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China sentences 78-year-old US citizen to life in prison on spying charges

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:53:52 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China sentenced a 78-year-old United States citizen to life in prison Monday on spying charges. John Shing-Wan Leung, who holds permanent residency in Hong Kong, was detained April 15, 2021, by the counterintelligence agency in the southeastern city of Suzhou. The city’s intermediate court announced Leung’s sentence in a brief statement on its social media site but gave no details of the charges. Such investigations and trials are held behind closed doors and little or no information is made public. Relations between Washington and Beijing have hit a historical low amid disputes over trade, technology, human rights and China’s increasingly aggressive approach toward its territorial claims. The sentencing comes as U.S. President Joe Biden is traveling to Hiroshima, Japan, for the Group of Seven major industrial nations summit, followed by a visit to Papua New Guinea, a Pacific island nation in a region where China has sought to increase its economic, military and diplo...

Philadelphia Inquirer hit by cyberattack causing newspaper’s largest disruption in decades

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:53:52 GMT

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Inquirer experienced the most significant disruption to its operations in 27 years due to what the newspaper calls a cyberattack.The company was working to restore print operations after a cyber incursion that prevented the printing of the newspaper’s Sunday print edition, the Inquirer reported on its website.The news operation’s website was still operational Sunday, although updates were slower than normal, the Inquirer reported.Inquirer publisher Lisa Hughes said Sunday “we are currently unable to provide an exact time line” for full restoration of the paper’s systems.“We appreciate everyone’s patience and understanding as we work to fully restore systems and complete this investigation as soon as possible,” Hughes said in an email responding to questions from the paper’s newsroom.The attack was first detected when employees on Saturday morning found the newspaper’s content-management system was not working. The In...

Border crossings off from last week’s highs as US pins hopes for order on mobile app

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:53:52 GMT

TIJUANA, Mexico (AP) — Pandemic-era limits on asylum known as Title 42 have been rarely discussed among many of tens of thousands of migrants massed on Mexico’s border with the United States.Their eyes were — and are — fixed instead on a new U.S. government mobile app that grants 1,000 people daily an appointment to cross the border and seek asylum while living in the U.S. With demand far outstripping available slots, the app has been an exercise in frustration for many — and a test of the Biden administration’s strategy of coupling new legal paths to entry with severe consequences for those who don’t follow them.“You start to give up hope but it’s the only way,” said Teresa Muñoz, 48, who abandoned her home in the Mexican state of Michoacan after a gang killed her husband and beat her. She has been trying for a month to gain entry through the app, called CBPOne, while staying in a Tijuana shelter with her two children and 2-year-old grandson.U.S. Homeland Se...

Rockies’ Feltner released from hospital after skull fracture, concussion from line drive

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:53:52 GMT

DENVER (AP) — Colorado pitcher Ryan Feltner has a skull fracture and concussion after getting hit by a line drive off the bat of Philadelphia’s Nick Castellanos.Feltner was injured Saturday night and was discharged from Swedish Medical Center on Sunday. He will not need surgery.“Overall, he’s fine,” Colorado manager Bud Black said before Sunday’s game. “I think the feeling is that it could have been worse.”Feltner was put on the 15-day injured list. When asked whether the 26-year-old right-hander will be out for days, weeks or months, Black said “probably on the longer end of that.”Feltner was hurt in the second inning when Castellanos hit a slider 92.7 mph back at the mound. The ball hit Feltner on the back right side of his head, and he fell to the ground. He lay on his stomach as two members of the Rockies athletic training staff aided him. He was able to get on his feet and walked off the field with the assistance of the two trainers.Black said Feltner was “still fai...

Authorities searching for at-risk 29-year-old woman missing out of Sylmar

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:53:52 GMT

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help in locating an at-risk missing 29-year-old woman, authorities announced Sunday.  Ashley Lynn Poots was last seen Sunday, just after 1 p.m., on the 14400 block of Olive View Drive in Sylmar.  The 29-year-old is described as a white female, 5 foot 6 inches tall, weighing around 120 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. She was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and gray pants, according to an LASD bulletin.  "Ms. Poots suffers from depression and there is concern for her well-being,” LASD said.  Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact LASD’s Missing Persons at 323-890-5500. Those wishing to remain anonymous call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submit a tip online at L.A. Crime Stoppers.  At-risk or critical missing persons are defined as: The missing person is the victim of crime or foul playThe missing person is in critical nee...

VIDEO: Suspect steals catalytic converter from Prius in Alameda

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:53:52 GMT

(KRON) -- An Alameda resident parked his car at a mosque in what seemed to be a routine Sunday morning. However, around 6 a.m. when he was inside the mosque praying, the owner of a Prius had his catalytic converter stolen in the parking lot.Video (above) shows an unknown man stealing the catalytic converter from the Toyota, according to surveillance from the mosque obtained by KRON4. Alameda catalytic converter thefts continue to spike The suspect is seen -- around the 0:25 mark of the video above -- exiting his car with tools that appear to be used for catalytic converter thefts. About two minutes later around the 2:50 mark, the suspect has the Prius' catalytic converter in his hand and puts it in his Hyundai sedan.The video ends with the unknown suspect driving away from the parking lot with the catalytic converter. When he returned to his car and was about to drive, the victim said he noticed a loud sound coming out of his Prius. That's when he knew his catalytic converter had...

Erdogan se dirige a una segunda vuelta en las reñidas elecciones de Turquía

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:53:52 GMT

(CNN) — Ni el presidente de Turquía, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, ni su principal rival parecían haber asegurado el 50% de los votos para ganar las elecciones, según mostraron los resultados electorales preliminares, lo que aumenta las perspectivas de una segunda vuelta.La agencia de noticias estatal Anadolu informó proyecciones basadas en el 97,95% de los votos contados, mostrando que Erdogan tiene el 49,34% de los votos, en comparación con el 44,99% del principal candidato de la oposición, Kemal Kilicdaroglu.El tercer candidato, Sinan Ogan, recibió el 5,28% de los votos, según Anadolu, lo que plantea la posibilidad de que pueda ser un hacedor de reyes en una segunda vuelta. Tuiteó que una segunda votación es “muy posible” y que “los nacionalistas turcos y los ataturkistas están en una posición clave para esta elección”.Las elecciones de este domingo suponen el mayor desafío hasta la fecha para el líder turco. Erdogan se enfrenta a dificultades económicas y a la crítica de que el im...

No. 1 seed Oklahoma seeks third-straight NCAA softball title

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:53:52 GMT

Oklahoma will seek its third straight Women’s College World Series title as the No. 1 national seed in the upcoming NCAA Women’s Softball Tournament.The 64-team draw was announced Sunday night. The Sooners will host the Norman Regional on Friday through Sunday at Marita Hynes Field in Norman, Oklahoma. They will try to extend their 43-game winning streak -– the longest in school history and four wins shy of the NCAA record Arizona set in 1995-96 -– when they open against Hofstra (19-25) on Friday.This is the fourth straight season the Sooners will enter the tournament as the No. 1 overall seed, and the fifth time overall. Oklahoma defeated Texas 6-1 on Saturday to claim the Big 12 Tournament title in a rematch of last year’s national championship series.The Sooners feature three of the top-10 finalists for USA Softball Collegiate Player of the Year — juniors Jayda Coleman and Tiare Jennings and sophomore Jordy Bahl.UCLA (52-5) is the No. 2 national seed and will host Grand Canyon on...

Desde el pop-rap viral de Drake hasta los himnos de protesta de Kendrick Lamar, estos fueron los momentos decisivos de la música en la década de 2010

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:53:52 GMT

(CNN) — La década de 2010 pareció más un siglo que una década. En 10 años, la cultura pop evolucionó (y, en opinión de algunos, involucionó) más rápido que nunca, debido en gran parte a la llegada y la influencia cada vez mayor de las redes sociales.El clima cultural y el panorama digital también influyeron en la música que escuchábamos: empezamos la década en la era de Obama, cargada de optimismo, y la terminamos con una pandemia y un clima político muy divisivo. Pero estuvimos en línea durante todo ese tiempo, y aplicaciones como Spotify y TikTok catapultaron ciertas canciones y géneros a la popularidad e incluso influyeron en el tipo de música que se hace.Series de la “era dorada de la TV” que marcaron la década de 2010Repasa algunas de las tendencias musicales predominantes que definieron una década voluble, desde el pop-rap y las boy bands hasta la tristeza estética y los himnos de protesta.El rap sigue la ruta viral del popA principios de la década de 2010, l...

Al menos 13 muertos tras colisión entre camión de carga y camioneta en carretera de Tamaulipas, México

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 10:53:52 GMT

(CNN Español) — Al menos 13 personas murieron este domingo luego de que una camioneta se impactara con la parte trasera de un camión de carga en una carretera de Tamaulipas, en el norte de México, según informó en un comunicado la Secretaría de Seguridad Pública (SSP) estatal.El incidente se registró en el kilómetro 80 de la carretera Hidalgo -Zaragoza, explicó la SSP. Protección Civil del estado agregó en otro comunicado que ambos vehículos se incendiaron tras colisionar.Según la Secretaría, personal de la Guardia estatal que llegó al lugar del percance no encontró el camión que conducía la caja contra la que colisionó la camioneta. Tampoco se ha dado información de personas lesionadas.La SSP no dio más detalles sobre el incidente y CNN intenta obtener más datos de parte de la entidad.En Twitter, el gobernador del estado, Américo Villarreal, lamentó el incidente y dijo que ha dado instrucciones para investigar el percance y para “prestar toda la ayuda posible a los deud...