander conviction remains the only one remaining against her long after Knox was definitively exonerated of the murder, and she traveled to Florence in June hoping to remove the last legal stain against her — only to be convicted again.
FDA approves first nasal spray to treat dangerous allergic reactions
U.S. health officials have approved the first nasal spray to treat severe allergic reactions, offering an alternative to injectable products like EpiPen. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday it approved the spray as an emergency treatment for adults and older children experiencing life-threatening allergic reactions. The new spray will be marketed under the brand name Neffy. It’s one of several needle-free devices being developed to treat millions of Americans with severe allergies to food and other triggers.
Japan’s Kishida cancels Asia trip after scientists urge preparations for a possible ‘megaquake’
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has canceled a planned trip to Central Asia to lead the government’s response after scientists urged people to prepare for a possible “megaquake” off the country’s southern coast. The Japan Meteorological Agency issued its first ever “megaquake advisory” on Thursday warning of a possible future major earthquake after a magnitude 7.1 quake shook Kyushu island earlier in the day. Thursday’s quake injured 16 people, most of them slightly, and caused no major damage. Scientists at the meteorological agency analyzed the quake and issued the “megaquake advisory” for areas near a long underwater trough responsible for past devastating earthquakes, sparking public unease.
Plane carrying Panthers players, coaches and staff gets stuck in the mud after landing in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers players, coaches and staff members were unharmed after their Delta Airlines flight veered off the taxiway and got stuck in the mud while making its way to the gate at Charlotte Douglas International Airport Friday morning. The team was returning from a 17-3 preseason loss at New England and arrived safely around 2:35 a.m. on the runway. But as the plane was making its way to the terminal it got stuck in the mud and couldn’t move, forcing passengers to have to deplane via stairs and be transported to the terminal. No injuries were reported.
Chi Chi Rodriguez, Hall of Fame golfer known for antics on the greens, dies at 88
Juan “Chi Chi” Rodriguez, a Hall of Fame golfer whose antics on the greens and inspiring life story made him among the sport’s most popular players during a long professional career, died Thursday. He was 88. Rodriguez’s death was announced by Carmelo Javier RĂos, a senator in Rodriguez’s native Puerto Rico. Rodriguez said he learned to play golf by hitting tin cans with a guava tree stick and then found work as a caddie. He He served in the U.S. Army from 1955-57 and joined the PGA Tour in 1960 and won eight times during his 21-year career, playing on one Ryder Cup team.
Maduro goes after X and WhatsApp as pressure mounts to back up his claim to victory in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro is trying to accomplish something that seems impossible in the South American country: steer people away from WhatsApp and X. Maduro’s announcement this week that he has ordered a 10-day block on access to X in Venezuela is the latest in a series of efforts by his government to try to suppress information sharing among the population voicing doubts about his claim to victory in the July 28 presidential election. It also reveals how every aspect of Venezuela’s government is subject to Maduro’s wants and needs, as he went from demanding retweets from his Cabinet in May to ordering the nation’s telecommunications agency on Thursday to block access to X.
A Serbian competitor in the CrossFit Games dies during a swimming event at a Texas lake
DALLAS (AP) — A Serbian competitor in the CrossFit Games has died while competing in a swimming event at a Texas lake. CrossFit CEO Don Faul says they were “deeply saddened” by the death Thursday morning of one of their athletes. An official with the Fort Worth Fire Department say they were called to assist police with a participant in the water who hadn’t been seen in some time. Officials have identified the athlete as 28-year-old Lazar Dukic. Dukic’s biography on the CrossFit website says he was the third-ranked CrossFit athlete in Serbia and the 88th-ranked worldwide.
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