Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spain’s maritime rescue agency and the Russian Foreign Ministry say a Russian cargo ship sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Spain and Algeria. Two crew members are missing. Spanish authorities rescued 14 of the Ursa Major’s crew from a lifeboat and transferred them to southeastern Spain. The Russian ministry said
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — With just two weeks remaining in the NFL regular season, playoff football is now rapidly approaching. After Week 16, there are now nine teams that have clinched their places in the postseason and the number of teams eliminated from the playoffs has risen to 13. One surprise result in
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Por Jordan Valinsky y Pete Muntean, CNN Tras una interrupción que detuvo todos los vuelos de American Airlines durante uno de los períodos de viaje más concurridos del año, la aerolínea dice que ha reanudado el servicio este martes por la mañana. American Airlines dijo que un breve “problema técnico” retrasó todos sus vuelos en
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau and Lisako Neriki Ancheta, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — One of Sumire Sekino’s most memorable Christmases involved spending the day hopping around some of Tokyo’s best date spots with her boyfriend. That day, she recalled, began with the pair snapping away at TeamLab, an immersive and extremely Instagrammable digital art installation. Then, they
Continue ReadingAP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — American Airlines briefly grounded flights nationwide Tuesday because of a technical problem just as the Christmas travel season kicked into overdrive and winter weather threatened more potential problems for those planning to fly or drive. Government regulators cleared American flights to get airborne about an hour after the Federal
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba says strengthening his country’s alliance with the United States is key to regional security and expressed his desire to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. This comes amid worries about China’s increasingly assertive military activity and North Korea’s repeated test-firings of ballistic missiles as part
Continue ReadingAssociated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — An Amsterdam District Court on Tuesday sentenced five men to up to six months in prison for violence that erupted around a UEFA Europa League football match between the Dutch club Ajax and Israel’s Maccabi Tel Aviv in November. The riots, which caused an international outcry and accusations
Continue ReadingPRISTINA, Kosovo (AP) — Kosovo’s main ethnic Serb party says its ban from taking part in the upcoming parliamentary election is political and institutional violence against the ethnic minority. Zlatan Elek of Srpska Lista, or Serb List, on Tuesday said they would appeal the move. The Central Election Commission declined to certify Srpska Lista, justifying
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — The holidays are here, as are the parties, happy hours and other get-togethers that often offer abundant mixed drinks, beer and wine. We all know that too much alcohol is bad for us, but how much is too much? Is it better to drink a lot on one day
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CNN By Ben Tinker, Meg Tirrell and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued an advisory Friday warning Americans that alcohol consumption can increase their cancer risk and called for an updated health warning label on alcoholic beverages. Surgeon general’s advisories are strongly stated warnings meant to deliver clear messages
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — France’s president and prime minister managed to form a new government just in time for the holidays. Now comes the hard part. Crushing debt, intensifying pressure from the nationalist far right, wars in Europe and the Mideast: Challenges abound for President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Francois Bayrou after an
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Continue ReadingAssociated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper leaves his job next week after eight years. It’s a span in which the southern Democrat picked his moments against a Republican-dominated legislature to win big on expanding Medicaid and on requiring cleaner energy. State law barred Cooper from seeking a third consecutive term.
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — The 50,000-year-old remains of a baby mammoth uncovered by melting permafrost have been unveiled to the public by researchers in Russia’s Siberia region. They call it the best-preserved mammoth body ever found. The female mammoth nicknamed Yana weighs more than 220 pounds and is 47 inches tall. Her remains are one of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CAIRO (AP) — Famine is spreading in Sudan due to a war between the military and a notorious paramilitary group that has devastated the country and created the world’s largest displacement crisis, a global hunger monitoring group said Tuesday. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification, or IPC, said it detected famine in five
Continue Reading Por Hassan Tayier, Gul Tuysuz y Edward Szekeres, CNN Al menos 12 personas murieron este martes en una explosión en una fábrica de explosivos y municiones en el noroeste de Turquía, según ha informado el Ministerio del Interior del país. Las autoridades locales excluyeron la posibilidad de sabotaje, informó la filial de CNN, CNN Turk.
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Tausche, CNN (CNN) — A committee of top government agency officials has notified President Joe Biden that it has not reached a consensus on whether a sale of US Steel to a Japanese rival poses a national security risk, according to two sources familiar with the matter. The fate of Nippon Steel’s acquisition
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By Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — Last-minute errands tend to pop up on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, whether it’s buying a quick present or picking up one last ingredient. Check out what’s open and closed today and tomorrow. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
Continue Reading Por Karina Tsui y Amanda Jackson, CNN Uno de los volcanes más activos del mundo entró en erupción este lunes después de tres meses de interrupción, arrojando lava de color naranja brillante a una altura de hasta 90 metros, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El volcán Kilauea,
Continue Reading Por Stephen Collinson, CNN El próximo año traerá nuevas tensiones a la alianza transatlántica, con el regreso de Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca. El presidente electo de EE.UU. seguramente presionará aún más a los países europeos para que aumenten su gasto en defensa, y podría utilizar la amenaza de rebajar el apoyo estadounidense a
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