Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — For the first time, North Korean officials have been seen wearing lapel pins with the image of leader Kim Jong Un. That’s another sign the North is boosting his personality cult to the level bestowed on his late father and grandfather. North Koreans are required to wear pins
Continue ReadingAP Business Writer BANGKOK (AP) — Japan has revised earlier estimates to show that its economy contracted at a 2.9% annual pace in the first quarter of the year, as meanwhile a survey by the central bank showed conditions remain sluggish. Analysts had expected the downward revision in the GDP data for January-March and said
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMIZ) Lance Lynn and Ryan Helsley entered some elite company after their dominant performances helped lift the Cardinals to a 2-0 win over the Reds on Sunday, securing a four-game series split. Lynn surpassed 1,000 career strikeouts in a St. Louis uniform, becoming one of just six players in franchise history to
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By John Fritze, CNN (CNN) — The Supreme Court is expected to hand down its final opinions of the term on Monday morning, resolving the question of whether former President Donald Trump may claim immunity from federal election subversion charges. Overstepping their unofficial end-of-June deadline by a single day, the nine justices will assemble on
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — After months of intense speculation and official reticence, China has finally confirmed its two former defense ministers who vanished from public view last year had been under investigation for corruption. Their dramatic downfall has exposed deep-rooted alleged deceit in key sectors of Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s
Continue ReadingBy Mary Gilbert and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — Hurricane Beryl has strengthened into a Category 5 Atlantic hurricane — the earliest on record — as it powers across the Caribbean after bringing devastation to the Windward Islands, where at least one person is dead. Its intensity also marks just the second time an Atlantic hurricane
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) — La ultraderechista Agrupación Nacional (RN) de Francia, el partido de Marine Le Pen, lidera la primera vuelta de las elecciones parlamentarias nacionales de este domingo, según los resultados definitivos publicados este lunes por el Ministerio del Interior. El bloque RN obtuvo el 33,15% de los votos, mientras que la coalición de
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LA PAZ, Bolivia (AP) — Signs reading “I’m buying dollars” line the doors of Víctor Vargas’ shoe shop in the heart of Bolivia’s biggest city, a desperate attempt to keep his family business alive. Just a few years ago, the 45-year-old Vargas would unlock the doors at 8 a.m. to a crush of
Continue ReadingAssociated Press DNIPROPETROVSK REGION, Ukraine (AP) — At a rural penal colony in southeast Ukraine, several convicts stand assembled under barbed wire to hear an army recruiter offer them a shot at parole. In return, they must join the grueling fight against Russia. “You can put an end to this and start a new life,”
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By Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Buying a vape just got harder in Australia with the introduction of some of the world’s toughest anti-vaping laws that limit the sale of vapes with nicotine to pharmacies. From Monday, users will need to present a doctor’s prescription to a pharmacist to buy vapes, and the
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Boeing announced plans to acquire key supplier Spirit AeroSystems for $4.7 billion, a move that it says will improve plane quality and safety amid increasing scrutiny by Congress, airlines and the Department of Justice. Boeing previously owned Spirit, and the purchase would reverse a longtime Boeing strategy of outsourcing key work
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