January 2023 - Local News 8

China accuses Washington of wanting ‘technological hegemony’

January 31, 2023 5:03 AM Associated Press

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s government has accused Washington of pursuing “technology hegemony” following news…

China lobbies Dutch to defend trade after chip curbs

January 31, 2023 5:01 AM Associated Press

BEIJING (AP) — China’s foreign minister has appealed to his Dutch counterpart to defend free trade after the Netherlands and Japan agreed to…

Millennial Money: 6 ways to move out of your parents’ house

January 31, 2023 5:00 AM Associated Press

By KATE ASHFORD of NerdWallet Nearly a quarter of millennials (22%) are living with their parents, and more than half of those living with them (55%)…

New US ransomware strategy prioritizes victims but could make it harder to catch cybercriminals

January 31, 2023 5:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Sean Lyngaas, CNN US and European law enforcement’s disruption last week of a $100-million ransomware gang is the clearest public example…

GM 4Q earnings rise 16% as sales rebound at end of last year

January 31, 2023 4:58 AM Associated Press

By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — Rising factory output led to strong U.S. sales at the end of last year, pushing General Motors’…

Blinken in Mideast renews appeal for Israel-Palestinian calm

January 31, 2023 4:56 AM Associated Press

By MATTHEW LEE AP Diplomatic Writer JERUSALEM (AP) — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is wrapping up a two-day visit to Israel and the…

Michael Jackson’s nephew to play singer in new biopic

January 31, 2023 4:51 AM CNN Newsource

By Issy Ronald, CNN Michael Jackson will be portrayed by his 26-year-old nephew, Jaafar, in a movie biopic about the late pop star, studio Lionsgate…

5 things to know for January 31: Ice storm, Covid-19, gun violence, DOJ, TikTok

January 31, 2023 4:50 AM CNN Newsource

By Alexandra Meeks, CNN The average age of a first-time mother in the US climbed above 27 years — marking a record high — in 2021,…

China accuses Washington of wanting ‘technological hegemony’

January 31, 2023 4:41 AM Associated Press

By JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) — China’s government has accused Washington of pursuing “technology hegemony” following news…

Última hora y noticias en vivo de la guerra de Rusia en Ucrania de este martes 31 de enero

January 31, 2023 4:41 AM CNN Newsource

Children’s mental health tops list of parent worries, survey finds

January 31, 2023 4:36 AM CNN Newsource

By Janelle Chavez, CNN Forty percent of US parents are “extremely” or “very” worried that their children will struggle with…

Why the Super Bowl is ‘a big moment for a lot of Black, young quarterbacks coming up’

January 31, 2023 4:32 AM CNN Newsource

By George Ramsay, CNN For Doug Williams, the first Black quarterback to start and win the Super Bowl, watching the NFL Conference Championship games…

Indian billionaire Adani at center of $68B stock market rout

January 31, 2023 4:29 AM Associated Press

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Asia’s richest man, Gautam Adani, has seen his companies shed $68 billion in market value in…

French workers bring Paris to a standstill in second mass strike over pension reforms

January 31, 2023 4:23 AM CNN Newsource

By Pierre Bairin and Hanna Ziady, CNN French schools and transportation networks were heavily disrupted Tuesday for the second time this month, as…

Russians parade with the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) during the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games.

International Olympic Committee rejects ‘defamatory statements’ by Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak

January 31, 2023 4:21 AM CNN Newsource

By Sammy Mngqosini, Eve Brennan and Mariya Knight, CNN The International Olympic Committee (IOC) says it rejects “defamatory statements”…

Azerbaijan to UN court: Armenia must stop sowing land mines

January 31, 2023 4:05 AM Associated Press

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Azerbaijan is appealing to the United Nations’ highest court to urgently order…

Azerbaijan to UN court: Armenia must stop sowing land mines

January 31, 2023 4:05 AM Associated Press

By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Azerbaijan is appealing to the United Nations’ highest court to urgently order…

Biden homes in on GOP extremism messaging as he eyes 2024 campaign

January 31, 2023 4:01 AM CNN Newsource

By Kevin Liptak and MJ Lee, CNN President Joe Biden is fine-tuning his argument for reelection in an intensive stretch of travel and fundraising,…

Brother vs brother: Kelces prepare for Super Bowl showdown

January 31, 2023 3:59 AM Associated Press

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Donna Kelce is going to have to pull out that now-familiar custom jersey — the one with…

Analysis: All-Star reserve voting will lead to some snubbing

January 31, 2023 3:56 AM Associated Press

By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Brace yourself. There’s going to be some angry people in the NBA on Thursday night. With good reason. The…

Pachia Ammos is the island's only sandy beach.

Greece’s secret green ‘virgin island’

January 31, 2023 3:55 AM CNN Newsource

Lisa Morrow, CNN The Greek island of Samothrace is a vision in green. The craggy rocks of Mount Saos, the island’s highest mountain at 5,285…

Adani vs Hindenburg: India’s top businessman faces biggest test

January 31, 2023 3:43 AM CNN Newsource

By Diksha Madhok, CNN India’s richest man Gautam Adani ended his trip to Davos earlier this month on an optimistic note. The infrastructure…

Indian billionaire Adani at center of $68B stock market rout

January 31, 2023 3:39 AM Associated Press

By KRUTIKA PATHI Associated Press NEW DELHI (AP) — Asia’s richest man, Gautam Adani, has seen his companies shed $68 billion in market value in…

Biden to highlight grant for NYC rail tunnel under Hudson

January 31, 2023 3:27 AM Associated Press

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is traveling to New York City to showcase a $292 million mega grant that will…

Biden to highlight grant for NYC rail tunnel under Hudson

January 31, 2023 3:27 AM Associated Press

By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is traveling to New York City to showcase a $292 million mega grant that will…

Europe scrapes out economic growth by dodging gas disaster

January 31, 2023 3:22 AM Associated Press

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s economy scraped out meager gains at the end of last year as galloping…

Europe scrapes out economic growth by dodging gas disaster

January 31, 2023 3:22 AM Associated Press

By DAVID McHUGH AP Business Writer FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Europe’s economy scraped out meager gains at the end of last year as galloping…

Thousands of care sector workers protest in Brussels

January 31, 2023 3:20 AM Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — More than 10,000 people have protested through central Brussels to demand better working conditions and more pay in the care sector…

Thousands of care sector workers protest in Brussels

January 31, 2023 3:20 AM Associated Press

BRUSSELS (AP) — More than 10,000 people have protested through central Brussels to demand better working conditions and more pay in the care sector…

Rain pounds northern New Zealand; further flooding expected

January 31, 2023 3:19 AM Associated Press

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Auckland is preparing for another round of flooding while rain batters northern New Zealand’s Northland region,…

Nigeria sees cash shortage amid push for redesigned currency

January 31, 2023 3:14 AM Associated Press

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Experts are warning that Nigeria’s push to replace its paper money with newly…

Nigeria sees cash shortage amid push for redesigned currency

January 31, 2023 3:14 AM Associated Press

By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Experts are warning that Nigeria’s push to replace its paper money with newly…

¿Por qué cada vez más rusos eligen Argentina para tener hijos y vivir?

January 31, 2023 3:11 AM CNN Newsource

Melissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — “Hay un montón de rusos aquí”, dice en inglés Sviatoslav, un ruso de 28 años que reside en…

The Supreme Court’s student loans case is about more than student loans

January 31, 2023 3:00 AM CNN Newsource

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter When the Supreme Court reconvenes at the end of February, it will hear a headline-grabbing case…

China says it is ‘deeply concerned’ about reports of the latest US clampdown on Huawei

January 31, 2023 2:59 AM CNN Newsource

By Michelle Toh and CNN’s Beijing bureau China has hit back after reports that Washington is moving to further restrict sales of American…

Police ask court to ban protest at Cardinal’s Sydney funeral

January 31, 2023 2:59 AM Associated Press

By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian police plan to ask a judge to ban gay rights protesters from demonstrating…

Un excomandante del Grupo Wagner describe la brutalidad y la incompetencia en el frente

January 31, 2023 2:53 AM CNN Newsource

olivertapia (CNN) — Un exmercenario del Grupo Wagner dice que la brutalidad que presenció en Ucrania finalmente lo llevó a desertar, en una…

Family says Sudan freed man convicted of killing US diplomat

January 31, 2023 2:49 AM Associated Press

By SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — Sudanese authorities have released a man convicted of the 2008 killing of a U.S. diplomat in a drive-by…

Dallas Zoo believes 2 of its monkeys were stolen after their habitat was ‘intentionally compromised.’ It follows a string of suspicious activity

January 31, 2023 2:34 AM CNN Newsource

By Andi Babineau and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN After a series of suspicious animal events this month, the Dallas Zoo believes two of its emperor tamarin…

Talk of fighter jets for Kyiv puts strains on Western unity

January 31, 2023 2:32 AM Associated Press

By SUSIE BLANN Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine’s push for fighter jets to help beat back Russia’s invasion force risks…

Rights groups say Myanmar military is increasing air attacks

January 31, 2023 2:17 AM Associated Press

By GRANT PECK Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — Human rights monitoring groups say Myanmar’s military is increasingly turning to airstrikes with…

Man accused of severely beating and kidnapping Oregon woman knew his victim, police say, as manhunt for him continues

January 31, 2023 2:09 AM CNN Newsource

By Lucy Kafanov, Elizabeth Wolfe and Jeremy Harlan, CNN A man accused of kidnapping and torturing a woman in southwest Oregon knew his victim before…

Strikes, protests hit France in round 2 of pension battle

January 31, 2023 2:08 AM Associated Press

By JADE LE DELEY and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — From tiny islands to major cities, demonstrators poured into France’s…

Strikes, protests hit France in round 2 of pension battle

January 31, 2023 2:08 AM Associated Press

By JADE LE DELEY and JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — From tiny islands to major cities, demonstrators poured into France’s…

Recent extremist attacks kill 32 people in Burkina Faso

January 31, 2023 2:05 AM Associated Press

By ARSENE KABORE and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s government says at least 32 people, including…

An icy mix covers Highway 114 on Monday in Roanoke

Millions across the South and central US brace for ice storm as officials urge staying off roads

January 31, 2023 1:52 AM CNN Newsource

By Aya Elamroussi, CNN A winter storm bringing the triple threat of ice, sleet and snow Tuesday to parts of the South and central US has prompted…

US to increase weapons deployment to counter North Korea

January 31, 2023 1:47 AM Associated Press

By KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said the United States will increase…

Cyprus picks new president amid economic doubt, ethnic split

January 31, 2023 1:34 AM Associated Press

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriots are choosing a new president, who they’ll expect to decisively steer the…

Hall of Famer Bobby Hull, the Golden Jet, dies at 84

January 31, 2023 12:57 AM Associated Press

By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Hall of Fame forward Bobby Hull, who helped the Chicago Blackhawks win the 1961 Stanley Cup Final, has…

Illinois prosecutors drop pending criminal cases against R. Kelly, who remains imprisoned on federal convictions

January 31, 2023 12:46 AM CNN Newsource

By Raja Razek, CNN Prosecutors in Illinois’ Cook County have dropped state sex-crime charges against singer R. Kelly, who has already been…

Global report highlights link between corruption, violence

January 31, 2023 12:29 AM Associated Press

By KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Associated Press BERLIN (AP) — Most of the world continues to fail to fight corruption with 95 % of countries having made…

Pope’s Africa trip spotlights conflict, and church’s future

January 31, 2023 12:25 AM Associated Press

By NICOLE WINFIELD, JEAN-YVES KAMALE and NQOBILE NTSHANGASE Associated Press VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is opening a six-day visit to Congo…

10 years after EU’s ‘never again’ tragedy, little’s changed

January 31, 2023 12:20 AM Associated Press

By LORNE COOK Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — A decade ago this year, the head of the European Union’s executive branch stood, visibly shaken,…

Global shares fall in muted trading ahead of Fed meeting

January 30, 2023 11:54 PM Associated Press

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares declined in muted trading on Tuesday as investors awaited decisions on interest…

Global shares fall in muted trading ahead of Fed meeting

January 30, 2023 11:54 PM Associated Press

By YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Global shares declined in muted trading on Tuesday as investors awaited decisions on interest…

Chinese province drops restrictions on unmarried people having children in bid to halt plummeting birth rate

January 30, 2023 11:54 PM CNN Newsource

By Nectar Gan, CNN China’s southwestern province of Sichuan will drop restrictions on unmarried people having children, part of a broader…

Pakistan mosque blast death toll rises to 92 as country faces ‘national security crisis’

January 30, 2023 11:44 PM CNN Newsource

By Sophia Saifi, Rhea Mogul and Saleem Mehsud, CNN The death toll from a suspected suicide bomb that ripped through a mosque in northwestern Pakistan…

Where could pro sports expand next? 12 cities that are ripe for new teams

January 30, 2023 11:42 PM Stacker

OLBG compiled a list of 12 potential expansion cities for major sports leagues in North America using Census Bureau population…

Year of the quarterback carousel: A look back at the NFL’s record number of starting quarterbacks in 2022

January 30, 2023 11:42 PM Stacker

Stacker analyzed Pro-Football-Reference.com data to determine how an NFL-record 69 different quarterbacks started games during the 2022 regular…