By Jackie Wattles and Jill Disis, CNN Business Elon Musk’s rocky year in China is ending on another sour note. The tech billionaire’s SpaceX satellites are catching heat in the country after Beijing complained that two satellites launched by the American aerospace manufacturer endangered Chinese astronauts. In a report sent earlier this month to the
Continue ReadingBy WILSON RING Associated Press MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — An expected decision by the U.S. Supreme Court in the coming year to severely restrict abortion rights or overturn Roe v. Wade entirely is setting off a renewed round of abortion battles in state legislatures across the U.S. Republican-led legislatures are likely to press for full
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Una avioneta se estrelló este lunes por la noche en la zona de El Cajón, en el sur de California, sin dejar supervivientes, según las autoridades. El Learjet estaba programado para aterrizar en un aeródromo local cuando cayó justo después de las 7 p.m., según el Departamento del Sheriff del
Continue ReadingNAPLES, Italy (AP) — The younger brother of Diego Maradona has died. Hugo Maradona was 52. Italian club Ascoli says he died at his home near Naples of cardiac arrest. The younger Maradona was purchased by Napoli in 1987 on Diego’s urging and loaned to Ascoli. He also played for Rayo Vallecano, Rapid Vienna and
Continue ReadingBARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Barcelona has completed the signing of Spain forward Ferran Torres from Manchester City. The transfer fee is a reported $62.25 million and that is around double what the English champions paid for Torres 16 months ago. Torres signed a five-year deal and will have a buyout clause of $1.13 billion according
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle and Eric Levenson, CNN The judge overseeing Ghislaine Maxwell‘s federal sex trafficking trial expressed her concern that Covid-19 could upend deliberations and requested the panel to stay later each day, but the jury Tuesday asked to go home at its regular time. The 12-member panel has now deliberated for parts of
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Una mujer de Los Ángeles se enfrenta a un cargo federal de agresión después de haber golpeado y escupido supuestamente a otro pasajero en un vuelo de Delta del 23 de diciembre de Tampa a Atlanta. El incidente ocurrió después de que la pasajera encontrara el pasillo desde uno de
Continue ReadingCNN By Anna Chernova, Jack Guy and Niamh Kennedy, CNN A court in Moscow ordered the closure of the Memorial Human Rights Center on Wednesday, in the latest blow to Russian civil society groups. The center was charged with multiple violations of Russia’s “foreign agent” law and “justifying terrorism and extremism” in its publications, a
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN Español) –El exfutbolista Hugo Maradona, uno de los hermanos de Diego Armando Maradona, falleció este martes a los 52 años en la provincia de Nápoles, Italia, según informó a CNN su sobrino Diego López Maradona. En un comunicado, el presidente del club Nápoli, Aurelio de Laurentiis, demás autoridades y equipo expresaron
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — Tres hombres y dos mujeres, presuntamente involucradas con el ataque cerca del aeropuerto de Cúcuta, fueron capturadas en la noche de este martes tras cinco allanamientos simultáneos en Medellín, informó la Dirección de Investigación Criminal e Interpol (Dijin) de la Policía Nacional de Colombia. El hecho ocurrió en la
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins and Natasha Bertrand, CNN US and Russian officials have agreed to sit down for security talks on January 10, a spokesman for the US National Security Council confirmed Tuesday, amid tensions over Ukraine. Russia had amassed troops near the Ukraine border over the last few months, which US intelligence has assessed as
Continue ReadingBORMIO, Italy (AP) — Icy, bumpy, dark and gnarly. The Stelvio course is skiing’s version of heavy metal. Which is why it fits Dominik Paris so perfectly. The World Cup circuit’s resident heavy metal singer dominated again for his record-extending seventh victory in Bormio and sixth in downhill. He’s the first skier to win six
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Apple has closed all of its New York store locations to browsing because of a surge in Covid-19 cases. The roughly one dozen locations in the city will be limited to picking up online orders and walk-in services such as Genius Bar support. “We regularly monitor conditions and we will
Continue ReadingCNN By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN Business When Patrick Kennedy, a nightlife performer in New York City, recently was exposed to Covid-19, he was desperate to find more rapid tests to not only monitor his health but track when he’d be able to return to work. “It’s impossible to find Covid tests because of the
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkish media reports say police have detained a man who wounded one person during a knife attack on a branch of a pro-Kurdish party in Istanbul. A Turkish newspaper reported that the assailant entered the People’s Democratic Party office in Istanbul’s Bahcelievler district on Tuesday and threatened to kill everyone inside
Continue ReadingBy KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet Some cities and states are targeting remote workers as a way to boost the local tax base and combat decades of brain drain. To get out-of-staters to relocate and live and work from a new city, these locales are shelling out $10,000 or more — or other benefits. For instance,
Continue ReadingBy KELSEY SHEEHY of NerdWallet Some cities and states are targeting remote workers as a way to boost the local tax base and combat decades of brain drain. To get out-of-staters to relocate and live and work from a new city, these locales are shelling out $10,000 or more — or other benefits. For instance,
Continue ReadingBy Christy Somos Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A systematic review of dozens of research papers has found that ketamine therapy has a quick, short-term effect of reducing depression symptoms and suicidal thoughts, making it a promising mental health treatment alternative. The U.K’s University of Exeter, in collaboration with
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — Meat-eaters are more likely to select a vegetarian option over a meal containing meat when eating at a restaurant if the majority of choices on the menu are vegetarian, but not if the menu is half and half, according to
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Advertisements featuring some Chinese models have sparked feuding in China over whether their appearance and makeup are perpetuating Asian stereotypes. German automaker Mercedes-Benz and a Chinese snack company are the latest to get caught up in the fray. Some Chinese consumers complained after the local snack brand Three Squirrels featured advertisements on
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