By JOEAL CALUPITAN and AARON FAVILA Associated Press ABOARD BRP SINDANGAN (AP) — The Philippine navy says it will not allow China to remove a Philippine military outpost in a fiercely disputed South China Sea shoal where four Filipino navy personnel were injured in a confrontation between Chinese and Philippine ships. Philippine officials summoned a
Continue ReadingBy VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland has seen its most violent protest by farmers and supporters yet as some participants threw stones at police and tried to push through barriers around parliament. Several officers were injured. Police say they detained over a dozen people and prevented the protesters from getting through
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By Sam Joseph, CNN (CNN) — University of Iowa superstar Caitlin Clark is now the all-time leading scorer in NCAA Division I men’s and women’s basketball history and possesses an abundance of other records, but one achievement has evaded her so far in her illustrious college career: a national championship. With Clark set to leave
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — Los programas de combate a la inseguridad son el primer “saque” de las candidatas presidenciales en México en el inicio de las campañas. En un país donde 6 de cada 10 mexicanos mayores de 18 años dicen sentirse inseguros en las ciudades donde viven, según la Encuesta Nacional de Seguridad
Continue ReadingVATICAN CITY (AP) — Lingering respiratory and mobility problems are continuing to take their toll on the Pope. Francis presided over his weekly general audience on Wednesday. But he had an aide read his catechism lesson, as he has done for the past several days. He also appeared unable to climb up the few steps
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Un juez de Nueva York sentenció a 21 años y nueve meses de cárcel al general retirado Cliver Alcalá Cordones, una figura clave de la historia reciente de Venezuela, que pasó de leal mano derecha de Hugo Chávez a enemigo acérrimo de Nicolás Maduro. Ahora puedes seguirnos en WhatsApp Channel “Como miembro
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By Jack Guy, CNN (CNN) — Archaeologists say they have discovered what may be the largest mass grave ever excavated in Europe at a site in southern Germany. Roughly 1,000 skeletons of plague victims have so far been found in mass graves in the center of the city of Nuremberg, which experts believe may contain
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By David Goldman, CNN New York (CNN) — OpenAI fired back at Elon Musk, who sued the ChatGPT company last week for chasing profit and diverging from its original, nonprofit mission. Tuesday night, OpenAI published several of Musk’s emails from the early days of the company that appear to show Musk acknowledging OpenAI needed to make
Continue ReadingBy Chandelis Duster, CNN (CNN) — State lawmakers in Tennessee could soon pass a bill that would limit the types of flags that can be displayed in public schools, sparking outcry from LGBTQ advocates who say the measure is an attempt to ban the Pride flag and curtail free speech. The Tennessee state House advanced HB 1605
Continue Reading By Joseph Ataman and Pierre Bairin, CNN (CNN) — Attendance capacity at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games’ Opening Ceremony – the first to be held along a river – will be halved due to security reasons, French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said Tuesday in an interview with French broadcaster France 2. The minister said there was
Continue ReadingOpinion by Keith Magee (CNN) — As a Black American academic with a keen interest in US politics, I’m often asked during this fractious, deeply worrying time in our democracy why a small but not insignificant number of Black voters appear to be turning to former President Donald Trump. I always point out that that is entirely the
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — President Joe Biden won the Democratic caucuses in Hawaii on Wednesday, propelling him closer to winning his party’s nomination again after romping through the Super Tuesday contests earlier this week. The president defeated long-shot candidates including U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips and author Marianne Williamson. Biden went into
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By Clare Foran, Haley Talbot and Kristin Wilson, CNN The House voted on Wednesday to pass a package of six government funding bills as lawmakers race the clock to get the legislation through both chambers before an end of the week shutdown deadline. The Senate must next take up the measure as lawmakers face a
Continue ReadingBy ELAINE KURTENBACH AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China has plenty of room to maneuver to attain its annual target for robust economic growth of about 5% after a strong start for the year, top economic officials said Wednesday, though they acknowledged it’s a challenge. China’s exports rose about 10% in the first two
Continue ReadingSOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgarian lawmakers have unanimously approved the resignation of Prime Minister Nikolay Denkov, which he submitted as part of a power-sharing agreement between the two main political parties in the coalition government. The center-right GERB party which won last April’s general election and the runner-up, the reformist coalition led by “We Continue
Continue ReadingBy AJ Willingham, CNN (CNN) — Gold prices have hit another record high. Why are investors taking such a shine? It could be they’re betting the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates soon, or they’re using the precious metal as a hedge against inflation. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Nikki Haley anunciará hoy que abandona la carrera presidencial, según fuentes familiarizadas con sus planes. Haley se había convertido en la única rival del expresidente Donald Trump en la campaña de las primarias presidenciales republicanas, y aunque él logró la victoria en 14 de las 15 contiendas republicanas del Súper Martes,
Continue Reading By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — British tennis star Emma Raducanu says she’s not too focused on results this season, opting instead to develop her skills as she bids to rediscover her grand slam-winning form. The 21-year-old missed much of 2023 after operations on both wrists and an ankle, but returned to the court this
Continue Reading By Kylie Atwood, Arit John and Ebony Davis, CNN (CNN) — Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley announced Wednesday that she is exiting the Republican presidential race and urged presumptive nominee Donald Trump to “earn” the support of voters who backed her. “The time has now come to suspend my campaign. I said I wanted Americans to
Continue ReadingBy JOSEPH WILSON Associated Press BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti has denied wrongdoing after Spanish state prosecutors accused him of tax fraud during his first stint at the club. Prosecutors claim he used shell companies to hide parts of his income. They said in a statement that they are accusing Ancelotti
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