By KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The seemingly never-ending efforts of China’s electric car makers to redefine the automobile are on display at the nation’s largest annual auto show. One unveiled a car on Thursday with front seats that swivel to face the rear ones. Another is offering a built-in drone. They are
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Police say a 17-year-old has been arrested on a murder warrant after fatally shooting a schoolmate on the campus of an Arlington, Texas, high school. Arlington Police Chief Al Jones says the shooting occurred shortly before 3 p.m. Wednesday outside portable buildings on the campus of Bowie High School. The suspect
Continue ReadingBy Stephen Swanson, David Schuman, Caroline Cummings Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Some love it, while others hate it. But in 15 days the new Minnesota state flag will be raised across the state. The Minnesotan behind the design, Andrew Prekker, spoke with WCCO on Wednesday about the achievement. “It
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Dusty Baker has won the fourth Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Baseball Digest. The beloved Baker retired following the 2023 season after spending 56 years in the majors as a player, coach and manager. He was honored Thursday with an annual distinction that “recognizes a living individual whose career has been
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Smithson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A petition has been started to help pass a law to require bars to call cabs or rideshares for drunk patrons after the disappearance and death of Riley Strain. “The Riley Act,” according to the petition started by Deborah Borza on
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A U.S. citizen arrested on drug charges in Moscow amid soaring Russia-U.S. tensions has appeared in court and had his case adjourned until mid-May. Robert Woodland is facing charges of trafficking large amounts of illegal drugs as part of an organized group. That’s a criminal offense punishable by up to 20 years
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Kraken will move their games to an over-the-air broadcaster and have a streaming partnership with Amazon’s Prime Video beginning with the 2024-25 season. The Kraken will be the first NHL team to have a streaming deal with Prime Video for all non-nationally televised games and will be available to Amazon
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El presidente del Gobierno de España, Pedro Sánchez, anunció que hará una pausa en sus compromisos públicos para “poder reflexionar” y decidir si continúa al frente de sus responsabilidades, de acuerdo con una carta que publicó en sus redes sociales. Sánchez adelantó que comparecerá antes los medios de
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government and opposition lawmakers have assailed the far-right Alternative for Germany for its alleged closeness to Russia and China after an assistant to a legislator for the party was arrested on suspicion of spying for Beijing. This week’s arrest of an assistant to European Parliament lawmaker Maximilian Krah cast an
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are tumbling Thursday after a dispiriting cocktail of data suggested both that the economy’s growth is flagging and that inflation remains stubbornly high. A sharp drop for Meta Platforms, one of Wall Street’s most influential stocks, also dragged the market lower. The S&P
Continue ReadingBy JARI TANNER Associated Press HELSINKI (AP) — Finnish investigators say a Chinese container ship remains the prime suspect in causing damage last year to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline between NATO members Finland and Estonia. It has been over six months since substantial, human-made damage that caused a major drop in pressure was first
Continue ReadingBy Amy Woodyatt, CNN (CNN) — Ryōyū Kobayashi might have bettered the world ski jump record by nearly 40 meters on Wednesday, but the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) says it won’t recognize the Japanese jumper’s landmark effort as it didn’t meet the governing body’s competition conditions. The 27-year-old barreled down a specially-created natural ramp
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump returned to court Thursday morning as witness testimony in his hush money trial entered a third day. The trial resumed at the same time that the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Washington over whether he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took during his time as
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By Ibrahim Dahman, Eyad Kourdi, Pauline Lo, Lauren Izso, Richard Allen Greene and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Hamas released a video of Israeli-American hostage Hersh Goldberg-Polin on Wednesday, the first proof that he survived being badly wounded during his capture on October 7. Goldberg-Polin, then 23, was kidnapped from the Nova music festival during Hamas’ attacks on Israel
Continue ReadingBy Joe Lofaro Click here for updates on this story MONTREAL (CTV Network) — Cuba’s foreign affairs minister has apologized to a Montreal-area family after they were sent the wrong body following the death of a loved one. Faraj Jarjour, 68, died on March 22 in Varadero, Cuba during a family vacation. The family paid
Continue ReadingBy Hanako Montgomery and Helen Regan, CNN Tokyo/Hong Kong (CNN) — Mitsuko Tottori admits Japan has much more to do to get people like her into the chief executive seat. Tottori was named as the first female president and chief executive of Japan Airlines (JAL) in January, crowning a career that began nearly 40 years
Continue ReadingBy Heather Wright Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — For centuries, people have wondered what, if anything, might be lurking beneath the surface of Loch Ness in Scotland. When Canadian couple Parry Malm and Shannon Wiseman visited the Scottish highlands earlier this month with their two children, they didn’t expect
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Xóchitl Gálvez —candidata a la presidencia de México por la coalición Fuerza y Corazón por México, integrada por los partidos Revolucionario Institucional (PRI), Acción Nacional (PAN) y el de la Revolución Democrática (PRD)— plantea como parte de su política social y de salud otorgar dos tarjetas: Mexicana, para mujeres en
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC and NICK PERRY Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Some U.S. universities called in police to break up demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war, resulting in ugly scuffles and dozens of arrests, while others appeared content to wait out student protests Thursday, as the final days of the semester ticked down and graduation ceremonies
Continue ReadingBy STEVE LeBLANC and NICK PERRY Associated Press The University of Southern California canceled its main stage graduation ceremony Thursday under new safety measures being taken as the campus is roiled by protests stemming from the Israel-Hamas war. The university announced the move Thursday, the day after more than 90 protesters were arrested on campus.
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