A plane carrying the University of Kansas men’s basketball team made an emergency landing
A plane carrying members of the University of Kansas men’s basketball team had to make an emergency landing when an engine failed on their…
Continue Reading Death toll from typhoon that lashed Philippines over Christmas rises to 47
The death toll from a powerful typhoon that lashed the Philippines over Christmas has risen to 47, with another nine people still missing,…
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Japan’s birth rate hits another record low in 2019
Japan’s demographic crisis is getting worse, as the fast-graying nation experienced its biggest natural population decline and a record-low…
Continue Reading Iranians honor their dead in the face of government clampdown
The Iranian government has banned the families of protesters killed during anti-government unrest in November from organizing any kind of funeral…
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Washington Post: Giuliani held back channel phone call with Venezuelan President
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer held a back channel phone call with Venezuela’s embattled President Nicolas Maduro in September…
Continue Reading Suspect in Hanukkah celebration stabbings arrested in New York City with ‘blood all over him,’ source says
The suspect in a string of stabbings during a Hanukkah celebration at a rabbi’s Monsey, New York, home was found with “blood all over…
Continue Reading US women’s soccer players Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger tied the knot in Miami
US women’s national soccer team players Ashlyn Harris and Ali Krieger tied the knot on Saturday in their much-anticipated wedding at the…
Continue Reading 4 plane crashes across US left 6 dead and at least 8 injured this weekend
Four planes crashed in separate incidents in Louisiana, New York, North Carolina and Maryland this weekend. Five people died in the crash in…
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Most Brits want to change how the BBC is funded
Bad news for the BBC: The broadcaster is not the United Kingdom’s most trusted news source, and two-thirds of Britons want to change how…
Continue Reading Police arrest both suspects in the Denny’s restaurant killing
Both men accused in a fatal robbery at a Denny’s restaurant in Virginia have been arrested and charged, police say. Jordan Anderson of Manassas…
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Estados Unidos ataca 5 instalaciones en Iraq y Siria vinculadas a milicias respaldadas por Irán
(CNN) — Las fuerzas estadounidenses llevaron a cabo ataques en Iraq y Siria contra cinco instalaciones vinculadas a una milicia respaldada por…
Continue Reading Una mujer se cayó de un acantilado de 60 metros en el sur de California. Sus gritos pueden haberla salvado
(CNN) — Una mujer sobrevivió después de caer 60 metros desde un acantilado en el sur de California, dijo la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de…
Continue Reading Al menos 11 muertos y 7 heridos deja accidente de tránsito en Chiapas, México
(CNN Español) — Al menos 11 personas murieron y 7 resultaron heridas en un accidente de tránsito ocurrido este domingo en la mañana en la…
Continue Reading Pintan grafitis antisemitas en tiendas y sinagogas de Londres
(CNN) —La Policía en Londres está investigando grafitis antisemitas encontrados garabateados en tiendas, restaurantes y una sinagoga como posible…
Continue Reading 1 dead after small plane crashes into Maryland homes, erupts in flames
One person was killed after a small plane crashed into two homes in Lanham, Maryland, on Sunday, officials said. The crash occurred shortly before 3…
Continue Reading From licking ice cream to storming Area 51, these 8 stories made 2019 a wild year
A year ago, no one would believe that people would be licking tubs of ice cream in grocery stores and planning to raid Area 51. But that’s 2019…
Continue Reading Cristiano Ronaldo quiere intentar actuar cuando se retire del fútbol
(CNN) — Fanáticos de Juventus y del equipo de fútbol de Portugal, no se preocupen, Cristiano Ronaldo no planea retirarse pronto. Pero cuando su…
Continue Reading Plane that crashed in Louisiana, killing 5, didn’t send distress call, NTSB says. Here’s what we know
No distress call was sent from the airplane that crashed in Lafayette, Louisiana, killing five people on board, an official with the National…
Continue Reading Cincinnati Zoo’s Walter the warthog has died
One of the Cincinnati Zoo’s most beloved animals has died. Walter the warthog died unexpectedly Saturday, the zoo said on Facebook. He was 6.…
Continue Reading Democracy has taken a detour this century. Can it get back on track?
Impeachment proceedings against an American president should be a serious democratic exercise aimed at finding the truth. But remarks from both sides…
Continue Reading While the #MeToo backlash raged on in 2019, the movement notched up big gains
Sandra Muller didn’t expect her tweet to start a firestorm over sexual harassment in France, but she doesn’t regret it either —…
Continue Reading It’s been a banner year for authoritarian leaders. Especially Vladimir Putin
In the global battle of ideas, Russian President Vladimir Putin has had a banner year. Back in June, Putin made waves by declaring the death of…
Continue Reading Energy stocks are the biggest losers of 2019 — and the decade
The shale revolution of the 2010s catapulted the United States to the top of the global energy food chain. Yet the view from the top has been awfully…
Continue Reading Our favorite tech gadget of the year is a throwback to simpler times
The end of 2019 signals the beginning of a new decade. Maybe it’s being on that precipice that prompted our nostalgic pick for favorite tech…
Continue Reading Disney had a blockbuster 2019. Here’s what it has on deck for 2020
The Walt Disney Company is going to have a hard time living up to its record-breaking 2019. First of all, there are no Star Wars or Avengers films on…
Continue Reading Media at a flashpoint: 2019 year in review
In January, Disney was still waiting to buy Fox, Deadspin was still challenging the worlds of sports and politics, and Sarah Sanders was still the…
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The good, the bad and the ugly in global health in 2019
Looking back over more than 30 years working in public health globally and in the United States, I can’t recall a year with as pronounced a…
Continue Reading 55 películas esenciales que debes ver de esta década
(CNN) — Hace diez años, los cinéfilos todavía no conocían a Jennifer Lawrence, Constance Wu o Chadwick Boseman como estrellas de taquilla.…
Continue Reading Business of spaceflight: The 7 biggest moments of the year
This year didn’t end up exactly how many in the spaceflight industry had hoped. Rocket launches were delayed. Explosions and development…
Continue Reading Maduro rechaza la “insólita decisión del Gobierno de Brasil de dar condición de refugiados a los cinco terroristas confesos”
(CNN Español) — El gobierno del cuestionado presidente Nicolás Maduro, a través de un comunicado, rechazó “categóricamente la decisión”…
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