By Betsy Klein, CNN President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden will welcome South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol and first lady Kim Keon Hee to the White House in late April for an official state visit, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said Tuesday. The state visit will be the second of
Continue ReadingBy Russell Kinsaul Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — Two Republican state representatives from Wentzville are seeking a full accounting of the contamination and potential caused by the nuclear weapons work that took place in the St. Louis region decades ago. Additionally, they hope to get the state to
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Desde Simone de Beauvoir a Malala Yousafzai, mujeres de todo el mundo han inspirado la lucha por la igualdad con sus acciones y también con sus palabras. En el marco del Día Internacional de la Mujer, repasamos algunas de las reflexiones que acompañan a quienes trabajan cada día para
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By MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Taylor Swift will receive the 2023 iHeartRadio Innovator Award at the iHeartRadio Music Awards later this month, which will feature performances by Kelly Clarkson, Keith Urban, Pat Benatar, Muni Long, Cody Johnson, Coldplay and Pink, who is this year’s Icon Award recipient. The Innovator Award
Continue Reading BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai man has been sentenced to two years in prison for selling calendars featuring satirical cartoons of yellow ducks that a court said mocked the country’s monarch. The legal aid group Thai Lawyers for Human Rights says Bangkok’s Criminal Court ruled that the calendar for 2021 contained pictures of yellow ducks
Continue Reading DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An explosion in a seven-story commercial building in Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday killed at least 14 people and injured dozens, officials said. The explosion occurred in Gulistan, a busy commercial area of Dhaka, fire department official Rashed bin Khaled said by phone. The building contained several stores selling plumbing products and
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — Los bomberos de la ciudad de Kochi, en el sur de la India, trabajaban este martes para controlar la propagación de humos tóxicos después de que un basurero se incendiara hace cinco días, envolviendo la zona en una espesa niebla y asfixiando a los residentes. El gigantesco basurero de Brahmapuram, en el
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN Nick Cannon posted a cryptic tweet with a baby bottle emoji, and we already know what you are thinking. “The Masked Singer” host got the internet buzzing on Monday with the post, which some interpreted as Cannon hinting he would be welcoming another child — his 13th. “EXPECT some big
Continue ReadingBy Alexis Zotos Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS, Missouri (KMOV) — The spring sports season is underway and parents, coaches and leagues are taking new efforts to ensure the safety of kids after recent high-profile events including the cardiac arrest incident involving an NFL player. At the Edwardsville Tigers 10U practice
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Michelle Obama broke down shortly after leaving then-President Donald Trump‘s inauguration, the former first lady candidly shared in a new podcast, as the emotions of leaving their family’s home after eight years and resentment over Trump taking office overwhelmed her. “When those doors shut, I cried for 30 minutes straight, uncontrollable
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN The White House unveiled Tuesday a plan to shore up a key Medicare trust fund by raising taxes on those earning more than $400,000 a year and by allowing Medicare to negotiate prices for even more drugs. Medicare, which covers more than 65 million senior citizens and people with disabilities, is
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Nuttle Click here for updates on this story KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (KITV) — A Maui man was cited for harassing wildlife after officials said he “actively pursued” an adolescent humpback whale and a pod of spinner dolphins off the coast of the Big Island. Officials with the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR)
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SHREVEPORT, Louisiana (KTBS) — Shreveport police are investigating the city’s latest shooting Monday morning. More than a dozen units responded to the 2600 block of Lindholm Street at Hearne Avenue just before 7 a.m. Police said a man was shot in the chest while walking
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Los avances hacia la igualdad de género “se están desvaneciendo ante nuestros ojos”, dijo este lunes el secretario general de las Naciones Unidas, António Guterres, ante la Comisión de la Condición Jurídica y Social de la Mujer. Hablando con el grupo clave de derechos de las mujeres de la ONU antes
Continue ReadingBy Kari Barrows Click here for updates on this story POLK COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — Two men from Polk County have been convicted on federal dogfighting charges. Laddie Dwayne McMillian, 47, and Derrick Twitty, 48, were charged with violating the Animal Welfare Act and related criminal charges. According to a press release from the
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be a Roman shrine beneath a former graveyard in the grounds of a cathedral in central England. Experts from the University of Leicester said Tuesday that they found what appears to be the cellar of a Roman building and a fragment of a 1,800-year-old altar
Continue ReadingBy Hayatullah Amanat, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — A new research found that face-blindness probably affects as many as three per cent of the world’s population – significantly more people than initially believed. Face blindness, also known as developmental prosopagnosia, was previously thought to affect 2 to
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Lopez-Martinez, CTVNews.ca writer Click here for updates on this story TORONTO (CTV Network) — After being given a zero per cent chance of survival at birth, Canadian premature twins Adiah Laelynn and Adrial Luka Nadarajah continued to defy the odds on their first birthday as they were recognized with a Guinness World Record.
Continue Reading ROME (AP) — Two Italian air force planes collided in mid-air and crashed to the ground, killing both pilots. Italy’s air foce said in a statement on Tuesday that the pilots were flying in an exercise when their light aircraft collided. The two U-208 aircraft crashed to the ground near the Guidonia military airport, located
Continue Reading By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The new U.N. human rights chief says his office has opened “channels of communication” to help follow up on concerns about the rights of minorities in China, including Uyghur Muslims and Tibetans. Volker Türk did not detail how his office plans to follow up on a critical
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