By SAMUEL PETREQUIN AP Sports Writer BRUSSELS (AP) — If Kevin De Bruyne goes back to his old haircut, he will make a perfect Tintin at the soccer European Championship this summer. The Belgium Football Association unveiled the new home and away kits for its male and female internationals on Thursday. The home kit continues
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Researchers in India have for the first time documented how Asian elephants bury dead calves. Five calves were found buried on their backs in drainage ditches in tea gardens in northern Bengal, according to a new study. While African elephants are known to bury dead calves, this is the
Continue ReadingBy TARA COPP and LISA MASCARO Associated Press CAMDEN, Ark. (AP) — Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. CQ Brown is visiting U.S. weapon factories in Oklahoma and Arkansas to address concerns over billions of dollars being sent to Ukraine and other allies when there are so many needs at home. The Pentagon has framed the roughly
Continue ReadingBy SAMUEL PETREQUIN Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A platoon of about 30 soldiers belonging to Belgium’s armed forces will be dismantled after serious cases of violence and harassment surfaced last year. Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder says she was informed of the violence within the Fourth Engineer Battalion by a relative of a victim. She
Continue ReadingBRUSSELS (AP) — Farmers have disrupted traffic around Europe’s second biggest port of Antwerp and two other Belgian harbors during yet another demonstration to protest against what they say is excessive environmental rulemaking. Dozens of tractors disrupted morning rush hour traffic to and from the harbor facilities. But all shied away from a full blockade
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The search continued Thursday for the University of Missouri student who went missing in Nashville over the weekend with police going out in boats and taking to the air.
Continue ReadingBy RALPH D. RUSSO and LINLEY SANDERS Associated Press As Dartmouth men’s basketball players move toward forming the first labor union in college sports, a majority of Americans say they are against college athletes unionizing — though younger respondents are more supportive. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels claim to have a new, hypersonic missile in their arsenal. That’s according to a Russian state media report Thursday. That potentially raises the stakes in their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and surrounding waterways amid Israel’s war with Hamas
Continue ReadingBy Saira Mueller, CNN (CNN) — One word. Five letters. Six tries. Countless moments of triumph and dismay. Wordle — the daily word game that became a cultural phenomenon during the pandemic — will release its 1000th puzzle on Friday, March 15. For some, Wordle is a fun way to pass the time. For others, it
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By April Dembosky, KQED and KFF Health News (KQED/KFF Health News) — A much-awaited treatment for postpartum depression, zuranolone, hit the market in December, promising an accessible and fast-acting medication for a debilitating illness. But most private health insurers have yet to publish criteria for when they will cover it, according to a new analysis of insurance
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Allison Morrow, CNN New York (CNN) — The United States is now one step closer to banning TikTok or forcing a sale. There’s just one pesky little $100 billion problem: Who’s gonna buy this thing? Technically, the legislation that passed overwhelmingly in the House on Wednesday is a cudgel that seeks to force TikTok’s
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By Ramishah Maruf, CNN New York (CNN) — Pi Day isn’t just about showing off how many numbers you have memorized. Restaurants from Burger King to California Pizza Kitchen are offering deals and discounts on Thursday, March 14. Pi Day occurs on March 14 each year because the date is written as 3.14 in the United
Continue ReadingBy RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tommy John surgery, like baseball itself, is evolving to increase success and sometimes speed return. Dr. Jeffrey R. Dugas developed a procedure that cut recovery time to as little as nine months for some pitchers with torn elbow ligaments. He envisions more innovations within five-to-seven
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Beginning with its ninth international opener, Major League Baseball is traveling all over the world in 2024. Shohei Ohtani and the Los Angeles Dodgers play Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres in Seoul, South Korea. The Houston Astros and Colorado Rockies meet in a two-game
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv La Embajada de EE.UU. en Argentina eleva el nivel de alerta en Rosario por la situación de inseguridad. Putin asegura estar listo para usar armas nucleares, pero no es inminente. SpaceX recibe luz verde para el tercer vuelo de prueba del enorme cohete Starship. Esto es lo que debes saber para comenzar el
Continue ReadingBy KANIS LEUNG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — Three former organizers of Hong Kong’s annual vigil in remembrance of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown on pro-democracy protests have lost their bid to overturn their conviction over their refusal to provide authorities with information on the group under a national security law. Chow Hang-tung, Tang
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Laura He, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — TikTok is now facing a ban in the United States, a fate that has already befallen a string of American social media giants that tried to make it in China. On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives passed a bill which could ban TikTok in the
Continue ReadingAnalysis by David McKenzie, CNN (CNN) — Sam George, the driving force behind Ghana’s harsh anti-LGBTQ legislation, portrays himself as a guardian of gay Ghanaians. “I have put in legislation that protects the rights of gay people from being verbally and physically assaulted,” he said in an interview with CNN from Accra. But despite his claims, the
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CNN By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Scottie Scheffler tees off in pursuit of history on Thursday, as the American seeks to become the first ever golfer to defend The Players Championship. To do so, the world No. 1 will have to outmaneuver 143 others vying for a share of the $25 million purse at
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By Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Scottie Scheffler tees off in pursuit of history on Thursday, as the American seeks to become the first ever golfer to defend The Players Championship. To do so, the world No. 1 will have to outmaneuver 143 others vying for a share of the $25 million purse at the
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