By CNN’s Beijing bureau and Nectar Gan Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Monday faced unprecedented dissent after thousands of demonstrators protested in cities across China over the weekend against his zero-Covid strategy — with some daring to openly call for his removal in the streets. “Step down, Xi Jinping! Step down, Communist Party!” some protesters
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By JENNA FRYER AP National Writer DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Ronaldo gets his rematch four years after Uruguay knocked his Portugal team out of the World Cup. The match Monday gives Cristiano Ronaldo a chance to avenge Portugal’s loss in the round of 16 to Uruguay in 2018, even if it doesn’t carry the same
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — El líder de Corea del Norte, Kim Jong Un, planea construir la fuerza nuclear “más poderosa del mundo”, informó este domingo la agencia estatal de noticias KCNA. El “objetivo final” detrás del programa nuclear de Corea del Norte es poseer una “fuerza absoluta, sin precedentes en el siglo”, dijo Kim este
Continue ReadingCNN By Jessie Yeung, Tara Subramaniam and CNN’s Beijing bureau After unprecedented protests swept China, several cities have taken steps to ease some Covid-19 restrictions and a top official has signaled a softer approach to virus controls — leading to speculation that an end to zero-Covid may be in sight. China’s most senior official in
Continue ReadingBy AUSTEN ERBLAT Click here for updates on this story COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (KCNC) — Among the heroes identified by witnesses and officials in the Club Q shooting was U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Thomas James, who reportedly charged the shooter with Richard Fierro and possibly others at the bar. James, through a Centura
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker, CNN The prior arrest of the 22-year-old suspected gunman who allegedly opened fire in a Colorado Springs LGBTQ nightclub last weekend has put the spotlight on a state law which can be utilized to temporarily remove gun access from those deemed a danger to themselves or others. Colorado’s controversial red flag law,
Continue ReadingBy Shoshana Stahl Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — A welcome home celebration for former inmate Bobby Bostic was held on Saturday. The service at Williams Temple Church on Union Blvd was in support of Bostic, 43, who was released from prison after nearly three decades. News 4 sat
Continue Reading By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — The extremist group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for an unfolding armed attack on a hotel in the Somali capital. Al-Shabab said in a broadcast on its own radio frequency Sunday that said its fighters attacked the hotel Villa Rose, which has a restaurant popular with government
Continue Reading Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s prime minister says part of the staggering $2.5 billion in funds embezzled from the country’s tax authority will be retrieved and that an investigation to recover the full amount is ongoing. Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said Sunday in a statement 182 billion Iraqi dinars, or $125 million, will be recovered
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By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer Michigan moved up to No. 2 in The Associated Press college football poll Sunday, with TCU at No. 3 and Southern California at No. 4 behind top-ranked Georgia after four top-10 teams lost on the final day of regular-season games. The Bulldogs (12-0) are No. 1 for
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — POLL ALERT: Michigan up to No. 2 in AP Top 25, with No. 3 TCU, No. 4 USC after top-ranked Georgia; Ohio State drops to 5.
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By BEN FINLEY, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — A 16-year-old helping his family. A custodian and father of two. A mother with wedding plans. A happy-go-lucky guy. A longtime employee. That’s how friends and family described some of the six people killed at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia,
Continue Reading By BEN FINLEY, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press CHESAPEAKE, Va. (AP) — A 16-year-old helping his family. A custodian and father of two. A mother with wedding plans. A happy-go-lucky guy. A longtime employee. That’s how friends and family described some of the six people killed at a Walmart in Chesapeake, Virginia,
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Se espera que un nuevo sistema de tormentas robusto que se mueva hacia el noroeste del Pacífico este domingo genere tormentas severas en el sur de Estados Unidos esta semana. El Centro de Predicción de Tormentas emitió una advertencia de pronóstico temprano, llamando a “un evento de tiempo severo significativo” en
Continue Reading KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) — Alex Lomax scored seven of his 12 points in a game-changing surge and Memphis used its defense to stymie Stanford 56-48 in the fifth-place game of the ESPN Events Invitational on Sunday. Maxime Raynaud and Harrison Ingram hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put Stanford up 14-9 midway through the first half. After
Continue Reading ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A police officer fatally shot a man while conducting a wellness check at a home in St. Petersburg. The shooting happened Sunday morning after officers responded to reports of a hit-and-run. The car involved in the incident was traced back to a woman in an assisted living home. The woman
Continue Reading By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Musician Jon Batiste is on tap to perform at President Joe Biden’s first White House state dinner on Thursday that will highlight long-standing ties between the United States and France and honor President Emmanuel Macron. “An artist who transcends generations, Jon Batiste’s music inspires and brings
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The United States’ 0-0 draw against England in the World Cup drew 19.98 million viewers for English- and Spanish-language broadcasts, the third-most watched men’s soccer game on U.S. television. The match, which kicked off at 2 p.m. EST on Friday, was seen by 15,377,000 viewers on Fox, the most for a
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The United States’ 0-0 draw against England in the World Cup drew 19.98 million viewers for English- and Spanish-language broadcasts, the third-most watched men’s soccer game on U.S. television. The match, which kicked off at 2 p.m. EST on Friday, was seen by 15,377,000 viewers on Fox, the most for a
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — The United States’ 0-0 draw against England in the World Cup drew 19.98 million viewers for English- and Spanish-language broadcasts, the third-most watched men’s soccer game on U.S. television. The match, which kicked off at 2 p.m. EST on Friday, was seen by 15,377,000 viewers on Fox, the most for a
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