Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Se espera que Daniel Penny, un veterano de la Marina de EE.UU., se entregue a la Policía este viernes por la mañana y enfrente un cargo de homicidio involuntario, según dos fuentes familiarizadas con el caso. Un portavoz de la Oficina del Fiscal de Distrito de Manhattan confirmó este jueves
Continue ReadingHafsa Khalil, CNN A pair of jars purchased as part of a batch of ceramics from a London thrift store for £20 ($25) actually date back to the 18th century Qing dynasty and could sell for up to £50,000 ($62,700). The two imperial Chinese doucai “lotus and chrysanthemum” jars will be heading under the hammer
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El Título 42, como se le conoce a la política de restricción fronteriza de la era del covid en Estados Unidos, expiró de la noche a la mañana, y con decenas de miles de migrantes que se cree están concentrados en el norte de México, mostrarán este viernes y los
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, Valentina Di Donato and Anna Cooban, CNN Italy’s government convened crisis talks Thursday to investigate the reasons behind a surge in prices for pasta, one of the country’s most beloved and culturally important foods. Adolfo Urso, the country’s minister for enterprise, chaired a commission of lawmakers, pasta producers and consumer rights
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — Sprinkle the sequins and pump up the volume: The 67th Eurovision Song Contest reaches its climax on Saturday with a grand final broadcast live from Liverpool. There will be catchy choruses, a kaleidoscope of costumes and tributes to the spirit of Ukraine in a competition that
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN Tesla will recall more than 1.1 million cars in China due to potential safety risks, the country’s top market regulator said on Friday. Starting May 29, the US company will take back 1,104,622 vehicles that were produced between January 12, 2019, and April 24, 2023, the State Administration for Market Regulation
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer NIIGATA, Japan (AP) — Financial leaders of the Group of Seven advanced economies are focusing on ways to fortify ever more complicated financial systems and supply chains during meetings in Japan ahead of a summit next week. Japan’s finance minister cited growing use of online banking and social media
Continue ReadingBy Julia Vargas Jones and Sammy Mncwabe, CNN Brazilian authorities have launched a federal investigation into soccer match-fixing, the country’s Ministry of Justice and Public Security announced in a statement on Wednesday. “The measure was taken this Wednesday after the disclosure that athletes from main division clubs of Brazilian soccer were suspected of collaborating with
Continue ReadingBy JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LIVERPOOL, England (AP) — This weekend’s Eurovision Song Contest will have Ukrainian flags, Ukrainian musicians and Ukrainian fans — but not the country’s wartime leader. Organizers say they rejected a request from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to make a video address to the final of t he pan-continental music competition on
Continue ReadingCNN By David McKenzie, CNN The US ambassador to South Africa on Thursday accused the South African government of delivering arms and ammunition to a sanctioned Russian cargo vessel late last year, local media said. “Among the things we noted was the docking of the cargo ship in Simon’s Town naval base between the 6th
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press VOLOS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says his government is exploring a “win-win” solution to one of the world’s most intractable cultural heritage disputes: The fate of the Parthenon Sculptures currently in the British Museum. But he ruled out any deal that would be considered a loan. Prime Minister
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Un sismo de magnitud 5,5 sacudió el condado Plumas, en el norte de California, la tarde de este jueves, reportó inicialmente la cadena KVOR. El sismo causó que los negocios de la zona, ubicada cerca del lago Almanor, cerraran durante la noche por los destrozos que causó. Según el reporte de
Continue ReadingBy Laura He, CNN China’s carbon emissions will likely hit a new record in 2023 on the back of an economic rebound, but a rapid expansion in green energy will enable its emissions to peak soon, a global energy think tank said on Friday. China, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gas, saw its carbon
Continue ReadingBy FARES AKRAM and ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — Palestinian militants have fired rockets toward Jerusalem, further escalating the most violent confrontation in months between Israel and militants in the Gaza Strip. Israel’s military also stepped up airstrikes in Gaza, killing two Palestinians in an apartment building in Gaza City
Continue ReadingBy ELENA BECATOROS Associated Press VOLOS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s prime minister says he will extend “a hand of friendship” to the winner of upcoming elections in the country’s neighbor and longtime regional rival Turkey — but adds that he hopes the next government will “reconsider its approach toward the West.” Kyriakos Mitsotakis, himself facing
Continue ReadingBy JOCELYN GECKER AP Education Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Situationships. “Sneaky links.” The “talking stage,” the flirtatious getting-to-know-you phase — typically done via text — that can lead to a hookup. High school students are having less sexual intercourse. That’s what the studies say. But that doesn’t mean they’re having less sex. The language
Continue ReadingBy JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh and Myanmar prepared to evacuate hundreds of thousands of people Friday, warning them to stay away from coastal areas as a severe cyclone churned in the Bay of Bengal. Cyclone Mocha is expected to hit land on Sunday with wind speeds of up
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo, CNN A Philippine court has dismissed a drug charge against Leila De Lima, a former senator who has spent the past six years in detention and is one of the most vocal critics of ex-President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody “war on drugs.” The court on Friday acquitted De Lima, 63, on one of
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping Friday as a listless week on Wall Street appears to be heading toward a quiet close, even as big worries continue to roil under the surface. The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower and on pace for a sixth straight week where it
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan has left a high court in Islamabad after it granted him broad protection from arrest in multiple legal cases. Friday’s ruling is a victory for the former prime minister in his standoff with the government that sparked days of rioting by
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