By Jason Hanna, Taylor Romine and Kelly McCleary, CNN A judge Friday denied a request by the parents of Michigan high school shooting suspect Ethan Crumbley to reduce their bond from $500,000 each, citing among other things their initial failure to turn themselves in. Attorneys for James and Jennifer Crumbley — charged with four counts
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KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Three Iranian soccer clubs have been barred from the Asian Champions League after having their license to compete withdrawn. They include 2020 finalist Persepolis. The Asian Football Confederation did not specify exactly why Persepolis, Esteghlal and Gol Gohar Sirjan are now ineligible to play in the 2022 competition. The AFC
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — El presidente de Kazajstán, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, ordenó a las fuerzas de seguridad “matar sin previo aviso” para detener las violentas protestas que han paralizado la ex república soviética. En un discurso público desafiante el viernes, Tokayev dijo que los disturbios que comenzaron a principios de esta semana como protestas contra el aumento
Continue Reading MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Top-ranked Ash Barty has advanced to the Adelaide International semifinals with a 6-3, 6-4 win over 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin while Rafael Nadal advanced via a walkover in tune-up tournaments ahead of the year’s first Grand Slam event. Barty used her usual backhand slice and powerful forehand drive but
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By Jack Bantock, CNN The New York Knicks’ RJ Barrett sunk a breathtaking three-point buzzer beater to complete a dramatic turnaround against the Boston Celtics on Thursday. Having trailed by 25 points with just under four minutes of the second quarter remaining, a roaring second half from the hosts teed up a grandstand finish —
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Se espera que una tormenta invernal de rápido movimiento que azotó partes de Kentucky y Virginia provoque trastornos generalizados en el noreste este viernes y el sábado, arrojando entre 4 y 12 pulgadas de nieve en las principales ciudades. Más de 60 millones de personas están bajo alerta meteorológica invernal
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has dismissed North Korea’s claim to have recently launched a hypersonic missile as an exaggeration, saying it was a normal ballistic missile that could be intercepted. The assessment is certain to anger North Korea. South Korea has previously avoided publicly playing down North
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv ¿Qué ocurre en Kazajstán? Lo que dice la familia de Novak Djokovic. La frase más importante y poderosa del discurso de Biden sobre el 6 de enero. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el dÃa. Primero la verdad. 1 Se avecina un mes “horrible” en EE.UU. por el covid-19 Mientras la
Continue Reading By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is distributing an additional $4.5 billion in funds to help low-income Americans cover heating costs during a second pandemic winter, with cold-weather states receiving the largest share. That’s according to a state-by-state breakdown of funds being distributed under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance
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By ASHRAF KHALIL Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is distributing an additional $4.5 billion in funds to help low-income Americans cover heating costs during a second pandemic winter, with cold-weather states receiving the largest share. That’s according to a state-by-state breakdown of funds being distributed under the Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is displaying three ballistic missiles at an outdoor prayer esplanade in central Tehran as talks in Vienna aimed at reviving Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers flounder. The missiles exhibited on Friday are said to have ranges of up to 1,000 kilometers, or 620 miles, and are already
Continue Reading NEWCASTLE, England (AP) — Newcastle has begun its first transfer window under Saudi ownership by signing England fullback Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid. It highlights the level of player the club can attract now that it is one of the richest in the world. Trippier has swapped the Spanish champion for a team struggling against
Continue Reading NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The United Nations refugee agency says an airstrike has killed three Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia’s Tigray region amid the country’s war. The agency said in a statement that two of the victims were children. The statement issued overnight did not say who carried out the airstrike that hit the Mai Aini
Continue Reading By RODNEY MUHUMUZA Associated Press KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Ugandan authorities are facing face growing pressure to free an author who has been in detention for 10 days, allegedly over his criticism of the president and his son. Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has been in custody since Dec. 28, accused of violating a law against the
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FRIDAY: We’re starting off cold but we’ll start to turn the tide of this latest Arctic outbreak. Temperatures will only make it into the middle 20’s this afternoon but winds will start to shift out of the south. Partly cloudy skies will at least help spirits heading into the weekend. TONIGHT: Those winds will pick
Continue Reading By YURAS KARMANAU The Associated Press KYIV, UKRAINE (AP) — Ukraine’s Court has frozen the assets of former President Petro Poroshenko as part of an official investigation into alleged high treason by the former head of state, the Prosecutor General’s Office said Thursday. Prosecutors suspect Poroshenko of involvement in financing Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine
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 LONDON (AP) — Consumer prices in the 19 countries that use the euro currency have soared at a record rate, led by a surge in food and energy costs. The European Union’s statistical office released numbers Friday showing inflation rose to 5% in December compared with a year earlier. That’s the highest level in the
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Consumer prices in the 19 countries that use the euro currency have soared at a record rate, led by a surge in food and energy costs. The European Union’s statistical office released numbers Friday showing inflation rose to 5% in December compared with a year earlier. That’s the highest level in the
Continue Reading By ELAINE KURTENBACH Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit to Myanmar to revive peace efforts after last year’s military takeover is provoking an angry backlash among critics, who say he is legitimizing the army’s seizure of power. Hun Sen is the first head of government to visit Myanmar since the
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