By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un supervised another test firing of a new multiple rocket launch system the country plans to deploy to its forces starting this year as it bolsters its lineup of weapons targeting South Korean population centers. State media said Friday’s test
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Somalia is asking the United Nations to terminate its political mission in the country, which has been assisting the government to bring peace and stability in the face of attacks by the al-Qaida-linked extremist group al-Shabab. In a letter to the Security Council and Secretary-General
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El cielo nocturno se ilumina de auroras boreales este fin de semana, consecuencia de una tormenta solar geomagnética, de acuerdo con el Centro de Predicción del Clima Espacial (SWPC, por sus siglas en inglés). Las auroras son un efecto secundario más positivo del aumento de la actividad solar y aparecen alrededor
Continue ReadingBy AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii (AP) — The families of five Hawaii men who served in a unit of Japanese-language linguists during World War II received posthumous Purple Heart medals on behalf of their loved ones on Friday, nearly eight decades after the soldiers died in a plane crash in the final
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Honolulu has agreed to approve or deny applications to carry guns in public within four months of submission in response to a lawsuit by residents who complained of delays of up to a year. The federal lawsuit filed in March alleged that making applicants wait so
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CNN By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — A series of solar flares and coronal mass ejections from the sun have the potential to create dazzling auroras that may be seen as far south as Alabama and Northern California but also disrupt communications on Earth tonight and over the weekend, according to the National Oceanic and
Continue ReadingOpinion by Norman Eisen (CNN) — Friday was a relatively low-key day in the Manhattan criminal trial of former President Donald Trump, as prosecutors offered a series of additional witnesses for putting documents and records into evidence and we await the testimony of former Trump attorney Michael Cohen on Monday. I thought I would take advantage of the relative lull
Continue ReadingANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels have added veteran infielder Niko Goodrum to their major league roster and placed infielder Ehire Adrianza on the 10-day injured list with back spasms. Goodrum was in the lineup for his Angels debut on Friday night against Kansas City, batting fifth and playing third base. The Angels
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By Himari Semans and Chris Lau, CNN Tokyo/Hong Kong (CNN) — With a history spanning more than 1,200 years, “hadaka matsuri,” or the naked festival, is Japanese masculinity on full display. Quite literally. Across Japan, in freezing winter, thousands of men strip naked — except for a delicate piece of crotch-covering white loincloth — to
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — El presidente de Ucrania, Volodymyr Zelensky, destituyó al jefe de la agencia responsable de su protección después de que dos de sus funcionarios fueran detenidos por un presunto complot de asesinato en su contra. El despido del jefe del Servicio de la Guardia Estatal (UDO, por sus siglas en inglés),
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press EAST MEADOW, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge has struck down a Long Island county’s order banning female transgender athletes after a local women’s roller derby league challenged it. Judge Francis Ricigliano ruled Friday that Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman didn’t have the authority to issue his February executive
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sam Rubin, a beloved entertainment anchor and reporter for KTLA in Los Angeles who was on a first-name basis with Hollywood’s top stars, has died. He was 64. The station announced that he died unexpectedly on Friday. No cause was released. Rubin joined the station’s morning news
Continue ReadingANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Mike Dunleavy has issued a state disaster declaration for southwest Alaska communities that have experienced flooding due to the spring breakup of river ice and snowmelt. The Anchorage Daily News reports that water surrounded some homes in low-lying areas of the regional hub of Bethel, while much of Kwethluk was
Continue ReadingBy KIM CHANDLER Associated Press FAIRHOPE, Ala. (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has told attendees at a judicial conference that he and his wife have faced “nastiness and lies” over the last several years. He also decried Washington, D.C., as a “hideous place.” Thomas was the closing speaker at the 11th Circuit Judicial
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Schnuck Markets Inc. announced in a Friday press release that it will convert the Eatwell Market on South Providence Road in Columbia to a “traditional” Schnucks location. The company stated in the release that it will discontinue the Eatwell Market brand, which operated in Columbia and Chesterfield. The Chesterfield location will close
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer Sean “Diddy” Combs is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that he and two other men raped a 17-year-old girl in a New York recording studio in 2003. The federal court filing Friday is the latest piece of pushback against a series of lawsuits and a criminal
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez Ghio (CNN) — La actual tormenta solar geomagnética es ahora “extrema”, o nivel 5 de 5, dijo este viernes por la noche el Centro de Predicción del Clima Espacial (SWPC, por sus siglas en inglés). Las condiciones del G5 llegaron a la Tierra a las 6:54 p.m. hora del este. Es probable que
Continue ReadingBy JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly has vetoed proposed restrictions on foreign ownership of land in Kansas. Kelly rejected a bill that top Republicans argued would protect military bases from Chinese spying. Kansas House Speaker Dan Hawkins accused Kelly of “apathy” toward serious national security threats from
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El gobierno de Biden afirmó este viernes que es “razonable considerar” que las fuerzas israelíes utilizaron armas estadounidenses en Gaza de forma “incompatible” con el derecho internacional humanitario, pero no llegó a afirmar oficialmente que Israel violó la ley. El informe, elaborado por el Departamento de Estado, afirma que se están
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Republican Party has removed one of its officers after a judge found he voted illegally nine times after moving to the state. Party Chairman Josh McKoon says the state Republican Committee voted 146-24 on Friday to remove Brian K. Pritchard. Georgia is among states where supporters
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