KRANJSKA GORA, Slovenia (AP) — Swedish skier Sara Hector dominated a women’s World Cup giant slalom and overtook Olympic champion Mikaela Shiffrin on top of the discipline standings. Hector posted the fastest time in both runs as she extended her first-run lead to a huge .96 seconds over runner-up Tessa Worley. World Cup GS champion
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By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The three white men sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery will soon face standing trial a second time. Father and son Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, were sentenced Friday by a Georgia Superior Court judge. While
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — A medida que la escasez de pruebas de covid-19 agrava una creciente crisis de nuevas hospitalizaciones, más estados de Estados Unidos están compitiendo para ayudar a los hospitales y las redes de atención médica con personal y suministros. La escasez de personal está aumentando a medida que los trabajadores de atención
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By Eryn Mathewson, CNN The last 12 months have been weird for me. I’m a pretty healthy 39-year-old marathon runner. And yet I had a heart attack, was subsequently diagnosed with a rare disease, and broke my right clavicle — all within months of each other, all unexpected and unwelcome. This past year was supposed
Continue Reading By SOPHENG CHEANG and JERRY HARMER Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s foreign minister has defended Prime Minister Hun Sen’s trip to Myanmar, the first by a foreign leader since the military takeover plunged the country into turmoil, though there was little evidence the mission yielded any immediate breakthrough. Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn
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By Melissa Alonso, CNN Seattle firefighters rescued a man trapped in the basement of his house after it “slid 15-20 feet off its foundation” during a landslide, authorities said Friday. “The steep slope area behind the house had slid likely as a result of high levels of precipitation which resulted in the top floor of
Continue Reading By JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Members of the recently formed Hockey Diversity Alliance are sharing their painful experiences in launching a campaign to eradicate racism in the NHL. The five current and former players are featured in a powerful two-minute video which is the centerpiece to what the HDA is calling its “TapeOutHate” campaign.
Continue Reading By ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press The FIS race director of the men’s Alpine skiing World Cup has said Thursday’s slalom in Zagreb should not have been started and calls the decision-making process “not acceptable.” Race director Markus Waldner was not present at this race and replaced by FIS official Emmanuel Couder. The race in Croatia
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Ha sido una larga espera para Mariah Bell, de 25 años. Por primera vez en los nueve años que ha sido una competidora senior, Bell ganó el título nacional de patinaje artístico femenino de EE. UU. luego de la conclusión del patinaje libre femenino este viernes por la noche, lo que
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — U.K. government advisers have recommended against giving a fourth dose of COVID-19 vaccine to nursing home residents and people over 80 because data shows that a third shot offers lasting protection against admission to the hospital. The U.K. Health Security Agency says that for people over 65,
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of people have held a rally in Beirut to protest measures imposed against the unvaccinated, saying individuals should have the right to decide whether to be inoculated or not. Vaccination is not compulsory in Lebanon but in recent days authorities have become more strict in dealing with people who are not
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Alta Spells and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Three White men who chased and murdered 25-year-old Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia were sentenced to life in prison Friday, with two having no chance of parole. Travis McMichael, 35, his father, Gregory McMichael, 66, and neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan
Continue ReadingBy Dakin Andone, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Alta Spells and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Three White men who chased and murdered 25-year-old Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia were sentenced to life in prison Friday, with two having no chance of parole. Travis McMichael, 35, his father, Gregory McMichael, 66, and neighbor William “Roddie” Bryan
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says it will hold talks in Sudan aimed at salvaging a fragile democratic transition. The announcement comes amid a grinding stalemate following an October coup and the prime minister’s resignation last week. The U.N. envoy for Sudan said in a statement the U.N.-facilitated political
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Un hombre de Carolina del Norte fue arrestado este jueves en relación con el secuestro y asesinato de una niña de 4 años en el condado de Lexington, Carolina del Sur, hace más de tres décadas, según la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Lexington. Thomas Eric McDowell, de 61 años,
Continue Reading By LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Albanian police have intervened to move away protesters at the headquarters of the country’s main opposition party. Police on Saturday used a water cannon truck and tear gas, and scores of officers pushed back hundreds of protesters who had stormed the ground floor of the center-right
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By Matthew Foster, CNN Away from questions about whether the upcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON) would take place amid the pandemic, the tiny archipelago nation of Comoros has been preparing for its debut on the continent’s biggest stage. The achievement of qualifying for Africa’s biennial football tournament is difficult to overstate given the size
Continue Reading By ZARAR KHAN Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Officials say at least 22 people, including 10 children, died in a popular mountain resort town in Pakistan after being stuck in their vehicles overnight during a heavy snowstorm. Interior Minister Sheikh Rashid Ahmed says more than 4 feet of snow fell in the area of the
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Muchas personas escuchan a sus médicos decir que tienen una infección “leve” por covid-19 en medio de una oleada de la variante ómicron del coronavirus, altamente contagiosa, pero su enfermedad puede no parecer tan leve como suena. Así le ocurrió a Michelle Cordes, dietista de un hospital del área de Chicago.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Al menos 16 personas murieron en una tormenta de nieve en la ciudad turística de Murree, en el noreste de Pakistán. Los turistas, que estaban atrapados en un atasco de tráfico, sufrieron una “crisis alimentaria” después de quedar varados, dijo este sábado el ministro del Interior, Sheikh Rashid, en un comunicado
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