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By Sebastian Shukla, Mick Krever and Katharina Krebs, CNN Russia said Friday its forces had taken the small town of Soledar in eastern Ukraine following weeks of fierce fighting, in what would be Moscow’s first notable victory in months, although Ukraine denied the claim. The capture of Soledar would represent a symbolic if not an
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By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia claimed Friday that its forces captured a fiercely contested salt mining town, in what would mark a rare victory for the Kremlin after a series of setbacks in its invasion of Ukraine. There was no immediate confirmation from Ukrainian authorities of Soledar’s fall. There have
Continue ReadingBy Brian Fung, CNN The massively disruptive computer outage at the Federal Aviation Administration this week that caused thousands of cancelled or delayed flights has put Americans uncomfortably face-to-face with the technology behind US air travel — for at least the second time in a month. As the country once again picks up the pieces,
Continue ReadingBy Chris Isidore, CNN Delta Air Lines reported very strong fourth-quarter results Friday that beat forecasts, capping its first profitable year since before the pandemic. But a new labor deal with its pilots union will trim profitability going forward. The Atlanta-based airline said it expects first-quarter earnings per share of 15 to 40 cents, well
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By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer The holidays were very good to Delta Air Lines. The company said Friday that it earned $828 million in the fourth quarter and that consumers are still snapping up seats on planes in the new year. Delta is releasing financial results a day after American Airlines says it’s going
Continue Reading MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic received a warm and enthusiastic welcome in his return to Melbourne during an exhibition match against Nick Kyrgios on Friday. Djokovic was deported ahead of last year’s Australian Open because of a visa issue relating to his refusal to say whether he had been vaccinated for COVID-19. But the
Continue Reading UnitedHealth Group’s fourth-quarter adjusted profit beat Wall Street’s expectations as its Optum and UnitedHealthcare segments strengthened. The largest U.S. health insurer earned $4.76 billion, or $5.03 per share, for the period ended Dec. 31. Earnings, adjusted for amortization costs, came to $5.34 per share. The results topped Wall Street expectations. Analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment
Continue Reading STOCKHOLM (AP) — Sweden’s center-right coalition government wants to cut red tape when it comes to dancing by abolishing a decade-old requirement for restaurants, nightclubs and other venues to obtain permits before they let patrons shimmy and sway. The proposal made Thursday means that venues no longer would need a license to organize dances. Instead,
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN Shaquille O’Neal is many things, but you cannot say he goes back on his promises. Before Monday’s College Football Playoff National Championship game, O’Neal bet fellow “Inside the NBA” panelist Ernie Johnson that Johnson’s alma mater, the Georgia Bulldogs, would not beat the Texas Christian University’s Horned Frogs (TCU). The stakes?
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers have voted to approve a new law on judicial accountability that the government hopes will meet European Union expectations and help unfreeze billions of euros in pandemic recovery funds for the country. Brussels suspended the aid for Poland because it says the government’s policies
Continue Reading By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s lawmakers have voted to approve a new law on judicial accountability that the government hopes will meet European Union expectations and help unfreeze billions of euros in pandemic recovery funds for the country. Brussels suspended the aid for Poland because it says the government’s policies
Continue Reading NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Ethiopia’s military says members of the Amhara region special forces have started leaving the country’s Tigray region two months after a peace agreement in the Tigray conflict. The Ethiopian National Defense Force statement said the Amhara forces who fought alongside Ethiopian federal ones had left the Tigray town of Shire, a
Continue Reading COLOMBO Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church wants the country’s former leader to be criminally prosecuted for negligence. Duthika Perera, an attorney representing Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, said Friday the church is expecting the attorney general to file criminal charges against former President Maithripala Sirisena and four others whom the court found to have neglected
Continue ReadingCNN, POOL, @CILLA_PRESLEY, UNIVERSAL NEWSREEL, UNIVERSAL REPUBLIC RECORDS By Susan Scutti and Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN Heart disease is a leading killer around the world and the top cause of death in the United States. It killed an estimated 17.9 million people in 2019, representing 32% of all deaths globally, according to the World Health Organization.
Continue ReadingCNN By Dan Heching, CNN As the only daughter of the late Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley, singer Lisa Marie Presley spent her life in the spotlight from the start. And the public interest in her life — from her marriages to her private tragedies — never waned until, much like her father, she was
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s health minister says the country will soon drop a mask mandate on long-distance trains and buses. The measures were one of the country’s last remaining COVID-19 restrictions. The minister said on Friday that the mandate will be dropped on Feb. 2. Other European countries already have scrapped mask mandates on public
Continue Reading BOURNEMOUTH, England (AP) — The new American owner of Premier League team Bournemouth has acquired a minority share in French club Lorient as part of what he is calling a “multi-club ownership strategy.” The Black Knight Football and Entertainment consortium fronted by Bill Foley owns the Vegas Golden Knights in the NHL and bought Bournemouth
Continue Reading By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia’s Defense Ministry says its forces captured the salt-mining town of Soledar. The ministry said that Soledar, the focus of a bloody battle between Russian and Ukrainian forces, was captured on Thursday. There was no immediate confirmation from Ukrainian authorities to Russia’s claim to have seized
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency says that the number of attempts by migrants to enter Europe without authorization reached around 330,000 last year. Frontex says that’s the highest number since 2016. The agency’s estimates released Friday say that almost half of the attempts were made over land through the
Continue Reading BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s border and coast guard agency says that the number of attempts by migrants to enter Europe without authorization reached around 330,000 last year. Frontex says that’s the highest number since 2016. The agency’s estimates released Friday say that almost half of the attempts were made over land through the
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