By JOHN CARUCCI Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — When Jaquel Spivey found out he was nominated for a Tony Award as lead actor in “A Strange Loop,” he was shocked. Not just for the normal reasons, but for the statement it made. He says Broadway’s history “has not been here for people like me.”
Continue ReadingDAYTON, Ohio (AP) — A county jail inmate receiving treatment at an Ohio hospital shot and killed a security guard, pointed the weapon at others and then killed himself in a parking lot, authorities said. The shooting Wednesday at Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton happened before a gunman carrying a rifle and a handgun killed
Continue ReadingBy LISA RATHKE Associated Press BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A Colorado man pleaded not guilty Thursday in federal court in Vermont to kidnapping a man who was later found shot to death in a snowbank in 2018 in what prosecutors allege is a murder-for-hire case stemming from a financial dispute. Federal prosecutors say they believe
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Within minutes of the US Capitol breach on January 6, 2021, messages began pouring into the cell phone of White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Among those texting were Republican members of Congress, former members of the Trump administration, GOP activists, Fox personalities — even
Continue ReadingCNN By Jamie Gangel, Jeremy Herb and Elizabeth Stuart, CNN Within minutes of the US Capitol breach on January 6, 2021, messages began pouring into the cell phone of White House chief of staff Mark Meadows. Among those texting were Republican members of Congress, former members of the Trump administration, GOP activists, Fox personalities —
Continue ReadingBy CNN CNN has obtained 2,319 text messages that former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows handed over to the January 6 committee that were sent and received between Election Day 2020 and President Joe Biden’s inauguration, including more than 150 on January 6. Meadows’ texts, which he selectively provided to the panel, show
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes (CNN Español) — Bucaramanga, en el norte de Colombia, fue el escenario en el que despegó la carrera política de Rodolfo Hernández, que ahora busca llegar a la Casa de Nariño. El ‘ingeniero’, como se hace llamar, se convirtió en alcalde en 2016 tras ganar por una diferencia de menos de 5.000 votos
Continue ReadingGermán Padinger (CNN) — Antes de convertirse en referente de la izquierda en Colombia y ahora presidente electo de Colombia, Gustavo Petro ejerció como alcalde de Bogotá, un cargo que lo lanzó al escenario nacional en medio de polémicas, luces y sombras. Mapa de resultados de las elecciones en Colombia 2022 por departamentos: ¿dónde ganan
Continue ReadingBy Kara Scannell Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti was sentenced to four years in prison for stealing nearly $300,000 from his former client, adult film actress Stormy Daniels. District Judge Jesse Furman said Avenatti’s conduct was “so brazen and egregious” adding, he “took advantage of a vulnerable victim given her unorthodox career and somewhat unorthodox beliefs.”
Continue ReadingBy Sonia Moghe and Dakin Andone, CNN Harvey Weinstein’s criminal sex act and rape convictions have been upheld by a New York appellate court. All appellate judges concurred in the opinion. In a statement, Weistein spokesperson Juda Engelmayer said his legal team was “disappointed, but not surprised.” “We are reviewing all of our options and
Continue ReadingBy JOSEF FEDERMAN Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli newspaper says Israeli police arrested dozens of Palestinians, but no Jews, during a Jewish nationalist parade in which crowds of marchers chanted racist slogans, beat Palestinian residents and vandalized Palestinian property in east Jerusalem. The Haaretz daily said on Thursday that of the more than
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The CMA Fest is prohibiting Confederate flag imagery at its four-day country music festival. The Country Music Association said in a statement to The Tennessean that the decision to enact the policy this year was based on the personal safety of fans and to prevent discrimination. The festival, which began in
Continue ReadingBy GARY B. GRAVES AP Sports Writer LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A person with knowledge of the situation says Louisville will promote Josh Heird to athletic director after serving nearly six months as interim AD. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the move has not been publicly announced.
Continue ReadingOpinion by Mike Zaffaroni for CNN Business Perspectives The last time the American economy experienced explosive inflation, my company, Liberty Landscape Supply, wasn’t even in business yet. In fact, the prices for many of our core products have remained the same since I bought the company in 2007. But now we are preparing for the
Continue ReadingBy MARCOS ALEMÁN and CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Associated Press LA LIMONERA, El Salvador (AP) — El Salvador’s security forces have arrested more than 36,000 people over the past 10 weeks since the congress granted President Nayib Bukele the power to suspend some civil liberties to pursue powerful street gangs. Lawmakers extended those powers by another 30
Continue ReadingBy DAVID A. LIEB Associated Press JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — From small towns to big cities, every government across the U.S. was offered a slice of $350 billion in federal coronavirus relief funds to help shore up their finances, cover pandemic-related costs and invest in community projects. Officials in 1,468 local governments effectively said
Continue ReadingBy Jamie Gangel, Ryan Nobles and Evan Perez, CNN The House select committee investigating the January 6 Capitol Hill insurrection has started to reach out to witnesses informing them of the panel’s desire to have them appear as part of its upcoming public hearings, which start later this month. CNN has learned that two people,
Continue ReadingBy CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) — There are neighborhoods in Southwest Louisiana that have endured seven federally declared disasters in just two years. Those storms are increasingly amped up by climate change, which is fueled by growing emissions. Those emissions come from burning coal, oil and natural gas,
Continue ReadingBy CATHY BUSSEWITZ and MARTHA IRVINE Associated Press LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana (AP) — There are neighborhoods in Southwest Louisiana that have endured seven federally declared disasters in just two years. Those storms are increasingly amped up by climate change, which is fueled by growing emissions. Those emissions come from burning coal, oil and natural gas,
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN) — A primera vista, las noticias parecen demasiado similares. Se detecta un nuevo brote de virus. Comienza a extenderse por todo el mundo, caso por caso, país por país. Las autoridades de salud toman acción, rastrean las infecciones y emiten pautas. Después de dos años tortuosos, es comprensible que la oleada de casos
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