By Jack Bantock, CNN It’s a commonly held view that football is nothing without fans, but as the Premier League enters the traditional hectic Christmas and New Year period, supporters of the 20 top-flight clubs are left with the dilemma of whether to keep cheering on their teams in packed stadiums against the backdrop of
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government has denounced a U.S. law that restricts imports from Xinjiang as a violation of international law and dismissed complaints of abuses against mostly Muslim minorities in the region as lies. President Joe Biden signed the measure amid mounting tension including appeals by activists for a boycott of February’s Winter
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government has denounced a U.S. law that restricts imports from Xinjiang as a violation of international law and dismissed complaints of abuses against mostly Muslim minorities in the region as lies. President Joe Biden signed the measure amid mounting tension including appeals by activists for a boycott of February’s Winter
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El juicio de Kim Potter terminó el 23 de diciembre después de que un jurado declaró culpable a la exagente de policía de los suburbios de Minneapolis de dos cargos de homicidio involuntario y accidental por el asesinato de Daunte Wright durante una parada de tráfico en abril. Kim Potter, quien es
Continue ReadingFrancesca Street, CNN On Christmas morning 2011, Linda Wenger boarded a Metro-North train from New York’s Grand Central Station to head upstate to Katonah. She was in her mid-50s and had been divorced for 10 years. Her daughters always spent the holidays with her ex-husband — Wenger is Jewish, so she didn’t have much affiliation
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The surge in coronavirus cases driven by the new omicron variant is the latest blow to hospitals, police departments, supermarkets and other critical operations struggling to maintain staffing levels. COVID-19 absences among workers at London hospitals tripled this month, and nearly
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Ray Sanchez and Adrienne Broaddus, CNN The conviction of former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter in the fatal shooting of Daunte Wright would not have happened just a few years ago, according to legal experts surprised by the jury’s verdict. Potter, who is White, was found guilty Thursday of first- and second-degree
Continue ReadingBy Travis Caldwell, CNN With holiday travel returning to pre-pandemic levels, a health expert is offering advice for those planning to visit loved ones for Christmas, given the surge in Covid-19 cases in many parts of the country. Both New York state and Washington, DC, reported record infection numbers on Thursday. With take-home tests hard
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — Los cuerpos de los hermanos desaparecidos Karen Ivette y Henry Eduardo Guerrero Toledo fueron localizados en un cementerio clandestino, informó este jueves Gustavo Villatoro, ministro de Justicia y Seguridad de El Salvador. “Hemos encontrado dos cuerpos en una sola fosa. Tienen tres meses aproximadamente y hay ciertas características dentales”, informó Villatoro
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY, DAVID McHUGH and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press From Bethlehem and Frankfurt to London and Boston, the surging coronavirus dampened Christmas Eve festivities for a second year. Churches are canceling or scaling back services. Travel plans are being disrupted because of flight cancellations, as the pandemic once again casts a pall on
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Police and prosecutors say a German man who fled after losing his final appeal of a murder conviction for the 1993 killing of a teenager has been arrested in the Netherlands after more than two days on the run. The 56-year-old was arrested shortly after midnight Friday at an apartment in Enschede,
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Santa Claus ha llenado su trineo con juguetes para todos los niños y niñas buenos y se ha asegurado de que los renos estén listos para el despegue. Ahora, viajan por todo el mundo para visitar millones de hogares. Mientras esperas escuchar el sonido de las campanas en el aire que anuncian
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — While many college athletes have profited from recent rules allowing them to make money from the use of their names, images and likenesses, one group has been left on the sidelines — international athletes. Most of the more than 3,000 foreign nationals playing sports at
Continue ReadingBy PAT EATON-ROBB AP Sports Writer STORRS, Conn. (AP) — While many college athletes have profited from recent rules allowing them to make money from the use of their names, images and likenesses, one group has been left on the sidelines — international athletes. Most of the more than 3,000 foreign nationals playing sports at
Continue ReadingBy BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer So you think the Olympics frazzle the nerves more than any event? Well, how about just getting to the games? Three of America’s premier skaters of yore — Olympic gold medalist Tara Lipinski, silver medalist Tanith White and three-time U.S. champion Johnny Weir — explain that the stress at
Continue ReadingBy Flora Charner, CNN Brazilian soccer legend Pelé has left the hospital where he was undergoing cancer treatment, he said in a tweet on Thursday. “The photo of me smiling is not in vain. As promised, I’m going to spend Christmas with my family. I’m going back home. Thank you for all the thoughtful messages,”
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The surge in coronavirus cases driven by the new omicron variant is the latest blow to hospitals, police departments, supermarkets and other critical operations struggling to maintain staffing levels. COVID-19 absences among workers at London hospitals tripled this month, and nearly
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — The surge in coronavirus cases driven by the new omicron variant is the latest blow to hospitals, police departments, supermarkets and other critical operations struggling to maintain staffing levels. COVID-19 absences among workers at London hospitals tripled this month, and nearly
Continue ReadingBy ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — The Denver Broncos are paying for their prolonged playoff drought. They’re not on “Monday Night Football” this year for the first time since 1991 and they don’t have a Pro Bowler for the first time since 1980. The biggest snub was safety Justin Simmons,
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — As 2021 comes to a close, many people in richer parts of the globe are fretting over the risk of contracting COVID-19 and how rising infections are upending their holiday plans. In Zimbabwe and much of Africa, the virus’s resurgence at a time of year that
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