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By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — In the five decades since hip-hop emerged out of New York City, it has spread around the country and the world. And at each step there’s been change and adaptation, as new, different voices came in and made it their own. Its foundations are steeped in
Continue ReadingBy CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Eritrea, one of the world’s most repressive countries, is marking 30 years of independence as festivals held by its diaspora in Europe and North America have been attacked by anti-government exiles. The government dismisses the exiles as “asylum scum.” People who fled the Horn of Africa
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CNNEspañol sjv Muere Bryan Randall, pareja de Sandra Bullock, a los 57 años. AMLO dice que hay una campaña difamatoria contra los libros de texto. El “peor momento” de la guerra en Ucrania. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1. ¿Puede ser condenado a muerte Daniel Sancho? Ni en España
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin Este seguimiento terminó. Puedes ver las últimas noticias de la guerra en Ucrania aquí. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2023 Cable News Network, Inc., a Warner Bros. Discovery Company. All rights reserved.
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una niña de 9 años recibió un disparo mortal frente a su casa en Chicago por parte de su vecino, quien supuestamente le disparó antes de que su padre corriera hacia el atacante y lo tirara al suelo, según un documento legal que CNN obtuvo este martes. Michael Goodman, de
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Days of heavy rain triggered landslides and flooding in mountainous southern Norway, where authorities said Wednesday they were considering blowing up a dam at risk of bursting to prevent downstream communities from getting deluged. The Glåma, Norway’s longest and most voluminous river, is dammed at
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Investor confidence in China’s troubled property sector has been rocked again this week by reports that one of the country’s largest private building conglomerates missed interest payments on two bonds. China’s vast real estate industry was long an important engine of growth in the world’s second biggest
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Forty-one people are believed dead after a migrant boat capsized off Tunisia, Italian state RAI television reported, citing four survivors who were rescued and brought to land Wednesday. According to RAI and ANSA news agency, the four were first rescued by the Maltese-flagged bulk carrier Rimona in the Straits of Sicily. They
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — On the eve of his Hall of Fame induction, NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki has said that his daughter is “mostly embarrassed” about any “hoopla” surrounding her dad. The former Dallas Mavericks superstar, who was the first European in league history to receive the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award, will
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The Chinese economy has slipped into deflation, with consumer prices falling for the first time in more than two years in another sign of weakening demand. The consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.3% in July from a year ago, according to China’s National Bureau of Statistics
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares mostly rose Wednesday despite worries about the U.S. banking system which set off a decline on Wall Street, and concerns closer to home about Chinese economic growth. France’s CAC 40 added 1.3% in early trading to 7,366.35, while Germany’s DAX jumped 1.1% to 15,944.74.
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda says its April-June profit more than doubled on healthy sales of its motorcycles and cars, as the Japanese company also received a perk from favorable exchange rates. Honda’s profit totaled 363 billion yen, or $2.5 billion, up from 149 billion yen. Quarterly sales jumped 21%.
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French authorities say 11 people are missing after a fire broke out early on Wednesday in a holiday home for people with disabilities in eastern France while 17 others have been evacuated. Interior minister Gerald Darmanin tweeted that “early this morning, a fire broke out in a facility for disabled people” in
Continue ReadingBy ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — India’s opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has strongly condemned Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government for its failure to control bloodshed in a remote northeastern state which he said has split into two. On Wednesday in Parliament, Gandhi said the army would have restored peace in a day, but
Continue ReadingBy Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — Aaron Rodgers has been one of the most talked about NFL stars in recent years and fans have now gotten a glimpse into the veteran quarterback’s new life with the New York Jets. In April, Rodgers was traded to the Jets, after spending his entire 18-season NFL career with the
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police in Greece have arrested five Croatian nationals allegedly involved in deadly soccer fan violence, apprehending them as they attempted to flee the country. The arrests were announced a day after a 29-year-old Greek fan was stabbed to death outside AEK Athens’ stadium, prompting the cancellation of a Champions League qualifier
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By Tatiana Arias and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Eight South American countries failed to agree on a common goal to save the critically vulnerable Amazon from deforestation following a landmark summit in Brazil Tuesday, a concerning outcome as the world’s largest rainforest acts as a key buffer against the climate crisis. It was the
Continue ReadingBy KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s president says he will strengthen provincial governments to meet long-standing demands for self-rule from the ethnic Tamil minority, an issue that led to a bloody quarter-century civil war in the island nation. The provincial councils were introduced in Sri Lanka in 1987 after
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Landslides triggered by heavy rain have occurred overnight across mountainous southern Norway, with police saying that more than 600 people were evacuated in the region north of Oslo. They described the situation are “unclear and chaotic” after Storm Hans battered parts of Scandinavia and the Baltics for several days, causing rivers
Continue ReadingBy Doug Drury (CNN) — Cell phones are not allowed to be used while on a plane because they can interfere with the airplane’s navigation instruments and cause various safety and social issues. As soon as the plane lands, we’re permitted to turn off flight mode, but at some airports we can’t get much of a
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