By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press Thousands of migrants and refugees in Belarus are trying to enter the European Union through Poland. Many of them are stranded at the border and staying in makeshift camps as Polish security forces watch them from behind a razor-wire fence and try to keep them from crossing over. The EU
Continue ReadingMariana Toro Glasgow, Escocia (CNN) — El miércoles fue un gran día en la cumbre climática COP26, con el primer borrador de un acuerdo general publicado. El borrador es una especie de lista de deseos elaborada por la presidencia de la COP y su versión final será negociada entre los delegados nacionales durante los próximos
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — Fears that the authoritarian leader of Belarus is using migrants as a “hybrid warfare” tactic to destabilize the European Union are putting new strains on some of the values and laws of the 27-nation bloc. The crisis at the borders of Poland, Lithuania and Latvia is fueling
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Charisma Osborne scored 24 points, IImar’l Thomas added 21 and No. 20 UCLA turned back Pepperdine 78-69 in the season opener for both teams. Ally Stedman poured in 28 points for Pepperdine and Malia Bambrick added 17. It was 42-42 at halftime and UCLA opened the third quarter with 11 consecutive
Continue Reading HONOLULU (AP) — Junior Madut led a balanced attack with 17 points and Hawaii opened the season with a 97-67 win over Hawaii Hilo. Donald McHenry led Hawaii Hilo with 13 points.
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Serge Svetnoy, miembro del equipo de filmación de “Rust”, presentó una demanda contra varias figuras clave, incluido Alec Baldwin, en el centro del fatal tiroteo en el set que se cobró la vida de la directora de fotografía de la película. La demanda de Svetnoy se presentó en Los Ángeles contra varias
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By Laura Studley and Aya Elamroussi, CNN Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf moved swiftly Wednesday in appealing a state court ruling that struck down the face mask requirement in schools, effectively keeping the mandate in place temporarily. Judge Christine Fizzano Cannon ruled the acting secretary of Pennsylvania’s health department, lacked the authority to implement the school
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By Emma Tucker A Colorado police officer will not face criminal charges for fatally shooting a man who was hailed as a hero for preventing a mass shooting by killing a gunman who targeted police and killed an officer in June, First Judicial District Attorney Alexis King announced this week. An investigation conducted by the
Continue Reading By DENNIS GEORGATOS Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Will Barton scored a season-high 30 points, helping to make up for the absence of suspended star Nikola Jokic as the Denver Nuggets hung on to beat the Indiana Pacers 101-98. Zeke Nnaji added 19 points and Jeff Green and Bones Hyland had 12 apiece for the
Continue Reading By MARK AMBROGI Associated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Nicole Cardano-Hillary scored 29 points to lead No. 8 Indiana to an 86-63 victory over Butler. Cardano-Hillary shot 11 for 12 from the field, including 7 for 8 on 3-pointers, and had six rebounds and five assists to lead the Hoosiers, who shot 52%. Grace Berger added
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Malik Monk scored five of his season-high 27 points in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied from a big deficit in the final minutes of regulation before surging in overtime for a 120-117 victory over the Miami Heat. Russell Westbrook had 25 points, 14
Continue Reading By JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — An 89-year-old man in Rhode Island has earned his Ph.D. and became a physicist after working toward it for two decades and thinking about it for a lifetime. Manfred Steiner recently successfully defended his dissertation at Brown University in Providence. Steiner cherishes the degree because
Continue Reading By MARINA VILLENEUVE and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo appeared pugilistic and paranoid at times during an 11-hour deposition that was made public Wednesday. He denied the sexual harassment allegations that forced him from office while ascribing political motives to the people investigating his behavior. His alleged
Continue Reading SEATTLE (AP) — Cameron Tyson hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer to lift Seattle University to a 69-66 victory over Alcorn State in the RedHawks’ season opener. Tyson finished with 17 points and six rebounds for the RedHawks, while Darrion Trammell pitched in with 17 points and seven assists. Riley Grigsby scored 11. Keondre Montgomery
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By Raja Razek and Christina Maxouris, CNN A federal judge has ruled that Texas’ ban on mask mandates in schools violates the Americans with Disabilities Act, according to court documents filed Wednesday in US District Court for the Western District of Texas. The ruling follows months of clashes between state and local leaders over mask
Continue Reading By JACK MAGRUDER Associated Press GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Kevin Fiala had a goal and two assists, and the Minnesota Wild beat the Arizona Coyotes 5-2 for their fourth straight win. Joel Eriksson Ek, Marcus Foligno, Dmitry Kulikov and Kirill Kaprizov also scored for the Wild. Kaapo Kahkonen stopped 23 shots while starting for the
Continue Reading SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Amadou Sow and Josh Pierre-Louis scored 25 points apiece as UC Santa Barbara easily defeated San Francisco State 119-65 in a season opener. Pierre-Louis also had eight rebounds for the Gauchos. Miles Norris had 14 points and eight rebounds, while Ajay Mitchell added 11 points. Jacob Huynh and Jalen Chandler
Continue Reading By LEE KEATH and BRAM JANSSEN Associated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The gates of Kabul’s historic Ariana Cinema are closed, and the movie posters are stripped from its marquee. Since coming to power three months ago, the Taliban ordered the Ariana and Kabul’s three other cinemas to stop operations while they decide whether they
Continue Reading By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — After promising on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 4.5 million shares of the electric car maker’s stock, raising over $5 billion. About $1.1 billion will go toward paying tax obligations for stock options. The sales were disclosed in 10 regulatory filings late Wednesday.
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By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — After promising on Twitter, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sold about 4.5 million shares of the electric car maker’s stock, raising over $5 billion. About $1.1 billion will go toward paying tax obligations for stock options. The sales were disclosed in 10 regulatory filings late Wednesday.
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