Scientists name new tropical tree species after Leonardo DiCaprio
By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Leonardo DiCaprio has an Oscar, a BAFTA and three Golden Globe awards under his belt. But his latest accolade comes from a…
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Unheralded Strolz is shock winner of World Cup slalom
ADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — Johannes Strolz was the shocking winner of a World Cup slalom on Sunday wearing low-ranked bib No. 38. The…
Continue ReadingAn Asian man injured in an unprovoked attack in New York last April has died, officials say
By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Yao Pan Ma, a 62-year-old Asian man who police said was bashed in the head in an unprovoked attack in East Harlem, New…
Continue ReadingPope baptizes 16 babies in Sistine Chapel after year’s break
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has baptized 16 babies in the Sistine Chapel to resume a decades-old Vatican tradition. The ceremony wasn’t…
Continue ReadingKazakhstan says 164 killed in last week’s protests
By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan’s health ministry says 164 people, including a 4-year-old girl, have been killed in…
Continue ReadingHost Cameroon wins as African Cup opens under virus shadow
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Host Cameroon came from behind to beat Burkina Faso 2-1 in the opening game of the African Cup of Nations. Captain Vincent…
Continue ReadingAn Alabama family started an antiracist library to promote racial justice and the importance of diversity in reading
By Alaa Elassar, CNN Kristen Berthiaume remembers when George Floyd was murdered, with body cam footage revealing his struggles to breathe and cries…
Continue Reading5 reasons you should not deliberately catch Omicron to ‘get it over with’
CNN By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The question hung in the air like a bad odor, silencing the small group of fully vaccinated and boosted friends and family…
Continue ReadingNearly a quarter of hospitals are reporting a critical staff shortage as Omicron drives a rise in Covid-19 cases
By Dakin Andone and Susannah Cullinane, CNN About 24% of US hospitals are reporting a “critical staffing shortage,” according to data…
Continue ReadingVlhova denies Holdener 1st WCup slalom win; Shiffrin DNF’d
KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Slovakian skier Petra Vlhova won a women’s World Cup slalom as she denied first-run leader Wendy Holdener of…
Continue ReadingHow 10 parents of school-age kids are coping with Omicron, in their own words
By Eric Levenson and Christina Zdanowicz, CNN One mom said she feels like she’s endangering her kids’ health. Another said she feels…
Continue ReadingChina foreign minister in Sri Lanka to discuss Belt and Road
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is in Sri Lanka seeking to advance Beijing’s…
Continue ReadingThis will be South Sudan’s hungriest year ever, experts say
By SAM MEDNICK and DENG MACHOL Associated Press OLD FANGAK, South Sudan (AP) — Aid groups say more people will face hunger this year in South Sudan…
Continue ReadingTwo bald eagle eggs have hatched in Florida, part of a huge success story. Here’s what conservationists say we can learn from it
By Christina Maxouris, CNN When two baby bald eagles hatched in Florida in front of a livestream camera in late December, thousands of people tuned…
Continue ReadingSnowboard star Shaun White’s Olympic status still uncertain
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN, Calif. (AP) — Snowboarding superstar Shaun White’s attempt to lock up a spot on a fifth…
Continue ReadingAsh Barty wins in Adelaide, Rafael Nadal in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty has has won her second Adelaide International title in three years with a 6-3, 6-2 victory over…
Continue ReadingSri Lanka seeks Chinese debt restructuring amid crisis
By KRISHAN FRANCIS Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The president of debt-ridden Sri Lanka has asked China for the restructuring of its…
Continue ReadingUS, Japan agree to keep troops on base to curb COVID spread
By YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — The U.S. and Japan have agreed to keep American troops within their bases as worries grew about a…
Continue ReadingProspects dim as US, Russia prepare to meet over Ukraine
By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — With the fate of Ukraine and potentially broader post-Cold War European stability at stake,…
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Bend man’s work to help bring home MIAs featured in new documentary
More than 75 years after the end of World War II, around 80,000 American troops remain missing in action, their final resting place unknown. A…
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