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By ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — As the week-long Lunar New Year holidays in China draws near, children have something more than just feasts and red envelop presents of cash to look forward to -– one extra hour of online games each day. For years, Chinese authorities have sought to control
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A fire has destroyed at least 60 homes in a neighborhood of densely packed, makeshift housing surrounded by some of the wealthiest streets of South Korea’s ultra-modern capital. Firefighters extinguished the flames in Seoul’s Guryong village within about five hours. About 500 people had to
Continue ReadingBy Uliana Pavlova, CNN Dmitry Medvedev, the deputy head of Russia’s Security Council and key ally of President Vladimir Putin, warned on Thursday that defeat for Russia in Ukraine could lead to nuclear conflict. The former Russian president made the threat in a Telegram post ahead of a key meeting of NATO allies and other
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By JACK THOMPSON Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Darcy Kuemper stopped 27 shots and Dylan Strome scored twice to lead the Washington Capitals over the Arizona Coyotes 4-0 Thursday night. Sonny Milano and Tom Wilson each had a goal for the Capitals, who have won nine of their last 10 road games. Arizona has
Continue Reading By TOMMY CONMY Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Cam Shelton banked in a go-ahead runner with 13 seconds left and Loyola Marymount snapped No. 6 Gonzaga’s 75-game home winning streak with a 68-67 victory on Thursday night. The home streak for the Bulldogs (16-4, 5-1 West Coast Conference) was tied with Long Beach State
Continue Reading DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — Flynn Cameron scored 19 points and Zyon Pullin’s layup with 2.6 seconds to play gave UC Riverside a 74-72 victory over UC Davis 74-72 on Thursday night. Elijah Pepper’s desperation heave from 60 feet for UC Davis was short to end it. Cameron had eight rebounds for the Highlanders (14-6, 7-1
Continue ReadingOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Oakland’s police chief was placed on administrative leave Thursday after an investigation concluded he failed to properly handle serious misconduct by an officer. Chief LeRonne Armstrong was placed on paid leave indefinitely and Assistant Chief Darren Allison was named acting chief. “The decision was not taken lightly, but we believe that
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By Tina Burnside, Hannah Sarisohn and Sara Smart, CNN At least one person was wounded in a shooting at a Walmart in Evansville, Indiana, on Thursday night, with the suspected gunman later shot and killed by responding law enforcement, according to the Evansville Police Department. Police identified the suspect as 25-year-old Ronald Ray Mosley II,
Continue Reading PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Moses Wood had 26 points in Portland’s 88-83 win over San Diego on Thursday night. Wood added seven rebounds for the Pilots (10-11, 2-4 West Coast Conference). Tyler Robertson added 19 points while going 8 of 13 and 3 of 7 from the free-throw line, and he also had six rebounds
Continue ReadingBy Greg Wallace, CNN A federal judge has ordered Boeing to appear in federal court in Texas next week for an arraignment on a fraud charge involving the certification of the 737 MAX. Boeing and the US government in 2021 entered into a deferred prosecution agreement in this case without the participation of family members
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El agotamiento laboral o “burnout” es real y no hay razón para sentir vergüenza por eso. Esa es la conclusión a la que parece haber llegado la pionera líder de Nueva Zelandia, Jacinda Ardern, tras casi seis años brutales en el cargo. La futura ex primera ministra, que anunció su dimisión
Continue ReadingBy Ehsan Popalzai and Kathleen Magramo, CNN At least 78 people have died in freezing conditions in Afghanistan in the last nine days, a Taliban official said Thursday, deepening a humanitarian crisis affecting millions of people now living under the control of the radical Islamist group. Shafiullah Rahimi, a spokesperson for the Taliban’s Ministry of
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Frustrated with another offensive letdown, Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd decided he was going to shake up the starting lineup. Before pulling the trigger, Lloyd wanted to run it by his team. They were all for it and it couldn’t have worked out much better. Courtney
Continue Reading By JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Frustrated with another offensive letdown, Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd decided he was going to shake up the starting lineup. Before pulling the trigger, Lloyd wanted to run it by his team. They were all for it and it couldn’t have worked out much better. Courtney
Continue Reading Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Una búsqueda en los registros de propiedad de Ana Walshe, quien desapareció en Massachusetts y según los fiscales fue asesinada por su esposo, revela detalles sobre los bienes raíces que tenía. Walshe era dueña de al menos cuatro propiedades residenciales, según los registros de tasación disponibles al público y los registros
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — When Jacinda Ardern announced this week she was stepping down as New Zealand’s prime minister, speculation began almost immediately about what she might do for a second act. When she leaves, she will have accumulated 15 years experience as a lawmaker and five-and-a-half years as
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By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Friday after Wall Street losses deepened as worries grow that the U.S. economy is headed for recession. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced. Seoul declined. Oil prices gained. Traders worry the Federal Reserve and other central banks might be willing to tip
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets rose Friday after Wall Street losses deepened as worries grow that the U.S. economy is headed for recession. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong advanced. Seoul declined. Oil prices gained. Traders worry the Federal Reserve and other central banks might be willing to tip
Continue Reading By Pamela Kirkland and Theresa Waldrop, CNN Seven people were arrested and charged with domestic terrorism following the fatal shooting of one person and the shooting of a Georgia state trooper near a proposed Atlanta police training facility, according to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. Opponents of the project — a $90 million, 85-acre planned
Continue Reading By TASSANEE VEJPONGSA and JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand is ushering in a new age of train travel with Southeast Asia’s biggest railway station. The government says the huge, modern development on the edge of central Bangkok will bolster the country’s position as a regional hub. Almost all of Thailand’s long-distance domestic
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