By Kate Bennett, CNN First lady Jill Biden on Friday visited St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, to meet with four families who had traveled from war-torn Ukraine to Poland, and then on to the pediatric cancer center for treatment. The United States State Department helped to facilitate evacuation and transportation for the
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By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia has hired Central Florida’s Katie Abrahamson-Henderson as its new women’s basketball coach. She is just the third full-time head coach in the program’s history. Abrahamson-Henderson played at Georgia in the 1980s and now returns to the Lady Bulldogs to replace Joni Taylor, who left for
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By Jennifer Hauser, Philip Wang and Helen Regan, CNN All 132 people on board the China Eastern Airlines jetliner that crashed in the densely forested mountains of southern China Monday are dead, China’s aviation authorities confirmed Saturday night. For days, rescue teams had been combing through the crash site — wading through heavy mud and
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By Brian Lowry, CNN Like any awards show, the Oscars are built on the inherently self-absorbed notion that what happens in the room and who takes home the trophies matters, in what should be a welcome distraction from the outside world. Occasionally, though, world events have cast such a large shadow that they can’t be
Continue Reading DAYTON, Ohio (AP) — Dayton has hired Wittenberg coach and former Ohio high school star Tamika Williams-Jeter to take over its women’s basketball program. The 41-year-old was a two-time Ohio player of the year at nearby Chaminade-Julienne in the late 1990s, before playing for two national championship teams at UConn under coach Geno Auriemma. She
Continue Reading By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Olympic bronze medalist Shoma Uno concluded a dominant performance at the figure skating world championships by winning the gold medal, while Vincent Zhou of the U.S. used a strong free skate to catapult from sixth after his short program to earn the bronze medal. In ice dance, Gabriella Papadakis
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — Esta noche, por decimoquinto año consecutivo, personas de todo el mundo apagarán sus luces durante una hora. Es parte de una campaña mundial llamada La Hora del Planeta. El Ártico está cada vez peor: así afecta el calentamiento global a la región, según NOAA ¿Qué es la Hora del Planeta? La
Continue Reading GOODYEAR, Arizona (AP) — Guardians reliever James Karinchak could miss the start of the regular season with a shoulder strain suffered earlier this week in camp. One of Cleveland’s top bullpen arms, Karinchak underwent an MRI that revealed a mild strain in his right teres major muscle. The team said he won’t throw for at
Continue Reading By Emmy Abbassi, CNN In a bid to catch all the Pokémon, someone just paid $420,000 at auction for a Charizard card. The rare 1999 Pokémon Base Set Shadowless 1st Edition Holo Charizard card was sold last week in the PWCC March Premier Auction. “The sale sets the all-time record for a base set Charizard
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LONDON (AP) — The British Museum will remove the Sackler name from galleries, rooms and endowments following global outrage over the role the family played in the opioid crisis. The museum is the latest cultural institution to cut ties with the Sacklers. The Sackler name has been removed in recent years from wings and galleries
Continue Reading DOHA, Qatar (AP) — Matthew Jordan and Adrian Meronk share the lead heading into the final round at the Qatar Masters. Kalle Samooja is one stroke back after shooting 6-under 66. Jordan (70) and Meronk (72) have 54-hole totals of 8-under 208 at Doha Golf Club as both search for their first European tour win.
Continue Reading By Rebekah Riess, CNN Two active-duty soldiers with the US Army stationed at the Fort Hood base in Texas were ordered to federal prison on Friday for “conspiring to transport” undocumented immigrants within the state, US Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery said in a statement The soldiers, Isaiah Gore, 21, and Denerio Williams, 22, pleaded guilty
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By Tami Luhby and Maeve Reston, CNN Facing families who are angry about the financial bite that high gasoline and grocery prices are taking out of their budgets, many governors are dipping into flush state coffers to offer relief in the form of rebates, gas tax suspensions and income tax refunds and cuts as they
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos (CNN) — El 24 de febrero, mientras miraba las noticias sobre la invasión rusa de Ucrania, Desislava Tosheva miraba fijamente su sofá. “Estaba en mi sala de estar, pensando en todas las personas a punto de huir de su país y en cómo los que tenían oportunidades financieras tendrían una mayor ventaja”, dice.
Continue Reading By CHUCK KING Associated Press JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — The Grapefruit League debut of St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has been pushed back another day in order to give him more time to hone his swing, manager Oliver Marmol said on Saturday. Molina had been scheduled to play in Sunday’s game against the New
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN As humans, we’ve always had a connection with the stars and the moon. Myriad discoveries this week have showcased the longevity of that relationship. For starters, archaeologists found an ancient artificial lake in the Mediterranean. Certain features of the pool aligned with constellations, the team learned, and its horizontal surface served
Continue Reading By Kyle Blaine President Joe Biden on Saturday called Russian President Vladimir Putin a “butcher” after visiting with refugees in Warsaw, Poland. During the visit, Biden was asked by reporters what seeing the refugees made him think of as he deals with Putin every day. Biden responded: “He’s a butcher.” During the brief question-and-answer session
Continue Reading By Scottie Andrew, CNN It’s almost Oscar Sunday, which means the 42nd annual Golden Raspberry Awards — the Razzies, to its fans and many detractors — are here to remind us how offensively bad cinema can be. This year, it’s raspberries all around for “Diana: The Musical,” the universally despised Netflix flop that also had
Continue Reading CNN’s Sam Kiley visits a hospital in Brovary, Ukraine, and speaks to victims of Russia’s military invasion.
Continue Reading By Rebecca Wright and Olha Konovalova, CNN Beekeeper Dmitry Mulyar was tending to his hives outside his home in eastern Kyiv when the Russian shelling hit on Thursday morning. His elder brother Andriy Mulyar, who roasts coffee for a living, was standing next to him when it happened. “A shell hit, from the — so-called
Continue Reading By JUSTIN SPIKE Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has sought to assert Hungary’s neutrality in the war in Ukraine, even as his allies in the European Union and NATO move to assist the embattled country. Widely seen as Russian President Vladimir Putin’s closest ally in the EU, Orban has
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Nota del editor: Michael Bociurkiw (@WorldAffairsPro) es un analista de asuntos globales. Es miembro sénior del Atlantic Council y exportavoz de la Organización para la Seguridad y la Cooperación en Europa. Es colaborador habitual de CNN Opinión. Lviv, Ucrania (CNN) — En una guerra agotadora como la de Ucrania, uno aprende a leer
Continue Reading By Brian Lowry, CNN While some Oscar-nominated movies are still playing in theaters, odds are if you want to catch up on the nominees, you’ll be going to Streaming Land. Streaming services backed a number of movies that secured key nominations on Feb. 8, in advance of the 94th annual Oscars, which will be televised
Continue Reading By ISIFU WIRFENGLA Associated Press YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — It was a surprise when Samuel Eto’o announced he was standing as a candidate to be president of the Cameroon soccer federation. And even more of a shock when he won last December. The former Barcelona and Inter Milan striker has now set himself the task
Continue Reading By Zoe Sottile, CNN A rare copy of Marvel’s first-ever comic book has netted more than $2.4 million at auction. Marvel Comics No. 1 was published in 1939 and features such characters as The Human Torch, The Angel, Submariner and Masked Raider. “This is the beginning. Without this, there would be no Marvel Universe, no
Continue Reading KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has met top Nepalese officials during a three-day trip, which comes just weeks after Nepal’s parliament approved a contentious half-billion-dollar aid grant from the United States. Wang held talks with his counterpart and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Saturday. He is scheduled to meet several
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By Lucy Bayly, CNN Business The bond market is flashing a warning sign that has correctly predicted almost every recession over the past 60 years: a potential inversion of the US Treasury note yield curve. An inverted yield curve is often seen as a signal that investors are more nervous about the immediate future than
Continue Reading By Laura Studley, CNN A March 19 shooting in Norfolk, Virginia, that left two dead, including a Virginian-Pilot reporter and former CNN news assistant, followed an argument over a spilled drink, Norfolk Police Sgt. William D. Pickering Jr., told CNN Friday. Pickering said the shooting has brought an increase in patrols downtown on Thursday, Friday,
Continue Reading By HALELUYA HADERO, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and JAY REEVES Associated Press Amazon is gearing up for its toughest labor fight yet. Two separate union elections are coming to a head as soon as next week that could provide further momentum to the recent wave of organizing efforts across the country. Warehouse workers in Staten Island, New
Continue Reading By THALIA BEATY Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — People around the world have donated millions of dollars directly to Ukraine’s war effort via cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin. Ukrainian officials began tweeting calls for cryptocurrency donations on Feb. 26. Since then, the government says it has taken in donations worth almost $67 million. Proponents have
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