Three-time world champion Kaori Sakamoto performed a near-flawless free skate on Saturday to defend her title in what she says will be her final NHK Trophy.
Continue ReadingPor Iván Pérez Sarmenti, CNN en Español A muchos argentinos les gusta decir que descienden “de los barcos”, jactándose de sus raíces europeas, sobre todo italianas y españolas. La llamada “Ley de nietos españoles” contribuirá a reforzar ese imaginario: solo en el consulado de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, donde viven poco más de 3
Continue ReadingBy Jackie Wattles, CNN (CNN) — Twin spacecraft are set to take off on an unprecedented, winding journey to Mars, where they will investigate why the barren red planet began to lose its atmosphere billions of years ago. Called EscaPADE, the mission will aim for an orbital trajectory that has never been attempted before, according
Continue ReadingPor Gonzalo Zegarra, CNN en Español Rodrigo Paz asume este sábado la presidencia de Bolivia con la misión de apagar varios incendios económicos que amenazan con hacer tambalear su gobernabilidad, y con una oposición que estará principalmente en las calles mirando con recelo el acercamiento a Estados Unidos, donde el líder centrista ya consiguió acuerdos
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By Lilit Marcus, CNN (CNN) — This week in travel: a secret garden is a secret no longer in Beijing, one of France’s classic pastries is the subject of a surprising debate, and why some couples are ditching each other at the airport. Divide and conquer He likes arriving four hours early for a domestic
Continue ReadingPor Ivana Kottasova y Kostya Gak, CNN Las fuerzas rusas parecen estar a punto de tomar finalmente la ciudad ucraniana oriental de Pokrovsk, una victoria simbólica que el presidente Vladimir Putin ha estado persiguiendo durante 21 meses a un costo cada vez mayor. Los combates dentro de la ciudad se han intensificado en los últimos
Continue ReadingPor Eric Bradner, CNN Las repercusiones del cierre de Gobierno federal más largo de la historia de Estados Unidos se están sintiendo en todo el país, dejando a millones de ciudadanos en la incertidumbre y generando preocupación por una recesión económica. Los viajeros, frustrados, buscaban alternativas ante la cancelación de más de mil vuelos este
Continue ReadingBy Christopher Lamb, CNN (CNN) — Pope Leo XIV, who on Saturday marked six months since his election, has in recent weeks stepped up his criticism of the Trump administration while bringing a distinctively American flavor to the papacy. The Chicago-born pontiff was elected on May 8, becoming the first US-born pope in the Catholic
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By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — The happy hour regulars were already gathering at Stooges Bar & Grill less than two hours before tip-off at Tuesday night’s University of Kentucky men’s basketball season opener. About 30 or so customers occupied the wooden stools of the old-school, salty hangout in an industrial strip a few miles
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By Daria Tarasova-Markina and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Millions of Ukrainians are enduring cold temperatures and darkness after a wave of Russian attacks against energy facilities caused widespread power outages across the country. Ukrainian authorities have warned that the large scale of the damage means it will take time to restore energy flows. Electricity
Continue ReadingPor Emma Tucker , Pete Muntean y Hanna Park, CNN Viajeros descontentos en Estados Unidos enfrentarán más alteraciones en sus planes este fin de semana, ya que las aerolíneas han cancelado cientos de vuelos adicionales y las demoras siguen aumentando debido a la escasez de controladores de tráfico aéreo como consecuencia de un cierre del
Continue ReadingBy Jeanne Sahadi, CNN (CNN) — Americans have strong views on paying extra fees and tipping for services, especially at the holidays. But what about when making online donations? The holiday season is usually a big one for charitable contributions. Take Giving Tuesday – which falls on the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving in the United
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — The impacts of the longest federal government shutdown in United States history are reverberating around the country — leaving millions of Americans in limbo and igniting concerns about an economic downturn. Frustrated travelers were scrambling as more than a thousand flights were canceled Friday and thousands more were delayed.
Continue ReadingPor Sarah Ferris y Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN El Senado de EE.UU. no logró aprobar un proyecto de ley este viernes para pagar a los trabajadores federales forzados a trabajar sin sueldo durante el cierre del Gobierno, ya que los demócratas se negaron a ceder ante los intentos republicanos de financiar cualquier parte del aparato gubernamental
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By Laura Sharman, Caitlin Danaher, CNN (CNN) — Typhoon Fung-wong triggered floods and landslides, cut power to entire provinces and killed at least four people, including two children, before barreling out of the Philippines on Monday. Fung-wong, known locally as Uwan, follows on the heels of Typhoon Kalmaegi, which killed almost 200 people in the
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Today will be mostly sunny and dry with highs returning to the 60s. Winds will be light and variable as the region enters into the new mild pattern. A ridge of high pressure will take over most of the west coast and keep the region dry and mild from Southern California to Oregon. Sunday will
Continue ReadingPor Elizabeth Wolfe y Holly Yan, CNN La madre de una niña californiana de 9 años que desapareció durante un viaje por carretera el mes pasado fue arrestada el viernes por un delito grave de privación ilegal de la libertad, pero no está directamente relacionado con la búsqueda de su hija, informaron las autoridades. Los
Continue ReadingPor Kaanita Iyer, CNN El expresidente de EE.UU. Joe Biden lanzó este viernes una dura crítica contra su sucesor, argumentando ante una sala llena de simpatizantes que el presidente Donald Trump ha “destrozado” la democracia. “Sabía que Trump iba a arrasar con el país, pero no tenía ni idea, tengo que admitirlo, no sabía que
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By Emma Tucker, Pete Muntean, Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — Disgruntled travelers across the US will face more disruptions to their plans this weekend, as airlines cancel hundreds of additional flights and delays continue to mount due to air traffic controller staffing shortages amid a government shutdown with no end in sight. More than 1,700
Continue ReadingBy Kaanita Iyer, CNN (CNN) — Former President Joe Biden delivered a strong critique of his successor Friday, arguing to a room of supporters that President Donald Trump has “taken a wrecking ball” to democracy. “I knew Trump was going to taking a wrecking ball to the country, but I had no idea, I have
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