NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Author and illustrator Ian Woodward Falconer, known for his “Olivia” book series for children, has died. Falconer’s lawyer and agent Conrad M. Rippy said Falconer died Tuesday of natural causes while with family in Norwalk, Connecticut. He was 63. Falconer’s “Olivia” books featured a clever piglet with a great imagination named
Continue Reading By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — A powerful paramilitary commander has slammed Sudan’s ruling generals, saying they oppose stepping down to allow for a democratic transition under a civilian administration. Gen. Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, head of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, said Tuesday his conflict with other military leaders centers on the issue of
Continue Reading CAIRO (AP) — A passenger train derailed Tuesday north of Cairo, killing at least two people and injuring 16 others, Egyptian authorities said. It was the latest in a series of rail accidents in the country in recent years. The train went off its tracks as it traveled through a station in the city of
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Una explosión en un edificio de un área concurrida en la capital de Bangladesh, Dacca, este martes dejó al menos a 19 personas muertas e hirió a más de 50, según las autoridades del país. Todas las personas heridas se encuentran hospitalizadas. Mahid Uddin Khondekar, comisionado de la Policía Metropolitana de Dacca,
Continue ReadingBy Kostan Nechyporenko, Simone McCarthy, and Natasha Bertrand, CNN Ukraine has denied any involvement in the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipelines following a media report citing new intelligence that a “pro-Ukrainian group” may have been behind last year’s attack targeting Russia’s gas deliveries to Europe. The dismissal by a senior Ukrainian official on Tuesday
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Four of the candidates running in Kentucky’s Republican gubernatorial primary staked out positions Tuesday night on medical marijuana legalization and whether the state’s anti-abortion laws should be relaxed to allow more exceptions to the near-total ban. They took turns advocating conservative themes in
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma Republicans have formally censured their nonbinary Democratic colleague after state troopers said the lawmaker blocked them from questioning a transgender rights activist accused of assaulting a police officer during a protest over anti-trans legislation. The House voted along party lines Tuesday to censure Rep. Mauree
Continue ReadingBy Swati Gupta and Jessie Yeung, CNN An explosion ripped through a building in a crowded area of Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people and injuring more than 50 others, according to authorities in the South Asian country. Mahid Uddin Khondekar, additional commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said the cause of
Continue Reading By DAVID BAUDER and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Fox Corp. Chairman Rupert Murdoch said under oath that he believes the 2020 presidential election was free, fair and not stolen, according to court filings released Tuesday in a lawsuit over Fox News’ coverage of former President Donald Trump’s unfounded election fraud claims.
Continue Reading SANTA ROSA, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California school district heard community concerns about campus safety in the wake of a fatal stabbing at a high school. The school district held a “listening session” Tuesday. Students described their fears and called for increased access to counseling. The teenage suspect made his first appearance in court
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Department of Public Works announced in a Tuesday press release that it will have closures in the eastbound lanes in the 300 block of West Main Street for pavement repairs. Traffic will be reduced to one lane going east. Lane closures will begin at 8 a.m. Wednesday. Work
Continue Reading By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma voters rejected a state question Tuesday to allow for the recreational use of marijuana, following a late blitz of opposition from faith leaders, law enforcement and prosecutors. Oklahoma would have become the 22nd state to legalize adult use of cannabis and join conservative states like
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La semana pasada, el presidente de El Salvador, Nayib Bukele, publicó en Twitter un video típicamente polémico. Al son de una música acelerada, mostraba el traslado de cientos de detenidos a una nueva “megacárcel” bautizada oficialmente como Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo. Construida el año pasado para albergar a la creciente
Continue ReadingBy Chris Lau and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Donning a sassy piece of silk lingerie, a male model grooves to the beat and forms a heart shape with his fingers during a livestreaming session on Douyin, one of China’s most popular video-sharing platforms. His modeling performance is the latest illustration of the kind of entrepreneurial innovation
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By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma voters rejected a state question Tuesday to allow for the recreational use of marijuana, following a late blitz of opposition from faith leaders, law enforcement and prosecutors. Oklahoma would have become the 22nd state to legalize adult use of cannabis and join conservative states like
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ASHLAND, Mo. (KMIZ) No one was hurt in a mobile-home fire Tuesday morning in Ashland. The Southern Boone County Fire Protection District was called to a fire at 8:58 a.m. on Dee Woods Road. Fire officials told ABC 17 News the fire was called in by a neighbor. Officials said the owner was not home at the
Continue Reading By JUAN A. LOZANO and MICHAEL GRACZYK Associated Press HUNTSVILLE, Texas (AP) — Texas has executed an inmate for fatally stabbing his estranged wife and drowning her 6-year-old daughter in a bathtub nearly 14 years ago. Gary Green received a lethal injection Tuesday evening at the state penitentiary in Huntsville, Texas. He was condemned for
Continue ReadingBy Nectar Gan and CNN’s Beijing bureau China’s new Foreign Minister Qin Gang warned Tuesday that “conflict and confrontation” with the United States is inevitable if Washington does not change course, delivering a stern and wide-ranging rebuke of US policies for his first press conference in the new role. Qin, who was until recently China’s
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By AAMER MADHANI and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is preparing to relax COVID-19 testing restrictions for travelers from China as soon as Friday, according to two people familiar with the decision. The people, who were not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam, CNN Parts of Asia’s largest cities could be under water by 2100 thanks to rising sea levels, according to a new study that combines both the impact of climate change with natural oceanic fluctuations. Sea levels have already been on the rise due to increasing ocean temperatures and unprecedented levels of ice
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