New York CNN — Regal Cinemas is closing 39 additional movie theaters across the United States. The decision comes four months after its parent company Cineworld filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after the pandemic devastated the industry and public screenings. In a filing this week, Cineworld said it planned to reject the leases for all … Read more
CNN — A man who spent 24 days adrift in the Caribbean Sea says he survived eating little more than ketchup. Elvis François, 47, was found 120 nautical miles northwest of Puerto Bolívar in Colombia after a plane saw the word “help” carved into the hull of his sailboat, the Colombian navy said Thursday in … Read more
CNN — Public health officials said they discovered two cases of gonorrhea that appear to have reduced susceptibility to all types of antibiotics available to treat them. This is the first time such antibiotic-resistant strains of gonorrhea have been identified in the United States. The increase in sexual activity during the pandemic, coupled with a … Read more
CNN — Anton Walkes, a defender for Major League Soccer team Charlotte FC, died of injuries sustained in a boating accident at the age of 25, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) announced in a communicated. The FWC said that around 3 p.m. Wednesday, FWC officers witnessed an accident involving two vessels near … Read more
CNN — Three grizzlies have been euthanized in Montana after falling ill and testing positive for the highly pathogenic avian influenza virus (HPAI), according to the state Department of Fish, Wildlife and Parks. These were the first documented cases of bird flu in a Montana grizzly bear and the first nationwide for this HPAI outbreak, … Read more
CNN — Vaccination rates for measles, polio, diphtheria and other diseases are falling among American children, according to a new study from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The immunization rate for required vaccines among kindergarten students has increased from 95% to approximately 94% in the 2020-21 school year. It has fallen further … Read more
CNN — The United States has transferred US munitions stored in Israel for use in Ukraine and plans to send more soon, US and Israeli officials told CNN on Wednesday. A US official told CNN they had moved “some” of the 300,000 155mm shells that the US and Israel had agreed would be transferred, and … Read more
CNN — Professional wrestler Jay Briscoe has died aged 38. The American wrestling world is in shock following the death of Ring of Honor (ROH) star, real name Jamin Pugh. Tony Khan, CEO of All Elite Wrestling and owner of ROH, broke the news on Twitter. He wrote: “Sadly Jamin Pugh has passed away. Known … Read more
Seoul, South Korea CNN — As China continues to develop what is already the world’s largest navy, a US Naval War College professor is issuing a warning to US military planners: In naval warfare, the largest fleet almost always wins. Writing in the January issue of US Naval Institute Proceedings magazine, Sam Tangredi says if … Read more
CNN — A new strain of highly pathogenic bird flu – commonly known as bird flu – has killed about 1,600 snow geese in two separate regions of Colorado since November, according to state wildlife officials. Unlike previous strains of the disease in North America, this strain “causes widespread mortality in some species of wild … Read more
