macamilarincon (CNN) — La Policía Federal de Australia informó la incautación de más de 5 millones de dosis de fentanilo, el mayor envío de este opioide que se ha registrado en el país. Las autoridades dijeron que la droga se escondió en una máquina industrial, conocida como torno, que llegó al puerto de Melbourne en
Continue ReadingBy Eric Levenson, Denise Royal and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN An attorney for Nikolas Cruz asked jurors Monday to consider the Parkland school shooter’s dysfunctional family life and his serious mental health issues when they decide whether to sentence him to death. “In telling you Nik’s story, in telling you the chapters of his life, we
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GENEVA (AP) — World Cup teams Ghana and Switzerland are taking advantage of their late start at the tournament in Qatar to play each other in a warmup friendly in the United Arab Emirates. The Swiss soccer federation says the game will be played in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 17, one week before the teams
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By Tara John and Maria Kostenko, CNN The new school year is a day of celebration in Ukraine, where children dress up and give bouquets of flowers to their teachers. But Russia’s invasion has cast a shadow on the happy day. Now educational facilities across the country are racing to build bunkers and bomb shelters
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Quaden Bayles, an indigenous Australian boy who won the support of celebrities and well-wishers around the globe after being bullied because of his disability, has landed a role in the new “Mad Max” movie. Oscar-winning director George Miller has cast the now 11-year-old in a small role in the movie “Furiosa,”
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Los agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de Estados Unidos (USBP, por sus siglas en inglés) detuvieron a un migrante cubano en un kayak inflable este domingo en Marathon, Florida, mientras que los funcionarios de la Guardia Costera de Estados Unidos (USCG, por sus siglas en inglés) informan de 4.440 cubanos
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By Jacob Lev, CNN Tom Weiskopf, former professional golf player and winner of the 1973 British Open, has died at the age of 79, the PGA Tour announced Sunday. Weiskopf died at his home in Montana on Saturday from pancreatic cancer, the Tour said. Weiskopf won on the PGA Tour 16 times between 1968 and
Continue Reading By Tim Lister and Jack Guy, CNN Events to mark Ukraine’s Independence Day on Wednesday have been banned in the country’s capital, Kyiv, and second-largest city, Kharkiv, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and other officials warn that Russia may carry out missile strikes. Zelensky said on Saturday that Russia might be planning “particularly ugly” attacks
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BERLIN (AP) — Sports apparel maker Adidas says CEO Kasper Rorsted will step down next year and it has started looking for a successor. The Germany-based company said Monday that Rorsted and its supervisory board “mutually agreed” that he will hand over during the course of 2023. He’s been CEO since 2016. Supervisory board chairman
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By Julia Horowitz, CNN Business Stocks have experienced a sharp summer rebound, easing fear among investors and boosting hopes the bear market has settled on an early hibernation. But at any moment, strategists warn, the Federal Reserve could deliver a reality check that jolts complacent traders. “Markets have [gotten] used to the idea of the
Continue Reading Opinion by Stephen G. Cecchetti and Kermit L. Schoenholtz for CNN Business Perspectives In June, US inflation hit a 40-year high of 9% and hasn’t slowed much since. Some people argue that corporate greed is a key driving force behind rising prices. Inflation is high, they say, because firms have greater power to raise prices
Continue Reading By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and BRITTANY PETERSON Associated Press LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — In the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, buzzing chainsaws interrupt the serenity. Crews are hustling to remove charred trees and other debris that have been washing down the mountainsides in the wake of the largest wildfire in New Mexico’s recorded history,
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — Switzerland’s 1,400 glaciers have lost more than half their total volume since the early 1930s, a new study has found, and researchers say the ice retreat is accelerating at a time of growing concerns about climate change. ETH Zurich, a respected federal polytechnic university, and the Swiss
Continue Reading By FRANK JORDANS Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany says several substances seem to have contributed to a massive fish die-off in the Oder River that forms much of the country’s border with Poland. A spokesman for the Environment Ministry also rejected suggestions from a senior Polish official that Germany was spreading “fake news” about
Continue Reading By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni officials say forces backed by the United Arab Emirates have seized control of vital southern oil and gas fields after nearly a week of fierce clashes in the region. The fighting pitted the UAE-backed Giants Brigades and Shabwa Defense Forces on one side and the
Continue ReadingBy Mitchell Consky, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — The majority of Canadians say they have cut spending in recent months, and two thirds of Canadians say they are stressed about money, according to data released by the Angus Reid Institute. The research also found that more
Continue ReadingBy Creeson Agecoutay, Atlantic Bureau Chief, CTV National News, and Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story Toronto, Ontario (CTV Network) — For 36 hours, Liz LeClair suffered through excruciating abdominal pain and vomiting in her home in Dartmouth, N.S., with no ambulance coming to help. Her ordeal is just
Continue ReadingBy Max Foster and Niamh Kennedy, CNN The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are set to move their family out of London during school term time, in a bid to give their children a “normal” family life, a royal source told CNN. The decision to move the children’s school was announced by Kensington Palace in
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CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An Edwards, Missouri man faces possible charges following a deadly boat crash at the Lake of the Ozarks. Troopers arrested Roy T. Jackson, 63, on Sunday around 2:10 p.m. in Camden County on warrants out of Morgan County. Jackson faces possible felony charges of boating while intoxicated which resulted in the
Continue Reading By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Moving quickly to assign blame, Russia on Monday declared Ukrainian intelligence responsible for the brazen car bombing that killed the daughter of a leading right-wing Russian political thinker over the weekend. Ukraine denied involvement. Darya Dugina, a 29-year-old commentator with a nationalist Russian TV channel, died when
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