By Eric Cheung, CNN At least 46 people died and dozens were injured after a major fire broke out in a building in southern Taiwan on Thursday, authorities said. The blaze started in the 13-story commercial and residential building at 2:54 a.m. local time (2:54 p.m. ET) in Kaohsiung city’s Yancheng district, according to Taiwan’s
Continue ReadingCNN By Eric Cheung, CNN At least 46 people died and dozens were injured after a major fire broke out in a building in southern Taiwan on Thursday, authorities said. The blaze started in the 13-story commercial and residential building at 2:54 a.m. local time (2:54 p.m. ET) in Kaohsiung city’s Yancheng district, according to
Continue ReadingMANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City forward Ferran Torres has broken a bone in his right foot and it potentially rules him out of Spain’s crucial World Cup qualifiers next month. City says the injury was a “small fracture” and happened while Torres was on international duty. He played for Spain in the Nations League
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press DURBAN, South Africa (AP) — Former South African President Jacob Zuma claims he was sent to prison in July because the country’s justice system is unfair. In one of his first public comments since he was released from prison in September on medical parole, Zuma addressed his supporters on Thursday
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Cincinnati Bengals and Detroit Lions have at least one thing in common. Both the Bengals and the Lions lost last week on a game-ending field goal. Mason Crosby lifted Green Bay to a win in OT with a 49-yard kick after he and Cincinnati’s Evan McPherson combined to miss six
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (AP) — A new ski pass that allows people who pay more to bypass most chairlift lines at Mt. Bachelor in Bend is causing concern among skiers, snowboarders and Oregon U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden. The Bulletin reports the pass, called Fast Tracks, starts at $49. Mt. Bachelor is calling the pass an “upgradable
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A top U.S. trade official says the Biden administration remains committed to an easing of rules that protect the technology behind coronavirus vaccines so that they can be produced more widely. Katherine Tai, the U.S. trade representative, acknowledged some nongovernmental groups and others outside the talks might
Continue ReadingBy WAYNE PARRY Associated Press ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — Caesars Entertainment and the company that produces the show “Absinthe” in Las Vegas are teaming up on theater and dining projects in three states that will cost nearly $75 million. Caesars tells The Associated Press it has signed a deal with Spiegelworld to create new
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GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After a chilly day today, our air flow pattern will set us up to go into the weekend with some pretty fair conditions. Skies will see some clearing today, but highs will only reach the low to mid 50’s. Westerly and NW breezes will be gentle at 5-10 mph. Skies will
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A prominent South Carolina lawyer has been charged with stealing insurance settlements meant for the sons of his late housekeeper. State police say Alex Murdaugh was arrested Thursday at a drug rehab facility in Orlando, Florida, where his attorneys say he has spent the past six
Continue ReadingBy Joe Sutton and Dakin Andone, CNN US Border Patrol is working to reunite with their family two young girls found Tuesday wandering near Arizona’s border with Mexico. Two agents found the sisters — who are 4 and 6 years old — alone in a marshy area along the Colorado River in Yuma. The area,
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond and Kate Sullivan, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will meet with Pope Francis during their trip to Rome later this month for the G20 conference, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said in a statement. “They will discuss working together on efforts grounded in respect for fundamental human
Continue ReadingSamantha Chaney, CNN On a sticky September Saturday, Linwood Dillard and Shakeya Mervin work tirelessly on two of their regulars. Both barbers and business partners, Dillard and Mervin bring haircuts to the residents of Harlem, New York seven days a week on a reassembled white minibus on Lenox Avenue. And while the essence of a
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — En la última muestra de una rivalidad amistosa entre dos de los grupos musicales más grandes del mundo, la leyenda de The Beatles Paul McCartney llamó a The Rolling Stones como “una banda de ‘covers’ de blues”. McCartney, quien actualmente está promocionando un nuevo libro, hizo el comentario en una entrevista
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Los Angeles Rams will go for their third win over the Giants in the last five years when they meet at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. The Rams are 4-1 entering the game and are 2-0 on the road. The Giants are struggling for the fifth straight year. They are 1-4
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Penn State coach James Franklin denies any of his defensive players pretended to be injured during the Iowa game. Franklin detailed each one who went down during a 12-minute session with reporters in response to Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz, who indicated he was suspicious of some of the stoppages in play.
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN You gobbled down your lunch while scrolling through your social media or watching your favorite show, and now you feel bloated and unsure of what your food even tasted like. Or maybe you feel guilty for eating leftover chocolate cake straight out of the fridge. These behaviors and mindsets contrast with
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El presidente Joe Biden y la primera dama Jill Biden se reunirán con el papa Francisco a finales de este mes, durante su viaje a Roma para el G20, dijo la secretaria de Prensa de la Casa Blanca, Jen Psaki, en un comunicado. “El presidente y la Dra. Biden también visitarán
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press The Kansas City Chiefs have not lost to Washington since 1983. That was the season after Washington won the first of three Super Bowl titles and before now-coach Ron Rivera made his NFL debut as a player. The Chiefs have won the past seven meetings. This is the first time these
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Lemos, CNN Alex Murdaugh has been taken into custody in Orlando, Florida, on two felony counts of Obtaining Property by False Pretenses, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said Thursday. This is a developing story and will be updated. The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2021 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
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