Associated Press ZAMALKA, Syria (AP) — A Syrian family that survived a 2013 chemical weapons attack that killed hundreds of people near the country’s capital, Damascus, says the ordeal they experienced haunts them to this day. The family members locked themselves inside a windowless room in their home for hours, escaping the fate of dozens
Continue ReadingAssociated Press PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — A survivor of the worst gang attack on Haitian journalists in recent memory describes seeing colleagues cut down by bullets and reporters with head and chest wounds going without help. Photographer Jean Fregens Regala said Wednesday there had been no apparent security preparations _ indeed, little preparation of any
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer Stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street Thursday, as some heavyweight technology and communications sector stocks offset gains elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 fell less than 0.1% after spending the day wavering between small gains and losses. The tiny loss ended the benchmark index’s three-day winning streak.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Prosecutors in Taiwan indicted former presidential candidate and Taiwan People’s Party founder Ko Wen-je on corruption charges, accusing him of taking bribes during his time as mayor of Taiwan’s capital. Ko, a former mayor of Taipei, is accused of accepting bribes related to a real estate development during his
Continue ReadingBy Associated Press St. Moritiz, Switzerland (AP) — When Lindsey Vonn last raced on the World Cup circuit nearly six years ago, the constant pain in her knee left her in tears and led to retirement. Flash forward to Vonn’s comeback race on a titanium knee at age 40 last weekend, and the American skiing
Continue ReadingAssociated Press NEWCASTLE, Australia (AP) — Communities and firefighters across Australia’s second-most populous state are bracing for potentially devastating wild fires as a heat wave fanned by erratic winds presented the worst fire conditions in several years. With temperatures in Victoria state reaching 37 degrees Celsius on Thursday and with wind changes expected throughout the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Idil Abdullahi Goley’s journey seeking a better life in Europe started in Somalia with a $6,500 payment to smugglers. It ended a month later with fellow migrants around her dying at sea. One of them was screaming and reciting the Muslim profession of faith. The deaths of 25 migrants
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Continue ReadingPor Hilary Whiteman, CNN La pequeña ciudad de Kilcoy no es donde tuvo lugar el primer ni el más reciente avistamiento de “Yowie”. Y los cazadores de la versión australiana del Pie Grande tampoco tienen más probabilidades de verlo allí que en cualquier otro lugar de la vasta y accidentada selva del país. Sin embargo,
Continue ReadingCNN en Español (CNN Español) – Todos los adolescentes que fueron detenidos durante las protestas registradas después de las controvertidas elecciones presidenciales de Venezuela quedaron excarcelados en los últimos días, dijo Alfredo Romero, director presidente de Foro Penal, organización no gubernamental de derechos humanos que ha dado seguimiento a estos casos. “Eso es una buena
Continue ReadingBy Mohammad Al Sawalhi and CNN’s Abeer Salman, Mohammed Tawfeeq and Irene Nasser (CNN) — Five journalists have been killed in an overnight Israeli strike that hit their vehicle in Gaza, a hospital and their news outlet said in a statement on Thursday. The vehicle, belonging to Al-Quds Today Television, was parked outside Al-Awda Hospital
Continue ReadingPor Raja Razek y Amanda Jackson, CNN La orca que nadó con su cría muerta durante 17 días en un aparente acto de duelo recientemente dio a luz a un nuevo bebé, según Michael Weiss, director de investigación del Centro de Investigación de Ballenas. La cría de Tahlequah, conocida por los investigadores como J35, fue
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — New York City police say a taxi driver hit six pedestrians in midtown Manhattan. A New York Police Department spokesperson said Wednesday that the taxi driver may have suffered a possible medical episode, but that the investigation had yet to confirm that. The spokesman said three people were transported to hospitals,
Continue ReadingPor Amanda Musa, CNN Dixon Handshaw creyó que era hijo único durante la mayor parte de su vida. Pero décadas después de ser adoptado, este hombre de 75 años se enteró de que tenía varios hermanos, a quienes conoció justo a tiempo para la Navidad. Durante el fin de semana, Handshaw, que vive en Carolina
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling and Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — The Kansas City Chiefs secured the No. 1 seed in the AFC with their franchise-record 15th victory after overwhelming the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day. With the top seed, the reigning back-to-back Super Bowl champion captured the lone first-round bye in the playoffs and home-field advantage.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BANDA ACEH, Indonesia (AP) — People gathered in prayer and visited mass graves in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Thursday to mark 20 years since the massive Indian Ocean tsunami hit the region in one of modern history’s worst natural disasters. Many wept as they placed flowers at a mass grave in Ulee Lheue
Continue ReadingPor Mauricio Torres, CNN en Español El Gobierno de Chile declaró alerta roja por incendios forestales que este miércoles afectan 1.442 hectáreas de cinco comunas del país, de acuerdo con los reportes del Servicio Nacional de Prevención y Respuesta ante Desastres (Senapred). El mayor incendio se ubica en la comuna de Cauquenes, en la región
Continue ReadingPor Silvia Marchetti, CNN Imaginen el banquete festivo más glorioso, con un pavo enorme relleno, jamón festivo, los aderezos necesarios y al menos media docena de tartas y pasteles. Todo eso puede parecer grandioso, es decir, hasta que piensas en las extravagantes y no tan agradables exhibiciones del antiguo banquete romano. Los miembros de la
Continue ReadingBy Aaron Pellish, CNN (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday announced his pick for US ambassador to Panama. Trump named Miami-Dade County Commissioner Kevin Marino Cabrera as his choice for the post after suggesting that the US should take control of the Panama Canal – a proposal he first floated over the weekend while
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Izo and Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Tel Aviv, Israel (CNN) — Families and relatives of Israeli hostages held in Gaza lit the first candle of Hanukkah on Wednesday, marking the start of the second such holiday without their loved ones, according to a statement from the Hostages and Missing Families Forum Headquarters. Thousands of
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