TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s president-elect has appointed new foreign and defense ministers to join his incoming administration as the island faces continuing military threats and diplomatic isolation from China. Lai Ching-te, who assumes the presidency on May 20, announced Thursday that current Presidential Secretary General Lin Chia-lung will take over as foreign minister. He
Continue ReadingBy Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Shares in Meta plunged Thursday, as the Facebook owner’s plans to “invest aggressively” in artificial intelligence spooked investors. The stock fell as much as 15% to $421.40 when the Nasdaq opened, wiping $183 billion off its market value. The selloff, which started in after-hours trade Wednesday, came as
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN en Español) — Mientras las preguntas sobre seguridad incluidas en el referendo y la consulta popular impulsados por Daniel Noboa obtuvieron un apoyo mayoritario de los ecuatorianos, aquellas sobre economía y empleo fueron rechazadas por casi 7 de cada 10 ciudadanos, de acuerdo con los datos del Consejo Nacional Electoral de Ecuador
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy is marking its liberation from Nazi occupation and fascist rule amid a fresh media controversy over the legacy of Italian fascist complicity in the Holocaust and World War II-era crimes. Premier Giorgia Meloni, whose Brothers of Italy party traces its roots to the neo-fascist movement that
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration’s most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden on Thursday sought to sell voters on an American “comeback story” as he highlighted longterm investments in the economy in upstate New York to celebrate Micron Technology’s plans to build a campus of computer chip factories made possible in part
Continue ReadingBy Ella Nilsen and Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a highly anticipated suite of rules to cut hazardous, planet-warming pollution generated by power plants in one of its most significant environment and climate actions to-date. The Environmental Protection Agency’s new rules will compel coal and new natural gas power plants to
Continue ReadingBy Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Amid calls for Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a high-stakes case over whether Donald Trump has presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, the conservative jurist has made clear that he doesn’t plan to step aside – or even respond publicly to the appeals from Democrats and others. The
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak and Kayla Tausche, CNN Syracuse, New York (CNN) — President Joe Biden might not be saying much about his Republican challenger’s criminal trial, but as Donald Trump sits in a Manhattan courtroom — irritated, seemingly tired and, by his own declaration, freezing cold — the president is still finding plenty to say
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden has come under attack, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The attack comes after the U.S. military said early Thursday an allied warship shot down
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA SURK and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron is warning that Europe could “die” if it fails to build its own robust defense as Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on. Or if it fails to undertake major trade and economic reforms to compete with China and the U.S.
Continue ReadingCOPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A technical problem caused aviation authorities in Norway to temporarily close the airspace over the south of the country, leading to significant delays at Oslo airport. The state-owned airport operator said the airspace was gradually reopened after more than three hours, but delays would continue throughout the day. In a statement,
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Cuando era presidente, Donald Trump intentó hacer suya la Corte Suprema de Justicia. Se jactó de que podía salirse con la suya, empezando por su nombramiento de jueces que, juró, anularían Roe vs. Wade. Y cuando su administración perdió disputas de inmigración en tribunales inferiores, su estribillo en las redes
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Moscow’s court service says a third man has been detained in a major bribery case involving one of Russian’s most senior defense officials. It says businessman Alexander Fomin is suspected of paying bribes to Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov as well as Ivanov’s associate, Sergei Borodin. Ivanov is an ally of Defense
Continue ReadingBy REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press PUTUCUAL, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela’s government has repeatedly broken its promise to provide vaccines against HPV for free, and many public-school teachers ignore the requirement to teach sex ed. President Nicolás Maduro’s administration claims the well-being of youth and women is a priority. But parents are the ones who
Continue ReadingBy Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — It’s long established that sleep plays a crucial role in health and well-being. Numerous studies have documented the relationship between health and the quantity and quality of people’s sleep. Anyone who has had a poor night of rest can attest to how they had less energy and were grumpier
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — 28 ballenas piloto han muerto en la costa de Australia Occidental mientras 130 que quedaron varadas lograron volver al mar. El presidsente de Geographe Marine Research, Ian Wiese, formó parte del esfuerzo de rescate a estas 160 ballenas piloto confirmó a CNN dichas muertes. Wiese dijo que los aviones de observación
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — La unidad de vehículos eléctricos de Ford informó que las pérdidas se dispararon en el primer trimestre a US$ 1.300 millones, o us$ 132.000 por cada uno de los 10.000 vehículos que vendió en los primeros tres meses del año, lo que contribuyó a reducir las ganancias de la empresa en
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Palestinian hospital officials said Israeli airstrikes on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip killed at least five people. More than half of the territory’s population of 2.3 million have sought refuge in Rafah. Israel has conducted near-daily raids there as it prepares for an offensive in the city.
Continue ReadingBy KEN MORITSUGU Associated Press BEIJING (AP) — The seemingly never-ending efforts of China’s electric car makers to redefine the automobile are on display at the nation’s largest annual auto show. One unveiled a car on Thursday with front seats that swivel to face the rear ones. Another is offering a built-in drone. They are
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