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By Matt Foster, CNN (CNN) — Two-time Olympic gold medalist Jim Hines, who was the first man to run 100m in under 10 seconds, passed away on Saturday at the age of 76, according to World Athletics. Hines recorded a hand-timed 9.9 second 100m dash at the US Championships in Sacramento in June 1968 according
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BERLIN (AP) — Official figures show that German factory orders, an important indicator for Europe’s biggest economy, dipped in April after a big drop in March. Tuesday’s data pointed to a disappointing start to the second quarter. The Economy Ministry said orders were down 0.4% compared with the previous month. That followed a painful 10.9%
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, Candice Zhu and Gawon Bae, CNN Hong Kong/Seoul (CNN) — “The Little Mermaid” has bombed with moviegoers in China and South Korea amid racist critiques in some quarters over the casting of Black actress Halle Bailey as main character Ariel. Disney’s live-action remake has made only $3.6 million in mainland China since
Continue ReadingCNN By Michelle Toh, Candice Zhu and Gawon Bae, CNN Hong Kong/Seoul (CNN) — “The Little Mermaid” has bombed with moviegoers in China and South Korea amid racist critiques in some quarters over the casting of Black actress Halle Bailey as main character Ariel. Disney’s live-action remake has made only $3.6 million in mainland China
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner, CNN New York (CNN) — Starbucks is going full steam ahead with its controversial line of olive oil-infused coffee drinks, expanding one of its biggest new product launches in years to many more states and cities. The so-called Oleato drinks debuted in the United States in March to somewhat negative reviews. They
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appeared for the first time before the Florida Federalist Society in January 2020, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared to a large banquet audience on the Disney World grounds: “I do think he is our greatest living justice.” Later that
Continue ReadingCNN By Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — When Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas appeared for the first time before the Florida Federalist Society in January 2020, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis declared to a large banquet audience on the Disney World grounds: “I do think he is our greatest living justice.” Later
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Krieg and Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie kicked off his second presidential campaign on Tuesday with a lacerating indictment of former President Donald Trump, calling his ally-turned-rival a “lonely, self-consumed mirror hog” who, by force of personality alone, represents a threat to the republic. At a town
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government has adopted a revision to the country’s plans to use more hydrogen as fuel. The plan sets an ambitious target to increase the annual supply by six times from the current level to 12 million tons by 2040. It also pledges 15 trillion yen ($107
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By Pete Muntean and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Investigators examining the wreckage of a private plane that crashed Sunday in Virginia – killing all four people onboard after its pilot became unresponsive – say they will wrap up their work at the scene Wednesday and begin planning how to recover pieces of the plane.
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The space starved island state of Singapore is bringing the curtain down on more than 180 years of horse racing with its sole racecourse set to be handed back to the government to make way for public housing. The final race at the Singapore Turf Club will
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una importante represa y planta de energía hidroeléctrica en el sur de Ucrania ocupada por Rusia fue destruida la madrugada de este martes, lo que llevó a evacuaciones masivas y temores de devastación a gran escala cuando Ucrania acusó a las fuerzas de Moscú de cometer un acto de “ecocidio”.
Continue Reading By Rhea Mogul, CNN (CNN) — A four-lane concrete bridge being built across the River Ganges in the east Indian state of Bihar has collapsed for the second time in just over a year, once again raising questions about the quality of its construction. Video shows the 3-kilometer (1.8-mile) bridge dramatically crashing into the river
Continue Reading Gonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — El fiscal general de Colombia, Francisco Barbosa, anunció este lunes que se suspenderá la orden de captura contra Eliécer Herlinto Chamorro, alias Antonio García, líder de la guerrilla del Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN). Durante su intervención en la Cumbre de Seguridad Nacional para los Departamentos, Barbosa dijo que recibió
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SYDNEY (AP) — A man who admitted killing American mathematician Scott Johnson by punching him from a cliff top at a gay meeting place in Sydney in 1988 deserves no leniency and should face the longest time in jail, the victim’s brother said Tuesday. Scott Phillip White, 52, appeared in the New South Wales state
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SYDNEY (AP) — A man who admitted killing American mathematician Scott Johnson by punching him from a cliff top at a gay meeting place in Sydney in 1988 deserves no leniency and should face the longest time in jail, the victim’s brother said Tuesday. Scott Phillip White, 52, appeared in the New South Wales state
Continue Reading By JOHN DUERDEN Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Son Jun-ho’s selection for South Korea’s national team despite his detention in China has taken the focus off Premier League star Son Heung-min for a change. Son Jun-ho, who plays for Shandong Taishan and won the 2021 Chinese championship with the Jinan-based club, has been
Continue Reading By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine on Tuesday accused Russian forces of blowing up a major dam and hydroelectric power station in a part of southern Ukraine that Russia controls, sending water gushing from the breached facility and threatening possible massive flooding and what officials called an “ecological disaster.” Ukrainian authorities
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry is due at a London court Tuesday to testify against a tabloid publisher he accuses of phone hacking and other unlawful snooping. Harry alleges that journalists at the Daily Mirror and its sister papers used unlawful techniques on an “industrial scale” to get scoops. Publisher Mirror Group Newspapers is contesting
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HeyTutor used data from the Organization for Economic Cooperation Development to explore how education spending in the U.S. compares to other countries at different school levels.
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