By Rob Picheta, Teele Rebane, Svitlana Vlasova and Benjamin Brown (CNN) — An explosion sank a sanctioned Russian cargo ship in the Mediterranean Sea on Monday night, Russian authorities said, leaving two crew members missing. The crisis center of the Russian Foreign Ministry said the vessel, Ursa Major, sank south of Spain after a blast
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Who couldn’t use a little extra cash this month without having to lift a finger? A million tax filers are getting letters from the IRS indicating they have money coming to them because they were eligible to receive the 2021 Recovery Rebate Credit but didn’t claim it on their
Continue ReadingBy Andrew Torgan and Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — Last-minute errands tend to pop up on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, whether it’s buying a quick present or picking up one last ingredient. Check out what’s open and closed today and tomorrow. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and
Continue ReadingPor Karina Tsui y Amanda Jackson, CNN Uno de los volcanes más activos del mundo entró en erupción este lunes después de tres meses de interrupción, arrojando lava de color naranja brillante a una altura de hasta 90 metros, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos (USGS, por sus siglas en inglés). El volcán Kilauea,
Continue ReadingPor Stephen Collinson, CNN El próximo año traerá nuevas tensiones a la alianza transatlántica, con el regreso de Donald Trump a la Casa Blanca. El presidente electo de EE.UU. seguramente presionará aún más a los países europeos para que aumenten su gasto en defensa, y podría utilizar la amenaza de rebajar el apoyo estadounidense a
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Mount Tambora changed the world. In 1815, the Indonesian volcano exploded in the most powerful eruption in recorded history, sending an enormous plume of tiny sun-reflecting particles high into the atmosphere, cooling the planet and ushering in disaster. What followed was called the “year without a summer:” global temperatures
Continue ReadingSARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — Tens of thousands of homes in Bosnia were without electricity on Tuesday after heavy snow and winds that also created traffic chaos in neighboring Croatia and Serbia. In Slovenia, the search for an injured Hungarian hiker missing in the Alps north of the capital, Ljubljana, since Sunday was suspended because of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BETHLEHEM, West Bank (AP) — Bethlehem marked another somber Christmas Eve on Tuesday in the traditional birthplace of Jesus under the shadow of war in Gaza. The cheer that typically descends on the West Bank during Christmas week were nowhere to be found. The festive lights and giant tree that normally decorate Manger
Continue ReadingPor Nectar Gan y Joyce Jiang, CNN Un tribunal chino dictó una sentencia de muerte en suspenso para un hombre que el mes pasado estrelló su vehículo contra una multitud frente a una escuela primaria en el sur de China, hiriendo a más de dos decenas de personas en uno de varios ataques violentos que
Continue ReadingPor Lex Harvey, CNN Un vuelo de Swiss International Air Lines se vio obligado a realizar un aterrizaje de emergencia este lunes debido a la presencia de humo en la cabina y en la cabina de mando, según informó la compañía aérea. El vuelo LX1885 se dirigía de Bucarest, Rumania, a Zúrich cuando la tripulación
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — It has been just over two years since Zach Wiener awoke to the sound of glass breaking and his parents’ screams from the floor below him. He was in an unfamiliar bedroom, staying in a short-term rental home in Sag Harbor, New York, for a weeklong family vacation with
Continue ReadingBy Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Some Democratic lawmakers are pressuring the Biden administration to take further action on student loans before President-elect Donald Trump takes office, including finalizing some debt forgiveness it already approved. Trump hasn’t made specific promises on student loans, but canceling debt isn’t a policy priority like it has been
Continue ReadingBy Hassan Tayier, Gul Tuysuz and Edward Szekeres, CNN (CNN) — Eleven people were killed in a blast at an explosives and ammunition factory in the village of Kavakli in the Karesi district of Balikesir province in northwest Turkey on Tuesday, according to the country’s interior minister Ali Yerlikaya, who said that an investigation had
Continue ReadingPor Catherine Nicholls y Darya Tarasova, CNN Un tribunal de Moscú condenó el martes a un ciudadano estadounidense a 15 años de cárcel por espionaje, según la agencia estatal de noticias RIA Novosti. Gene Spector, que nació en Rusia pero más tarde se trasladó a Estados Unidos y obtuvo la nacionalidad, había sido condenado anteriormente
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A Russian-born U.S. citizen already imprisoned in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a second 15-year jail term for espionage, Russian news agencies reported. A Moscow court brought espionage charges against Gene Spector in August 2023, although details surrounding the case were not made public. Spector, formerly an executive at
Continue ReadingBy Yoonjung Seo and Chris Lau, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — South Korea has become a “super-aged” society with one in five people aged 65 or older, official data showed Tuesday, underscoring the country’s deepening demographic crisis. The number of people aged 65 and older stands at 10.24 million, accounting for 20% of South
Continue ReadingBy Catherine Nicholls and Darya Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — A Moscow court has on Tuesday sentenced a US citizen to 15 years in prison for espionage, according to state-run news agency RIA Novosti. Gene Spector, who was born in Russia but later moved to the United States and received citizenship, had previously been sentenced to
Continue ReadingAssociated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong police have announced a fresh round of arrest warrants for six activists based overseas, with bounties set at $1 million Hong Kong dollars for information leading to their arrests. According to the warrants, the six individuals are wanted for national security offences such as secession, subversion, and
Continue ReadingAt least eight people were killed by Israeli military operations in the northern West Bank around the city of Tulkarem on Tuesday, the Palestinian Health Ministry said, including three people it said were killed by Israeli airstrikes. The Israeli military said it opened fire after militants attacked soldiers, and it was aware of some uninvolved
Continue ReadingISTANBUL (AP) — An explosion at an ammunition factory in northwest Turkey left 11 dead and five injured Tuesday morning. The blast occurred in Balikesir province, according to the state-run Anadolu Agency. The factory is in a rural area away from population centers. Balikesir Governor Ismail Ustaoglu said the explosion collapsed the capsule production building
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