MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s counterterrorism police say they have arrested 21 members of outlawed militant group the Pakistani Taliban, which has been behind several deadly attacks across the country. Acting on intelligence information, the arrests were made in eastern Punjab province over the past two weeks, the provincial Counterterrorism Department said in a statement
Continue ReadingBy JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A labor court in Bangladesh’s capital has sentenced Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus to six months in jail for violating the country’s labor laws. Yunus, who pioneered the use of microcredit to help impoverished people, was present in court and was granted bail. The court
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By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — More Americans with diabetes will get a break on their insulin costs in 2024. Sanofi is joining the nation’s two other major insulin manufacturers in offering either price caps or savings programs that lower the cost of the drugs to $35 for many patients. The three drugmakers are also
Continue ReadingKYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russia launched a record 90 Shahed-type drones across Ukraine during the early hours of the new year, and Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country would “intensify” its attacks on its neighbor. Speaking during a New Year’s Day visit to a military hospital, Putin said Ukraine could expect more such strikes
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN, WAFAA SHURAFA and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — The Israeli military confirmed Monday that it was pulling thousands of troops out of the Gaza Strip, a step that could clear the way for a new long-term phase of lower-intensity fighting against the Hamas militant group. The confirmation of the planned
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By Diksha Madhok and Jessie Yeung, CNN New Delhi/Hong Kong (CNN) — Maersk has imposed a 48-hour delay on its vessels moving through the Red Sea, following an attack on one of its merchant ships by Iranian-backed Houthi fighters based in Yemen. The US military said its helicopters responded to distress calls from the vessel
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti El cubrimiento de esta información ha terminado. Para ver más noticias sobre este tema visita CNNEE.com La puerta de un templo fue destruida después de múltiples terremotos fuertes el 2 de enero de 2024 en Shika, Ishikawa, Japón. (Foto de The Asahi Shimbun vía Getty Images) Pantallas de TV en Osaka muestran noticias
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say two people were killed and eight others were wounded in a shooting at a party early on New Year’s Day in a commercial neighborhood of downtown Los Angeles. Police say officers responding to reports of a shooting around 1 a.m. Monday heard gunfire and found a crowd fleeing the
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By Simone Pathe, CNN (CNN) — The high-stakes presidential election has taken on increased significance for Democrats’ precarious path to holding power in the Senate. Why? Because of the map. Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin’s decision not to run for reelection in West Virginia underscored how advantageous the 2024 playing field is for Republicans. But President Joe Biden
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — France’s interior minister says the Olympic host country saw fewer of the car burnings that usually blight the arrival of a new year as it celebrated the start of 2024. Gerald Darmanin said Monday that the 380 arrests made nationwide overnight was a 10% drop compared with a year ago. He said
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) 2024 is officially here and the Missouri State Highway Patrol has been monitoring drivers on the roads this past weekend as their counting period for the New Year comes to a close. The counting period began at 6 p.m. Friday Dec. 29 and will continue until Monday Jan 1. at 11:59 p.m.
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By Thomas Schlachter, Jill Martin and Homero De la Fuente, CNN (CNN) — The Michigan Wolverines and Washington Huskies have advanced to the College Football Playoff National Championship where they’ll face off in Houston on January 8 in the title game. In Monday’s two semifinals, No. 1 Michigan edged the No. 4 Alabama Crimson Tide
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THIS MORNING: The new year kicks off cloudy and chilly with morning wind chills in the 20s. Some sunshine is possible later today but won’t fully clear. TODAY: Partly sunny skies will try to help temperatures out, but after a gloomy start highs will struggle into the mid-30s. EXTENDED: The first week of 2024 looks
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Un hombre murió este sábado por la mañana en Hawaii después de sufrir lo que las autoridades llamaron “heridas por un encuentro con tiburones” frente a la costa de Maui. La policía acudió alrededor de las 11:19 am, hora local, a una zona de playa junto a la autopista Hana en
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By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Mickey Mouse no longer belongs solely to the Walt Disney Company. On January 1, 2024, an early version of the entertainment company’s mascot, featured in Walt Disney’s 1928 short film, “Steamboat Willie,” entered the public domain for the first time. The good-humored rodent, which has been synonymous with the
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Un sismo de magnitud 7,5 sacudió el oeste de Japón este lunes por la tarde, lo que provocó una alerta de tsunami, según el Servicio Geológico de Estados Unidos y la Agencia Meteorológica de Japón. El fenómeno, que tuvo una profundidad de 10 kilómetros, se produjo a las 4:10 pm hora
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert after issuing one following a series of major earthquakes Monday but told residents of coastal areas not to return to their homes as deadly waves could still come. The quakes, the largest of which had a magnitude of 7.6, started a
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By Emiko Jozuka, Hanako Montgomery, Chie Kobayashi and Alex Stambaugh CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck central Japan on Monday afternoon, collapsing buildings, causing fires and triggering tsunami alerts as far away as eastern Russia, prompting orders for residents to evacuate affected coastal areas of Japan. The earthquake left six people dead
Continue Reading By Laura He and Simone McCarthy, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s businesses are struggling and job seekers have trouble finding work, President Xi Jinping acknowledged during his Sunday New Year’s Eve speech. This is the first time Xi has mentioned economic challenges in his annual New Year’s messages since he started giving them in
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