By Issy Ronald Newly minted billionaire and basketball star LeBron James has long expressed an interest in becoming an NBA owner and he reveals his plans in the latest episode of the talk show “The Shop.” “I wanna own a team. Yeah, I wanna buy a team, for sure. I want a team in Vegas,”
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La propagación de la viruela del mono a través de pequeñas partículas de virus que permanecen en el aire “no ha sido reportada”, dijeron los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) en una guía publicada el jueves. Puede propagarse a través
Continue ReadingCNN By Veronica Stracqualursi, Kylie Atwood, Mostafa Salem and Adam Pourahmadi, CNN US Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Thursday that it will “further complicate” efforts to salvage the 2015 Iran nuclear deal if Iran removes cameras that monitor its nuclear program and could lead to “a deepening nuclear crisis and further economic and political
Continue ReadingBy ELLIOT SPAGAT and CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden and other Western Hemisphere leaders have announced what is being billed as a roadmap for countries to host large numbers of migrants and refugees. “The Los Angeles Declaration” may be the biggest achievement of the Summit of the Americas, which
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration has launched an “unprecedented” operation to disrupt human smuggling networks amid an ongoing influx of migrants at the US-Mexico border, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas exclusively told CNN. The operation — which includes deploying hundreds of personnel throughout Latin America and a multi-million-dollar investment — comes as the
Continue ReadingBy Toyin Owoseje, CNN Rebel Wilson has revealed that she is a member of the LGBTQ community during Pride Month by introducing the world to her “Disney Princess.” The “Pitch Perfect,” star who has only ever publicly dated men, took to Instagram on Thursday to announce her relationship with fashion designer Ramona Agruma. “I thought
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In President Joe Biden’s estimation, the U.S. is in a strong position to overcome the worst inflation in more than 40 years. But so far, inflation just keeps getting the better of the U.S. economy and of the Biden administration. The president’s policies,
Continue ReadingBy CHRIS MEGERIAN and JOSH BOAK Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — In President Joe Biden’s estimation, the U.S. is in a strong position to overcome the worst inflation in more than 40 years. But so far, inflation just keeps getting the better of the U.S. economy and of the Biden administration. The president’s policies,
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The British government plans to burn billions of dollars in unusable protective equipment purchased during the coronavirus pandemic. It says the move will generate power. A public spending watchdog says 4 billion pounds ($5 billion) worth of PPE bought by the government has to be dumped because it is defective or does
Continue ReadingBy NOHA ELHENNAWY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Khartoum says Sudan’s leading pro-democracy group has met with the country’s generals for the first time since last year’s military coup. This could signal a breakthrough in attempts to bring the East African nation back on track toward a democratic transition. The meeting
Continue ReadingGENEVA (AP) — Authorities in Switzerland said they found the body of an Indonesian governor’s 22-year-old son who went missing two weeks ago while swimming in the river that runs through the Swiss capital. Police in Bern said Thursday that the body of Emmeril “Eril” Kahn Mumtadz, the oldest son of West Java Governor Ridwan
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO-member Norway terminated its two-decade-old contract with a France-based manufacturer for 14 maritime helicopters, citing delays, errors and time-consuming maintenance, The Norwegian defense minister said Friday that the government will return the NH90 helicopters it received so far and expects a refund of $525 million.
Continue ReadingBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — NATO-member Norway terminated its two-decade-old contract with a France-based manufacturer for 14 maritime helicopters, citing delays, errors and time-consuming maintenance, The Norwegian defense minister said Friday that the government will return the NH90 helicopters it received so far and expects a refund of $525 million.
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China has attacked the theory that the coronavirus pandemic may have originated as a leak from a Chinese laboratory as a politically motivated lie. The response came after the World Health Organization recommended in its strongest terms yet that a deeper probe is needed into whether a lab accident may be to
Continue ReadingBy CNN Sport staff Led by Shohei Ohtani’s pitching and bat, the Los Angeles Angels ended a 14-game losing streak as they defeated the Boston Red Sox 5-2 on Thursday. Ohtani put the Halos on top at Angel Stadium with a two-run home run in the fifth inning, and they never relinquished the lead. He
Continue ReadingHAMBURG, Germany (AP) — German soccer club St. Pauli has refused the use of its stadium for a German Cup game because Leipzig is one of the teams involved. Defending champion Leipzig was drawn at Hamburg-based FC Teutonia Ottensen in the first round. The fourth-tier club’s 5,000-capacity ground is unsuitable for the game on Aug.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley en la escena del tiroteo en la escuela de Uvalde, Texas, el mes pasado, sabían que había personas heridas atrapadas dentro de las aulas antes de que las autoridades decidieran forzar la entrada a los salones de clase, según una revisión de The
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Police say a man apparently attacked a woman and a 7-year-old girl with a knife at an elementary school in southwestern Germany and then fled. The school in Esslingen, near Stuttgart, was closed for a regional vacation on Friday but some children were being looked after there during the holiday. The girl
Continue ReadingBy FARAI MUTSAKA Associated Press HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Battling rampant inflation, Zimbabweans are counting their toes as they struggle to buy food for their families. An internet rumor blazed through the country that desperate people were selling their toes for cash. The false report became so widespread that the country’s Deputy Minister of Information
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — A 100 billion-euro ($107 billion) fund to strengthen the German military has cleared its final legislative hurdle, winning approval from parliament’s upper house. The decision clears the way for the government to move ahead with a massive procurement drive that Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced shortly after Russia invaded Ukraine. Parliament’s upper house,
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