By Tricia Escobedo, CNN (CNN) — No More Mr. Ice Guy. Ctrl Salt Delete. Betty WhiteOut. These are some of the creatively named city snow plows that are clearing the streets of Wichita, Kansas, this winter — to the delight of residents who can track their every move online. Wichita’s tracker map often makes its
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA, FATIMA HUSSEIN and MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators converged opposite the White House on Saturday to call for an end to Israeli military action in Gaza, while children joined a pro-Palestinian march through central London as part of a global day of action against the longest and
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Rusia desató otra gran andanada de misiles y drones contra Ucrania este sábado, el cuarto ataque de este tipo desde el 29 de diciembre, en medio de preocupaciones de que Moscú esté tratando de abrumar la defensa aérea de Ucrania. El asalto ruso estuvo compuesto por 40 armas de ataque, incluidas
Continue ReadingMOSCOW (AP) — A huge fire tore through a large warehouse used by Russia’s largest online retailer south of St. Petersburg on Saturday morning. The blaze covered an area of 70,000 square meters (more than 750,000 square feet), with 50,000 square meters (around 540,000 square feet) of the Wildberries warehouse collapsing, according to Russia’s Emergency
Continue ReadingBy THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press ROCK RAPIDS, Iowa (AP) — Some of the most contested real estate for Iowa’s Republican caucuses is a vast, wind-swept plain where hogs outnumber people by the millions. Northwest Iowa’s landscape is sparse, made up of high plains, in places marked by fields of soaring white wind turbines. The landscape
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By Ben Morse, CNN (CNN) — So it begins. After 18 weeks of hard-hitting, explosive NFL action, the playoffs are finally upon us. Only the best of the best have booked their spot in the ‘win or go home’ portion of the season, with just a few more victories standing between them and football immortality.
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Most Iowans won’t be out Monday night. Never mind that it’s forecast to be well below zero, with wind chills as low as minus 40 degrees, and the roads may still be icy from a set of snowstorms that hammered the state
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By Samantha Murphy Kelly, CNN (CNN) — Companies big and small showed off new AI-powered products and their AI-inspired visions for the future at the world’s biggest tech convention this week in Las Vegas. There were pillows that can reduce snoring, mirrors that can detect your mood and innovations from pet-like companions to cars that
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Brian Lowry, CNN (CNN) — Kevin Hart’s new movie “Lift” is fine for what it is, featuring a heist designed for light escapism. Yet it’s also a prime example of the Netflix algorithm at work: using data to determine what subscribers like, then feeding that demand, with the content almost secondary to the
Continue ReadingBy SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — France’s new Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné arrived in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv to meet with his counterpart in a sign of support for Ukraine as Russia’s full-scale invasion nears its second anniversary. The minister reiterated on Saturday the French government’s backing of Ukraine “as long
Continue ReadingBy Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — The Kansas City Chiefs are urging fans to bundle up for game day at Arrowhead Stadium as the team prepares to take on the Miami Dolphins in what meteorologists are predicting will be brutally cold conditions Saturday night. As a mix of freezing temperatures, powerful winds and heavy
Continue Reading By Homero De la Fuente and Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — The Golden State Warriors defeated the Chicago Bulls 140-131 following a second-half surge on Friday, but the game was marred by fans at the arena booing Bulls’ former general manager Jerry Krause during a Ring of Honor ceremony at halftime, leaving his widow, Thelma,
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — El gobernante Partido Democrático Progresista de Taiwán logró este sábado una histórica tercera victoria presidencial consecutiva, mientras los votantes hicieron caso omiso a las advertencias de China de que su reelección aumentaría el riesgo de conflicto. Lai Ching-te, el actual vicepresidente de Taiwán, declaró la victoria este sábado por la noche
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By Eric Cheung, Wayne Chang, Nectar Gan and Jerome Taylor, CNN Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party pulled off a historic third consecutive presidential victory on Saturday as voters shrugged off warnings by China that their re-election would increase the risk of conflict. Lai Ching-te, Taiwan’s current vice president, declared victory on
Continue ReadingBy DANICA KIRKA Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British D-Day veteran Bill Gladden turned 100 on Saturday, a day after his niece threw a surprise birthday party for him. It was a big fuss he didn’t really expect, though the old soldier had tears in his eyes long before he caught sight of a cake
Continue Reading By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Boeing and US air travel are still facing the fallout a week after the dramatic in-flight door plug blowout on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max 9 last Friday. The door plug — a portion of the plane’s fuselage the manufacturer can put in place instead of an
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN) — Pocas veces ha habido tanto en juego en Medio Oriente. Las tensiones latentes alcanzaron nuevos niveles el viernes cuando Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido lanzaron ataques contra los combatientes hutíes en Yemen, en un esfuerzo por obligarlos a detener sus ataques de meses en el mar Rojo. Un día
Continue Reading By Maria Kostenko, CNN Kyiv (CNN) — Russia unleashed another large barrage of missiles and drones against Ukraine on Saturday, the fourth such attack since December 29, amid concerns that Moscow is trying to overwhelm Ukraine’s air defence. The Russian assault was comprised of 40 attack weapons including cruise, aeroballistic, ballistic, aircraft, anti-aircraft guided missiles as well as strike UAVs, according to the Ukrainian Air Force. Ukraine managed to take down eight missiles,
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is calling for calm and a readiness to accept compromises as the country faces protests by farmers angry about a plan to cut their fuel subsidies. He warned Saturday of extremists stoking rage against a backdrop of wider discontent. Farmers have blocked major
Continue Reading By Maurizio Torres, Gerardo Lemos and Sahar Akbarzai, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 900 people have been arrested in Ecuador since Tuesday in a national security operation to stop an outburst of gang violence, Ecuador’s presidency said. The presidency says 94 of the 859 people detained are members of what they call “terrorist” groups. Ecuador has been rocked by blasts, police kidnappings and prison disturbances in
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