By Dhruv Tikekar and Mai Nishiyama, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — A city in Japan is on high alert for a cat that fell into a tank of hazardous chemicals before disappearing into the night. Officials in Fukuyama, Hiroshima prefecture, said they have stepped up patrols and warned residents not to approach the animal, which was last seen in
Continue Reading By Josh Pennington and Helen Regan, CNN (CNN) — Moscow is ready to use nuclear weapons if there is a threat to the existence of the Russian state but “there has never been such a need,” President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with state media published Wednesday. The Russian leader made the comments to
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Coming nearly straight from the Oscars with a truck full of Kenergy, Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt rolled into South By Southwest to premiere “The Fall Guy,” an affectionate, action-fueled ode to stunt work and the dedicated professionals that throw their bodies into filmmaking. “The
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty or independence is threatened, issuing another blunt warning to the West just days before an election in which he’s all but certain to secure another six-year term. The Russian leader has repeatedly talked about his
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Asian shares mostly declined Thursday in lackluster trading after U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish. Japan’s Nikkei 225 shed 0.2% in morning trading to 38,625.22. Nissan Motor Co. stock jumped 2.3% after an unconfirmed Japanese media report that the automaker behind the Leaf electric car
Continue ReadingJAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesia authorities say a fishing boat that was carrying 37 people capsized in rough seas off Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, killing at least two people and leaving 24 others missing. The Dewi Jaya 2 was on its way from a port in Jakarta to Lombok Island near Bali carrying tons of fish
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Una tormenta invernal poderosa y de larga duración traerá fuertes nevadas a gran parte de las elevaciones más altas de la región intermontañosa del oeste de Estados Unidos hasta el final de esta semana. Más de 6 millones de personas podrían sufrir nevadas importantes, incluido Denver. Denver verá lluvia, nieve
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Una presunta explosión mortal de gas arrasó un barrio residencial en el norte de China este miércoles, dejando escenas de devastación y varias personas heridas. La potente explosión ocurrió justo antes de las 8 a.m., hora local, en un restaurante en la planta baja en una zona residencial de la ciudad
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A deadly suspected gas explosion ripped through a residential neighborhood in northern China on Wednesday, leaving a scene of devastation. The powerful blast occurred just before 8 a.m. at a ground-floor restaurant in a residential area of Sanhe city, Hebei province, east of the capital Beijing, state
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — TikTok, y algunos de sus usuarios, están haciendo todo lo posible para impugnar un proyecto de ley que podría conducir a una prohibición de la aplicación de videos cortos en todo Estados Unidos. Mientras los legisladores de la Cámara de Representantes se preparan para votar el proyecto de ley este
Continue ReadingBy DAKE KANG Associated Press CHENGDU, China (AP) — Some investors in a troubled Chinese trust fund are facing financial ruin under a government plan to return a fraction of their money back. They are casualties of China’s broader troubles as the financial industry is squeezed by a slump in the property industry that has
Continue ReadingBy KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — European Union lawmakers gave final approval to the 27-nation bloc’s artificial intelligence law Wednesday, putting the world-leading rules on track to take effect later this year. Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Artificial Intelligence Act, five years after regulations were first
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Vladimir Putin is poised to sweep to another six-year term in this week’s presidential election, even though Russians are dying in Ukraine in a war grinding through its third year and his country is more isolated than ever from the rest of the world. The all-but-certain outcome comes through his rigid
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By Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — High school seniors’ use of delta-8, a cannabis compound that’s sometimes marketed as “light THC” or a legal alternative to weed, is “appreciable,” according to a new study, particularly in states that don’t have a legal weed option for adults. Delta-8 THC, or delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, is one of more than
Continue ReadingBy MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When Shawn Landis, an evangelical Christian from Pennsylvania, heard about the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on southern Israel, he knew he would come to Israel to volunteer as soon as it was safe. Five months later, he was chopping vegetables in a Tel Aviv kitchen,
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s annual Iditarod dog sled race ended with a victory for the ages: One of the biggest names in the sport came from behind after a moose attack to win the grueling, dayslong contest for an unprecedented sixth time. But Dallas Seavey’s record-setting win late Tuesday
Continue ReadingBy CARLA K. JOHNSON AP Medical Writer Don’t be surprised if your doctors start writing you overly friendly messages. They could be getting some help from artificial intelligence. New AI tools are helping doctors communicate with their patients, some by answering messages and others by taking notes during exams. It’s been 15 months since OpenAI
Continue ReadingBy MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press FUTABA, Japan (AP) — The head of the U.N. atomic agency has observed firsthand the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s ongoing radioactive wastewater discharges for the first time since the contentious program began six months ago. He called it an “encouraging start.” An 2011 earthquake and tsunami damaged the Fukushima
Continue Readingby ZIMO ZHONG Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — China stocks were lower Wednesday after the overnight United States inflation report that signaled a diminished possibility of the Fed’s rate cut made investors cautious. Hong Kong stocks edged less than 0.1% lower at 17,082.11, ending its three consecutive days of gain. Hang Seng Tech Index
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — There was no green beer, no pickup trucks towing parade floats or throngs of tourists in gaudy green outfits. Instead, just a few dozen of Savannah’s early Irish immigrants marched a half-mile from a hotel near the riverfront to attend a special service at what then
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