urielblanco (CNN Español) — China se encuentra en una situación turbulenta debido al covid-19, enfermedad que no cesa en los contagios y que se ha extendido ampliamente en dos de sus ciudades más importantes: Beijing y Shanghái, los dos motores que impulsan gran parte de la economía del país. Por un lado, Shanghái es el
Continue ReadingTALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say three Florida correctional officers have been charged with murder in the fatal beating of a handcuffed prisoner who threw urine at one of the officers. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced the arrests Thursday. The department said the inmate was beaten after being handcuffed Feb. 14 while being
Continue ReadingPALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. (AP) — Minjee Lee shot an 8-under 63 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over top-ranked Jin Young Ko after the first round of the Palos Verdes Championship. Coming off a third-place tie Sunday in the LA Open at Whilshire Country Club, Lee had a bogey-free round at hilly Palos
Continue ReadingPORT GIBSON, Miss. (AP) — A loud boom prefaced a streaking fireball spotted in three Southern states. NASA confirmed Thursday that more than 30 people in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi reported seeing the exceptionally bright meteor in the sky around 8 a.m. Wednesday after hearing loud booms in Claiborne County, Mississippi, and surrounding areas. Officials
Continue ReadingMt. Hood Meadows has reported 2 new inches. Timberline has reported 1 new inch. It’s currently snowing on Mt Bachelor!
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new government watchdog report finds that while most Americans are eligible to file their taxes for free, only a fraction use the services provided through the government. Instead, many taxpayers utilized other methods, “which they may have paid to use,” according to a new U.S. Government
Continue ReadingBy FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A new government watchdog report finds that while most Americans are eligible to file their taxes for free, only a fraction use the services provided through the government. Instead, many taxpayers utilized other methods, “which they may have paid to use,” according to a new U.S. Government
Continue ReadingBy TIM WHARNSBY Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Alek Manoah struck out seven and pitched three-hit ball over seven innings, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Boston Red Sox 1-0. The 24-year-old Manoah walked only one batter as the Blue Jays took three of four from their AL East rival. Manoah, in his second
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — DeMar DeRozan wants to build on a standout season and help the Chicago Bulls make the next jump after taking a big step forward. He gets the sense from management they’ll try to do it with their core remaining intact. The Bulls no doubt made huge
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — The experiences of panicked concertgoers who couldn’t breathe and had no clear path to escape a massive crowd surge at last year’s deadly Astroworld music festival in Houston are featured in a new documentary. But lawyers for Live Nation, which is being sued for its role
Continue ReadingBy STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s closest advisers says she was told to choose between retirement or demotion after raising questions about his handling of the investigation into a deputy kneeling on a handcuffed inmate’s head for several minutes. The March 10, 2021, incident
Continue ReadingBy MARIA VERZA Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s government is proposing a dramatic overhaul of the nation’s electoral system and the agency that oversees it. It would reduce the size of Congress and have the federal elections board elected by voters, potentially adding a higher degree of politics to what has been an
Continue ReadingBy Ashley Strickland, CNN The James Webb Space Telescope is ready to observe the universe. The space observatory’s massive mirror, capable of peering into the most distant reaches of space, is now completely aligned, according to the NASA’s Webb team. Hailed as the world’s premier space observatory, Webb has successfully completed a number of steps
Continue ReadingOTTAWA (AP) — Health Canada has lifted restrictions on gay men donating blood, a move Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says is “good news for all Canadians” but took too long. Trudeau said at a news conference Thursday that the ban should have ended 10 to 15 years ago, but research proving it would not affect
Continue ReadingBy MARK GONZALEZ Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Rookie Kyle Isbel hit a two-run single in Kansas City’s three-run 10th inning, and the Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 5-2. Whit Merrifield scored the go-ahead run in the 10th when White Sox catcher Reese McGuire was charged with a passed ball with the bases loaded
Continue ReadingBy JAMIE STENGLE Associated Press A man charged with killing 18 older women in the Dallas area over a two-year span was found guilty of murder Thursday and sentenced to life in prison in one of the cases against him after an earlier mistrial. Jurors took about 45 minutes to convict Billy Chemirmir, 49, of
Continue ReadingSEATTLE (AP) — The Archdiocese of Seattle said Thursday it will pay $375,000 to settle two separate claims of sexual abuse in the 1970s and 1980s. The Roman Catholic archdiocese said in a news release that it settled a case involving allegations of childhood sexual abuse in the early to mid-1970s by David Pearson, a
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El Jurado Nacional de Elecciones, JNE, en una decisión que difundió en forma escueta en su página web, declaró fundado un recurso que solicitó la vacancia del alcalde de Lima, Jorge Muñoz, por haberse sumado al directorio de la empresa estatal de agua y alcantarillado. Muñoz anticipó que apelará la
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bell Semiconductor has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against computer chipmaker Micron Technology. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court contends that Boise, Idaho-based Micron is using without authorization a process for making semiconductor devices developed and patented by Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based Bell Semiconductor. Bell Semiconductor
Continue ReadingBy KEITH RIDLER Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Bell Semiconductor has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against computer chipmaker Micron Technology. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court contends that Boise, Idaho-based Micron is using without authorization a process for making semiconductor devices developed and patented by Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based Bell Semiconductor. Bell Semiconductor
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