LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — The International Skating Union has followed the World Anti-Doping Agency in appealing the decision not to ban Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva over the doping case which overshadowed last year’s Beijing Olympics. The ISU said that despite Valieva’s age it was important to pursue the case at the Court of Arbitration
Continue ReadingBy Kevin Liptak, CNN President Joe Biden barely slept as he rolled in the dark toward Kyiv earlier this week, sitting awake as his curtained-off train car crossed into the warzone that has come to shape so much of his presidency. Biden departed Europe three days later having loudly recommitted to backing Ukraine as it
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By TRISHA AHMED and JIM SALTER Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — States in the northern plains are largely shutting down ahead of a massive winter storm that could dump up to 2 feet of snow in some areas, accompanied by strong winds and dangerously cold temperatures. Many schools throughout the Dakotas, Minnesota and Wisconsin were
Continue ReadingBy Will Wintercross, Global Health Reporting Center A doctor who colleagues say cared for thousands of Syrians over his career was among more than 48,000 killed by the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria. He was buried last week. The mid-morning low winter sun cast long shadows as the body of Dr. Bahig Dwedari was
Continue ReadingBy Patrick Snell and Amy Woodyatt, CNN Following this month’s earthquake that shook Turkey and Syria, Turkish soccer star Merih Demiral is organizing a fundraiser to support victims of the devastation in his home country Demiral, who plays for Italian Serie A club Atalanta, is auctioning off jerseys and kits of superstar players like Cristiano
Continue ReadingBy Ivana Kottasová and Yulia Kesaieva, CNN The body lay across the street from Ivan Fedorov’s house for several days. Fedorov didn’t dare to go outside, so he never found out who the dead man was. All he knows is that he was a civilian. “He was just a passer-by who got shot,” Fedorov told
Continue ReadingBy Sandee LaMotte, CNN Ouch, that aching back! Perhaps it’s from sitting too long, picking up a heavy object, a sudden slip or fall, or an aging spine — whatever the cause, sudden pain in the lower back is a common complaint. In fact, low back pain is the leading cause of years lived with
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN In 2015, millions of people around the world tuned in to hear President Jimmy Carter announce that his cancer — metastatic melanoma — had spread to his brain, but he didn’t focus solely on his own disease. Rather, he used the international attention to talk about an illness he did not
Continue ReadingBy Lauren Fox and Melanie Zanona, CNN As the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine approaches, the Republican Party finds itself bitterly divided on Capitol Hill over whether the US should continue aiding Ukraine — a dispute that is only expected to intensify in the months ahead even as GOP leaders have sought to
Continue ReadingBy Shawna Mizelle, CNN Lawmakers in 32 states across the US have introduced or pre-filed at least 150 bills aimed at making it harder to vote, according to a new analysis from the liberal-leaning Brennan Center for Justice at New York University’s law school. The report, which covers legislative activity through January 25, 2023, was
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno and Jessie Gretener, CNN Shamima Begum, who left the United Kingdom to join ISIS at the age of 15, has lost her appeal against the decision to revoke her British citizenship. Judge Robert Jay gave the decision on Wednesday following a five-day hearing in November, during which her lawyers argued the UK
Continue ReadingBy Issy Ronald, CNN “Crazy Rich Asians” star Constance Wu is pregnant with her second child. “Bun in the oven. Filipinese baby #2 coming soon,” she wrote on her Instagram story Tuesday, alongside a photo of herself visibly pregnant. She already shares a daughter with Ryan Kattner, frontman of the band Man Man. Wu is
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LONDON (AP) — A British woman whose U.K. citizenship was revoked after she traveled to Syria to join the so-called Islamic State group has lost an appeal to have her citizenship restored. Shamima Begum was 15 years old when she and two other girls from London joined the extremist group in February 2015. Authorities withdrew
Continue Reading WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is weighing Wednesday whether Facebook, Twitter and YouTube can be sued over a 2017 Islamic State group attack on a Turkish nightclub based on the argument the platforms assisted in fueling the growth of the terrorist group. What the justices decide to do in this case and a related
Continue Reading TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — A Dutch-flagged container vessel en route from Lithuania to neighboring Latvia caught fire in the Baltic Sea, prompting the 15-strong crew to be evacuated and leaving the vessel to drift in the Gulf of Riga, off the Latvian capital. The JR Shipping company, based in the Dutch port of Harlingen, said
Continue Reading BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Police in Spain have detained the father of two sisters who were victims of so-called “honor killings” while visiting family in Pakistan. Spain’s National Police confirmed local media reports that the father was taken into custody in the eastern town of Terrassa near Barcelona. He is under investigation for his possible
Continue Reading SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Hybe, the South Korean entertainment company behind K-pop sensation BTS, says it has completed its acquisition of a 14.8% stake in rival SM Entertainment, making it SM’s largest single shareholder. The purchase was finalized even as SM Entertainment has accused Hybe of staging a hostile takeover to control the firm
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN Liverpool’s torrid season went from bad to worse on Tuesday as Jurgen Klopp’s side suffered a humiliating 5-2 defeat at home to Real Madrid in the Champions League. Though the last-16 tie is only halfway done, even the most optimistic of Liverpool fans will find it hard to believe this struggling
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Nueve jueces se propusieron este martes determinar cómo sería el futuro de Internet si la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos redujera el alcance de una ley que algunos creen que creó la era de las redes sociales modernas. Después de casi tres horas de argumentos, estaba claro que los jueces
Continue ReadingBy Jeremy Diamond, Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler, Oren Liebermann and Phil Mattingly, CNN Last October, a weeklong barrage of Russian missiles and kamikaze drones destroyed nearly a third of Ukraine’s power stations, plunging millions of Ukrainians into darkness ahead of winter and signaling a significant Russian tactical shift to target civilian infrastructure. Back in Washington,
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