CNN By Laura Paddison and Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — One day in the next couple of years, everyone in the world will lose a second of their time. Exactly when that will happen is being influenced by humans, according to a new study, as melting polar ice alters the Earth’s rotation and changes time
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS and PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The coach of Oxford’s crew taking part in the Boat Race has described the pollution in London’s River Thames as a “national disgrace.” His team has also expressed concerns about maintaining the post-event tradition of throwing the winning cox into the water. Testing by
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian court has extended custody of a top opposition leader for four more days after his arrest last week triggered protests, as the country gears up for a general election starting next month. Arvind Kejriwal, New Delhi’s top elected official and one of the country’s most consequential politicians of the
Continue ReadingBy Billy Stockwell, CNN London (CNN) — Concern is growing over levels of sewage pollution in London’s River Thames after E. coli bacteria was discovered ahead of this weekend’s historic Oxford v. Cambridge boat race. Rowers taking part in the contest are being told to avoid direct contact with the water due to “alarmingly high
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine president says his government will take action against what he called dangerous attacks by the Chinese coast guard and suspected militia ships in the disputed South China Sea, saying, “Filipinos do not yield.” Ferdinand Marcos Jr. did not provide details of his government’s response
Continue ReadingBy John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — Cocoa prices are surging so high, the Easter Bunny might want to hoard its chocolate. Consumers hunting for Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies this year can expect sticker shock similar to Valentine’s Day. Retail chocolate prices rose 11.6% across all of 2023, according to Circana data shared with CNN,
Continue ReadingCNN By John Towfighi, CNN (CNN) — Cocoa prices are surging so high, the Easter Bunny might want to hoard its chocolate. Consumers hunting for Easter eggs and chocolate bunnies this year can expect sticker shock similar to Valentine’s Day. Retail chocolate prices rose 11.6% across all of 2023, according to Circana data shared with
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN and COLLEEN LONG Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A fundraiser for President Joe Biden on Thursday in New York City that also stars Barack Obama and Bill Clinton is raising a whopping $25 million, setting a record for the biggest haul for a political event, his campaign said. The eye-popping amount was
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Home Depot will buy SRS Distribution, a materials provider for professionals, in a deal valued at approximately $18.25 billion. It is Home Depot’s largest acquisition in its history and with it, it steps more aggressively into the fast growing professional builder and contactor business. SRS provides materials for professionals
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis is urging his priests to avoid “clerical hypocrisy” and treat their flocks with mercy. He delivered a lengthy set of marching orders in a Holy Thursday Mass to Rome-based priests at the start of a busy few days leading to Easter. Francis has been hobbled
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay and Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — Age, they say, is just a number – an adage that appears to ring true for soccer star Lionel Messi. In an interview with the Big Time Podcast released on Wednesday, the 36-year-old Messi revealed that he doesn’t see his advancing years as an important factor
Continue ReadingBy Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — Mpox cases in the United States are twice as high as they were at this time last year, and experts are stressing the importance of improving vaccination coverage as transmission risks rise. There have been 511 cases reported this year through March 16, according to data from the US
Continue ReadingBy SIMINA MISTREANU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation has pledged continued support for Taiwan, days after Congress approved $300 million in military aid for the self-governed island that’s claimed by China. The Chinese government regards Taiwan as a breakaway province to be brought under its control, by force if
Continue Reading By Lucas Lilieholm, Sania Farooqui and Aishwarya S. Iyer and Rhea Mogul, CNN New Delhi (CNN) — India’s Ministry of External Affairs summoned a US State Department official after the department called for a fair legal process for opposition leader and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal following his arrest last week. “We take strong objection to
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal is in Poland for talks with his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk to address Polish and western European farmers’ demands that regulations be applied to the cheap Ukraine grain and food imports that they say are undercutting their livelihoods. Farmers in many countries have been staging vehement
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Germany’s main national postal carrier has stopped using domestic flights to transport letters after nearly 63 years. The move reflects the declining significance of letter mail and allows it to improve its climate footprint. Deutsche Post said Thursday the last planes carrying letters between northern and southern Germany, operated by Lufthansa unit
Continue ReadingBy REESE DUNKLIN Associated Press Every day, police in the U.S. rely on common use-of-force tactics that, unlike guns, are meant to stop people without killing them. But when misused, these tactics can still end in death. Over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body
Continue ReadingBy ILLIA NOVIKOV Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Authorities say Russia has fired salvoes of drones and missiles overnight at southern and eastern regions of Ukraine, injuring more than a dozen people as the Kremlin’s forces persevered with attritional attacks designed to wear down Ukrainian defenses. Ukraine’s air force said air defense systems intercepted
Continue Reading By Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN (CNN) — As a first-generation college student, Andrea Morquecho was looking forward to walking in the Latinx graduation ceremony at the University of Texas at Austin this spring. Morquecho said she has family members traveling from Mexico who would have appreciated the ceremony because it’s delivered in both Spanish and English. She was also excited to
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has told Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte that “no force can stop China’s scientific and technological development.” Xi’s comments come as a chip war rages between China and Western countries, including the Netherlands, which is home to ASML — the world’s sole manufacturer of
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