Stephy Chung, CNN A young man stands grinning in Beijing’s Forbidden City. It’s the dead of winter, and one of his hands is buried deep into the pockets of his long overcoat to protect it from the chill. The other grasps the unmistakable contours of a glass Coca-Cola bottle. Today, Coke is the world’s most
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — La Policía Nacional de Ecuador informó este martes que, durante la madrugada, se ejecutaron diversos allanamientos en el cantón Durán, provincia de Guayas, que permitieron la detención de 10 personas en conexión con varios asesinatos y los atentados con coches bomba ocurridos en noviembre pasado en Guayaquil y Durán. La
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Speaker Kevin McCarthy is reiterating that he will block Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell of California from serving on the House committee that oversees national intelligence. He says the decision is not based on political payback but because “integrity matters, and they have failed in
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A Bend 19-year-old was arrested and jailed on a drunk-driving charge early Tuesday after allegedly brandishing a handgun at convenience store workers. He was later released to a responsible third party – then arrested and jailed again hours later on menacing charges, accused of brandishing the gun several more times.
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN Closing arguments concluded Tuesday in the trial of Sayfullo Saipov, the man prosecutors say was radicalized by ISIS propaganda before he allegedly drove a rented truck down a bike path in New York, killing eight pedestrians in 2017. The judge is expected to charge the jury with the case Wednesday
Continue ReadingJANESVILLE, Wis. (AP) — A former University of Wisconsin football player has been convicted of two counts of first degree homicide and other charges Tuesday in the February 2020 shooting deaths of two women. Jurors deliberated about two hours Tuesday before finding Marcus Randle El guilty in the slayings of 27-year-old Brittany McAdory and 30-year-old
Continue ReadingMarysabel E. Huston-Crespo (CNN Español) — Una canción insignia puede hacernos recordar una película al instante, y por eso existe, desde 1934, una categoría dentro de los premios Oscar a la mejor canción original. Entre los ganadores destacan artistas como Eminem, quien alzó el Oscar en 2003 por su tema “Lose Yourself”; “My Heart Will
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Este martes continuó la declaración de un testigo en el juicio que Genaro García Luna, exsecretario de Seguridad Publica de México, enfrenta en Nueva York por narcotráfico. Se trata de Sergio Villarreal Barragán, alias “El Grande”, quien fue arrestado en 2010 y se declaró culpable en Estados Unidos de conspirar para
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is ironing out the “logistical and legal” aspects of testing wastewater from airplanes for coronavirus variants as it continues to explore such an infectious disease monitoring program. The agency is still “figuring out how to operationalize this program,” a person close to CDC
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG and MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Ships searching in wind-whipped waters between South Korea and Japan have picked up at least 14 of the 22 crew members from a cargo vessel that sank, killing at least two. South Korean officials say nine of those rescued remain unconscious but
Continue ReadingBy Jack Forrest, CNN US Capitol Police arrested two 18-year-old alleged carjackers Tuesday who hid in an outdoor restaurant freezer following an attempted traffic stop that turned into a car chase, USCP said. Officers attempted to pull over a white BMW sedan near the 100 block of E Street NW in Washington, DC, that was
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s Supreme Court has ruled that the armed forces do not have to advise civilian police when they make an arrest. The issue is a sensitive one, because Mexico’s military is supposed to be participating in civilian law enforcement only as ‘support’ for police. But the court ruled Tuesday that soldiers
Continue ReadingBy ALEX SANZ Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The Carter Center said Tuesday that only 13 human cases of Guinea worm disease were reported worldwide last year. After decades of progress, the eradication program’s director cautioned the end phase of the global effort to eradicate the parasitic disease will be “the most difficult.” The Atlanta-based
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN The full entertainment lineup for the 2023 Super Bowl has arrived. In addition to Rihanna’s highly anticipated halftime show performance, a number of additional Hollywood heavyweights are joining the major sporting event as pre-show performers. The NFL announced on Tuesday that Emmy-winning actor Sheryl Lee Ralph will perform “Lift Every Voice
Continue ReadingBy SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Drag queens in full makeup and dozens of other advocates are rallying against Missouri bills aimed at transgender children and drag shows. A House committee debated the measures Tuesday. Bills under consideration would ban transgender girls from playing on girls sports teams. Public K-12 schools
Continue ReadingBy DANIEL POLITI Associated Press LIMA, Peru (AP) — More than 50 people have died in ongoing street protests in the weeks since Peru’s elected leader was jailed, mostly demonstrators at the hands of police officers, but only a few international voices of concern have emerged. The relative silence of much of the regional and
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Rabinowitz and Holmes Lybrand, CNN The first Proud Boy to take the stand in the seditious conspiracy trial against five fellow members of the far-right group told the jury Tuesday how leaders of the organization celebrated when their members acted violently, and how that informed the way the group fought together during the
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER, FARNOUSH AMIRI, COLLEEN LONG and JILL COLVIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The mishandling of classified documents is not a problem unique to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. At least three presidents, a vice president, a secretary of state and an attorney general have all been tripped up. The
Continue ReadingBy PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer Georgia has made its most extensive comments on the car crash that killed football player Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member. Athletic director Josh Brooks says they were not on department business at the time of the incident, which occurred shortly after the Bulldogs celebrated their second straight
Continue ReadingCNN By Lauren Kent, Mick Krever and Rob Picheta, CNN Germany is set to send its sought-after Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine to help bolster the country’s war effort, Der Spiegel reported on Tuesday evening, attributing to unnamed sources. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has decided to deliver the battle tanks following “months of debate,” according
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