By Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — While Travis Kelce made headlines for his performance on the field during the NFL playoffs, his brother Jason was also the focus of much media attention off the field in Buffalo on Sunday. Jason was pictured shirtless, screaming and chugging beer during the Kansas City Chiefs’ 27-24 win against
Continue ReadingBy HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A poetry collection, a coming-of-age novel and a history of deep sea exploration are unlikely to be found in the same section of your favorite bookstore. But they all have enough in common to be this year’s winners of Science + Literature awards, $10,000 prizes
Continue ReadingBy SYLVIA HUI Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A major nuclear plant that Britain’s government hopes will generate affordable, low-carbon energy could cost up to 46 billion pounds, or $59 billion, and the completion date could be delayed to after 2029. The U.K. government says nuclear projects like the Hinkley Point C plant is a
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — An Oklahoma state lawmaker says he will now change the language of a bill he proposed that designates anyone “of Hispanic descent” that is “a member of a criminal street gang” and convicted of a “gang-related offense” a terrorist. Earlier this month, Oklahoma state Rep. Justin Humphrey, a Republican,
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Sofia Vergara has reportedly opened up about her split from Joe Manganiello. In an interview with Spanish newspaper El País, the “Griselda” star revealed that she and Manganiello disagreed about having children, according to People magazine. “My marriage broke up because my husband was younger; he wanted to
Continue ReadingEL MIRAGE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities in Southern California say six people have been found dead in a remote area of the Mojave Desert. San Bernardino County Sheriff’s spokesperson Mara Rodriguez says deputies responding to a request for a wellness check found five of the bodies Tuesday night along a dirt road off Highway 395
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Italy’s lower chamber of parliament has approved a novel deal with Albania to house migrants during the processing of their asylum requests. The proposal now goes to the Senate, where Premier Giorgia Meloni’s right-wing forces also have a comfortable majority. Meloni and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the groundbreaking initiative last November,
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS ADAMSON AP Fashion Writer PARIS (AP) — The Paris spring couture shows are in full swing. Elie Saab’s couture collection was inspired by the complexity of North African medinas and delivered timeless elegance with lavish textures. Jennifer Lopez was among the attendees and sometimes shimmied in the front row. Dutch designers Viktor Horsting
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A fire broke out at a mixed-use building in southeastern China Wednesday, killing at least 39 people and injuring nine others in the second deadly blaze involving students in a week, state media reported. The fire started in the basement of the street-front building in Xinyu city,
Continue ReadingBy BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press ELY, Nev. (AP) — White attackers turned a lush, high desert oasis in eastern Nevada, with its bubbling springs and a rare stand of Rocky Mountain junipers, into killing fields. They massacred hundreds of Native people there in the 1800s — a horrific history once retold in hushed tones behind
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s financial markets authority is getting a new chief executive as the country looks at ways to strengthen banking regulations following the crisis at Credit Suisse. UBS hurriedly took over its ailing rival last year partly to prevent a global banking meltdown. The Swiss government on Wednesday
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El incendio que comenzó el lunes en la zona de los Cerros Orientales de Bogotá dejó a cuatro personas heridas, ninguna de gravedad, mientras autoridades locales y nacionales de Colombia aún trabajan para apagar el fuego, informó este martes el alcalde de Bogotá, Carlos Galán. Los heridos están siendo atendidos tras
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Heavy snow has stranded scores of vehicles on a main expressway in central Japan, paralyzing traffic for more than 6 kilometers (4 miles), officials said. Army troops were dispatched to help relief efforts. The traffic jam occurred on the Meishin Expressway in Gifu prefecture, reportedly after two
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — After Turkey ratified Sweden’s bid to join NATO on Monday, Hungary became the last member of the military alliance not to have issued its approval. After more than a year of delays, and consistent urging from its Western partners to move forward on accession, the Central
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Las elecciones generales del 2 de junio de 2024 en México serán las más grandes de la historia, según el Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE), debido a que se espera la afluencia de unos 98 millones de posibles votantes, lo que representa entre 8 y 9 millones de personas más que
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer An England cricketer’s problems obtaining a visa for the team’s test series in India have prompted the British government to call for fair treatment for any of its citizens seeking to enter the Asian country. Shoaib Bashir is a 20-year-old British Muslim of Pakistani heritage. He was the only
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — A un mes y 13 días de asumir como presidente de Argentina, Javier Milei —quien se define “liberal libertario” y antiperonista— enfrentará este miércoles su primer paro general. A raíz de este acontecimiento, surge el interrogante sobre la cantidad de paros generales que se han registrado en los distintos gobiernos democráticos
Continue ReadingNICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Officials in Cyrpus say police have rescued 60 Syrian migrants from a rickety wooden boat that had been at sea six days and appeared to have run short of food and water. Five minors have been hospitalized, three of them in intensive care. The boat was found about 34 miles of
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Two American-flagged ships carrying cargo for the U.S. Defense and State departments came under attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday, officials said, with the U.S. Navy intercepting some of the incoming fire. The attacks on the container ships Maersk Detroit and Maersk Chesapeake further raise the
Continue ReadingTHE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A Dutch court says that authorities can use paintball guns to shoot at wolves in a popular national park. The plan is to scare the animals after at least one of them began approaching human visitors. The decision Wednesday was a victory for the eastern province of Gelderland that has
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