By Lilit Marcus and Mayumi Maruyama, CNN (CNN) — Lena Bychcova couldn’t really believe it when her North Korean tourist visa came through. Many Russian tourists have found themselves locked out of tourism destinations. But North Korea — as a key Russian ally — offered a rare opportunity to travel. The marketing professional was one
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — La nave espacial Odysseus envió nuevas imágenes de la superficie de la Luna, que captó durante su angustioso descenso. El módulo logró un alunizaje suave este jueves, con lo que se convirtió en la primera nave de fabricación estadounidense que realiza esta hazaña desde la era Apolo. Intuitive Machines, la empresa
Continue ReadingBy BABACAR DIONE Associated Press DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Senegal’s President Macky Sall has told a national dialogue that elections will be held before the rainy season begins around July, and reiterated his commitment to leave office before his mandate ends in April. But the election’s 16 candidates have refused to take part in the
Continue ReadingBy EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he intentionally avoided hot-button issues and political conflict in his State of the State address. He called on legislators during his speech Monday to support economic development by funding roads, ports and bridges. He urged them to establish 12
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Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A shooting at a home has left multiple people dead and others injured in a small Inupiat whaling village on Alaska’s remote northwest coast. The North Slope Borough issued a statement saying there were “incidents” Sunday in the village of Point Hope
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A former Riverside County Sheriff’s Correctional Deputy could face five years in prison after pleading guilty to extorting female inmates on home detention as part of an extortion scheme. Christian Phillip Heidecker, 32, of Menifee agreed to a five-year prison sentence on Friday after pleading guilty to five counts of extortion, four counts of witness
Continue ReadingREGINA, Saskatchewan (AP) — A case of old hockey cards possibly containing the game’s Great One has fetched more than $3.7 million after it was discovered in a Regina home. Heritage Auctions says the winning bidder bought the case of 16 sealed boxes of O-Pee-Chee’s 1979 hockey card collection, amounting to more than 10,000 cards.
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By Joshua Berlinger and Stephanie Halasz, CNN (CNN) — Hungary’s parliament overwhelmingly approved Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Monday, clearing the way for the Nordic nation’s accession to the alliance after nearly two years of intense negotiations and dealing a geopolitical blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin. Getting approval from the Hungarian parliament was
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The AMOC, or Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, is a critical part of the global ocean circulation. It helps transport heat and minerals across the Atlantic. The circulation is driven by differences in salinity (salt content) in the water. However, as more ice melts across the planet, especially in the Arctic, fresh water is released. This
Continue ReadingSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Free agent shortstop Nick Ahmed reached agreement Monday on a minor league contract with the San Francisco Giants that includes a spring training invite. The 33-year-old Ahmed had spent all 10 of his major league seasons with the NL West rival Arizona Diamondbacks from 2014-23, winning two Gold Gloves. He was
Continue ReadingLITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say Family Dollar Stores has pleaded guilty to holding food, drugs, cosmetics and other items under “insanitary” conditions at a now-closed, rodent-infested distribution center in West Memphis, Arkansas. The U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release Monday that Family Dollar faced one misdemeanor count of causing
Continue ReadingBy AARON BEARD AP Basketball Writer Duke coach Jon Scheyer wants the Atlantic Coast Conference to implement measures to prevent court-storming after star big man Kyle Filipowski was hobbled following a collision with a fan during a weekend loss at Wake Forest. Scheyer said Monday that Filipowski was “a little bit sore” after the incident
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN and JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A shooting at a home has left multiple people dead and others injured in a small Inupiat whaling village on Alaska’s remote northwest coast. The North Slope Borough issued a statement saying there were “incidents” Sunday in the village of Point Hope
Continue ReadingBy Zachary Cohen, Nick Valencia and Jason Morris, CNN (CNN) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and the top prosecutor on the Georgia 2020 election subversion case received an onslaught of harassing phone calls over the weekend after their personal contact information was cited in legal paperwork from Donald Trump’s defense lawyer, sources with
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — El expresidente de EE.UU. Donald Trump estará “contra los estadounidenses” si decide apoyar a Rusia en lugar de a Ucrania, dijo el domingo el presidente de ese país devastado por la guerra, Volodymyr Zelensky. En declaraciones a Kaitlan Collins de CNN en Kyiv, Zelensky dijo que “no puede entender cómo Donald
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Raja Razek and Holly Yan CNN (CNN) — While mourners spoke at a vigil honoring a beloved student found dead on the University of Georgia campus, her suspected killer’s immigration status has renewed debate over immigration policies. Laken Hope Riley, who was a nursing student at a nearby school and had been
Continue ReadingBy BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Senate has voted to lay the foundation to attract nuclear energy projects to a state where coal has fueled the economy for generations. Republican Sen. Danny Carroll says Kentucky should embrace a cross-section of sources — including coal, natural gas and
Continue ReadingBUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The government of Argentina’s libertarian President Javier Milei has condemned a threat by the governor of the oil-rich province of Chubut to cut off energy supplies to the rest of the country amid a dispute over funding reductions. The squabble between Argentina’s central government with the local provinces started late
Continue ReadingTRENTON, N.J. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Andy Kim says in a federal lawsuit that New Jersey’s primary ballot design unconstitutionally favors candidates who have the support of political party leaders and should be scrapped. The representative, who’s locked in a primary contest for U.S. Senate against the state’s first lady Tammy Murphy, filed the lawsuit
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