By Florencia Trucco, Claudia Rebaza, Hande Atay Alam, Stefano Pozzebon and Aliza Kassim, CNN A group of tourists traveling in the Peruvian Amazon, who were detained on Thursday by an indigenous community demanding government action over an oil spill, were freed on Friday, according to Abel Chiroque, head of the ombudsman office in Loreto. Chiroque
Continue ReadingBy Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on Friday once again denied a request to challenge President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan, but her brief order will not change the status quo. As things stand, there are several pending lawsuits in play, and the Biden administration already
Continue ReadingCNN By Donie O’Sullivan and Clare Duffy, CNN Twitter on Friday laid off employees in departments across the company, in a severe round of cost cutting that could potentially upend how one of the world’s most influential platforms operates one week after it was acquired by billionaire Elon Musk. Numerous Twitter employees began posting on
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– El Centro de Predicción de Tormentas emitió una alerta de tornado para casi 12 millones de personas en el centro-norte y noreste de Texas, el este y sur de Oklahoma y el noroeste de Arkansas. La alerta está vigente hasta las 8 p.m., hora local, e incluye las ciudades de Dallas, Waco
Continue ReadingBy KRISTIE RIEKEN AP Sports Writer HOUSTON (AP) — Dusty Baker has been here before. It’s hard not to think of the last time the Astros’ manager was up 3-2 in the Fall Classic as he leads the team back to Houston Saturday night for Game 6 of the World Series against the Philadelphia Phillies
Continue ReadingBy DENISE LAVOIE AP Legal Affairs Writer RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Supreme Court of Virginia has heard arguments in the case of a high school teacher who was fired after he refused to use a transgender student’s pronouns. Lawyers for French teacher Peter Vlaming argued Friday that West Point High School violated his constitutional
Continue ReadingBy JEFF AMY Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — Education and civil rights groups say they will sue to overturn Georgia’s law banning the teaching of certain racial concepts. They claimed Friday that the ban on so-called divisive concepts violates First Amendment rights to free expression and 14th Amendment rights to equal protection. The Southern Poverty
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.; Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va. __ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.; Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D-N.Y. __ CBS’ “Face the Nation” — White House adviser Keisha Lance Bottoms; Gov. Chris Sununu, R-N.H.; Chris Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure
Continue ReadingBy NARDOS HAILE Associated Press In the battle for Democrats to keep their majority in Congress and Republicans to gain wins in congressional and gubernatorial races, the 2022 midterms will showcase which party is able to extend its control past its respective states. Historic races in Vermont and North Carolina could elect, Becca Balint, as
Continue ReadingBy JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer AVONDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Ross Chastain skyrocketed to motorsports infamy for wall-riding his way into NASCAR’s championship race with a video-game style move that has overshadowed the finale and his fellow title contenders. It puts pressure on the eighth-generation Florida watermelon farmer and journeyman NASCAR driver. He’ll race
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Esto, de una historia publicada en el diario The New York Times, es una maravilla: “Junto con [Doug] Mastriano en Pensilvania, los candidatos a gobernador respaldados por Trump en otros cinco estados, Arizona, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts y Michigan, no han emitido anuncios de televisión desde que ganaron sus primarias”. Para ampliar,
Continue ReadingBy PHILIP MARCELO The Associated Press Why was I given a provisional ballot? Provisional ballots are issued to voters at a polling location when there are eligibility questions that prevent them from casting a regular ballot on Election Day. “They are a fail-safe method to ensure that everyone who is registered to vote gets to
Continue ReadingGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — All-Pro linebacker De’Vondre Campbell won’t play for the Green Bay Packers in Sunday’s game at Detroit after injuring his right knee in a loss at Buffalo last weekend. The Packers released an injury report Friday that showed Campbell had been ruled out for Sunday’s game. Campbell hadn’t practiced all week.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Georgia Tech heads to Lane Stadium in Blacksburg looking to end a two-game losing streak against Hokies while also extending its winning streak on Virginia Tech’s home field to four games. The Yellow Jackets are 2-2 since Brent Key replaced Geoff Collins as coach and needs to win three of its
Continue ReadingBy Amy Simonson, CNN A Benton County, Arkansas, woman last seen on Monday and the baby she had been pregnant with are both dead in McDonald, Missouri, and a couple is facing charges in connection to the case. In a news conference Thursday, Benton County Sheriff Shawn Holloway said Amber and Jamie Waterman, who are
Continue ReadingBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN HBO is pulling the plug on its futuristic drama “Westworld.” In a statement praising creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, HBO lauded the show for taking viewers on “a mind-bending odyssey, raising the bar at every step.” (HBO, like CNN, is a unit of Warner Bros. Discovery.) “We are tremendously grateful
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El martes 8 de noviembre se llevarán a cabo las elecciones intermedias de Estados Unidos, que se realizan cada dos años (a la mitad del mandato presidencial). Habrá cientos de cargos públicos en juego: se definirán 435 escaños de la Cámara de Representantes (sus miembros se postulan cada dos años); 35
Continue ReadingBy Gregory Wallace and Pete Muntean, CNN Top-tier frequent flyer Rick Hubbard spends a lot of time squeezing into airplane seats and has noticed it’s a tighter fit. “Either that or I’m getting bigger and bigger, but I don’t think so,” Hubbard told CNN recently near a baggage claim. “I can’t imagine seats or aisles
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Former Alaska Gov. Bill Sheffield has died. He was 94. A statement provided by friends of Sheffield says he died Friday at his home in Anchorage. Sheffield was governor from 1982 to 1986. His term in office was roiled by an impeachment proceeding after he was
Continue ReadingBy Kristen Rogers, CNN A recent report about a cancer-causing chemical being detected in some dry shampoos may have you rethinking your hair care routine. But experts say there isn’t a one-size-fits-all answer to how often you should wash your hair — or what you can do to maintain it on the off days. “Some
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