BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party has expelled a former vice minister of public security amid a raft of accusations from corruption to abandoning his post amid the COVID-19 outbreak. Sun Lijun was fired after an investigation was opened last year and he will now face prosecution and what is likely to be a
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — Police in Hong Kong halted a four-person pro-democracy protest on China’s National Day amid a expanding crackdown on free speech and opposition politics. Chanting and carrying a banner, the four members of the opposition party League of Social Democrats had attempted to march to the site where the official National Day
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By DAVID SMALE Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Shane Bieber pitched three effective innings, Bradley Zimmer drove in three runs and the Cleveland Indians beat the Kansas City Royals 6-1 to avoid a three-game sweep. Royals star Salvador Perez, who left Wednesday’s game after spraining his right ankle, started and hit a double.
Continue Reading By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite a long night of frantic negotiations, Democrats remain unable to reach an immediate deal to salvage President Joe Biden’s $3.5 trillion government overhaul, forcing leaders to call off promised votes on a related public works bill. Action is to resume Friday. Speaker Nancy Pelosi had
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By Jasmine Wright and Jeremy Diamond, CNN Vice President Kamala Harris’s office is trying to contain the fallout from an exchange earlier this week between the vice president and a student who characterized Israel’s actions toward Palestinians as “an ethnic genocide and a displacement of people.” While visiting a political science class at George Mason
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The University of Missouri has released its annual fire safety and security report; the report goes back three years.
Continue Reading MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Sam is a powerful Category 4 storm again with forecasters predicting a glancing blow to Bermuda as it spins north in the Atlantic Ocean. A tropical storm watch was issued on Thursday for the island. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Sam is centered about 550 miles south-southeast of Bermuda and
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A quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan shows sentiment among manufacturers at its highest level in nearly three years. The results of the central bank’s “tankan” survey found sentiment among large manufacturers rose to 18 from 14. The reading for nonmanufacturers edged up only slightly, to 2 from 1. The world’s third-largest economy was
Continue Reading A quarterly survey by the Bank of Japan shows sentiment among manufacturers at its highest level in nearly three years. The results of the central bank’s “tankan” survey found sentiment among large manufacturers rose to 18 from 14. The reading for nonmanufacturers edged up only slightly, to 2 from 1. The world’s third-largest economy was
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By Evan Perez, CNN Justice Correspondent The Drug Enforcement Administration said Thursday it made 810 arrests and seized more than 1.8 million fake pills during a two-month sweep to stem the flow of counterfeit medications containing the synthetic opioid fentanyl. The lethal tablets are fueling a surge in US drug-overdose deaths in recent years, and
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN) — El FBI está colaborando en la búsqueda de una mujer de 19 años que desapareció el viernes pasado de un complejo de apartamentos en Orlando, dijo el jueves el sheriff del condado Orange. El sheriff John Mina dijo que la oficina está prestando tecnología para la búsqueda de Miya Marcano, quien
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Un tribunal en República Dominicana condenó a 30 años de prisión, la pena máxima que contempla la legislación, a tres hombres hallados culpables de atacar con una mezcla química corrosiva conocida como “ácido del diablo” a una joven de 19 años en 2020. Al escuchar la decisión del tribunal, la víctima,
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Jefferson City held an open house Thursday for citizens to provide input about the proposed options for ward redistricting.
Continue Reading By AARON FAVILA and JOEAL CALUPITAN Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Newly retired boxing star Manny Pacquiao has filed his certificate of candidacy for the Philippine presidency at the start of the registration period for the May elections. Restrictions were in place at the registration venues to prevent huge crowds from gathering in a
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Violent crime in the state of Missouri increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new FBI crime data.
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN Business) — Se acabó Scarlett Johansson contra Disney. El jueves, la actriz y Disney resolvieron su disputa sobre la demanda que Johansson presentó contra la empresa en julio. La demanda alega que Disney violó su contrato al lanzar “Black Widow”, una película de Marvel protagonizada por la actriz, en Disney +
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By Bethlehem Feleke and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Ethiopia is expelling seven senior United Nations officials, just days after the UN’s aid chief warned the war-torn northern Tigray region was descending into famine due to the government’s blockade of aid deliveries. Among those ordered out of the country are officials from the UN’s Children Fund (UNICEF)
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La situación en Venezuela es desalentadora en todos los ámbitos. Es bien sabido, por ejemplo, que las familias más pobres temen más al hambre que a la pandemia de covid-19; o que la represión contra opositores es señalada por entes internacionales como la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU). La cruda
Continue Reading By JULHAS ALAM Associated Press DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Rights groups, the United Nations and the U.S. government have called for a full investigation into the killing of a Rohingya leader in a refugee camp in southern Bangladesh. Police say Mohibullah was shot by unknown attackers at the Kutupalong refugee camp late Wednesday. A colleague
Continue Reading By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Scarlett Johansson and the Walt Disney Co. have settled her lawsuit over the streaming release of “Black Widow.” Thursday’s settlement brought a swift end to what began as the first major fight between a studio and star over changing movie rollout plans. Johansson filed the
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