JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel is investigating after an 80-year-old Palestinian with U.S. citizenship died of a heart attack after being detained by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank. The State Department says it is in touch with the Israeli government to seek “clarification” about the incident, which occurred early Wednesday. Omar Asaad was detained
Continue Readingolivertapia Hong Kong (CNN) — Se suponía que sería un encuentro rápido para conocerse, pero un confinamiento repentino de covid-19 obligó a una mujer china a quedarse con su cita a ciegas en su casa durante días y días. La mujer de 30 años, identificada solo por su apellido Wang, fue a encontrarse con su
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THURSDAY A stray sprinkle will be possible east of HWY 63 this morning but most of us will stay dry. Highs today will reach the lower 50’s again as sunshine returns this afternoon. TONIGHT Clouds will be on the increase late tonight as lows fall to about 30. We’ll stay dry but it will feel
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — A French prosecutor has extended the detention period for a suspect in custody over the 2012 slayings of a British-Iraqi family and a cyclist in the French Alps. Saad al-Hilli, his wife Ikbal and his mother-in-law Souhaila al-Allaf, were shot dead on a remote mountain road near Annecy in eastern France. French
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mostly lower in Europe and Asia after the latest report of surging prices in the U.S. appeared to keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates in coming months. London, Paris, Tokyo and Shanghai were lower while Sydney and Hong Kong advanced.
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By ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Shares are mostly lower in Europe and Asia after the latest report of surging prices in the U.S. appeared to keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates in coming months. London, Paris, Tokyo and Shanghai were lower while Sydney and Hong Kong advanced.
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Rescuers in South Korea have located a man under a pile of broken concrete at the construction site of a 39-floor building that partially collapsed, leaving six workers missing. Crews are trying to clear the rubble to reach the man, but have yet to confirm
Continue ReadingBy Chris Boyette, CNN A Harris County, Texas, deputy pursuing a robbery suspect in his vehicle was involved in a collision with another vehicle Wednesday night that killed its driver and injured two child passengers, Houston police said. The deputy was in pursuit in northeast Houston of a car suspected of being involved with an
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Lo más probable es que solo tengas un pasaporte, tal vez dos si tienes doble nacionalidad. Pero si te encuentras en un empleo en particular –diplomático, de investigación o incluso presidencial– es posible que tengas en tus manos documentación totalmente inaccesible para las masas. Los pasaportes más poderosos del mundo para 2022
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The emirate of Ajman is warning its government employees that they will be penalized for coming into contact for a second time with anyone who has contracted COVID-19. State-linked media in the United Arab Emirates reported Thursday that federal employees in Ajman will not receive paid sick leave for
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Megan C. Hills, CNN When A$AP Rocky arrived at the Met Gala in September, he managed what few others could: going toe-to-toe with Rihanna on the red carpet. His style icon partner was, as usual, among the night’s best dressed. But the rapper grabbed the limelight with his own fashion statement — a voluminous, multi-colored
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — A general strike by public transportation and labor unions has paralyzed Lebanon as the nation suffers through one of the world’s worst economic crises. Thursday’s protests come as the country’s ruling class has done almost nothing to pull the country out of its meltdown, rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement. Universities
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By Travis Caldwell and Jason Hanna, CNN As a record number of Americans are infected with Covid-19, largely due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, some states’ health care systems are beset with nearly full intensive care units. Nineteen states have less than 15% remaining capacity in their ICUs. Four of them have less than
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Defense Ministry says troops that are part of a Russia-led security alliance are preparing to pull out of Kazakhstan. The withdrawal announced on Thursday comes a week after they were deployed to the ex-Soviet nation on the request of its president, who was seeking to
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By Michelle Toh and CNN’s Beijing bureau, CNN Business KFC is being accused of causing food waste in China amid recent concerns about food security. The fast food chain came under fire Wednesday from Chinese state media and a national consumer watchdog overseen by the government. They take issue with the company’s new promotion, which
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Experts say the omicron variant causes a milder case of COVID-19, but many hospitals in Mid-Missouri are at max capacity as the surge continues to infect thousands. Experts say people should take precautions because omicron is presenting unique and long-lasting symptoms. While the symptoms can last anywhere from weeks to months, some can be severe.
Continue Reading By STEVE McMORRAN Associated Press As Novak Djokovic awaits a final decision on whether his visa will be revoked, all eyes have turned to Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke. He has to decide whether he will overturn the decision of a federal judge, who ruled Djokovic’s visa should be reinstated because he was unfairly treated
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By STEVE McMORRAN Associated Press As Novak Djokovic awaits a final decision on whether his visa will be revoked, all eyes have turned to Australian Immigration Minister Alex Hawke. He has to decide whether he will overturn the decision of a federal judge, who ruled Djokovic’s visa should be reinstated because he was unfairly treated
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s natural gas crisis isn’t letting up. Prices are high. Reserves that are relied on in cold weather are low. Major Russian supplier Gazprom isn’t selling gas like it used to. Pipeline operators say that if there’s a cold winter, the continent’s gas companies will
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s natural gas crisis isn’t letting up. Prices are high. Reserves that are relied on in cold weather are low. Major Russian supplier Gazprom isn’t selling gas like it used to. Pipeline operators say that if there’s a cold winter, the continent’s gas companies will
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