Sofía Benavides (CNN) — El secretario de Estado de Estados Unidos, Antony Blinken, pospuso su próximo viaje a China en respuesta a un supuesto globo espía chino que apareció en cielo estadounidense, según dos funcionarios estadounidenses. El aplazamiento del viaje marca una nueva fase en las tensiones entre Washington y Beijing. El Ministerio de Relaciones
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By ELAINE GANLEY Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born designer known for perfumes sold worldwide and his metallic, space-age fashions, has died, the group that owns his fashion house announced on its website Friday. “The House of Paco Rabanne wishes to honor our visionary designer and founder who passed away today at
Continue Reading By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — European Union officials say the bloc will unveil its 10th package of sanctions against Russia on Feb. 24 to mark the anniversary of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in Kyiv on Friday that the sanctions would target technology
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Cuando las tormentas de invierno nos obligan a prepararnos para temperaturas bajas, vientos helados, aguanieve y nieve, nuestras vidas pueden estar en peligro. Ya sea un “ciclón bomba” o un vórtice polar, estos fenómenos invernales que afectan a millones de personas generalmente pueden generar problemas de salud para bebés y
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By AMY TAXIN Associated Press California officials are considering a plan to make flag football a girls’ high school sport amid soaring popularity of the game and a push to get more female athletes on the field. The California Interscholastic Federation’s federated council is expected to vote Friday on the proposal. If the measure is
Continue Reading By AMY TAXIN Associated Press California officials are considering a plan to make flag football a girls’ high school sport amid soaring popularity of the game and a push to get more female athletes on the field. The California Interscholastic Federation’s federated council is expected to vote Friday on the proposal. If the measure is
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By Marissa Perlman Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — The number of Chicago’s homeless community seeking shelter at O’Hare International Airport is up. As CBS 2’s Marissa Perlman reported Thursday night, two employees at the airport say they are concerned for their safety. They shared what they see in the overnight
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By John Lauritsen Click here for updates on this story DULUTH, Minnesota (WCCO) — In the winter, Stoney Point on Lake Superior is as scenic as it is quiet. But every once in a while, the point turns into paradise for a band of surfers. “We talk about Minnesota, surfers in Minnesota. The coldest conditions,
Continue Reading By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — For nearly a year, the Federal Reserve has been on a mission to cool down the job market to help curb the nation’s worst inflation bout in four decades. The job market hasn’t been cooperating. Consider what happened in January: The government said Friday that employers
Continue Reading By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — U.S. wildlife officials have taken the first step to lift federal protections for grizzly bears in the northern Rocky Mountains, which would open the door to future hunting in several states. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says governors from Montana, Idaho and Wyoming provided substantial
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Romine, CNN San Francisco police arrested a man suspected of firing several apparently blank rounds inside a synagogue and a movie theater earlier this week, authorities said Friday. Officers found the man around 5:00 p.m. PT Friday and detained him “without further incident,” the San Francisco Police Department said in a statement. Investigators
Continue Reading JERUSALEM (AP) — Shlomo Perel, who survived the Holocaust through surreal subterfuge and an extraordinary odyssey that inspired his own writing and an internationally renowned film, died on Thursday in central Israel. He was 98. Perel was born in 1925 to a Jewish family in Brunswick, Germany, just several years before the Nazis came to
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By Matias Grez, CNN An NFL fan has started an online petition to allow the mother of Travis and Jason Kelce, Donna, to perform the coin toss ahead of Super Bowl LVII. It is gaining significant traction ahead of the February 12 showdown, closing in on 35,000 signatures — which would make it one of
Continue Reading By TERESA DE MIGUEL Associated Press CALAKMUL BIOSPHERE RESERVE, Mexico (AP) — Miguel Ángel Díaz walks slowly so his footfall on dry leaves doesn’t drive away what he’s trying to find in this dense forest of seeded breadnut and sapodilla trees. Coming to a small wetland, a sign warns: Beware of the crocodile. Díaz, a
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — Mark Geiger will take over from Howard Webb as the head of referees in Major League Soccer. The 48-year-old Geiger, who retired as a referee after the 2018 season, was promoted to general manager of the Professional Referee Organization that supplies MLS match officials. Geiger was an MLS referee from 2004-18
Continue ReadingBy Janelle Davis, CNN The footage of Tyre Nichols’ deadly police arrest is hard to watch, but for those who have survived brutal police encounters, it can be unbearable. “I’m very intentional about not watching those types of videos. They are extremely triggering for me,” said Leon Ford, who survived a police shooting and now
Continue ReadingBy Janelle Davis, CNN The footage of Tyre Nichols’ deadly police arrest is hard to watch, but for those who have survived brutal police encounters, it can be unbearable. “I’m very intentional about not watching those types of videos. They are extremely triggering for me,” said Leon Ford, who survived a police shooting and now
Continue Reading LEEDS, England (AP) — Weston McKennie likely won’t have to wait long for his Leeds debut. The United States midfielder joined the Premier League club on loan from Juventus this week and has impressed manager Jesse Marsch ahead of a weekend game at Nottingham Forest. Marsch says “He’s fit, he’s ready,” and could start on
Continue ReadingBy Aya Elamroussi, Joe Sutton and Mallika Kallingal, CNN A brutal blast of dangerously cold winds is expected to sweep across the Northeast and New England on Friday, prompting officials to close schools and activate emergency plans as the region braces for record-breaking subzero temperatures. Frigid air feeling as cold as 32 degrees Fahrenheit below
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — El gobierno de Chile decretó este viernes el estado de catástrofe en las regiones de Ñuble y Biobío por una serie de incendios forestales en la zona, que ya han causado la muerte a por lo menos 13 personas. Once de las víctimas han sido reportadas en la comuna de
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