CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities say a boat sank last week on the Blue Nile and at least 23 women are believed to have drowned. The tragedy took place on Friday in southeastern Sennar province. There were 29 people on board the vessel, all of them women except for the captain. He survived along with
Continue ReadingBy FRANK JORDANS and SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — A new report from the UN’s top body of climate scientists is warning that temperatures will go beyond a key danger point unless countries worldwide cut greenhouse emissions faster than they are currently committed to doing. Released Monday, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, CNN Voting to advance Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson will be the main event when the Senate Judiciary Committee meets Monday. But the committee will also be sending to the Senate floor several other federal judge nominees, as Democrats push to keep the judiciary confirmation machinery cranking while Jackson dominated
Continue ReadingBy FRANCISCO UBILLA, ARITZ PARRA and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press PALMA DE MALLORCA, Spain (AP) — The U.S. government seized a mega yacht in Spain owned by an oligarch with close ties to the Russian president. The capture of the yacht on Monday is the first in the government’s sanctions enforcement initiative to “seize and
Continue ReadingBy Nikki Carvajal, Paul LeBlanc and Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden celebrated federal investments in the trucking industry during a White House event on Monday, highlighting strides the administration has made in implementing its “Trucking Action Plan,” which was unveiled late last year. Standing in front of two trucks at an event on the
Continue ReadingBy JOVANA GEC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — An early official count of Serbia’s national election has confirmed the landslide victory of Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic and his populist party — important allies of Russia in the volatile Balkans and in Europe. Vucic scored an outright victory in Sunday’s presidential vote with the backing
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La cantautora y actriz Camila Cabello compartió un texto en Instagram en el que reflexionó acerca de las críticas que recibe sobre su aspecto físico y sobre cómo le afectan a su salud mental. La cantante cubano-estadounidense, que recientemente protagonizó una nueva versión de “Cenicienta”, se pronunció ante las presiones que ha
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Netherlands national soccer team coach Louis van Gaal says he is being treated for an aggressive form of prostate cancer but still plans to lead the team at the World Cup in Qatar in November. Van Gaal tells Sunday night Dutch talk show “Humberto” that players in the national team
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Yearly inflation in Turkey has hit 61.14%, climbing to a new 20-year high and deepening a cost of living crisis for many households. The Turkish Statistical Institute said Monday consumer prices rose by 5.46% in March compared with the previous month. The highest yearly price increase was in the transportation sector, at
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — Yearly inflation in Turkey has hit 61.14%, climbing to a new 20-year high and deepening a cost of living crisis for many households. The Turkish Statistical Institute said Monday consumer prices rose by 5.46% in March compared with the previous month. The highest yearly price increase was in the transportation sector, at
Continue ReadingBy KATHY GANNON Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s top court has begun hearing arguments on whether Prime Minister Imran Khan and his allies had the legal right to dissolve parliament and set the stage for early elections. The opposition is challenging the latest moves by Khan, contending they are a ploy to stay in
Continue ReadingCNN Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Doja Cat is up for eight awards at the 2022 Grammys, and the rapper and singer arrived on the red carpet in a sheer, sea foam-colored Versace gown looking like Grammys royalty. The off-shoulder look is dripping in crystals and features a corseted bodice. She paired it with matching platform shoes
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors say they have arrested a right-wing extremist over an arson attack on a home for asylum-seekers more than 30 years ago in which a Ghanaian man was killed. Federal prosecutors said the suspect arrested Monday is accused of murder, attempted murder and arson leading to death. They said that, on
Continue ReadingBy Diksha Madhok, CNN Business India’s Gautam Adani has joined what is probably the most elite club in the world. The infrastructure tycoon’s wealth hit $100 billion over the weekend, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, making him the richest person in Asia. He joins nine other men in the centibillionaires club, including Tesla CEO
Continue ReadingBy SKIPPER PATRICK Associated Press KANSAS CITY (AP) — Two free throws by calm Joe Quigg with six seconds remaining in the third overtime broke up a bitterly contested game and gave the North Carolina Tar Heels a 54-53 victory over Kansas and the NCAA major college basketball championship for 1957. The Tar Heels, extending
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Entertainment Writer Jon Batiste may have won the most Grammy Awards with five on Sunday night, but in some ways he was a surprise. He won the prestigious album of the year against heavyweights like Tony Bennett, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift and Ye. Batiste’s performance of “Freedom” also symbolized the Grammys’
Continue ReadingBy Danielle Wiener-Bronner and Poppy Harlow, CNN Howard Schultz’s first act on his return as Starbucks CEO is to pause the company’s share buyback program. “Starting immediately, we are suspending our share repurchasing program,” Schultz wrote in an open letter to Starbucks employees, customers and others which was published early Monday. “This decision will allow
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma hugged at midcourt after South Carolina ended UConn’s undefeated run in NCAA championship games. It was the first time the coaches had met on women basketball’s biggest stage and may not be the last with so many talented players returning for
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Dawn Staley and Geno Auriemma hugged at midcourt after South Carolina ended UConn’s undefeated run in NCAA championship games. It was the first time the coaches had met on women basketball’s biggest stage and may not be the last with so many talented players returning for
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — China has sent more than 10,000 health workers to Shanghai, including 2,000 military medical staff. They are struggling to stamp out a COVID-19 outbreak in China’s largest city. Shanghai is conducting mass testing of its 25 million residents as what was supposed to be a two-phase lockdown
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