KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s capital came under another ballistic missile attack early Wednesday, resulting in more than 50 injuries and several damaged buildings, officials said. A series of loud explosions could be heard in Kyiv at 3 a.m. as the city’s air defenses were activated for the second time this week. Ukraine’s air force
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The new Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has been sworn in by the president in a ceremony where each of his ministers was also taking the oath of office. The swearing-in ceremony of the pro-European Union government on Wednesday morning marks the final step in a transition of power that has
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s state news agency says authorities have executed a bank guard who was convicted of fatally shooting a senior cleric in April following months of unrest. Ayatollah Abbas Ali Soleimani was the most senior member of the clergy who was killed after protests and a bloody security crackdown on demonstrators. The
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — The German government has reached a solution to a budget crisis triggered by a court ruling last month. German news agency dpa reported that the leaders of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition came to an agreement early Wednesday. They had been wrangling over money since Germany’s highest court annulled a decision to
Continue ReadingBy Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China and Vietnam, centuries-old rivals with longstanding tensions over conflicting claims in the South China Sea, on Tuesday agreed to build trust and expand cooperation — just months after Hanoi upgraded its relations with Washington. At a summit in Hanoi, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and Vietnamese Communist
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two missiles fired from territory held by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have missed a commercial tanker near the key Bab el-Mandeb Strait, That’s according to a U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters. An American warship shot down a suspected
Continue ReadingBy BEN ROSS Associated Press SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — William Eklund scored a tiebreaking power-play goal with 4:51 remaining in the third period and the San Jose Sharks beat the Winnipeg Jets 2-1 on Tuesday night. Justin Bailey had a goal for San Jose, his first since March 2018 with Buffalo. Mikael Granlund added
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s capital came under another ballistic missile attack early Wednesday, resulting in more than 50 injuries and several damaged buildings, officials said. A series of loud explosions could be heard in Kyiv at 3 a.m. as the city’s air defenses were activated for the second time this week. Ukraine’s air force
Continue ReadingBy JERRY HARMER Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — A court in Thailand has convicted and sentenced a recently elected lawmaker to six years in prison for defaming the monarchy under a controversial law that guards the royal institution. Rukchanok Srinork arrived Wednesday at the court building in the capital, Bangkok, while her fellow lawmakers were
Continue ReadingBy ZEN SOO Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Chinese aerospace company COMAC has showcased its domestically-developed C919 passenger jet in Hong Kong, giving officials and media a close-up look at the narrow-bodied aircraft. A welcome ceremony for the C919 and another Chinese-made jet, the ARJ21, was held at the Hong Kong international airport on
Continue ReadingBy Angela Dewan, Laura Paddison, Ella Nilsen and Rachel Ramirez, CNN Dubai (CNN) — The world agreed to a new climate deal in Dubai on Wednesday at the COP28 summit after two weeks of painstaking talks, making an unprecedented call to transition away from fossil fuels, but using vague language that could allow some countries
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Austrtalia (AP) — Tropical Cyclone Jasper has crossed Australia’s northeast coast as a category 2 storm, lashing the sparsely populated region with winds of up to 87 miles an hour. Queensland state Deputy Premier Steven Miles says Jasper intensified from a category 1 storm on a 5-tier scale before
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The Palm Springs Plaza Theatre foundation is seeking $20 million in additional funding from the City for the restoration of the City-owned 1936 landmark. After comparing the initial construction cost estimates and current bids to restore the theatre, The Foundation is $10 million short for the project. “I knew construction had gone up about 40%
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN, DAVID KEYTON, JAMEY KEATEN and SIBI ARASU Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nearly 200 countries agreed Wednesday to move away from planet-warming fossil fuels — the first time they’ve made that crucial pledge in decades of U.N. climate talks though many warned the deal still had significant shortcomings. The
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Seattle Kraken goaltender Joey Daccord earned his first career NHL shutout Tuesday against the Florida Panthers. The Mayor’s FIRST @NHL Shutout! 🫡Congrats, @JDac35! pic.twitter.com/A7XwfP0An2— Seattle Kraken (@SeattleKraken) December 13, 2023 Daccord stopped all 24 shots he faced to help the Kraken snap an eight-game losing streak. Congrats to the former @Firebirds star and fan-favorite @JDac35!
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, CNN (CNN) — A man wrongfully convicted in the 1988 murder of a 6-year-old boy in Illinois is free after 35 years behind bars, the Cook County State’s Attorney Office said. Brian Beals, who was a college athlete studying to be a police officer when he was arrested, was released after a
Continue ReadingBy Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Myanmar has become the world’s biggest producer of opium, overtaking Afghanistan after the ruling Taliban imposed a ban on poppy cultivation, according to a new United Nations report. The Southeast Asian nation produced an estimated 1,080 metric tons of opium in 2023, the highest since 2001, the UN Office
Continue ReadingBy HUIZHONG WU Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping has met with Vietnam’s prime minister and the head of the country’s National Assembly on the second day of his visit to shore up Beijing’s relationship with Hanoi. Xi met with Communist Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong on Tuesday, and they announced
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN KABUMBA and KRISTA LARSON Associated Press GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s presidential election is a week away, and the major issue is the deadly conflict in the nation’s east that has forced millions of people to flee their homes. There are concerns that the violence will affect election logistics, but electoral officials say
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A young child from the Coachella Valley has died from flu-associated illness, county health officials announced on Tuesday. Officials said the child, who was less than 5 years old, was pronounced dead at a hospital in the Coachella Valley earlier this month. The child tested positive for influenza A and did not have any known
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