MOSCOW (AP) — Russia’s top security agency says that it has arrested several suspects accused of involvement in an alleged Ukrainian plot to assassinate senior military officers. The annoucnement on Thursday follows the killing of a top Russian general more than a week ago. The Federal Security Service or FSB said Thursday that it has
Continue ReadingBy LJ Spaet and Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Two people including a teenager were shot and another was cut with a knife at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport during a family dispute on Christmas night, police said. The incident happened at a Terminal 4 restaurant outside the security perimeter, where responding officers found two
Continue ReadingBy Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Fear and uncertainty are spreading across many US college campuses ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s January 20 inauguration, with some schools advising international students to return early from winter break amid promises of another travel ban like the one that stranded students abroad at the start of Trump’s last
Continue ReadingPor Kareem El Damanhoury, Irene Nasser y Eyad Kourdi, CNN Al menos 14 miembros de las fuerzas del orden murieron durante la noche del miércoles en el oeste de Siria en una “emboscada” tendida por las antiguas fuerzas del depuesto líder Bashar al-Assad, según informó este jueves el nuevo Ministerio del Interior. El ataque en
Continue ReadingAviation experts said Thursday that Russian air defense fire was likely responsible for the Azerbaijani plane crash the day before that killed 38 people and left all 29 survivors injured. Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 was en route from Azerbaijan’s capital of Baku to the Russian city of Grozny in the North Caucasus on Wednesday when
Continue ReadingBy Kareem El Damanhoury, Irene Nasser and Eyad Kourdi, CNN (CNN) — At least 14 law enforcement personnel were killed in western Syria overnight in an “ambush” by the former forces of deposed leader Bashar al-Assad, the interior ministry said on Thursday, in an indication of challenges for the country’s new government. The attack in
Continue ReadingPor Mick Krever, CNN El año pasado, el primer ministro de Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, estaba de capa caída. “Empezó muy abajo”, dijo Nadav Shtrauchler, un estratega político que trabajó estrechamente con Netanyahu. “El punto más bajo que ha tenido”. Muchos israelíes le acusaron de estar dormido al volante el 7 de octubre, el ataque más
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ROME (AP) — Pope Francis inaugurated his Holy Year at Rome’s main prison on Thursday, bringing a message of hope to inmates and involving them in the Catholic Church’s once every quarter-century celebration that is expected to bring about 32 million pilgrims to Rome. Francis stood up from his wheelchair, knocked on the
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — A spokesperson for Chinese automaker BYD has objected to reports about poor conditions at a construction site in Brazil where it is building a factory, saying the allegations were aimed at “smearing” China and Chinese brands. Earlier in the week, a task force led by Brazilian prosecutors said it
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UPDATE: NewsChannel 21 reached out to the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) concerning the possible Christmas Day sonic boom and according to a spokesperson, “The FAA regulates civilian aircraft. Military aircraft can create sonic booms. Please check with military installations in the local area.”According to the Department of Defense, the closest Air Force Base to Central
Continue ReadingPor Karina Tsui, CNN Hudson Meek, el actor de 16 años que apareció en “Baby Driver”, murió la semana pasada tras caerse de un vehículo en marcha en Vestavia Hills, Alabama, según WVTM, filial de CNN. El adolescente sufrió un traumatismo por objeto contundente en la caída el 19 de diciembre y fue ingresado en
Continue ReadingAssociated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s main opposition party has submitted a motion to impeach the country’s acting leader over his reluctance to fill three Constitutional Court vacancies ahead of the court’s review of rebellion charges against impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol stemming from his short-lived martial law decree on Dec. 3.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A new round of Israeli airstrikes in Yemen on Thursday targeted the Houthi rebel-held capital and multiple ports, while the World Health Organization’s director-general said the bombardment occurred nearby as he prepared to board a flight in Sanaa, with a crew member injured. “The air traffic control tower, the departure
Continue ReadingBy Karina Tsui, CNN (CNN) — Hudson Meek, the 16-year-old actor who appeared in “Baby Driver,” died last week after falling from a moving vehicle in Vestavia Hills, Alabama, according to CNN affiliate WVTM. The teen sustained blunt force trauma in the fall on December 19 and was admitted to the University of Alabama at
Continue ReadingPor Mohammad Al Sawalhi, Mohammed Tawfeeq, Irene Nasser y Abeer Salman, CNN Cinco periodistas murieron en un ataque israelí nocturno que alcanzó su vehículo en Gaza, según informaron este jueves en un comunicado un hospital y su medio de comunicación. El vehículo, perteneciente a la cadena de televisión Al-Quds Today, estaba aparcado frente al hospital
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan Airlines has been hit by a cyberattack that caused delays to more than 20 domestic flights, but it managed to restore its systems within hours. The carrier said there was no impact on flight safety. JAL said the problem started Thursday morning when the company’s network connecting internal and
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ERWIN, Tenn. (AP) — Jerry and Sibrina Barrett never spent a day apart over 35 years. They worked long hours, never took vacations, and liked to relax with their son at home. They had no idea that a hurricane could reach them in the mountains of East Tennessee. Living in Johnson City, they
Continue ReadingAssociated Press For Makenzie Gilkison, spelling is such a struggle that a word like rhinoceros might come out as “rineanswsaurs” or sarcastic as “srkastik.” The 14-year-old from suburban Indianapolis can sound out words, but her dyslexia makes the process so draining that she often struggles with comprehension. “I just assumed I was stupid,” she recalled
Continue ReadingAssociated Press EIN ZIVAN, Golan Heights (AP) — A dry mountain wind whipped through a cluster of Israeli flags at the entrance of a kibbutz in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, where the tranquility belies the tumultuous events unfolding nearby. Earlier this month, Syrian President Bashar Assad was ousted after nearly 25 years in power. Within
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Brice Williams scored 11 of his 25 points in the final six minutes and Nebraska closed on a 6-0 run to beat Oregon State 78-66 on Wednesday night in the championship game of the Diamond Head Classic. Nebraska (10-2) claimed its first tournament title since the San Juan Shootout in 2000 when
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