By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has stressed that Europe won’t tolerate attempts at undermining the territorial integrity of its nations and said that diplomatic tools like the Normandy Format should be used to de-escalate tensions after Russia massed troops near Ukraine’s border. Scholz was speaking Sunday alongside
Continue Reading MILAN (AP) — Firefighters in Sicily are digging through rubble in the search for missing people after an explosion apparently caused by a gas leak killed at least three people. Firefighters said two women were rescued overnight while six people remain missing in the town of Ravanusa. All those in the building were members of
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By Casey Barber, CNN Can’t find graham cracker crusts, Cool Whip or peppermint extract? Time to think outside the box — or cookie tin, as the case may be. Creativity might be the first item on the grocery list this holiday season. As supply chain issues and higher costs continue to wreak havoc among all
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By Andy Rose, CNN California Gov. Gavin Newsom expressed his “outrage” Saturday at a Supreme Court decision to allow the Texas six-week abortion ban to remain in effect and said he would use similar legal tactics to tackle gun control in his state. “I am outraged by yesterday’s US Supreme Court decision allowing Texas’s ban
Continue Reading CNN’s Jessica Schneider explains the Supreme Court decision that allows the controversial Texas abortion law to continue, but also allows providers to sue.
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By Akanksha Sharma, Susanna Capelouto and Sana Noor Haq, CNN A stolen Hublot watch that belonged to Diego Maradona has been recovered by police in India‘s northeastern state Assam, one year on from the Argentinian football legend’s death. Calling it “an act of international cooperation,” Assam state police announced on Twitter on Saturday that the
Continue Reading By Faith Karimi, CNN Wendy Wein wanted her ex-husband dead. In July of 2020 the Michigan woman came across a website, Rent-A-Hitman, that promised to “handle your delicate situation” privately and in a timely manner. The site boasts having almost 18,000 field operatives who can do a job anywhere in the United States. It features
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Nikita Mazepin will miss the season-ending Formula One race after testing positive for COVID-19. Haas will run just one car Sunday in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Mick Schumacher. Reserve driver Pietro Fittipaldi was not eligible to replace Mazepin because Fittipaldi did not drive in at least
Continue Reading VAL d’ISÈRE, France (AP) — French skier Clément Noël dominated the first slalom of the World Cup season for his ninth career win as many other pre-race favourites faltered. Noël defied challenging course conditions on the Face de Bellevarde as he posted the fastest time in both runs. He finished 1.40 seconds ahead of Kristoffer
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By Jason Hanna, Elizabeth Joseph, Claudia Dominguez, Susannah Cullinane, Eric Levenson and Amir Vera, CNN More than 100 people are feared dead after a series of tornadoes ripped through several states in the Midwest and South and transformed homes and businesses into piles of rubble late Friday into Saturday. In Kentucky alone, the death toll
Continue Reading Tornadoes leave trail of destruction and devastation across 6 states. Isabel Rosales has the latest.
Continue Reading By Laura Studley, CNN A decades-old family photo from a home in Kentucky turned up more than 150 miles away in Indiana on Saturday after apparently being whipped up into the debris of deadly tornadoes that tore through the region. “Walked out to my car in New Albany, Indiana and found this picture stuck to
Continue Reading By JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Gothic novelist Anne Rice has died due to complications from a stroke. Rice’s son Christopher Rice announced her death late Saturday on her Facebook page and his Twitter page. Rice was widely known for her bestselling novel “Interview With the Vampire.” The 1976 book was
Continue Reading By Noah Sheidlower and Radhika Marya, CNN Leonardo Nourafchan wanted to do something different. After trying out jobs in real estate, the California native knew he wanted to break into the food industry, starting with catering from his home and creating blogs. He worked long hours in the kitchens of New York restaurants, including Mike’s
Continue Reading By CHARLOTTE ANTOINE-PERRON Associated Press NOUMEA, New Caledonia (AP) — Voters in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia voted overwhelmingly Sunday to stay part of France in an independence referendum marred by a boycott from separatist forces. They had called for the vote to be delayed because of the pandemic and were angry over
Continue Reading By TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett has made a historic trip to the United Arab Emirates, the first visit to the country by an Israeli premier. The trip Sunday is part of a blitz of regional diplomacy amid the backdrop of struggling nuclear talks with Iran. Israel has
Continue Reading By KATIE TAM and HUIZHONG WU Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — More than a thousand men and women plunged into the cool water of Hong Kong’s Victoria Bay on Sunday morning, competing to see who could swim the fastest across the harbor in open water. The New World Harbour Race has been suspended the
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Event organizers say the Foo Fighters rock band has called off its concert at the Formula One race in Abu Dhabi due to “unforeseen medical circumstances.” The organizers offered no further details about the medical issue, other than to say that Dave Grohl and the Foo Fighters were “unable
Continue Reading By Tamara Qiblawi, CNN Four-year-old Azhi hobbles across a makeshift migrant center on the Polish-Belarusian border. Grabbing his mother’s hand for support, he carefully tucks his legs under piles of donated blankets. Metal rods tower above the people to prop up a giant zinc roof. Azhi, who has splints on his legs, is smiling and
Continue Reading By ELDAR EMRIC Associated Press SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) — As most European nations impose new restrictions to curb the omicron variant, Bosnia is taking a relatively laissez-faire approach to soaring COVID-19 infections in the region. And that tactic is delighting the Balkan nation’s winter tourism industry. Last week, thousands of skiers happily slalomed their way
Continue Reading By GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer LAS VEGAS (AP) — Julianna Peña stopped Amanda Nunes with a rear naked choke in the second round at UFC 269 on Saturday night. She claimed the bantamweight title from the long-reigning two-division champion in one of the biggest upsets in recent UFC history. Charles Oliveira also defended his
Continue Reading EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Sebastian Aho had two goals and an assist, and the Carolina Hurricanes beat the Edmonton Oilers 3-1 on Saturday night for their fourth consecutive win. Nino Niederreiter also scored for the Hurricanes, who improved to 12-3-1 on the road, and Frederik Andersen made 22 saves. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins had the only goal
Continue Reading By JOHN ZENOR AP Sports Writer TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — JD Davison’s putback dunk with 33 seconds left and a final defensive stop gave No. 9 Alabama a 83-82 victory over 14th-ranked Houston on Saturday night. Houston’s Kyler Edwards missed a 3-point attempt and two last-ditch attempts bounced off the rim, with the last of
Continue Reading By TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — Max Domi had two goals and an assist, Jake Bean scored 55 seconds into overtime and the Columbus Blue Jackets beat the Seattle Kraken 5-4. Jack Roslovic and Oliver Bjorkstrand each had a goal and assist for the Blue Jackets, who won for just the second
Continue Reading BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Justin McCall registered 18 points and nine rebounds as Cal State Bakersfield narrowly defeated Idaho 59-58. Rashad Smith led the Vandals with 16 points and six rebounds.
Continue Reading CALGARY, Alberta (AP) — Linus Ullmark made 40 saves and Brad Marchand had a goal and an assist as the Boston Bruins beat the Calgary Flames 4-2. Ullmark has given up two or fewer goals in each of his last five starts, winning four of those games. He improved to 7-5-0. Charlie McAvoy, Curtis Lazar,
Continue Reading By DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Brendan Lemieux scored in his return from a five-game suspension for biting a player, and the Los Angeles Kings ended the Minnesota Wild’s eight-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory on Saturday night. Phillip Danault also scored for the Kings and Jonathan Quick made 29 saves.
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored in his fourth straight game, James Reimer made 34 saves in his return to the lineup and the San Jose Sharks beat the Dallas Stars 2-1. Hertl scored in the first period to give him six goals in the past four
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By JOSH DUBOW AP Sports Writer SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Tomas Hertl scored in his fourth straight game, James Reimer made 34 saves in his return to the lineup and the San Jose Sharks beat the Dallas Stars 2-1. Hertl scored in the first period to give him six goals in the past four
Continue Reading By BRUCE SCHREINER and DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Eight people are confirmed dead at a Kentucky candle factory that was hit by a tornado and another eight remain missing, but dozens more have been accounted for, a company spokesman said Sunday, raising hope that the toll from a Midwest twister outbreak
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