By ASTRID SUÁREZ Associated Press BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — President-elect Gustavo Petro, who has vowed to lift up Colombia’s poor and disenfranchised, has won the support of an influential party of the establishment as he tries to build a majority coalition in Congress. Petro, a former Bogotá mayor and member of the M-19 rebel group
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN Español) — El 7 de agosto será un día histórico para Colombia: asumirá al poder por primera vez un partido de izquierda, luego de una tradición marcada por sucesivos gobiernos de derecha. El presidente electo, Gustavo Petro, deberá enfrentar un país divido. En los comicios del último domingo, el Pacto Histórico logró
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Biden administration has agreed to cancel $6 billion in student loans for about 200,000 former students who say they were defrauded by their colleges. The action is part of a proposed settlement in a lawsuit filed against the Trump administration in 2019. The deal would automatically erase federal
Continue ReadingBy COLLIN BINKLEY AP Education Writer The Biden administration has agreed to cancel $6 billion in student loans for about 200,000 former students who say they were defrauded by their colleges, according to a proposed settlement in a Trump-era lawsuit. The agreement filed Wednesday in San Francisco federal court would automatically cancel federal student debt
Continue ReadingThe Associated Press Stocks shook off a midday slump and ended higher, keeping major indexes on track for weekly gains. Trading was wobbly throughout the day as investors remained focused on another day of testimony before Congress by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The S&P 500, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq rose.
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Dr. Deborah Birx says the lack of clear, concise and consistent message in the earliest months of its spread resulted in inaction across the federal government. Birx, who served as the COVID response coordinator under Trump, testified for the first time during a hearing Thursday. She also
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Sports Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins dodged a sweep by cooling off the Cleveland Guardians in a 1-0 win. Nick Gordon hit a third-inning home run that stood up for Minnesota starter Devin Smeltzer. The Guardians failed to score against Minnesota’s struggling bullpen with runners in scoring position in
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Mosaic, Bank of America fall; KB Home, Rite Aid rise.
Continue ReadingBy MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Freddie Freeman homered and drove in three runs ahead of what’s sure to be an emotional weekend, leading Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers over the Cincinnati Reds 10-5 for a sweep of the season series. Cody Bellinger, Max Muncy, Will Smith and Justin Turner
Continue ReadingBURLINGTON, Iowa (AP) — Burlington, Iowa, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the mother of a man who was shot to death by police five years ago. The settlement announced Thursday comes nearly five years after Officer Chris Chiprez fatally shot 27-year-old Marquis Jones. Police stopped Jones
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Stung by stubbornly high inflation, Mexico’s Central Bank has announced a three-quarter-point increase in its prime interest rate, to boost it to 7.75%. The Banco de Mexico said in the announcement Thursday that domestic inflation hit an annualized rate of 7.88% in the first half of June, and it doesn’t expect
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Stung by stubbornly high inflation, Mexico’s Central Bank has announced a three-quarter-point increase in its prime interest rate, to boost it to 7.75%. The Banco de Mexico said in the announcement Thursday that domestic inflation hit an annualized rate of 7.88% in the first half of June, and it doesn’t expect
Continue ReadingBy BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP Technology Writers Instagram is testing new ways to verify the age of people using its service, including a face-scanning artificial intelligence tool, having mutual friends verify their age or uploading an ID. Meta, which owns both Facebook and Instagram, said that beginning on Thursday, if someone tries to
Continue ReadingBy Emma Tucker and Rebekah Riess, CNN Kaitlin Marie Armstrong, the woman suspected of fatally shooting 25-year-old elite cyclist Anna Moriah “Mo” Wilson in Texas in May, sold her Jeep to an Austin dealership, the US Marshals Service said Thursday. Investigators from the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force learned that Armstrong sold her black Jeep
Continue ReadingBy Web Staff Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) — The Overland Park Police Department has confirmed that two people have died following a shooting Thursday morning in the 8400 block of England Street. Police stated officers received a call after 9 a.m. from Frank Mayfield that someone had been
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Nueva York (CNNBusiness) — Los estadounidenses están recortando gastos en la gasolinera, y no solo la cantidad de combustible que ponen en sus tanques: también están cambiando la forma en que llenan sus bolsas de comida y otros productos esenciales. El desencadenante: el aumento de la inflación. El precio medio de la gasolina
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MAHONEY AP Basketball Writer Giannis Antetokounmpo didn’t watch this year’s NBA Finals. The series he dominated last year like few players have was too stressful to view as a fan. He prefers being on the court, especially because his brother plays with him. Antetokounmpo took up basketball in Greece with his brother Thanasis
Continue ReadingBy Dalal Mawad and Elias Lemercier Eight men were convicted Thursday by the Paris Criminal Court for stealing Banksy artwork from the Bataclan concert hall, one of the sites of the November 2015 Paris attacks. The artwork known as the “sad girl” was on the exit door of the Bataclan and painted in homage of
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Avisaíl García drove in the go-ahead run on a fielder’s-choice grounder in the eighth inning, and the Miami Marlins beat the Colorado Rockies 3-2 on Thursday to complete a three-game sweep. Four relievers combined to throw 4 1/3 scoreless innings for the Marlins. Steven Okert pitched a scoreless eighth to pick up
Continue ReadingBy Mycah Hatfield Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Police are trying to piece together how a man acting erratically got covered in blood before he barged his way into a southwest Houston home and was later shot to death by responding police officers. Houston police said they were called
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