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BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Three sailors from Russia and France were rescued on Wednesday after the inflatable catamaran they were trying to navigate from Vanuatu to Australia came under attack from sharks, authorities said. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority said it responded to an alert from an emergency beacon at about 1:30 a.m. When rescuers
Continue ReadingBy Pauline Lockwood and Jennifer Korn, CNN Hong Kong/New York (CNN) — China has banned the use of iPhones for central government officials, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. Shares in Apple tumbled 3.6% on Wednesday following the news, closing at $182.91 in New York. It marked the biggest
Continue ReadingBy Luciana Lopez, Oliver Darcy and Chris Isidore, CNN (CNN) — Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav called for Hollywood to work together to end the writers and actors strikes, which have crippled Hollywood and which WBD this week said could cost the company as much as $500 million this year. “We really have to
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer Shares fell in Asia on Thursday after a decline on Wall Street, where strong economic data revived worries that the Federal Reserve might keep interest rates high for longer than investors had been hoping. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng, which has bounced this week on news about Chinese policy changes
Continue ReadingYOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) — A popular rock climbing area in Yosemite National Park has been closed because of a crack that has developed in a massive granite cliff. Climbers recently reported the new crack on the western side of the Royal Arches formation near a climbing route called Super Slide, according to the
Continue ReadingBy Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have issued a joint statement about their decision to “amicably” divorce. Jonas and Turner shared a statement on Instagram on Wednesday. “After four years of wonderful marriage we have mutually decided to amicably end our marriage,” they wrote. “There are many speculative narratives as
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s top diplomat has reaffirmed his country’s resolve to join the European Union and urged the 27-member bloc to take courageous steps to advance its bid. Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made the comments Wednesday during a news conference with the EU’s top official for enlargement. Their meeting in Ankara comes as
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Sports Writer ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Magic Johnson talked about how he won five NBA championships as a player, another five as an owner and an Olympic gold medal with the “Dream Team.” He talked about what it takes to win in sports and in business. As he spoke, players and
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macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Aunque no son las primeras mujeres que aspiran a la presidencia de México (otras seis ya lo habían hecho) sí son las primeras que logran consensuar el apoyo de los principales partidos políticos en el país. Se trata de Claudia Sheinbaum, por el oficialista Movimiento de Regeneración Nacional (Morena) y sus
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has released the names of four people found dead Saturday after a house fire in Seattle over the weekend and ruled three of them homicides. The medical examiner said Wednesday that 40-year-old Lana A. Stewart died from multiple sharp-force injuries, 7-year-old Sebastino Ragusa died from asphyxia
Continue ReadingCNN By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Shares in SMIC, China’s largest contract chipmaker, plunged on Thursday, after two US congressmen called on the White House to further restrict export sales to the company. The comments came after Huawei Technologies introduced the Mate 60 Pro, a Chinese smartphone powered by an advanced chip
Continue ReadingBy PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The British government has been accused of “cutting corners” as it published a list of 147 schools in England that are potentially at risk of collapse from crumbling concrete. The list, released Wednesday, suggests that 19 schools have had to delay the start of the new academic
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By Tim Lister, Julia Kesaieva and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — At least 17 people have been killed, including a child, after a Russian missile struck a market in a town in the eastern Ukrainian region of Donetsk, officials said, one of the worst attacks in months. Ukrainian officials said 32 others were wounded in
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN McGRATH and VADIM GHIRDA Associated Press BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Romania’s defense minister says that pieces, apparently of a drone from Russia’s recent attacks on Ukraine’s port on the Danube River, have been found on the territory of his country. Romania is a NATO member. Angel Tilvar, the minister, told local news channel
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea says a Chinese delegation led by Vice-Premier Liu Guozhong will visit the country to help celebrate the North’s 75th founding anniversary, which is on Saturday. The report in state media Thursday didn’t say how the Chinese delegation would be participating in the anniversary
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Freddie Mercury ’s prized piano that he used to compose “Bohemian Rhapsody” and other hits by Queen sold for more than $2 million Wednesday as some of the late singer’s massive collection of flamboyant stage costumes, fine art and original lyrics were auctioned in a sale that
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SAN DIEGO (AP) — The felony convictions of four former Navy officers in one of the worst bribery cases in the maritime branch’s history were vacated Wednesday following allegations of prosecutorial misconduct, the latest setback to the government’s yearslong efforts in going after dozens of military officials tied to a defense contractor nicknamed Fat Leonard.
Continue ReadingBy MARÍA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The former mayor of Mexico City will be the dominant ruling party’s presidential candidate, moving the country closer to electing its first female president next year. The decision driven by polls of Morena party members means that Claudia Sheinbaum will run as the party’s candidate in
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