By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After every outing late in his career, never fail, Bud Black’s left elbow would swell. He would begin feeling the pain in his pitching arm at a certain number of throws each game, with it varying based on the circumstances. The veteran Colorado Rockies manager
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Dotson and Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — Invited to speak at a roundtable discussion with a handful of US Senators on Capitol Hill Tuesday, former football coach Nick Saban spoke about how the current landscape of college athletics contributed to his decision to retire from the University of Alabama after the 2023 season.
Continue ReadingBy Julia Vargas Jones and Eduardo Duwe, CNN Macapá, Brazil (CNN) — At the port of Igarapé da Fortaleza, in the far north of Brazil, dock workers unload large orange-red sacks from small wooden boats. Small dark berries scatter around the dock, staining everything purple and making the pavement slippery. After being washed, processed, and
Continue ReadingCNN By Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Macapá, Brazil (CNN) — At the port of Igarapé da Fortaleza, in the far north of Brazil, dock workers unload large orange-red sacks from small wooden boats. Small dark berries scatter around the dock, staining everything purple and making the pavement slippery. After being washed, processed, and blended, each
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares were mixed in muted trading Wednesday as optimism set off by a record rally on Wall Street gradually ran out of momentum. France’s CAC 40 edged up nearly 0.1% in early trading to 8,095.34, while Germany’s DAX was little changed, up less than 0.1%
Continue ReadingBy LIUDAS DAPKUS Associated Press VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Leonid Volkov, the late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s close associate and top strategist, has accused Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “henchmen” of being behind a brutal attack that left him hospitalized in Lithuania’s capital. He also vowed to “not give up.” Police said an assailant attacked
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Brian Fung and Haley Talbot, CNN The House voted with bipartisan, overwhelming fashion on Wednesday to pass a bill that could lead to a nationwide ban against TikTok, a major challenge to one of the world’s most popular social media apps. The bill would prohibit TikTok from US app stores unless the social media
Continue Readingby ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China stocks were lower Wednesday after the overnight United States inflation report that signaled a diminished possibility of the Fed’s rate cut made investors cautious. Hong Kong stocks edged less than 0.1% lower at 17,082.11, ending its three consecutive days of gain. Hang Seng Tech Index
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A U.S. Congress-mandated group cut short a fact-finding mission to Saudi Arabia after officials in the kingdom ordered a Jewish rabbi to remove his kippah in public, highlighting the religious tensions still present in the wider Middle East. Speaking to The Associated Press, Rabbi
Continue ReadingBy Dhruv Tikekar and Mai Nishiyama, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A city in Japan is on high alert for a cat that fell into a tank of hazardous chemicals before disappearing into the night. Officials in Fukuyama, Hiroshima prefecture, said they have stepped up patrols and warned residents not to approach the animal, which was last seen in
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to its statehood, sovereignty or independence, voicing hope that the U.S. would refrain from actions that could trigger a nuclear conflict. Putin’s statement was another blunt warning to the West ahead of a presidential
Continue ReadingBy Josh Pennington and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Moscow is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to the existence of the Russian state but “there has never been such a need,” President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with state media published Wednesday. The Russian leader made the comments to
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Coming nearly straight from the Oscars with a truck full of Kenergy, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt rolled into South By Southwest to premiere “The Fall Guy,” an affectionate, action-fueled ode to stunt work and the dedicated professionals that throw their bodies into filmmaking. “The
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A commercial rocket trying to put a satellite into orbit has been intentionally exploded shortly after liftoff in central Japan. The company behind the rocket said the launch was aborted five seconds after liftoff early Wednesday. Space One’s president said the problem that necessitated the decision was
Continue ReadingAssociated Press President Vladimir Putin said that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to Russian statehood, sovereignty, or independence. Speaking in an interview with Russian state television released early Wednesday, Putin said he hoped that the U.S. would avoid any escalation that could trigger a nuclear war, but emphasized
Continue ReadingJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia authorities say a fishing boat that was carrying 37 people capsized in rough seas off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least two people and leaving 24 others missing. The Dewi Jaya 2 was on its way from a port in Jakarta to Lombok Island near Bali carrying tons of fish
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — An explosion caused by a suspected gas leak ripped through a building in northern China, killing two people and injuring 26 others. Authorities said the blast occurred in a fried chicken shop early Wednesday morning in the city of Sanhe. The city is around 39 miles east
Continue ReadingBy FABIOLA SÁNCHEZ Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Two detectives looking for 43 students who went missing almost 10 years ago were found unharmed after they themselves disappeared in Mexico’s Pacific coast state of Guerrero. Officials did not say Tuesday how the man and woman were found or whether they had been freed from
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A deadly suspected gas explosion ripped through a residential neighborhood in northern China on Wednesday, leaving a scene of devastation. The powerful blast occurred just before 8 a.m. at a ground-floor restaurant in a residential area of Sanhe city, Hebei province, east of the capital Beijing, state
Continue ReadingBy DAKE KANG Associated Press CHENGDU, China (AP) — Some investors in a troubled Chinese trust fund are facing financial ruin under a government plan to return a fraction of their money back. They are casualties of China’s broader troubles as the financial industry is squeezed by a slump in the property industry that has
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