By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A large cargo ship with a fire in its hold is being kept 2 miles (3.22 kilometers) offshore of an Alaska port as a precaution while efforts are undertaken to extinguish the flames, the U.S. Coast Guard said Saturday. There were no injuries to the 19
Continue ReadingBy HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley finally got her wish to see Iowa basketball star Caitlin Clark, catching the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes in between campaign stops. Haley walked into the Iowa City arena on Saturday alongside her son, Nalin, and was wearing an Iowa button on her
Continue ReadingAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Court records show that Indianapolis Colts tight end Drew Ogletree was arrested Friday on domestic violence charges. The 25-year-old Ogletree was charged with domestic battery committed in the physical presence of a child less than 16 years old and domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury. Both are felonies. The
Continue ReadingChina will soon ease visa restrictions for people visiting from the United States. Starting Jan. 1, American tourists can visit the country without submitting round-trip air tickets, proof of hotel reservations, itineraries or invitations to China. The move is the latest effort by China to attract foreign travelers since reopening its borders earlier this year.
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — Tom Wilkinson, actor dos veces nominado al Oscar por películas como “Shakespeare in Love”, “The Full Monty” y “Michael Clayton”, falleció este sábado a los 75 años. La noticia fue confirmada por la familia de Wilkinson en un comunicado compartido con CNN por la publicista de Wilkinson, Nancy Seltzer. “Con gran tristeza,
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People all around the world are gearing up for December 31st, ready to ring in a new year and a new season. One way you don’t want to start off 2024 is with a missing pet. In fact, the Fourth Of July is the only holiday with more reported missing pets than NYE, partly because
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore police say officers shot a man in the leg Saturday morning after he charged at them with a machete-like weapon and another knife. Police Commissioner Richard Worley said hours later that the man was listed in stable condition at a local hospital. Worley says officers were conducting routine patrols in a
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — Tom Wilkinson, two-time Oscar-nominated actor from films including “Shakespeare in Love,” “The Full Monty” and “Michael Clayton,” has died. He was 75. The news was confirmed by Wilkinson’s publicist Nancy Seltzer, who shared a statement with CNN. “It is with great sadness that the family of Tom Wilkinson announce
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Update: Saturday, December 30, 4:00 p.m. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department confirmed they are investigating this incident as a suspicious death. Original Post: Saturday, December 30, 10:55 a.m. Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Melissa Lane in the North Palm Springs area for a death investigation at 7:32 a.m. Deputies say they confirmed a death and
Continue ReadingJERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli woman who recently returned from captivity in the Gaza Strip says she was groped by her Palestinian kidnapper and lived in constant fear throughout the weeks she was held hostage. Mia Schem, a 21-year-old dual citizen of Israel and France, was attending a music festival in southern Israel when Hamas
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By Tim Lister and Kareem Khadder, CNN (CNN) — Palestinians displaced inside Gaza as Israel pushes on with its ground offensive describe cramped living conditions, sky-high prices for food, children going hungry and poor sanitation, amid severe limits on food and supplies entering the coastal strip. CNN spoke by phone with several people trying to
Continue Reading urielblanco (CNN) — En un momento en el que Rusia está en guerra y las autoridades promueven una agenda cada vez más conservadora, una serie de celebridades que acudieron escasamente vestidas a una fiesta temática “casi nudista” en Moscú se enfrentan a duras críticas. La fiesta, organizada por la bloguera Anastasia Ivleeva el 21 de
Continue ReadingJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful earthquake has shaken Indonesia’s easternmost region of Papua, but there were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties. The U.S. Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.5 quake early Sunday was centered 162 kilometers (101 miles) northeast of Abepura, a subdistrict in Jayapura, the capital of Papua province. It
Continue Reading By Sarah Engel, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are searching for a Colorado mother suspected of killing two of her children and trying to kill a third after police initially responded to a reported burglary at their home. An arrest warrant was issued for Kimberlee Singler on murder and attempted murder charges after her 7-year-old son
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Tom Wilkinson, the Oscar-nominated British actor known for his roles in “The Full Monty,” “Michael Clayton” and “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,” has died, his family said. He was 75. A statement shared by his agent on behalf of the family said Wilkinson died suddenly at home on Saturday. It didn’t provide
Continue ReadingBy REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press CHRISTIANSTED, U.S. Virgin Islands (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels show no signs of ending their “reckless” attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea, the top commander of U.S. naval forces in the Middle East says, even as more nations join the international maritime mission to protect vessels in the
Continue ReadingBy DEE-ANN DURBIN AP Business Writer Consulting firm McKinsey and Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to settle claims from insurers and health care funds that its work with drug companies helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis. The agreement was revealed late Friday in documents filed in federal court in San Francisco. The settlement
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, Ebony Davis and Ali Main, CNN (CNN) — The honeymoon period of Nikki Haley’s presidential campaign is over. After enjoying weeks as a rising star, the former South Carolina governor is facing a heightened level of scrutiny not just from her GOP rivals, but from voters. That new dynamic was on display
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — It’s another D-Day for the Detroit Pistons. The team have set several unwanted records this season and are on the cusp of another when they take on the Toronto Raptors on Saturday – if the Pistons are vanquished they would equal the longest losing streak in major American professional
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La asistente de vuelo Ilona Zahn no quedó muy impresionada cuando conoció al piloto Ian Duncan. Corría el año 1970. Ilona trabajaba en la cabina de primera clase de un vuelo de Pan American Airlines de Roma a Teherán, vía Beirut y Damasco. La primera vez que Ilona vio a Ian
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