CNN By Junko Ogura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Two people were killed Wednesday after a cadet allegedly opened fire on members of his own unit at a military training center in central Japan, the country’s Ground Self-Defense Force (SDF) has told CNN. The shooting took place during a live-fire training exercise and several other people
Continue ReadingJack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Comic artist John Romita Sr., best known for his work on “The Amazing Spider-Man” and co-creating characters such as Wolverine, has died at the age of 93. His son, John Romita Jr., confirmed the news on Twitter on Tuesday night. “I say this with a heavy heart, My father passed
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — En el mismo momento en que el expresidente Donald Trump ingresaba a un garaje subterráneo en un juzgado federal de Miami, su sucesor estaba a 40 minutos de una reunión sobre la incipiente contraofensiva de Ucrania con el secretario general de la OTAN. Afuera de las ventanas de la Oficina
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ AND JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press LEGAZPI, Philippines (AP) — A gentle eruption of the Philippines’ most active volcano that has forced nearly 18,000 people to flee to emergency shelters could last for months and create a protracted crisis, officials said Wednesday. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. flew to northeastern Albay province to reassure
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans on the right and the left have a lot more in common than they might think — including their strong distrust of each other. A survey published on Wednesday finds that when asked about core values including fairness, compassion and personal responsibility, about nine in 10
Continue ReadingBy Oscar Holland and Jacqui Palumbo, CNN (CNN) — The last portrait completed by Gustav Klimt became the most expensive artwork ever to sell at a European auction Tuesday, when it sold for a staggering £85.3 million ($108.4 million) in London. Depicting an unidentified female subject, “Dame mit Fächer” (Lady with a Fan) also established
Continue ReadingBy Shania Shelton, CNN (CNN) — At least 11 states have enacted 13 restrictive voting laws this year, according to a new analysis from the liberal-leaning Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s law school. The Brennan Center said the 13 restrictive laws enacted so far this year is greater than the number of
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WHYNO AP Hockey Writer Mark Stone was presented the Stanley Cup by Commissioner Gary Bettman as captain of the Vegas Golden Knights. He then lifted the 34 1/2-pound trophy over his head less than five months since undergoing a second back surgery in just over a year. Stone missed the final three months
Continue ReadingBy MARK ANDERSON AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bruce Cassidy has been the Golden Knights’ coach for only a year, but he knows full well the history of the Misfits. So in the game that would win the Stanley Cup for Vegas, Cassidy started five of the original Knights and sent the sixth
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer Images of players are being used in sportsbook advertisements. Sportsbook branding has prominent placement in stadiums and arenas, including some with on-site betting. Major League Baseball — long the most gambling-averse of the U.S. leagues — now permits its players to be ambassadors for gambling companies. It’s the backdrop
Continue ReadingBy KYLE HIGHTOWER AP Sports Writer Images of players are being used in sportsbook advertisements. Sportsbook branding has prominent placement in stadiums and arenas, including some with on-site betting. Major League Baseball — long the most gambling-averse of the U.S. leagues — now permits its players to be ambassadors for gambling companies. It’s the backdrop
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv Así fue el drama de los niños en la selva de Colombia. Ucrania logra avances. La “Messimanía” en China: los seguidores claman por ver al astro argentino. El poder de Nikola Jokić. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el día. Primero la verdad. 1. Si Trump no es un espía, ¿por qué lo
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy’s political, business and soccer elite bade farewell to former Premier Silvio Berlusconi with a state funeral inside Milan’s imposing Duomo cathedral. Thousands of ordinary admirers and soccer fans Wednesday waved banners and chanted in the piazza outside. It was a fitting send-off for a man who
Continue ReadingAurore Laborie, CNN (CNN) — Exactly 1,000 years ago this month, construction started on a magnificent island building off the coast of France that, as it rose improbably from the choppy waters of the Atlantic Ocean, would become a lasting symbol of national fortitude. The medieval abbey atop Mont Saint-Michel, a cascade of walls and
Continue ReadingAMSTERDAM (AP) — Ajax says it is hiring “overperformer” Maurice Steijn as its new coach to replace John Heitinga, whose contract was not extended after the Amsterdam club finished a disappointing third in the Dutch Eredivisie. The Amsterdam club said Tuesday that 49-year-old Steijn will sign a three-year deal to join from Sparta Rotterdam. Steijn
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN Español) — La Liga Premier de Inglaterra informó este martes a través de un comunicado que emitió una sanción de tres años sin poder asistir a los estadios a un aficionado del Tottenham Hotspur por haber hecho burlas de la tragedia de Hillsborough durante un partido entre Liverpool y Tottenham en Anfield,
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — US students give their schools an overall B- grade on average, according to a new report released Wednesday that asked fifth through twelfth graders to assess their school’s quality in multiple categories, including teaching, effectiveness in preparing them for the future and mental health support. Two-thirds of students graded
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Millions of borrowers may learn soon whether they could receive up to $20,000 in debt relief under President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program. The fate of the unprecedented debt cancellation program lies with the Supreme Court, which is expected to decide to either uphold or strike down
Continue ReadingBy Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would pause its historic rate-hiking campaign as it waits for the effects to trickle further through the economy, but signaled that additional rate hikes are likely this year. The vote to skip a rate increase this meeting was unanimous. Since March
Continue ReadingCNN By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — The Federal Reserve said Wednesday it would pause its historic rate-hiking campaign as it waits for the effects to trickle further through the economy, but signaled that additional rate hikes are likely this year. The vote to skip a rate increase this meeting was unanimous. Since
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