By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — A bitter divide with athletes over the removal of horse riding from the Olympic event of modern pentathlon has led the sport’s governing body to invite them to talks. The Monaco-based UIPM says it will host a video call Friday to consult athletes on replacing riding
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King Tides bring coastal flooding to the East Coast and another atmospheric river brings more rain and potential flooding to the West Coast. CNN Meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the details.
Continue Reading Republican Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland tells CNN’s Dana Bash that President Biden could have had a bigger political win on infrastructure if his bill had passed in August.
Continue Reading With a pediatric Covid-19 vaccine approved for children ages 5-11, vaccines could be mandated for all schoolchildren. But Dr. Paul Offit says, ‘I think politics is going to trump public health here, and children will suffer. ‘
Continue Reading By AJ Willingham, CNN A first-of-its-kind study used a new climate model to predict localized extreme weather events years in advance, and the results are not pleasant. Here’s what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. (You can also get “5 Things You Need to Know Today” delivered
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PARIS (AP) — The president of France’s Bishops Conference said the country’s Catholic Church made “a decisive step” after it agreed to provide financial compensation to sex abuse victims. Eric de Moulins-Beaufort, the conference president, said in a speech on Monday that the Church has recognized its “institutional responsibility” and decided to go on “a
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Mariana Toro (CNN Español) — Más de la mitad de la población mundial, el 51,02%, ha recibido al menos una dosis de la vacuna contra el covid-19, según cifras de Our World In Data. Algunos países de América Latina superan ampliamente el promedio mundial, pero otros aún se encuentran a la zaga. Aquí te presentamos
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Una oleada de gente en el festival de música Astroworld, en Houston, aplastó el viernes a los asistentes al concierto, que quedaron pisoteados y jadeando, luchando por sobrevivir contra un muro de gente que avanzaba hacia el escenario. La policía está investigando las posibles causas de la oleada, que se
Continue Reading By Toyin Owoseje, CNN Vin Diesel is calling on Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to end their highly publicized feud and re-join “Fast & Furious” for the franchise finale. The 54-year-old actor, who plays Dominic Toretto in the movies, extended an olive branch on Sunday by sharing an open letter on Instagram directed at his former
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By Diksha Madhok, CNN Business SoftBank is stuck in a “big winter snowstorm,” founder and CEO Masayoshi Son said Monday, after a sweeping tech crackdown in China battered some of the Japanese company’s key investments. SoftBank on Monday posted a loss of 397 billion yen ($3.5 billion) for the July-to-September quarter. Son said that the
Continue Reading olivertapia Nueva York (CNN) — “Eternals”, la nueva película de Marvel, recaudó US$ 71 millones en su fin de semana de estreno, anunció Disney (DIS), lo que la convierte en el cuarto debut más alto de la pandemia a pesar de las críticas menos favorables de los críticos. La cifra se acerca al estreno del
Continue Reading By ANNABELLE LIANG Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — Singapore’s High Court has suspended the scheduled execution of a Malaysian man believed to have a mental disability until an appeal is heard, amid pleas from the international community and rights groups. The 33-year-old Malaysian man was due to be executed by hanging on Wednesday for trying
Continue Reading By KAREL JANICEK Association Press PRAGUE (AP) — Slovakia has expanded strict coronavirus restrictions to nearly half of the country amid a record surge of infections. The government is expected to discuss additional measures on Monday as the country’s Health Minister Vladimir Lengvarsky joined medical personnel who treat COVID-19 patients in urging Slovaks to get
Continue Reading By BASSEM MROUE Associated Press BEIRUT (AP) — A top Arab League official is in Beirut to explore ways to resolve an unprecedented diplomatic rift between Lebanon and Saudi Arabia that emerged following comments by the Lebanese information minister. The minister had criticized the war in Yemen that a Saudi-led coalition is waging against the
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — La ley sobre infraestructuras de US$ 1 billón que el presidente Joe Biden firmará próximamente es una victoria política muy necesaria y una reivindicación de todo su credo político. Pero, por sí sola, es poco probable que rescate una presidencia que se tambalea ante la inminencia de las elecciones de
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By ELLIOT SPAGAT and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Parents held children born while they were stuck abroad. Long-separated couples kissed, and grandparents embraced grandchildren who had doubled in age. The happy reunions played out Monday as the U.S. fully reopened to many vaccinated international travelers. The easing of pandemic restrictions allowed
Continue Reading By Angela Dewan, CNN More than 100 fossil fuel companies are understood to have sent 500 lobbyists to the COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, more than any single country at the summit, according to the environmental campaign group Global Witness. The group analyzed the UN’s provisional list of named corporate attendees and found at
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Un estudio único en su tipo utiliza un nuevo modelo climático de alta resolución para subrayar los riesgos climáticos extremos locales impulsados por el clima con décadas de anticipación, y los resultados no son buenos. La Oficina Meteorológica del Reino Unido aprovechó su modelo de Proyección del Clima del Reino Unido
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Northern Ireland’s health minister is suing Van Morrison after the singer called him “very dangerous” for his handling of coronavirus restrictions. The Belfast-born singer opposes restrictions to curb the spread of the virus, and has released several songs criticizing lockdowns. The defamation suit relates to three incidents in which Morrison criticized Northern
Continue Reading By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — People fleeing Ethiopia say a new round of deadly attacks and forced conscription has begun against ethnic Tigrayans who remain in an area now controlled by Amhara regional authorities in collaboration with soldiers from neighboring Eritrea. The war is intensifying as rival Tigray forces approach Ethiopia’s
Continue Reading By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan has reported no daily deaths from COVID-19 for the first time in 15 months, as infections decline rapidly. After record cases last summer, numbers began falling in September. Experts attribute the decline to vaccination progress, mask wearing and other anti-virus measures. Vaccinations, despite a slow start,
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A bus has been hijacked and set on fire in Northern Ireland, amid discontent over the trade deal struck as part of the U.K.’s departure from the European Union. Four masked men boarded the double decker bus on Sunday on the outskirts of Belfast. The group ordered the driver and passengers off
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — A bus has been hijacked and set on fire in Northern Ireland, amid discontent over the trade deal struck as part of the U.K.’s departure from the European Union. Four masked men boarded the double decker bus on Sunday on the outskirts of Belfast. The group ordered the driver and passengers off
Continue Reading By AHMED AL-HAJ and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) — A court run by Yemen’s Iran-backed rebels has sentenced an actor and model to five years in prison on charges of committing an indecent act and having drugs in her possession. The court in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa also sentenced three other
Continue Reading By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to talk about climate change. But his opponents want to focus on corruption. As a United Nations climate summit aimed at staving off catastrophic global warming enters its final week in Glasgow, host Johnson is facing a barrage of criticism in
Continue Reading By ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration is encouraging local school districts to host clinics to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to kids and information to parents on the benefits of the shots. First lady Jill Biden and Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy visited the Franklin Sherman Elementary School in McLean, Virginia, on
Continue Reading By Betsy Klein, CNN First lady Jill Biden and US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy will make a push for boosting the number of Covid-19 vaccination sites for children Monday as they kick off a nationwide administration effort to encourage vaccines for the nation’s youngest and newly eligible candidates. “Over the following weeks the First
Continue Reading CNN By Jessie Yeung, CNN Chinese astronaut Wang Yaping made history Sunday when she became the country’s first woman to conduct a spacewalk, according to the national space agency. Wang and fellow astronaut Zhai Zhigang, two of the three-member team currently at China’s new Tiangong space station, successfully completed the 6.5 hour spacewalk in the
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN Español) — El Consejo Supremo Electoral (CSE) de Nicaragua anunció esta madrugada los resultados provisionales de las cuestionadas elecciones presidenciales en el país celebradas el sábado 7 de noviembre de 2021. Según el organismo oficial, la Alianza Unida Nicaragua Triunfa, liderada por el Frente Nacional Sandinista, encabeza los resultados con más del 70%
Continue Reading BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Angela Merkel has a positive verdict on the influx of migrants to Germany in 2015 and 2016 as she prepares to step down: “We managed it.” Merkel became the face of a welcoming approach to migrants as people fleeing conflicts in Syria and elsewhere trekked across the Balkans. More than 1
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