QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan’s police say 13 people were wounded by roadside bomb that exploded near a vehicle carrying security forces in a Pakistani bazaar. Tuesday’s attack happened in the district of Kharan in Baluchistan province. According to police, authorities transported the wounded to hospitals. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. Baluchistan is
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Mariana Toro (CNN) — Cuando falta un mes para que finalice la temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico para 2021, acabamos de usar el último nombre de la lista: Wanda. “Tradicionalmente, para el 19 de noviembre, solo tendríamos nuestra tormenta con nombre número 14, pero este año hemos tenido 21 antes de que comenzara el
Continue Reading By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Authorities say gunmen in Nigeria’s capital abducted six people from the staff quarters of a university. The University of Abuja said in a statement on its Facebook page on Tuesday that four staff members and their children were taken by unknown assailants. It was the first
Continue Reading BEIJING (AP) — China is accusing the U.S. of a “lack of transparency and responsibility” regarding an accident in the South China Sea involving a Navy nuclear submarine last month. A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the U.S. should provide full details of the incident. Two Navy officials say the service has determined the nuclear-powered
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By Michelle Toh and Yong Xiong, CNN Business Elon Musk is known for setting the internet ablaze with his cryptic tweets. Now he’s doing it in another language. The Tesla and SpaceX CEO tweeted an ancient Chinese poem Monday night. It’s not clear what reference Musk intended, but the tweet, which was titled “Humankind,” included
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By Maegan Vazquez, CNN President Joe Biden wrapped up his multi-leg trip to Europe on Tuesday with a press conference after attending the United Nations climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, telling reporters he’s optimistic about the outcomes of the gathering even though “there’s a reason for people to be worried.” “I’m worried if we don’t
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COPENHAGEN (AP) — The world’s biggest shipping company, Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, has reported a sharp rise in earnings amid strong worldwide demand for shipments of goods. The Copenhagen-based company said revenue grew nearly 68% in the third quarter, to a record-high $16.6 billion, up from $9.9 billion in the same three-month period last year. It
Continue Reading COPENHAGEN (AP) — The world’s biggest shipping company, Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, has reported a sharp rise in earnings amid strong worldwide demand for shipments of goods. The Copenhagen-based company said revenue grew nearly 68% in the third quarter, to a record-high $16.6 billion, up from $9.9 billion in the same three-month period last year. It
Continue Reading NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya say they are reopening the case of a local woman allegedly killed by a British soldier years ago. The country’s police inspector general announced it Monday while urging the British government to collaborate to “conclude the case and administer justice.” Attention has returned to the death of Agnes
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By Jen Christensen, CNN Millions of child-size doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine are being shipped from the company’s facilities to distribution centers across the country — ready to go out to pharmacies and pediatricians’ offices, the Biden administration said Monday. They’re just waiting for the OK from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
Continue Reading By Maggie Fox, CNN US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky said Tuesday evening she was endorsing a recommendation to vaccinate children ages 5-11 against Covid-19, clearing the way for immediate vaccination of the youngest age group yet in the United States. “CDC now expands vaccine recommendations to about 28 million
Continue Reading By Katia Hetter, CNN As children ages 5 to 11 years old began receiving the Covid-19 vaccine last week, families across the country have been breathing a great sigh of relief. Their younger kids will soon be much better protected against the coronavirus. But will it be in time for Thanksgiving? Will we be able
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By AJ Willingham, CNN We’ve reached the end of our named list for the 2021 storms, even though there’s a whole month left to go in the Atlantic hurricane season. If more storms develop after the current Subtropical Storm Wanda, the naming will move to a new list — starting all over again at “A.
Continue Reading A blast of cold air brings winter temperatures to much of the east as the West Coast continues to see rounds of rain. CNN meteorologist Pedram Javaheri has the latest.
Continue Reading Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) says he won’t support the $1.75 trillion reconciliation bill Democrats are negotiating until there is “greater clarity” about the impact it will have on the country’s national debt and the economy.
Continue Reading Hear how three Supreme Court justices questioned the Texas Solicitor General on whether the state’s six week abortion ban would create a model for other states to attack rights they don’t like.
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — El gobierno de Biden propone nuevas normas de varias agencias federales con el mismo objetivo: reducir las emisiones de metano que calientan el planeta. En el centro del anuncio se encuentra una normativa de la Agencia de Protección Medioambiental (EPA, por sus siglas en inglés) que obligaría a las empresas
Continue Reading By Carma Hassan, CNN A third giraffe has died at the Dallas Zoo in less than a month, the zoo reported. Jesse, a 14-year-old male giraffe died October 29, two days after he first showed signs of an illness, according to the Dallas Zoo. Results from a blood test showed Jesse had “abnormal liver enzymes,”
Continue Reading By SOPHENG CHEANG and DAVID RISING Associated Press PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Rights groups are urging Cambodian authorities to release an autistic teenager who was sentenced to eight months in prison for social media posts critical of the government. Human Rights Watch said Tuesday the teenager’s case was being misused to intimidate his opposition
Continue Reading Climate Change is in the spotlight as leaders from around the world gather in Glasgow for COP26. Isabel Rosales reports.
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By Ben Church, CNN The Kansas City Chiefs dug deep to complete a hard-fought comeback against the New York Giants on Monday, improving to 4-4 this season. Harrison Butker kicked a pair of field goals in the fourth quarter to lift the Chiefs to a 20-17 win, their first victory over the Giants since 2013.
Continue Reading CNN’s Fred Pleitgen reports on how rising sea levels are impacting one coastal town in Senegal.
Continue Reading Mariana Toro (CNN) — Los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE. UU. (CDC) agregaron a Rusia a su lista de destinos de viaje de riesgo “muy alto” esta semana. El lunes por la tarde, el país más grande del mundo por área (que cubre más de 17 millones de kilómetros
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Dan Merica, CNN Tuesday’s elections in states and cities across the country are set to serve as an early gauge of Joe Biden’s presidency and the political environment headed into next year’s midterm elections. The marquee contest is in Virginia, where Republican Glenn Youngkin aims to halt Democratic former
Continue Reading CNN, WKBW, MICHELLEFORBOSTON.COM By Eric Bradner, Gregory Krieg and Dan Merica, CNN Tuesday’s elections in states and cities across the country are set to serve as an early gauge of Joe Biden’s presidency and the political environment headed into next year’s midterm elections. The marquee contest is in Virginia, where Republican Glenn Youngkin aims to
Continue Reading By Harry Enten, CNN Election night in America has turned into the electoral version of the Super Bowl. You know what I’m talking about — we order pizza, make popcorn and wait for a winner to be projected every presidential contest. Tonight in Virginia’s gubernatorial contest, the stakes won’t be nearly as high it as
Continue Reading CNN By Harry Enten, CNN Election night in America has turned into the electoral version of the Super Bowl. You know what I’m talking about — we order pizza, make popcorn and wait for a winner to be projected every presidential contest. Tonight in Virginia’s gubernatorial contest, the stakes won’t be nearly as high it
Continue Reading By Andrew Carey, Hadas Gold and Max Foster, CNN Israeli Energy Minister Karine Elharrar, who was unable to attend the COP26 climate conference Monday because of a lack of wheelchair access, told CNN she has accepted British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s apology. “He [Johnson] was very kind and very friendly and he apologized. Of course,
Continue Reading By Ehsan Popalzai, Mahsoud Popalzai, Mia Alberti and Reuters At least 20 people were killed and 30 wounded in blasts at Afghanistan’s biggest military hospital on Tuesday, according to officials. Gunfire followed the explosions at the entrance of Kabul’s Daoud Khan Military hospital, a 400-bed teaching facility near the capital’s former diplomatic quarter. IS Khorasan
Continue Reading By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Several high-profile school board candidates who fought COVID-19 restrictions and anti-racism classes have lost their election bids. The defeats happened in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Connecticut late Tuesday, just as the Republican candidate for governor in Virginia won after making education a key part
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