IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Caitlin Clark’s No. 22 will be retired in a ceremony Feb. 2 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Clark finished her college career last season as the all-time leading men’s or women’s scorer in NCAA Division I history and is widely regarded as a transformational figure in the women’s game.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, who said he will go to the European Court of Human Rights, after his conviction in a corruption case was made definitive by France’s highest court, has been involved in a series of legal proceedings. He was convicted by an appeals court for illegal campaign
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BEIJING, China (AP) — China and India have agreed to work toward a solution to their long-running border dispute in the Himalayas after a military standoff there that began with a deadly clash in 2020. Wednesday’s development follows a pact on border patrols from October, which finally broke a stalemate that started with
Continue ReadingPor Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Demasiados dedos o demasiados dientes: el año pasado, cuando las imágenes generativas de inteligencia artificial irrumpieron en Internet, este tipo de variaciones corporales se convirtió tanto en un chiste como en una señal reveladora de que ciertas fotografías no eran reales. En cambio, eran la forma de detectar la marca de
Continue ReadingPor Jack Guy, CNN Arqueólogos de Arizona descubrieron lo que parecen ser las armas de fuego más antiguas halladas en el territorio continental de Estados Unidos: dos cañones abandonados por una expedición española que fue atacada por nativos americanos. Los cañones de bronce de 107 centímetros de largo, también conocidos como cañones de pared, fueron
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Ethics Committee voted in secret to release the long-awaited ethics report into ex-Rep. Matt Gaetz, raising the possibility that the allegations against the Florida Republican who was President-elect Donald Trump’s first choice for attorney general could be made public in the coming days. The decision by the bipartisan
Continue ReadingPor Gianluca Mezzofiore, Billy Stockwell, Darya Tarasova, Anna Chernova y Christian Edwards, CNN Largos tramos de la costa rusa del mar Negro están cubiertos de petróleo derramado por el naufragio de dos petroleros rusos durante el fin de semana y el presidente ucraniano, Volodymyr Zelensky, advirtió de un “desastre ambiental”. Los videos geolocalizados por CNN
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert, CNN Meteorologist (CNN) — Topsy turvy temperatures are on the way for millions of Americans in the final days of 2024 as winter struggles to take hold. Periodic blasts of bitterly cold Arctic air have plunged into the northern and eastern US this December in stark contrast to the warmest fall on
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency has granted two requests from California to enforce strict standards for vehicle emissions, including a rule aimed at banning sales of new gasoline-powered cars in the state by 2035. The incoming Trump administration is likely to try to reverse the approval. The California rule is stricter
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A person in Louisiana has been hospitalized with the first severe illness caused by bird flu in the U.S., health officials said Wednesday. The patient is in critical condition with severe respiratory symptoms, according to Louisiana health officials. The person, who is over 65 and has underlying medical problems,
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gumbrecht and Brenda Goodman, CNN (CNN) — A patient in Louisiana has been hospitalized with a severe case of H5N1 bird flu, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said, the first such case in the United States. The agency said Wednesday that the person was exposed to sick and dead birds
Continue ReadingBy John Fritze and Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether a controversial ban on the social media app TikTok violates the First Amendment, adding a major case to its docket this term just before President-elect Donald Trump takes office. The high court agreed to expedite the case
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear arguments next month over the constitutionality of the federal law that could ban TikTok in the United States if its Chinese parent company doesn’t sell it. The justices will hear arguments Jan. 10 about whether the law impermissibly restricts speech in
Continue ReadingBy Julianna Bragg, CNN (CNN) — Traditionally known for stuffing their cheeks with nuts, squirrels can be carnivorous — though recorded instances of the rodents hunting and killing other live vertebrates are rare, with few species known to have done so. Now, scientists have found unprecedented evidence of another type of squirrel exhibiting carnivorous behaviors,
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Several children have died during a stampede on Wednesday at a holiday funfair in southwestern Nigeria, authorities said. The incident happened at the Islamic High School in Basorun, Oyo State, near the economic hub of Lagos. Security forces attended the scene and arrested the event organizers, state governor Seyi
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Six-time Grammy winner Jacob Collier took an unexpected approach to the final installment of his four-part “Djesse” album series. The volumes feature collaborations with artists across the globe. But on “Djesse Vol. 4,” he harnessed voices of the audience at his shows to create harmonies for the album. One track
Continue ReadingPor Jacqueline Howard, CNN La vitamina D y el calcio son esenciales para la salud en general, pero no reducen el riesgo de caídas o fracturas en adultos mayores generalmente sanos, según un nuevo proyecto de recomendación del Grupo de Trabajo de Servicios Preventivos de Estados Unidos (USPSTF, por sus siglas en inglés). Cuando se
Continue ReadingThe U.S. market gained more than 25% for the year to date through mid-December 2024. That’s a healthy showing by any measure. It doesn’t seem like it would be a market environment that’s conducive to tax-loss selling. But unless your strategy is to buy only U.S. stocks, you may indeed have opportunities to realize tax
Continue ReadingAssociated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — A fur seal was spotted on Ipanema beach in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, attracting attention from locals and tourists. The animal is typically seen along Brazil’s coastline during winter and spring, so its appearance a few days before the start of the Southern Hemisphere’s summer was unusual.
Continue ReadingPor Gerardo Lemos, CNN en Español El expresidente de Bolivia, Jorge “Tuto” Quiroga, presentó su candidatura presidencial para las elecciones de 2025 durante un evento este martes en La Paz. Quiroga anunció que su candidatura se da tras una alianza política junto con el partido Frente Revolucionario de Izquierda (FRI) denominada “Libre”. “Puedo anunciar que
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