By NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — A once-powerful cardinal has told a Vatican court that he donated 125,000 euros ($140,000) of Vatican money to a Sardinian diocesan charity for purely charitable reasons. He is rejecting prosecutors’ claims that the money benefitted his brother, who ran the charity. Cardinal Angelo Becciu concurred Thursday
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By Allison Morrow, CNN Business Russia is barreling toward a default on its foreign debt payments, threatening to plunge its economy deeper into crisis. Defaults are murky territory in global economics, and Russia’s situation is complicated by its growing isolation under the unprecedented sanctions imposed on it by Western powers. For those of us who
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By Monica Garrett Parts of Texas are under an extreme fire threat on Thursday, according to the Storm Prediction Center (SPC). Winds of 25-35 mph and gusts to 45 mph combined with very dry conditions create the threat. The highest winds are likely to coincide with peak afternoon high temperatures. “A highly volatile fire environment
Continue Reading By KAREL JANICEK Associated Press PRAGUE (AP) — The Czech Republic has launched a tender to build a new reactor at the Dukovany nuclear power plant as the country aims to increase nuclear power generation. Three companies – Westinghouse, France’s EDF and Korea’s KHNP – that have passed a Czech government security appraisal are expected
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By Pedram Javaheri A powerful storm system with clashing cold and warm, moist air is setting up a multiday severe weather threat for the Southeast — just in time for the weekend. “These ingredients have set the stage for blossoming showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and into Thursday night,” the Weather Prediction Center said Thursday
Continue ReadingA multi-day severe storm threat continues for much of the South, bringing gusty winds, large hail, and isolated tornadoes across multiple states. CNN meteorologist Derek Van Dam has the forecast.
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By DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Russia’s Tass news agency says a court near Moscow announced it has extended the detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19. Griner was detained after arriving at a Moscow airport, reportedly in mid-February. Russian authorities said a search of her luggage revealed vape cartridges as allegedly containing
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Marcus Rashford has been overlooked again by England for upcoming friendly matches against Switzerland and the Ivory Coast. Rashford hasn’t played for his country since the European Championship final against Italy in July when he was one of three England players to miss in a penalty-shootout loss. The 24-year-old Rashford missed the
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Germán Padinger (CNN) — En un día normal, son abogados, ingenieros de software y herreros. Pero esta semana se han puesto el traje militar, han disparado rifles de asalto contra objetivos numerados y han marchado largas distancias con todo el equipo militar, todo ello para prepararse para un posible ataque del ejército de China. Los
Continue Reading By Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates climbed past 4% for the first time since May 2019. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 4.16% in the week ending March 17, up from 3.85% the week before, according to Freddie Mac. Rates climbed as the Federal Reserve moved to curb soaring inflation. On Wednesday, the central bank
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) –– Inserta aquí la referencia obligatoria sobre Britney Spears de “Oops, she did it again”: lo hizo de nuevo. La artista volvió a desaparecer de Instagram. Britney Spears responde al revelador libro de su hermana en un intercambio en redes sociales Este miércoles, sus seguidores notaron que Spears había desactivado su cuenta. Tal
Continue Reading By JOHN HANNA AP Political Writer TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Efforts to propel Kansas’ renewable energy future are mired in legislative stalemate. At its center is a former TV weather personality who is using his chairmanship of a key committee to promote questionable claims about green energy and to spotlight complaints from opponents of wind
Continue Reading By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is preparing for the potential of mass migration to the US-Mexico border when a Trump-era pandemic emergency rule ends, according to three sources familiar with discussions. Border authorities have been relying on a public health order, known as Title 42, to turn away migrants at the US-Mexico border
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WOWT, UNSOURCED PHOTO, CNN By Priscilla Alvarez, CNN The Biden administration is preparing for the potential of mass migration to the US-Mexico border when a Trump-era pandemic emergency rule ends, according to three sources familiar with discussions. Border authorities have been relying on a public health order, known as Title 42, to turn away migrants
Continue Reading By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Americans angered by Russia’s war on Ukraine are taking it out on Russian businesses, brands or anything that sounds Russian. Some are pouring out vodka, boycotting Russian restaurants and even leaving threatening voicemail messages at Russian businesses. Experts say it’s the most
Continue Reading By Michael Warren, CNN The Republican National Committee has narrowed down the sites for its 2024 national convention to two cities, Milwaukee and Nashville, according to two people familiar with the decision. RNC Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel traveled to Milwaukee on Wednesday for an official site visit, according to one of those people. Two other contenders,
Continue Reading macamilarincon (CNN) — Otro día de la matanza espeluznante de civiles en Ucrania volvió a subrayar la necesidad desesperada por un alto el fuego. Y también explica por qué el final de la guerra bárbara puede estar aún muy lejos. Guerra Rusia – Ucrania: última hora y noticias de la invasión y las negociaciones Las
Continue Reading By Lisa Respers France, CNN Insert the obligatory “Oops, she did it again” reference here. Britney Spears has once again disappeared from Instagram On Wednesday, her followers noticed that Spears had deactivated her account, just as she had back in September. She had most recently been using her account to speak out about her fractured
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By Sandee LaMotte, CNN The stories of sleeping pills gone wrong are legendary. Ask any flight attendant, and you’ll hear amusing tales of people sleepwalking, taking off their clothes or even standing up and peeing into the neighboring airline seat. The use of sleeping pills can also be deadly. Up to a half a million
Continue Reading By KELVIN CHAN AP Business Writer LONDON (AP) — The British government has unveiled its online safety bill in Parliament, which is aimed at protecting internet users from harm. Tech bosses would face up to two years in prison if they fail to comply with the British rules introduced Thursday. The ambitious but controversial bill
Continue Reading Juan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Un tribunal de Moscú anunció que prorrogó la detención de la estrella del baloncesto estadounidense Brittney Griner hasta el 19 de mayo, según informa la agencia estatal de noticias rusa TASS. “El tribunal accedió a la petición de la investigación y amplió el período de detención de la ciudadana estadounidense
Continue Reading Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN) — Con una nueva versión de la variante ómicron de coronavirus cobrando fuerza en Estados Unidos, hasta 28 millones de personas mayores siguen en riesgo de enfermarse gravemente por covid-19, ya sea porque no están vacunados o lo están solo parcialmente, o porque han pasado más de cinco meses desde su
Continue Reading Associated Press Amazon has closed its $8.5 billion acquisition of Hollywood studio MGM, two days after European regulators said the deal “would not significantly reduce competition” in European markets. MGM is one of the oldest studios in Hollywood. The retail giant said in a blog post Thursday MGM has more than 4,000 film titles, 17,000
Continue Reading By Ashley Strickland, CNN The Artemis I mission is another step closer to its lunar launch. The massive 322-foot-tall (98 meters) stack, which includes NASA’s Space Launch System rocket topped by the Orion spacecraft, rolled out for its testing debut at Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday. The integrated stack, which sits on a
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Silvia Marchetti, CNN Perhaps because it’s so darned delicious, there isn’t generally much radical experimentation done with Italian food — except for that disastrous incident when someone put pineapple on a pizza. Which is why young Italian chef Valerio Braschi’s bizarre fine dining creations — including a toothpaste tube full of lasagna — are causing
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By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business For many gig workers, their vehicles are how they make a living. And as independent contractors, they’re solely responsible for keeping them clean, running and full of gas. In recent weeks, the latter part has gotten much more burdensome. In response to soaring gas prices, Uber and Lyft recently
Continue Reading CNN By Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business For many gig workers, their vehicles are how they make a living. And as independent contractors, they’re solely responsible for keeping them clean, running and full of gas. In recent weeks, the latter part has gotten much more burdensome. In response to soaring gas prices, Uber and Lyft
Continue Reading By ASHOK SHARMA Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — An Indian official say Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, to strengthen their partnership in view of China’s growing footprint in the region. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and ties with China are expected to figure prominently in their discussions
Continue Reading By ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s central bank has kept interest rates unchanged for a third month as consumer prices surge at an eye-popping pace. The decision Thursday comes after a series of rate cuts last year triggered a currency crisis that has made it difficult for people to buy basic goods.
Continue Reading By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Prices are rising at the fastest rate in generations, and have already proven many economists wrong by continuing to rise far longer than they expected last year. If households across the country start to see high, persistent inflation as the new normal, they could ramp
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