By Joan Biskupic, CNN legal analyst & Supreme Court biographer The Supreme Court reached into every corner of American life, reordering intimate family choices, breaching the separation of church and state, and diminishing the steps government can take to prevent gun violence or protect the environment. The upheaval of the past several weeks, especially as
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By Laura He, CNN Business Hong Kong’s new leader John Lee on Friday vowed to strengthen the city’s standing as a global business hub, but he gave no hint of diverging from Beijing’s insistence on strict zero-Covid rules. The former British colony’s reputation as an international financial center has been battered during the last two
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ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s media watchdog has banned access to the Turkish services of U.S. public service broadcaster Voice of America and German broadcaster Deutsche Welle. The Supreme Board of Radio and Television enforced a February warning to the two companies that air television content in Turkish online to apply for
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ZEYNEP BILGINSOY Associated Press ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s media watchdog has banned access to the Turkish services of U.S. public service broadcaster Voice of America and German broadcaster Deutsche Welle. The Supreme Board of Radio and Television enforced a February warning to the two companies that air television content in Turkish online to apply for
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By GRAHAM DUNBAR AP Sports Writer GENEVA (AP) — FIFA will introduce new technology to improve offside calls at the World Cup in Qatar this year, using a limb-tracking camera system. It relies on multiple cameras track player movements and a sensor in the ball. Artifical intelligence processes the data to create 3D images analyzed
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By George Ramsay, CNN Nick Kyrgios thought his first-round match was one of the worst he’s ever played at Wimbledon; his performance against Filip Krajinovic two days later, however, may have been his best. The Australian produced a serving masterclass as he swept aside Krajinovic, a beaten finalist at Queen’s Club two weeks ago, in
Continue Reading LONDON (AP) — Tottenham has completed the signing of Brazil forward Richarlison from Everton. The two clubs said Friday that Richarlison has signed a five-year deal with Tottenham, moving to London after four years at Goodison Park. The 25-year-old forward made 152 appearances for Everton in all competitions, scoring 53 goals. He has scored 48
Continue Reading By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The International Criminal Court is marking the 20th anniversary of its establishment, as its prosecutors probe war crimes in countries around the world including what one expert called a “make or break” investigation in Ukraine. The court was long criticized for tackling only crimes in
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Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — La tormenta tropical Bonnie amenaza con recorrer las costas de Centroamérica y el Caribe, llevando fuertes lluvias, inundaciones repentinas y deslizamientos de tierra a algunos países, según el Centro Nacional de Huracanes de Estados Unidos (NHC, por sus siglas en inglés). Según la más reciente información del NHC, la
Continue Reading TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — An international rights group says Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip systematically torture critics in detention, a practice that could amount to crimes against humanity. In its report Friday, Human Rights Watch called on donor countries to cut off funding to what it called, “abusive Palestinian
Continue Reading olivertapia (CNN) — Cassidy Hutchinson, exasesora de la Casa Blanca de Trump, le dijo a la comisión selecta de la Cámara de Representantes sobre el 6 de enero que alguien la contactó para intentar influir en su testimonio, dijeron a CNN tres fuentes familiarizadas con la presentación de la audiencia. La vicepresidenta de la comisión,
Continue Reading By Wayne Chang and Ivana Kottasová, CNN A Hong Kong lawmaker who was photographed standing close to Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier this week announced Sunday he had tested positive for Covid-19. Steve Ho Chun-Yin said he tested negative on Thursday when he attended the photo session during the celebrations marking the 25th anniversary of
Continue Reading By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Summer travel is underway across the globe, but a full recovery from two years of coronavirus could last as long as the pandemic itself. Interviews by The Associated Press in 11 countries this month show that the most passionate travelers are thronging to locales like the French
Continue Reading By LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Summer travel is underway across the globe, but a full recovery from two years of coronavirus could last as long as the pandemic itself. Interviews by The Associated Press in 11 countries this month show that the most passionate travelers are thronging to locales like the French
Continue Reading By Jacob Lev and Ben Morse, CNN NBA superstar Kevin Durant has requested a trade from the Brooklyn Nets, according to NBA insiders Sham Charania of The Athletic and Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. According to ESPN, the 33-year-old’s business manager, Rich Kleiman, told Wojnarowski that they are working with Nets general manager Sean Marks on
Continue Reading By OLEG CETINIC and BOUBKAR BENZEBAT PARIS (AP) — Flights from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and other French airports are facing disruptions as workers hold a strike and protests to demand salary hikes to keep up with record inflation. France’s civil aviation authority said 17% of scheduled flights out of Charles de Gaulle
Continue Reading By OLEG CETINIC and BOUBKAR BENZEBAT PARIS (AP) — Flights from Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and other French airports are facing disruptions as workers hold a strike and protests to demand salary hikes to keep up with record inflation. France’s civil aviation authority said 17% of scheduled flights out of Charles de Gaulle
Continue Reading By RAHIM FAIEZ Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s supreme leader has offered prayers for Afghanistan’s earthquake victims during a speech to Islamic clerics in Kabul. The tremor in June killed more than 1,000 people. State radio aired Haibatullah Akhundzada’s speech live Friday from the gathering in Kabul, where thousands of Islamic clerics and
Continue Reading By The Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Ng brothers, fishermen living in the remote Hong Kong village of Tai O, have carried on with their lives since moving from the Chinese mainland in the 1950s, untouched by political campaigns and even Britain’s handover of the city to Chinese control in 1997. Many in
Continue Reading By The Associated Press HONG KONG (AP) — The Ng brothers, fishermen living in the remote Hong Kong village of Tai O, have carried on with their lives since moving from the Chinese mainland in the 1950s, untouched by political campaigns and even Britain’s handover of the city to Chinese control in 1997. Many in
Continue Reading By Barbie Latza Nadeau and Livia Borghese, CNN The main artery that cuts through Italy’s heartland, where 30% of its food is produced, is the 650-kilometer-long (400-mile-long) River Po, which winds its way from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea on Italy’s northeast coast. But a dry winter and spring mean this year it’s in
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks on Wall Street shook off a downbeat start and ended broadly higher Friday, though the rebound was not enough to erase their losses for the week. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% after having been down 0.9% in the early going. The gain snapped a
Continue Reading By DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP Business Writers Stocks on Wall Street shook off a downbeat start and ended broadly higher Friday, though the rebound was not enough to erase their losses for the week. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% after having been down 0.9% in the early going. The gain snapped a
Continue Reading By Nectar Gan, Simone McCarthy and Kathleen Magramo, CNN Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday claimed “true democracy” began in Hong Kong 25 years ago when China assumed control, as he marked a symbolic anniversary for the city transformed by his political crackdown. “After its return to the motherland, Hong Kong compatriots became masters of
Continue Reading By Eric Levenson and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN The Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series arrived in Oregon for its first tournament on US soil Thursday and faced protests from 9/11 survivors and victims’ families who criticized golfers for working with Saudi Arabia, who they say was complicit in the 2001 terrorist attacks. “Saudi Arabia is trying
Continue Reading HONG KONG (AP) — The following are key events in the history of Hong Kong, which marked the 25th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule on Friday. China had promised the territory could retain its civil, economic and political liberties for 50 years under the “one country, two systems” framework. However, in
Continue Reading By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial Friday, 4 1/2 months after her arrest on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for a Russian team, in a case that has unfolded amid tense relations between Moscow and Washington. The initial session of the
Continue Reading By JIM HEINTZ Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — American basketball star Brittney Griner went on trial Friday, 4 1/2 months after her arrest on charges of possessing cannabis oil while returning to play for a Russian team, in a case that has unfolded amid tense relations between Moscow and Washington. The initial session of the
Continue Reading By Jessie Yeung and Yoonjung Seo, CNN North Korea on Friday claimed its Covid-19 outbreak began when two residents touched “unusual things” near the South Korean border, according to state media. The impoverished nation publicly acknowledged the virus had breached its borders for the first time in May, though it’s difficult to assess the real
Continue Reading It has not been an easy week for Russian President Vladimir Putin. He took his first foreign trip since the invasion of Ukraine to shore up relations with troublesome Central Asian allies. He watched as NATO declared Moscow its main enemy and invited Russia’s neighbors Sweden and Finland to join the alliance. And he was
Continue Reading By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people. For the first stage, it has identified 19 plastic items that aren’t very useful but have
Continue Reading By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL AP Science Writer NEW DELHI (AP) — India banned some single-use or disposable plastic products Friday as part of a federal plan to phase out the ubiquitous material in the nation of nearly 1.4 billion people. For the first stage, it has identified 19 plastic items that aren’t very useful but have
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