By Kevin Liptak, CNN Over the course of a half-century interviewing American presidents, Barbara Walters interviewed the most powerful men in the world about their regrets, their mothers, their marriages — even their sleeping arrangements with their wives. “Double bed,” Jimmy Carter told the newswoman in 1976. “Always have.” Perhaps like no one else in
Continue ReadingCNN By Kevin Liptak, CNN Over the course of a half-century interviewing American presidents, Barbara Walters interviewed the most powerful men in the world about their regrets, their mothers, their marriages — even their sleeping arrangements with their wives. “Double bed,” Jimmy Carter told the newswoman in 1976. “Always have.” Perhaps like no one else
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MEXICO CITY (AP) — Fifteen people are dead and 47 are being treated for their injuries after a bus carrying holiday season tourists flipped on a highway in Mexico’s Pacific coast state of Nayarit, authorities said Saturday. Officials in the nearby state of Guanajuato said all the passengers were from the same city, Leon, in
Continue ReadingBy Olga Voitovych, Yulia Kesaieva, Gul Tuysuz, Denis Lapin and Mariya Knight, CNN Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia of “following the devil” and waging a war to ensure that its President Vladimir Putin remains in power “until the end of his life.” Zelensky switched to speaking Russian in his nightly address on Saturday to
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — The man behind the frenetic, mind-bending memes that TCU has used to celebrate victories this season is an aspiring filmmaker from Maine who roots for the New England Patriots. Jon Petrie’s official title is coordinator of creative video for TCU’s social media team.
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge overturned a Missouri man’s murder conviction in a case in which investigators failed to reveal that a witness was in a romantic relationship with the lead detective. Judge Timothy Boyer on Friday overturned Lamont Cambell’s conviction in the death of Lenny Gregory III, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Gregory,
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Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — El presidente de Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, anunció este viernes que el exteniente de policÃa Germán Cáceres, de 29 años, fue localizado y capturado en Colombia gracias al trabajo coordinado entre las fiscalÃas de los dos paÃses. Cáceres está acusado, según la FiscalÃa de Ecuador, del feminicidio de su esposa, la
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN Español) — En el Vaticano, la plena autoridad legislativa, judicial y ejecutiva reside en el papa. Y durante siglos, los lÃderes de la Iglesia Católica Romana han sido elegidos en reuniones privadas conocidas como cónclaves. Técnicamente, cualquier hombre católico romano puede ser elegido papa. Pero desde 1379, cada papa ha sido seleccionado del
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN This year was full of moments that remind us why we look at the stars and dig into the past. Wonder and curiosity are some of the most powerful traits humans have, and together, they drive us to ask questions that lead to untraveled roads filled with revelations. Researchers, explorers and
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Mira más allá de tu paÃs. No todos comienzan su Año Nuevo como lo haces tú. Las naciones insulares del PacÃfico de Tonga, Samoa y Kiribati fueron las primeras en recibir el año nuevo, cuando apenas eran las 5 a.m. del 31 de diciembre en la Costa Este de Estados Unidos.
Continue Reading PHOENIX (AP) — Six people were shot early Saturday outside a business in west Phoenix, prompting some victims to be driven to hospitals before officers arrived at the scene, police said. A detailed accounting of the injuries suffered by victims hasn’t been released, but police said some of the injuries were life-threatening. Police haven’t provided
Continue Reading By JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal utility’s decision to resort to rolling blackouts after coal and natural gas units went offline during dangerously cold conditions has intensified questions about the Tennessee Valley Authority’s recent decision to double down on fossil fuels. TVA experienced its highest ever winter
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By JONATHAN MATTISE and TRAVIS LOLLER Associated Press NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A federal utility’s decision to resort to rolling blackouts after coal and natural gas units went offline during dangerously cold conditions has intensified questions about the Tennessee Valley Authority’s recent decision to double down on fossil fuels. TVA experienced its highest ever winter
Continue Reading By RENATA BRITO and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Multiple blasts rocked Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 14 others, in a sign that the pace of Russia attacks had picked up before New Year’s. Some Ukrainians defied the danger, however, to return
Continue Reading By RENATA BRITO and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Multiple blasts rocked Kyiv and other areas of Ukraine on Saturday, killing at least one person and wounding 14 others, in a sign that the pace of Russia attacks had picked up before New Year’s. Some Ukrainians defied the danger, however, to return
Continue Reading By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address to the nation usually is rather anodyne and backed with a soothing view of a snowy Kremlin. This year, with soldiers in the background, he lashed out at the West and Ukraine. The conflict in Ukraine cast a long shadow
Continue Reading By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin’s New Year’s address to the nation usually is rather anodyne and backed with a soothing view of a snowy Kremlin. This year, with soldiers in the background, he lashed out at the West and Ukraine. The conflict in Ukraine cast a long shadow
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Dionne Warwick wishes younger artists today would be more cognizant of what they are saying and the possible ramifications. The legendary singer told CNN she believes social media factors into some reckless commentary, one of the reasons she decided to join Twitter. “I was with my nieces and nephews and
Continue ReadingCNN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Dionne Warwick wishes younger artists today would be more cognizant of what they are saying and the possible ramifications. The legendary singer told CNN she believes social media factors into some reckless commentary, one of the reasons she decided to join Twitter. “I was with my nieces and nephews
Continue Reading By MARTHA MENDOZA, CLAIRE GALOFARO and JULIET LINDERMAN The Afghan woman ran down the street towards her friend’s apartment as soon as she heard the news: the White House had publicly weighed in on her family’s case. Surely her child, who she says was abducted by a U.S. Marine more than a year ago, would
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