By Hannah Ryan and Niamh Kennedy, CNN Aoife Beary, one of the survivors of the 2015 Berkeley balcony collapse that killed six people, has died aged 27. She was left with life-altering injuries after the fourth-floor balcony of an apartment building in Berkeley, California collapsed and plunged 40 feet to the ground while she and
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By CIARÁN FAHEY AP Sports Writer BERLIN (AP) — German clubs’ preparations for the Bundesliga’s resumption after the winter break are being hampered by coronavirus infections. Defending champion Bayern Munich is among those worst affected. Monday’s training session was put back until the late afternoon so players and coaching staff can be tested upon their
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Disney did not have a magical 2021. Even as Covid-19 vaccines allowed countries around the world to lift restrictions, the company’s business struggled. Attendance at its parks disappointed, and momentum from its Disney+ streaming service, once a bright spot, cooled off. The company’s stock dropped almost 15%, making it the
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By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business Not even Little Caesars is immune from price increases: The chain’s signature $5 Hot-N-Ready pizza now costs 11% more. Little Caesars is selling a “new and improved” version of the recognizable pizza, which has 33% more pepperoni and a new price of $5.55 — its first price increase in nearly
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El presidente de Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, anunció este domingo que el ministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Mauricio Montalvo, dejará el cargo y que este lunes asumirá en su reemplazo el empresario Juan Carlos Holguín. “El reforzamiento en el equipo tiene por objeto apuntalar la principal meta del gobierno en su política
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By Ben Morse, CNN The Green Bay Packers clinched the No. 1 seed in the National Football Conference (NFC) with an emphatic 37-10 victory over division rivals the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers threw for 288 yards and two touchdowns, wide receiver Davante Adams hauled in 11 catches for 136 yards and
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Chile ofrecerá la cuarta dosis de refuerzo de la vacuna contra el covid-19 a los ciudadanos de alto riesgo en febrero, según anunció el presidente chileno Sebastián Piñera en un comunicado. “Probablemente, en el mes de febrero, o cuando sea necesario, iniciaremos la vacunación con la cuarta dosis, porque nuestra
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AMSTERDAM (AP) — Rembrandt van Rijn’s iconic and huge painting “The Night Watch” is now also a supersized museum photo delivered right to your laptop in unsurpassed detail. The Amsterdam Rijksmuseum on Monday put on its digital portal what it called “the most detailed photograph of any artwork,” ready for assessment by scientists and art
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By Dr. Neha Chaudhary, CNN When I found out I was expecting my son a couple of years ago, it wasn’t the process of labor I was most terrified of — it was the sleep deprivation I knew I’d be facing with a newborn for months on end, without respite. As a physician, I had
Continue Reading By Chloe Melas, CNN I’m really tired. No, seriously. I don’t think I’ve slept through the night in four years. What could be causing my sleep issues, you ask? I’m the mom of two young boys, ages 2 and 4, and they haven’t ever slept through the night except for a few months when they
Continue Reading By Kerry Flynn, CNN Business The word “metaverse” is popping up everywhere. Facebook recently changed its name to Meta Platforms. Nike bought a virtual shoe company to help it expand to the metaverse. And other brands like Gucci and Ralph Lauren have been considering the future of fashion with digital personas. With all the attention,
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Authorities say a St. Louis man was street racing before a deadly crash. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 22-year-old Traveon Randell was charged last month with first-degree involuntary manslaughter and armed criminal action in the death of 55-year-old William Moore. Charges said Randell was racing two others in February when
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By Jamie Gangel, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill insurrection has information from multiple sources with firsthand knowledge that describe what then-President Donald Trump was doing during the riot, according to a person familiar with the investigation. “There’s a collection of people with relevant information,” the source said. One key
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By Jamie Gangel, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill insurrection has information from multiple sources with firsthand knowledge that describe what then-President Donald Trump was doing during the riot, according to a person familiar with the investigation. “There’s a collection of people with relevant information,” the source said. One key
Continue Reading ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis woman has been charged in a deadly hit-and-run crash. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 35-year-old Chernell Dabney was charged last week with second-degree murder, armed criminal action and leaving the scene of a crash that killed 46-year-old Darrell Ransom. Police said Dabney drove a minivan onto a
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigerian police say that at least 21 schoolchildren have been rescued hours after they were abducted by armed groups in the West African country’s troubled northwestern region. Police spokesman Mohammed Shehu said the students were abducted last week while they were traveling with their teacher from
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Spanish rescue services are searching off the country’s southeast coast for 10 migrants missing at sea, after a passing vessel heard cries during the night from people in the water. Emergency crews pulled 16 survivors and three bodies from the Mediterranean Sea after one small migrant boat sank and another took on
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By Marcos Moreno and Jack Guy, CNN Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was admitted to a hospital early Monday morning with a blockage in his intestine. Bolsonaro is suffering an “intestinal subocclusion,” a statement from the Vila Nova Star Hospital in São Paulo said. It’s the latest medical issue linked to a 2018 incident in which
Continue Reading By DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia’s president has praised another shipment of arms from Russia, despite fears in the Balkans that the country’s recent military buildup could lead to more tensions in the war-scarred region. President Aleksandar Vucic on Monday attended a training exercise at a military base near Belgrade that
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By Sana Noor Haq and Emiko Jozuka, CNN Kane Tanaka, the world’s oldest living person, turned 119 years old on Sunday, according to a Twitter post published by her great-granddaughter, Junko Tanaka. “Great achievement. (Kane Tanaka) reached 119 years of age,” Junko tweeted, with a photograph of her great-grandmother, whom she saw in December. “I
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