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BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has sharply condemned alleged plans by members of far-right groups who supposedly met recently at a mansion outside Berlin to devise a plot to deport millions of immigrants, even those with German citizenship, if the groups take power. Scholz said Thursday that Germany will not allow anyone living
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By Anna Chernova and Amy Cassidy, CNN (CNN) — Jailed Kremlin critic Alexey Navalny told a Moscow court of “freezing” conditions inside his prison, as he appeared via video link to outline his case against the authorities at the Siberian penal colony in which he is being held. Addressing the Supreme Court in Moscow, the opposition figure
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey, Bulgaria and Romania have signed an agreement to jointly tackle drifting sea mines that have threatened Black Sea shipping since the start of the Ukraine war. Turkish Defense Minister Yasar Guler said Thursday the agreement establishes a Mine Countermeasures Task Group among the three NATO allies to deal with the mines.
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation. Grants being announced Thursday will fund 47 EV charging stations and related projects in 22 states and Puerto Rico, including 7,500 EV charging ports, officials said. “America
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is awarding $623 million in grants to help build an electric vehicle charging network across the nation. Grants being announced Thursday will fund 47 EV charging stations and related projects in 22 states and Puerto Rico, including 7,500 EV charging ports, officials said. “America
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen, CNN (CNN) — Even as winter arrived in the East this week, with treacherous snow and an impending Arctic cold snap, much of the West is still entrenched in warm and dry conditions. It’s a sluggish and concerning start to what should be the region’s wet season and is raising concerns about
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Biden administration on Thursday announced over $620 million in grant funding to help counties, cities and tribes around the nation install new charging stations for electric vehicles and long-haul freight trucks. The funding, which comes from the bipartisan infrastructure law, will fund 47 projects in 22 states
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, Kara Scannell and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Donald Trump plans to attend closing arguments for his New York civil fraud trial Thursday, where the former president’s business empire in the state is at stake. Trump is not expected to speak in court, however, after Judge Arthur Engoron rejected a request
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Seth MacFarlane’s foul-mouthed teddy bear gets a logical scaled-down home in “Ted,” a Peacock prequel series that solves the “Why no Mark Wahlberg?” question by featuring his character as a teenager, with the wish-upon-a-star talking teddy as his only pal. Basically “ALF” with a lot more F-bombs, the
Continue ReadingLAS VEGAS (AP) — Welcome to CES 2024. This multi-day trade event put on by the Consumer Technology Association is expected to bring some 130,000 attendees and more than 4,000 exhibitors to Las Vegas. The latest advances and gadgets across personal tech, transportation, health care, sustainability and more will be on display, with burgeoning uses
Continue ReadingBy NASSER KARIMI Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s intelligence ministry has identified a top suspect, described as ringleader and bomb-maker, in the twin suicide bombings last week claimed by the Islamic State group. Thursday’s announcement came as state media said the death toll from the Jan. 3 attack rose to at least 94.
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh and Hassan Tayir, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Fan Yifei, a disgraced former Chinese central banker, has admitted making a “huge mistake” in comments aired as part of a documentary by state broadcaster CCTV that alleges he accepted massive bribes from the beginning of his tenure. Fan, who was one of the
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s right-wing opposition is urging supporters to protest against moves by the new pro-European Union government to take control of state broadcasters and the state news agency. The Law and Justice party governed for eight years before losing October’s parliamentary elections. It has called for a protest by “Free Poles” outside
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares advanced Thursday on the back of Wall Street’s climb to a near-record high, as Tokyo’s benchmark finished at a 34-year high. France’s CAC 40 edged up 0.6% in early trading to 7,469.16. Germany’s DAX added nearly 0.8% to 16,821.53. Britain’s FTSE 100 rose 0.5%
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Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Fan Yifei, un exfuncionario del Banco Central de China caído en desgracia, aceptó enormes sobornos durante años, desde el comienzo de su mandato, según las acusaciones de un documental de la emisora estatal CCTV Fan, que fue uno de los altos directivos del Banco Popular de China (PBOC) de 2015 a
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO AP Technology Writer Google says it has laid off hundreds of employees working on its hardware, voice assistance and engineering teams as part of cost-cutting measures. The company said the moves were made as Google aims at “responsibly investing in our company’s biggest priorities and the significant opportunities ahead.” Google earlier said
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker that was once at the center of a crisis between Iran and the United States has been boarded by “unauthorized” men in military uniforms in the Gulf of Oman. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which provides warnings to
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — An eerily familiar situation will play out later this week as a new, powerful storm mirrors the path and hazards of the massive storm that slammed much of the country earlier this week. Thousands of people are still without power in the eastern US, rivers are rising and
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman has been boarded by “unauthorized” men in military uniforms. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which provides warnings to sailors in the Middle East, said the incident began early on Thursday morning in the
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — An industry association reports that China’s auto exports surged 63.7% in 2023 while sales at home rose 4.2%. The surge in exports appears likely to propel China past Japan as the world’s number one car exporter. Chinese automakers have aggressively expanded exports in search of growth missing
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