Asian markets advanced Monday after a couple of economic reports showed some signs of promise for China’s manufacturing sector. Manufacturing in China grew at its strongest pace in nearly three years, according to private survey data released Monday by the media group Caixin and research firm Markit. The Caixin/Markit purchasing managers’ index edged up from
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Mohe, the northernmost city in China, is now more accessible than it has ever been, thanks to a new highway that opened to traffic on December 1. Chinese state-owned media CGTN reported that the final stage of the Beijing-Mohe National Highway, which runs from the capital to Mohe for a total of nearly 2,300 kilometers
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The House impeachment inquiry now enters a significant stretch that could lead to the impeachment of Trump by year’s end. Here’s a look at the coming week: Monday: The House Intelligence Committee is expected to allow its members to review the panel’s impeachment report, which details the committee’s findings from the impeachment inquiry into Trump
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Rosa Parks was honored with a new statue in downtown Montgomery, Alabama, on Sunday, 64 years to the day she was arrested for refusing to move to the back of a city bus. Sunday marks the second annual Rosa Parks Day in Alabama, after the Legislature approved the honor for the civil rights icon last
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A Maine man was killed by a device he made for the front door of his home, police say. Ronald Cyr, 65, called 911 on the evening of Thanksgiving Day and reported he had been shot, the Van Buren Police Department said. When officers arrived, they discovered a device on the front door of the
Continue Reading Prince Harry wants us to do it. Emma Thompson does, too. And unlike the other two, who’ve been criticized for their high-carbon lifestyles at odds with their public pronouncements, Greta Thunberg actually does it herself. “Greening” our vacations — making travel more sustainable without relinquishing it entirely — is one of the fastest growing movements
Continue Reading In an industry where stars face immense pressure to portray themselves as the immaculate image of happiness, K-pop duo Goo Hara and Sulli appeared to be different. Toward the end of their lives, the close friends were honest about who they were. They didn’t try to adopt a persona as a perfect lover or sister.
Continue Reading Millions of travelers are stressing out as powerful storms rolling over the East Coast interrupt or delay their return home from the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The weather has already caused a plane to slip off a runway while it was landing at Buffalo Niagara International Airport Sunday, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority spokeswoman Helen Tederous told
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Pat Sullivan, the former Auburn University quarterback who won the school’s first Heisman Trophy in 1971 and went on to play in the NFL, has died. He was 69. Sullivan’s family, in a statement Sunday, said he died at home, surrounded by loved ones. “He was diagnosed with cancer in 2003 and fought a long
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WASHINGTON, DC — Neither President Donald Trump nor his attorneys will participate in Wednesday’s House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing, they said late Sunday. In a letter to Chairman Jerrold Nadler, White House counsel to the President Pat Cipollone said, “We cannot fairly be expected to participate in a hearing while the witnesses are yet to
Continue Reading The Australian state of New South Wales rolled out “high definition detection cameras” on Sunday, designed to catch drivers using cell phones behind the wheel. Andrew Constance, New South Wales’ minister for roads, said the “world-first” technology would target illegal cell phone use through “fixed and mobile trailer-mounted cameras.” The cameras will use artificial intelligence
Continue Reading With 64 days until the Iowa caucuses and a record number of Democratic candidates, the 2020 election will be here before you know it. Every Sunday, I deliver to your inbox the 5 BIG storylines you need to know to understand the upcoming week on the campaign trail. And they’re ranked — so the No. 1 story is the most
Continue Reading If you’re stuck in the airport this Thanksgiving — and if the storms expected to thrash the West Coast and the onslaught of a record 31.6 million air travelers are any indication, you might be — it could be easy to abandon hope. You could easily air your grievances in a strongly-worded tweet to your
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(CNN Underscored) — El Lunes Cibernético (Cyber Monday) o, el gran final de la semana de compras más grande del año, está casi a la mano. Pero no es necesario esperar hasta mañana para comprar todas las grandes ofertas; muchos minoristas tienen ventas durante el fin de semana cibernético y ofrecen excelentes ofertas en las
Continue Reading A powerful winter storm couldn’t stop the New York Giants and Green Bay Packers from facing off Sunday in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Snow started falling just before the game and quickly covered the field, so during breaks in the game, MetLife Stadium staff took to the field to shovel off the yard lines, every
Continue Reading Former Pennsylvania Rep. Joe Sestak on Sunday ended his long-shot 2020 presidential bid after failing to gain traction in the race for the Democratic Party’s nomination. “I want to thank you for the honor of running for President of the United States of America,” Sestak said in a statement. “It has been an endeavor filled
Continue Reading (CNN Español) — Carabineros de Chile solicitó este sábado a la fiscalía que se cite “a la brevedad” a la cantante Mon Laferte a prestar declaración ante “fiscales que tramitan los procesos sobre incendios en el Metro de Santiago”, de acuerdo con un comunicado publicado en la cuenta de Twitter de la institución. El objetivo,
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As people around the world commemorate World AIDS Day, in many countries, the disease is still cutting lives short at an alarming rate. Of the 770,000 AIDS-related deaths in 2018, almost two-thirds occurred in Africa and the Middle East where infected people have little access to treatment. In their constant work to reduce the number
Continue Reading A 38-year-old woman was arrested on arrival in Dublin Sunday and has been identified by Ireland’s Justice Minister as a former soldier in Ireland’s army, who told CNN in March that she had traveled to Syria as an ISIS bride. Irish Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan said in a statement that Lisa Smith had been deported
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Click here for updates on this story HARTFORD, CT (WFSB) — A Stratford couple tied the knot at Connecticut Children’s Medical Center on Saturday afternoon. Hospital staff officiated the marriage of 26-year-old Jonathan Sales and 27-year-old Alyssa Griffin in Hartford. It is the first wedding for the hospital. Sales, who beat cancer as a 13
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Former Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday said that “no country is getting the job done” when it comes to taking action on climate change and that the US and other nations are “way behind” on curbing the crisis. “There are great efforts out there, many environmental groups, young people particularly, but no country
Continue Reading Here’s what you need to know to Start Your Week Smart. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered to your inbox daily. You give us five minutes, and we give you five things you must know for your weekday, plus a Sunday edition to get your week started smart. Sign up
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — Thousands of Milwaukee children have too much lead in their systems. On Sunday, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett announced his plans to give millions from a federal grant to help with the city’s lead crisis in 2020. Mayor Barrett hopes to put more than $2 million
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story GRAHAM, NC (WGHP) — A Graham man was shot Friday when a man tried to break into a home and a fight broke out, according to the Alamance County Sheriff’s Office. Tristan Antonio Chavez, 22, of Graham, was found with a gunshot wound when deputies responded to the
Continue Reading (CNN) — Mientras los viajeros de Acción de Gracias regresan a casa el domingo, dos tormentas poderosas a cada extremo de Estados Unidos han dejado a más de 50 millones de personas bajo algún tipo de alerta de clima invernal. Las aerolíneas han retrasado los vuelos en todo el país en lo que se espera
Continue Reading (CNN) — Las dos víctimas mortales de un ataque terrorista cerca del Puente de Londres eran graduados de la Universidad de Cambridge, dijo el domingo la Policía Metropolitana de Londres. Saskia Jones, de 23 años, y Jack Merritt, de 25, estaban involucrados con Learning Together, una red de académicos y organizaciones de justicia penal, que
Continue Reading Click here for updates on this story NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — City officials have offered a $5,000 reward for information about the shooting on Canal Street that left 10 people injured, two critically. NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson issued the following statement: “What happened in our city overnight was a cowardly and senseless act that we
Continue Reading Maximo, an asylum seeker, fled his native Honduras with his son to seek a new life in the United States. But while waiting for their cases to be heard he says they have practically become prisoners in a shelter for migrants in the Mexican border town of Nuevo Laredo, where cartels prey on migrants who
Continue Reading The only lawmaker to have worked on three congressional impeachment probes said Sunday that President Donald Trump’s conduct involving Ukraine “is more serious” than former President Richard Nixon’s Watergate scandal. California Rep. Zoe Lofgren, a California Democrat who helped draft an article of impeachment against Nixon as a congressional staffer and served on the House
Continue Reading A Republican member of the House Judiciary Committee argued Sunday that it would benefit President Donald Trump to have his counsel participate in the committee’s upcoming impeachment hearings. “I think it would be to the President’s advantage to have his attorneys there. That’s his right,” California Rep. Tom McClintock said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week.”
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