By Joe Sutton, Andy Rose and Haley Brink, CNN The Hawaiian Islands could experience “catastrophic flooding” from a storm system lasting until Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service in Honolulu. Nearly one foot of rain has already fallen in Kula on Maui over the last 24 hours, according to the National Weather Service (NWS)
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ZAMBOANGA, Philippines (AP) — Motorcycle-riding gunmen have killed a town mayor and wounded another in a brazen attack that also killed their driver and caused villagers to flee to safety in a coastal village in the southern Philippines. Police say the mayors were attacked by at least two men armed with pistols while walking in
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VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks cleaned house late Sunday night, dumping three executives and head coach Travis Green and replacing him with veteran Bruce Boudreau. The Canucks, in a statement, said general manager Jim Benning was fired, and assistant manager Jim Weisbrod, Green and assistant coach Nolan Baumgartner were also relieved of
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Un tribunal de Myanmar condenó a la líder civil depuesta Aung San Suu Kyi a cuatro años de prisión por cargos de incitación e incumplimiento de las reglas de covid-19, en el primer veredicto contra la ganadora del Premio Nobel de la Paz desde que los militares tomaron el poder en febrero.
Continue Reading By AGOES BASOEKI Associated Press SUMBERWULUH, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers dug out the body of a 13-year-old boy with their bare hands on Monday, as improved weather conditions allowed them to resume their search after a volcano on Indonesia’s Java island erupted with fury, killing at least 15 people with searing gas and ash and
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By Larry Madowo and Bethlehem Feleke, CNN Johannesburg’s Rivers Church, a trendy Christian community for the city’s hip and spiritual, has suspended in-person services indefinitely due to a new surge in Covid-19 cases in South Africa. “We love and miss you but stay safe,” wrote the church’s senior pastor Wilma Isabel Olivier on her Instagram.
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Public health agencies have labeled the variant a “variant of concern” and are watching to see if this heavily mutated strain will be more easily spread or cause more severe illness. However, it’s unclear so far whether it will overtake the dominant delta variant and scientists still have many unanswered questions.
Continue Reading By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy is making life more uncomfortable for unvaccinated people as the holidays draw near. It is excluding them from indoor restaurants, theaters and museums into the New Year to control the spread of coronavirus and encourage vaccine skeptics to get their shots. Starting Monday through Jan. 15,
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By COLLEEN BARRY Associated Press MILAN (AP) — Italy is making life more uncomfortable for unvaccinated people as the holidays draw near. It is excluding them from indoor restaurants, theaters and museums into the New Year to control the spread of coronavirus and encourage vaccine skeptics to get their shots. Starting Monday through Jan. 15,
Continue Reading VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The Vancouver Canucks cleaned house late Sunday night, dumping three executives and head coach Travis Green and replacing him with veteran Bruce Boudreau. The Canucks, in a statement, said general manager Jim Benning was fired, and assistant manager Jim Weisbrod, Green and assistant coach Nolan Baumgartner were also relieved of
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Los fiscales acusaron a los padres del presunto atacante escolar de 15 años con cuatro cargos de homicidio involuntario en un movimiento poco común que causó conmoción en todo el país. Ethan Crumbley, quien está acusado por matar a cuatro estudiantes y herir a otros siete en la escuela secundaria
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — La administración Biden anunciaría esta semana que ningún funcionario del gobierno estadounidense asistirá a los Juegos Olímpicos de Invierno Beijing 2022, implementando un boicot diplomático de los juegos, según varias fuentes. La medida permitiría a Estados Unidos enviar un mensaje a China en el escenario mundial sin impedir que los atletas estadounidenses
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By Travis Caldwell, Artemis Moshtaghian, Ralph Ellis and Amir Vera, CNN Authorities executed a search warrant Monday at the home of the man who helped Ethan Crumbley’s parents before they were arrested, Oakland County Undersheriff Michael G. McCabe told CNN. Andrzej Sikora, 65, and his attorney, Clarence Dass, voluntarily went into the Oakland County Sheriff’s
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The leader of the Solomon Islands has survived a vote of no confidence in Parliament following riots in the capital last month. Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare told lawmakers in a fiery 90-minute speech that he’d done nothing wrong and would not bow down to “the
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli Defense Ministry says a 16-year-old Palestinian rammed a vehicle into an Israeli checkpoint in the West Bank overnight, wounding a security guard. It said on Monday that the alleged attacker was shot and “neutralized” at the scene. Israeli media are reporting that the attacker was killed. Defense Minister Benny Gantz
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China’s largest e-commerce group Alibaba said Monday it is appointing a new chief financial officer and reorganizing its e-commerce businesses amid a regulatory crackdown in the technology industry. The company said in a statement Monday that Toby Xu will succeed Maggie Wu as its new
Continue Reading By ZEN SOO AP Business Writer HONG KONG (AP) — China’s largest e-commerce group Alibaba said Monday it is appointing a new chief financial officer and reorganizing its e-commerce businesses amid a regulatory crackdown in the technology industry. The company said in a statement Monday that Toby Xu will succeed Maggie Wu as its new
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — Argentina detectó su primer caso de la variante del nuevo coronavirus, ómicron, dijo el domingo el Ministerio de Salud del país en un comunicado. Chile confirma primer caso de variante ómicron El paciente es un residente de 38 años de la provincia argentina de San Luis que venía de Sudáfrica luego
Continue Reading By The Associated Press Wyoming and Kent State will meet for the first time ever in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl on Dec. 21 in Boise. This is the fourth time in six seasons Wyoming has earned a bowl bid, making Craig Bohl the first coach in program history to take four teams to the
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By Laura He, CNN Business Shares of Evergrande plummeted to a new record low on Monday as the Chinese developer once again teetered on the brink of default. Evergrande’s stock closed down 20% at 1.81 Hong Kong dollars ($0.23), the lowest since it listed in Hong Kong in 2009. It has lost 87% of its
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