By Matias Grez, CNN Argentine goalkeeper Leandro Requena scored one of the most outrageous goals you are ever likely to see during his Cobresal side’s 3-1 win over Colo-Colo in Chile’s top soccer league. With his team already leading 2-0 in the 77th minute, Requena took what initially looked like a fairly innocuous goal kick.
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN University of Virginia fifth-year running back Mike Hollins said Tuesday it’s a “miracle” that he’s able to return to the practice field, four months after surviving a shooting that killed three of his football teammates. “It’s literally a miracle that I’m here today and just living that out,” Hollins told reporters
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LONDON (AP) — The proposed fight between Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk to become the first undisputed world heavyweight champion since 2000 appears to be off. Usyk promoter Alex Krassyuk says the Ukrainian’s team ended negotiations because Fury was “putting so many obstacles in front of making the deal.” Usyk is the WBA, WBO and
Continue ReadingBy Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, CNN More than a year after a student told the US Coast Guard she was plied with alcohol and raped by her boss while training at sea, the agency is going after her alleged assailant’s ability to work on commercial ships. Coast Guard officials filed administrative charges against mariner
Continue ReadingBy Michael Lee, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A collaborative new report has detailed the wide-ranging health impacts of plastics, right from their production all the way to their use and eventual disposal. An analysis released Tuesday by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) in Cape Code,
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Mae Jones, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — An Idaho hospital has announced that it will no longer be able to deliver babies because the state’s near-total abortion ban — one of the most extreme in the U.S. — has driven so many doctors away. Bonner
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BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive arm has proposed rules to protect consumers from businesses selling goods labeled as green which actually aren’t. The European Commission said greenwashing was a notable problem, with 53% of green claims on products or services making “vague, misleading or unfounded information.” With its “green claims” directive unveiled on
Continue Reading By SHEIKH SAALIQ and KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian police are searching for a Sikh separatist leader who has revived calls for an independent homeland, stirring fears of violence in northwestern Punjab state. Police accuse Amritpal Singh and his aides of creating discord in the state, which is still haunted by
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — Police in Thailand have cordoned off a neighborhood in a city south of the capital where they have trapped a gunman inside his house after he shot dead at least two people and wounded several others. Police Maj. Punyapon Srimaek, speaking from the scene in Phetchaburi, confirmed that two people were dead,
Continue Reading By HANNA ARHIROVA Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s president posted a video Wednesday showing what he said was a Russian missile slamming into an apartment building in the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia. The video appears to be CCTV footage that captures the moment the missile hits the nine-story residential block by a busy
Continue ReadingFrancesca Street, CNN Andrea Rubakovic was stranded at London Heathrow Airport and feeling increasingly panicked by the prospect. It was early January 2010 and a sprinkling of snowfall had ground the UK capital to a halt. Andrea’s flight home to Toronto, Canada was canceled, as was pretty much every flight on the Heathrow departures board.
Continue ReadingBy Marshall Cohen, CNN The judge in the Dominion Voting Systems’ defamation case against Fox News signaled his interest Wednesday in the duty that executives like Rupert Murdoch might have to stop known liars from going on-air, and suggested he might force Murdoch to testify. Delaware Superior Court Judge Eric Davis repeatedly pressed a Fox
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanese security forces fired tear gas on Wednesday to disperse hundreds of protesters, mainly retired soldiers, who tried to break through the fence leading to the government headquarters in downtown Beirut. The violence came amid widespread anger over the harsh economic conditions in the country, where mismanagement
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN Associated Press TikTok’s CEO plans to tell Congress that the video-sharing app is committed to user safety, data protection and security, and keeping the platform free from Chinese government influence. Shou Zi Chew is due to answer questions Thursday from U.S. lawmakers concerned about the social media platform’s effects on its young
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Senator Elizabeth Warren is cranking up the pressure on the Federal Reserve following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. In a new letter shared exclusively with CNN, Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders and ten other senators are calling for the Fed to crack down on large regional banks with assets between $100
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Senator Elizabeth Warren is cranking up the pressure on the Federal Reserve following the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank. In a new letter shared exclusively with CNN, Warren, Sen. Bernie Sanders and ten other senators are calling for the Fed to crack down on large regional banks with assets between $100
Continue ReadingJacopo Prisco, CNN In which century was ciabatta bread invented? And how old is the chocolate chip cookie? If you don’t know the answers to these questions, don’t be surprised if your guesses are way off. These are among some of the foods that most people tend to believe are older than they actually are:
Continue ReadingBy Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden‘s pick to lead the Federal Aviation Administration is in jeopardy after a Democratic-led Senate committee abruptly delayed a crucial vote Wednesday on his nomination amid opposition from Republicans and uncertainty over Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s position. Phillip Washington’s nomination was first announced by Biden eight months ago and has
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN At some point later this year, the US will not be able to pay all of its obligations on time and in full unless Congress acts to address the debt ceiling. While talks between House Republicans and the White House remain stalled, some GOP lawmakers are looking at prioritizing certain payments
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Goodkind, CNN Federal Reserve officials have a difficult path ahead of them. They still have work to do to bring inflation down, but their efforts have been complicated by the events of the past few weeks. The failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and the ongoing stress in the regional banking
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