Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El actor irlandés Pierce Brosnan fue multado con US$ 500 y deberá pagar US$ 1.000 de servicios comunitarios al Fondo Geológico Yellowstone Forever por pasear por zonas termales del Parque Nacional de Yellowstone a finales del año pasado, informó la Fiscalía del distrito de Wyoming. Brosnan cambió su declaración este
Continue ReadingANKARA, Turkey (AP) — An official says a rubber dinghy carrying migrants has sunk off Turkey’s northern Aegean coast, leaving at least 22 people dead. Gov. Ilhami Aktas says coast guard personnel on Friday rescued two migrants from the sea while two others reached the shore by themselves. It was not clear how many people
Continue ReadingHONG KONG (AP) — China’s markets regulator has renewed its efforts to pep up the stock market, pledging to raise the quality of companies listed on domestic markets. The China Securities Regulatory Commission issued draft guidelines Friday to more strictly vet applications for share listings and to more closely oversee listed companies by measures such
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN Washington (CNN) — St. Patrick’s Day at the White House is ordinarily a moment for celebration, with the fountains dyed green and a crystal bowl of shamrocks exchanged as a symbol of friendly ties between the United States and Ireland. There will still be shamrocks this year, but Israel’s war in
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Baseball Writer TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Teenage pitchers are throwing a baseball harder than ever as they try to attract attention from Major League Baseball scouts and college programs. The added velocity also could be leading to more young pitchers needing Tommy John surgery. The good news is that with the
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By Rebecca Cairns, CNN (CNN) — At one time, tigers lived across the Eurasian continent, from the Caspian Sea to the Russian Far East, south to the Indonesian islands of Sumatra, Java, and Bali. Today, though, they live in just 10 nations, occupying a fraction of their former range. Habitat loss remains a constant threat.
Continue ReadingBERLIN (AP) — Official data shows Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped by one-tenth last year as renewable energy grew in importance, the use of coal and gas diminished and economic pressures weighed on businesses and consumers. The country’s vice chancellor, who is also the economy and climate minister, said on Friday that Europe’s biggest economy
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A woman charged with assault in a Dec. 19, 2022, shooting at a gas station in Columbia has had her final hearing pushed back.
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Stephen Collinson, CNN (CNN) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer’s warning that Israel risked becoming a “pariah” and his call for new elections marked a momentous moment in modern US-Israel relations. Schumer’s rebuke of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday contained extraordinarily strong language for a senior US politician criticizing the Israeli government. It
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — El fundador de Amazon, Jeff Bezos, y su prometida, Lauren Sánchez, concederán US$ 50 millones cada uno a Bill McRaven, almirante retirado de la Marina y exrector del Sistema de la Universidad de Texas, y a la actriz y empresaria Eva Longoria como parte del premio anual de Bezos a
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By Olesya Dmitracova, Anna Cooban, Juliana Liu and Michael Nam, CNN London/Hong Kong/New York (CNN) — McDonald’s was hit by a system failure Friday that closed restaurants and disrupted online and app orders around the world, including in the United States, Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom. At about 1 a.m. ET McDonald’s
Continue ReadingBy LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s top White House lawyer is encouraging Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson to end his chamber’s efforts to impeach the Democratic president over unproven claims he benefited from the business dealings of his son and brother. White House counsel Ed Siskel writes
Continue Reading By Annie Grayer, CNN Six months since opening the impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, House Republicans now face a dilemma of their own making: They currently lack the votes in their divided, narrow majority to impeach the president, but ending their investigation would essentially absolve Biden, a signal Republicans do not want to send
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TODAY: Friday will start cloudy near sunrise, and quickly become sunny as clouds leave behind Thursday’s storms. Mostly sunny skies and a north wind will balance out to give a high near 60. TONIGHT: We’ll stay mostly clear overnight, allowing temperatures to fall into the 30s by sunrise. EXTENDED: The weekend will be quiet, with
Continue ReadingBy JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — U.N.-backed human rights experts say they have gathered new evidence of “horrific” torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war by their Russian jailers, saying such practices could amount to war crimes. The Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine said in a report Friday that human rights violations have been
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — Prince William and Prince Harry both took part in an awards ceremony in honor of their late mother Princess Diana. But the estranged brothers were many miles apart at the time. William gave a speech at the Diana Legacy Award on Thursday, which recognizes young people around the world who are working
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By Rosa Rahimi, CNN (CNN) — Nine years ago, Sethembile Msezane stepped on top of a plinth, wearing a black body suit and stiletto heels, her arms adorned with wings she fashioned out of wood, velvet, and hair. Behind her, a statue of a man can be seen being lifted in the air. “Chapungu —
Continue ReadingBy GEIR MOULSON and VANESSA GERA Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Germany, France and Poland are vowing to procure more weapons for Kyiv and step up production of military equipment along with partners in Ukraine. Their leaders promised Friday that Ukraine can rely on the trio of European powers as it tries to overcome a
Continue ReadingBy DAVID HAMILTON AP Business Reporter SAN FRANCISO (AP) — Gerald Levin, who led Time Warner Media into a disastrous $182 billion merger with the internet provider America Online, died Wednesday at the age of 84, according to media reports. Levin had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, although his cause of death was not immediately
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The ABC 17 Stormtrack Severe Weather Special airs Friday at 6:30 p.m. on ABC 17 and 9:30 p.m. on FOX 22.
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