By Jessie Yeung, CNN The postcard image of Hong Kong is one of glitzy skyscrapers against lush mountains, dim sum restaurants and investment bankers in suits. But in recent weeks, the international financial hub has again been in the headlines for something darker: the death of model and influencer Abby Choi, whose dismembered body parts
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By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The Iditarod dog sled race started Saturday with a fan-friendly ceremonial run through the streets of Anchorage, Alaska’s largest city. The real race starts Sunday in Willow, about 70 miles north of Anchorage. Brent Sass is the defending champion and the odds-on favorite to win this
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER, DAVID SHARP and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Cleanup began in battered parts of the South and Midwest after a sprawling storm system produced ferocious winds and heavy snow that caused widespread damage and multiple deaths before racing through the Northeast on Saturday. More than a foot of snow fell in parts of
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By BRUCE SCHREINER, DAVID SHARP and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Cleanup began in battered parts of the South and Midwest after a sprawling storm system produced ferocious winds and heavy snow that caused widespread damage and multiple deaths before racing through the Northeast on Saturday. More than a foot of snow fell in parts of
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Noah Carter and Kobe Brown each scored 17 points and Missouri clinched its first double-bye into the Southeastern Conference tournament by edging Mississippi 82-77 in the regular-season finale for both teams on Saturday. The Tigers will be the No. 4 seed and first-year coach Dennis Gates will make his tournament debut
Continue ReadingBy Xiaofei Xu and Kareem El Damanhoury, CNN Several sub-Saharan countries, including Ivory Coast, Mali, Guinea and Gabon, are helping their citizens return from Tunisia following controversial remarks from the country’s president last month concerning illegal immigration into the North African country. In a meeting of Tunisia’s National Security Council on February 21, President Kais
Continue Reading By The Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ja’Shon Henry led Bradley with 17 points and Malevy Leons sealed the victory with a free throw with six seconds left as the Braves defeated Indiana State 71-70 on Saturday night in the Missouri Valley Conference tournament semifinal game. Henry added seven rebounds for the Braves (23-8).
Continue Reading AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens scored 22 points and became the Big 12 Conference all-time leader in games played, Emily Ryan had a double-double and No. 23 Iowa State rolled past Texas Tech 72-56 to close the regular season on Saturday. Joens, in her fifth season, played in her 154th game, all starts, also
Continue Reading By JIM VERTUNO AP Sports Writer AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Sir’Jabari Rice scored 23 points and a smothering defensive effort carried No. 9 Texas to a 75-59 win over No. 3 Kansas that earned the Longhorns a second-place finish in the Big 12. Kansas had already secured the league championship earlier in the week. The
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Seis personas murieron en un ataque registrado este sábado en la ciudad de Comayagüela, Honduras. El portavoz de la Secretaría de Seguridad, Miguel Martínez Madrid, confirmó la noticia a CNN. El funcionario policial señaló que, según los informes preliminares realizados en base a los dichos de testigos, varios
Continue Reading A Canadian woman and a pediatric cardiologist from Georgia are winners in Key West’s annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest. Brian Cardis of Macon, Georgia, performed the Jimmy Buffett song “Fins” on a a pink-lined conch shell with holes so it can be played like a flute to win the men’s contest Saturday. Carol Whiteley of
Continue Reading By CARLA BRIDI Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro says he did nothing illegal following reports that he tried to bring jewelry worth more than $3 million into the country in 2021 without declaring it to authorities. The jewelry had been given as a gift to Bolosonaro by the Saudi
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Una mujer de Pensilvania que desapareció hace más de 30 años y que su familia creía muerta fue encontrada recientemente viviendo en un hogar de ancianos en Puerto Rico, informó su familia y la policía en una conferencia de prensa este jueves. Patricia Kopta, ahora de 83 años, fue vista por
Continue ReadingBy Eric Bradner, Kristen Holmes and Kate Sullivan, CNN Former President Donald Trump said Saturday that he would not drop out of the 2024 presidential race if he were indicted in any of the federal and state investigations he faces. “I wouldn’t even think about leaving,” Trump told reporters at the Conservative Political Action Conference
Continue Reading DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 76-year-old woman accused of fatally shooting her terminally ill husband in a Florida hospital was released from jail. Jail records show Ellen Gilland was released on $150,000 bond Friday night. She was initially charged with first-degree murder in January after police say she shot her 77-year-old husband, Jerry Gilland,
Continue Reading By DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Rikki Harris made a go-ahead layup with 38 seconds left for 14th-ranked Ohio State in a 79-75 victory over second-ranked Indiana after rallying from a record 24-point deficit in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament on Saturday. Taylor Thierry had 19 points, 12 rebounds and
Continue Reading NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police are continuing their search for a suspect wearing a full-body protective suit who shot and killed a convenience store worker in the city’s Upper East Side. Authorities are also investigating whether the same suspect was involved in another shooting overnight. The assailant escaped on a scooter. No
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER, DAVID SHARP and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press The winter-weary Northeast and upper Midwest were digging out Saturday from another round of heavy snowfall while cleanup began in battered parts of the South and Midwest after a sprawling storm system produced ferocious winds that left widespread damage and caused multiple deaths. More than
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER, DAVID SHARP and COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press The winter-weary Northeast and upper Midwest were digging out Saturday from another round of heavy snowfall while cleanup began in battered parts of the South and Midwest after a sprawling storm system produced ferocious winds that left widespread damage and caused multiple deaths. More than
Continue Reading By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Self-help author Marianne Williamson, whose 2020 White House campaign featured more quirky calls for spiritual healing than actual voter support, launched another longshot bid for the presidency on Saturday, becoming the first Democrat to formally challenge President Joe Biden for the 2024 nomination. “We are upset about
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