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By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — The official death toll from the powerful cyclone that struck Myanmar has burgeoned to at least 145, including 117 members of the Muslim Rohingya minority, state television reported Friday. It said the figure applied to the western state of Rakhine, where Cyclone Mocha did the most damage,
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN London (CNN) — Andy Rourke, bassist for legendary English rock band The Smiths, has died at age 59 after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his former bandmate announced Friday. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Andy Rourke after a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer,” guitarist Johnny
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Police shocked a 95-year-old woman with a stun gun as she approached them with a walking frame and a steak knife in an Australian nursing home, sending her to the hospital. The extraordinary police takedown of Clare Nowland, who has dementia, on Wednesday has prompted a
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Las Fuerzas Armadas de Colombia están buscando a cuatro niños que desaparecieron en la selva del Amazonas luego de que la avioneta en la que viajaban se accidentara hace más de dos semanas. Según las autoridades, hay indicios de que los menores pueden estar con vida, y ahora suman esfuerzos
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By Rob Picheta and Irene Nasser, CNN (CNN) — Iran has been condemned by international watchdogs after it executed three more men over recent protests that rocked the country. Majid Kazemi, Saleh Mirhashemi and Saeed Yaqoubi were executed in Isfahan, judiciary news outlet Mizan News said on Friday. The three were accused of carrying out
Continue ReadingCNN By Natasha Bertrand, Kylie Atwood and Oren Liebermann, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration has signaled to European allies in recent weeks that the US would allow them to export F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, sources familiar with the discussions said, as the White House comes under increasing pressure from members of Congress and
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Arab leaders, joined by Syrian President Bashar Assad for the first time in more than a decade, were holding an annual summit Friday in Saudi Arabia, with a focus on Sudan and other conflicts. The meeting comes as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman pursues
Continue Reading By PAOLO SANTALUCIA, SETH BORENSTEIN and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — The floods that sent rivers of mud tearing through towns in Italy’s northeast are another drenching dose of climate change’s all-or-nothing weather extremes, something that has been happening around the globe, scientists say. The coastal region of Emilia-Romagna was twice struck, first
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER, FOSTER KLUG and ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Leaders of the world’s most powerful democracies huddled Friday to discuss new ways to punish Russia for its 15-month invasion of Ukraine, days before President Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins the Group of Seven summit in person on Sunday. Zelenskyy will be making
Continue Reading Carolina Calero (CNN) — Observa el cielo durante la próxima semana y puede que logres ver el “resplandor Da Vinci”. Se trata de un fenómeno que puede producirse al atardecer, cuando la luna creciente está en el horizonte, pero aún se puede ver el contorno de la luna llena. El “resplandor Da Vinci” es un fenómeno
Continue Reading By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina plans to begin airing ads in Iowa and New Hampshire early next week as he prepares for an expected 2024 Republican presidential campaign. The ad buy, valued at about $5.5 million, is scheduled to run through the first GOP
Continue Reading By Melissa Alonso and Jackson Grigsby, CNN (CNN) — Less than a year after an attempt on his life, author Salman Rushdie made a rare public appearance at an awards ceremony Thursday to warn of the dangers of banning books and of related movements in the US to roll back freedoms of expression. “The attack
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Holding this week’s Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima, the site of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, is an attempt by Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to promote an anti-nuclear message. For many survivors, it’s also a rare — and possibly final — chance to demonstrate
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Using Census Bureau Annual Business Survey data, altLINE compiled the most common sources of business startup and acquisition capital.
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Workers’ pay rose to historic levels from 2022 to 2023. Stacker used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to find which states had the largest raises.
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DocBuddy cited data from the Health Resources and Services Administration to visualize the projected shortages in the health care industry, specifically among physicians.
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Stacker compiled a list of books—including nonfiction, memoir, fiction, anthologies, and poetry— that center on the humanity of people diagnosed with HIV or AIDS.
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Asian American women have been directing award-winning and popular films and TV shows for decades. Stacker compiled a list of 25 of them working today.
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Stacker ranked states which had the largest portion of households that own more than the national average of two vehicles using Census Bureau data.
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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Volodymyr Zelensky will travel in person to Japan for the Group of Seven (G7) summit, according to officials familiar with the planning, a stark display of confidence and Western solidarity as Ukraine’s wartime leader tries to keep crucial support from allied nations flowing. The surprise trip –
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