olivertapia (CNN) — Una de las estrellas del Ballet Bolshoi de Moscú, Olga Smirnova, renunció a la compañía por la invasión rusa de Ucrania y en su lugar bailará para el Ballet Nacional Holandés en Amsterdam. La medida se produce después de que la bailarina nacida en San Petersburgo denunciara el conflicto y dijera que
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine and Elizabeth Joseph, CNN A federal judge has unsealed a video taken by the California Highway Patrol that captures the death of Edward Bronstein, a 38-year-old man who was in their custody following a March 2020 traffic stop in Los Angeles County. Bronstein is heard repeatedly telling officers, “I can’t breathe,” while
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Emirati-flagged cargo ship has sunk in the Persian Gulf. The operations manager of the Salem Al Makrani Cargo company confirmed the Al Salmy 6 had sunk Thursday off Iran. He said that rescuers had saved 16 crew members. Another 11 had made it
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Emirati-flagged cargo ship has sunk in the Persian Gulf. The operations manager of the Salem Al Makrani Cargo company confirmed the Al Salmy 6 had sunk Thursday off Iran. He said that rescuers had saved 16 crew members. Another 11 had made it
Continue ReadingRussian forces largely bogged down outside major cities in Ukraine have turned to shelling them from a distance, including dozens of confirmed attacks on hospitals and health facilities during the war now in its fourth week. The World Health Organization’s director-general said Thursday that the organization had verified 43 such attacks, with 12 people killed
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Instagram suspendió a Kanye West después de que publicara un insulto racial dirigido al presentador del “Daily Show” Trevor Noah, confirmó a CNN un portavoz de Meta. West violó las políticas de la plataforma sobre incitación al odio, intimidación y acoso, según Meta. Tiene restricciones para publicar, comentar y otras acciones durante
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Un terremoto mortal de magnitud 7,4 sacudió la costa de la prefectura japonesa de Fukushima el miércoles, hiriendo a decenas de personas. Para algunos, el incidente trajo dolorosos recuerdos de 2011, cuando un terremoto desencadenó un tsunami que provocó una fusión nuclear en la planta de energía de Fukushima, un desastre que
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Cada 17 de marzo se celebra el Día de San Patricio o Saint Patrick’s Day. Si quieres conocer más sobre esta festividad, aquí hay algunos datos importantes. Claves Saint Patrick’s Day es la fiesta de San Patricio, el santo patrón de Irlanda. La carne en conserva y el repollo son un alimento
Continue ReadingBy Laura Studley, CNN A New Jersey man has been charged with murder after allegedly abusing his 6-year-old son, including forcing him to run on a treadmill, according to prosecutors and court documents. Christopher Gregor, 29, is also charged with endangering the welfare of a child, according to a news release from Ocean County Prosecutor
Continue ReadingBy SALLY HO Associated Press U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father Arthur Liu — a former political refugee — were targeted in a spying operation ahead of the Beijing Olympics that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese government, the elder Liu says. Arthur Liu told The Associated Press he
Continue ReadingBy SALLY HO Associated Press U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu and her father Arthur Liu — a former political refugee — were targeted in a spying operation ahead of the Beijing Olympics that the Justice Department alleges was ordered by the Chinese government, the elder Liu says. Arthur Liu told The Associated Press he
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Emiko Jozuka, CNN A deadly 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s Fukushima prefecture on Wednesday, injuring dozens of people. For some, the incident brought back painful memories of 2011, when an earthquake triggered a tsunami causing a nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima power plant, a disaster that’s still being
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled his proposals to boost the economy, fight inequality and improve France’s reactions to global crises if he wins a second term in next month’s elections. Macron spoke Thursday at a press conference that’s his first major campaign event — taking time
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Officials in South Korea tried to calm public fears amid concerns about a faltering pandemic response as daily cases and deaths reached record highs Thursday. The 429 deaths reported in the latest 24 hours were nearly 140 more than the previous one-day record set on
Continue ReadingBy DEREK GATOPOULOS and SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Despite three weeks of Russian bombardment, Ukraine has kept up a stiff defense of its cities by using Turkish-made drones to carry out attacks on the invaders with a lethal effectiveness that has surprised Western military experts. The Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles,
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer Freddie Freeman is headed home to Southern California and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The free-agent first baseman has agreed to a $162 million, six-year contract with the Dodgers, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because
Continue ReadingBy Eric Cheung and Wayne Chang, CNN On a regular day, they’re lawyers, software engineers and blacksmiths. But this week, they donned military fatigues, fired assault rifles at numbered targets, and marched long distances in full military gear — all to prepare for a possible attack by China’s military. The 400-odd men were some of
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, Steve Almasy, Rosa Flores, CNN A 13-year-old boy drove the pickup truck involved in a fiery head-on collision in Texas that killed nine people, including six University of the Southwest golfers and their coach, a National Transportation Safety Board official said Thursday. The 13-year-old died in the wreck, along with an adult
Continue ReadingBy WAFAA SHURAFA and FARES AKRAM Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Gaza’s al-Astal family is watching the war in Ukraine with special interest. They are among dozens of Palestinian-Ukrainian families in Gaza who have experienced war firsthand and are now coping with another one from afar. Many of them still have loved
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer Freddie Freeman is headed home to Southern California and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The free-agent first baseman has agreed to a $162 million, six-year contract with the Dodgers, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because
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