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By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — At least one person has died as storms with heavy rain and strong winds batter the South African coastal province of Western Cape, which includes Cape Town. The severe weather led to the closure of schools and highways mainly in the Cape Winelands, Overberg and West Coast
Continue ReadingBy HYUNG-JIN KIM and KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — As South Koreans head to the polls to elect a new 300-member parliament on this week, many are choosing their livelihoods and other domestic concerns as the most important election issues. It’s in a stark contrast from past elections that were overshadowed
Continue ReadingBy Justin Gamble and Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics voted to adopt a new policy Monday that effectively bans transgender women from participating in most of its women’s intercollegiate sports programs. The NAIA, an athletic association consisting of 241 mostly small member colleges and universities as of 2023, governs intercollegiate athletics for more than 83,000 student-athletes, according to its website. According to the
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Shohei Ohtani had two doubles and a home run — his third in five games — to tie his career high with three extra-base hits and power the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Minnesota Twins 4-2 on Monday night. James Outman hit the go-ahead homer in
Continue ReadingBy RIO YAMAT Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man opened fire Monday during a deposition hearing in a child custody case at a law office in an affluent neighborhood of Las Vegas, leaving two “very specific targets” dead before the shooter killed himself, police said. Las Vegas police homicide Lt. Jason Johansson said
Continue ReadingBy SUMAN NAISHADHAM Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — For the 10th consecutive month, Earth in March set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world’s oceans hitting an all-time high for the month, the European Union climate agency Copernicus said. March 2024 averaged 14.14 degrees Celsius (57.9 degrees
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Belén Liotti (CNN Español) –– Un tribunal de Ecuador aceptó este lunes un pedido de suspensión condicional de la pena de un año de prisión que se le había impuesto al programador de origen sueco Ola Bini, amigo del cofundador de Wikileaks Julian Assange, por el delito de acceso no consentido a un sistema informático en
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities were investigating any connections between the deaths of an infant girl found Monday on the shoulder of a busy Los Angeles area freeway, a man discovered slain at a suburban apartment complex and a woman killed in a solo car crash near a beach. The series of events began when
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities were investigating any connections between the deaths of an infant girl found Monday on the shoulder of a busy Los Angeles area freeway, a man discovered slain at a suburban apartment complex and a woman killed in a solo car crash near a beach. The series of events began when
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN New York (CNN) — Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group continue to rapidly fall back to Earth. The Truth Social owner dropped by another 8% on Monday, adding to a brutal week that wiped out a third of the stock’s value. The selloff has shrunk former President Donald Trump’s stake
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By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana’s Republican-controlled Senate has advanced a bill that would empower state and local law enforcement to arrest and jail people who entered the U.S. illegally. The proposed measure resembles embattled legislation in Texas. The measure next heads to the House. In Louisiana, a state that
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer Folks figured the Cal State San Marcos baseball and softball coaches were simply kidding around when they recently started discussing the idea of Jillian Albayati playing for both of them. Oh no, Jose Garcia and Stef Ewing were completely serious. So when the short-handed Cougars baseball team needed a
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is wrapping up her second trip to China, where she raised American concerns about Chinese overproduction, warned against support for Russia and, unexpectedly, caused a stir on Chinese social media over her travel style and chopstick-wielding skills. Over the span of four
Continue ReadingCNN By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is wrapping up her second trip to China, where she raised American concerns about Chinese overproduction, warned against support for Russia and, unexpectedly, caused a stir on Chinese social media over her travel style and chopstick-wielding skills. Over the span of
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By Christian Edwards and Maria Kostenko, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine “will lose the war” if the United States Congress does not approve military aid to help it resist Russia’s invasion, President Volodymyr Zelensky said. “It’s important to specifically address the Congress: if the Congress doesn’t help Ukraine, Ukraine will lose the war,” Zelensky said Sunday
Continue Reading Belén Liotti (CNN) — Usar menos sal en los alimentos puede parecer aburrido, pero los beneficios podrían ser tan grandes como un menor riesgo de muerte, según una nueva investigación. Utilizar un sustituto de la sal al cocinar se vincula con un menor riesgo de morir prematuramente por cualquier causa o enfermedad cardiovascular, según indica
Continue ReadingVATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis met Monday with relatives of hostages taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, marking the six-month anniversary of the attack in southern Israel with an hourlong audience. The Vatican released photos of the encounter, showing relatives of several of the hostages sitting in a semicircle in front of Francis in
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze, Tierney Sneed and Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — Special counsel Jack Smith urged the Supreme Court on Monday to reject Donald Trump’s claims of sweeping immunity and to deny the former president any opportunity to delay a trial on charges that he attempted to subvert the results of the 2020 election. Trump’s position, Smith
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