TOKYO (AP) — A magnitude 6.2 earthquake has shaken Japan’s northernmost main island of Hokkaido. There are no immediate reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami warning was issued on Sunday evening. There are no reports of problems at the nuclear plants in the area or of disruptions to power supply or bullet trains
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban is criticizing a U.N. report that highlighted discord and strife within their ranks. The group, on Sunday, called the report “baseless and biased”. The last seven months have seen a greater shift of power and policy-making from the capital Kabul to the southern city of Kandahar, a Taliban heartland and
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — One of two giant rubber ducks on display in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor was deflated on Saturday to protect it from sweltering temperatures. Organizers said they made the decision to deflate the duck just one day after the pair arrived in the harbor, after an inspection found that its
Continue ReadingBy Joseph Ataman and Aurore Laborie, CNN Paris (CNN) — The date is set, venues have been chosen, tickets are on sale. One hundred years after the Olympics last graced the streets of Paris, the city is braced for the return of the world’s largest sporting event next summer. While organizers and the French government
Continue ReadingBy Leah Asmelash, CNN (CNN) — “Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” has become a smash hit at the box office – raking in more than $120 million during its opening weekend, the second largest of the year. Fans and critics alike are praising the sequel to 2018’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” for its buffet of visual
Continue ReadingBy Amy O’Kruk, CNN The Great Plains has long been considered the country’s tornado hotbed, thanks to movies like “The Wizard of Oz” and “Twister.” But in the past two decades, a swath of the southeastern US has proven much more deadly, resulting in close to a thousand deaths in the last 25 years. Some
Continue ReadingBy Joan Biskupic, CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst (CNN) — When Chief Justice John Roberts began reading his decision in a voting rights dispute from the Supreme Court bench on Thursday, few would have expected the significant turn he was about to take favoring Black voters in Alabama. Here was the author of a 2013
Continue ReadingBy ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — With a couple of clutch saves in the closing minutes of Game 4, 27-year-old Vegas Golden Knights goalie Adin Hill has his team one win away from hoisting the Stanley Cup. Hill’s play this series has been a key in the Golden Knights’ success and
Continue ReadingBy QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s security media office says Islamic State group militants have attacked an Iraqi army position in the northern governorate of Kirkuk, killing two military officers and wounding three soldiers. The statement on Sunday said militants belonging to the extremist group late Saturday targeted a military position in
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — Children, parents and grandparents joined a few thousand well-wishers Sunday in a park in the French Alps town of Annecy to show solidarity and support for the victims of a playground stabbing attack that left four young children and two adults hospitalized with serious wounds, The children represent ‘’the poetry of life,”
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Continue ReadingBy Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — When thousands of Egyptians marched through the streets during the Arab Spring of 2011, they had a tool at their disposal that earlier social movements didn’t: Twitter. A key group of activists used the platform to form networks and organize protests against the authoritarian regime, while many more demonstrators
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — China’s Foreign Ministry says an assistant minister has lodged a complaint with South Korea’s ambassador to China. The move is seen as a tit-for-tat move after Beijing’s envoy in South Korea was summoned over his comments accusing Seoul of tilting toward the United States. According to the ministry’s statement on Sunday, China’s
Continue ReadingBy PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — A recently formed centrist group that advocates Montenegro joining the European Union was projected to win the small Balkan country’s early parliamentary election Sunday, but without enough support to form a government on its own, according to independent vote monitors. The Center for Democratic Transition pollsters
Continue ReadingBy Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — Oxford University Press has announced a large-scale study that will culminate in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English, the brainchild of historian Henry Louis Gates that will focus on the contributions that African Americans have made to the English language. The dictionary will be released in 2025 and
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Las diversas incursiones de Marvel en el multiverso han dado lugar a resultados creativos algo desiguales, por lo que DC / Warner Bros. dieron en el clavo en el primer intento con “The Flash”, una película que lleva a flor de piel su amor por los cómics que la inspiraron. Divertida,
Continue ReadingJOHANNESBURG (AP) — An earthquake has shaken South Africa’s biggest city, Johannesburg. The U.S. Geological Survey, recorded a 5.0 magnitude earthquake at 2:38 a.m. local time on Sunday. It said the epicenter was 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) from Alberton, a town on the southeastern outskirts of Johannesburg. There were no immediate reports of casualties or
Continue ReadingBy Yulia Kesaieva and Ivana Kottasová, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Editor’s note: The southern Ukrainian city of Melitopol has long been known for its sweet delights. The name “Melitopol” means “the Honey City” in Ukrainian and the city’s official logo features a cherry, a nod to the deep red fruit the region is famous for.
Continue ReadingBy BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA and ANGELA CHARLTON Associated Press TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — European leaders are holding out the promise of more than 1 billion euros in financial aid for Tunisia as well as investments in undersea data cables and renewable energy. It’s part of an effort to restore stability in the North African country
Continue ReadingBy HOWARD FENDRICH AP Tennis Writer PARIS (AP) — Novak Djokovic made clear for years this was his goal. What drove him. What inspired him. The biggest titles from his sport’s biggest stages were Djokovic’s main aim and now he finally stands alone — ahead of Rafael Nadal, ahead of Roger Federer, ahead of every
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