BEIJING (AP) — Performances have been suspended at one of Beijing’s oldest and most renowned theaters as part of a new wave of shop and restaurant closures in response to a spike in COVID-19 cases in the Chinese capital. The Jixiang Theater in the downtown Wangfujing shopping district was originally built in 1906 and recently
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Las tres principales cumbres de lÃderes mundiales que tuvieron lugar en Asia la semana pasada dejaron una cosa en claro: Vladimir Putin actualmente está marginado del escenario mundial. Putin, cuyo ataque a Ucrania en los últimos nueve meses ha devastado al paÃs europeo y ha sacudido la economÃa mundial,
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By Daniel Dale, CNN In former President Donald Trump’s first extended response to Attorney General Merrick Garland’s Friday announcement that he had appointed a special counsel to oversee the criminal investigation into Trump’s retention of government documents after he left office, Trump defended himself with dishonesty — repeating his false and thoroughly debunked claims about
Continue Reading By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea has unveiled the little-known daughter of its leader Kim Jong Un at a missile launch site, attracting keen attention on a fourth-generation member of the dynastic family that has ruled North Korea for more than seven decades. The North’s state media said Saturday
Continue ReadingBy Hannah Sarisohn and Jamiel Lynch, CNN The family of a North Carolina woman found dead last month in a vacation rental property in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico is still looking for answers more than two weeks after her death. Shanquella Robinson, 25, traveled to Mexico on a vacation with her college friends from Winston-Salem
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By The Associated Press EVANSVILLE, Ind. (AP) — Jelani Simmons scored 21 points as Southern Indiana beat Loras 87-55 on Friday night. Simmons was 9-of-12 shooting (3 for 6 from distance) for the Screaming Eagles (2-2). Tyler Henry shot 6 for 9 from beyond the arc to add 19 points. Jacob Polakovich recorded eight points
Continue Reading By KIM CHANDLER and JAY REEVES Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama’s string of troubled lethal injections, which worsened late Thursday as prison workers aborted another execution because of a problem with intravenous lines, is unprecedented nationally, a group that tracks capital punishment said Friday. The uncompleted execution of Kenneth Eugene Smith was the
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By CLAY BAILEY Associated Press MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. had 25 points, 12 rebounds and three blocks and Memphis beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-110 on Friday night in a game where Grizzlies star Ja Morant left late with an ankle injury. Morant and John Konchar added 19 each for Memphis, with
Continue Reading By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — Darius Garland scored 41 points, Donovan Mitchell added 34 and the Cleveland Cavaliers survived a fourth-quarter collapse to beat the Charlotte Hornets 132-122 in double overtime and snap a five-game losing streak. The Cavs blew a 10-point lead in the final 52 seconds of regulation. Charlotte,
Continue Reading By MORGAN LEE and SCOTT SONNER Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Certification of this year’s midterm election results appears to be proceeding smoothly and with little controversy across the country, save for one hiccup in a rural Arizona county. That has calmed fears that local commissions consumed by talk of election conspiracies would
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have acquired right-hander Javy Guerra from the Tampa Bay Rays as part of a series of moves that reshape their bullpen. The Brewers non-tendered right-handers Trevor Gott, Jandel Gustave and Luis Perdomo. The Colorado Rockies claimed left-hander Brent Suter off waivers from the Brewers earlier Friday. The Brewers also
Continue Reading LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Austin Crowley’s 25 points helped Southern Mississippi defeat Liberty 76-72 on Friday night. Crowley had three steals for the Golden Eagles (4-0). Felipe Haase scored 23 points with eight rebounds and three steals. Darius McGhee led the way for the Flames (2-2) with 29 points, six rebounds and two steals. Brody
Continue ReadingCHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Foster Loyer scored 18 points and Sam Mennenga scored 15 and Davidson used a 10-2 run in the second half to beat South Carolina 69-60. The Gamecocks led 29-25 halftime, but after the break Connor Kochera made a layup and followed with a 3-pointer to give Davidson a 42-38 lead and
Continue Reading TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Colin Castleton scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half and Florida overcame a 17-point halftime deficit to beat Florida State 76-67. Florida improves to 3-1 under first-year coach Todd Golden. Florida State, which had never even started a season with two straight losses since Leonard Hamilton took over
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jalen Wilson scored a career-high 33 points and No. 6 Kansas survived a letdown against Southern Utah, hanging on for an 82-76 victory. Wilson set a career best for a second straight game after scoring 25 points in the Jayhawks’ 69-64 win over No. 7 Duke
Continue Reading By DAVID SMALE Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Jalen Wilson scored a career-high 33 points and No. 6 Kansas survived a letdown against Southern Utah, hanging on for an 82-76 victory. Wilson set a career best for a second straight game after scoring 25 points in the Jayhawks’ 69-64 win over No. 7 Duke
Continue Reading PITTSBURGH (AP) — Recently acquired third baseman Miguel Andújar and the Pittsburgh Pirates have agreed to a $1,525,000, one-year contract. Andújar, claimed off waivers from the New York Yankees on Sept. 25, hit .250 with nine RBIs in nine games with the Pirates. His salary was $1.3 million this season. Pittsburgh also tendered 2023 contracts
Continue Reading BOONE, N.C. (AP) — Devon Dunn’s 18 points helped Campbell defeat Appalachian State 63-58. Dunn shot 7 for 11, including 3 for 6 from beyond the arc for the Fighting Camels (2-1). Jesus Carralero scored 11 points while shooting 5 for 10, and added seven rebounds. The Mountaineers (3-1) were led by Donovan Gregory, who
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Elizabeth Holmes fue sentenciada a más de 11 años de prisión el viernes luego de su condena en enero por defraudar a los inversores mientras dirigÃa la fallida empresa de análisis de sangre Theranos. El juez Edward Davila impuso una sentencia de 11 años y tres meses de prisión,
Continue Reading By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The board overseeing a southeastern Arizona county whose Republican leaders had hoped to recount all Election Day ballots is refusing to certify the results of last week’s vote. Friday’s move by Cochise County supervisors could delay statewide certification that will trigger a recount in at least one
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