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By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Chinese research ship will be allowed to dock at a Sri Lankan port this week. That likely will add to neighboring India’s concerns about China’s growing influence in the Indian Ocean. The docking follows last year’s visit by a Chinese naval vessel. This vessel
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story MACON COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A bartender in Western North Carolina is among those facing charges after at least two underage people were served alcohol and a serious crash ensued. A press release from the N.C. Department of Public Safety (NCDPS) says on Thursday,
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CNNEspañol sjv El impacto de la guerra de Israel y Hamas en los mercados. Jorge Macri será el nuevo jefe de Gobierno de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires. Muere Bobi, el perro más viejo del mundo, a los 31 años. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. Suscríbete aquí para
Continue ReadingORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The city of Orlando is moving forward with plans to create a memorial on the property of the Pulse nightclub, where 49 people were massacred seven years ago. City leaders agreed Monday night to purchase the property for $2 million. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said they plan a collaborative approach, working
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Trading is mixed on Wall Street early Wednesday as more corporate earnings reports stream in ahead of a highly-anticipated update on U.S. inflation later this week. Futures for the Dow rose 0.3%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.2% before the opening bell. The tech-heavy Nasdaq fell
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti Seúl, Corea del Sur (CNN) — Un hombre de 82 años de Corea del Sur sufrió un ataque cardíaco después de ahogarse con un trozo de “pulpo vivo” o san-nakji, un manjar local compuesto por tentáculos recién cortados (y aún retorciéndose). Las autoridades de la estación de bomberos de Gwangju, una ciudad cerca
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Perry, CNN (CNN) — Recent headlines from South Africa have reported national crises, from rolling blackouts to the highest unemployment rate in the world and housing shortages. But a new photography exhibition shines a spotlight on the rich landscape of innovation and contemporary culture led by young people in the country. In “A Young South Africa,” (at
Continue ReadingBy JOSÉ ANTONIO RIVERA and MARÍA VERZA Associated Press ACAPULCO, Mexico (AP) — After ripping through Mexico’s southern Pacific coast early Wednesday, Hurricane Otis weakened from a Category 5 hurricane to a strong Category 2 storm, dousing the steep mountains of the state of Guerrero and leaving a trail of damage in its main city,
Continue ReadingBy Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — The University of Pennsylvania’s administration faces an overwhelming backlash from donors, many of whom are pulling their funds and calling on the Ivy League institution’s president to resign. The root of their anger: A Palestine Writes Literature Festival that took place on campus last month that donors
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Officials say Russia fired almost a dozen Shahed drones against Ukrainian targets, and falling debris from an intercepted drone damaged power lines near a nuclear plant in the country’s west. Ukraine’s air force says it stopped all the drones that were launched. Local authorities say that
Continue ReadingBy LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The leaders of Serbia and Kosovo have been invited to meet with top European Union officials to try to breathe life into talks aimed at normalizing their relations. The meetings would take place on the sidelines of an EU summit starting Thursday in Brussels. Serbian President Aleksandar
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Danielle Foskie is among a growing number of Americans who have stumbled into a credit card doom loop. Foskie, a registered dental hygienist who lives outside of Cleveland, Ohio, couldn’t pay the bills when Covid-19 interrupted business at the dentist office where she works. She turrned to
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A new study from PEN America finds that tens of thousands of books are banned or restricted by U.S. prisons. Marquis said that the most common official reasons for bans are security and sexual content, terms that can apply to a very wide range of
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN New York (CNN) — In an unstable economic climate marked by geopolitical unrest, concerns about the Federal Reserve and soaring Treasury yields, investors are closely watching this week’s Big Tech earnings for clues about where the volatile stock market may head next. The world’s biggest multinational companies could offer Wall Street
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER BODEEN Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — The removal of China’s foreign and defense ministers appears to enforce leader Xi Jinping’s demand for total obedience and the elimination of any potential rivals within the ruling Communist Party, analysts say. State media this week confirmed that former defense minister Gen. Li Shangfu and former
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — Security tensions are running high ahead of a European Union summit in Brussels, with police launching a search for a man they wanted to question over reports of unspecified threats. The Brussels prosecutor’s office later said authorities had detained a man in the case on Wednesday and were checking his identity. The
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a surprise meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday after being warmly welcomed by other senior leaders in a display of friendliness that stands in sharp contrast to the dialogue between the United States and China in recent years.
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom had a surprise meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Wednesday after being warmly welcomed by other senior leaders in a display of friendliness that stands in sharp contrast to the dialogue between the United States and China in recent years.
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By Mark Morales and Jeff Winter, CNN New York (CNN) — There is a palpable fear and tension in communities across the United States already scarred by the violent incidents stemming from the early days of the Israel and Hamas war, with some equating the bigotry and hatred being experienced by Jews, Palestinians, Muslims and
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — A former British police officer has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 12 years after he pleaded guilty to over 100 child sex offenses. The crimes included threatening and blackmailing more than 200 young girls into sending him sexual photos of themselves on Snapchat. Prosecutors say former
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