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CNN By Charles Riley, CNN Business The Russian state television journalist who took a dramatic stand against President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine during a live broadcast says it was “impossible to stay silent” and that she wants the world to know that many Russians are against the invasion. Marina Ovsyannikova told CNN’s Christiane Amanpour
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WEST PALM, Beach. (AP) — Niko Goodrum has agreed to a $2.1 million, one-year contract with the Houston Astros. The 30-year-old outfielder aand infielder can earn $250,000 in performance bonuses for plate appearances: $50,000 each for 250, 300 and 400, and $100,000 for 500. Goodrum made his big league debut with Minnesota in 2017 and
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By Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN George Tompkins left his home on the morning of March 16, 1922, but the 19-year-old never returned. That afternoon, the Black man’s body was found hanging from a sapling — his hands bound together at Riverside Park in Indianapolis, according to the Indiana Remembrance Coalition. Now, a century later, Alfarena McGinty,
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By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president says his government is in discussions with the International Monetary Fund, other agencies and countries on deferring loan repayments. He also requested people’s support by limiting electricity and fuel consumption to cope with the worst economic crisis in memory. In his televised
Continue ReadingBy Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Last week, Disney and its CEO Bob Chapek bungled their response to Florida’s controversial bill dubbed “Don’t Say Gay.” Now, some of the company’s employees are staging a walkout. A Twitter account, “@DisneyWalkout,” and an associated website, “WhereIsChapek.com,” have organized a series of 15-minute daily walkouts, encouraging employees to protest
Continue ReadingCNN By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business Disney employees staged a walkout Tuesday in protest of the company’s response to Florida’s controversial Parental Rights in Education law, which critics have dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. While many employees at Disney headquarters in Burbank, California, did protest, it did not appear to be a massive showing
Continue ReadingBy Paul R. La Monica, CNN Business It’s been a year full of worries for investors, from geopolitical conflict to inflation to the pandemic, and it doesn’t look like the concerns will ease anytime soon. The combination of these major macroeconomic and geopolitical issues will make it difficult for stocks to climb out of their
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders are cutting ties with defensive lineman Carl Nassib in a salary cap move after two mostly unproductive seasons. ESPN reported that the Raiders will cut Nassib in a move that will save them $8 million in room on this year’s salary cap as of
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders are cutting ties with defensive lineman Carl Nassib in a salary cap move after two mostly unproductive seasons. ESPN reported that the Raiders will cut Nassib in a move that will save them $8 million in room on this year’s salary cap as of
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer The Las Vegas Raiders are cutting ties with defensive lineman Carl Nassib in a salary cap move after two mostly unproductive seasons. ESPN reported that the Raiders will cut Nassib in a move that will save them $8 million in room on this year’s salary cap as of
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Alexandra Ferguson Washington (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania Volodymyr Zelensky, cansado por la guerra, pidió a Estados Unidos que hiciera más para proteger a su país y a su pueblo en un emotivo discurso ante los legisladores estadounidenses este miércoles. Fue un llamamiento extraordinario a la mayor potencia militar y financiera del mundo en
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN Español) — El presidente de Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, vetó parcialmente al proyecto de ley para regular el aborto en caso de violencia sexual. El proyecto propone una reducción del plazo para la realización de un aborto en caso de violación y nuevos parámetros para que las mujeres accedan a la interrupción del embarazo.
Continue ReadingBy Annie Grayer and Fredreka Schouten, CNN More than a dozen House Democrats are calling on the Department of Justice to address “insider threats” that they say candidates for state and local election posts, who believe the 2020 election was stolen, pose to the nation’s election systems. “Unfortunately, many of the candidates seeking to fill
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Ingenuity helicopter, initially designed for five flights, is about to begin its second year of flying on Mars. The little chopper’s mission has been extended through September by NASA, the agency announced Monday. Ingenuity just completed its 21st successful flight. It will serve as an aerial scout aiding the Perseverance
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago Cubs and star Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki have agreed to an $85 million, five-year deal. The person was confirming several reports and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal was pending
Continue Reading By ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says the Chicago Cubs and star Japanese outfielder Seiya Suzuki have agreed to an $85 million, five-year deal. The person was confirming several reports and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal was pending
Continue Reading By TALES AZZONI AP Sports Writer MADRID (AP) — Atlético Madrid’s good ol’ defense is looking dominant again and the Spanish club is back in the Champions League quarterfinals and in position to make another run at the European title. Atlético’s stout defense carried the team to a series of successes under coach Diego Simeone
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — La temporada de impuestos 2023 (en la que se declaran impuestos de 2022) comenzó el lunes 23 de enero y los contribuyentes tienen hasta el martes 18 de abril para presentar su declaración de impuestos. Si vives en el extranjero, la fecha regular es el 15 de abril, pero tienes una
Continue ReadingJulia Buckley, CNN Just as passengers were feeling safe to get back on the water, a new problem has struck the cruise industry — in this case, literally, with a 164,000-ton ship running aground in the Dominican Republic. Norwegian Escape, a 2015-built megaship which can accommodate over 4,000 passengers, hit the seabed as it pulled
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — El capitán Kevin Kentish, oriundo de Queens y que ahora trabaja en el Departamento de Policía Metropolitana de Washington estaba navegando por sus redes sociales durante el fin de semana cuando algo le llamó la atención. Kentish, que seguía al tanto de las noticias de su estado natal, vio las imágenes que
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