By Nectar Gan, CNN There are no suspicious circumstances in the death of a Chinese teenager whose body was found near his school last week more than 100 days after he went missing, authorities said Thursday, ending a high-profile case that had gripped the nation. Hu Xinyu, 15, vanished from a private high school in
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By Laura He, CNN China is set to make market-oriented changes to the way initial public offerings are approved, as it tries to reset the economy and rebuild investor confidence after a chaotic exit from zero-Covid. Once implemented, the reforms will mark the culmination of a decade-long attempt by the country to liberalize its nearly
Continue ReadingBy Nouran Salahieh, CNN Up to 20 hours of additional footage relating to the deadly Memphis police beating of a 29-year-old Black man has yet to be released, a prosecutor said Wednesday as his office contemplates whether to file more charges in the case. The unreleased footage surrounding Tyre Nichols‘ brutal January 7 traffic stop
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By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Police converged in force on the tiny, unincorporated community of Wolf Creek in southwest Oregon the night of Jan. 26 as they hunted for a suspect who was wanted for kidnapping and torturing a woman nearly to death. Five days later, Benjamin Obadiah Foster was dead,
Continue Reading By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and TERRY SPENCER Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida could make it easier for juries to hand down the death penalty. Republicans encouraged by Gov. Ron DeSantis have introduced legislation making it easier to send convicts to death row by eliminating a unanimous jury requirement. The movement began after the Parkland
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s West Bank settler population now makes up more than half a million people, a pro-settler group said Thursday, crossing a major threshold. Settler leaders predicted even faster population growth under Israel’s new ultranationalist government. The report, by WestBankJewishPopulationStats.com and based on official figures, showed the settler
Continue Reading By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The United States has opened an embassy in the Solomon Islands in its latest move to counter China’s push into the Pacific. The embassy is starting small, with a chargé d’affaires, a couple of State Department staff and a handful of local employees. The U.S.
Continue Reading By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — French naval forces in January seized thousands of assault rifles, machine guns and anti-tank missiles earlier this month in the Gulf of Oman coming from Iran heading to Yemen’s Houthi rebels. That’s according to comments by officials on Thursday. While Iran did not immediately
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By Mohammed Tawfeeq, Jennifer Hauser and Jessie Yeung, CNN Israel carried out airstrikes in Gaza early on Thursday after intercepting a rocket attack from the coastal enclave, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said. In a Twitter post, the IDF said Israeli fighter jets targeted a chemical production site and a weapons manufacturing facility owned by
Continue Reading By QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press BAGHDAD (AP) — For months, the United States has restricted Iraq’s access to its own dollars, trying to stamp out what Iraqi officials describe as rampant money laundering that benefits Iran and Syria. Iraq is now feeling the crunch, with a drop in the value of its
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By Jacob Lev, CNN National Football League executive and Pro Football Hall of Famer Bobby Beathard has died at the age of 86 following a lengthy illness, the Hall and two teams announced on Wednesday. Beathard passed away at his home in Franklin, Tennessee, on Monday, according to the Washington Commanders. His son Casey told
Continue Reading By RIO YAMAT Associated Press NORTH LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former “Dances With Wolves” actor who faces at least five felonies for allegedly sexually abusing Indigenous girls is scheduled to face a judge for the first time in the case on Thursday. The possible charges against Nathan Chasing Horse, 46, include sex trafficking and
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By The Associated Press LOGAN, Utah — Led by Sean Bairstow’s 20 points, the Utah State Aggies defeated the New Mexico Lobos 84-73 on Wednesday. The Aggies are now 18-5 with the win and the Lobos fell to 19-4.
Continue Reading By Diksha Madhok and Mark Thompson, CNN Shares in Gautam Adani’s businesses plunged further on Thursday after an attempt by the Indian billionaire to reassure panicking investors failed to halt a stock market meltdown that has wiped $100 billion off the value of his conglomerate. “For me, the interest of my investors is paramount and
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By DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Dejounte Murray scored 21 points, Trae Young added 20 and the Atlanta Hawks rolled past the Phoenix Suns 132-100 on Wednesday night. The Hawks never trailed, jumping to a 9-4 lead with three 3-pointers. Atlanta never let up, pushing to a 102-67 advantage by the end
Continue Reading PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — It’s Groundhog Day and people are waiting to learn whether a furry critter in a western Pennsylvania town will predict an early spring or six more weeks of winter. People will gather Thursday at Gobbler’s Knob as members of Punxsutawney Phil’s “inner circle” summon him from his tree stump at dawn
Continue Reading By The Associated Press LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Led by DaJuan Gordon’s 15 points, the New Mexico State Aggies defeated the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks 73-67 on Wednesday. The Aggies improved to 8-14 with the win and the ‘Jacks fell to 15-8.
Continue Reading By The Associated Press RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Led by Drake Allen’s 15 points, the Southern Utah Thunderbirds defeated the Cal Baptist Lancers 72-71 on Wednesday. The Thunderbirds are now 16-7 with the win and the Lancers dropped to 13-10.
Continue Reading By Hilary Whiteman and Michelle Toh, CNN Australia’s new $5 banknote will not feature Britain’s King Charles III, but rather a new design that honors “the culture and history of the First Australians,” its central bank announced Thursday. The design will replace the portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Reserve Bank of Australia
Continue Reading By STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer MILWAUKEE (AP) — Tyler Kolek scored 20 points and No. 14 Marquette rallied down the stretch to beat Villanova 73-64 and maintain a share of the Big East lead. Marquette has won four straight games and nine of 10. The Golden Eagles remain tied for first place in the
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