CNN By Christy Choi, CNN | Interview by Julia Chatterley, CNN (CNN) — With “Shogun,” Hiroyuki Sanada wanted to get things right. “Sometimes (Hollywood) misunderstands our culture,” the actor, one of Japan’s biggest movie stars, told CNN. “So, I wanted to…introduce the world correctly.” He plays Lord Yoshii Toranaga on the acclaimed FX miniseries, an
Continue Reading By Christy Choi, CNN | Interview by Julia Chatterley, CNN (CNN) — With “Shogun,” Hiroyuki Sanada wanted to get things right. “Sometimes (Hollywood) misunderstands our culture,” the actor, one of Japan’s biggest movie stars, told CNN. “So, I wanted to…introduce the world correctly.” He plays Lord Yoshii Toranaga on the acclaimed FX miniseries, an adaptation
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN) — Rusia vetó este miércoles una resolución del Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas que proponía prohibir el uso de armas nucleares en el espacio exterior en medio de preocupaciones respaldadas por la inteligencia estadounidense de que Moscú esté tratando de desarrollar un dispositivo nuclear capaz de destruir satélites. El embajador
Continue ReadingBy ANNE D’INNOCENZIO AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Ever since college, Brad Jobling struggled with his weight, fluctuating between a low of 155 pounds when he was in his 30s to as high as 220. He spent a decade tracking calories on WeightWatchers, but the pounds he dropped always crept back onto his
Continue Reading By Julia Buckley, CNN Venice, Italy (CNN) — April 25 has long been a historic day in Venice – the date is not just Italy’s Liberation day, but it’s also the feast day of the city’s patron saint, St. Mark. But now Venice will notch up another dose of history for April 25 – as
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By Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — The Miami Heat stunned the Boston Celtics 111-101 at TD Garden on Wednesday to level their first-round playoff series at 1-1. The Heat, playing without injured talisman Jimmy Butler, knocked down a franchise playoff record of 23 three-pointers to upset the Celtics, with Tyler Herro hitting six of them
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By Teele Rebane, Heather Chen and Manveena Suri, CNN (CNN) — A dramatic operation to save the lives of more than 100 pilot whales ended in partial success on Thursday after wildlife officials managed to return most of the stranded animals to sea. Rescue teams rushed to the beach located in the coastal town of Dunsborough,
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TODAY: Thursday is a cloudy day, with increasing shower chances across the region. Spotty showers through the morning, will precede a better chance for scattered showers this afternoon and evening. Temperatures are held in the 60s today. TONIGHT: Showers and a few rumbles of thunder linger overnight. Temperatures remain warm, in the 50s. EXTENDED: Friday
Continue ReadingTAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan’s president-elect has appointed new foreign and defense ministers to join his incoming administration as the island faces continuing military threats and diplomatic isolation from China. Lai Ching-te, who assumes the presidency on May 20, announced Thursday that current Presidential Secretary General Lin Chia-lung will take over as foreign minister. He
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By Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — Shares in Meta plunged Thursday, as the Facebook owner’s plans to “invest aggressively” in artificial intelligence spooked investors. The stock fell as much as 15% to $421.40 when the Nasdaq opened, wiping $183 billion off its market value. The selloff, which started in after-hours trade Wednesday, came as
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Lincoln University Board of Curators are set to meet Thursday morning to discuss the renovation budget of Dawson Hall along with tuition and fee increases. This is also the first meeting for Lincoln University President John Mosley after the independent investigation of Bonnie Candia-Bailey’s death by suicide. Independent investigators could find
Continue ReadingSofía Barruti (CNN en Español) — Mientras las preguntas sobre seguridad incluidas en el referendo y la consulta popular impulsados por Daniel Noboa obtuvieron un apoyo mayoritario de los ecuatorianos, aquellas sobre economía y empleo fueron rechazadas por casi 7 de cada 10 ciudadanos, de acuerdo con los datos del Consejo Nacional Electoral de Ecuador
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — Italy is marking its liberation from Nazi occupation and fascist rule amid a fresh media controversy over the legacy of Italian fascist complicity in the Holocaust and World War II-era crimes. Premier Giorgia Meloni, whose Brothers of Italy party traces its roots to the neo-fascist movement that
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal-fired power plants would be forced to capture smokestack emissions or shut down under a rule issued Thursday by the Environmental Protection Agency. New limits on greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-fired electric plants are the Biden administration’s most ambitious effort yet to roll back planet-warming pollution
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI and JOSH BOAK Associated Press SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — President Joe Biden has arrived in New York state to celebrate a tech company’s plans to build a campus of computer chip factories made possible in part with government support. The initial phase of the Micron Technology project would open the first plant
Continue Reading By Ella Nilsen and Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — The Biden administration on Thursday finalized a highly anticipated suite of rules to cut hazardous, planet-warming pollution generated by power plants in one of its most significant environment and climate actions to-date. The Environmental Protection Agency’s new rules will compel coal and new natural gas power plants to
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By Devan Cole, CNN (CNN) — Amid calls for Justice Clarence Thomas to recuse himself from a high-stakes case over whether Donald Trump has presidential immunity from criminal prosecution, the conservative jurist has made clear that he doesn’t plan to step aside – or even respond publicly to the appeals from Democrats and others. The
Continue Reading By Kevin Liptak and Kayla Tausche, CNN Syracuse, New York (CNN) — President Joe Biden might not be saying much about his Republican challenger’s criminal trial, but as Donald Trump sits in a Manhattan courtroom — irritated, seemingly tired and, by his own declaration, freezing cold — the president is still finding plenty to say
Continue ReadingBy JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — A ship traveling in the Gulf of Aden has come under attack, the latest assault likely carried out by Yemen’s Houthi rebels over Israel’s ongoing war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The attack comes after the U.S. military said early Thursday an allied warship shot down
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While some places have been drenched, others have hardly gotten any rain at all.
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