By DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s not just old rock stars benefiting from the current trend of artists selling off rights to their work. The heirs of Bing Crosby have reached a deal, estimated at more than $50 million, with the music marketing firm Primary Wave to try and introduce
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CHIGNIK, Alaska (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.5 has struck early Monday off the coast of Alaska. The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter was about 71 miles east of the village of Chignik. The depth was reported at about 28 miles deep. The U.S. Tsunami Warning Center says there is
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By Amy Cassidy, Tara John and Max Foster, CNN London’s police force has decided to take “no further action” against Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, following a review sparked by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who has filed a lawsuit against him in New York for alleged sexual abuse. The Metropolitan Police Service decided to drop
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By Jill Disis, CNN Business China’s property crisis is ensnaring yet another developer. Modern Land is asking investors for more time to pay back a $250 million bond, according to a company filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on Monday. The payment was due October 25. Modern Land said it wants to extend that
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By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Timothée Chalamet has teased a first look at his portrayal of iconic candy man Willy Wonka in the upcoming film “Wonka.” The Oscar-nominated actor took to social media on Thursday to share a picture of himself in costume as the younger version of Roald Dahl’s much-loved creation. He is decked out
Continue ReadingMariana Toro (CNN) — Mientras que una enorme inversión para reparar carreteras y adaptarse al cambio climático enfrenta un destino incierto en el Congreso, un nuevo informe encuentra que gran parte de la infraestructura de EE.UU. ya está en riesgo quedar inoperante por inundaciones. Y a medida que el planeta se calienta, se espera que
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By Laura He, CNN Business Flooding in northern China is hitting a major coal production center hard, sending coal prices soaring and complicating efforts by Beijing to tackle ongoing power shortages. Heavy rains have forced the closures of 60 coal mines in Shanxi province, China’s largest coal mining hub, according to a statement released Saturday
Continue Reading By AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration has belatedly congratulated journalist Maria Ressa for being one of two winners of this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. However, it rejected criticism that it was a slap on Duterte’s administration despite Ressa being a critic of the president,
Continue Reading By PAN PYLAS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Prince Charles is urging world leaders to do more than “just talk” when they gather in Scotland’s biggest city, Glasgow, from the end of this month for a U.N. climate summit. The summit, which is scheduled for Oct. 31-Nov. 12, is being billed by many environmentalists as
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are mixed amid persisting worries about energy shortages and weaker than expected jobs growth in the U.S. Shares fell in Paris, Frankfurt and Sydney but rose in Tokyo and London. Shanghai was flat. Surging demand has collided with supply and shipping constraints, among other
Continue Reading By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are mixed amid persisting worries about energy shortages and weaker than expected jobs growth in the U.S. Shares fell in Paris, Frankfurt and Sydney but rose in Tokyo and London. Shanghai was flat. Surging demand has collided with supply and shipping constraints, among other
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Las mujeres embarazadas que desarrollan síntomas de covid-19 corren el riesgo de complicaciones de emergencia y otros problemas con sus embarazos, según dos nuevos estudios. La enfermedad también pone en riesgo a sus hijos. El primer estudio mostró que las mujeres embarazadas con covid-19 sintomático tenían un mayor porcentaje de complicaciones de
Continue Reading By FADI TAWIL Associated Press ZAHRANI, Lebanon (AP) — Firefighters have extinguished a huge blaze that broke out in a storage tank at one of Lebanon’s main oil facilities in the country’s south. Monday’s fire lasted more than three hours and sent orange flames and a thick black column of smoke into the sky. The
Continue Reading By SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — A military court in Burkina Faso has started the trial of 14 people including former President Blaise Compaore for the killing of influential leftist leader Thomas Sankara, who was ousted as president by Compaore in a 1987 coup. According to military documents seen by The
Continue Reading By TSAFRIR ABAYOV Associated Press YAVNE, Israel (AP) — Israeli archaeologists say they have unearthed a massive ancient winemaking complex dating back some 1,500 years. They say the complex includes five wine presses, warehouses, kilns for producing clay storage vessels and tens of thousands of fragments and jars. The complex was discovered in Yavne, a
Continue Reading SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Five Indian soldiers have been killed in a fierce gunbattle with militants fighting against Indian rule in the Himalayan region of Kashmir, as violence in the disputed region has increased in recent weeks. An Indian army spokesman says police and soldiers cordoned off a forested area following an intelligence report that
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — British police will not be taking any further action against Prince Andrew after a review prompted by a Jeffrey Epstein accuser who claims that he sexually assaulted her. Virginia Giuffre is suing Queen Elizabeth’s second son. She claims she was trafficked by Epstein to have sex with Andrew in London when she
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Luego de una operación de un año por parte de agentes encubiertos del FBI, una pareja de Maryland fue arrestada y acusada de intentar vender secretos nucleares estadounidenses a otro país a cambio de criptomonedas. El ingeniero nuclear de la Marina de EE.UU. Jonathan Toebbe, quien tenía una autorización de seguridad de
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By Rhea Mogul, CNN Singapore and Malaysia have each revealed plans to start reopening their borders as the Southeast Asian neighbors move away from their zero-Covid strategies toward living with the virus. Malaysian Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said Sunday the country would end its domestic and international travel restrictions for fully vaccinated residents from
Continue Reading By JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — German Chancellor Angela Merkel has implored Israel not “to lose sight” of the need to establish a Palestinian state. Merkel spoke Monday at a Tel Aviv think tank as she wrapped up a two-day farewell visit to Israel. It was one of the few areas of disagreement
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