Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Una mujer de Tennessee fue acusada tras presuntamente intentar contratar a un asesino a sueldo para matar a la esposa de un hombre que conoció en un sitio de citas. Melody Sasser, de 47 años y residente en Knoxville, Tennessee, fue detenida el mes pasado por supuestamente intentar organizar el
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press BONGA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of people who fled their homes in the central Philippines to escape a restive volcano have to contend with another threat that’s complicating the ongoing evacuations: monsoon rains that could be unleashed by an approaching typhoon. More than 6,000 villagers have been
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An official says an explosion at a rocket and explosives plant in Turkey caused a building to collapse, killing all five workers inside. The explosion occurred at around 8:45 a.m. Saturday at the compound of the state-owned Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation, on the outskirts of the capital, Ankara. Gov. Vasip
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing on a memorial service in northeast Afghanistan that killed at least 13 people and wounded 30 others. Thursday’s service at a mosque in Badakhshan province was for an official who was killed in a car bombing that was also claimed by
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Korn New York (CNN) — When Apple unveiled its ambitious and very pricey new mixed reality headset earlier this week, executives ticked through a long list of impressive specs, teased big name partnerships and showed off a perfectly produced promo video. But there was one thing Apple’s execs did not do during the
Continue ReadingBy Junko Ogura and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo, Japan (CNN) — Two airplanes have “highly likely collided” with each other at the Haneda Airport in Tokyo, Japanese public broadcaster NHK is reporting, citing the country’s transport ministry. The two passenger aircraft involved belonged to EVA Air and Thai Airways and are thought to have come
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The NBA Finals aren’t the only must-see basketball this season. Juno, a rescued sea otter at the Oregon Zoo, is swimming straight to the hoop — and she can dunk with the best of them.
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — When US President Joe Biden visited Poland in February, his second visit in less than a year, it was something of a vindication for the Polish government. A clear sign that Poland was still a key ally – despite accusations that its government is undermining democracy and the rule
Continue ReadingBy ANDI JATMIKO Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia’s authorities on Saturday deported an Australian surfer who apologized for attacking several people while drunk and naked in the deeply conservative Muslim province of Aceh. Bodhi Mani Risby-Jones, 23, from Queensland, was detained in late April on Simeulue Island, a surf resort, after police accused
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Una cadena de restaurantes de sushi decidió demandar a un estudiante de secundaria por 67 millones de yenes (US$ 480.000) después de que unas imágenes en las redes sociales le mostraran lamiéndose el dedo y tocando un plato de sushi cuando pasaba por delante de él en la cinta transportadora,
Continue ReadingSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Nine people have been wounded in a mass shooting in San Francisco. The shooting happened on Friday night in the city’s Mission District. The San Francisco Police Department tweeted that all the victims were “expected to survive their injuries.” But the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital said one of the victims
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Raging wildfires in Canada have already scorched about 15 times the normal burned area for this time of the year: nearly 11 million acres — more than double the size of New Jersey — with more than 2 million acres concentrated in Quebec alone. Canada’s fire season is only
Continue ReadingCNN By Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Raging wildfires in Canada have already scorched about 15 times the normal burned area for this time of the year: nearly 11 million acres — more than double the size of New Jersey — with more than 2 million acres concentrated in Quebec alone. Canada’s fire season is
Continue ReadingBy PREDRAG MILIC Associated Press PODGORICA, Montenegro (AP) — Montenegro votes in an early parliamentary election which is seen as a test of whether the small NATO-member Balkan country can overcome deep internal political divisions and instability that have hampered its European Union membership path. Some 542,000 voters will on Sunday choose between 15 parties
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, Chris Lau and Sharon Braithwaite, CNN Rome and Pisa (CNN) — Silvio Berlusconi, the former Italian prime minister, has been admitted to a hospital in Milan, his spokesman has told CNN. Berlusconi’s latest stay at the San Raffaele hospital comes ahead of a big meeting of his party planned for Saturday.
Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Police in Somalia say nine people, including three soldiers, were killed in Friday night’s extremist attack on a beachside hotel in the capital, Mogadishu. The police statement said 10 other people were wounded while 84 people were rescued from the hourslong assault that ended early Saturday
Continue ReadingKAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen says the self-ruled island will work to improve its rescue and defense capabilities with new technologies, adding that strengthening Taiwan is key to maintaining peace. Tsai also pledged her government would promote policies to safeguard maritime and border security after inspecting an anti-terror drill in Kaohsiung city
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Dos aviones “muy probablemente chocaron” entre sí en el aeropuerto de Haneda en Tokio, informó la emisora pública japonesa NHK, citando al Ministerio de Transporte del país. Los dos aviones de pasajeros implicados pertenecían a EVA Air y Thai Airways y se cree que entraron en contacto entre sí cerca
Continue ReadingBy MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Often depicted as an integral feature of the continent, African wildlife, from iconic big beasts to its vast array of species, continues to attract millions of foreign travelers every year. But a new art exhibition in the heart of Johannesburg is questioning the relationship between humans and
Continue ReadingBy Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — A Tennessee woman was indicted on federal charges after allegedly attempting to hire a hitman to kill the wife of a man she met on a dating site. Melody Sasser, 47, of Knoxville, was taken into custody last month for allegedly trying to arrange the murder. She was indicted
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