KCRA By Amir Vera and Nouran Salahieh, CNN A wall of smoke from the Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada mountains is creating hazardous conditions in Northern California, choking the air with smoke as strong winds complicate firefighting efforts. The smoke’s impact was most visually clear in a time-lapse video posted by the NWS in
Continue ReadingMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is extending a state of calamity declared by his predecessor more than two years ago to deal with continuing concerns over the coronavirus pandemic. The president’s press secretary also says a previously announced plan to lift the compulsory wearing of masks outdoors will take effect immediately
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s prime minister says his government is grappling with food shortages following months of floods which have killed nearly 1,400 people in the impoverished nation since June. Shahbaz Sharif made his comment during an overnight phone call with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Sharif thanked Turkey for
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China’s leader Xi Jinping will travel to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan starting Wednesday in his first trip abroad since the early days of the pandemic. China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Xi will attend a meeting of the heads of state of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization in Samarkand while on a state visit
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Herb, CNN Former President Donald Trump repeatedly told aides in the days following his 2020 election loss that he would remain in the White House rather than let incoming President Joe Biden take over, according to reporting provided to CNN from a forthcoming book by New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman. “I’m just
Continue ReadingBy Casey Barber, CNN Mushrooms are having a moment, whether it’s the recent documentary “Fantastic Fungi” or their newfound trendiness as a vegan leather. September is National Mushroom Month, but because of mushrooms’ fertile growing capabilities and versatility in many dishes, any month is a great one to be celebrating fungi. “Mushrooms are recyclers,” said
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KEYTON, JILL LAWLESS and MIKE CORDER Associated Press EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — As Queen Elizabeth II’s four children walked silently behind, a hearse carried her flag-draped coffin Monday along a crowd-lined street in the Scottish capital to a cathedral, where a service of thanksgiving hailed the late monarch as a “constant in all
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Switzerland’s nuclear waste authority has proposed building the country’s permanent waste storage site close to the border with Germany, a decision viewed warily by its northern neighbor. The choice of the Noerdlich Laegern site ends a 14-year search for a preferred location, itself preceded by previous failed attempts. The head of waste
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Switzerland’s nuclear waste authority has proposed building the country’s permanent waste storage site close to the border with Germany, a decision viewed warily by its northern neighbor. The choice of the Noerdlich Laegern site ends a 14-year search for a preferred location, itself preceded by previous failed attempts. The head of waste
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Agentes de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de EE.UU. (CBP, por sus siglas en inglés) en el puerto de entrada de Del Rio, Texas, dijeron que incautaron un cargamento de metanfetamina valorado en US$ 11,9 millones, lo que lo convierte en la incautación más grande de esta droga en el puerto de entrada.
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — Former Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis has gone on trial in a $2 million fraud case involving European Union subsidies. The case involves a farm known as the Stork’s Nest that received EU subsidies after its ownership was transferred from the Babis-owned Agrofert conglomerate of around 250 companies to Babis’ family members.
Continue ReadingBy Rhea Mogul, CNN From the pandemic to the climate crisis, disasters of the past five years have upended daily life, and a new report shows that in many countries the ensuing economic uncertainty has pushed millions into modern slavery. An estimated 50 million people worldwide are believed to be victims of forced marriage and
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS and HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian troops retook a wide swath of territory from Russia on Monday, pushing all the way back to the northeastern border in some places, and claimed to have captured many Russian soldiers as part of a lightning advance that forced Moscow to make
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh and Tina Burnside, CNN A mudslide trapped multiple drivers in Southern California as storms drenched the region and brought flash flood warnings Sunday evening. Several motorists were rescued after their vehicles became stuck in a mud and debris flow on Pine Canyon Road in the Lake Hughes area, about 65 miles north
Continue ReadingBy MALAK HARB Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An Emirati court has ruled that a British man suspected of masterminding a $1.7 billion tax scheme cannot be extradited to Denmark to face charges. The decision in the high-profile case grants the hedge fund trader, Sanjay Shah, a victory against Danish authorities who
Continue ReadingBy DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — At the government headquarters in NATO-member Montenegro, the computers are unplugged, the internet is switched off and the state’s main websites are down. The blackout comes amid a massive cyberattack against the small Balkan state which officials say bears the hallmark of the pro-Russian hackers and
Continue ReadingBy DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — At the government headquarters in NATO-member Montenegro, the computers are unplugged, the internet is switched off and the state’s main websites are down. The blackout comes amid a massive cyberattack against the small Balkan state which officials say bears the hallmark of the pro-Russian hackers and
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El primer ministro de Antigua y Barbuda dijo que el país caribeño realizará un referéndum para convertirse en república y destituir al rey Carlos III como jefe de Estado en los próximos años. La antigua colonia británica se independizó del Reino Unido en 1981, pero es uno de los 14 países, además
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Monday that her government will not pursue any moves to change the country into a republic following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Ardern said she thought New Zealand will eventually become a republic, and it would probably
Continue ReadingCNN By Nectar Gan, Shawn Deng and Philip Wang, CNN As Russian forces suffer a string of stunning defeats in Ukraine, Moscow is playing up Beijing’s support for its invasion ahead of a key meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping this week. Russian troops were forced to flee the strategic
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