OSLO, Norway (AP) — Authorities say a beluga whale that lived off Norway’s coast and whose harness ignited speculation that it was a Russian spy, was not shot to death as claimed by animal rights groups but died of a bacterial infection. Norwegian police cited Friday a final autopsy that “concludes that the probable cause
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One person was killed after a crash on West Old Plank Road in Columbia early Friday morning.
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By Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN New York (CNN) — TikToks of customers stuffing their faces with a $20 endless shrimp. More than 100 restaurant closures and thousands of layoffs. A revolving door of CEOs. Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Damola Adamolekun, the new chief executive of Red Lobster, is taking over a chain in turmoil. And he’s only
Continue ReadingJulia Hernández (CNN) –Volé más de un millón de millas con docenas de aerolíneas de todo el mundo, y perdí la cuenta de cuántas veces me subí a un avión de Air China para hacer el corto trayecto de Beijing a Shanghai. Durante la semana, las aerolíneas programan más de 60 vuelos diarios entre la
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Columbia police arrested a 25-year-old man early Friday after shots were fired along Clark Lane.
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By Kevin Liptak, CNN (CNN) — Former President Barack Obama plans to commence a 27-day campaign sprint for Vice President Kamala Harris next week in Pennsylvania, an adviser to the Democratic presidential nominee’s campaign said, hoping his star power among Democrats can help propel her to the office he once held. Openly concerned about Democratic complacency and acutely
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani authorities have placed shipping containers on key roads and highways leading to the capital and suspended cellphone service in Islamabad in an attempt to prevent supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan from holding a rally seeking his release. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government also deployed paramilitary rangers
Continue Reading By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US job growth surged in September, blowing past expectations and providing solid reassurance for the ongoing stability of the labor market. Employers added an estimated 254,000 jobs in September, according to data released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That’s a much higher tally than August’s monthly total (which was
Continue Reading CNN By Rob Kuznia, Nelli Black and Kyung Lah Minneapolis (CNN) — One state audit found that bonus checks intended for frontline workers during the pandemic were handed out to undeserving recipients. Another criticized a Minnesota state agency for failing to ensure there were no conflicts of interest in taxpayer-funded mental health and addiction programs.
Continue Reading By Rob Kuznia, Nelli Black and Kyung Lah Minneapolis (CNN) — One state audit found that bonus checks intended for frontline workers during the pandemic were handed out to undeserving recipients. Another criticized a Minnesota state agency for failing to ensure there were no conflicts of interest in taxpayer-funded mental health and addiction programs. A
Continue ReadingBy Laura Paddison, CNN (CNN) — Parts of icy Antarctica are turning green with plant life at an alarming rate as the region is gripped by extreme heat events, according to new research, sparking concerns about the changing landscape on this vast continent. Scientists used satellite imagery and data to analyze vegetation levels on the
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The Kansas City Chiefs’ receiver room got a little less crowded Thursday.
Continue ReadingAssociated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungary’s prime minister says the European Union risks entering an “economic cold war” with China, and is pledging to vote against an EU plan to impose higher tariffs on the import of Chinese electric vehicles. EU countries are set to vote on Friday whether to finalize the tariffs, part
Continue ReadingAnalysis by Hanna Ziady, CNN London (CNN) — In late September, as Israel’s nearly year-long war widened and its credit rating was downgraded yet again, the country’s finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said that, while Israel’s economy was under strain, it was resilient. “Israel’s economy bears the burden of the longest and most expensive war in
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TODAY: Friday is a sunny day, with highs only slightly cooler than Thursday. Expect highs near 80, and variable winds through the day. Some fair weather clouds are expected this afternoon. TONIGHT: Mostly clear skies and temperatures near 60 are forecast. EXTENDED: More dry weather is expected through the rest of the forecast. Temperatures are
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer The European Union’s top court says some FIFA rules on player transfers are contrary to EU legislation relating to competition and freedom of movement. The court’s ruling on Friday comes after former France international Lassana Diarra legally challenged FIFA rules following a dispute with a club dating to a decade ago. Diarra
Continue ReadingAssociated Press KISELJAK, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — A severe rainstorm struck Bosnia overnight Friday, killing at least 16 people in floods and landslides in several towns and villages in central and southern parts of the country, with surging waters rushing into people’s homes as they were sleeping. Rescue services in the south said several people were
Continue ReadingAssociated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A lawmaker representing Greenland in Denmark’s Parliament was asked to leave the podium of the assembly because she refused to translate her speech into Danish. Aki-Matilda Høgh-Dam, from the social democratic Siumut party, had distributed a written translation of her speech but was told it could only be debated
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By Chris Lau and Nodoka Katsura, CNN Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese toymaker MegaHouse has unveiled a miniature Rubik’s Cube — one so tiny that you might need a pair of tweezers to solve it. Each face of the cube, which is made from aluminum, measures about five millimeters (around 0.2 inches) across. It was made
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By Yoonjung Seo and Lex Harvey, CNN Seoul, South Korea (CNN) — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un threatened to use nuclear weapons to destroy South Korea if attacked, state media reported Friday, after South Korea’s president warned that if the North used nuclear weapons it would “face the end of its regime.” The fiery
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