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By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s space agency said early Saturday that its spacecraft is on the moon, but is still “checking its status.” More details will be given at a news conference, officials said. The Smart Lander for Investigating Moon, or SLIM, came down onto the lunar surface at around 12:20
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is nearing its all-time high set two years ago as it drifts a bit higher Friday. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% at 4,794, just below its record of 4,796.56. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 70 points, or 0.2%, as of
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The residential real estate market tumbled in 2023, as soaring interest rates steadily slowed sales activity — but home prices still hit a record high. The median home sale price in 2023 was $389,800, up about 1% from 2022 and the highest on record, according to data
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Nuttle Click here for updates on this story HILO, Hawaii (KITV) — A newborn baby girl is said to be OK after being dragged by her mother while still attached to her umbilical cord moments after she was born. The incident happened just after 5 p.m. Tuesday in Hilo. The 41-year old homeless
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press PETERBOROUGH, N.H. (AP) — President Joe Biden is skipping Tuesday’s New Hampshire primary because the state defies new Democratic rules he championed. He isn’t campaigning and his name won’t be on the ballot. One of his top challengers, Minnesota Democratic Congressman Dean Phillips, has cut an ad likening Biden to
Continue ReadingBy DEREK GATOPOULOS Associated Press ON BOARD THE USS BATAAN (AP) — The U.S. Navy is reshuffling its warship deployment in the Middle East to maintain dominance in the region. The navy is now eyeing the longer haul, as concerns mount that Israel’s war on Hamas in Gaza could set off a regional conflict. The
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — Even Eminem might cringe at how much it costs to witness the Lions make their Cinderella run for the Super Bowl. Playoff tickets are fetching an average of $1,097 for the Lions home game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in Detroit, easily the most expensive Divisional playoff
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry dropped his libel lawsuit Friday against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid following a punishing ruling in which a judge suggested he might lose at trial. Lawyers for the Duke of Sussex notified the High Court in London that he would not continue the
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN London (CNN) — Germany’s finance minister has shrugged off suggestions his country has once again become the “sick man” of Europe. It’s just a little tired and in need of a “cup of coffee,” he said Friday. Long the engine of growth in Europe, Germany’s economy shrank last year by 0.3%,
Continue ReadingTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — A man who fell through the ice on a frozen Michigan lake was rescued after a quick-thinking state police officer used the stranded man’s dog to get rescue equipment to him and drag him to safety. Michigan State Police say the 65-year-old Traverse City man fell through ice-covered Arbutus Lake
Continue ReadingZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — A Moldovan national who was driving a van packed with migrants was arrested in Croatia following a car chase early on Friday in the capital, Zagreb. Police say that a patrol tried to stop the van on the highway near Zagreb but the driver instead rushed through the pay toll ramp
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By Caitlin Danaher and Rose Roobeek, CNN (CNN) — The group suspected of murdering a crime reporter in the Netherlands in 2021 also wanted to kidnap Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, according to a witness in the case. The protected witness, known to Dutch prosecutors only as “5089,” was told by a lead suspect that the group was so
Continue ReadingBy ALICIA RANCILIO Associated Press In her latest role in Showtime’s “The Woman in the Wall,” Ruth Wilson plays Lorna, a woman prone to sleepwalking and night terrors. Her sleep issues are the manifestation of trauma she experienced as a pregnant teen forced to live in a religion-run facility — sometimes called Catholic laundries or
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Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El secretario de Justicia de EE.UU., Merrick Garland, dijo en una entrevista con CNN que cree que debería haber un “juicio rápido” en el caso de subversión electoral contra Donald Trump, al tiempo que rechazó las acusaciones de que su departamento está yendo contra el expresidente por razones políticas. Garland dijo que
Continue ReadingBy Clare Duffy, CNN New York (CNN) — An Apple executive in 2020 alerted Meta that their 12-year-old child had been “solicited” on Facebook, according to a newly unredacted version of the complaint in a lawsuit against Meta brought by New Mexico’s Attorney General in December. The lawsuit accuses Meta of creating a “breeding ground”
Continue ReadingBy ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes sank in 2023 to a nearly 30-year low, as sharply higher mortgage rates, rising prices and a persistently low level of homes on the market combined to push homeownership out of reach for many Americans. The National Association of
Continue ReadingBy Justin Berger Click here for updates on this story ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — It was Christmas 2001. Mary Carol Abercrombie had melanoma for a year and it was about to get worse. “My doctors called me and I was like, ‘Ooh, this is really bad isn’t it, this is not good,’” Abercrombie said.
Continue ReadingBy Terry Ward, CNN (CNN) — From legendary nightlife hotspots to volcanic outposts far off the continent’s mainland, Europe has islands in spades. But for every Mykonos, Ibiza or Santorini, there’s someplace lesser known and equally lovely to escape to where you can ditch the crowds and get closer to nature. Here are some of
Continue ReadingBy SIMON CAMBERS Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A Ukrainian player refusing to shake the hand of a Russian or Belarusian at the net has become a common sight on the tennis tours over the past two years. For those Ukrainian players competing at the Australian Open in Melbourne, it’s a gesture that has
Continue ReadingBy Nadeen Abusada Click here for updates on this story CLEVELAND, Ohio (WEWS) — Making sure police and fire department staffing is reflective of the community they serve has been a goal of many cities over the last few years. The Cleveland Fire Department has done several things to recruit more women, but one small
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