By Lauren Said-Moorhouse, Claudia Rebaza and Amy Cassidy, CNN London (CNN) — Julian Assange’s legal team returned to London’s High Court on Tuesday to fight for what could become his final attempt at avoiding extradition to the United States, where he is facing life in prison if convicted on espionage charges. After a years-long battle,
Continue ReadingBy Homero De la Fuente, George Ramsay and Amanda Davies, CNN (CNN) — Newly-crowned Daytona 500 champion William Byron has explained how a “really unique” background in online racing helped to lay the foundations for his success in motorsports. Byron weathered a chaotic conclusion to Monday’s rain-delayed event, kickstarting Hendrick Motorsports’ 40th anniversary season with the team’s first
Continue ReadingBy Leah Dolan, CNN (CNN) — Controversial advertising campaigns are almost a rite of passage for brands and companies looking to grab headlines. The outrage is rarely fatal, and the innovation behind eyebrow-raising commercials often outshines the indignation generated. The infamous 1994 Wonderbra ads, which turn 30 this year, are a case in point. The
Continue ReadingBy HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says delays in weapons deliveries from Western allies are opening a door for Russian battlefield advances. He says the delays are making the fight “very difficult” along parts of the front line where Russian forces captured a strategic city last weekend ahead
Continue ReadingBELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Police say a car crash in southern Serbia has killed three migrants and injured 11 others. A police statement says officers detained a 43-year-old Serbian driver, who had no driver’s license. The man, who was among those injured in the crash, is also suspected of people smuggling. The accident occurred late
Continue ReadingBy Arlette Saenz and Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden raised more than $42 million for his presidential campaign and the Democratic Party in January, a sizable haul that shows the party’s donor class is still firmly behind the president despite anxiety around his reelection run. The campaign announced it ended the month with $130
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is announcing another $5.8 billion for water infrastructure projects nationwide, paid for by one of the Biden administration’s key legislative victories. Appearing in Pittsburgh on Tuesday, Harris says clean water is a right and a way to protect public health. The $5.8 billion will pay for projects in
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Joe Biden started a three-day swing through California, working to soak up more cash for his reelection bid. At his first fundraiser, he told supporters that his decades of experience in government has helped him better understand how to get things done. Biden’s campaign and
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Tuesday announced $5.8 billion in funding that will go out to every state and territory to help fix an ailing water infrastructure that continues to put millions of Americans’ health at risk. Michael Regan, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, and Vice President Kamala
Continue ReadingATHENS, Greece (AP) — Scores of tractors have been parked outside Greece’s parliament as thousands of farmers angry at high production costs shifted their protests to Athens. One banner says that “Without us, you don’t eat.” The farmers’ demands are similar to those at farmer protests elsewhere in Europe. The center-right government has expressed sympathy
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Se espera que un satélite de la Agencia Espacial Europea (ESA) vuelva a entrar y se queme en gran medida en la atmósfera de la Tierra este miércoles por la mañana. La Oficina de Desechos Espaciales de la agencia, junto con una red de vigilancia internacional, está monitoreando y rastreando
Continue ReadingBy CIARÁN GILES Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Spanish police say they suspect the bullet-riddled body of a man found in a town in eastern Spain is that of Russian defector Maksim Kuzminov, who flew a Russian army helicopter on his escape across the Ukrainian front lines last year. Andrii Yusov, a representative of Ukrainian
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Hirotake Yano, who founded the 100-yen retail chain Daiso, Japan’s equivalent of the dollar store, has died. He was 80. The company said Yano died Feb. 12 of heart failure in Hiroshima. Yano founded his business as Yano Shoten in 1972. It took on the name Daiso
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels are launching attacks despite a month of U.S.-led airstrikes. This week they seriously damaged a ship in a strategically important strait and downed an American drone worth tens of millions of dollars. Their assaults on shipping through the crucial Red
Continue ReadingBy Wynn Westmoreland, CNN (CNN) — Former college and pro basketball player Rex Chapman is now a social media influencer and popular podcaster, but in between those accomplishments, he developed a drug and gambling addiction and was arrested for shoplifting. “Sports and addiction kind of go hand-in-hand because most people that do anything just really
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza Hong Kong (CNN) — ¿A quién no le gusta un poco de cerdo estofado con su café? Starbucks apuesta por esa insólita combinación con una nueva bebida lanzada en China con motivo del Año Nuevo Lunar. Apodado el “Latte sabroso del año abundante”, la marca lo describe como de sabor “interesante”. La
Continue ReadingBy BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Guinea’s military rulers say they have dissolved the government and will appoint a new one. In a video address Monday night, Gen. Amara Camara said that daily business would continue as usual under the deputy secretary generals until a new government was formed. The West African
Continue ReadingBy JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — A vote in Hungary’s parliament on ratifying Sweden’s bid to join NATO could come as early as Monday. That’s according to a senior member of the country’s governing Fidesz party. It would bring an end to more than 18 months of delays by the nationalist government
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN (CNN) — Can’t squeeze in exercise during the work week? That’s OK, according to a new study, because exceeding weekly exercise recommendations over two days such as the weekend — or what many call being a “weekend warrior” — will zap fat, too. Both the World Health Organization and United States
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN Español) — Muchos la conocen como la capital del modernismo, donde, entre otras, brillan joyas arquitectónicas de Antoni Gaudí, como la Basílica de la Sagrada Familia, la Casa Batlló o La Pedrera. Pero Barcelona es mucho más que eso, y de ahí su imán para el turismo. El problema, especialmente para los
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