By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration partially pulled back a controversial Trump-era border policy early Saturday after a Texas court ruling forced the administration’s hand and amid fierce criticism from President Joe Biden‘s allies over the continued use of the policy. While Biden has conveyed progress in combating the coronavirus pandemic, the administration has
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Otis, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — The fate of a U.S. astronaut remains uncertain after the head of Russia’s space agency threatened to abandon him on the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei was scheduled to land in Kazakhstan with two Russian
Continue ReadingBy Solarina Ho, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — It’s a makeup hack that’s been around for years. Famous makeup artists do it and these days TikTok influencers are sharing video tips on how it’s done: using lip liner around the eyes to get just the right
Continue ReadingBy Faith Karimi, CNN Dan Fischer has always found solace in the ocean. As a child, he loved going to the beach and riding bikes along the coastline with his father, Karl Fischer. So when he lost his dad to pancreatic cancer and his dog of 15 years, Rudy, died shortly afterward, he turned to
Continue ReadingFiona Sinclair Scott, CNN In the month leading up to the Fall-Winter shows in Paris, it was widely believed that the event would mark a significant return to business as usual — a celebration for the fashion world after two years of pandemic-related disruptions. Coronavirus cases were relatively low, international travel to and from France
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, CNN Reporter, Crime and Justice Federal prosecutors walked out of court this week with new confidence — that a Washington, DC, jury would be willing to convict participants in the January 6 US Capitol attack for serious crimes. In the first guilty verdict from a jury related to the January 6 Capitol
Continue ReadingBy JEROME PUGMIRE AP Auto Racing Writer World champion Max Verstappen topped the charts for Red Bull on the last day of Formula One preseason testing and title rival Lewis Hamilton is not optimistic about how Mercedes will fare when the season starts next weekend. Hamilton says Mercedes lacks speed and “we’re certainly not at
Continue ReadingBy Jay Croft, CNN A North Carolina college student won a nice 19th birthday gift after buying her first lottery ticket: $100,000. Laniah Ashley, a freshman at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, was back home in Clinton for spring break. While out with her grandparents for Chinese food on her birthday Wednesday, she bought
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia says it has executed 81 prisoners, including those convicted of killings and belonging to militant groups. The state-run Saudi Press Agency says the executions took place on Saturday. It says those executed included convicted members of al-Qaida and the Islamic State group.
Continue ReadingASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) — Turkmenistan citizens have voted in an election that could establish a political dynasty for the gas-rich Central Asian nation’s leader. President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, 64, announced the snap presidential election last month, setting the stage for his 40-year old son Serdar to take over. Serdar Berdymukhamedov has risen through a series of
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — La administración de Biden retiró parcialmente una controvertida política fronteriza de la era Trump de la noche a la mañana después de que un fallo de un tribunal de Texas forzara la mano de la administración y en medio de feroces críticas de los aliados del presidente Joe Biden por el
Continue ReadingBy CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands of Russian tourists are stranded in Thailand’s beach resorts because of the war in Ukraine, many unable to pay their bills or return home because of sanctions and canceled flights. Thai tourism authorities say there are about 6,500 Russian tourists stuck in Phuket, Surat Thani, Krabi
Continue ReadingBy CHALIDA EKVITTHAYAVECHNUKUL Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands of Russian tourists are stranded in Thailand’s beach resorts because of the war in Ukraine, many unable to pay their bills or return home because of sanctions and canceled flights. Thai tourism authorities say there are about 6,500 Russian tourists stuck in Phuket, Surat Thani, Krabi
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Walgreens and other retailers have swapped out the clear fridge and freezer doors at thousands of stores, instead adding opaque doors with iPad-like screens showing what’s inside. Some customers really, really aren’t into it. The screens, which were developed by the startup Cooler Screens, use a system
Continue ReadingBy Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Business Walgreens and other retailers have swapped out the clear fridge and freezer doors at thousands of stores, instead adding opaque doors with iPad-like screens showing what’s inside. Some customers really, really aren’t into it. The screens, which were developed by the startup Cooler Screens, use a system of motion sensors
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Una mujer embarazada, cuyo rescate del hospital de maternidad de de Mariupol esta semana fue capturado en una foto viral de AP, dio a luz a una niña, confirmó su familia a CNN. Mariana Vishegirskaya se encontraba entre varias mujeres del hospital de maternidad de Mariupol que sobrevivieron al bombardeo. Ella
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer The Premier League has disqualified Roman Abramovich from running Chelsea after the club owner was sanctioned by the British government over Russia’s war on Ukraine. The announcement that Abramovich had been disqualified from being a club director was made by the league’s board on Saturday. The team is
Continue ReadingBy HOLLY RAMER and CHRISTINA A. CASSIDY Associated Press CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Republican lawmakers in at least six states have introduced legislation that would require all ballots to be counted by hand instead of electronic tabulators, and similar proposals are being floated in some county and local governments around the U.S. The push comes
Continue ReadingBy MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson may not get any Republican votes. But senator by senator, she is working to reset the tone of the confirmation process after years of bitter and partisan battles. Democrats and the White House are hoping that Jackson’s highly impressive resume,
Continue ReadingCHONBURI, Thailand (AP) — Nanna Koerstz Madsen has birdied her last two holes to take a one-shot lead after three rounds of the LPGA Thailand. The 55th-ranked Dane’s error-free 6-under 66 gave her a 54-hole total of 21-under 195 in humid conditions after lightning and rain disrupted play for 90 minutes in the afternoon at
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