By KEN MORITSUGU and NG HAN GUAN Associated Press UCHTURPAN, China (AP) — Aftershocks from a magnitude 7.1 earthquake continued to rock western China on Wednesday, while more than 12,000 displaced people relying on tents and shelters lit bonfires to fend off freezing weather. The quake early Tuesday in a remote part of China’s Xinjiang
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at horse racing’s Triple Crown. The three races in the Triple Crown are the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes and the Belmont Stakes. Facts A horse must win all three races to achieve the Triple Crown. There have been 13 Triple Crown winners:– 1919 Sir Barton– 1930
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the Academy Awards, also known as the “Oscars.” March 2, 2025 – The 97th Annual Academy Awards ceremony takes place, with Conan O’Brien hosting. March 10, 2024 – The 96th Annual Academy Awards ceremony takes place, with Jimmy Kimmel hosting. 2025 Winners (selected) Best Picture
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of John Roberts, chief justice of the United States. Personal Birth date: January 27, 1955 Birth place: Buffalo, New York Birth name: John Glover Roberts Jr. Father: John Glover Roberts Sr., steel company executive Mother: Rosemary (Podrasky) Roberts Marriage: Jane (Sullivan) Roberts (July 27,
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at crude oil reserves and production around the world. Facts Crude oil is a form of liquid petroleum, extracted from rock formations and used for fuel and other purposes. Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) produce about 37% of the world’s crude oil,
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Qatar, one of the world’s top exporters of liquified natural gas, warned Wednesday that its deliveries were affected by ongoing attacks from Yemen’s Houthi rebels on shipping over Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The statement by QatarEnergy came as an explosion struck near two
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — The U.K. government says it has no plans to introduce conscription, after the head of the British Army said a “citizen army” would be needed to fight a future war with a country like Russia. Chief of the General Staff Gen. Patrick Saunders said preparing for a
Continue ReadingCNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of John Hickenlooper, former governor of Colorado and former 2020 Democratic presidential candidate. Personal Birth date: February 7, 1952 Birth place: Narberth, Pennsylvania Birth name: John Wright Hickenlooper Jr. Father: John Hickenlooper Sr., a steel mill executive Mother: Anne (Morris) MacDonald Marriages: Robin
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Farmers in France have staged protests across the country and in Brussels against low wages and what they consider to be excessive regulation, mounting costs and other problems. Roadblocks are spreading in many French regions on Wednesday. The demonstrations come a day after a farmer and her
Continue ReadingBALTIMORE (AP) — A man is suspected of stabbing to death his girlfriend’s 6-year-old son in the boy’s Baltimore home, authorities said. Alan Geslicki, 32, was arrested Wednesday in the Tuesday attack that killed Seron O’Neal, who was stabbed in the back multiple times and was pronounced dead at a hospital. Police said Geslicki was
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are ticking higher Wednesday, led by Netflix as customers keep signing up to watch its streaming service. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in afternoon trading and on track to set a record for a fourth straight day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press The mother of an intellectually disabled girl who was allegedly led from school grounds by three male students and sexually assaulted in a Starbucks bathroom and a nearby empty building filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing Starbucks, Pittsburgh Public Schools and a property management company of negligence. The lawsuit alleges that
Continue ReadingBy Sabrina Souza, CNN (CNN) — Former National Rifle Association President Oliver North was ousted after he raised concerns about corruption within the gun-lobbying group, he testified Tuesday at a civil corruption trial in New York. Prosecutors allege that top NRA members used the non-profit organization as their “personal piggy bank,” through years of illegal self-dealing and
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Officials say at least four people have been hospitalized after Cypriot police rescued 60 Syrian migrants found aboard a rickety wooden boat off the island nation’s souteastern tip. They have been at sea for six days. Helicopters flew the three children and one adult to a hospital after a passing merchant
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Lawmakers on the European Parliament’s environment committee are backing a proposal to relax rules on genetically modified plants produced using so-called new genomic techniques. That’s prompting strong criticism from environmental groups. The issue of genetically modified organisms divided the European Union for a generation before the bloc
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A poetry collection, a coming-of-age novel and a history of deep sea exploration are unlikely to be found in the same section of your favorite bookstore. But they all have enough in common to be this year’s winners of Science + Literature awards, $10,000 prizes
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A major nuclear plant that Britain’s government hopes will generate affordable, low-carbon energy could cost up to 46 billion pounds, or $59 billion, and the completion date could be delayed to after 2029. The U.K. government says nuclear projects like the Hinkley Point C plant is a
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — An Oklahoma state lawmaker says he will now change the language of a bill he proposed that designates anyone “of Hispanic descent” that is “a member of a criminal street gang” and convicted of a “gang-related offense” a terrorist. Earlier this month, Oklahoma state Rep. Justin Humphrey, a Republican,
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks are climbing again Wednesday, led by Netflix after the streaming giant reported strong gains in subscribers. The S&P 500 was 0.5% higher in early trading and on track to set a record for a fourth straight day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was
Continue ReadingEL MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Deputies found five people dead in a Southern California desert community on Tuesday night, authorities said. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s deputies were called to an area off Highway 395 in El Mirage for a wellness check around 8:15 p.m. and found the bodies, sheriff’s spokesperson Mara Rodriguez said in an
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