By HUIZHONG WU Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Five U.S. lawmakers have met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen during a surprise one-day visit intended to reaffirm America’s support for the self-governing island that is claimed by China. The visit comes as tensions between Taiwan and China have risen to their highest level in decades.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis lawmaker plans to try again on legislation to regulate a plant grown in Southeast Asia that is sold across Missouri. Republican state Rep. Phil Christofanelli of St. Peters told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that he will reintroduce the “Kratom Consumer Protection Act” in the upcoming legislative
Continue Reading By JANIE McCAULEY AP Sports Writer STANFORD, Calif. (AP) — Stanford football has become a landing spot for Latter-day Saints players who have returned from their two-year missions. Cardinal coach David Shaw embraces these players and encourages them to share their voices and experiences with the group. Defensive coordinator Lance Anderson is a big reason
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By John Blake, CNN Zak Khogyani has seen sights and wonders that would fill you with awe. He’s walked through Antelope Canyon in Northern Arizona, surrounded by swirling sandstone formations formed by flash flooding. He’s stood on the rugged Cliffs of Moher in Ireland, which rise some 700 feet over the Atlantic Ocean — a
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By Peter Nickeas, CNN The Milwaukee County district attorney whose office sought low bail leading to the release of the man accused of running over holiday paradegoers in a nearby suburb has been a longtime champion of efforts to reduce mass incarceration by using the discretion afforded prosecutors. Darrell E. Brooks, 39, of Milwaukee, now
Continue Reading By Peter Nickeas, CNN The Milwaukee County district attorney whose office sought low bail leading to the release of the man accused of running over holiday paradegoers in a nearby suburb has been a longtime champion of efforts to reduce mass incarceration by using the discretion afforded prosecutors. Darrell E. Brooks, 39, of Milwaukee, now
Continue Reading PARIS (AP) — French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin says shots were fired overnight at security forces and journalists on the French Caribbean island of Martinique amid violent protests over COVID-19 restrictions. Several police officers have been injured, Darmanin tweeted on Friday. He added that 10 people have been arrested. Martinique’s protesters this week joined a
Continue Reading By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The discovery of a new coronavirus variant sent a chill through much of the world as nations raced to halt air travel, markets fell sharply and scientists held emergency meetings. But the risks of the variant remained largely unknown. Medical experts, including the World Health Organization, warned
Continue Reading By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is warning Russia that any attempt to invade Ukraine would have costs as concern mounts about a Russian military buildup near its former Soviet neighbor’s borders. Ukraine says Moscow kept about 90,000 troops near their common border following massive war games in western
Continue Reading AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Two Auburn University students have won the $1 million first-place prize in a fishing tournament. The event was the Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships. Logan Parks and Tucker Smith topped 350 teams in the three-day event at Table Rock Lake in Ridgedale, Missouri, pulling in
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The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are sharply lower on Wall Street Friday after South Africa found a fast-spreading coronavirus variant and the European Union proposed suspending air travel from southern Africa. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 890 points after an hour of trading. The S&P 500 index was down
Continue Reading The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are sharply lower on Wall Street Friday after South Africa found a fast-spreading coronavirus variant and the European Union proposed suspending air travel from southern Africa. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped more than 890 points after an hour of trading. The S&P 500 index was down
Continue Reading By MARLON GONZÁLEZ and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — For many Hondurans, Sunday’s election will be about removing a party whose successive administrations are widely seen as deepening the country’s corruption over the past 12 years, driving tens of thousands to flee the country. For them, expelling President Juan Orlando Hernández’s National
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan for talks. The meetings mark a one-year anniversary of a Moscow-brokered peace deal that ended fighting in the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. Armenia and Azerbaijan have been locked in a decades-old dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh, a
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By Vasco Cotovio, Isa Soares and Tim Lister, CNN The phone connection between a Venezuelan prison cell and Houston, Texas, crackles and fades. Jorge Toledo sounds tired. He’s been held for four years, one of six former executives of Venezuela’s US-based oil refining company CITGO convicted of corruption. The sounds of prison life echo as
Continue Reading By Vasco Cotovio, Isa Soares and Tim Lister, CNN The phone connection between a Venezuelan prison cell and Houston, Texas, crackles and fades. Jorge Toledo sounds tired. He’s been held for four years, one of six former executives of Venezuela’s US-based oil refining company CITGO convicted of corruption. The sounds of prison life echo as
Continue Reading AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Two Auburn University students have won the $1 million first-place prize in a fishing tournament. The event was the Bass Pro Shops U.S. Open National Bass Fishing Amateur Team Championships. Logan Parks and Tucker Smith topped 350 teams in the three-day event at Table Rock Lake in Ridgedale, Missouri, pulling in
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Germán Padinger (CNN Español) — La Sección Tercera de la Sala Penal de la Audiencia Nacional de España ha considerado “suficientes” las garantías ofrecidas por la justicia estadounidense para la extradición de Hugo “Pollo” Carvajal, según informó en un comunicado este viernes. Esas garantías incluyen rechazar la solicitud previa de la Audiencia Nacional de que
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Chile aprobó este jueves el uso de la vacuna Sinovac para niños de tres años en adelante, según el director del Instituto de Salud Pública de Chile, Heriberto García. La autorización de esta vacuna se basó en el análisis de la institución de los estudios realizados por el laboratorio chino
Continue Reading By Allen Devlin Click here for updates on this story ATLANTA (WGCL) — Hundreds of customers showed up at an Atlanta restaurant Wednesday to pick up their orders only to find they weren’t ready yet. Crowds of people jumble together in the cold outside of Busy Bee Cafe, many waiting for hours for their pre-ordered
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