The Philippines has demanded that China recall more than 200 Chinese boats it said had been spotted at a disputed reef claimed by both Manila and Beijing, describing their presence as a “clear provocative action.” Philippine government officials on Saturday released pictures of what they said were 220 Chinese vessels moored at the boomerang-shaped Whitsun
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More than a million passengers have traveled through US airports daily for at least 10 days in a row, according to data from the Transportation Security Administration — at a time experts say cases of a dangerous variant are climbing across the country. On Friday alone, the country saw more than 1.4 million passengers in
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — En medio de la fatiga pandémica, el estrés del día a día y el cambio de horario, muchos podrían estar necesitando una ayuda para dormir mejor. A continuación algunos consejos para mejorar tu calidad del sueño. Ten cuidado con la adicción al celular La adicción al celular podría causar problemas de sueño
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Joe Biden is pledging to take new steps to ease a surge of child migrants at the southern border as his White House parries Republican attacks over a wrenching humanitarian challenge that threatens to tarnish his fast start as president. After weeks of refusing to call the crossings that have overwhelmed border posts a “crisis,”
Continue Reading Diplomats from more than two dozen countries were denied access to a Chinese court Monday as detained Canadian Michael Kovrig went on trial in Beijing on espionage charges. Kovrig is one of two Canadians detained since 2018, following the arrest in Vancouver of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, who is currently fighting extradition to the United
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — Familiares y amigos dieron el último adiós este domingo a los restos mortales de Katherine Díaz Hernández, integrante de la selección de surf de El Salvador. En una caravana de vehículos, familiares y amigos trasladaron el féretro desde la iglesia de Dios Manantiales de Vida Eterna, en la playa El Tunco, hacia
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — El gobernador del estado mexicano de Nayarit, Antonio Echevarría, informó que integrantes de un «grupo criminal» atacaron este sábado a elementos del Ejército en la zona costera de la localidad. «Esta mañana, en la zona de Guayabitos, municipio de Compostela, un grupo criminal atacó a elementos del Ejército, quienes repelieron la agresión
Continue ReadingThe former top prosecutor for the US Capitol riot said former President Donald Trump might be “culpable” for the January 6 insurrection and federal investigators are “looking at everything,” according to an interview airing on CBS Sunday night. Michael Sherwin, the former acting DC US attorney, also said he believes sedition could be a charge
Continue Reading A mask may have been covering his face, but Benjamin Netanyahu’s pleasure was undeniable as Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz complimented the Israeli Prime Minister’s handling of the pandemic and world-leading coronavirus vaccination campaign at an event in Jerusalem earlier this month. Kurz, who was visiting Israel with his Danish counterpart to discuss a trilateral vaccine
Continue ReadingDr. Anthony Fauci, who has served under seven US presidents and has guided the national response to Covid-19, will soon be immortalized in a children’s book. Simon & Schuster is putting the finishing touches on “Dr. Fauci: How a Boy from Brooklyn Became America’s Doctor,” a book written by Kate Messner and illustrated by Alexandra
Continue Reading Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council has issued arrest warrants for two prominent Iraqi political analysts, prompting backlash from activists and some politicians who say it’s an attempt to intimidate critics of the government. Political analysts Ibrahim al-Sumaidaie and Yahya al-Kubaisi were respectively accused of publicly “insulting” and “defaming” public authorities, according to copies of the warrants
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A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Despite the best attempts of some 1/6 denialists and apologists, the aftermath of the pro-Trump riot at the Capitol is still with us every day. Sometimes it deserves to be a lead headline while more
Continue Reading A high school football player in Sacramento, California, has died after collapsing during a game. Emmanuel Antwi, a senior at John F. Kennedy High School, collapsed on the sidelines of the game Friday night and was rushed to a hospital, where he died, CNN affiliate KCRA reported. The game was canceled after Antwi’s collapse, and
Continue Reading A 34-year-old man was arrested after eight people were stabbed during a fight that started inside a Detroit hookah lounge and continued into the parking lot early Sunday morning, police said. Seven men and one woman between the ages of 23 and 30 were stabbed during the incident, during which shots were also fired but
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A suburban Georgia church removed suspected Atlanta spa shooter Robert Aaron Long from its membership ranks on Sunday morning, according to a statement from the church. Long, 21, was arrested Tuesday night in connection with the shooting deaths of eight people at three spas in the metro Atlanta area. Six of the victims were Asian
Continue ReadingRepublican Julia Letlow won the special election in Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District Saturday night, becoming the first Republican woman elected to Congress from the state. Letlow will take the seat that her late husband Luke, who won last year’s election but died in December after being diagnosed with Covid-19, was never able to hold. The
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Doom-scrolling getting you down? Put the phone away for an hour. Or, better yet, make it 24 hours — you might just get $2,400 out of it. Reviews.org, a company that tests home services and products, is holding a 24-hour digital detox challenge. They’ll pay their chosen challengers over two grand to survive a whole
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Republican Rep. Tom Reed of New York apologized and took “full responsibility” on Sunday for the sexual misconduct allegations made against him by a former lobbyist. Reed also announced that he would not be seeking office in 2022 after his current term in Congress ends. In a statement, Reed claimed that he had not heard
Continue Reading Jami Webb was planning to celebrate her mother’s 50th birthday last week. But Xiaojie Tan, the owner of Youngs Asian Massage in Acworth, Georgia, was killed Tuesday along with seven others at three Atlanta-area spas in a shooting rampage that has rattled the nation. “I just want to hold her tight,” Webb told CNN about
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