BEIJING (AP) — Many areas in northern China were blanketed with floating sand and dust on Thursday, and a sandstorm was expected to sweep through parts of Inner Mongolia. The sandy, dusty weather and strong winds will last until Sunday, the National Meteorological Center said in a statement, adding the public should take precautionary measures
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Sea levels on China’s coastline have hit their highest on record for the second year in a row, rising more quickly than the global average and posing a serious threat to coastal cities such as the financial hub of Shanghai. In 2022, China’s coastal sea levels were 94 millimeters (3.7 inch)
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — Germany’s government has appealed for efforts to reduce tensions over Taiwan as the German foreign minister arrived in China for official talks. Annalena Baerbock’s visit follows days of Chinese military exercises near Taiwan, a self-governed island democracy that Beijing claims is part of its territory. Her ministry said Baerbock will discuss Taiwan,
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un misil norcoreano desató este jueves el miedo en la isla de Hokkaido, en el norte de Japón, después de que el sistema de alerta de emergencia del gobierno advirtiera a los residentes que se pusieran a cubierto. Millones de personas recibieron una alerta J, u orden de evacuación, poco antes
Continue ReadingCNN By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Louisville’s mayor called on his grieving community to seek comfort in each other during a vigil Wednesday hours after officials released 911 calls revealing the horrific moments of a mass shooting that left five dead and eight wounded. As more distressing details emerge about Monday’s shooting at Old National Bank
Continue ReadingCNN By Adrienne Broaddus, Aya Elamroussi, Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN The family of Connor Sturgeon — who was killed after he fatally shot five people Monday morning at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky — plans to have his brain tested for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE, his father and
Continue ReadingBy Adrienne Broaddus, Aya Elamroussi, Eric Levenson and Mark Morales, CNN The family of Connor Sturgeon — who was killed after he fatally shot five people Monday morning at the Old National Bank in Louisville, Kentucky — plans to have his brain tested for chronic traumatic encephalopathy, commonly known as CTE, his father and a
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The head of the Roman Catholic Church in the Holy Land has warned in an interview that the rise of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government has made life worse for Christians in the birthplace of Christianity. The influential Vatican-appointed Latin Patriarch, Pierbattista Pizzaballa, told The Associated
Continue ReadingBy Jessie Yeung and Moeri Karasawa, CNN Japan’s population has fallen for the 12th consecutive year, as deaths rise and the birth rate continues to sink, according to government data released Wednesday. The population stood at 124.49 million in 2022 — representing a decline of 556,000 from the previous year, figures show. That figure represents
Continue ReadingCNN By Gawon Bae and Emiko Jozuka, CNN A North Korean missile sparked fear on the Japanese northern island of Hokkaido Thursday after the government’s emergency alert system warned residents to take cover. Millions of people received a J-alert, or evacuation order, shortly before 8 a.m., urging them to seek shelter as the missile could
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, Holly Yan, Elizabeth Wolfe, Paul P. Murphy and Caroll Alvarado, CNN As a two-day inferno fizzles out at a plastics recycling plant a state judge deemed a public health hazard, up to 2,000 residents of an eastern Indiana city are still waiting to learn whether it’s safe to go home. Residents on
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — “El Monumental es simplemente increíble… mi lugar favorito es River Plate”, dijo Emiliano “Dibu” Martínez y los hinchas del Millonario estallaron de júbilo. A los pocos días, el guardameta que fue una de las figuras en el tricampeonato que consiguió la selección argentina en el Mundial de Qatar agregó lo siguiente:
Continue ReadingBy Lauren del Valle, CNN A new court filing alleges JPMorgan Chase executives were aware of sex abuse and trafficking allegations against its then-client Jeffrey Epstein, several years before the financial institution cut ties. The latest complaint, part of a lawsuit against the bank filed by the attorney general for the US Virgin Islands (USVI),
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets followed Wall Street higher on Friday after U.S. inflation eased in March and China reported unexpectedly strong exports. Shanghai, Tokyo and Hong Kong gained. Oil prices rose. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 1.3% on Thursday after inflation at the wholesale level
Continue ReadingBy JOE McDONALD and MATT OTT AP Business Writers Stocks are rising on Wall Street Thursday following the latest sign that inflation continues to cool. The S&P 500 is 0.3% higher in early trading after a report showed that inflation at the wholesale level slowed by more than expected last month. The Dow and Nasdaq
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French protesters are bracing for an expected ruling Friday by a top constitutional body that they hope will derail President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform plan. If the Constitutional Council greenlights the reform, the bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 can enter into force.
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French protesters are bracing for an expected ruling Friday by a top constitutional body that they hope will derail President Emmanuel Macron’s unpopular pension reform plan. If the Constitutional Council greenlights the reform, the bill raising the retirement age from 62 to 64 can enter into force.
Continue ReadingBy PAUL J. WEBER and JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Justice Department said Thursday that it will again go to the Supreme Court over abortion after a lower court ruling allowed the abortion pill mifepristone to remain available in the U.S. but reimposed past restrictions on getting and using the drug.
Continue ReadingBy SIBI ARASU Associated Press BENGALURU, India (AP) — The incoming president of the World Bank was born in India and had his early success in business there. Supporters say that gives Ajay Banga valuable insight into the challenges faced by the developing countries the bank is supposed to help. But not everyone is sure
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GOOD THURSDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… After some chilly overnight temperatures, we’ll start a warming trend today that will begin with a moderate increase in highs of the day. Up a few degrees across the High Desert, we’ll feel temperatures in the upper 40s in the warmest parts of the day. Southerly winds will turn northwesterly but
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