OBERHOF, Germany (AP) — Madeleine Egle of Austria was the winner of a World Cup women’s luge race on Sunday. It was her series-best fifth victory of the season. Germany got the next four spots in the women’s race. Julia Taubitz was second and leads Egle by 57 points in the season standings with one
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By Sana Noor Haq, CNN Celine Dion has announced the cancellation of the remaining 16 shows of her world tour, due to ongoing health issues. The Canadian singer said she was recovering from “severe and persistent muscle spasms,” that were hindering her ability to perform, according to a post published from her verified Instagram account
Continue Reading ST. MORITZ, Switzerland (AP) — German sleds swept the medals in the women’s World Cup bobsled finale of the season Sunday. And Elana Meyers Taylor of the U.S. clinched the seasonlong points title. Kim Kalicki and Lisa Buckwitz got the women’s win. Kaillie Humphries and Sylvia Hoffman were the top U.S. sled, finishing fourth. Francesco
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By Devan Cole and Daniella Diaz, CNN The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee said Sunday he thinks the US is engaged in a new cold war with Russia amid high tensions between the nations over Russia’s potential invasion of Ukraine. “I do. I do, because I think (Russia President Vladimir) Putin again
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NANTES, France (AP) — Far-left French presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon is seeking to reinvigorate his flagging campaign for April’s election with an unusual rally. He’s using videos, sounds and smells diffused through an exhibition hall in the western city of Nantes. The once-powerful French left wing is deeply fractured and struggling to make its voice
Continue Reading By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The president of South Korea has reached a preliminary multibillion-dollar deal to sell Seoul’s surface-to-air missiles to Abu Dhabi and pledged deeper cooperation with the United Arab Emirates during a visit to the Gulf Arab state. After South Korean President Moon Jae-in met with
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By Daniella Diaz and Chandelis Duster, CNN House Majority Whip James Clyburn said he does not think two key pieces of voting rights legislation the Senate will take up this week are dead — yet. “They may be on life support,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “But, you know,
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By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Destructive malware capable of wiping data has appeared on dozens of computer systems at Ukrainian organizations, including government agencies, non-profits and technology organizations, Microsoft has warned. The disclosure is an added worry for Ukrainian government agencies after many of their websites were hacked this week and replaced with threatening messages to
Continue Reading By Sean Lyngaas, CNN Destructive malware capable of wiping data has appeared on dozens of computer systems at Ukrainian organizations, including government agencies, non-profits and technology organizations, Microsoft has warned. The disclosure is an added worry for Ukrainian government agencies after many of their websites were hacked this week and replaced with threatening messages to
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Continue Reading By ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer Rafa Benitez has been fired as Everton manager following a 2-1 loss to Norwich in the Premier League that plunged the team closer to the relegation zone. Benitez was a contentious appointment in the offseason owing to his close links with Everton’s local rival, Liverpool, for whom he
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spanish police have arrested the leading smuggler of heroin into the European country in a bust that took a total of 10 people into custody and confiscated 55 kilograms of the drug. Police said Sunday that the ring based in the central province of Toledo bought large quantities of heroin from
Continue ReadingRocÃo Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Una brutal tormenta de invierno que azota gran parte del sureste ha traÃdo una situación inusual al mismo tiempo: lluvia helada, nieve y hielo. Y el noreste es el siguiente. Las alertas de tiempo invernal el domingo se extienden a lo largo de 2.253 kilómetros desde Mississippi hasta Maine, cubriendo hasta
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HONOLULU (AP) — Matt Kuchar finds the PGA Tour’s guideline on requiring releases to play conflicting events to be awkward. He’s been traveling nearly his entire career and has played as many as three times overseas. Kuchar says anyone who fulfills the obligation of playing 15 times on the
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By Daniella Diaz and Chandelis Duster, CNN House Majority Whip James Clyburn said he does not think two key pieces of voting rights legislation the Senate will take up this week are dead — yet. “They may be on life support,” he told CNN’s Jake Tapper on CNN’s “State of the Union.” “But, you know,
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Jeevan Ravindran, CNN Archaeologists have discovered a 4,500-year-old highway network in Saudi Arabia lined with well-preserved ancient tombs. Researchers from the University of Western Australia have carried out a wide-ranging investigation over the past year, involving aerial surveys conducted by helicopter, ground survey and excavation and examination of satellite imagery. In findings published in the
Continue Reading By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A Bronx community is gathering to pay final respects to perished loved ones, a week after a fire filled a high-rise apartment building with thick, suffocating smoke that killed 17 people, including eight children. Earlier in the week, burial services were held for two children
Continue Reading By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has died nearly 18 months after he was ousted in a military coup. He was 76. Keita’s death was announced Sunday in Bamako. Keita had been battling health problems in recent years. He won the historic 2013 presidential election held
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By BABA AHMED Associated Press BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali’s former president Ibrahim Boubacar Keita has died nearly 18 months after he was ousted in a military coup. He was 76. Keita’s death was announced Sunday in Bamako. Keita had been battling health problems in recent years. He won the historic 2013 presidential election held
Continue Reading By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Novak Djokovic has left Australia after losing his final bid to avoid deportation and play in the Australian Open despite being unvaccinated for COVID-19. A court earlier unanimously dismissed the No. 1-ranked tennis player’s challenge to cancel his visa. The 34-year-old Serb said he was “extremely
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