SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean judge has convicted a man of murder for an unprovoked car-and-stabbing rampage that killed two people and injured 12 others in a city near Seoul last year. Prosecutors had sought a death penalty for 23-year-old Choi Won-jong, but Judge Kang Hyun-koo of the Suwon District Court’s Seongnam
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Most of Germany’s major airports canceled scores of flights after security workers launched a one-day strike to step up pressure in a pay disput. The ver.di union called on workers to strike at 11 airports on Thursday: Frankfurt, Berlin, Cologne, Duesseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Leipzig, Hannover, Dresden, Bremen and Erfurt. All departures for
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By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Nearly three dozen countries are seeking entry into the China and Russia-backed BRICS economic group, member state South Africa said Wednesday, weeks after the body expanded its membership for the first time in more than a decade. Thirty-four countries have submitted an expression of interest in joining the
Continue ReadingBy RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Convoys with hundreds of angry farmers driving heavy-duty tractors are advancing toward European Union headquarters where leaders are meeting at a summit Thursday. The farmers are bent on getting their complaints about excessive costs, rules and bureaucracy heard in a culmination of weeks of protests around the
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo’s fish market has opened a long-awaited outer section with Japanese-style seafood restaurants and a spa for relaxation, as the wholesale venue that has struggled since relocating from the beloved Tsukiji market seeks to lure more visitors. Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai on Thursday opened a food court resembling
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Desert Mirage vs Coachella Valley boys soccer Coachella Valley boys soccer defeated rival Desert Mirage in a thrilling game to decide the league title. Had the opportunity to cover Desert Mirage vs Coachella Valley boys soccer. In a tight game, Raymond Diaz put the nail in the coffin to put his team up 1-0. @BlakeArthur24
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The Coachella Valley Firebirds defeated the Calgary Wranglers 4-3 in a shootout at Acrisure Arena. Dan Bylsma never minces words and we love that about him. Candid take on the rivalry with Calgary.”I don’t think they like us and we don’t like them. And there was definitely the flavor of that in tonight’s game.”@KESQ @KenjiitoKESQ
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) ––Tres personas murieron en el lugar y otras nueve resultaron heridas después de que un hangar privado se derrumbara en la propiedad del aeropuerto de Boise, según un comunicado de prensa de la ciudad de Boise. “Cinco de los heridos se encuentran en estado crítico y reciben atención en hospitales locales”, señala el
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — A Hong Kong court has convicted four people for rioting over the storming of the city’s legislative council building at the height of the anti-government protests more than four years ago. The break-in on July 1, 2019, coincided with the 22nd anniversary of the former British
Continue ReadingQUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — The bodies of nine Pakistani laborers killed by gunmen in Iran have been returned to Pakistan. It was still unclear who was behind the attack Saturday in a home in Iran’s Sistan and Baluchestan province. Three Pakistanis wounded in the attack are still in an Iranian hospital. A government administrator said
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed on Thursday after Wall Street fell to its worst loss since September as the Federal Reserve indicated cuts to interest rates are not imminent. U.S. futures rose while oil prices declined. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng advanced, but ceded much of its early
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Frank Vatrano made sure the long flight to Toronto for the All-Star Game festivities would go a little quicker. The Anaheim right wing scored with 52 seconds left in overtime Wednesday night to give the Ducks a 3-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Vatrano
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — It was a plan the United States knew from the start would arguably violate international law. The Associated Press obtained a secret 2018 memo detailing a covert operation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration that sent undercover operatives into Venezuela to surreptitiously record and
Continue Reading By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A dozen United States and Japanese warships, including two US aircraft carriers, have been putting on a show of military might this week in the Philippine Sea east of Taiwan. Analysts say the joint exercises show the US Navy can respond to contingencies across a broad
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CNN By Brad Lendon, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — A dozen United States and Japanese warships, including two US aircraft carriers, have been putting on a show of military might this week in the Philippine Sea east of Taiwan. Analysts say the joint exercises show the US Navy can respond to contingencies across a
Continue ReadingBy JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A secret memo obtained by The Associated Press details a yearslong covert operation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration that sent undercover operatives into Venezuela to surreptitiously record and build drug-trafficking cases against the country’s leadership – a plan the U.S. acknowledged from the
Continue ReadingBy Yola Mzizi, CNN (CNN) — Edwards-Lowell Furs didn’t expect 2023 to be a good year. In anticipation of the ban on the sale of new furs that went into effect in its home state of California in January 2023, the company had transitioned its business from selling furs to storing them. Plus, Edwards-Lowell Furs’
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — A cruise missile launched by the Houthis into the Red Sea on Tuesday night came within a mile of a US destroyer before it was shot down, four US officials told CNN, the closest a Houthi attack has come to a US warship. In the past, these missiles have
Continue ReadingBOISE, Idaho (AP) — Officials say 3 people have been killed and 9 were injured in a collapse of a hangar under construction on the grounds of the airport in Boise, Idaho. The city says in a statement released Wednesday night that five of those injured in the collapse are in critical condition. Boise Fire
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Technology Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When Mark Zuckerberg turned at a Senate hearing to address the parents of children exploited, bullied or driven to self harm via social media, it felt like a time-worn convention had sprung back to life. “I’m sorry for everything you’ve been through,” the Meta CEO
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