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By Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — Canadian world champion pole vaulter Shawn Barber has died at the age of 29, his agent Paul Doyle told CNN on Thursday. Barber set the Canadian record for the men’s pole vault in January 2016. He earned a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto and
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By Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — A Thai appeal court on Thursday extended a man’s prison sentence to a record 50 years for insulting the monarchy, in what is believed to be the toughest penalty ever imposed under the country’s draconian lese majeste law, according to a legal rights group. Mongkol Thirakhot, 30, an online clothes
Continue ReadingBy ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Asia markets mostly advanced Friday after Wall Street recouped most of the week’s earlier losses and Japan reported slowing inflation, which may keep its ultra-low interest rates steady. U.S. futures and oil prices were mixed. Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.3% to 35,940.50. Japan’s inflation slowed
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By Rachel Clarke, Shimon Prokupecz, Hannah Rabinowitz, Aaron Cooper and Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Officers had many opportunities as the 2022 school massacre in Uvalde, Texas, was still unfolding to reassess their flawed response to the shooting that left 19 children and two teachers dead, the US Justice Department concludes in a damning new
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Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Laura Sarabia, la exjefa de gabinete del presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, se presentó este jueves en la Fiscalía para atender a un interrogatorio, pero antes de entrar a la cita leyó un comunicado en compañía de sus abogados, en el que reiteró que no había ordenado ni tuvo
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN (CNN) — It has been a year since China reopened its borders, but despite loosening its stringent Covid-19 restrictions, foreign travelers have been slow to return to the country with numbers down more than 60% from pre-pandemic levels. China’s border authorities recorded 35.5 million entries and exits by foreign nationals in 2023,
Continue ReadingBy CNN Staff (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley participated in a CNN town hall Thursday in New Hampshire ahead of the state’s upcoming primary. The GOP presidential contender — who came in third behind former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis during Monday’s caucus in Iowa — took questions from New Hampshire voters
Continue ReadingCNN By CNN Staff (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley participated in a CNN town hall Thursday in New Hampshire ahead of the state’s upcoming primary. The GOP presidential contender — who came in third behind former President Donald Trump and Gov. Ron DeSantis during Monday’s caucus in Iowa — took questions from New Hampshire
Continue ReadingBy Stef Manchen Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — After serving ten months behind bars, a Tulsa woman is taking the bitter hand life dealt her and channeling her experiences into a way forward. Maria Morris was charged with child neglect after a house fire took the life of her
Continue ReadingBy Clifton Haskin Click here for updates on this story TULSA, Oklahoma (KJRH) — Losing weight is a challenge many of us face, and it can be a troubling journey. However, an organization called TOPS helped people fight obesity for decades. Bryanne Smith shares the incredible weight loss story of that put her in the
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Saint Thomas had 20 points to help Northern Colorado hold on for a 77-75 win over Sacramento State on Thursday night. Thomas had nine rebounds, five assists, and four steals for the Bears (10-7, 3-1 Big Sky Conference). Dejour Reaves scored 16 points, going 6 of 11
Continue Reading By Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — As Ukraine scrambles to keep international support with Russia’s invasion grinding into a third year, its leader has made clear one country he would like to see join his push for peace: China. Ratcheting up pressure on Beijing – Moscow’s most powerful political ally – appeared as
Continue Reading By Tara John and Jennifer Griffiths, CNN (CNN) — It has been more than 50 days since Hamas militants released Sharon Aloni Cunio and her twin three-year-old daughters, but she remains haunted by her time as a hostage – most of which she says was spent in a Gaza hospital – and longs for her husband who remains
Continue ReadingDAVAO, Philippines (AP) — A Philippine official says at least seven people, including five children, have been killed when a landslide set off by days of pounding rains buried a house where they were holding Christian prayers in the southern Philippines. Two other people were seriously injured and between 5 to 10 people remain unaccounted
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN Español) — Este 19 de enero se inicia en México un periodo llamado intercampaña, que va del 19 de enero al 29 de febrero. El Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE) da estos 41 días a los partidos políticos para que resuelvan posibles diferencias sobre la selección interna de candidatos. En ese periodo, la
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Bradner, Arit John, Daniel Strauss and Gregory Krieg, CNN (CNN) — Nikki Haley’s goal in New Hampshire’s Republican presidential primary Tuesday is to “be strong,” she said at a CNN town hall Thursday night. But the onetime South Carolina governor stopped short of saying she needs to defeat former President Donald Trump
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea said Friday it had tested a purported underwater nuclear attack drone in response to a combined naval exercise between South Korea and the United States and Japan this week, as it continues to blame its rivals for raising tensions in the region. The
Continue Reading Valeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — Algunos asistentes a los conciertos de Madonna en Brooklyn están reclamando que la cantante exhibió una “dificultad poco seria” para comenzar a tiempo los shows del “Celebration Tour” en Brooklyn, según muestran registros judiciales. Una nueva demanda contra la artista que se presentó el miércoles en Nueva York y que CNN
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican marines have detained one of the top leaders of the Gulf drug cartel, the gang that kidnapped four Americans and killed two of them in March 2023. The public safety department of the border state of Tamaulipas said the suspect was arrested in the neighboring state of Nuevo Leon, and
Continue ReadingBy CLAIRE RUSH and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Majiah Washington noticed a flash outside her home this week in Portland, where a dangerous storm had coated the city with ice. Opening her blinds, she saw a red SUV with a downed power line on it and a couple who had been
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