By Julia Horowitz, Salma Abdelaziz and Li-Lian Ahlskog Hou, CNN Growing up in Finland, Iida Ruishalme had a deep affinity for nature — particularly the forest, where she loved to go trekking with her dogs. Now, she’s worried that her daughters won’t experience such idyllic days as the climate crisis accelerates. So last month, she
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NEW DELHI (AP) — A man has been beaten to death in the northern Indian city of Amritsar after he allegedly attempted to commit a sacrilegious act inside the historic Golden Temple, one of Sikhs’ most revered shrines. Media reported the incident occurred during the daily evening prayer Saturday when the man jumped over a
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By Jen Christensen and Tara Subramaniam, CNN The lines for Covid-19 testing are long from New York to Miami-Dade County again, and good luck finding an at-home test in some parts of the country. As the Omicron variant spreads faster than any other coronavirus variant before it, the Biden White House has been pushing to
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The governor of an island province in the central Philippines says at least 63 people have died in the devastation wrought by Typhoon Rai in more than half of the towns that managed to contact him, bringing the death toll in the strongest typhoon to batter
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By Natasha Bertrand, CNN When the US intelligence community first picked up signs in the fall that Russia could be preparing a new attack on Ukraine, President Joe Biden directed his administration to act — and fast. Wary of repeating mistakes made in 2014, when the US and Europe were caught off guard by Russia’s
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By Alaa Elassar, CNN Turquoise LeJeune Parker ends every class by telling each of her students she loves them. The 34-year-old library teacher at Lakewood Elementary School in Durham, North Carolina, does everything she can to prove it, and her recent fundraiser, which collected $106,000 to feed her students in need, is her most recent
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By Frank Pallotta, CNN Business “Saturday Night Live” wasn’t exactly live from New York on Saturday night. The NBC variety show opened with Tom Hanks greeting a nearly empty studio since the show went without a live audience because of the recent rise in Covid-19 cases. “Tonight everyone at ‘Saturday Night Live’ planned to do
Continue Reading By MALLIKA SEN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — People’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2021 Paul Rudd has been inducted into the vaunted Five-Timers Club on “Saturday Night Live,” but the surging omicron variant of the coronavirus meant there was no live audience to see it happen. Instead, viewers at home saw new sketches taped
Continue Reading By PATRICIA LUNA and JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — Chileans are electing their next president following a polarizing campaign. The vote pits a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump against a millennial former student protest leader who promises to attack nagging inequality in Latin America’s most advanced economy. Conservative José Antonio Kast
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By DAVID SOLOMON Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Walter Kessler scored 19 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked four shots, and Wendell Green Jr. had 15 points and Jabari Smith scored 13 to help No. 13 Auburn overcome a 13-point deficit to beat Saint Louis 74-70 Saturday night. K.D. Johnson hit a jump shot
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police have identified a 61-year-old man as a prime suspect behind a fire that engulfed a mental health clinic in an eight-story building where he was a patient, killing 24 people who were trapped inside. The government also announced plans to inspect tens of thousands of
Continue Reading SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sophomore Keegan Murray poured in a career-high 35 points and Iowa breezed to a 94-75 victory over Utah State in a neutral-site game at the Sanford Pentagon. Murray knocked down 13 of 17 shots from the floor with two 3-pointers and seven rebounds for the Hawkeyes (8-3), who snapped a
Continue Reading n GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Police in Guatemala say 12 people have been slain in a village that has been involved in a years-long territorial dispute with a nearby town. The National Civil Police said those killed Saturday include men, women and children. But authorities gave no details on what happened in in the village
Continue Reading By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The governor of an island province in the central Philippines says at least 49 people have died in the devastation wrought by Typhoon Rai in just half of the towns that managed to contact him, bringing the death toll in the strongest typhoon to batter the
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By Kay Jones, CNN A Washington state senator has died a month after confirming with a local radio station he was in El Salvador and sick with Covid-19. State Sen. Doug Ericksen’s family announced his death through a statement issued Saturday by the Washington State Senate Republican Caucus, but they did not state the cause
Continue Reading SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Isiaih Mosley had 28 points as Missouri State romped past Central Arkansas 106-70. Jaylen Minnett had 14 points for the Bears (8-4), who picked up their fourth straight victory. Darious Hall had 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Bears of Central Arkansas (1-9), who have lost six straight.
Continue Reading MALIBU, Calif. — Jan Zidek had 15 points to lead five in double figures as Pepperdine beat Southeast Missouri 83-77. Darryl Polk Jr. added 13 points for the Waves. Jade’ Smith chipped in 12, Mike Mitchell Jr. scored 11 and Houston Mallette had 10. Smith also had six rebounds, while Mitchell Jr. posted six assists.
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japanese police have identified a 61-year-old man as a prime suspect behind a fire that engulfed a mental clinic in an eight-story building where he was a patient, killing 24 people who were trapped inside. The government also announced plans to inspect buildings nationwide. Authorities believe the
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By Laura Studley, CNN The creator of the human-like robot toys Transformers, Henry Orenstein, died Tuesday at the age of 98 due to complications from Covid-19, his wife Susie Orenstein told CNN Saturday. Orenstein died at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey, his wife confirmed. A Holocaust survivor who lived through five concentration
Continue Reading By AVERY OSEN Associated Press LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Remy Martin hit a 3-pointer with one minute to go to extend a three-point lead and help No. 7 Kansas over Stephen F. Austin 80-72 on Saturday night. The Jayhawks (9-1) led 73-70 before Martin buried the 3 from the top of the key. Christian Braun
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