By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has confirmed its first case of the new omicron coronavirus variant, a Namibian diplomat who recently arrived from his country. A government spokesperson says the patient, a man in his 30s, tested positive upon arrival at Narita airport on Sunday and was isolated and is being
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By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen, with South Korea’s benchmark down 2.4%, as investors cautiously weigh how much damage the new omicron coronavirus variant may unleash on the global economy. Stocks also fell in Tokyo and Hong Kong but rose in Shanghai and Sydney. Analysts say a serious
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares have fallen, with South Korea’s benchmark down 2.4%, as investors cautiously weigh how much damage the new omicron coronavirus variant may unleash on the global economy. Stocks also fell in Tokyo and Hong Kong but rose in Shanghai and Sydney. Analysts say a serious
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By AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Iowa State has gone from being picked to finish last in the Big 12 to owning a No. 19 ranking. The Cyclones play Arkansas-Pine Bluff and Creighton this week as part of the national AP Top 25 schedule. They’re off to a 6-0 start under first-year coach T.J. Otzelberger.
Continue Reading By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell has become adept at deflecting questions about whether his team belongs in the College Football Playoff. The fifth-year coach would rather talk about how focused the Bearcats are moving forward. No. 3 Cincinnati could take another step toward a possible CFP berth
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olivertapia Bridgetown, Barbados (CNN) — Al filo de la medianoche, Barbados cortó los últimos lazos que le quedaban con la monarquía británica después de casi 400 años. En una ceremonia el lunes por la noche, el príncipe Carlos reconoció la “espantosa atrocidad de la esclavitud” mientras la nación caribeña removía a la reina Isabel II
Continue Reading By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran is striking a maximalist tone after just one day of restarted talks in Vienna over its tattered nuclear deal. The comments on Tuesday suggested everything discussed in previous rounds of diplomacy could be renegotiated. Iranian state media reported the remarks by Ali Bagheri, Iran’s top
Continue ReadingKelly McCleary, CNN Miss Kentucky Elle Smith has won the 2021 Miss USA pageant. Smith is a 2020 graduate of University of Kentucky, the school said on Twitter. She majored in Broadcast Journalism, according to a biography posted by Louisville’s WHAS11, where she works as a reporter. While at UK, Smith served as vice-president of
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Crown Prince Akishino, the emperor’s younger brother, has complained about harsh criticism of his daughter’s recent marriage and suggested that the imperial family should be allowed to refute false and extreme attacks. Currently, members of the family are generally expected to stoically weather any criticism with
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — El Dr. Anthony Fauci, el principal experto en enfermedades infecciosas de Estados Unidos, dijo el lunes que no anticipa que el país implemente restricciones de viaje adicionales incluso si la variante ómicron resulta peor que las anteriores cepas del coronavirus. El presidente Joe Biden anunció la semana pasada que Estados Unidos restringiría
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By Ashley Strickland and Katie Hunt, CNN NASA has postponed a spacewalk that was scheduled for Tuesday after receiving a space debris warning for the International Space Station. Just hours before the astronauts were due to venture out of the ISS, the agency said on its Twitter account that “due to the lack of opportunity
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN Español) — A días de que el Congreso peruano presentara una moción de vacancia en su contra por supuesta “incapacidad moral”, el presidente de Perú, Pedro Castillo, se pronunció en un mensaje desde Palacio de Gobierno. “Desde que empezó mi Gobierno una minoría de partidos políticos y grupos económicos no aceptaron el resultado
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — The brightest spot in the Seattle Seahawks’ third consecutive loss was a blocked extra point attempt that was returned for two points. Rasheem Green became the first player in at least six years to block, recover and score on the same defensive conversion. The play
Continue ReadingBy Cheryl Ho, CNN A North Korean defector who escaped from prison in northeast China has been recaptured by authorities, after more than 40 days on the run in the biting winter cold. The 39-year-old, identified by Chinese authorities as Zhu Xianjian, was just two years short of completing his sentence, when he staged an
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE and MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai has spent over $7 billion as the first host of the world’s fair in the Middle East. But propping up Expo 2020 is the United Arab Emirates’ contentious labor system that long has drawn accusations of mistreatment. While the country
Continue Reading By JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta voters are deciding the mayoral runoff between City Council President Felicia Moore and fellow council member Andre Dickens. The race leading up to Tuesday’s election has been largely focused on fears of crime. The two remaining candidates have also addressed concerns about affordable housing, struggling city
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Pentágono se centrará en la construcción de bases en Guam y Australia para preparar mejor a las fuerzas armadas de Estados Unidos para hacer frente a China, dijo este lunes un alto funcionario de defensa. La decisión la impulsó la revisión de la postura global del Departamento de Defensa, que
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By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California corrections officials have begun limiting medical parole only to inmates so ill they are on ventilators. They are citing a federal rule change as the reason inmates who are quadriplegic or have other severe permanent disabilities no longer can be placed in nursing homes. An
Continue Reading By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California corrections officials have begun limiting medical parole only to inmates so ill they are on ventilators. They are citing a federal rule change as the reason inmates who are quadriplegic or have other severe permanent disabilities no longer can be placed in nursing homes. An
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The New Orleans Pelicans beat the Los Angeles Clippers for the second time this month, 123-104. Jonas Valančiūnas scored 29 of his career-high 39 points in a spectacular first half while New Orleans rolled to a 21-point lead. Valančiūnas surpassed his career high for 3-pointers
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