macamilarincon (CNN) — Un fuerte sismo de magnitud 7,3 que azotó la costa de la prefectura japonesa de Fukushima el miércoles mató al menos a dos personas y dejó 107 heridas, dijo a CNN el jueves la oficina local de prevención de desastres en Soma, Fukushima. Uno de los hombres que murió en el terremoto
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A critical Colorado River reservoir has fallen to a record low level, raising new concerns about a power source for millions of people in the U.S. West. Federal water officials that Lake Powell on the Arizona-Utah border fell below 3,525 feet on
Continue ReadingBy SAM METZ and FELICIA FONSECA Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A critical Colorado River reservoir has fallen to a record low level, raising new concerns about a power source for millions of people in the U.S. West. Federal water officials that Lake Powell on the Arizona-Utah border fell below 3,525 feet on
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney workers are planning walkouts during their breaks every day this week to protest CEO Bob Chapek’s slow response in publicly criticizing Florida’s so-called Don’t Say Gay legislation. The group of Disney employees said this week on their website that the act of protest will culminate
Continue ReadingBy MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney workers are planning walkouts during their breaks every day this week to protest CEO Bob Chapek’s slow response in publicly criticizing Florida’s so-called Don’t Say Gay legislation. The group of Disney employees said this week on their website that the act of protest will culminate
Continue ReadingDENVER (AP) — A former member of the board that regulates Colorado’s veterinarians is facing animal cruelty allegations after authorities say pet birds were found living in bad conditions in her suburban Denver home. Officials say Ellen Kessler was issued a summons to appear in court in May to answer to 13 misdemeanor counts of
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Norwich says forward Josh Sargent will not be on the U.S. roster for the Americans’ final three World Cup qualifiers. The team made the unusual annoucement a day before U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter is scheduled to announce his roster. A 22-year-old from O’Fallon, Missouri, Sargent was on the roster for the
Continue ReadingBy IAN HARRISON Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — All-Star third baseman Matt Chapman was acquired by the Toronto Blue Jays from the payroll-shredding Oakland Athletics for four players. A five-year veteran and three-time Gold Glove winner, Chapman hit .201 with 27 home runs and 72 RBIs in 151 games for the Athletics last season. The
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — A 7.4-magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan, smashing furniture, knocking out power and killing four people. A small tsunami reached shore, but the Japan Meteorological Agency lifted its low risk advisory for Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures early Thursday. More than 2.2
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — As much of the world’s attention is focused on the bloodshed in Ukraine, the head of the World Health Organization saya there is ”nowhere on earth where the health of millions of people is more under threat” than Ethiopia’s Tigray region. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who hails from that region said
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN Español) — A casi tres semanas del inicio de la invasión, las tropas rusas siguen avanzando en territorio ucraniano desde el norte, este y sur. Pero la velocidad de la ofensiva se ha reducido, y las principales ciudades —entre estas Kyiv, la capital— siguen en manos ucranianas. Las columnas rusas, que parecen
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball is dropping regular COVID-19 testing for all but symptomatic individuals while maintaining an ability to move games if the public health situation in an area deteriorates. MLB and the players’ association finalized their 2022 COVID-19 protocols. Restrictions such as wearing facemasks in
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By LINDSEY TANNER AP Medical Writer CROWN POINT, Ind. (AP) — Reports of rising diabetes cases during the pandemic have scientists exploring if there could be a link with the coronavirus. It’s clear that in people who already have diabetes, COVID-19 can worsen the condition and make them prone to severe virus complications. But there
Continue ReadingBy BARRY WILNER AP Pro Football Writer Proposals to change the rules for overtime have been submitted by three NFL teams, with Tennessee seeking to include 2-point conversions as part of the process of deciding the winner. The Titans have recommended that both teams possess the ball in overtime unless the team receiving the kickoff
Continue ReadingBy CNN staff Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky delivered a virtual address to Congress on Wednesday. Read Zelensky’s remarks, below, as delivered via interpreter. [Zelensky speaking through translator] Thank you very much. Madam speaker, members of the Congress, ladies and gentlemen, Americans, friends, I’m proud to greet you from Ukraine, from our capital city of Kyiv,
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN A war-weary Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, speaking from his office in Kyiv, called on the United States to do more to protect his country and people in a dramatic address to American lawmakers Wednesday. It was an extraordinary appeal to the world’s largest military and financial power at a critical moment.
Continue ReadingCNN By Kaitlan Collins, Kevin Liptak, Phil Mattingly, Paul LeBlanc and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced an additional $800 million in security assistance to Ukraine as he sought to answer his Ukrainian counterpart’s impassioned call for help and leadership delivered to Congress earlier in the day. “The world is united in
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — Andrew McCutchen is heading back to the NL Central after signing with the Milwaukee Brewers. The Brewers announced Wednesday they have signed the five-time All-Star outfielder to a one-year contract. McCutchen spent the first nine years of his career in the NL Central with Pittsburgh and won the 2013 NL MVP during
Continue ReadingBy AYA BATRAWY Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has met with the de facto rulers of the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia in efforts to ease gasoline prices as the West grapples with economic headwinds from Russia’s war in Ukraine. Johnson was seeking greater investments in
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