MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay (AP) — Uruguay coach Óscar Tabárez has been fired amid his team’s poor run in World Cup qualifying. The Uruguayans are in seventh place in the 10-team South American qualifying group and have four matches remaining to reach next year’s World Cup in Qatar. A replacement for the 74-year-old Tabárez has not been
Continue ReadingPARIS (AP) — French authorities say 12 people will stand trial in Paris over a $10 million jewelry heist targeting Kim Kardashian West in 2016. The reality TV star said she was tied up at gunpoint and locked in a bathroom after armed robbers forced their way into her rented Paris apartment during fashion week.
Continue ReadingBy LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors have confirmed in a court filing Friday that FBI agents seized electronic devices from people connected with the conservative group Project Veritas as part of an investigation into interstate transportation of stolen property. Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe said previously that agents had searched
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business After testimony from 29 witnesses, federal prosecutors are resting their case against Elizabeth Holmes, the former CEO and founder of failed blood testing startup Theranos. Over the course of 31 court days spread out over nearly three months, jurors heard from a broad assortment of witnesses in the San
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Hatfield Click here for updates on this story SOUTH BEND, Indiana (WBND-LD) — Notre Dame will be taking on Georgia Tech this weekend, and Irish fans should expect a packed stadium, as tickets for this game were given out to area residents who received their first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at the
Continue ReadingMORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jasmine Carson came off the bench to score 14 points with four 3-pointers, both career highs, and Esmery Martinez posted her 16th career double-double as the No. 22 West Virginia women defeated Kennesaw State 78-58. Martinez scored 13 points with 12 rebounds and KK Deans had 12 points for the Mountaineers.
Continue ReadingBy Leticia Juarez Click here for updates on this story RIVERSIDE, California (KABC) — The drills and scrimmages games for Cubs football players looks pretty typical to onlookers, but what they may not notice at first glance is the silent choreography taking place on the field. The players and the coaches use a flurry of
Continue ReadingBy JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court has largely upheld a North Dakota law aimed at regulating companies that are hired to hold down prescription costs for insurers and employers. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday, reversing its earlier decision on the state law that
Continue ReadingBy JAMES MacPHERSON Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal appeals court has largely upheld a North Dakota law aimed at regulating companies that are hired to hold down prescription costs for insurers and employers. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Wednesday, reversing its earlier decision on the state law that
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Una nueva mirada a los posibles orígenes de la pandemia de covid-19 apunta directamente al mercado de pescados y mariscos de Huanan, en la ciudad china de Wuhan, según afirmó este jueves un científico que ha estudiado la pandemia desde el principio. El investigador Michael Worobey, de la Universidad de Arizona,
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Canada’s health regulator has approved Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot. Health Canada authorized the shots for children ages 5 to 11 on Friday. And as in the U.S., the doses will be a third of the amount given to teens and adults. The agency says the
Continue ReadingBy ROB GILLIES Associated Press HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Canada’s health regulator has approved Pfizer’s kid-size COVID-19 shot. Health Canada authorized the shots for children ages 5 to 11 on Friday. And as in the U.S., the doses will be a third of the amount given to teens and adults. The agency says the
Continue ReadingCNN By Christina Maxouris, CNN After more than 25 hours of deliberations, a 12-person jury acquitted Kyle Rittenhouse of all five charges he faced after fatally shooting two people and wounding a third during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, last summer. Joseph Rosenbaum, 36, and Anthony Huber, 26, were killed, and Gaige Grosskreutz, now 27, was
Continue ReadingBy RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — A defense attorney in the murder trial over Ahmaud Arbery’s death is likening a large courthouse rally supporting the slain Black man’s family to a “public lynching” of the white defendants. Attorney Kevin Gough made the comments in again seeking a mistrial Friday, telling the judge
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — A man who was body-slammed by a Chicago police officer during a 2019 arrest has pleaded guilty to spitting into the officer’s face just before the incident. Thirty-one-year-old Bernard Kersh pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor count of battery. In exchange for his guilty plea, Cook County prosecutors dropped aggravated battery and
Continue ReadingFRUITLAND, Idaho (AP) — Police investigators in southwestern Idaho now say a 5-year-old boy missing since July was likely abducted. Fruitland Police Chief J.D. Huff said during a news conference Thursday that the search for Michael Vaughan won’t stop until the boy is found. Huff said no headway has been made despite exhaustive ground searches
Continue ReadingMONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Captain Snowpants; Yo Bro, No Snow; and Jennifer Snowpez are among the names that will be on some of Vermont’s snowplows this winter. Vermont school students participated in the state transportation department’s Name a Plow contest to come up with names for the snowplows serving their communities. The agency says the
Continue ReadingBy STEVE REED AP Sports Writer CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Panthers coach Matt Rhule says Cam Newton will start Sunday at quarterback against the Washington Football Team. Rhule says P.J. Walker, who started in Carolina’s 34-10 win against the Arizona Cardinals last week, could still see action as well. Newton had two touchdowns, one rushing
Continue ReadingCNNEE Nota del editor: Carlos Alberto Montaner es escritor, periodista y colaborador de CNN. Sus columnas se publican en decenas de diarios de España, Estados Unidos y América Latina. Montaner es, además, vicepresidente de la Internacional Liberal. Las opiniones aquí expresadas son exclusivamente suyas. (CNN Español) — El régimen cubano demostró que, al menos el
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University has announced an initiative that would allow students to graduate debt-free after four years. The program known as the Scarlet and Gray Advantage will consist of increased scholarships, a paid internship program, more state and federal grants, and instruction in financial literacy. President
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