By JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A U.S. military laboratory has helped Swedes confirm what was suspected for years: A woman was among those who died on a 17th-century warship that sank on its maiden voyage, the museum that displays the ship said Tuesday. The wreck of the royal warship Vasa
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — English soccer club Reading has been hit with a six-point deduction in the second-division standings for breaching financial rules. Reading has dropped from 46 points to 40. The team is now one point above the relegation zone. The sanction relates to the club’s failure to meet the terms of a business plan
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN Astronomers have detected a repeating radio signal from an exoplanet and the star that it orbits, both located 12 light-years away from Earth. The signal suggests that the Earth-size planet may have a magnetic field and perhaps even an atmosphere. Earth’s magnetic field protects the planet’s atmosphere, which life needs to
Continue ReadingBy Ben Morse and Coy Wire, CNN Jordan Hawkins is a national college basketball champion. But he won’t be the only one with a new ring at his family’s next get-together. Hawkins, who scored 16 points in the University of Connecticut’s 76-59 victory over San Diego State University in the NCAA men’s college championship game
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — A Geneva appeals court has upheld the conviction of Israeli diamond magnate Beny Steinmetz for corrupting foreign officials. The case is in connection with lucrative mining rights in the West African country of Guinea. The court did reduce his sentence and throw out a charge of forgery.
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — The number of former players from rugby union, rugby league and soccer who are taking legal action against sports governing bodies on claims they suffered brain injuries during their careers has grown to nearly 400. The London-based Rylands Garth firm says it is formally starting the lawsuit on behalf of 260 rugby
Continue ReadingCNN By Katie Hunt, CNN I was briefly transfixed by April’s full moon as it peeped out of London’s clouds on Wednesday night — it was a reminder of how the silvery orb shapes the course of life on Earth. Medieval moon watchers were similarly captivated by our celestial neighbor, making detailed descriptions of lunar
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GOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… Cold air and moisture advancing from the NW will keep us chilly today, along with a 20-30% chance of scattered snow showers. Highs will be in the mid 30’s to low 40’s once again. NW breezes will pick up to 5-15 mph with some seeing gusts to 20-25 mph. Those breezes will
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Britain’s privacy watchdog has hit TikTok with a multimillion-dollar penalty for misusing children’s data and violating other protections for users’ personal information. The Information Commissioner’s Office said Tuesday that it issued a $15.9 million fine to the short-video sharing app, which is wildly popular with young
Continue ReadingBy YASMINE MOSIMANN Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Officials say an agreement has been reached to resume oil exports from Iraq’s northern Kurdish region through a pipeline to Turkey. Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani and Masrour Barzani, prime minister of the semi-autonomous Kurdish region, announced the deal at a press conference Tuesday in Baghdad.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La decisión sorpresiva de la OPEP y sus aliados de reducir drásticamente la producción de petróleo pronto se sentirá en los surtidores de gasolina de Estados Unidos. El grupo conocido como OPEP+ anunció este domingo que reduciría la producción de petróleo en más de 1,6 millones de barriles por día
Continue ReadingBy Julia Horowitz, CNN Few brands are big enough to sell three beers for nearly $100. Elon Musk’s Tesla may be one. The electric car company has launched a limited edition “GigaBier,” a pilsner-style brew made in Germany. Presented in a glossy black sleeve, the bottle is designed to emulate Tesla’s Cybertruck. The beer —
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Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Videos recientemente publicados muestran los momentos previos a una explosión en la que murió al bloguero militar ultranacionalista ruso Vladlen Tatarsky en un café de San Petersburgo este domingo. Tatarsky murió cuando una explosión atravesó el café donde aparecía como invitado de un grupo pro-guerra. Los informes de los medios
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after a failed mission this year and increasing difficulty in raising funding for future missions. The company laid off most of its staff on Friday and told the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in a
Continue ReadingBy MICHELLE CHAPMAN AP Business Writer Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after a failed mission this year and increasing difficulty in raising funding for future missions. The company laid off most of its staff on Friday and told the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware in a
Continue ReadingCNN, KYW, WJLA, WCBS By Nicole Goodkind, CNN Some of the world’s largest oil exporters shocked markets over the weekend by announcing that they would cut oil production by more than 1.6 million barrels a day. OPEC+, an alliance between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and a group of non-OPEC oil-producing countries,
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Some of the world’s largest oil exporters shocked markets over the weekend by announcing that they would cut oil production by more than 1.6 million barrels a day. OPEC+, an alliance between the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and a group of non-OPEC oil-producing countries, including Russia, Mexico, and
Continue ReadingCNN, WABC, WCBS By Caolán Magee, CNN Donald Trump may be the first former US president to face criminal charges, but around the world many current and former leaders have been prosecuted or even spent time in jail. Many of those leaders denounced the accusations against them as politically-motivated. But charges have often not been
Continue ReadingBy Caolán Magee, CNN Donald Trump may be the first former US president to face criminal charges, but around the world many current and former leaders have been prosecuted or even spent time in jail. Many of those leaders denounced the accusations against them as politically-motivated. But charges have often not been a barrier to
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