Rocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — El horario de verano en México podría llegar pronto a su fin. La medida que está vigente en el país desde 1996 y supone adelantar una hora el reloj cada principios de abril ha sido evaluada por el Gobierno de Andrés Manuel López Obrador, quien en julio envió una iniciativa
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Business Mortgage rates fell slightly this week, marking the third consecutive week of declines. But with rates hovering above 5% and home prices well above where they were this time last year, prospective buyers are finding it increasingly difficult to afford a home. The 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.09% in the
Continue ReadingRICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia say search teams have found the body of one of two women missing for days after a dozen people on rafts and paddleboards went over a dam on the James River. Henrico County police tweeted that the body of 23-year-old Lauren Winstead was found just west of a
Continue ReadingBy SALLY HO AND GARANCE BURKE Associated Press Child welfare officials in Oregon will stop using an algorithm to help decide which families are investigated by social workers, opting instead for a new process that officials say will make better, more racially equitable decisions. The move comes weeks after an Associated Press review of a
Continue ReadingWARSAW, Poland (AP) — The European Commission chief says the disbursement of pandemic recovery funds to Poland depends on the government’s ensuring of judicial independence. Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was in Warsaw Thursday to officially confirm the EU executive’s long-delayed approval of Poland’s pandemic recovery plan, which would enable conditional release of billions
Continue ReadingBy MARC LEVY Associated Press HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — If Republican Doug Mastriano is elected governor of Pennsylvania, the state could become a test case for his idea to wipe its voter rolls clean and make everyone re-register if they want to vote again. Mastriano has repeatedly raised the idea on the campaign trail, both
Continue Readingurielblanco Nota del editor: Kara Alaimo, profesora asociada de la Facultad de Comunicación Lawrence Herbert de la Universidad de Hofstra, escribe sobre temas que afectan a las mujeres y a las redes sociales. Fue portavoz de Asuntos Internacionales en el Departamento del Tesoro durante el gobierno de Obama. Síguela en Twitter como @karaalaimo. Las opiniones
Continue ReadingBy CAROLYN THOMPSON and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The white gunman who killed 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket has pleaded not guilty to hate-motivated domestic terrorism and other charges. It’s the first case to make use of a domestic terrorism hate crime law that New York state passed two
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FEINBERG AP Basketball Writer Brittney Griner can’t play with her WNBA colleagues. She can’t call them, either. But she can write. In one small bit of normalcy, Griner has been able to receive emails and letters from WNBA players during her detainment in Russia. Hundreds of emails have been sent by players to
Continue ReadingBy BOUBACAR DIALLO Associated Press CONAKRY, Guinea (AP) — Opposition leaders say one person was killed in Guinea’s capital during protests against fuel price hikes. It was the first demonstrations since the junta seized power in September in the West African nation. The young man was shot Wednesday in a suburb of Conakry considered to
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– La abogada de Amber Heard aseguró que cree que al jurado lo “confundieron” en el juicio por difamación que enfrentó a la actriz con su exesposo Johnny Depp. Y añadió que Heard planea apelar el veredicto. Victoria legal para Johnny Depp después de que él y Amber Heard fueran declarados responsables de
Continue ReadingBy Matt Egan, CNN Business The world is grappling with gravity-defying energy price spikes on everything from gasoline and natural gas to coal. Some fear this may just be the beginning. Current and former energy officials tell CNN they worry that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in the wake of years of underinvestment in the energy
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW WELSH-HUGGINS Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio school districts could begin arming employees as soon as this fall under legislation approved by Republican lawmakers and set to be signed by GOP Gov. Mike DeWine. Democrats said the proposal, which is optional for schools, sends the wrong message a week after the massacre
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates edged down slightly this week, though interest rates on the key 30-year home loan remain at decade-high levels. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year rate ticked down to 5.09% from 5.1% last week. By contrast, the average rate stood at 2.99% a
Continue ReadingBy Mark Morales and Kristina Sgueglia, CNN The 18-year-old suspect in the Buffalo, New York, supermarket shooting that killed 10 people pleaded not guilty to the 25-count indictment against him, his attorney said in court Thursday afternoon. Peyton Gendron, who was dressed in an orange jumpsuit and shackled at his hands and feet, was asked
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Barring a sudden, unexpected end to the war in Ukraine, athletes from Russia and Belarus will be banned from next month’s track and field world championships, which marks the largest international sports event since the end of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. An official from World Athletics said the
Continue ReadingBy EDDIE PELLS AP National Writer Barring a sudden, unexpected end to the war in Ukraine, athletes from Russia and Belarus will be banned from next month’s track and field world championships, which marks the largest international sports event since the end of the Winter Olympics and Paralympics. An official from World Athletics said the
Continue ReadingCNN, KTUL, KJRH, KOKI By Jason Hanna and Amanda Watts, CNN The gunman who killed two doctors and two others at an Oklahoma medical building Wednesday did so after he blamed one of the physicians for causing him pain from a recent back surgery, a police chief said Thursday. The shooter, Michael Louis, who police
Continue ReadingBy Kathryn Vasel, CNN Business You’ve just volunteered to help show a new colleague the ropes. But now you’re trying to figure out when you can actually make the time to fit it all in. This happens a lot — especially to women. Managers often ask for volunteers or in some cases, assign workers to
Continue ReadingBy HALELUYA HADERO AP Business Writer Congressional Democrats are accusing Amazon of “obstructing” their investigation into the company’s labor practices during severe weather events. Members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform have sent a letter to Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, saying the company has failed to produce materials requested more than two months
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