By GERALD IMRAY and LEWIS JOLY Associated Press SAINT-PAUL, Reunion (AP) — A tropical cyclone caused heavy flooding and at least one death in Mauritius on Monday as cars were washed away by surges of water in the Indian Ocean island’s capital city and elsewhere. A motorcyclist died in an accident caused by the flooding,
Continue ReadingBy KIMBERLY PALMER of NerdWallet Online gambling is increasingly available to teenagers and young adults, which makes it easy to lose money and can lead to problematic gambling. To help kids avoid some of those dangers, parents can talk openly with their kids about the risks of gambling. Experts recommend preventing minors from accessing gambling
Continue ReadingBy MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Sixty years ago, the U.S. surgeon general released a report that settled a longstanding public debate about the dangers of cigarettes and led to huge changes in smoking in America. Today, some public health experts say a similar report could help clear the air about
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Aquí hay un examen sorpresa para cualquier persona que llame al reverendo Martin Luther King Jr. un héroe estadounidense. ¿Puedes nombrar cualquiera de sus grandes discursos o trabajos escritos sin citar “Tengo un sueño” o la “Carta desde la cárcel de Birmingham”? MIRA: 5 datos de Martin Luther King que tal vez
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Peacock scored a touchdown Saturday for its first NFL playoff game exclusively shown on the NBCUniversal-owned streamer, registering record ratings and internet usage for the matchup in the freezing cold between the Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins. The “Peacock Exclusive Wild Card” game garnered 23 million
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Naomi Osaka’s return to grand slam tennis ended in a first-round defeat against Caroline Garcia at the Australian Open. Osaka, a two-time champion in Melbourne, was competing in her first grand slam tournament in more than a year when she fell to Garcia 6-4 7-6(7-2) on Monday. The Japanese
Continue ReadingPRAGUE (AP) — A rare male pygmy hippopotamus born in a Czech zoo has debuted his first photoshoot to the delight of spectators. He is considered a valuable addition to the conservation efforts of the endangered species. The hippo was named Mikolas and has joined two female and one male pygmy hippos in the Dvur
Continue ReadingROME (AP) — Pope Francis has defended his controversial decision to let priests bless same-sex couples but admitted that “solitude is a price” for difficult decisions. Francis doubled down and insisted “God blesses everyone” during a Sunday interview with an Italian talk show. But he acknowledged the remarkable opposition that his decision has sparked. Africa’s
Continue ReadingBy ROBERT YOON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When the dust settles from Monday’s first-in-the-nation Iowa caucuses, the returns will reveal who had Republican caucusgoers’ vote, but they won’t shed much light on the types of people who voted or what was on their minds as they cast their ballots. That’s where AP VoteCast comes
Continue ReadingBy SOPHENG CHEANG Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A court in Cambodia has convicted four land rights activists of plotting to provoke a peasant revolution by teaching farmers about class divisions and has given them five-year suspended prison terms. The four, who worked for the Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community, were arrested and
Continue ReadingBy SYLEJMAN KLLOKOQI and ZENEL ZHINIPOTOKU Associated Press RECAK, Kosovo (AP) — Hundreds of people have gathered in a village in southern Kosovo to commemorate the 25th anniversary of a mass killing of 45 ethnic Albanians by Serb forces. The deaths helped spark international intervention to end a 1998-99 war in Kosovo. Kosovo’s president, prime
Continue ReadingBy Clare Foran, Lauren Fox, Haley Talbot, Morgan Rimmer and Melanie Zanona, CNN Just five days remain until a key government funding deadline, and even after congressional leaders on both sides of the aisle announced a deal to avert a shutdown until March, the schedule leaves little room for error. On Sunday night, House Speaker
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Members of a group of men who say they were sexually abused as boys by a Japanese entertainment mogul are accusing the company behind the scandal of not being sincere in dealing with the victims and say many have not received compensation. Hundreds of men have come
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and the Democratic National Committee said they raised more than $97 million in the final three months of last year, boosted by a star-studded December fundraising blitz that came even as the political world’s attention shifted to the start of the 2024 Republican presidential
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Banner, CNN (CNN) — Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday celebrating the leading voice of the American civil rights movement. While major US retailers and grocers will remain open, many government agencies, post offices, banks and corporate offices will be closed. Here’s what else you need to know to Get
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — Real Madrid claimed its 13th Spanish Super Cup with a comprehensive 4-1 demolition of arch-rival Barcelona in El Clásico on Sunday. Young superstar Vinícius Jr. scored a hat-trick inside the first 40 minutes of the game to allowed Real to race into an early lead before a second-half strike
Continue ReadingArea resorts received an influx of snow over the weekend. Many local ski destinations were closed yesterday due to hazardous conditions but as of early this morning, all resorts plan on operating. Check individual resort websites for moment to moment updates on conditions! More weather is headed our way later this week but its still
Continue ReadingBy Thomas Schlachter, CNN (CNN) — Inevitability isn’t a word often associated with sport – especially in the National Football League (NFL) where fans know that almost anything can happen at any given time. Yet the Philadelphia Eagles seem close to harnessing the power of certainty thanks to one play: “The Brotherly Shove.” A play
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — El plan de operaciones de emergencia de Chicago para el frío extremo permanecerá activo hasta el miércoles, anunció la ciudad en un comunicado de prensa. El comunicado también dice que se abrirán centros de calentamiento adicionales en la ciudad. El Servicio Meteorológico Nacional dijo que los vientos helados peligrosamente fríos continuarán
Continue ReadingDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A court in Iran has slapped imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi with an additional sentence of 15 months for allegedly spreading propaganda against the Islamic Republic. A post on Instagram by Mohammadi’s family says the new sentence was handed down on Dec. 19. It said Mohammadi had
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