Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Más de dos años después de que un tiroteo en una escuela secundaria de Michigan dejara cuatro estudiantes muertos, un tribunal escuchó desgarradoras declaraciones de impacto de las familias de las víctimas mientras condenaron a prisión a los padres del atacante. James y Jennifer Crumbley fueron declarados culpables de homicidio
Continue ReadingBy Juliana Liu, Manveena Suri and Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Fitch downgraded its outlook on China’s credit rating on Tuesday, citing increasing risks to its finances as it faces economic challenges. Lowering its outlook from stable to negative does not automatically mean the ratings agency will downgrade China’s creditworthiness, but it increases
Continue ReadingBy Junko Ogura and Juliana Liu, CNN Tokyo/Hong Kong (CNN) — Once seen as America’s greatest economic challenger, Japan is now looking to team up with the world’s biggest economy by appealing directly to US executives to invest in the Asian country’s emerging tech sectors including artificial intelligence (AI), semiconductors and clean energy. Speaking in
Continue ReadingBy TIA GOLDENBERG, KAREEM CHEHAYEB and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli aircraft killed three sons of Hamas’ top political leader in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, striking high-stakes targets at a time when Israel is holding delicate cease-fire negotiations with the militant group. Hamas said four of the leader’s grandchildren
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press FLORENCE, Italy (AP) — Amanda Knox was back on trial for slander Wednesday for wrongly accusing a Congolese man of murdering her roommate while the young women were exchange students in Italy. Knox herself was convicted of the slaying before being exonerated in a case that grabbed the global spotlight.
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mixed Thursday after U.S. stocks fell on worries that what had seemed like a blip in the battle to bring down inflation may be a troubling trend. Oil prices edged higher and U.S. futures were flat. South Korean shares were little changed after
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La generación Z está teniendo más dificultades que las generaciones anteriores tuvieron a su edad, según una nueva investigación. Pero el secreto para aumentar su felicidad puede encontrarse en esos datos. La encuesta, realizada por Gallup en colaboración con la Fundación Walton, recopiló datos de más de 2.000 estadounidenses de la
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and Wayne Chang, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Chinese leader Xi Jinping held rare talks on Wednesday with a former president of Taiwan who supports closer ties with China, a highly unusual meeting just weeks before the democratic island swears in a new leader Beijing openly loathes. Ma Ying-jeou, who led Taiwan
Continue ReadingBy Robert Shackelford, Dalia Faheid and Mary Gilbert, CNN (CNN) — Severe storms are battering parts of the South with torrential rain and damaging winds, threatening tornadoes and creating “life-threatening” flooding. Crews were responding to “10 to 15 high-water rescues” in the eastern Texas city of Kirbyville early Wednesday, the Jasper County Sheriff’s Office said,
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — El Gobierno de España anunció este martes que modificará la ley para obtener la llamada “Golden Visa”, un permiso de residencia que se le otorga a ciudadanos extranjeros no residentes en la Unión Europea por invertir en viviendas cuyo precio supere los 500.000 euros. El anuncio lo hizo en
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Mientras la amenaza de tormentas severas se mantuvo en algunas partes del sur de Estados Unidos durante la noche de este martes, la amenaza de tormentas severas aumentará a partir de este miércoles por la mañana a medida que la amenaza se desplaza hacia el este del país. Más de
Continue ReadingBy ANDREI POPOVICIU Associated Press PIKINE, Senegal (AP) — Mouhamed Sall stepped to the chalkboard with a glance and quick question in sign language to an assistant. Then he solved the exercise to the silent approval of his classmates, who waved their hands in a display of appreciation. Sall and three other students are part
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Firerock Footbridge over the Deschutes River and the adjoining staircase, located in the Rimrock Village East neighborhood, are scheduled to be demolished by the City of Bend late this summer. They’re considered to be derelict and to no longer serve any purpose. Project Engineer Jason Suhr said: “That bridge, with the intent of it, was to
Continue ReadingBy JACK JEFFERY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister threatened Wednesday that his country’s forces would strike Iran directly if the Islamic Republic launched an attack from its territory against Israel. His comments came amid heightened tensions between the rival powers following the killings of Iranian generals in a blast at the Iranian
Continue ReadingBy Diksha Madhok and Wayne Chang, CNN (CNN) — China’s gaming giant NetEase will bring back the iconic “World of Warcraft” and other popular video games by Microsoft’s Blizzard Entertainment to the country, the companies said in a joint statement Wednesday. California-based Blizzard and Hangzhou-based NetEase had ceased their 15-year relationship in 2023 after an
Continue ReadingBy JOVANA GEC Associated Press LAPOVO, Serbia (AP) — Zeljko Ilicic saved his first horse from certain death 12 years ago and found his calling. The Serbian, now 43, set up the Balkan country’s only horse sanctuary in 2015 on a small piece of land in Lapovo in Central Serbia. Around 80 horses have since
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Trey Murphy III had 31 points and eight rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans beat the Portland Trail Blazers 110-100 on Tuesday night. C.J. McCollum added 29 points and made five 3-pointers against his former team, and Zion Williamson had 22 points and seven rebounds for the Pelicans. Deandre Ayton led
Continue ReadingBy MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Conservative activist Charlie Kirk is calling on Nebraska Republicans to put pressure on state lawmakers to adopt a “winner-take-all” system of awarding Electoral College votes. More than 500 people turned out Tuesday night for a rally sponsored by the Nebraska Republican Party. Former President Donald
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed H.R. 6655, A Stronger Workforce for America Act. The bipartisan package, which seeks to support workers and expand economic opportunity, includes two bills led by Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05). Here’s Chavez-DeRemer’s news release about the legislation: The Opioid Crisis Workforce Act (H.R. 6587) would improve information sharing
Continue ReadingBy LINDSEY BAHR AP Film Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Movie theater owners who gathered in Las Vegas this week for the annual CinemaCon convention and trade show are still feeling the high from “Barbenheimer.” The counterprogramming of “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” brought audiences to cinemas around with the world, ultimately earning nearly $2.5 billion in
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