MOSCOW (AP) — Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny on Tuesday released a sardonic statement about his transfer to a Arctic prison colony nicknamed the “Polar Wolf,” his first appearance since associates lost contact with him three weeks ago. Navalny, the most prominent and persistent domestic foe of President Vladimir Putin, is serving a 19-year sentence
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — At least 140 people were killed by gunmen who attacked remote villages over two days in north-central Nigeria’s Plateau state, survivors and officials said Tuesday in the latest of such mass killings this year blamed on the West African nation’s farmer-herder crisis. The assailants targeted 17
Continue ReadingBy NICOLAS GARRIGA Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The forecourt of Paris City Hall sparkles with activity this holiday season, including a Christmas market and huge signs advertising the 2024 Olympics. It also hosts dozens of migrant families searching for a roof over their heads. About 50 families with children between three months and 10
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer After a relatively quiet December between exams and the holidays, it’s time for women’s basketball to start heating up with the beginning of conference play. The Pac-12 has been dominant in non-conference play and boasts five of the top 12 teams in the country led by No. 2 UCLA
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Basketball Writer Creighton came within a few seconds of the Final Four last spring and has the type of roster that could make another deep run this season. After a solid start to the season, the Bluejays have hit a few bumps in the road, losing two of their past three
Continue ReadingBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A huge fire at a guesthouse in Romania has left five people dead, including a child, and others missing. Emergency intervention teams were deployed to the blaze Tuesday morning in the village of Tohani. The General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations says 26 people had been staying at the guesthouse. Before the
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CNN By Rafael Romo, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — A mother who fled her native country with two children after one was kidnapped; a woman who was forced to strip down by thieves looking for money; an activist made unemployable by speaking out against her country’s government: These are some of the stories CNN
Continue ReadingOMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Two lawsuits say Nebraska’s two largest cities are violating a new state gun law by prohibiting them from public places such as parks. The Liberty Justice Center filed lawsuits Dec. 18 challenging executive orders issued by the mayors of Omaha and Lincoln. The lawsuits were filed on behalf of the Nebraska
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CNN, STRINGER, NEBRASKA STATE PATROL, @NEBRASKADO, WBBM, WLS By Nouran Salahieh and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — A blizzard-fueling winter storm is sweeping across the Plains and upper Midwest with heavy snow, freezing rain and strong winds, making for dangerous travel during the busy holiday week. The storm’s frequent wind gusts of 50 to 60
Continue ReadingBy NAJIB JOBAIN, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli forces bombarded Palestinian refugee camps in central Gaza and issued orders telling residents to evacuate the area Tuesday, signs that the military plans to expand its ground offensive into a third section of the besieged territory. The opening of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Shares advanced in Asia on Tuesday in holiday-thinned trading, while European markets remained closed for holidays. The future for the S&P 500 was 0.2% higher and that for the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1%. Oil prices edged higher. Shanghai’s benchmark led losses in Asia on heavy selling of technology and
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El líder de la oposición rusa Alexey Navalny, ahora trasladado a una prisión al norte del Círculo Polar Ártico, expresó su “alivio” en su primer mensaje compartido a través de sus asistentes en las redes sociales este martes después de sobrevivir a lo que, según él, fue un traslado de prisión
Continue ReadingOpinion by Will Ripley Taipei (CNN) — In the heart of southern Taiwan’s woods, cat rescuers found a tiny kitten all alone fending for himself. No mother or siblings around. I was on assignment in the Middle East when a volunteer sent me his picture. He was a wild eyed little furball with orange and
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nick Paton Walsh, CNN (CNN) — It could have been immeasurably worse. But holding back from the brink in 2023 has simply deferred vast crises to 2024. The post-Covid world is exhausted, cash-strapped, but ultimately more fraught than for decades. Overshadowing it all will be a flagging hyperpower, at best distracted with presidential elections,
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Daihatsu, a unit of Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp., has shut down production lines at all its four factories in Japan while transport ministry officials investigate improper tests for safety certifications. The shutdown as of Tuesday comes a week after Daihatsu announced it was suspending all vehicle
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The Turkish parliament’s foreign affairs committee is set to resume deliberations on Sweden’s bid to join NATO. The committee meeting on Tuesday comes days after the Turkish president openly linked the Sweden’s admission to U.S. approval of Turkey’s request to purchase F-16 fighter jets, setting a new condition. Turkey had lifted
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Diksha Madhok, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — Fund manager Abhay Agarwal was surprised by the number of calls he took this month from international investors showing more than a passing curiosity about India. “These are from family offices in Europe or some large investors in US who have …never bothered about investing in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Asian markets were mostly higher in holiday-thinned trading on Tuesday, with some markets in the region closed for holidays. U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher. Shanghai’s benchmark led losses in Asia on heavy selling of technology and computer chip-related shares as worries revived over trade tensions with the U.S. and
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian naval ship in Crimea has been damaged in an airstrike by Ukrainian forces. Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday that the landing ship Novocherkassk has been hit by plane-launched guided missiles at a base in the city of Feodosia. The ministry said two Ukrainian fighter
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $685 million after no ticket matched all six numbers to nab the grand prize during Monday night’s Christmas drawing. The top prize up for grabs during the next drawing on Wednesday has a lump-sum option of an estimated $344.7 million, according to
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