By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press BRUNSWICK, Ga. (AP) — The three white men sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery will soon face standing trial a second time. Father and son Greg and Travis McMichael and their neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, were sentenced Friday by a Georgia Superior Court judge. While
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — A medida que la escasez de pruebas de covid-19 agrava una creciente crisis de nuevas hospitalizaciones, más estados de Estados Unidos están compitiendo para ayudar a los hospitales y las redes de atención médica con personal y suministros. La escasez de personal está aumentando a medida que los trabajadores de atención
Continue ReadingBy Eryn Mathewson, CNN The last 12 months have been weird for me. I’m a pretty healthy 39-year-old marathon runner. And yet I had a heart attack, was subsequently diagnosed with a rare disease, and broke my right clavicle — all within months of each other, all unexpected and unwelcome. This past year was supposed
Continue ReadingBy Melissa Alonso, CNN Seattle firefighters rescued a man trapped in the basement of his house after it “slid 15-20 feet off its foundation” during a landslide, authorities said Friday. “The steep slope area behind the house had slid likely as a result of high levels of precipitation which resulted in the top floor of
Continue ReadingBy JOHN WAWROW AP Hockey Writer Members of the recently formed Hockey Diversity Alliance are sharing their painful experiences in launching a campaign to eradicate racism in the NHL. The five current and former players are featured in a powerful two-minute video which is the centerpiece to what the HDA is calling its “TapeOutHate” campaign.
Continue ReadingBy ERIC WILLEMSEN Associated Press The FIS race director of the men’s Alpine skiing World Cup has said Thursday’s slalom in Zagreb should not have been started and calls the decision-making process “not acceptable.” Race director Markus Waldner was not present at this race and replaced by FIS official Emmanuel Couder. The race in Croatia
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Ha sido una larga espera para Mariah Bell, de 25 años. Por primera vez en los nueve años que ha sido una competidora senior, Bell ganó el título nacional de patinaje artístico femenino de EE. UU. luego de la conclusión del patinaje libre femenino este viernes por la noche, lo que
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Hundreds of people have held a rally in Beirut to protest measures imposed against the unvaccinated, saying individuals should have the right to decide whether to be inoculated or not. Vaccination is not compulsory in Lebanon but in recent days authorities have become more strict in dealing with people who are not
Continue ReadingCNN By Dakin Andone and Adrienne Vogt, CNN Before he sentenced three men convicted of killing Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia to life in prison, Judge Timothy R. Walmsley held a minute of silence Friday, saying he hoped to contextualize the time the 25-year-old spent being chased by the defendants. “That one minute represents a
Continue ReadingCNN By Dakin Andone, Eliott C. McLaughlin, Alta Spells and Devon M. Sayers, CNN Three White men who chased and murdered 25-year-old Black jogger Ahmaud Arbery in south Georgia were sentenced to life in prison Friday, with two having no chance of parole. Travis McMichael, 35, his father, Gregory McMichael, 66, and neighbor William “Roddie”
Continue ReadingBy LLAZAR SEMINI Associated Press TIRANA, Albania (AP) — Police in Albania have intervened to disperse protesters from the headquarters of the country’s main opposition party. Officers used a water cannon truck and tear gas while pushing back the hundreds of protesters who had stormed the ground floor of the center-right Democratic Party’s headquarters on
Continue ReadingBy SAMY MAGDY Associated Press CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations says it will hold talks in Sudan aimed at salvaging a fragile democratic transition. The announcement comes amid a grinding stalemate following an October coup and the prime minister’s resignation last week. The U.N. envoy for Sudan said in a statement the U.N.-facilitated political
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Un hombre de Carolina del Norte fue arrestado este jueves en relación con el secuestro y asesinato de una niña de 4 años en el condado de Lexington, Carolina del Sur, hace más de tres décadas, según la Oficina del Sheriff del condado de Lexington. Thomas Eric McDowell, de 61 años,
Continue ReadingBy Matthew Foster, CNN Away from questions about whether the upcoming African Cup of Nations (AFCON) would take place amid the pandemic, the tiny archipelago nation of Comoros has been preparing for its debut on the continent’s biggest stage. The achievement of qualifying for Africa’s biennial football tournament is difficult to overstate given the size
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Muchas personas escuchan a sus médicos decir que tienen una infección “leve” por covid-19 en medio de una oleada de la variante ómicron del coronavirus, altamente contagiosa, pero su enfermedad puede no parecer tan leve como suena. Así le ocurrió a Michelle Cordes, dietista de un hospital del área de Chicago.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN) — Al menos 16 personas murieron en una tormenta de nieve en la ciudad turística de Murree, en el noreste de Pakistán. Los turistas, que estaban atrapados en un atasco de tráfico, sufrieron una “crisis alimentaria” después de quedar varados, dijo este sábado el ministro del Interior, Sheikh Rashid, en un comunicado
Continue ReadingBy NICOLE WINFIELD Associated Press ROME (AP) — A Swiss federal court has upheld a freeze on a reported 50 million euros in assets belonging to one of the suspects in a big Holy See fraud trial. The court rejected among other things his argument that he can’t get a fair trial in the Vatican,
Continue ReadingSRINAGAR, India (AP) — The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists has asked Indian authorities to immediately release a journalist in disputed Kashmir, days after police arrested him for uploading a video clip of a protest against Indian rule. The media watchdog says it’s deeply disturbed by the arrest of Sajad Gul, an independent journalist
Continue ReadingSRINAGAR, India (AP) — The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists has asked Indian authorities to immediately release a journalist in disputed Kashmir, days after police arrested him for uploading a video clip of a protest against Indian rule. The media watchdog says it’s deeply disturbed by the arrest of Sajad Gul, an independent journalist
Continue ReadingADELBODEN, Switzerland (AP) — Marco Odermatt has extended his dominant season in World Cup giant slalom by winning at Adelboden. Switzerland’s new ski star gave his Alpine home nation its first win in 14 years in its classic home race. Odermatt was at the limit of his balance skiing down the steep final slope. He
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