By Nadine Schmidt, CNN Germany’s military honored Chancellor Angela Merkel with their highest ceremony for a civilian on Thursday, complete with an eclectic mix of music personally selected by the outgoing leader and punctuated by an emotional speech. During the “Großer Zapfenstreich,” or the Grand Tattoo ceremony — which was pared back due to the
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By Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business The Federal Trade Commission on Thursday sued to block US chipmaker Nvidia’s proposed $40 billion takeover of UK chip design firm Arm, saying it would stifle competition and give the combined company too much control over chip technology and designs. The lawsuit threatens to scuttle the world’s biggest ever semiconductor
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CNN By Kaitlan Collins, CNN The Biden administration’s new, stricter Covid-19 testing requirements for all travelers coming to the United States will take effect on Monday, an administration official told CNN. The new rules will require each traveler flying into the US from another country to test negative one day before their departure. The new
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police said Thursday they had safely recovered a dog that was inside a stolen Jeep. A thief snatched the vehicle containing the dog after the owner briefly left it running and unattended outside her place of employment on Alameda Avenue on Wednesday. The police department’s auto theft task force
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Pelicans say soreness in Zion Williamson’s surgically repaired right foot have derailed plans for the 2020 All-Star forward to take part in his first full practice of the season this week. Pelicans coach Willie Green says the plan is now to rest the 2019 top overall draft choice for a
Continue Reading Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El presidente de la Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos, John Roberts llegó a los argumentos sobre el aborto del miércoles con una idea, una idea que probablemente ningún otro magistrado de la Corte Suprema querría, pero que una escasa mayoría podría acabar aceptando. Con sus preguntas durante la intensa sesión que
Continue Reading By DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Rory McIlroy is playing so well he wishes the year wasn’t about to end. Coming off a win in Las Vegas and a close call in Dubai, McIlroy opened with a 66 in the Hero World Challenge. That gives him a share of the lead
Continue Reading By Alex Rogers, CNN Republican Lynda Blanchard plans to end her Alabama US Senate bid and instead run for governor, according to three people familiar with the matter. She is expected to announce her campaign against GOP Gov. Kay Ivey next week. Blanchard served as then-President Donald Trump’s US ambassador to Slovenia, former first lady
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A former Arizona nurse was sentenced to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting an incapacitated woman at a long-term care facility where she later gave birth. Nathan Sutherland received the maximum punishment called for under his plea agreement. The judge said Sutherland exploited his position of trust to sexually abuse a vulnerable adult. The
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo reached 800 career goals as his double secured Manchester United a 3-2 victory against Arsenal in the Premier League as interim manager Ralf Rangnick saw his new team triumph from the stands on Thursday. It was United’s first home game in 26 days. In that time Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
Continue Reading By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Milwaukee County’s top prosecutor says a young assistant in his office sought $1,000 bail for a man accused of driving through a Christmas parade because she was overworked and never saw his risk assessment. Darrell Brooks Jr. posted bail in a domestic violence case on Nov.
Continue Reading By DAVID EGGERT Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A judge has ordered nine lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump to pay Detroit and Michigan a total of $175,000 in sanctions for abusing the court system with a sham lawsuit challenging the 2020 election results. The money, which must be paid within 30 days,
Continue Reading By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh wide receiver Diontae Johnson has been one of the few constants during an up-and-down season for the Steelers. After leading the league with 16 drops in 2020, Johnson has just one through 11 games while developing a strong connection with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Johnson says
Continue Reading By STEPHEN WADE and HOWARD FENDRICH AP Sports Writers The stand the women’s professional tennis tour is taking in China over concern about Grand Slam doubles champion Peng Shuai’s well-being could cost the WTA millions of dollars. It also could end up being unique among sports bodies. The International Olympic Committee is preparing to host
Continue Reading Ángela Reyes (CNN) — Un niño de 13 años que fabricaba y vendía las llamadas “armas fantasma” fue detenido después de que presuntamente disparó y mató a su hermana de 14 años con una de sus propias armas de fuego caseras, según la oficina del sheriff del condado Douglas, en Georgia. Dos personas habían acudido
Continue Reading By The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza” has been named the best film of the year by the National Board of Review. Anderson also won best director and the film’s stars Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman picked up awards for their breakthrough performances. The board is an organization comprised
Continue Reading CNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El expresidente de Argentina Mauricio Macri calificó el miércoles de “absolutamente parcial” al juez que dictó su procesamiento por el presunto espionaje ilegal a familiares de los 44 muertos en el hundimiento del submarino ARA San Juan, y dijo que ya sabía que “esta persecución política iba a terminar en
Continue Reading By Tierney Sneed A group of lawyers aligned with former President Donald Trump — including Sidney Powell and Lin Wood — were ordered Thursday by a federal judge to collectively pay more than $175,000 in sanctions-related fees stemming from a bogus election fraud lawsuit they filed last year. US District Judge Linda Parker ordered that
Continue Reading By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Brian Dutcher will be back on the sideline at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Saturday when his San Diego State Aztecs play No. 24 Michigan. Dutcher is hoping his Aztecs can get a resume win against Michigan, which is coming off a 72-51
Continue Reading By Anna Coren, Rebecca Wright and Abdul Basir Bina, CNN Driving through a snow-capped mountain pass, the young mother huddles together with her six children in the backseat of a car after leaving their makeshift camp in northwestern Afghanistan. Carrying only a blanket for warmth, 9-year-old Parwana Malik balances on her mother’s lap beside her
Continue Reading By HANK KURZ Jr. AP Sports Writer Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall is stepping down after the Cavaliers play their bowl game. Mendenhall’s tenure at the school will end after six seasons. The surprising announcement came in a news release Thursday afternoon. Mendenhall said in a hastily organized conference call that he needs “to step back
Continue Reading MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Michael Carrick is leaving Manchester United after completing an unbeaten three-match stint as the club’s interim manager. United made the announcement minutes after United’s 3-2 win over Arsenal on Thursday, which proved to be Carrick’s final game in charge following the firing of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Nov. 21. He also
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By PAUL J. WEBER and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The state of Texas is offering a glimpse in real time of what would be a striking new national landscape if the Supreme Court drastically curtails abortion rights: GOP-led states allowing almost no access to abortion, and women traveling hundreds of miles
Continue Reading By PAUL J. WEBER and MARK SHERMAN Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The state of Texas is offering a glimpse in real time of what would be a striking new national landscape if the Supreme Court drastically curtails abortion rights: GOP-led states allowing almost no access to abortion, and women traveling hundreds of miles
Continue Reading By Rachel Metz, CNN Business Like many other Spotify users, I opened the music streaming app on Wednesday and received a cheerful message: “Your 2021 Wrapped is here,” it read, imploring me to explore the top songs, artists, and podcasts I listened to “in a year that was far from normal.” I cringed while tapping
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By Marshall Cohen A federal judge slammed one of the January 6 rioters for waving a 1776 flag while storming the US Capitol, saying his attempt to overturn a democratic election betrayed the values of the American Revolution. Judge Amy Berman Jackson made the comments Thursday at a sentencing hearing for Andrew Wrigley, 51, from
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — La youtuber mexicana YosStop salió de prisión este martes luego de que la Fiscalía aceptó reclasificar su anterior imputación de un delito de pornografía infantil a uno de discriminación, informó su abogado en un comunicado de prensa. La youtuber, cuyo nombre real es Yoselinne Hoffman Badui, había estado en prisión
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina coach Dawn Staley isn’t saying if injured point guard Destanni Henderson will play when the top-ranked Gamecocks face Kansas State on Friday night. Henderson played less than a half Monday night before leaving the game. She had a compression sleeve on her left leg afterwards. Staley says the 5-foot-7
Continue Reading MADRID (AP) — Rayo Vallecano came close to becoming the first top-flight club to be eliminated in the first round of the Copa del Rey this season but won a penalty shootout against fifth-division club Guijuelo. Rayo came out on top 4-3 in the shootout after the hosts missed a pair of penalties. The teams
Continue Reading By Emma Tucker, CNN A former Ohio sheriff’s deputy was indicted on murder charges Thursday in the fatal shooting of a 23-year-old Black man last year that led to large-scale protests against police brutality. Franklin County Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Meade shot and killed Casey Goodson Jr. in Columbus on December 4, 2020, as Goodson was
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