LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal jury in Los Angeles has awarded $6.3 million to actor Shannen Doherty in a lawsuit alleging that State Farm failed to pay for damage to her house in a 2018 California wildfire. The jury found State Farm’s failure to pay benefits for Doherty’s Malibu home were “unreasonable and without
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Netflix y la Universidad de Howard crearon una beca de US$ 5,4 millones en honor a Chadwick Boseman, llamada “The Chadwick A. Boseman Memorial Scholarship”. La beca completa cubrirá cuatro años de matrícula en la Facultad de Bellas Artes de Howard, rebautizada con el nombre de Boseman a principios de este
Continue ReadingBy JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Haiti’s top diplomat is imploring the United Nations Security Council for help tackling gang violence and crime. Foreign Minister Claude Joseph said Monday that the council’s existing political mission in Haiti needs to focus on strengthening security and law enforcement institutions. He spoke after a summer
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Reino Unido ha establecido un nuevo sistema para los viajes internacionales, flexibilizando los requisitos de las pruebas para muchos viajeros totalmente vacunados y designando los destinos como “rojos” o “verdes”. Actualmente hay 54 países en la lista roja del Reino Unido, incluidos México y Sudáfrica. La lista se actualiza cada tres
Continue ReadingBy JOHN LEICESTER Associated Press PARIS (AP) — The U.N.’s child protection agency is urging governments to pour more money and resources into preserving the mental well-being of children and adolescents. UNICEF is releasing a report Tuesday that sounds alarms about blows to mental health from the COVID-19 pandemic that have hit poor and vulnerable
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — The Red Sox and Yankees resume their rivalry in the playoffs in Tuesday night’s AL wild-card game. It’s the fifth time the longtime foes will meet in the postseason, with each team taking two series. New York ace Gerrit Cole will face Boston’s Nathan Eovaldi in
Continue ReadingSALEM, Ore. (AP) — Officials say a 53-year-old man convicted of multiple murders and rape in the ’90s has died in prison after 21 years there. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the Oregon Department of Corrections said Monday that Sebastian Shaw died in Oregon State Penitentiary custody Saturday. Shaw entered prison in 2000 after a conviction in
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Jayce Tingler thinks he deserves to be retained as manager of the San Diego Padres, despite the biggest collapse in franchise history. It’s not his decision to make, of course. That falls to general manager A.J. Preller, who hired his friend from the Texas Rangers
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — In a story published October 5, 2021, about Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s speech about hydrogen to oil and gas executives, The Associated Press erroneously described the production of “blue” hydrogen. The process applies heat and steam to methane in natural gas to create hydrogen that a study found generates 20%
Continue ReadingBy CEDAR ATTANASIO Associated Press / Report for America SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is thanking attendees of the New Mexico Oil And Gas Association’s annual meeting for their contributions to the economy. Fossil fuel mining is the state’s largest government revenue source and directly funds education. Lujan Grisham
Continue ReadingBy CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent investigator will look into whether Federal Reserve officials broke the law with financial trades last year that have come under congressional scrutiny and sharp criticism from outside the central bank. The Fed said its independent Office of the Inspector General will investigate whether the
Continue ReadingBy Kaitlan Collins, CNN President Joe Biden’s Covid-19 response coordinator is having discussions with the leaders of several major airlines about vaccine requirements for employees, according to a source familiar with the talks. Jeff Zients, the White House official leading the Biden administration’s response to the pandemic, has urged the CEOs to act sooner rather
Continue ReadingTierney Sneed, CNN Attorney General Merrick Garland on Monday defended the Justice Department against claims that it is not charging the rioters who breached the US Capitol on January 6 harshly enough. “Prosecutors involved in this case are making determinations in every case about what charge fits the offense, what charge fits the law,” Garland
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A capsule look at the National League wild-card game between the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday night.
Continue ReadingBy AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An Illinois law firm has filed lawsuits against Amtrak and BNSF Railway on behalf of seven passengers who were on an Amtrak train that derailed in Montana last month, killing three people and injuring dozens of others. Clifford Law Offices sued Monday in federal court
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El Congreso evitó el cierre del gobierno y los demócratas se vieron obligados a renunciar a su agenda de infraestructuras y red de seguridad social en una semana llena de acontecimientos en el Capitolio. Pero, en cierta medida, esos temas de la agenda palidecen en comparación con la magnitud del tema
Continue ReadingBy Abel Alvarado and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Peru’s former president, Alberto Fujimori, is currently in “delicate” condition, after suffering heart issues, according to his daughter. “His heart problem has worsened,” tweeted Keiko Fujimori of her 83-year-old father on Monday. Fujimori was hospitalized on Friday due to oxygen saturation issues, according to his lawyer, César Nakazaki.
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Estados Unidos está “doblando la esquina” en la actual oleada de covid-19, pero la vacunación sigue siendo clave para asegurar que los casos sigan tendiendo a la baja antes de la temporada de vacaciones, dijo este domingo el Dr. Anthony Fauci. Según la Universidad Johns Hopkins, Estados Unidos registra una
Continue ReadingJACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — The Jacksonville Jaguars placed receiver DJ Chark and guard A.J. Cann on injured reserve. Coach Urban Meyer says “it’s going to be awhile” before they’re able to return. The team also activated rookie offensive lineman Walker Little from the reserve COVID-19 list. Little went on the COVID list on Sept. 20.
Continue ReadingBy Donie O’Sullivan, Clare Duffy and Sarah Jorgensen, CNN Business “I have to be thin,” “Eternally starved,” “I want to be perfect.” These are the names of accounts Instagram’s algorithms promoted to an account registered as belonging to a 13-year-old girl who expressed interest in weight loss and dieting. Proof that Instagram is not only
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