By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Treasury Department faces pushback from the cryptocurrency industry over sanctions imposed on a virtual currency mixing firm. The firm is accused of helping launder billions of dollars — with some funds going to North Korean hackers. Earlier this month, the Treasury Department imposed sanctions on the
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s finance minister says said there was no reason for Turkish businesses to be concerned by a U.S. warning about possible sanctions on companies dealing with sanctioned Russian businesses. This week an influential Turkish business group confirmed that it had received from the U.S. Treasury cautioning that Turkish companies risk retributions
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Dos mujeres acusaron al excampeón de boxeo de pesos pesados George Foreman de haber abusado sexualmente de ellas cuando eran menores de edad en la década de 1970, según las demandas presentadas esta semana. Una de las mujeres se describe como la hija de un asesor y mánager de Foreman,
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By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A U.S. coast guard cutter conducting patrols as part of an international mission to prevent illegal fishing was recently unable to get clearance for a scheduled port call in the Solomon Islands. The incident comes amid growing concerns of Chinese influence on the Pacific nation. The cutter
Continue Reading By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — School districts around the country are starting to invest in programs aimed at addressing the mental health of teachers. Faced with a shortage of educators and widespread discontentment with the job, districts are hiring more therapists, holding trainings on self-care and setting up system to better
Continue Reading ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish pop star Gulsen has been arrested on charges of “inciting hatred and enmity” over a joke she made about Turkey’s religious schools, the country’s state-run news agency reported. The 46-year-old singer and songwriter, whose full name is Gulsen Colakoglu, was taken away for questioning from her home in Istanbul and
Continue Reading MT. MORRIS, Mich. (AP) — A blind Michigan judge went for a drive and a sheriff rode shotgun. As 100 people watched, Richard Bernstein of the Michigan Supreme Court drove a car on a dirt track Tuesday at the Genesee County fairgrounds, northwest of Flint. The 47-year-old Bernstein says he’s always wanted to know “what
Continue ReadingBy Parija Kavilanz, CNN Business We love our pets, but their shedding? Not so much. Pesky pet hair and dander loves to cling on to clothes and it often turns into a bigger mess when it’s run through a regular laundry machine. Household appliances maker Maytag says it has a solution to this long-standing pet
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN The Princess of Pop is back! After a six-year hiatus, Britney Spears made her musical comeback on Friday with the release of “Hold Me Closer,” her collaboration with Elton John. The song, which is an EDM reimagining of John’s 1971 hit “Tiny Dancer,” marks Spears’ first new release since the legal
Continue Reading By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister says estimates show the Baltic Sea can produce “more than twice the installed capacity of all German coal-fired power stations” as the country works to meet climate change targets and to wean itself off of Russia-supplied energy. In a video message ahead
Continue Reading By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Germany’s foreign minister says estimates show the Baltic Sea can produce “more than twice the installed capacity of all German coal-fired power stations” as the country works to meet climate change targets and to wean itself off of Russia-supplied energy. In a video message ahead
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN As the coronavirus evolves, the number of treatment options that remain effective against new variants has dwindled. Pfizer’s antiviral pill Paxlovid is one of the few that remain. However, some people who take Paxlovid — and some who don’t — experience a rebound case of Covid-19, with a resurgence of symptoms
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN Artemis I will carry an unconventional crew when it’s expected to lift off Wednesday on a journey around the moon. Rather than astronauts, a mannequin named Commander Moonikin Campos will helm the Orion spacecraft, with two mannequin torsos called Helga and Zohar along for the ride. The Artemis program aims to
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN When Emma Raducanu won the US Open last year, she dropped her racket, sank to the floor and covered her face in her hands. It was a familiar scene, one repeated throughout the years by first-time grand slam winners; Daniil Medvedev also fell to the floor as he won his maiden
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock says that estimates show that the Baltic Sea can produce “more than twice the installed capacity of all German coal-fired power stations.” Germany is ending the import of Russian oil and coal this year and aims to stop using Russian gas within the next two years.
Continue Reading WFMJ, OFFICE OF OHIO ATTORNEY GENERAL, CNN By Amy Simonson, CNN Ohio authorities are hoping to identify a man whose remains were found 35 years ago and have released images of a facial reconstruction in the hopes that someone may recognize him. The man’s partial skeletal remains were discovered on September 10, 1987, near Mount
Continue Reading By ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister has defended the workings of the country’s intelligence service in the face of a wiretapping scandal, saying its operation is essential to the country’s security despite what he described as the misstep of tapping an opposition politician’s phone. Speaking during a parliamentary debate
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A small homemade explosive has donated near Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone as an Australian diplomatic convoy made its way into the area. Two security officials told The Associated Press there were no injuries in Friday’s explosion. The blast happened as Australian diplomats are trying to help
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Continue Reading By FERNANDO LIMA Associated Press LUANDA, Angola (AP) — Angola’s President Joao Lourenco appears set to win a second term and his MPLA party is close to extending its 47-year rule over the country. With 97% of ballots counted from the Western African nation’s election, the ruling Peoples Movement for the Liberation of Angola, known
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