Month: November 2022

Corea del Norte dispara presuntos misiles balísticos intercontinentales al mar frente a Japón, según funcionarios de Corea del Sur y Japón

November 17, 2022 7:37 PM CNN Newsource

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Corea del Norte lanzó el viernes un presunto misil balístico intercontinental (ICBM), la segunda prueba de misiles del régimen de Kim Jong Un en dos días, en acciones condenadas como inaceptables por el primer ministro japonés, Fumio Kishida. El presunto misil balístico intercontinental fue lanzado alrededor de las 10:15 a.m. hora

Asia-Pacific leaders seek unity on war, economic ills, virus

November 17, 2022 7:31 PM Associated Press

By ELAINE KURTENBACH and CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Pacific Rim leaders are seeking common ground on the war in Ukraine and other dire threats to humankind in an annual meeting that began Friday in Bangkok. The annual summit of the 21-member Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum is the last of three back-to-back meetings

Asia-Pacific leaders seek unity on war, economic ills, virus

November 17, 2022 7:31 PM Associated Press

With Kupp injured, Rams need other receivers to step up

November 17, 2022 7:16 PM Associated Press

By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Rams had all the ingredients to overcome the loss of Cooper Kupp to a torn ACL in 2018. There were receivers familiar with the system and quarterback, in addition to a strong running game and stability on the offensive line to help

Uvalde survivors file class action lawsuit seeking $27 billion from law enforcement entities, school district and others

November 17, 2022 7:05 PM CNN

CNN By Joe Sutton, CNN Survivors of the fatal mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, have filed a $27 billion class action lawsuit against multiple law enforcement agencies in Texas, according to court documents. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Austin, names the city, the Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District,

Western US cities to remove decorative grass amid drought

November 17, 2022 6:53 PM Associated Press

By SAM METZ and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A group of 30 agencies that supply water to homes and businesses throughout the western United States has pledged to rip up lots of decorative grass to help keep water in the over-tapped Colorado River. The agreement signed Tuesday by water agencies

Western US cities to remove decorative grass amid drought

November 17, 2022 6:53 PM Associated Press

Western US cities to remove decorative grass amid drought

November 17, 2022 6:53 PM Associated Press

A rail strike won’t screw up your holidays. Here’s how it’ll affect you in other ways

November 17, 2022 6:46 PM CNN

CNN By Chris Isidore, Vanessa Yurkevich and Matt Egan, CNN Business So once again the nation and its economy is facing the risk of a massive freight railroad strike, this one as soon as Dec. 9. But about the only thing you don’t need to worry about it is whether it will affect your holiday

A man died by suicide in a Maryland condo explosion that injured 14, police say

November 17, 2022 6:42 PM CNN Newsource

By Sheryl Lawrence and Rob Frehse, CNN A Maryland condo owner died by suicide in an explosion that caused the building to partially collapse and injure 14 others earlier this week, police said Friday. Juan Pablo Marshall Quizon, 36, died from smoke inhalation and burns, said Montgomery County Police Chief Marcus Jones, citing the medical

El gigantesco diseño de una ciudad flotante podría convertirse en el barco más grande del mundo

November 17, 2022 6:38 PM CNN Newsource

Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — En una época de crisis económica, ¿qué podría ser más extravagante que un superyate? Un terayate, por supuesto, el nombre que se le da a embarcaciones incluso más grandes que super, mega y gigayates El último barco de lujo en llegar al mercado es Pangeos, llamado así por Pangea, un supercontinente

Sydney court overturns conviction for gay American’s murder

November 17, 2022 6:35 PM Associated Press

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — An appeals court on Friday overturned the conviction a man who temporarily admitted murdering an American who fell to his death in 1988 from a Sydney cliff top that was known as a gay meeting place. Scott White, 52, was sentenced in May to 12 years

Leonard returns to make 1st start of season for Clippers

November 17, 2022 6:29 PM Associated Press

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kawhi Leonard is returning and starting for the first time this season against the Detroit Pistons. He has missed 12 straight games since coming off the bench in two of the first three games to begin the season. Leonard had been dealing with stiffness in his right knee, which was surgically

Activist Carol Leigh, who coined term `sex work’, dies at 71

November 17, 2022 6:24 PM Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carol Leigh, a San Francisco activist who is credited with coining the term “sex work” and who sought for decades to improve conditions for prostitutes and others in the adult entertainment business, has died. She was 71. Kate Marquez, the executor of her estate, said Leigh died Wednesday of cancer, the

Lake refuses to concede in Arizona governor’s race she lost

November 17, 2022 6:24 PM Associated Press

By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Refusing to concede, Kari Lake, the defeated Republican candidate for Arizona governor, said Thursday she is assembling lawyers and collecting evidence of voters having trouble casting ballots on Election Day as she considers her next move. Lake, who was endorsed by Donald Trump, traveled to the

US gives protections to rare Midwest bird as prairie suffers

November 17, 2022 6:20 PM Associated Press

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government says it will protect two populations of a rare prairie bird that’s found in parts of the Midwest, including one of the country’s most prolific oil and gas fields. The lesser prairie chicken’s range covers a portion of the oil-rich Permian Basin along the New Mexico-Texas line, and

North Korea claims Friday’s launch was a ‘new kind of intercontinental ballistic missile’

November 17, 2022 6:16 PM CNN Newsource

By Gawon Bae, Junko Ogura, Brad Lendon, Rhea Mogul and Larry Register, CNN North Korea said that it conducted a “test firing of a new kind” of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Friday, according to the government-run KCNA news agency. Japan warned on earlier on Friday that the missile had the potential range to reach

Republican Boebert’s tight race likely headed to recount

November 17, 2022 6:15 PM Associated Press

By JESSE BEDAYN Associated Press/Report for America DENVER (AP) — Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert, a renowned conservative firebrand whose combative style helped define the new right, is likely headed to an automatic recount in her bid to fend off a surprisingly difficult challenge from a Democratic businessman from the ritzy ski town of Aspen. The

Myanmar releases 4 foreigners in broad prisoner amnesty

November 17, 2022 6:13 PM Associated Press

By DAVID RISING Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military-controlled government released an Australian academic, a Japanese filmmaker, an ex-British diplomat and an American as part of a broad prisoner amnesty that also freed many local citizens held for protesting the army takeover. Australia, the U.S. and rights groups welcomed the releases while calling for

Seoul: North Korea fires suspected long-range missile

November 17, 2022 6:09 PM Associated Press

By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea says the missile North Korea launched is likely an intercontinental ballistic missile. South Korea’s military said the North fired the missile toward its eastern waters on Friday morning. It later said the missile is likely an ICBM, which North Korea develops to strike