By Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN As this year’s Lunar New Year celebrations draw to a close, it’s time to get ready for the grand finale, a.k.a. the Lantern Festival. Happening on the 15th day of the first lunar month (February 5 this year), the event, called Yuan Xiao Jie in Mandarin Chinese, is considered the
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By PAUL J. WEBER and KEN MILLER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Thousands of frustrated Texans shivered in homes without power for a second day Thursday, most of them around booming Austin, and fading hopes of a quick fix stirred grim memories of a deadly 2021 blackout after an icy winter storm across the
Continue Reading By JULIE WATSON and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police in Culver City, California, on Thursday released body camera footage showing events before officers shot an unarmed man diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in the back last year in the Los Angeles suburb. They also released audio recordings of his estranged wife telling
Continue Reading By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. special envoy for Iraq is urging the country’s new government to keep fighting corruption and move quickly on much-needed economic, fiscal and financial reforms. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert told the U.N. Security Council on Thursday that many other areas also require immediate government attention, from
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CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon has been charged in a warrant with pointing a gun at a woman and threatening her, according to court documents. Mixon faces a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing, according to the documents, which were filed Thursday in Hamilton County Municipal Court and obtained by The Associated
Continue Reading CINCINNATI (AP) — Cincinnati Bengals running back Joe Mixon has been charged in a warrant with pointing a gun at a woman and threatening her, according to court documents. Mixon faces a misdemeanor charge of aggravated menacing, according to the documents, which were filed Thursday in Hamilton County Municipal Court and obtained by The Associated
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– Luego de un nuevo debate sobre varios proyectos para adelantar las elecciones en Perú ante la crisis que vive el país, el Congreso rechazó las medidas este jueves. “Con 75 votos en contra, el #PlenoDelCongreso rechazó el dictamen en minoría de los proyectos de ley 1897, 1918, y otros, respecto a
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La actriz Gillian Anderson le ha pedido a mujeres de todo el mundo que se pongan en contacto con ella de forma anónima para contarle sus fantasías sexuales. Anderson, que interpreta a la franca terapeuta sexual Jean Milburn en la taquillera serie de Netflix “Sex Education”, publicó un video en Instagram
Continue Reading BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Elizabeth Kitley had 20 points, 11 rebounds and three blocks, Cayla King scored 19 points with five 3-pointers and No. 13 Virginia Tech beat Syracuse 78-64. Kitley missed her first four shots and went scoreless in the first quarter before making all four shots in the second quarter to finish with
Continue Reading By STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A “high chance” of a mass shooting in Hollywood has been thwarted by police seizing a cache of guns and ammunition in a high-rise apartment where several rifles were pointed toward a nearby park, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Braxton Johnson was taken into custody
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La cantidad de veces que es apropiado usar prendas de vestir sin lavarlas a menudo parece basarse más en el folclore o la educación de una persona que en un consejo profesional. La usuaria de TikTok Allison Delperdang inició un acalorado debate en línea cuando publicó un video el 10 de
Continue Reading By PETE IACOBELLI AP Sports Writer COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Aliyah Boston had 14 points and 14 rebounds as No. 1 South Carolina won its 28th straight game with an 87-69 victory over Kentucky on Thursday night. The Gamecocks (10-0 Southeastern Conference) stayed perfect at 22-0 and now head for an NCAA Tournament title game
Continue Reading BOONE, N.C. — Led by Andrew Taylor’s 21 points, the Marshall Thundering Herd defeated the Appalachian State Mountaineers 66-58 on Thursday night. The Thundering Herd are now 19-5 on the season, while the Mountaineers moved to 13-11.
Continue Reading CHARLESTON, S.C. — Led by Rickey Bradley Jr.’s 16 points, the VMI Keydets defeated The Citadel 75-69 on Thursday night. The Keydets are now 6-18 on the season, while the Bulldogs moved to 9-15.
Continue Reading PRINCESS ANNE, Md. — Kevon Voyles scored 16 points to help Maryland-Eastern Shore defeat Regent 89-41. Voyles was 6-of-9 shooting (2 for 4 from distance) for the Hawks (14-8), who earned their seventh straight victory. Chace Davis finished with 15 points and three steals. Zion Styles scored 13. Joakim Marie-Joseph led the Royals with 11
Continue Reading PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A rescue official in northwest Pakistan says a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a speeding truck trailer killed at least 17 passengers. The crash happened overnight near a tunnel in Kohat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to the emergency official and state-run media. Rehmat Ullah said the dead
Continue Reading By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Olivia Miles combined with Sonia Citron to score 14 straight points in the fourth quarter, when No. 9 Notre Dame pulled away from Boston College to win 72-59. Miles scored 22 points with 10 assists and eight rebounds. Citron scored 23, and KK Bransford scored 10
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Hank Lebioda knows as well as anyone about change, and not just the Pebble Beach weather. He’s the leader after the opening round at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Lebioda had an 8-under 63 at Monterey Peninsula. Because he played multiple-course rotations the last
Continue Reading HOOD RIVER, Ore. (AP) — Police in Oregon say gunshots broke out as officers responded to a call at a home in the scenic vacation town of Hood River, Oregon. The police department said the suspect was in a house surrounded by law enforcement as of 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The initial law enforcement bulletin about
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo São Paulo, Brasil (CNN) — Un senador de Brasil aseguró que el expresidente Jair Bolsonaro asistió a una reunión en diciembre pasado para anular los resultados de las elecciones presidenciales de 2022, que le dieron la victoria al actual mandatario Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. El senador Marcos do Val dijo en una
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