Francesca Street, CNN Sarah was resting in her hammock, flask of whiskey in hand, surveying the canopy of trees ahead and enjoying the peace and quiet. It was late May 2015 and Sarah was spending the long Memorial Day weekend hiking a New York-based section of the Appalachian Trail, the scenic hike that winds across
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By HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s disclosure of his daughter in recent public events was likely an attempt to show his people that one of his children would one day inherit his power in what would be the country’s third hereditary power transfer, South Korea’s
Continue Reading By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNY and JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press CHAMBERY, France (AP) — A Ukrainian billionaire and former lawmaker suspected of embezzling more than $100 million appeared in a French court Thursday. Kostiantyn Zhevago called the case against him politically driven and declared he wants to return to Ukraine to fight Russians who invaded his country.
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By Zayn Nabbi and Matt Foster, CNN Amnesty International said Wednesday that soccer superstar Cristiano Ronaldo should highlight human rights issues in Saudi Arabia during his time playing at Al Nassr. A press release from the human rights watchdog quotes Dana Ahmed, its Middle East researcher, saying, “Al-Nassr’s signing of Cristiano Ronaldo fits into a
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — The French Defense Ministry says it will hold talks “very quickly” with its Ukrainian counterpart about the number of armored combat vehicles it will deliver to help the country in its fight against Russian forces. The ministry said Thursday discussions will include the delivery’s timetable as well as the training of Ukrainian
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By Matt Foster, CNN FIFA president Gianni Infantino expressed his support for two Lecce players who were racially abused in an Italian Serie A match on Wednesday, calling upon fans to “shut up all the racists.” During the match between Lecce and Lazio in Italy’s top division, French defender Samuel Umtiti and Zambian forward Lameck
Continue Reading By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Damaging winds and heavy rains in California have knocked out power to tens of thousands, caused flash flooding and contributed to the deaths of at least two people. Officials had ordered evacuations in a high-risk coastal area where mudslides killed 23 people in 2018 as
Continue Reading By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The head of the Russian Orthodox Church is calling for a 36-hour Christmas cease-fire in Ukraine at the end of this week. But his appeal Thursday looked unlikely to bring any breakthrough in halting the war that began last February with Russia’s invasion. Moscow Patriarch Kirill
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov. Michael Parson helped kick off the 2023 legislative session in Jefferson City Thursday morning. The governor hosted the annual prayer breakfast at the Capitol Plaza Hotel from 7:30 until 9 a.m. On Wednesday, state lawmakers returned to the State Capitol for the first day of the legislative session. House leadership
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine national police chief says he has tendered his resignation to encourage nearly a thousand other police officials to heed an official appeal for them to resign en masse to regain public trust after some enforcers were implicated in drug trafficking. Police Gen. Rodolfo Azurin
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By Ben Church and Jill Martin, CNN Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow says he “probably wants to play” his team’s next game but also understands that others don’t in the aftermath of Damar Hamlin’s collapse on Monday. Buffalo Bills safety Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest when playing against the Bengals, an incident which left players
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN New car registrations in the United Kingdom fell to 1.6 million last year, the lowest level since 1992, as a global chip shortage hammered sales in the first six months. The supply constraints saw many manufacturers prioritize the delivery of battery electric vehicles, which enjoyed record sales and overtook diesel cars
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By Christian Edwards, CNN A Spanish tradition of people wearing blackface to represent one of the Three Wise Men — or Three Kings — in parades across the country has sparked calls to end the controversial practice. The events are held on January 6 to celebrate the arrival of the wise men (“reyes magos”) into
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By Angus Watson, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Prince Harry has accused his brother, William, of physically assaulting him during an argument over his wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex in 2019, according to The Guardian. The UK newspaper claims to have seen an advance copy of Prince Harry’s highly anticipated memoir, Spare, in which
Continue Reading By Angus Watson, Max Foster and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Prince Harry has accused his brother of physically attacking him in his new memoir, which reveals a wide range of private conversations between him and other senior British royals and details his split from the family, according to media outlets who said they had obtained early
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Kevin McCarthy está tan desesperado por ser presidente de la Cámara de Representantes que está listo para destripar su propio poder solo para conseguir el cargo. El republicano de California dio a conocer importantes concesiones este miércoles por la noche después de que los radicales de derecha lo criticaran y
Continue Reading By NICOLE WINFIELD, GIADA ZAMPANO and FRANCES D’EMILIO Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis joined tens of thousands of faithful in bidding farewell to Benedict XVI at a rare requiem Mass Thursday for a dead pope presided over by a living one, ending an unprecedented decade for the Catholic Church that was triggered
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By JAMES ROBSON AP Soccer Writer RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s new team Al Nassr is nicknamed Al Alami which means “The Global Club.” However, the Saudi Arabian club was hardly prepared to handle the sudden attention of the world that came its way following one of the most sensational signings in soccer
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Many people are growing to trust autonomous cars and delivery robots that navigate sidewalks in major cities. Now, that same self-driving technology is coming to strollers — yes, strollers. Understandably, some parents are not ready to put their baby in a mechanism with a mind of its own. Still, the company
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN Many people are growing to trust autonomous cars and delivery robots that navigate sidewalks in major cities. Now, that same self-driving technology is coming to strollers — yes, strollers. Understandably, some parents are not ready to put their baby in a mechanism with a mind of its own. Still, the company
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