olivertapia (CNN) — Un asesino convicto que escapó el mes pasado de un autobús de prisioneros en Texas murió el jueves por la noche en un tiroteo con policÃas, pocas horas después de que fuera nombrado el principal sospechoso del asesinato de cuatro niños y un adulto en una casa en el condado de Leon, dijeron
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing bureau Multiple neighborhoods in Shanghai were placed back under lockdown only a day after city-wide restrictions were lifted, as China’s stringent zero-Covid strategy continues to haunt the financial hub. Shanghai lifted its two-month lockdown on Wednesday, allowing most of its 25 million residents to leave their communities. But nearly
Continue ReadingBy Cheri Mossburg and Taylor Romine, CNN Some uniformed police officers will now be able to march in San Francisco’s Pride Parade, according to a statement from parade organizers and the San Francisco Police Officers Pride Alliance, amending a previous decision that banned officers from wearing uniforms but allowed other types of police-affiliated apparel. “Pride
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Business Amazon is shutting down its Kindle bookstore in China, marking another retreat by a Western tech giant in the world’s second biggest economy. The company announced Thursday that starting July 2023, Kindle users will not be able to buy online books in the country. Existing customers will be able to
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The foreign ministers of Australia and China were both making their final stops Friday on what has become an island-hopping diplomatic duel in the South Pacific. Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong arrived in Tonga where she met with Prime Minister Hu’akavameiliku and other officials to
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN and YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — One hundred days into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the war has brought the world a near-daily drumbeat of gut wrenching scenes: Civilian corpses in the streets of Bucha; a blown-up theater in Mariupol; the chaos at a Kramatorsk train station in the wake of
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A new law that went into effect in January allows more attending health care providers who have primary responsibility for the care and treatment of a person diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition to recommend medical marijuana to a patient.
Continue ReadingBy BASSEM MROUE and ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — In northern Syria, residents are bracing for a new fight. With the world’s attention focused on the war in Ukraine, Turkey’s leader says he’s planning a major military operation to push back Syrian Kurdish fighters and create a long sought-after buffer zone in the
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Tonga’s chief diplomat in the U.K. will be thinking about two monarchs this weekend as Britain and the Commonwealth celebrate Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee. There is Elizabeth, of course, who will celebrate 70 years on the throne with four days of pageantry. But High Commissioner Titilupe
Continue ReadingCNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN The lack of clarity surrounding authorities’ response to the mass shooting at a South Texas elementary school could hinder efforts to prevent such massacres from happening again, a state lawmaker told CNN on Friday. Ten days after a gunman slaughtered 19 students and their two teachers in their classrooms at
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell broadly Friday and pulled major indexes into the red for the week as Wall Street focused on the downside of the still-strong U.S. jobs market. A report showed employers hired more workers last month than economists expected. While
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE and DAMIAN J. TROISE AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks fell broadly Friday and pulled major indexes into the red for the week as Wall Street focused on the downside of the still-strong U.S. jobs market. A report showed employers hired more workers last month than economists expected. While
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNN Business) — El mundo está lidiando con aumentos de precios de la energÃa que desafÃan la gravedad, desde la gasolina y el gas natural hasta el carbón. Algunos temen que esto sea tan solo el principio. Funcionarios actuales y anteriores del sector energético dicen a CNN que les preocupa que
Continue ReadingBy Emiko Jozuka and Yuki Kurihara, CNN Sailing solo across the world’s largest ocean once is enough of an achievement. But 83-year-old Japanese ocean adventurer Kenichi Horie has done it multiple times. On Saturday, June 4, he set a record by becoming the world’s oldest solo yachtsman to sail non-stop across the Pacific Ocean. Horie
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran has reported the death of another colonel of the elite Quds force of its Revolutionary Guards, the second in two weeks from the unit which oversees Iran’s military operations abroad. Quoting an unknown official, the early morning report by the official IRNA news agency said Col. Ali Esmailzadeh died during
Continue ReadingBy BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Tony Gonsolin pitched two-hit ball over six sharp innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Mets 2-0. The loss snapped New York’s six-game winning streak in the opener of a four-game series between the National League’s top two teams. Gonsolin improved to
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During the 2022 session, the Oregon Legislature passed House Bill 4061 to deter water use on unlicensed cannabis growing sites. The Oregon Water Resources Department is set to implement the new law, which takes effect on Friday, June 3.
Continue ReadingBy ALEX SANZ and ANITA SNOW Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A 26-year-old electrical and hardware engineer will become the first Mexican-born woman in space when she joins a diverse international crew for a 10-minute flight launched by Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin. Katya Echazarreta is the first passenger sponsored by the nonprofit Space for Humanity
Continue ReadingTEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Tempe city council has voted to negotiate with the Arizona Coyotes on a proposed development of nearly $2 billion that would include a new arena for the franchise. The council voted 5-2 in favor after a seven-hour meeting that included comments from more than 100 citizens and the reading of
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers are maintaining close ties with al-Qaida as they consolidate control over the country, and their main military threat is coming from the Islamic State extremist group and guerrilla-style attacks by former Afghan government security personnel. The experts said in
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