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By Michael Nam, CNN New York (CNN) — Cute video game creatures with guns have become a surprise monster hit. Japanese developer Pocketpair hit an unexpected home run with its game “Palworld,” selling 7 million units in less than a week on the PC Steam service alone, according to the company’s X account, but with
Continue ReadingBy Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The US carried out airstrikes in Iraq targeting facilities used by Iranian-backed militias in the country on Tuesday following repeated attacks on US forces, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced in a statement. The strikes targeted three facilities used by Iranian-backed Kataib Hezbollah and other Tehran-affiliated groups in Iraq.
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By Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Former National Rifle Association President Oliver North was ousted after he raised concerns about corruption within the gun-lobbying group, he testified Tuesday at a civil corruption trial in New York. Prosecutors allege that top NRA members used the non-profit organization as their “personal piggy bank,” through years of illegal self-dealing and
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Heavy rains in Texas on Wednesday closed schools and elevated flooding risks around Houston in another round of soaking downpours that have made for a soggy and dangerous week across large portions of the U.S. A stretch of wet and freezing winter weather has swept away vehicles in San Diego, led to
Continue ReadingHOUSTON (AP) — Heavy rains in Texas on Wednesday closed schools and elevated flooding risks around Houston in another round of soaking downpours that have made for a soggy and dangerous week across large portions of the U.S. A stretch of wet and freezing winter weather has swept away vehicles in San Diego, led to
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart is rewinding the clock, returning to “The Daily Show” as a weekly host and executive producing through the 2024 U.S. elections cycle. Comedy Central on Wednesday said Stewart will host the topical TV show, the perch he ruled for 16 years starting
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER, FATIMA HUSSEIN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is expected to pick up the endorsement of the United Auto Workers on Wednesday when he addresses the powerful union’s political convention, according to a person familiar with the discussions. Biden is working to sway blue-collar workers his way
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Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Reloj del Juicio Final, también conocido como “Doomsday Clock”, ha estado haciendo tic toc durante 77 años. Pero no es un reloj cualquiera. El martes 23 de enero de 2024, se volvió a fijar el reloj a 90 segundos de la medianoche, lo más cerca de esa hora que ha
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — An American scientist has sparked a trans-Atlantic tempest in a teapot by offering Britain advice on its favorite hot beverage. Bryn Mawr College chemistry professor Michelle Francl says one of the keys to a perfect cup of tea is a pinch of salt. The tip is included
Continue ReadingINDEPENDENCE, Ohio (AP) — Former Ohio congressman and two-time Democratic presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich is running for Congress again, this time as an independent. The 77-year-old Kucinich, a former Cleveland mayor who was consistently rated as one of the most liberal House members, announced Wednesday that he is seeking the 7th District seat now held
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A Boeing 757 jet operated by Delta Air Lines lost a nose wheel while preparing for takeoff from Atlanta. It was an older model of plane than those made by Boeing that have raised safety concerns about Boeing, yet it occurred with an intense spotlight on one of the nation’s top manufacturers. Delta
Continue Reading By Christian Edwards, Catherine Nicholls and James Frater, CNN (CNN) — Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban told NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg that his government supports Sweden’s membership bid, potentially removing the final hurdle to accession after months of fraught negotiations. “I reaffirmed that the Hungarian government supports the NATO membership of Sweden,” Orban wrote Wednesday
Continue ReadingBy KRYSTA FAURIA Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — For a rock star, Ty Segall may come across as surprisingly unassuming and demure — perhaps even quiet. And although the indie musician doesn’t make a habit of talking during his shows, that muted posture shifts when he steps onstage with his electric guitar and facilitates
Continue ReadingBy MARK LEWIS Associated Press STAVANGER, Norway (AP) — The specter of academic plagiarism — a hot topic in the U.S. — has now reached the heart of Norwegian politics. It has toppled one government minister and leaving a second fighting for her political career. Sandra Borch, Norway’s minister for research and higher education, resigned
Continue ReadingBy GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military government is denying reports that it sentenced six army generals to death or life imprisonment for their surrender of a regional military command headquarters to an alliance of ethnic armed groups. The fall of Laukkaing near the border with China was the biggest defeat suffered
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Sri Lanka’s parliament has overwhelmingly approved an internet regulation bill being criticized as a move to stifle speech in an election year. The bill would allow the government to set up a commission with a wide range of powers, which includes ordering people and internet
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says that he’s worried that the war in Ukraine has been forgotten as the country prepares to mark two years since Russia’s full-scale invasion. UNHCR chief Filippo Grandi also told The Associated Press in an interview on Wednesday that it
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Two American-flagged ships carrying cargo for the U.S. Defense and State departments came under attack off Yemen on Wednesday, officials said, with the U.S. Navy intercepting some of the incoming fire. Suspicion immediately fell on Yemen’s Houthi rebels for carrying out the assault. The attacks on the
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The groundwater that supplies farms, homes, industries and cities is being depleted across the world. And in many cases, it’s happening at rates faster than in the past 40 years. That’s according to researchers whose work was published Wednesday in the journal Nature. Groundwater is one of
Continue Reading Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Si bien ha habido algunas dudas sobre algunos contendientes pasados por alto que no fueron nominados a los Oscar por la película “Barbie” el martes, la inesperada nominación de America Ferrera como mejor actriz de reparto es sin duda algo digno de celebrar. “Estoy atónita y muy conmovida por ser nominada
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