Election officials in South Africa rush to register 100,000 prisoners to vote
By MOGOMOTSI MAGOME Associated Press PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Officials from South Africa’s national electoral commission have visited…
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Arkansas police chief arrested and charged with kidnapping
Associated Press EUDORA, Ark. (AP) — Authorities say the police chief in Eudora, Arkansas, has been arrested and charged with kidnapping. Arkansas…
Continue ReadingChurchill Downs moves Kentucky Derby post draw ahead one week before historic 150th running on May 4
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Churchill Downs will move the post draws for the 150th Kentucky Derby and Oaks to one full week before horse racing’s…
Continue ReadingAnalysis shows destruction and possible buffer zone along Gaza Strip’s border with Israel
By JON GAMBRELL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Satellite photos show new demolition along a 1-kilometer-wide path on the Gaza Strip’s border…
Continue ReadingVirginia considers a major expansion of gambling by legalizing ‘skill games’
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Dueling Virginia legislative proposals backed by different gambling companies would open the…
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Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton to leave Mercedes and join Ferrari ahead of the 2025 season
CNN By Jill Martin and George Ramsay, CNN (CNN) — Seven-time Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton will leave Mercedes and join Ferrari for the…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Ballot Fraud-Atlantic City story
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) — In a story published February 1, 2024, about a former Atlantic City, New Jersey, council member being charged with…
Continue ReadingGuatemala’s new president appeals for society’s help to overcome entrenched powers
By SONIA PÉREZ D. Associated Press GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — President Bernardo Arévalo said Thursday that with his political party suspended, little…
Continue ReadingDream acquire 2-time WNBA steals leader Canada and send McDonald to Sparks in swap of guards
ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Dream acquired two-time WNBA steals leader Jordin Canada in a trade that sent guard Aari McDonald to the Los Angeles…
Continue ReadingTop UK diplomat says Britain could recognize a Palestinian state before a peace deal with Israel
By FAY ABUELGASIM Associated Press RIYAK, Lebanon (AP) — Britain’s top diplomat said Thursday that his country could officially recognize a…
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More than 30 million people have unclaimed money or assets. Are you one of them?
By Jeanne Sahadi, CNN New York (CNN) — You may be among the millions of people nationwide who have cash or assets waiting to be claimed. That…
Continue ReadingPolice in Georgia responding to gun shots at home detain 19 people, probe possible sex trafficking
SOUTH FULTON, Ga. (AP) — Police say officers responding to shots fired at an Atlanta-area home found numerous women there and are investigating the…
Continue ReadingEducators played the same Powerball numbers for years, then hid a $1M winning ticket in a math book
By DYLAN LOVAN Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A group of employees and teachers from a Kentucky middle school who bought a $1 million…
Continue ReadingTrump’s political operation, spending heavily on legal expenses, starts 2024 with $42M
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’s political operation has amassed about $130 million in the final months of last year, but after…
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Mark Zuckerberg Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of Mark Zuckerberg, founder and CEO of Meta. Personal Birth date: May 14, 1984 Birth…
Continue ReadingPolice: Armed man found dead at Colorado mountaintop amusement park had researched mass shootings
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A heavily armed man who was found dead at a Colorado mountaintop amusement park last year had…
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La madre del atacante del tiroteo escolar en Michigan sube al estrado en su juicio por homicidio involuntario
urielblanco (CNN) — Jennifer Crumbley, la madre del adolescente que mató a cuatro personas en una escuela secundaria de Michigan en 2021,…
Continue ReadingPassenger showing ‘indications of intoxication’ restrained on JetBlue flight
By Marnie Hunter and Gregory Wallace, CNN (CNN) — A passenger on a Tuesday JetBlue flight was restrained with help from other passengers after…
Continue Reading Disney files appeal after judge dismisses lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and allies
By Samantha Delouya, CNN (CNN) — Disney is appealing a major setback earlier this week in its ongoing legal and political battle with Florida’s…
Continue ReadingDisney appeals dismissal of free speech lawsuit as DeSantis says company should ‘move on’
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Thursday appealed a judge’s dismissal of its free speech lawsuit over what…
Continue ReadingDisney appeals dismissal of free speech lawsuit as DeSantis says company should ‘move on’
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Disney on Thursday appealed a judge’s dismissal of its free speech lawsuit over what…
Continue Reading Este es el pasaporte más raro del mundo
Sofía Benavides (CNN) — La Soberana Orden Militar de Malta, también conocida como los Caballeros de Malta, no es sólo una orden religiosa…
Continue ReadingAuthorities locate a missing Roman Catholic cardinal in Panama
PANAMA CITY (AP) — Authorities have found alive a Roman Catholic cardinal disappeared this week in western Panama near the border with Costa Rica.…
Continue Reading Millones de estrellas brillan en una imagen sin precedentes de galaxias espirales obtenida por el telescopio Webb
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El telescopio espacial James Webb captó imágenes centelleantes de 19 galaxias espirales, y de los millones de…
Continue ReadingCalifornia teenager charged with swatting faces adult charges in Florida
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A California teenager accused of swatting a Florida mosque has been arrested and transported across the country to face felony…
Continue ReadingCalifornia teenager charged with swatting faces adult charges in Florida
SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A California teenager accused of swatting a Florida mosque has been arrested and transported across the country to face felony…
Continue ReadingUS lawmakers nominate four jailed Chinese dissidents for Nobel Peace Prize
By DIDI TANG Associated Press Washington (AP) — Two U.S. lawmakers have nominated Jimmy Lai, a former Hong Kong publisher now standing trial on…
Continue ReadingCorrection: Palestinian Groups-Florida story.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — In a story published Jan. 31, 2024, about a court ruling about Florida’s efforts to deactivate pro-Palestinian student…
Continue ReadingWho freed Flaco? One year later, eagle-owl’s escape from Central Park Zoo remains a mystery
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press New York (AP) — This New York love story begins with a criminal act of sabotage. Under cover of darkness a year…
Continue ReadingHow a debate over vaping might derail the war on tobacco
By MARC GUNTHER of The Chronicle of Philanthropy Chronicle of Philanthropy Anti-smoking groups aren’t just fighting the tobacco companies these…
Continue ReadingBarbudans launch new environmental legal fight in Caribbean against wealthy developers
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Construction of two private villas inside a national park in Barbuda has sparked the…
Continue ReadingA child’s body was found encased in concrete in Colorado as the search for 2 other kids continues
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) — A child’s body was found encased in concrete in a Colorado storage unit, and Pueblo officers announced this week they…
Continue Reading Cataluña declara la emergencia por sequía: estas son las restricciones que afectarán a casi seis millones de personas
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — En Cataluña, nunca se había registrado un período sin lluvias tan largo e intenso como el…
Continue ReadingUkraine says it sank Russian warship off coast of Crimea and unleashed ‘massive’ missile barrage on peninsula
By Vasco Cotovio, Yulia Kesaieva, Radina Gigova and Christian Edwards, CNN (CNN) — Ukraine’s military intelligence says it sank a Russian…
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Donald Glover said Brad Pitt ‘Brad-Pitted’ his way out of giving him advice on ‘Mr. & Mrs. Smith’ series
By Marianne Garvey, CNN (CNN) — Donald Glover thought he might consult Brad Pitt when he decided to take on a new series version of “Mr.…
Continue ReadingThe failed political operation to make DeSantis the GOP presidential nominee cost $168 million
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press The failed campaign and expansive political operation to make Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis the Republican…
Continue ReadingMorocco arrests 30 people suspected of trafficking newborns, report says
FES, Morocco (AP) — Authorities in Morocco have arrested 30 people in the city of Fes on charges of blackmail, threats and trafficking of newborn…
Continue Reading La tecnología de los reactores de nueva generación podría impulsar un renacimiento nuclear, y EE.UU. apuesta por ella
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Frente a la costa siberiana, no lejos de Alaska, un buque ruso lleva cuatro años atracado en el puerto. El Akademik…
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UK judge dismisses Trump’s suit against ex-spy behind controversial Russia dossier
By Zahid Mahmood and Marshall Cohen, CNN LONDON (CNN) — A London judge has dismissed Donald Trump’s lawsuit against retired British spy…
Continue Reading Mother of Michigan school shooter testifies it was her husband’s responsibility to store son’s gun
By Eric Levenson and Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Jennifer Crumbley, the mother of the teenager who killed four people at a Michigan high…
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Swarm of small earthquakes felt in parts of Monterey and San Benito Counties, USGS
TRES PINOS, Calif. (KION-TV) Thursday morning at 9:32 a.m., an earthquake registering a magnitude 3.4 was felt in parts of Monterey County and San…
Continue Reading OPINIÓN | ¿Por qué las niñas – muy pequeñas- están obsesionadas con la belleza?
Luis Ernesto Quintana Barney Nota del editor: Mari Rodríguez Ichaso ha sido colaboradora de la revista Vanidades durante varias décadas.…
Continue ReadingNewest COVID shots are 54% effective in preventing symptoms, CDC finds
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The latest COVID-19 vaccines are 54% effective at preventing symptomatic infection in adults.…
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Latest Covid-19 vaccine offers strong protection against symptomatic infection, including from JN.1, early CDC data shows
By Deidre McPhillips, CNN (CNN) — A shot of the latest Covid-19 vaccine can help cut the chances of getting a symptomatic infection by half,…
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Senate approves Biden pick to lead EPA air office as final rules near on power plants, vehicles
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has approved President Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Environmental Protection…
Continue ReadingOxyContin marketer agrees to pay $350M rather than face lawsuits
By GEOFF MULVIHILL Associated Press A company that helped develop marketing campaigns for OxyContin and other opioids has agreed to a $350 million…
Continue Reading Peloton shares plunge as turnaround plan garners mixed results
By Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Peloton shares slid more than 20% Thursday after the fitness company said it expects to report another…
Continue ReadingGeorgia Senate passes sports betting bill, but odds dim as constitutional amendment required
By JEFF AMY Associated Press Georgia senators passed a bill to allow sports gambling Thursday, but not before deciding that the measure also requires…
Continue ReadingNigeria forward Asisat Oshoala joins Bay FC on transfer from Barcelona
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer National Women’s Soccer League expansion team Bay FC has acquired Nigeria forward Asisat Oshoala from…
Continue Reading Washington Commanders hire Dan Quinn as head coach
By David Close, CNN (CNN) — The Washington Commanders are hiring Dan Quinn as the team’s next head coach, a source within the organization…
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