By Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN More migrants are coming to the US-Mexico border, and officials say they expect the number to grow. This is something we’ve seen many times before. But some key details are different this time around. Here’s a look at what’s changing, why it’s happening now and why it matters. There’s a
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Got a spare dime? Coins are in short supply again. Retailers, laundromats and other businesses that rely on coins want Americans to empty their piggy banks and look under couch cushions for extra change and “get coin moving.” A group of trade associations that represent individual businesses
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Got a spare dime? Coins are in short supply again. Retailers, laundromats and other businesses that rely on coins want Americans to empty their piggy banks and look under couch cushions for extra change and “get coin moving.” A group of trade associations that represent individual businesses
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A hostage who survived more than a year as a captive of the Islamic State is testifying about the beatings and torture inflicted on him by his captors. Federico Motka, an Italian national, spent 14 months in captivity in 2013 and 2014. He is the first
Continue ReadingBy YOUSEF MURAD Associated Press TRIPOLI, Libya (AP) — The United States has returned a cache of smuggled ancient artifacts to Libya as the oil-rich Mediterranean country struggles to protect its heritage against the backdrop of years of war, turmoil and unrest. The items repatriated on Thursday include two sculptures dating to the 4th century
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The City Council in Portland, Oregon, voted unanimously to extend the citywide housing state of emergency for three more years. KOIN-TV reports the housing state of emergency declaration gives the city flexibility when it comes to zoning. Portland’s zoning code does not allow mass shelters on industrial property, but with the
Continue ReadingBy Sara Ashley O’Brien, CNN Business The results of a do-over vote for a milestone union election at an Amazon warehouse in Bessemer, Alabama, were too close to call on Thursday. A total of 875 workers at the Bessemer facility voted for joining a union and 993 voted against it, marking a much closer split
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Tom Grond salió a dar una vuelta al mundo en diciembre de 2012 y, casi una década después, sigue viajando. Este bloguero neerlandés, que antes trabajaba para el gobierno de los Países Bajos, se describe ahora como un nómada y dice que no tiene planes de volver a su vida anterior.
Continue ReadingBy GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO Associated Press CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — Migrants have been expelled more than 1.7 million times from the U.S. under public health powers invoked in March 2020 to prevent spread of Covid-19. People familiar with the matter say the Biden administration plans to lift what is called Title 42 authority by May
Continue ReadingBy JOHN RABY AP Sports Writer South Dakota women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit is taking over at West Virginia. She led South Dakota to a surprising run to the Sweet 16. South Dakota beat Ole Miss and No. 2 seed Baylor in the NCAA Tournament before losing to Michigan, 52-49. The Coyotes finished the season
Continue ReadingBy Scottie Andrew, CNN Many know Chris Pine as the blue-eyed, Captain Kirk-portraying member of the Hollywood Chrises (other members: Evans, Hemsworth, Pratt). A partygoer at an Oscars shindig over the weekend knew him as … Joey Lawrence? Pine, in a Wednesday appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” recounted to Kimmel that after the partygoer mistook
Continue ReadingCNN, CNN BUSINESS By Scottie Andrew, CNN Many know Chris Pine as the blue-eyed, Captain Kirk-portraying member of the Hollywood Chrises (other members: Evans, Hemsworth, Pratt). A partygoer at an Oscars shindig over the weekend knew him as … Joey Lawrence? Pine, in a Wednesday appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” recounted to Kimmel that after
Continue ReadingCNN By Scottie Andrew, CNN Many know Chris Pine as the blue-eyed, Captain Kirk-portraying member of the Hollywood Chrises (other members: Evans, Hemsworth, Pratt). A partygoer at an Oscars shindig over the weekend knew him as … Joey Lawrence? Pine, in a Wednesday appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” recounted to Kimmel that after the partygoer
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La fiebre por el Mundial de Qatar 2022 está en un punto álgido esta semana debido al sorteo de este viernes que definirá los grupos y el cuadro hacia la final de la máxima cita futbolística del planeta. Sorteo del Mundial de Qatar 2022: formato, bombos, horario y cómo ver en
Continue ReadingCNN, HLN By Lisa Respers France, CNN Elliott Page’s character on “Umbrella Academy” will mimic real life. Page’s character on the hit Netflix series will come out as transgender in the third season. The streaming giant celebrated the news by retweeting Page on it’s dedicated LGBTQ+ content Twitter account, Most. “FEELS SO GOOD TO SAY
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Oregon cannabis consumers shopping for THC-infused edibles soon will find some products available to buy that are up to twice as potent as previously allowed, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission said Thursday.
Continue ReadingCNN, WFTS, WESH, WILL LARKINS, EQUALITY FLORIDA, THE TREVOR PROJECT By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Two LGBTQ rights advocacy groups, as well as students, parents and a teacher in Florida, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging the state’s new law banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom. It’s the first legal
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Two LGBTQ rights advocacy groups, as well as students, parents and a teacher in Florida, filed a federal lawsuit Thursday, challenging the state’s new law banning certain instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in the classroom. It’s the first legal challenge seeking to block implementation and enforcement of the law,
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has finalized the rules change to bring back automatic runners in extra innings for a third straight season. MLB and the players’ association agreed to keep the controversial rule that starts each team with a runner on second base during extra innings for the 2022 regular season. The
Continue ReadingBy Matt McFarland, CNN Business US roads saw the largest increase on record in deaths per mile traveled in 2020, including a 26% increase in hit-and-run fatalities that outpaced the increase in overall deaths. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released the data earlier this month. Hit-and-run deaths have grown steadily in the last 15
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