By Jennifer Hansler and Kylie Atwood, CNN The United States has seen “no meaningful pullback” of Russian forces from the border with Ukraine, despite Moscow’s claims, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday. “On the contrary, we continue to see forces, especially forces that would be in the vanguard of any renewed aggression against
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Choi Min-Jeong of South Korea won the final short track event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, the women’s 1500m.
Continue ReadingLISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s navy says 22 crew members are being evacuated from a large cargo ship that caught fire near the mid-Atlantic Azores Islands. The Portuguese Navy said the Felicity Ace sounded the alarm after a fire broke out in the hold on Wednesday. Online vessel trackers show the 200-meter-long (650-feet-long) ship was
Continue ReadingLISBON, Portugal (AP) — Portugal’s navy says 22 crew members are being evacuated from a large cargo ship that caught fire near the mid-Atlantic Azores Islands. The Portuguese Navy said the Felicity Ace sounded the alarm after a fire broke out in the hold on Wednesday. Online vessel trackers show the 200-meter-long (650-feet-long) ship was
Continue ReadingTHOMASVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Law enforcement officials say 18 students and two adults have been injured in a school bus crash in southern Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash happened late Tuesday along state Highway 99 just north of Thomasville. Television station KYTV reports the bus went off the road, hit several
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — It’s not simple for Europe to plan sanctions against Russia in case it invades Ukraine. Sanctions would seek to maximize the pain for the Kremlin, its key banks and energy companies but also avoid jeopardizing the continent’s Russian-dependent energy supplies or inflicting too
Continue ReadingBy DAVID McHUGH and COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — It’s not simple for Europe to plan sanctions against Russia in case it invades Ukraine. Sanctions would seek to maximize the pain for the Kremlin, its key banks and energy companies but also avoid jeopardizing the continent’s Russian-dependent energy supplies or inflicting too
Continue ReadingCNN, CNNBUSINESS By Chris Isidore, CNN Business Gas in California hit a record high of $4.72 a gallon on average on Wednesday — and experts say a whopping $5 a gallon will likely be the norm there in a matter of months, if not sooner. This isn’t just an issue for West Coasters: Some of
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer BEIJING (AP) — Choi Minjeong of South Korea successfully defended her Olympic title in the 1,500-meter short track speedskating race. She won in 2 minutes, 17.789 seconds to extend the tradition of Asian dominance in the event. Arianna Fontana of Italy took silver by two-thousandths of a second over
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A top Russian diplomat brushed off speculation that Russia could invade Ukraine on Jan. 16 by saying, “Wars in Europe rarely start on a Wednesday.” It’s an example of how Russia is countering U.S. and European warnings with sarcasm instead of olive branches or bombs. Russian officials have long used mockery to
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Get ready for the Alpine skiing women’s combined event, headlined by Mikaela Shiffrin, with broadcast and streaming info for NBC platforms.
Continue ReadingBy SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — A surprise ruling by Iraq’s high court has cast doubt on the legal foundations of the independent oil policy of Iraq’s Kurdish-run region. And officials warn Wednesday it’s threatening to drive a political wedge between the two governments. Iraq’s Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down the legal
Continue ReadingLeah Dolan, CNN There is no shortage of depictions of sex work in media, from films like “Moulin Rouge” and “Memoirs of a Geisha” to, more recently, the HBO teen drama “Euphoria,” the world has come to expect a certain narrative when hearing stories of one of society’s most tabooed career paths. “Even ‘Pretty Woman,’
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) — El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Belarús dijo este miércoles que “ni un solo” soldado o pieza de equipamiento militar rusos permanecería en su territorio después de que concluyan los ejercicios militares conjuntos, mientras que el Ministerio de Defensa de Rusia publicó un video que muestra equipos militares cruzando el puente desde
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Niamh Kennedy, CNN London’s Metropolitan Police has launched an investigation into an alleged cash-for-honors scandal linked to Prince Charles’ charity, the Prince’s Foundation. The force said in a press release that the inquiry is starting following claims that “offers of help were made to secure honours and citizenship for
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Canada won the men’s 5000m relay gold medal in the final men’s short track competition of the Winter Olympics.
Continue ReadingBy KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — The leading dictionary of standard German has changed its definition of Jew, or “Jude” in German, after a recent update caused an uproar in the country’s Jewish community. The publication’s quick response underlines the sensitivities that persist eight decades after the Holocaust. The Duden dictionary had recently
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN Top figure skaters spin at such unbelievably fast speeds — as many as six revolutions per second — that it can make even spectators feel a little woozy. Curious viewers of the Beijing Winter Olympics want to know why. “How do figure skaters not get dizzy?” has been one of the
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Aiello Click here for updates on this story OTTAWA (CTV Network) — With the Canadian Emergencies Act now invoked, federal ministers say “the work begins now” to implement it, with a desire to not have another weekend of protests in the nation’s capital. This comes as the government has revealed part of their
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — London police have launched an investigation into allegations that people associated with one of Prince Charles’ charities offered to help a Saudi billionaire secure honors and citizenship in return for donations. The investigation followed stories in the Times of London, which reported that a long-time aide to
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