By Matt Foster, CNN Ukrainian tennis player Marta Kostyuk refused to shake hands with her Russian opponent Varvara Gracheva after claiming victory in the final of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas, on Sunday. Kostyuk defeated Gracheva 6-3 7-5, collapsing to the court after converting match point, before refusing to shake hands with the Russian.
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford, Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN After back-to-back winter storms overwhelmed many of California’s mountain communities with snow, another round of snowfall is headed to the Sierra Nevada region, while the state’s hard-hit southern San Bernardino County will get a reprieve as some residents who remain trapped by walls of
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By Elizabeth Wolfe, Rob Shackelford, Camila Bernal and Sarah Moon, CNN After back-to-back winter storms overwhelmed many of California’s mountain communities with snow, another round of snowfall is headed to the Sierra Nevada region, while the state’s hard-hit southern San Bernardino County will get a reprieve as some residents who remain trapped by walls of
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Cuatro ciudadanos estadounidenses fueron asaltados y secuestrados después de cruzar la frontera en el noreste de México el viernes, según el FBI, que está trabajando para localizarlos. Poco después de que los ciudadanos de EE.UU. entraran el viernes a la ciudad fronteriza de Matamoros, México, fueron atacados a tiros por hombres
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Police say one person is dead and eight others injured after a crowd pushed toward the exits of a concert in upstate New York amid apparent fears shots had been fired. Rochester police told ABC News in a statement that they found “no evidence to support a shooting having occurred” inside
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Al menos dos cabos fallecieron y cuatro aún se encuentran desaparecidos en Perú tras ser arrastrados por la corriente de un río, dijo el Ministerio de Defensa en un comunicado. Más temprano, el Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas de Perú había confirmado la muerte de un efectivo y la desaparición
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli lawmakers have advanced a bill that could allow Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to keep a $270,000 donation he received to pay for his legal fees as he battles corruption charges. Netanyahu is on trial for charges of fraud, breach of trust and accepting bribes
Continue Reading By SUZAN FRASER Associated Press ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A United Nations official says one month after a powerful quake devastated parts of Turkey and Syria, hundreds of thousands of people continue to have “extensive humanitarian needs,” including shelter and sanitation. Alvaro Rodriguez, the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Turkey, also says that an appeal
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says he ordered police to crack down on illegal firearms and private armies and described as “terrifying” the weekend shootings that killed a provincial governor and eight others. The attack on Negros Oriental provincial Gov. Roel Degamo at his home on
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By Jack Bantock, CNN It was a long week and an even longer year, but Ko Jin-young is a champion once again. Almost a year to the day since her record-shattering victory at the HSBC Women’s World Championship, the South Korean returned to Singapore to defend her crown and seal her 14th LPGA Tour victory.
Continue Reading By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa’s ever-worsening power crisis — putting homes and businesses without electricity for up to 10 hours per day — is strangling Africa’s most developed economy. President Cyril Ramaphosa hopes that by creating a new Cabinet post, electricity minister, his government will be able to curb the
Continue Reading By BIANCA VÁZQUEZ TONESS AP Education Writer BOSTON (AP) — Evena Joseph was unaware how much her 10-year-old son was struggling in school. She found out only with help from somebody who knows the Boston school system better than she does. Her son, J. Ryan Mathurin, wasn’t always comfortable pronouncing words in English. But Joseph,
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN It’s almost time for clocks to “spring forward” one hour for Daylight Saving Time. Yes, it’s Daylight Saving Time, with the singular use of “saving,” not “savings.” Although embraced by some, the twice-yearly switcheroo is disliked by lawmakers and scientists alike, as studies have shown the change disrupts body rhythms.. Here’s
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN It’s almost time for clocks to “spring forward” one hour for Daylight Saving Time. Yes, it’s Daylight Saving Time, with the singular use of “saving,” not “savings.” Although embraced by some, the twice-yearly switcheroo is disliked by lawmakers and scientists alike, as studies have shown the change disrupts body rhythms.. Here’s
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By Tamara Qiblawi and Nima Elbagir, CNN A committee of US senators has called on the United Nations to investigate a network of secret torture centers in Iran exposed by a CNN investigation last month. The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said the CNN report — which revealed a swathe of clandestine detention centers used
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN Toblerone bars, sold in over 100 countries, can no longer be called Swiss chocolate because the brand’s US owner is moving some production out of Switzerland. The peak-shaped treat made with honey and almond nougat will also lose the iconic Matterhorn mountain from its packaging after Mondelez, which makes Toblerone, decided
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By Eric Levenson, CNN Alex Murdaugh will spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted of murdering his wife and son, but his days in court are far from over. Murdaugh, the 54-year-old disbarred attorney, is still charged with 99 counts of embezzlement, computer crime, money laundering, conspiracy and more for what
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By Ben Morse, CNN Lewis Hamilton said his Mercedes team is going “backwards” after an underwhelming performance at the weekend’s season-opening Grand Prix in Bahrain. The seven-time world champion battled to finish fifth having begun seventh on the grid, crossing the line nearly 51 seconds behind race winner Max Verstappen. Hamilton’s teammate George Russell finished
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By Matias Grez, CNN Spanish hurdler Enrique Llopis had to be carried off on a stretcher after suffering a nasty fall in the 60 meters hurdles final at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in Turkey. Llopis, who the Royal Spanish Athletics Federation (RFEA) said was a medal contender in the race, collided with the final
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — Más de 50 personas han muerto y decenas más están desaparecidas por enfrentamientos entre bandas armadas en Puerto Príncipe, Haití, registrados entre el 27 de febrero y el 5 de marzo, según Pierre Espérance, director ejecutivo de la Red Nacional de Defensa de los Derechos Humanos, en un comunicado a CNN
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