PARIS (AP) — A French prosecutor has freed a suspect held in custody since Wednesday morning over the 2012 slayings of a British-Iraqi family and a cyclist in the French Alps. The suspect was released Thursday afternoon without any charges, and the Annecy prosecutor said in a short message on Twitter that “investigations are continuing”
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By Chris Boyette, CNN A Harris County, Texas, deputy pursuing a robbery suspect in his vehicle was involved in a collision with another vehicle Wednesday night that killed its driver and injured two child passengers, Houston police said. The deputy was in pursuit in northeast Houston of a car suspected of being involved with an
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olivertapia (CNN) — Lo más probable es que solo tengas un pasaporte, tal vez dos si tienes doble nacionalidad. Pero si te encuentras en un empleo en particular –diplomático, de investigación o incluso presidencial– es posible que tengas en tus manos documentación totalmente inaccesible para las masas. Los pasaportes más poderosos del mundo para 2022
Continue Reading DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The emirate of Ajman is warning its government employees that they will be penalized for coming into contact for a second time with anyone who has contracted COVID-19. State-linked media in the United Arab Emirates reported Thursday that federal employees in Ajman will not receive paid sick leave for
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Circuit used data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to rank the metropolitan areas with the most delivery drivers. This was determined by using the estimated number of delivery driver jobs per 1,000 total jobs.
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Stacker compiles a list of 50 essential civil rights speeches using resources including BlackPast, TED, and additional media and educational sources.
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Megan C. Hills, CNN When A$AP Rocky arrived at the Met Gala in September, he managed what few others could: going toe-to-toe with Rihanna on the red carpet. His style icon partner was, as usual, among the night’s best dressed. But the rapper grabbed the limelight with his own fashion statement — a voluminous, multi-colored
Continue Reading BEIRUT (AP) — A general strike by public transportation and labor unions has paralyzed Lebanon as the nation suffers through one of the world’s worst economic crises. Thursday’s protests come as the country’s ruling class has done almost nothing to pull Lebanon out of its meltdown, which is rooted in decades of corruption and mismanagement.
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By Travis Caldwell, CNN As a record number of Americans are infected with Covid-19, largely due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, some states’ health care systems are beset with nearly full intensive care units. Nineteen states have less than 15% remaining capacity in their ICUs. Four of them have less than 10%: Kentucky, Alabama,
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SYDNEY (AP) — Ons Jabeur retired injured in the Sydney Tennis Classic quarterfinals and allowed Anett Kontaveit to reach the semifinals. The fourth-seeded Kontaveit advanced when Jabeur retired with a lower back injury after losing the opening set 6-4. Second-seeded Garbine Muguruza was upset by Daria Kasatkina. Former No. 1 Andy Murray advanced to the
Continue Reading By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian Defense Ministry says troops that are part of a Russia-led security alliance are preparing to pull out of Kazakhstan. The withdrawal announced on Thursday comes only a week after they were deployed to the ex-Soviet nation on the request of its president, who was seeking
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By Michelle Toh and CNN’s Beijing bureau, CNN Business KFC is being accused of causing food waste in China amid recent concerns about food security. The fast food chain came under fire Wednesday from Chinese state media and a national consumer watchdog overseen by the government. They take issue with the company’s new promotion, which
Continue Reading By STEVE McMORRAN Associated Press Novak Djokovic was included in the draw for the Australian Open — but he’s still waiting to learn if he can stay in the country. All eyes are now on Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, who must decide whether to deport the tennis star, effectively overruling a judge who ruled Djokovic
Continue Reading By STEVE McMORRAN Associated Press Novak Djokovic was included in the draw for the Australian Open — but he’s still waiting to learn if he can stay in the country. All eyes are now on Immigration Minister Alex Hawke, who must decide whether to deport the tennis star, effectively overruling a judge who ruled Djokovic
Continue Reading By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s natural gas crisis isn’t letting up. Prices are high. Reserves that are relied on in cold weather are low. Major Russian supplier Gazprom isn’t selling gas like it used to. Pipeline operators say that if there’s a cold winter, the continent’s gas companies will
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By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s natural gas crisis isn’t letting up. Prices are high. Reserves that are relied on in cold weather are low. Major Russian supplier Gazprom isn’t selling gas like it used to. Pipeline operators say that if there’s a cold winter, the continent’s gas companies will
Continue Reading Alejandra Ramos Barreda (CNN) — Dos agentes de policía de Moab, Utah, que respondieron a una llamada de violencia doméstica que involucró a Gabby Petito y Brian Laundrie el año pasado deben ser puestos en periodo de prueba por lo que la ciudad cita como “varios errores no intencionales” cometidos durante el encuentro, según un
Continue Reading By SYLVIE CORBET The Associated Press PARIS (AP) — French teachers expressed anger at the way the French government is handling the virus situation in schools, denouncing confusing rules and calling for more protection in a nationwide strike Thursday. Exhausted by the pressures of surging COVID-19 cases, many teachers answered the call by 11 unions
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer There’s one word that always grabs the world’s attention in sports: scandal. Figure skating has had its share — anyone recall Tonya and Nancy in 1994? That one has been examined as often as Nathan Chen nails a quadruple jump. Not so much the 2002 disgrace at the the
Continue Reading By BARRY WILNER AP Sports Writer There’s one word that always grabs the world’s attention in sports: scandal. Figure skating has had its share — anyone recall Tonya and Nancy in 1994? That one has been examined as often as Nathan Chen nails a quadruple jump. Not so much the 2002 disgrace at the the
Continue Reading By Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN New York firefighters battled a fire with “great volumes of smoke” nearly 36 years ago at the same Bronx apartment building that caught fire Sunday, leaving 17 dead — all from smoke inhalation, officials said. The March 1986 fire was documented in FDNY’s official training publication, WNYF, in which members of
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Kiev Mayor Vitali Klitschko reacts to Russia’s meeting with NATO regarding Ukraine.
Continue Reading By Eoin McSweeney and Bear Hutchison, CNN Vitali Klitschko, the former heavyweight boxer and now the mayor of Kiev, has sent a strong warning to Russia about the presence of its troops near the Ukraine border saying “we prepare for any case.” “If escalation goes up … We have to be ready to defend our
Continue Reading By JOSH DUBOW AP Pro Football Writer Derek Carr’s journey to the NFL playoffs has been a long and often frustrating one over his eight seasons as starting quarterback for the Raiders. No quarterback has ever endured as much losing in his first eight seasons as Carr has and he has seen only fleeting success
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — A doctor in Texas became the first person to be charged under a landmark U.S. law designed to add legal accountability to a global anti-doping system that has long struggled to regulate itself. Federal authorities charged Eric Lira with distributing human growth hormone and other drugs
Continue Reading By EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer DENVER (AP) — A doctor in Texas became the first person to be charged under a landmark U.S. law designed to add legal accountability to a global anti-doping system that has long struggled to regulate itself. Federal authorities charged Eric Lira with distributing human growth hormone and other drugs
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, CNN It was supposed to be a quick get-to-know-you — but a snap Covid lockdown forced a Chinese woman to stay with her blind date at his house for days on end. The 30-year-old woman, identified only by her surname Wang, went to meet her blind date for a home-cooked dinner on
Continue Reading By TRISHA THOMAS and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Italy is marking the 10th anniversary of the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster with a daylong commemoration that will end with a candlelit vigil marking the moment the ship slammed into a reef and then capsized off Tuscany. Church bells rang out as
Continue Reading By TRISHA THOMAS and NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press GIGLIO, Italy (AP) — Italy has paid tribute to the 32 victims of the Costa Concordia shipwreck on the 10th anniversary of the disaster. A daylong commemoration on the Tuscan island of Giglio is recalling the horror of the night the ship slammed into a reef and
Continue Reading By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has received its first supply of Pfizer’s antiviral COVID-19 pills to treat patients with mild or moderate symptoms. Health officials have described the Paxlovid pills as a potentially important tool to suppress hospitalizations and deaths as the country braces for another possible surge
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