By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — The NBA is in the midst of a French revolution. First, it was Victor Wembanyama last year. Now, it is Zaccharie Risacher. Risacher was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the first overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft on Wednesday, making history in the process. The selection of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — European Union leaders have agreed on the officials who will be the face of the world’s biggest trading bloc in coming years for issues ranging from anti-trust investigations to foreign policy. The EU presidency of the Council said Ursula von der Leyen was approved for a second term as the
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — Los bancos internacionales están desempeñando un papel importante en la capacidad de la junta militar de Myanmar para llevar a cabo su asalto sistemático y mortal contra su pueblo, según ha revelado un nuevo informe respaldado por Naciones Unidas. Los bancos tailandeses se han convertido en la principal fuente a través
Continue ReadingBy Christina Zdanowicz, CNN (CNN) — Twelve-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was walking to a convenience store in Houston when she disappeared, police say; she was found dead in a creek earlier this month. Two undocumented men from Venezuela are accused of killing the girl and both are facing charges of capital murder in her death, according to the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANGKOK (AP) — China’s space officials said Thursday they welcomed scientists from around the world to apply to study the lunar rock samples that the Chang’e 6 probe brought back to Earth in a historic mission, but noted there were limits to that cooperation, specifically with the United States. Officials said at a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Over 1,000 new species have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s “red list” as invasive species, climate change and human activities such as illicit trade and infrastructure development threaten certain animal and plant species with extinction. The updated list includes cacti species in Chile which is in demand in
Continue ReadingAP Science Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Researchers now calculate that catastrophic Canadian warming-fueled wildfires last year pumped more heat-trapping carbon dioxide into the air than India did by burning fossil fuels and set ablaze an area of forest larger than the state of West Virginia. Scientists at the World Resources Institute and the University of
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN (CNN) — Unprecedented ocean heat has triggered the world’s worst mass coral bleaching event on record – a coral massacre so severe, reef experts are looking to one of nature’s most dangerous and destructive forces to provide relief: hurricanes. Since January 2023, 72% of the planet’s reef areas have experienced heat
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Chicago native Jeffrey Odwazny says he has been addicted to ultraprocessed food since he was a child. “I was driven to eat and eat and eat, and while I would overeat healthy food, what really got me were the candies, the cakes, the pies, the ice cream,” said the 54-year-old
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace and Chris Isidore, CNN Renton, Washington (CNN) — For months, missing paperwork has hindered the investigation into how a door plug blew off a 737 Max on an Alaska Airlines flight in January, making it difficult to find out who made the near tragic mistake. This week, Boeing disclosed that the paperwork
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greek authorities say a police officer guarding the house of a top judge has been hospitalized with burns after a gasoline bomb attack in Athens. The motive for the predawn attack Thursday in a city suburb was not clear and there was no immediate claim of responsibility. Police say gasoline bombs
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Thousands of doctors in England are staging their 11th walkout in a long-running dispute with the government over pay and working conditions. The five-day strike by junior doctors in the early years of their careers comes just a week before the U.K. general election and shines a spotlight on the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship traveling through the Red Sea has reported being hit in an attack carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the latest in the campaign targeting shipping over the Israel-Hamas war. The ship issued a radio call off the coast of the rebel-held port city of Hodeida
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — La fiscalía japonesa acusó a un militar estadounidense de secuestrar y agredir sexualmente a una menor de edad el pasado mes de diciembre en Okinawa, según confirmó este miércoles a CNN la Jefatura de Policía de la Prefectura. Brennon R. E. Washington, aviador de 25 años de la Fuerza Aérea estadounidense,
Continue ReadingBy Sam Joseph, CNN London, England (CNN) — Just how much soccer is too much soccer? It’s a question on the lips of players, managers and executives alike, as the sport comes to terms with a seemingly never-ending schedule. For those affected, frustration with the game’s governing bodies over a lack of consideration and an
Continue ReadingBy Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — France’s snap parliamentary election is one of the most momentous in decades, for both the country and the rest of Europe. Within two weeks, France could have a hard-left or hard-right government – or descend into political deadlock if no bloc wins a majority, leaving Paris hamstrung as problems
Continue ReadingBy Manveena Suri, Chris Lau and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange will take a dip in the sea, get some proper rest and try much-missed food as “a free man,” his wife has revealed, a day after the Australian landed home after striking a remarkable plea deal with US prosecutors. The
Continue ReadingBy Edward Szekeres, Himari Semans, Rinka Tonsho and Lex Harvey, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese prosecutors have charged a US Air Force member with allegedly kidnapping and raping an underage girl just before Christmas last year, Okinawa police confirmed to CNN on Wednesday. Brennon R. E. Washington, 25, was indicted on March 27 on charges
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Michael Williams, CNN (CNN) — President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump, are set to make history on CNN Thursday night as they meet for their first 2024 debate. It’ll be the first time a president and former president have ever debated. And it’ll be the first time
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — Everyone has too many passwords. The credentials we need to remember to navigate online life keep multiplying, not just for frequently used email, banking, social media, Netflix and Spotify logins, but also, say, the little-known e-commerce site you’re not sure you’ll buy from again. According to some unscientific studies,
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