By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer N.C. State’s Jannah Eissa and UC Irvine’s Diaba Konate are bringing visibility and inspiration to some Muslim women by wearing hjiabs while they play basketball. They aren’t the first women to do it in NCAA Tournament play, but with record viewership and attendance they are certainly getting noticed. “Representation
Continue ReadingPHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Forty-five people have been injured, five critically, when a train crashed into the side of a bus at a rail crossing in northwestern Cambodia. Police in Pursat province said the crash in Krakor district occurred around 11 a.m. Friday when the bus attempted to cross the tracks even though the
Continue ReadingBy KEN MILLER Associated Press A Texas appeals court has overturned a woman’s voter fraud conviction and five-year sentence for casting an illegal provisional ballot. The court ruled that Crystal Mason of Fort Worth did not know that being on probation after serving in prison still made her ineligible in 2016. The appeals court found
Continue ReadingBy Radina Gigova, Anna Chernova and Olesya Dmitracova, CNN London (CNN) — Six journalists working for independent media outlets in Russia were arrested in a span of just a few hours this week on the eve of the anniversary of American reporter Evan Gershkovich’s detention in the city of Yekaterinburg. The journalists include Antonina Favorskaya,
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Alexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN) — El gran choque masivo de un barco de carga contra el puente Francis Scott Key de Baltimore generará probablemente miles de millones de dólares en reclamaciones por responsabilidad civil. Las compañías de seguros marítimos asumirán gran parte de los costos. Última hora del colapso del puente Key en Baltimore
Continue Reading Paulina Nares (CNN) — Decenas de fieles murieron luego de que un autobús que se dirigía a una conferencia de Pascua se estrellara este jueves en la provincia sudafricana de Limpopo, la última tragedia en un país donde los recientes accidentes de tráfico han provocado múltiples víctimas. El accidente dejó 45 personas muertas y la
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN LONG and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Barack Obama, Bill Clinton and some big names from the entertainment world have delivered a rousing New York embrace of President Joe Biden at a campaign fundraiser that hauled in a record-setting $26 million-plus for the incumbent’s reelection campaign. The mood at Radio
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press France says it has asked 46 countries if they would be willing to supply more than 2,000 police officers to help secure the Paris Olympics this summer, as organizers finalize security planning for the French capital’s first Games in a century while on heightened alert against potential attacks. The Interior
Continue ReadingBy Melanie Zanona and Annie Grayer, CNN Speaker Mike Johnson informed Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer that the House will send the impeachment articles against Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas to the Senate on April 10, according to a letter obtained by CNN, the next step in having an impeachment trial in the upper
Continue ReadingGERMANTOWN, Ill. (AP) — A magnitude 2.8 earthquake has been reported in southern Illinois, near the Missouri state line. The U.S. Geological Survey reports that the earthquake was detected about 6:55 p.m. Thursday north of Germantown, about 40 miles east of St. Louis. It was at a depth of just over 14 miles. No injuries
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY MEYER Associated Press On Easter morning, many Christians wake before dawn to celebrate their belief in the resurrection of Jesus, the son of God — as the sun rises. They gather outside on beaches and church lawns, in local cemeteries and national parks, marking the holy day at the very core of Christianity.
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La respuesta del presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, al mandatario argentino, Javier Milei, luego de que este lo llamara “ignorante” en una entrevista con CNN en Español no tardó en llegar. A falta de su conferencia de prensa matutina habitual, López Obrador recurrió a publicar en su cuenta de
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN Español) –– El Gobierno de Colombia ordenó este miércoles la expulsión de todo el cuerpo diplomático de Argentina en su país, en reclamo por las declaraciones que el presidente de ese país, Javier Milei, hizo en contra del mandatario colombiano, Gustavo Petro, a quien en una entrevista con CNN llamó “asesino terrorista”. “Las
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, fue objeto de duras palabras del mandatario de Argentina, Javier Milei. En entrevista con Andrés Oppenheimer para CNN, el gobernante argentino llamó a su homólogo mexicano un “ignorante”. El tema llegó a la campaña presidencial: tanto la candidata oficialista Claudia Scheinbaum como
Continue ReadingBy Francesca Street, CNN (CNN) — Cruise vacations cover a range of budgets, with some bargain jaunts costing a few hundred dollars, while more upscale, longer voyages lay on more perks to justify the big expense. But a new offering by luxury operator Regent Seven Seas Cruises raises the price tag to eye-watering levels, with
Continue ReadingBy GERALD IMRAY and NQOBILE NTSHANGASE Associated Press MMAMATLAKALA, South Africa (AP) — Emergency workers in South Africa were searching Friday for the bodies of victims after a bus carrying pilgrims to an Easter gathering plunged off a bridge and caught fire. An 8-year-old child was the only survivor of the crash that killed at
Continue ReadingReview by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Spanning decades of Russian history from the confines of a luxury hotel, “A Gentleman in Moscow” provides another strong TV showcase for Ewan McGregor, this time playing opposite his wife, Mary Elizabeth Winstead. The result is a sweetly touching adaptation of the bestselling book that explores the quest
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — It appears that the Atlanta Hawks have the Boston Celtics’ number. Atlanta guard Dejounte Murray knocked down a game-winning jumpshot in the final second of overtime to give the Hawks a 123-122 victory over the Celtics on Thursday – their second win against the team with the best record
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By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — As the total solar eclipse, occurring across Mexico, the United States and Canada on April 8, draws near, experts are reminding spectators to grab a pair of eclipse glasses to view the celestial event safely — and to make sure they aren’t fake. Counterfeit eclipse glasses are “polluting the
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Beyoncé knows how to get people talking, and her new album “Cowboy Carter,” had tongues wagging long before its release date on March 29. With star power as ubiquitous as hers, every little detail of a new work is going to be embraced and dissected, especially since Beyoncé is
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