Sofía Barruti (CNN) — Un saltador BASE británico murió en Tailandia después de que su paracaídas no se abrió cuando se lanzó desde un edificio de apartamentos, dijo la policía local a CNN. Las autoridades de la popular ciudad turística tailandesa de Pattaya, junto a la playa, fueron alertadas de un accidente reportado en un
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea’s weekend test of new cruise missiles for submarine launches has added to its provocative start to 2024, as leader Kim Jong Un flaunts his growing nuclear arsenal and threatens nuclear conflict with Washington, Seoul and Tokyo. Kim has gained confidence from the advancement
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday was forced to start this year’s parliamentary session with an apology over one of the country’s biggest corruption scandals in decades. Prosecutors recently indicted 10 people, including three lawmakers and a number of political aides. The scandal is the latest
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By Hanako Montgomery and Ashley Strickland, and Teele Rebane, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japan’s “Moon Sniper” robotic explorer is back in action after a power issue forced the spacecraft to shut down hours after landing on the moon 10 days ago, the country’s space agency said Monday. The explorer executed a precise landing just after
Continue ReadingBy EILEEN NG Associated Press KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia charged a former minister on Monday with failing to declare assets. It’s the latest step in a corruption probe that’s targeting people connected to the country’s last prime minister. Former Finance Minister Daim Zainuddin, who left office more than 20 years ago, is a
Continue ReadingBy CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Monthslong tension between three coup-hit countries in West Africa and the regional bloc known as ECOWAS boiled over when the nations announced their immediate withdrawal from the bloc, accusing it of a lack of support and “inhumane” coup-related sanctions. The juntas of Niger, Mali and Burkina
Continue Reading By Kocha Olarn and Heather Chen, CNN Bangkok, Thailand (CNN) — A British BASE jumper has died in Thailand after his parachute failed to open when he launched off an apartment building, local police told CNN. Authorities in the popular Thai beachside resort city of Pattaya were alerted to an accident reported at a residential
Continue ReadingBy BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Indian and Seychelles forces rescued two fishing vessels separately hijacked by Somali pirates and freed 23 Iranian and Sri Lankan crew members onboard the boats, both countries said in statements. The Seychelles’ defense forces and coast guard rescued six Sri Lankan fishermen whose vessel
Continue ReadingTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iranian state media say authorities executed four men convicted of planning sabotage and alleged links with Israel’s Mossad secret service. The official IRNA news agency said the men were convicted of planning to target a factory in 2022 belonging to Iran’s defense ministry and involved in missile and defensive equipment in
Continue ReadingBy BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump could potentially have his real estate empire ordered “dissolved” for repeated misrepresentations on financial statements to lenders in violation of New York’s powerful anti-fraud law. But an Associated Press analysis of nearly 70 years of similar cases showed Trump’s case stands apart: It’s the
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By Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China’s top securities regulator has limited short-selling, in its latest effort to stem a protracted $6 trillion-dollar stock market rout that began in 2021. The China Securities Regulatory Commission announced Sunday it would “fully” suspend the lending of restricted shares on bourses in mainland China. The curbs,
Continue ReadingBy BERNARD CONDON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Within days, Donald Trump could potentially have his sprawling real estate business empire ordered “dissolved” for repeated misrepresentations on financial statements to lenders, adding him to a short list of scam marketers, con artists and others who have been hit with the ultimate punishment for violating
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina judge on Monday denied Alex Murdaugh’s bid for a new trial after his defense team accused a clerk of court of tampering with a jury. Judge Jean Toal said she wasn’t sure if Colleton County Clerk Becky Hill was telling the truth that
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Kansas City Chiefs are once again heading to the Super Bowl. After beating the Baltimore Ravens 17-10 on Sunday, the Chiefs are heading to Las Vegas to take on the San Francisco 49ers in a rematch of Super Bowl LIV, where the Chiefs beat the Niners 31-20 for their first championship
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Un refugio de animales de Nueva Jersey ideó una solución única para cualquiera que alguna vez haya sentido que su ex no debería reproducirse. Como parte de una promoción del Día de San Valentín, el Centro de Adopción de Mascotas Homeward Bound en Blackwood ofrece nombrar a un gato salvaje con
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan and Iran on Monday agreed to work together to improve security cooperation in the wake of deadly airstrikes by Tehran and Islamabad earlier this month that killed at least 11 people, marking a significant escalation in fraught relations between the neighbors. The development came after the
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) ABC 17 Sports Director Nathalie Jones brought on co-host of KTGR’s ‘The Big Show’ Andy Humphrey in this week’s edition of Sunday Sit-down. You can watch their full conversation in the video player above.
Continue ReadingBy JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is throwing allegations at his successor, Ferdinand Marcos Jr., and even raising the prospect of removing him from office, bringing into the open a long-rumored split between the two. In an expletive-laden speech late Sunday, the former populist leader alleged that
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Continue ReadingBy STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press DULUTH, Minn. (AP) — A dying thief who confessed to stealing a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in “The Wizard of Oz” because he wanted to pull off “one last score” was given no prison time at his sentencing hearing Monday. Terry Jon Martin, 76, stole the
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