By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Climate activists have staged a 10th series of worldwide protests to demand that leaders take stronger action against global warming. Some are linking their environmental message to calls for an end to the war in Ukraine. The Fridays for Future movement, inspired by Swedish activist Greta Thunberg,
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JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Nico Hulkenberg will again deputize for Sebastian Vettel at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix as the four-time F1 champion continues his recovery from the coronavirus. Aston Martin said Friday it expects Vettel will be well enough to race at the Australian GP on April 10. Vettel missed the season-opener in
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By Aya Elamroussi, CNN Three bodies were found Thursday in a submerged vehicle, authorities said, after a powerful storm dumped record rain amounts in Alabama. The bodies of a 72-year-old man along with two women ages 53 and 42 were recovered from an SUV in Holt, Alabama, after stormwater receded, the Tuscaloosa Police Department said
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Durante 10 años, Taras Ostapchuk trabajó en lo que muchos podrían considerar un trabajo de ensueño, como ingeniero jefe del Lady Anastasia, un lujoso yate de 47,5 metros que navegaba principalmente de un puerto de lujo a otro a través del resplandeciente mar Mediterráneo. Pero el 26 de febrero, con el barco
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By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The White House is targeting Republican Senate Judiciary Committee members who went after Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson this week for her sentences in some child pornography cases, saying those same members backed judges nominated by then-President Donald Trump who also imposed sentences below those sought by prosecutors
Continue Reading By DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Britain’s transport secretary has vowed to force a ferry operator to reverse the illegal firing of almost 800 workers, saying the company’s “brazen and breathtaking” decision to intentionally break the law wouldn’t be allowed to stand. Grant Shapps said he will introduce a package of legislation next
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Oscar Holland, CNN This week marks two decades since Hollywood served up one of its worst-received red carpets of all time. On a night of big wins for “A Beautiful Mind” and the first “Lord of the Rings,” 2002’s Academy Awards were — in true Y2K style — awash with spaghetti straps, visible midriffs and
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TODAY: We finally have the sun back today, and it will help warm us up back into the mid-50’s. The one thing holding us back will be a continued breeze out of the north. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies and this breeze keeps temperatures cool overnight. Temperatures will drop near freezing by early Saturday. EXTENDED: North
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Global stock markets were mixed Friday after Western governments promised new sanctions on Russia. London and Shanghai declined while Tokyo gained and Frankfurt was little-changed. Oil prices declined but stayed above $110 per barrel. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 1.4% after the number of
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN and CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States and the European Union have announced a new partnership to reduce the continent’s reliance on Russian energy. The White House is billing it as the start of a years-long effort to further isolate Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. U.S. President
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — A medida que la invasión rusa de Ucrania entra en un nuevo mes, los oligarcas, la adinerada élite cercana al presidente ruso Vladimir Putin, se enfrenta a un conjunto de circunstancias radicalmente cambiantes lejos del frente de batalla. La invasión llevó a las naciones occidentales a imponer sanciones restrictivas a las personas
Continue Reading By CHRIS MEGERIAN and CATHY BUSSEWITZ Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The United States and the European Union are announcing a new partnership to reduce the continent’s reliance on Russian energy. The White House is billing it as the start of a years-long effort to further isolate Russia following its invasion of Ukraine. U.S. President
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Si hay una nación que entiende el tormento de Ucrania, es Polonia, que el viernes da la bienvenida al presidente de Estados Unidos, Joe Biden, como parte de su misión de emergencia para reforzar las defensas de la OTAN tras la brutal invasión de Rusia. En Estados Unidos, las advertencias de Biden
Continue Reading By JIM LITKE AP Sports Columnist Duke keeps winning games in the NCAA Tournament and Mike Krzyzewski keeps telling anyone who will listen, “It’s not the coaching.” There’s some evidence to suggest he’s right. His Blue Devils shot 71% from the floor in the second half Thursday night, hitting eight straight field goals to end
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By Aya Elamroussi and Joe Sutton, CNN Vanessa Bryant has reached a new deal with Nike which will create apparel honoring the legacy of her late basketball legend Kobe Bryant and his daughter, Nike announced Thursday. The first sneakers to be released under the partnership will be the Kobe 6 Protro “Mambacita Sweet 16,” which
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Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson has endured days of grilling from the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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By Taylor Romine, CNN The Los Angeles County Civilian Oversight Commission (COC) is launching an investigation into “deputy gangs” or groups participating in gang-like activity at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s department, the Commission said Thursday. The investigation, which will be conducted by pro bono attorneys and is expected to last up to six months,
Continue Reading By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer DALLAS (AP) — Defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence says returning to the Dallas Cowboys was a “no-brainer” after salary cap issues threatened their future together. Lawrence is back on a reworked contract that gives the Cowboys cap relief. Lawrence says he wouldn’t want to try to win a Super
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By The Associated Press The Saint Peter’s Peacocks look to keep their surprise run in the NCAA Tournament going when they play Purdue in the East Region semifinal in Philadelphia. The Peacocks are the third No. 15 seed to make the Sweet 16 and are trying to become the first to get to the Elite
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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Australia’s Great Barrier Reef is suffering its sixth mass bleaching due to heat stress caused by climate change, the reef’s managers confirmed Friday. The update comes mid-way through a 10-day monitoring mission by UNESCO scientists as they consider whether to add one of the world’s seven natural wonders to their “in
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