By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets are mixed after Western governments promised new sanctions on Russia. Shanghai and Hong Kong declined while Tokyo was little changed. Oil prices stayed above $110 per barrel. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 1.4% after the number of Americans applying for unemployment
Continue Reading By NG HAN GUAN Associated Press WUZHOU, China (AP) — Five days after the crash of a passenger jet in mountainous southern China, the disaster’s cause remains a mystery while the search for the plane’s second black box continues. Hundreds of people, many in white hazmat suits, combed the impact zone and a much larger
Continue ReadingBy 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
Continue Reading By MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ST. REGIS MOHAWK RESERVATION, N.Y. (AP) — As New York inches toward launching a retail marijuana market, sales are flourishing on some Native American territory in the state. Shops selling marijuana have opened on the U.S. side of Mohawk territory straddling the Canadian border. Others have opened on Seneca territory
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By W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Evgenii Dadonov had a goal and two assists, and the Vegas Golden Knights defeated the Nashville Predators 6-1 in a game that included a frightening injury. Golden Knights forward Brett Howden was wheeled off the ice on a stretcher after going into the boards headfirst near
Continue Reading By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Alex DeBrincat had a goal and an assist in regulation and then scored the only goal of the shootout to give the Chicago Blackhawks a 4-3 victory over the Los Angeles Kings. Patrick Kane also had a goal and an assist for the Blackhawks. Chicago
Continue Reading MONTREAL (AP) — Claude Giroux had two assists in his first game for Florida, fellow newcomer Ben Chiarot set up a goal against his former Montreal teammates and the Panthers beat the Canadiens 4-3 on Thursday night. The Panthers recently acquired Giroux from Philadelphia and Chiarot from the Canadiens. Aleksander Barkov, Mason Marchment, Anthony Duclair
Continue Reading By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — Asian stock markets have fallen after Western governments promised new sanctions on Russia. Shanghai, Tokyo, Hong Kong and Sydney declined. Oil prices were little-changed but stayed above $110 per barrel. Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 index rose 1.4% after the number of Americans applying for unemployment
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN Español) — Una nueva jornada de eliminatorias mundialistas se disputó este jueves en distintas partes del mundo, dejando alegrÃa en algunos paÃses de Sudamérica, tristeza en un multicampeón del mundo y bostezos en el clásico de Concacaf. En Conmebol, Ecuador y Uruguay amarraron su boleto a Qatar 2022, mientras que en Europa, Italia
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski has moved within one win of his record-setting 13th trip to the Final Four in his final season on the bench. Jeremy Roach made two late baskets that helped seal the Blue Devils’ 78-73 win over Texas Tech. It was the
Continue Reading By STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Jamal Shead scored a career-high 21 points and Houston led throughout in a 72-60 victory over top-seeded Arizona. The Cougars are win away from getting to the NCAA Final Four for the second year in a row. Kyler Edwards added 19 points with five 3-pointers
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By Paradise Afshar and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A man was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta Tuesday after he punched a Southwest Airlines employee, according to police. Social media video of the incident shows Courtney Drummond shouting as he approaches a counter, and punching an employee. The video also shows several employees intervening. In
Continue Reading By Paradise Afshar and Jamiel Lynch, CNN A man was arrested at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta Tuesday after he punched a Southwest Airlines employee, according to police. Social media video of the incident shows Courtney Drummond shouting as he approaches a counter, and punching an employee. The video also shows several employees intervening. In
Continue Reading SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — Celso Borges scored in first-half stoppage time and Costa Rica prevented Canada from securing its first World Cup berth in 36 years Thursday night with a 1-0 victory in CONCACAF qualifying. Canada needs a win or a draw Sunday when its hosts Jamaica to book a spot in Qatar,
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By Brad Lendon, CNN North Korea has confirmed it tested a new type of intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), its first long-range test in more than four years and marking a potential new era of regional confrontation. North Korean state media said on Friday that leader Kim Jong Un had directly guided the launch of the
Continue Reading By JOSH BOAK and EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A majority of Americans say they don’t blame President Joe Biden for high gasoline prices, but they’re giving his economic leadership low marks amid fears of inflation and deepening pessimism about economic conditions. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs
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By Angela Dewan, International Climate Editor, CNN Nine European and US fossil fuel companies have paid a collective $15.8 billion to Russia in various forms of taxes and fees since the country annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, a group of NGOs said Thursday. The groups, Global Witness, Greenpeace USA and Oil Change International, used
Continue Reading EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Leon Draisaitl scored a pair of goals to lead the Edmonton Oilers to a 5-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks. Kailer Yamamoto, Derick Brassard and Evander Kane also scored for the Oilers, who had lost their last two games but improved to 6-1-1 in their last eight overall. Mike Smith
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters a new month, the wealthy elite close to Russian President Vladimir Putin are facing a radically changing set of circumstances far from the frontlines. The invasion prompted Western nations to impose restrictive sanctions on Russian individuals and banking institutions. And while a handful of oligarchs
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